Thread:Cofefe/@comment-36575600-20181208045322/@comment-33493166-20181208200444

That's because they are hooks. The Vikings would use their Battle Axes to catch their opponent's leg and trip them: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwisoYbbg5HfAhUxCjQIHcyBDtoQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.armorvenue.com%2F17th-century-viking-battle-axe.html&psig=AOvVaw3aKb8Fu6vLNFcuM7UQ7I5r&ust=1544385731431745