Back to Melee Weapon Search
Long seax
Sidearm, Military, Rural, Sword, Blade, German, British Isles, Norse
A large, single-edged knife used in the late Iron Age, these could be around 24"/ 60 cm. Popular with Vikings and Saxons, and by tribal people throughout Northern, Western and Central Europe and in the British Isles. The seax was both a tool and a weapon, could be used to start fires or cut brush, skin an animal or carve a notch in a piece of wood. But these large blades were laso lethal, killing weapons, feared by the enemies of the people who carried them.
The famous ‘broken back’ long-seax or scrameseax excavated from the Thames river, featuring a runic inscription on the blade. Saxon, 10th Century. This would also have a hilt, obviously. 
Long Seax blade, excavated in Norway, 11th Century. It originally would have had a hilt and possibly some kind of small quillions 
Modern replica of the Thames river scrameseax, representing a 10th Century Saxon weapon.
| Name | Size | Reach | Speed | Defense | Base Damage | Attack Types | Primary Attack Types | Armor Pierce | Grapple | Hardness | HP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long seax | S | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1-8 | SCP | SC | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
The famous ‘broken back’ long-seax or scrameseax excavated from the Thames river, featuring a runic inscription on the blade. Saxon, 10th Century. This would also have a hilt, obviously. Long Seax blade, excavated in Norway, 11th Century. It originally would have had a hilt and possibly some kind of small quillions Modern replica of the Thames river scrameseax, representing a 10th Century Saxon weapon.