Astrid's Axe

Astrid's new axe in How to Train Your Dragon 2 is costume made for character and is her main weapon of choice as an adult.



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

Unlike her old axe, which Astrid inheriated from her mother, this double edged axe has a longer haft/handle covered in furr and a metallic dragon head as the knob. The head appears to resemble a Deadly Nadder.

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

Appearances
It is still 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 the sequel when Astrid attempts to threaten Eret and his men on Eret's boat. Prior to this scene, her axe appears to be strapped to Stormfly and Astrid has to resort to use a stick as an alternative weapon.

After Hiccup throws a new over Astrid, he ends up grabbing her axe away from her and handing it to Eret.

Trivia

 * Astrid's new axe matches her new saddle.
 * It's possible Hiccup gave Astrid this new axe as gift.