Vikings are well known for their warrior skills and fierceness. Apart from being incredible soldiers, they are also unbelievable sailors. The Viking's shallow-draft boats were designed to travels hundreds of seawater miles, enabling them to travel deep into Europe with goods to trade. 

What are the popular Viking weapons?

As said above, Vikings are giant warriors, which induced the weaponry skills in them. As a matter of fact, this is the crucial reason why they are being labeled as ferocious invaders and raiders. 

Below are a few popular Viking weapons.

Axe

The Vikings axe is a typical weapon with long handles. This gives them freedom of a required reach in a battle. Based on the utility and expense of the axe owner, the ax's cutting edge ranged from 3 to 18 inches.

Sword

Swords were one of the wealthiest Viking weapons because of the high rate of Iron. These swords were usually only limited to military leaders. Viking swords were double-edged and around 35 inches in length.

Bow and Arrow 

Vikings have initially used bows and arrows for hunting; later, they found their effectiveness in raids. So, they trained the Viking soldiers to be great archers. The Viking arrows were solid and fierce enough to penetrate the enemy's battle shields.

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