Lost in time, this axe was a wreck—until now. Watch it go from rusted scrap to a mighty Viking masterpiece. The metal was strengthened, reshaped, and given a sleek blackened finish, while a rugged ...

She begins with the weapon’s ancient origins, first as a crude stone tool circa 1.6 million years ago, then as the more refined battle axe ... Vikings’ use of axes as a symbol of power.