MEDIEVAL IRON ARROW HEADS (5)

c. 1000-1300. Medieval. A lot of five medieval arrowheads (from left to right): 1) barbed triangular arrowhead with pyramidal section and tang; 2) Deltoid oblanceolate arrowhead with long shank and tang; 3) triangular arrowhead with square section, shank and tang; 4) triangular arrowhead with pyramidal section and tang; 5) squat, triangular arrowhead with square section and tang. Arrows were a key part of medieval society both as instruments of war but also as weapons for hunting. One of the most evocative images of arrows as weapons of war appears on the Bayeux Tapestry, where King Harold is depicted after taking an arrow to the eye, leading to the Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD. For further information on arrowheads, see C. Rau (2017) European Arrowheads and Crossbow Bolts: From the Bronze Age to the Late Middle Ages. Fair condition. Size: L:40-90mm; 51g. Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s.