Danish Axe (Timeless)

The Danish Axe is rare two-handed weapon found in the Viking Invasion and the Dark Ages. It is very large, slightly under the definition of a polearm, and is used to deliver slow but very powerful blows ; it can also be used to instantly finish a non-champion class zombie if he is stunned or kneeling down, as some kind of finisher

Appearance and origins
It bears a 1.4 meters long wooden shaft, with a large crescent-shaped iron blade using a 30cm long edge. The blade has two small horn-like protuberances, serving no current use in the game. It is based on the eponymous axe, which was widely popular in Europe during the middle ages. As many weapons of the game, its abilities references actual uses ; for example, the ability to "decapitate" zombies refeences how danish axes could cut a head off in a single blow.

Strategies
As one of the heaviest axes, it can be very hard to use in battles, due to the restrictions its high weight puts on players that tries to use it. Instead of quicker weapons, this axe mainly relies on preparating attacks and suddenly striking your targets, inflicting huge damage and stalling targets to let yourself charge the next blow. It will be mostly useful against bulky enemies such as Bucketheads, as two headshots are enough to kill one, and against armed zombies like the Shielcrusher Viking or the Fallen Knights, since the low speed of this weapon is compensated by its ideal size to block dangerous attacks, and the large damage output will be enough to knock undeads down in only a handful of swings. As expected, against Zombie Rats, this will perform poorly, and it will be very mediocre if your opponent is a Jester Zombie, since both of these targets can strike faster than you and dodge slow-paced attacks with a surprising ease. For these reasons, you should pair this weapon with faster alternatives like a Knightsword or a Viking Sax to deal with faster threats

Trivia

 * It is the longest non-polearm weapon of the game
 * In-game, instant kills by decapitation of zombies are referred as "clean-cuts"