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• But when I tried the joints of the masonry with the point of my seax, I did but blunt the weapon, for the mortar was harder than the stone, which was the red sandstone of the cliff where we had rested So I forbore and sat down, leaning my aching head against the cool wall, to wait for Olaf's return. —  King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut
• The men bore but spear and seax, as would any wayfarer for fear of robbers and the like Now, when all was ready in the courtyard, and we waited for the queen, she stood on the threshold before I knew her, for the nuns of the place, taught by Elfric, had prayed her to take their dress for the journey, and she had done so, as also had her two maidens. —  King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut
• He had sword and seax, but no helm, though that was on a table by the throne--for he wore a crown Then I too saw that Godred, as he called himself, was, as the scald had guessed rightly, the king, and I was a little angry that he had tricked me thus. —  King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet
• "Leave that to me He drew his seax, and we went on. —  A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford
• Then we armed ourselves fully, donning mail shirt and steel helm, sword and seax and spear for myself; and leathern jack and iron-bound leathern helm, sword and seax, and bow and quiver for Erling--each of us taking our round shields on our shoulders, over the horsemen's cloaks we wore. —  A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford

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