Astrid's Axe

Astrid owns a custom made axe that acts as her main weapon as an adult.

History
It is unclear when Astrid switched out her old axe as she appears to still be using it on Dragons: Race to the Edge.

Her new axe, however, makes its first appearance in How to Train Your Dragon 2 when Astrid attempts to threaten Eret and his men after she and Hiccup land on Eret's boat. Prior to this scene, her axe appears to be strapped to Stormfly's saddle and Astrid has to resort to using a stick as an alternative weapon.

After Hiccup throws a net over Astrid, he ends up taking her axe away from her and hands it over to Eret. Astrid has her axe with her up until she and the others riders get captured by Drago Bludvist and his men.

Design
It is implied that Hiccup crafted Astrid's new axe and made her a saddle which is accommodated to hold an axe in place during flight.

Unlike her old axe, which Astrid inherited from her mother, this double edged axe has a longer haft/handle covered in fur and two metallic dragon heads on each side of the knob. One of the heads appears to resemble a Deadly Nadder while the other looks like a Night Fury.

The initial designs also included a leather strap tied to the knob.

Appearances

 * How to Train Your Dragon 2 (first appearance)

Trivia

 * Astrid's new axe matches her new saddle.
 * It's possible Hiccup gave Astrid this new axe as a gift.
 * It is unknown whenever Astrid had got it back when she and the others were saved by Eret or that she got a new one to replace the one she lost.