Infobox Person name Gillean of the BattleAxe image image size caption birth name birth date birth place death date death place death cause resting place resting place coordinates residence Gylen Castle nationality other names Gilleain na Tuaighe known for education employer occupation title salary networth height weight term predecessor successor Malise mac Gilleain , son party boards religion spouse partner children Malise mac Gilleain br Bristi mac Gilleain br Gillebride mac Gilleain parents Rath relatives signature website footnotes Gillean of the BattleAxe , or Gilleain na Tuaighe in Scottish Gaelic , flourished 1250 s is the eponymous ancestor of Clan Maclean and Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie . He is considered the 1st Scottish clan chief chief of Clan Maclean. Biography Gilleain flourished around the year 1250. He was known as Gilleain na Tuaighe, from his carrying, as his ordinary weapon and constant companion, a battleaxe . He was a man of mark and distinction. The following anecdote is related of him, which probably accounts for the origin of the Maclean crest, which consists of a battle ax between a laurel and cypress branch, and is still used on the coat of arms ref name etc blockquote He was on one occasion engaged, with other lovers of the chase, in a stag hunt on the mountain of Bein tsheata , and having wandered from the rest of the party in pursuit of game, the mountain became suddenly covered with a heavy mist, and he lost his way. For three days he wandered about, unable to recover his route, and on the fourth, exhausted by fatigue, he entered a cranberry bush, where, fixing the handle of his battleaxe in the earth, he laid himself down. On the evening of the same day his friends discovered the head of the battle ax above the bush, and found its owner, with his arms round the handle, stretched, in a state of insensibility, on the ground. ref name etc .... ref name etc Gillean of the BattleAxe had three sons ref name etc cite book author John Patterson ... more details
good article Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Bad Axe image Image Battle isle marker.jpg 250px caption Monument near the site of the Bad Axe massacre partof the Black Hawk War date 1 2 August ... of the Bad Axe River . The battle that followed was very one sided historians have called it a Wiktionary ... Chunk and Potawatomi that had joined were gone by the Battle of Bad Axe. Others, especially children .... ref name lewis Battle First day Image 1832 Battle of Bad Axe and steamboat Warrior.jpg thumb right The steamboat Warrior 1832 Warrior at the Battle of Bad Axe. Near the mouth of the Bad Axe River ... officer at Bad Axe. The Battle of Bad Axe was a mostly one sided affair that has been called ... in 2005, based on other modern accounts, that the Battle of Bad Axe would be better termed ... safely, others were held in custody by the army. Prisoners, some taken at the Battle of Bad Axe, and others ... www.mvp.usace.army.mil history bad axe St. Paul District History Battle of Bad Axe http www.saukcounty.com schs history battle.htm The Battle of Bad Axe by Peter Shrake Black Hawk War 1832 Categories ... 5 killed in action KIA , 19 wounded in action WIA campaignbox Black Hawk War The Battle of Bad Axe , also known as the Bad Axe Massacre , occurred 1 2 August 1832, between Sauk Sac and Fox tribe Fox Indians and United States Army regulars and militia. This final battle of the Black Hawk War ... and Fox tribes under Chief Black Hawk chief Black Hawk . The battle occurred in the aftermath of the Battle of Wisconsin Heights , as Black Hawk s band fled the pursuing militia. The militia caught ... s actions led to Black Hawk s surprising victory at the Battle of Stillman s Run . ref name wiscsr http www.wisconsinhistory.org diary 002795.asp 14 May Black Hawk s Victory at the Battle of Stillman ... Hawk War . The period between the Battle of Stillman s Run in May and the Sinsinawa Mound raid raid ..., Wisconsin State Historical Society . Retrieved 21 September 2007. ref Two key battles, one at Battle ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name 74 Battery The BattleAxe Company Royal Artillery image caption dates 1st April 1801 to present country United Kingdom allegiance branch British Army Army type Artillery role size command structure 39th Regiment Royal Artillery garrison garrison label nickname patron motto colors colors label march mascot equipment MLRS equipment label battles Martinique on 24 February 1809 br War of 1812 br World War II br Korean War br Cyprus br Northern Ireland br 1990 1991 Persian Gulf War anniversaries decorations battle honours Commanders commander1 commander1 label commander2 commander2 label commander3 commander3 label notable commanders Insignia identification symbol identification symbol label identification symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label identification symbol ... 74 Battery The BattleAxe Company Royal Artillery is part of the Royal Artillery . Its name is pronounced ... day The BattleAxe company was deployed in the 1990 1991 Persian Gulf War. It was then a battery of 32 ... 18 eighteen Battery, we fired some fifteen minutes later. Past History 74 Battery The BattleAxe ... a brass drum and a battleaxe. The Company has been known as BattleAxe Company Royal Artillery ... later. 1800s From Martinique the BattleAxe Company, Royal Artillery went to Canada and in 1813 1814 .... The BattleAxeBattleAxe Day 24 sup th sup February On 24 sup th sup February, the Battery ... when the BattleAxe was first trooped, but it seems fairly certain that the custom was established by the time the Company came home in 1822. The BattleAxe has always been trooped for the Company ... a BattleAxe instead of the conventional gun. The tallest man in the Company always carries the BattleAxe on parade. As a reminder of les Moustaches from whom the BattleAxe was taken, the bearer wears a moustache. This is the full set to represent the status of the veterans of battle as was the custom at the time. The BattleAxe is trooped through the ranks of the Company to commemorate the valour ... more details
or bisaigu Axes as weapons Battleaxe In its most common form, an arm length weapon borne in one ..., etc. See also Commons Wikisource1911Enc Sagaris Fasces Corded Ware culture Battleaxe people Corded ...Other uses pp move indef File Felling axe.jpg thumb 308px Felling axe The axe , or ax , is an implement ... as a weapon and as a ceremony ceremonial or Heraldry heraldic symbol . The axe has many forms and specialized uses but generally consists of an axe head with a Handle grip handle , or helve . The earliest ... , steel appeared as these technologies developed. The axe is an example of a simple machine , as it is a type .... The handle of the axe also acts as a Lever Third class levers lever allowing the user to increase the force at the cutting edge not using the full length of the handle is known as choking the axe. For fine chopping using a side axe this sometimes is a positive effect, but for felling with a double bitted axe it reduces efficiency. File PC210312.jpg thumbnail 240px axe of Stihl Holding ... the billhook often replaced the axe as a joiner s bench tool. Citation needed date October ... hand axes but the term hand axe refers to axes without handles as well. Hatchet s tend to be small ... axe in an ancient Roman relief in Brescia , Italy File Bronze ax, Shang Dynasty.JPG thumb A bronze axe from the Chinese Shang Dynasty , 12th to 11th centuries BC Initially axes were probably not hafted ... that the axe was normally hafted by wedging. Birch tar and raw hide lashings were used to fix ... of each axe blow and lessening the chances of breaking the handle. The antler was hollowed out at one ... blades. In Europe, Neolithic axe factories , where thousands of ground stone axes were roughed .... Eventually the hafting method changed and the flat axe developed into the flanged axe, then palstave s, and later winged and socketed axes. The Proto Indo European word for axe may have been pelek u ... March 2008 Symbolism, ritual, and folklore At least since the late Neolithic, elaborate axes battle ... more details
Image Franziska.png thumb 300px Different types of the Francisca A throwing axe is an axe that is used primarily as a missile weapon . Usually, they are thrown in an overhand motion much like throwing a baseball in a manner that causes the axe to rotate as it travels through the air. Throwing axes have been used since prehistoric times and were developed into the Francisca by the Franks in the third century AD. A skilled axe thrower will rotate the axe exactly once throughout the flight so that the sharpened edge of the head will penetrate the target. List of throwing axes Francisca Hurlbat Nzappa zap Tomahawk axe Tomahawk Image Afraid of hawk.jpg thumb Native American Afraid of Hawk , holding a tomahawk Unlike knives, most small axes can be thrown reasonably well, even if they weren t designed to be thrown. Furthermore, if an axe is thrown, it may rotate faster than a knife thrown in the same way, owing to the greater part of weight in the head of the weapon. Dubious date August 2010 See also AxeBattleaxeAxe throwing Knife throwing External links http www.axtwerfen.de An informative page about axe throwing, by Norbert C. Maier http www.regia.org warfare axe.htm Regia Anglorum page on germanic battle axes DEFAULTSORT Throwing Axe Category Throwing axes Category Primitive weapons Category Ancient weapons Category Medieval weapons Weapon stub sl Metalna sekira fi Heittokirves ... more details
The Axe of Perun sup Perun s axe sup sup hatchet amulet sup was the axe wielded by the Slavic god of thunder and lightning, Perun . br Similar to Thor s hammer, miniature amulets were worn by the Pre Christian Slavs as pendants honouring their pagan God. Amulet Description Image Axe Perun.jpg thumb right Drawings of Slavic axe amulets based on archaeological findings dating between the 11th and 12th century. Image Axe of Perun.jpg thumb right Modern day Axe of Perun amulet based on a finding from the Khazar fortress Sarkel , excavated in the 1930 s. The Kievan Rus controlled the fortress from 965 until the 12th century. The axes range in length from 4 to 5.5 cm, and blade width from 2.8 to 4 cm. Bronze is the most common material of their construction. Most have been dated between the 11th and 12th century, and over 60 specimens have been collected. Two basic designs of the axe have been found throughout Russia and its boundaries. br Specimens of both designs include a hole in the centre of the blade, and both have been decorated with zigzag lines, representing lightning, near the edge of the blade. Type 1 The first type is a Long bearded axe bearded axe lower side of the blade is elongated with a flat upper side. It resembles a battleaxe. A knob like protrusion is usually present on the lower side of the axe. These axes have been decorated with circles, believed to represent celestial bodies. Type 2 The second type is distinguished by its symmetrical shape and broad blade. Similar to the knob of the first type, the second has two horn like protrusions diametrically opposite on the upper and lower side. See also Slavic mythology Perun Mj llnir References refbegin 2 Organizmica http www.organizmica.org archive 505 drat.shtml Wulfund http www.wulflund.com old slavs perun axe from fortress sarkel replica ag 925 20 g.html refend Category Religious symbols Category Mythological weapons Category Slavic paganism Category Axes ... more details
2010 02 02 axe cop the interview ref The webcomic has been highly praised, leading to a publishing deal with Dark Horse Comics for both a limited online and print run. Synopsis Axe Cop focuses on the adventures of a police officer who prefers to wield an axe in battle. Axe Cop tends to help ... officer who finds a fireman s axe and uses it when fighting crime. His battle phrase is I will chop ...Infobox comic strip Part of Wikipedia WikiProject Webcomics title Axe Cop image caption author Malachai ... every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Ask Axe Cop every Tuesday and Thursday first December 2009 last syndicate publisher genre Action genre Action , Parody rating preceded by followed by Axe Cop is a webcomic ... my five year old could write that bow before the blade of axe cop title My five year old could write that Bow before the blade of Axe Cop ref ref cite web first Jordan last Yerman date January 28, 2010 publisher NowPublic accessdate February 3, 2010 url http www.nowpublic.com tech biz axe cop ethan malachi nicolles webcomic strikes meme gold 2565702.html title Axe Cop Ethan & Malachi Nicolle s Webcomic Strikes Meme Gold ref ref cite web title Axe Cop The Comic Written by a 5 Year Old, Drawn by a 29 ... 3, 2010 url http www.comicsalliance.com 2010 01 29 axe cop the comic written by a 5 year old drawn by a 29 year o ref ref cite web title Axe Cop The Web Comic Written by a Five Year Old first Dan ... entertainment 2010 02 03 axe cop the web comic written by a five year old ref ref cite web url http www.wired.com geekdad 2010 02 axe cop title Sockarangs, Pretzel Heads and Uni Babies A Glimpse Inside The World Of Axe Cop accessdate February 5, 2010 publisher Wired magazine Wired first Dave ... the website was not launched until January 2010. The site also features Ask Axe Cop , a series of comics where Axe Cop responds to questions from readers. ref cite web title Axe Cop, The Interview ... Spuzz when he got the idea to write Axe Cop . ref name geekchicdaily cite web title Brother of Axe ... more details
at Gotland, Sweden.jpg thumb Iron age bearded axe head from Gotland . After the Battle of Stiklestad ... signifying use. Citation needed date July 2009 King Stephen of England famously used a Danish axe at the Battle ... battleaxe, with twenty English pounds of English steel in its mighty head... A Child s History ...Image Dane Axe.JPG thumb 200px Replica Danish axe head, Petersen Type L or Type M, based on original from Tower of London The Dane Axe is an early type of polearm , primarily used during the transition ... Long Axe, Danish Axe, and Hafted Axe. Construction Most axes, both in period illustrations and extant artifact, that fall under the description of Danish Axe, possess Type L or Type M heads according to the Jan Petersen historian Petersen axe typology. ref cite book title De Norske Vikingesverd last ... a harder, sharper edge. Average weight of an axe this size is between 1 kg and 2 kg 2 and 4 pounds . Proportionally, the long axe has more in common with a modern meat cleaver than a wood axe. This complex construction results in a lively and quick weapon with devastating cutting ability ... as protecting the end of the haft from the rigors of battle. Ash and oak are the most likely .... History Image Tapisserie agriculture.JPG thumb The Danish axe on the Bayeux tapestry. In the course of the 10 11th. Centuries, the Danish Axe gained popularity in areas outside Scandinavia where Viking ... Axe as the weapon of the warrior elite in this period, such as the Huscarls of Anglo Saxon England ... to the throne of England , the axe is almost exclusively wielded by well armored huscarls. These huscarls formed the core bodyguard of Harold II of England King Harold at the Battle of Hastings ... with one blow. http cache media.britannica.com eb media 77 13177 004 C6966659.jpg The Dane Axe is also ... , the axe bearing guard . One surviving ivory plaque from the 10th century Constantinople depicts a Varangian holding an axe that is at least as tall as its wielder. Citation needed date July 2009 ... more details
Bad Axe may refer to a location in the United States Bad Axe, Michigan Bad Axe High School Bad Axe River , river in Wisconsin Bad Axe Massacre in Wisconsin dab A long comment added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. Generated via Template Longcomment. ... more details
of Death Adder. The first is a battleaxe wielding dwarf, Gilius Thunderhead, from the mines ...About the first game in the Golden Axe series other games in the series Golden Axe series Refimprove date March 2008 infobox VG image Image Golden Axe Coverart.png 256px caption European Mega Drive cover art for Golden Axe developer Sega br Acclaim Cheltenham Probe computer versions br Telenet Japan ... Cbx1000, Ham Tak, Waka Mega Drive version composer Makoto Uchida , Tohru Nakabayashi series Golden Axe series Golden Axe platforms Arcade game Arcade , Mega Drive Mega Drive Genesis , Sega Master System ... Nintendo Offers Downloadable Halloween Fun from Axe to Zombies publisher Nintendo of America date 2009 ... Joystick game controller , 3 buttons Golden Axe is a side scrolling beat em up Side scrolling, Beat .... It is the first game in the Golden Axe series series . Makoto Uchida was the primary developer ..., and holds them captive in their castle. He also finds the Golden Axe, the magical emblem of Yuria, and threatens to destroy both the axe and the royal family unless the people of Yuria accept ... they defeat Death Adder, who is wielding the Golden Axe and save the land. In the Mega Drive and PC versions, and also in other ports, the characters also battle Death Adder s mentor, Death Bringer, as the true final boss. Gameplay Image Golden axe duelmode.png thumb 230px left The Duel mode Progress ... The Making of Golden Axe Beast Rider. Part 1. ref Ports and remakes Several porting ports of Golden Axe exist for many platforms. The Mega Drive version remained largely faithful to the arcade game ... title Xbox Live Arcade Golden Axe accessdate 2007 01 07 publisher xbox Dead link date November ... to the arcade. ref Cite news last Penn first Gary title Golden Axe newspaper The One magazine The One ... is minor graphical details. Cite news last Penn first Gary title Golden Axe newspaper The One magazine ... all of the levels and magic powers of the arcade version. In Japan, Golden Axe was released by Telenet ... more details
of the weapon The Lochaber axe took many incarnations, although all of them had a few elements in common ... axe head. Langlets were incorporated down each side of the shaft to prevent the head from being ... Use In hand to hand combat, the axe, in common with other polearms such as the halberd , has a spike on the end, to be used on close combat in a thrusting motion. The axe on the side, coupled with the long ... supposedly could also be used for scaling walls. In history In about 1570, during the Battle of Bun Garbhain between Clan Cameron and Clan Mackintosh , the Lochaber axe was used by the Camerons. Donald Taillear Dubh na Tuaighe Cameron Donald Black Taylor of the Axe , son of the 14th chief of Clan Cameron, became notable for his fighting prowess with the axe and became a hero for felling the chief ... The Battle of BUN GARBHAIN publisher clan cameron.org accessdate 2008 02 02 ref Before the populist ... or arms supplied by the French. Fact date April 2009 By around 1767, the Lochaber axe was used ... more details
wiktionarypar axe An axe or ax is a tool with a metal blade, commonly used to split wood, also historically used as a weapon. Axe may also refer to IATA code of Air Explore Axe grooming product , a brand of men s grooming products Alpha Chi Sigma , a professional fraternity specializing in the field of chemistry Lisa, Lisa , a 1977 American horror film also known by the title AxeAxe band , the rock band Glaze3D , aka Axe, a codename for the Glaze3D graphics card Ax music , a form of Brazilian popular music aXe Spectral Extraction , astronomical spectroscopic data extraction software AXE method chemistry , a method used in chemistry to determine the molecular geometry of simple molecules AXE telephone exchange , the name of telephone exchange by Ericsson A slang term for a guitar A slang term for a bowling ball Mahindra Axe , a 4WD military vehicle River Axe Bristol Channel , a river in the South of England that flows into the Bristol Channel River Axe Lyme Bay , a river in the South of England that flows into Lyme Bay Paul Bunyan s Axe , a prize in college football People Larry Hennig , retired professional wrestler known as The Axe Samuel Axe , an English privateer in Dutch service during the early 17th century David Axelrod , advisor to US President Barack Obama, sometimes referred to as Axe or The Axeman Fictional Characters Sam Axe , a character in the television series Burn Notice See also AX disambiguation Axes disambiguation disambig cs Osa rozcestn k de Axe es Eje fr Axe it AXE nl Axe ja pl O ro Ax dezambiguizare ru ... more details
Infobox VG title The Legendary Axe image File The Legendary Axe boxart.jpg caption Boxart for The Legendary Axe developer Victor Interactive Software publisher vgrelease JP Victor Interactive Software ... Single player platforms PC Engine TurboGrafx 16 input 8 way joystick , 2 buttons The Legendary Axe ... with a legendary axe named Sting to defeat Jagu and his minions and rescue Flare. The game features a rechargeable strength meter that determines how much damage is dealt from the axe to enemies. The Legendary Axe received high praise and accolades among video game reviewers, and it received positive ... and capabilities of the TurboGrafx 16. Plot The Legendary Axe takes place in a faraway land ... elders hand Gogan the Legendary Axe named Sting which gives him great strength to fight the evil cult. Armed with this axe, he sets off to the Evil Place to defeat Jagu and his cult and rescue Flare. ref name manual cite manual title The Legendary Axe manual publisher NEC year 1989 page 3 ref Gameplay In The Legendary Axe , the player assumes the role of Gogan who sets out through six differently ... is to defeat creatures such as frog men , bears, and giant spiders with his Legendary Axe Sting eliminate ... The Legendary Axe magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly issue 3 date September 1989 pages 62 63 ref ref ... Jim title The Legendary Axe magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly issue 5 date December 1989 page ... section in which they have lost all their lives. ref name EGM3 File The Legendary Axe gameplay.png thumb Gogan strikes a Nomad with his axe in the midst of a bird and a Jagu idol containing a power ... damage he can inflict on enemies when he swings his axe. The strength meter empties after the player ... in which the player can either make a series of weak strikes with the axe or wait and build the strength ... Levi title The Legendary Axe Review publisher IGN date 2008 04 02 accessdate 2010 03 20 url http .... ref name EGM3 The zones in The Legendary Axe consist of different environments they range from dark ... more details
The Axe of Wandsbek German Das Beil von Wandsbek may refer to Das Beil von Wandsbek novel a novel by Arnold Zweig The Axe of Wandsbek 1951 film , a 1951 East German film The Axe of Wandsbek 1981 film , a 1981 West German film Disambig ... more details
Orphan date May 2008 Primary sources date May 2008 Notability date May 2008 The Mighty Axe is a thrill ride at Nickelodeon Universe . It is themed as a giant axe that towers 10 feet over the park. External links http info.theparkatmoa.com Rides Axe.htm The Mighty Axe coord missing Minnesota DEFAULTSORT Mighty Axe Category Amusement parks in Minnesota ride stub ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Axe to Fall Type studio Artist Converge band Converge Cover ConvergeAXETOFALL.jpg Alt Axe to Fall cover art Released October 20, 2009 Recorded May July ... Axe to Fall br 2009 Next album Axe to Fall is the seventh studio album released by American metalcore ... and No Heroes 2006 , and features artwork created by lead singer Jacob Bannon . Axe to Fall is a collaborative ... band Neurosis and The Red Chord among others. Axe to Fall was met with generally favorable .... Axe to Fall doesn t feel like a big rock record where the guest vocalists come out and a spotlight ... Converge began writing Axe to Fall in November 2008. ref cite web last Shultz first Brian title Converge ... process, with each member proposing different songs. Vocalist Bannon wrote a few songs for Axe ... While creating Axe to Fall , Converge tried to challenge themselves creatively as artists. Ballou ... has stated that he felt that the main artistic difference between Axe to Fall and previous albums was the large number of guest musicians included on the record. Axe to Fall features various members ... Axe to Fall began four to five years earlier. In 2004, Converge collaborated with Cave In and recorded ... from No Heroes also originated from the Verge In sessions. With the release of Axe to Fall , everything ... and promotion In August 2009, two months prior to the release of Axe to Fall , Converge made the opening ... name noisecreep The title track, Axe to Fall, was also made available for free download in September ... Axe to Fall was released in the US through Epitaph Records on October 20, 2009 in Music download digital ... 4, 2009 a Digital watermarking digitally watermarked advance copy of Axe to Fall had Internet ... stating, have fun with that. ref cite web last Beringer first Drew title Axe to Fall on Alleged ... s Axe to Fall Leak, New Arcade Fire? publisher The Village Voice date October 9, 2009 url http ... first Axl coauthors Neilstein, Vince title Regarding the Leak of Converge s Axe to Fall publisher ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Unsourced image removed Image Axe bass3.jpg thumb left 150 px The axe bass is a bass guitar which is visually designed in similarity to that of an axe . This design is though rare highly prized among bass players usually in hard rock and Heavy metal music heavy metal music. Some electric guitars have also sported the axe design though they are moderately popular and sometimes discredited. Since its creation the axe bass has been highly desired, very expensive, and a very rare prize among guitar shops and music stores. Origin Unsourced image removed Image axe bass.jpg thumb right Rock legend Gene Simmons is to be credited with the axe design. In 1978 Gene was searching for a new bass guitar that would either blend in or stand out from his garish make up and costume, would be a good trademark, and would show his philosophy of how a bass should be handled like a weapon. After garnering enough wealth from touring with his band Kiss band KISS , Gene went to renowned luthier Steve Carr to build the first prototype of the axe bass and then the popular bass itself. Since then the axe bass has been a running trademark for KISS. Appearances in popular culture Gene Simmons of Kiss band KISS has used an axe bass numerous times during live performances. On an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force , Zakk Wylde guest stars as himself and is seen carrying an electric guitar with the axe design fused with his trademarked bullseye On the Backstreet Boys faux metal video, I Just Want You To Know , a fictional band named Sphincter is seen with a bass player carrying the axe design. On the first episode of 12 oz. Mouse , Fitz breaks into a guitar shop where an axe bass can be seen in the background Rick James appeared on the cover of his album Throwin Down with a Kramer Axe bass. On an episode of The Angry Beavers , Daggett is on stage and becomes entangled in a red axe ... he becomes a star at the music festival where this takes place, and plays on another blue axe guitar ... more details
Infobox comic book title Wikipedia WikiProject Comics title Black Axe image filename format only imagesize default 250 caption schedule Monthly format Ongoing series limited publisher Marvel UK date April 1993 October 1993 issues 7 main char team Black Axe writers Simon Jowett artists pencillers Edmund Perryman inkers Rodney Ramos letterers colorists editors creative team month creative team year creators subcat Marvel UK sort Black Axe nonUS y Black Axe is a comic book series published by Marvel UK in 1993. It was written by Simon Jowett , with pencils by Edmund Perryman and inks by Rodney Ramos . The series was cancelled abruptly after the seventh issue. Publication history The title was published between April and October 1993 by Marvel Comics British imprint Marvel UK . Fictional character biography Black Axe is an immortal who has existed for the length of human history. References refbegin http www.marvunapp.com Appendix3 blackaxe.htm Black Axe at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe http www.maelmill insi.de UHBMCC SHOW.HTM?SerNr 1385 Black Axe at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators gcdb series id 4670 title Black Axe comicbookdb type character id 11260 title Black Axe http www.comics db.com Marvel Comics B Black Axe index.html Black Axe at the Big Comic Book DataBase refend Category 1993 comic debuts Category Marvel Comics immortals Category Marvel UK characters Marvel Comics stub ... more details
River Axe may refer to River Axe Lyme Bay , an English river flowing south through Axminster to the English Channel in Lyme Bay near Seaton River Axe Bristol Channel , an English river flowing west from the Mendip Hills to the Bristol Channel near Weston super Mare Both were called Isca in Roman times, a word derived from Brittonic Isca meaning a body of water , and related to Irish uisge meaning water . Many other rivers in Britain derive their names from Isca , such as the various Esk, Usk and Exe rivers. disambig ... more details
Ice axe.png thumb Ice axe br 1 &ndash pick br 2 &ndash head br 3 &ndash adze br 4 ... spike An ice axe piolet in French , is a multi purpose ice and snow tool used by mountaineering mountaineers ..., the ice axe is used like a walking stick in the uphill hand, the mountaineer holding the head in the centre ... seats in the hillside and trenches to bury an ice axe belay. ref name freedom cite book edition ... The Mountaineers isbn 0898868289 location Seattle year 2003 09 ref An ice axe is not only used as an aid ... alpenstock was a predecessor to the modern ice axe. Most ice axes meet design and manufacturing ... Committee for Standardization . There are two classifications of ice axe, Basic and Technical ... or vertical ice climbing. Components An ice axe consists of at least five components Head ... when the axe is held by its head in walking stick fashion. Accessories Image Ice axe ski basket.JPG thumb 300 pcx left A removable snow basket accessory installed on an ice axe. Image Ice axe pick & adze protector.JPG thumb 300 pcx right A leather pick & adze guard installed on an ice axe. Common ice axe accessories include Leash &mdash nylon webbing with an adjustable loop for securing the axe ... &mdash a rubber keeper or metal stud preventing the leash from slipping off of the ice axe ... from sharp edges and points when the axe is not being used. Spike guard &mdash a cover to protect from the sharp spike when the axe is not being used. Size Ice axe spike to head lengths ... cm for emergency use if unexpected conditions are encountered. History of the ice axe main Alpenstock Image Travellers Axe Project Gutenberg eText 14861.jpg thumb 180 pcx left An 1872 diagram of ice axe design. Image Jacques Balmat 2.jpg thumb 180 pcx right Jacques Balmat carrying an axe and an alpenstock. The antecedent of the ice axe was the alpenstock , a long wooden pole with an iron spike tip ... later be merged into the ice axe an alpenstock or baton and a small axe that could be used to chop ... more details
Other uses Cleaver disambiguation Cleaver A cleaving axe or cleaver is a form of axe used within green ... s, before working it further into the finished product. A cleaving axe resembles a typical small axe of around 2 lb. The side profile is that of the modern wedge axe now by far the most common form , rather than a more traditional forged and welded shape, such as a Kent axe or hatchet . ref name Abbott, Green woodwork, wedge axe cite book title Green woodwork last Abbott first Mike publisher ... axe Abbott, Green woodwork Abbott, Green woodwork , p. 42 ref The edge itself does not need .... The section of the axe should be triangular though, with flat sides, rather than the deeply hollow sided forged and welded axes, or the modern convex sided apple pip axe grind. ref name Lee, Sharpening ... sharpening bevel . The work of using the axe, and its ability to split cleanly, depends on having ... on one protruding line. ref name Abbott, Green woodwork, cleaving axe The handle is straight and fairly short, around 18 inches, as the cleaving axe is only held, not swung. ref name Abbott, Green woodwork, cleaving axe As the axe head must penetrate fully into the wood, the poll ref The poll is the rear face of an axe, sometimes flat but only rarely intended for hammering. ref is minimal, narrower than the axe cheeks, and is never used for pounding other tools, lest it damage or mushroom the head. ref name Axe book, splitting axe cite book title The Axe Book publisher Gr nsfors Bruks AB Swedish axe manufacturer year 2005 isbn 91 975532 6 3 ref Axe book pages 9 ref Cleaving Cleaving is done ... begins from one end of a log, by driving the cleaving axe or a splitting wedge into the end of the log ... log will require an initial split to be extended along the log by the use of axe or wedges, driven ... ones horizontally. The ability to use several tools at once makes the use of an axe and wedges capable of cleaving far heavier logs than a froe . The froe must also be used gradually from one end, the axe ... more details
Multiple issues cleanup September 2007 unreferenced September 2007 Infobox Weapon name Mahindra AXE image ... clearance fuel capacity 100 L vehicle range speed guidance steering Mahindra Axe is an AM General ... Axe is being customized to meet Indian Army specifications the Indian Army is evaluating it as a replacement ... testing, and is expected to have both open and hard top versions. Platform Axe is built on a new ... Defence Systems The Axe was designed with help from an overseas designer. Mahindra Axe s design team continues to include new versions of the Axe which built for special forces. The version designed for the Indian Army is to use a diesel engine . Current Axe variants use either a diesel engine 2.7 ... using Mahindra s current line of diesel engines. unclear Mahindra has been testing the Axe ranging from convert 150 hp abbr on to convert 400 hp abbr on . The Axe uses an all wheel independent suspension ... to Mahindra, the diesel Axe offers around 8 to 9 km L 11.1 to 12.5 L 100 km while the petrol Axe offers 6 to 7 km L 14.3 to 16.6 L 100 km . Civilian Version Deleted image removed File Indian Army Siachen Cars.jpg thumb Mahindra AXE left along with other vehicles of Indian army ... is planning a civilian version of the Axe to exploit this image. There are expectations of a civilian version of Axe. For the civilian version of Axe, the engine displacement will be lowered and there will be cosmetic ... unchanged. Axe civilian version will be only diesel and with automatic transmission. Sales Mahindra is to build about 215 units of Axe for an undisclosed foreign army with 15 being shipped immediately. when date December 2010 Mahindra hopes to export Axe to countries like Malaysia in 2008 diesel ... 2009 External links http www.youtube.com watch?v sEfP4euVmUo&feature related Mahindra AXE Video http ... stories 2007092952390300.htm An article about the Mahindra Axe . http www.nrg.co.il online 1 ART1 559 ... IFV and APC Category Mahindra vehicles Axe Category Military vehicles of India hi he ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A Tranchet axe is a Lithic tool made by removing a lithic flake flake , known, when using this method, as a tranchet flake , parallel to the final intended cutting edge of the tool which creates a single straight edge as wide as the tool itself. It is found in some Acheulean Assemblage archaeology assemblage s as well as in Mesolithic flaked stone industries. DEFAULTSORT Tranchet Axe Category Lithics Archaeology stub ... more details
Royden Axe 1937, Scunthorpe ref http www2.freebmd.org.uk cgi information.pl?r 173703606&d bmd 1286274134 ref 5 October 2010, Florida was a United Kingdom British Automobile design car designer . Career Axe started his career in 1959 with the Rootes Group where he progressed first to Chief stylist and then to Design director . Rootes became part of Chrysler Europe in 1966. In 1982 Axe moved to British Leyland BL where he took over as styling director from David Bache , and was responsible for the building of a new styling studio at their Canley , Coventry plant the former opened in 1982. He also recruited a new team. Early projects from the new studio included Project XX the Rover 800 and the MG EX E concept car . Axe went on in 1991 to become head of the Warwick based vehicle design consultancy Design Research Associates DRA , which resulted from a management buyout of Rover s design studio in 1986. DRA was acquired by Arup in 1999. ref cite web title Driving progress with computer aided ... archive archivedate 2006 05 15 ref Roy Axe died on 5 October 2010 after battling cancer for two years ... Royden Axe 1937 2010 publisher Autocar date 2010 10 05 accessdate 2010 10 08 ref ref Cite web url http austin rover.co.uk blogs 2010 10 05 roy axe 1937 2010 author Keith Adams title Roy Axe 1937 2010 publisher ARonline live date 2010 10 05 accessdate 2010 10 08 ref Examples of Axe s car designs ... Rover 800 developed in conjunction with the Honda Legend Axe was also involved in the design of the 1984 ... Axe, ISBN 0 9566 8450 5 References Reflist Cite book author McComb, F. Wilson title MG by McComb isbn ... rover.co.uk index.htm?axeemailsf.htm title The Roy Axe letters accessdate 2006 06 14 publisher ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Axe, Roy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1937 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 5 October 2010 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Axe, Roy Category British ... stub it Roy Axe ... more details
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