MEDIEVAL VIKING PERIOD IRON SPEAR ON STAND

C.800-1110. Viking Age. Iron spearhead with narrow, bevelled leaf-shaped blade and flaring circular socket. Spears were an important component of Viking military equipment as their lightweight nature meant they could be used both in hand-to-hand combat and as a thrown weapon. On Viking spears, see Petersen, Jan (1919). De Norske Vikingesverd. Kristiania. Good condition; on a custom-made stand. Size: L:180mm; 107g. Provenance: Property of a London gallery, previously in old British collection formed in the 1980s.