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The Dane axe or long axe (including Danish axe and English long axe) is a type of European early medieval period two-handed battle axe with a very long shaft, around 0.9–1.2 metres (2 ft 11 in – 3 ft 11 in) at the low end to 1.5–1.7 metres (4 ft 11 in – 5 ft 7 in) or more at the long end. Sometimes called a broadaxe (Old Norse ...
Axel (also Aksel) is a Scandinavian, German, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common. [1] The Finnish form of the name is Akseli. A French feminine form is Axelle. Because the Danish archbishop Absalon (1128–1201) was also known as "Axel of Lund", the name has been interpreted ...
Abraham (given name) Adolf. Adrian. Aksel. Albert (given name) Alexander. Alf (name) Alfred (name) Anders.
The problem: You want a baby name that’s unique, sweet and chic all at the same time. The fix: Look to our Danish friends for inspiration. Here, 14 danish girl names that are as cool as the ...
Albin (given name) Alf (name) Alfred (name) Anders. Ansgar (name) Anton (given name) Arne (name) Arnt (given name) Arvid.
T. Tonnie. Tonny (name) Categories: Given names by culture. Germanic given names. European given names. Scandinavian given names. Danish language.
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Housecarl is a calque of the original Old Norse term, húskarl, which literally means "house man". Karl is cognate to the Old English churl, or ceorl, meaning a man, or a non-servile peasant. [2] The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle uses hiredmenn as a term for all paid warriors and thus is applied to housecarl, but it also refers to butsecarls[a] and ...