| I shook out the sheep skin to fluff it, and he stretched out on his back on the table, his hand on the hilt of his seax. |
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| The seax is a symbol of Middlesex, indicating that the Fortners served in the militia of Middlesex County, Ontario, in the 19th century. |
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| The hilt was usually without a pommel or crossguard, whilst the tang went all the way through the smaller seax handles and was clenched over at the end of the grip. |
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| The Saxons may have derived their name from seax, a kind of knife for which they were known. |
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| A seax created in our workshop with an historical inspiration. |
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| The seax has a lasting symbolic impact in the English counties of Essex and Middlesex, both of which feature three seaxes in their ceremonial emblem. |
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