The Stone Battle Axe of Neolithic Europe

The stone battle-axe was the most important weapon of Early Bronze Age Europe. These weapons were used for a thousand years by peoples from the Baltic to the Atlantic. But where and when were they invented, who were the people who wielded them, and how were they used? And are they the real Mjölnir, the weapon wielded by the Norse thunder god, Thor? *Support the Channel* Patreon ➜ PayPal ➜ Ko-fi ➜ *My Books* Your FREE Bronze Age fantasy story the Wolf God ➜ Godborn: Gods of Bronze 1➜ All my books on Amazon ➜ *My Links* Website ➜ Facebook ➜ Twitter ➜ Instagram ➜ *Music* Lombus ➜ Kevin McLeod Patrick Patrikios Dan Bodan Amulets Godmode Maps by *Video Sources* The Horse, the Wheel, and Language - David Anthony ➜ The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World - JP Mallory ➜ A miniature in amber of a battle-axe from the Battle-Axe Culture - Lars Larsen (2017) The Battle Axe Culture in Western Norway - Jostein Aksdal (1999) The Use and Significance of Early Bronze Age Stone Battle-axes and Axe-hammers from Northern Britain and the Isle of Man - Amber Sofia Roy (2020) Stone axes as tools, valuables and symbols - Jan Turek Pottery stylistics of the Sofievka type, genetic-cultural qualification, Baltic-Pontic Studies - Sławomir Kadrow (1995) The Germanic Thunder Weapon - Lotte Motz The Thunderweapon in Religion and Folklore - CHR. Blinkenberg The Scandinavian Battle-Axe: An Assessment - Amber Sofia Roy ‘(Stone)Axe’ and ‘Sky’ in I-E/Battle-axe Culture - JP Mayer (1973) The Weaponry of the Pastoral Societies in the Context of the Weaponry of the Steppe - Forest-steppe Communities 5000BC - 2350BC - Victor I Klochko (1994) Arya Akasha ➜ The above links include affiliate links which means we will earn a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel. *Bronze Age Warfare series* Watch all the Bronze Age Warfare series here ➜ Koryos ➜ Trepanation ➜ Indra’s Cudgel ➜ Thor’s Hammer ➜ First Berserkers ➜ Army of the Dead ➜