Viking Hoard
VIKING SPEAR, C.966-1067, DANELAW, ENGLAND
VIKING SPEAR, C.966-1067, DANELAW, ENGLAND
SKU:C8168
13 ½” leaf-shaped point, flat one side and slightly ridged the other. Butted seam conical socket. Professionally conserved excavated condition with some loss to the socket. Used both in battle and household defense, the Viking spear was known as an atgeir. It is commemorated in the Icelandic saga, Njals Saga where it is said to make a ringing sound when taken down in anticipation of bloodshed.
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