Most of the quality bearded Norse style axes you'll find are in $300+ range. The guys at Zombie Tools charge more because all of their items are forged from one solid hunk of steel and full tang. Also their demand is high so they had to raise their prices a bit as well. I'll be buying a few of their items. https://zombietools.net/collections/blades/products/the-legionnaire ---- This Swed makes some great stuff as well, but its first come first serve. Check out his prices. https://www.nilsogren.com/axes