Designs of Medieval Battle Axe “ Designs of Medieval Battle Axe”, by One lucky guy, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ![]() Due to this, medieval battle axes became redundant as these were not enough to fight against these projectiles. But in the 1600s, gunpowder-driven projectiles became popular and more valuable. With time, most battle weapons were designed with metal. The stabbing spikes could be added to it on demand. Now, they were capable of slicing the opponent through armour too. The blacksmiths started concentrating on the weight and sharpness. With time, it was replaced with mace, a vertical flange that could tear the body tissues and was cheaper than swords.īattle axes took the design of mace one step further. And most knights were covered in steel plate armour, which could easily defeat the sword’s attack. However, these were still expensive, and only upper-class combatants could afford them. They believed swords with long, straight steel blades could easily slash the enemies. It is believed the first axe was produced in 6,000 BCE using stone, and it was popularised in Europe by Romans.īetween 11, the European mounted knights preferred expensive swords over axes. They were made by Blacksmiths using iron, steel, bronze, and also wood. Battle axes were also very common in Europe during the Viking age and migration period. Many techniques like deadly weapons and torturous devices were used to make the enemies suffer. The medieval period was a violent era in the history of battles. ![]() I tried to keep a similar color scheme and general silhouette to the original model with a few additions.3 Conclusion History of Medieval Battle Axe “ Medieval Battle”, by The Guy who knows everything, is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 ![]() The weapon’s model currently used in the mod is an Ancient Nord Battle Axe. The design to the right is how it would appear as originally forged. The design to the left is the weapon as it is found aged, rusted, and rotten. In order to prove the lineage of a bastard child and restore the axe to it’s original edge, the axe must be reforged in the “blood of the king.” That’s all I will say as to not spoil the quest. The Axe of Kings is the most important weapon in the mod, playing a major role in the quest “The Blood of Kings.” The axe is a fabled weapon claimed to be forged with the bones of King Borgas, the last king of Ysgramor’s descent. I was quite disappointed some of the games named items and weapons had no uniqueness to their appearance, so I decided to design a few, taking account to each weapon’s backstory and previous owner. ![]() Wonderfully colorful characters, great new quests, and so much more are included in the mod, including unique weapons. I’ll let him describe it.Ī unique design for the legendary axe featured in the Skyrim Mod “Interesting NPCs,” also known as “3DNPCs.” Interesting NPCs is without a doubt my favorite mod for Skyrim I’ve played so far. Thankfully, there are artists like Steven to add some toppings on this sundae. The outfits are vanilla, the locations are vanilla, and the weapons are vanilla. Mostly because outside of the faces and personalities, Interesting NPCs is the most vanilla of the vanilliest mods ever made. Given this is an NPC mod, it’s not often we get fan art of things other than people.
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