The character has learned to make the best of their beard. The one on the axe, of course!
When the character makes a melee attack with a battle axe or war axe that their opponent successfully blocks, then the character can spend a Stamina Point to immediately make an opposed Strength test against the target. If the character wins, the target drops their shield to the ground. Additionally, when the character deals at least one damage after mitigation with either a battle or war axe then they may choose to move the target one meter in any direction that does not cause their distance from the character to increase.