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The wood axe comment comes from the shape of the axe head tested, the great axe had differnt head shape, being flatter and broader than the one tested, the one tested desiged to slip wood and had small hammer on the back like modern wood chopping axes used to hammer in spikes, they actully showed a proper great axe in the show at the begining of testing But accoring to Casey Hendershot he accidently broke the first one they were using for the test and the one we saw on the show was the second choice. [[User:Swg66|User:Swg66-Cambria ne'er can yield!]] 00:10, January 10, 2012 (UTC) |
The wood axe comment comes from the shape of the axe head tested, the great axe had differnt head shape, being flatter and broader than the one tested, the one tested desiged to slip wood and had small hammer on the back like modern wood chopping axes used to hammer in spikes, they actully showed a proper great axe in the show at the begining of testing But accoring to Casey Hendershot he accidently broke the first one they were using for the test and the one we saw on the show was the second choice. [[User:Swg66|User:Swg66-Cambria ne'er can yield!]] 00:10, January 10, 2012 (UTC) |
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| − | Then the first comment shouldn't be so vague. I'll put it back and elaborate it. |
+ | Then the first comment shouldn't be so vague. I'll put it back and elaborate it. |
| − | As for the second one - what they showed in the beginning was a clear Viking greataxe. I dunno how accurately someone can measure the flatness and broadness of an axe head during the tests, specially considering the lighting they use in the show. Not to mention being less broad also should have helped him focus his energy better, specially on the helmet strike, so that part was rather beneficial for Casey. These alone leaves enough doubt about how less accurate the second axe was. |
+ | As for the second one - what they showed in the beginning was a clear Viking greataxe. I dunno how accurately someone can measure the flatness and broadness of an axe head during the tests, specially considering the lighting they use in the show. Not to mention being less broad also should have helped him focus his energy better, specially on the helmet strike, so that part was rather beneficial for Casey. These alone leaves enough doubt about how less accurate the second axe was. |
Anyways this is quite a serious claim against the show. If we're gonna listen to Casey without any other source who was present there then at least redirect that in the aftermath section. And also put up greataxes were so fragile that vikings busy trash talking often ended up breaking them by accident. I am not joking. [[User:SpiralSpectre|SpiralSpectre]] 09:46, January 10, 2012 (UTC) |
Anyways this is quite a serious claim against the show. If we're gonna listen to Casey without any other source who was present there then at least redirect that in the aftermath section. And also put up greataxes were so fragile that vikings busy trash talking often ended up breaking them by accident. I am not joking. [[User:SpiralSpectre|SpiralSpectre]] 09:46, January 10, 2012 (UTC) |
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| + | The thing is he didn't say it in an aftermath, he said it in an interview on a podcast. I really don't get the comment on the fragile part, the way Casey put it is the handel was longer than he was used to and as a result overshot his target and slammed the shaft aganist the edge of a steel table rather than planting the head into the target. |
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| + | On the penatration of the axe the head of a great axe is broader but flatter, meaning the blade going into a target easier, but also had "horns" and "beards" used to plant the axr into armor. [[User:Swg66|User:Swg66-Cambria ne'er can yield!]] 00:12, January 11, 2012 (UTC) |
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Anyone knows when and by whom this weapon was said to be the most damaging ancient weapon of season 1? And secondly can anyone tell me more on the second (and far more serious) wood chopping axe theory?SpiralSpectre 09:56, January 2, 2012 (UTC)
The Spartan spear, shield or the Knight's weapons were more damaging. Second claim is confusing medieval adoptions of the Dane axe (mainly British and French adoptions) with the original Viking greataxe which was actually mostly made of wrought iron. But I ain't bringing up wrought iron as the show mentioned it being made of steel and this wiki is about the show. SpiralSpectre 10:22, January 8, 2012 (UTC)
The Damageing comment is the opinion the hosts, when is the season 1 Aftermath they commented on the most devastating weapon in terms of damge done to the test dummy, I don't think it was commenting on the affectivness in the sim.
The wood axe comment comes from the shape of the axe head tested, the great axe had differnt head shape, being flatter and broader than the one tested, the one tested desiged to slip wood and had small hammer on the back like modern wood chopping axes used to hammer in spikes, they actully showed a proper great axe in the show at the begining of testing But accoring to Casey Hendershot he accidently broke the first one they were using for the test and the one we saw on the show was the second choice. User:Swg66-Cambria ne'er can yield! 00:10, January 10, 2012 (UTC)
Then the first comment shouldn't be so vague. I'll put it back and elaborate it.
As for the second one - what they showed in the beginning was a clear Viking greataxe. I dunno how accurately someone can measure the flatness and broadness of an axe head during the tests, specially considering the lighting they use in the show. Not to mention being less broad also should have helped him focus his energy better, specially on the helmet strike, so that part was rather beneficial for Casey. These alone leaves enough doubt about how less accurate the second axe was.
Anyways this is quite a serious claim against the show. If we're gonna listen to Casey without any other source who was present there then at least redirect that in the aftermath section. And also put up greataxes were so fragile that vikings busy trash talking often ended up breaking them by accident. I am not joking. SpiralSpectre 09:46, January 10, 2012 (UTC)
The thing is he didn't say it in an aftermath, he said it in an interview on a podcast. I really don't get the comment on the fragile part, the way Casey put it is the handel was longer than he was used to and as a result overshot his target and slammed the shaft aganist the edge of a steel table rather than planting the head into the target.
On the penatration of the axe the head of a great axe is broader but flatter, meaning the blade going into a target easier, but also had "horns" and "beards" used to plant the axr into armor. User:Swg66-Cambria ne'er can yield! 00:12, January 11, 2012 (UTC)