Apologies if this is a derivative of my previous submission, don't want to spam the gallery with too much similar stuff.
Anyway; basic attack animations for warriors wielding two-handed weapons, for a potential game i might make one day.
Four different warriors for four different cultures.
Special thanks to the people of the Somethingawful Pixel art thread, TigSource Pixel art thread and pixelation and Pixeljoint forums.
I really appreciate all the help i've got so far, thank you. | 
Llooks good so far, but I think your sprites could benefit from more anticipation and following through. They should hold the pre-slash pose longer, slash quickly, then hold the final pose for a bit as the arc of swing catches up to them.
Check out Actraiser and how there are four post-swing frames: http://spritedatabase.net/file/7377
Have you read this? It may be helpful. http://art-eater.com/2010/07/test-1-darkstalkers/
Also, the post-swing, 180 blade flip is pretty distracting, as it the way the unnatural way the viking roates the blade of his axe from down to up.