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VIKING NORDIC IRON SPEAR HEAD WITH GILDED INLAY

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VIKING NORDIC IRON SPEAR HEAD WITH GILDED INLAY
VIKING NORDIC IRON SPEAR HEAD WITH GILDED INLAY
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Circa 800-1000 ADA fine forged-iron spearhead from Viking-era Europe with a long conical socket decorated with gilded inlays with linear pattern. Excellent condition; custom-made stand included.Spears were used both for close combat and as throwing weapons. In Norse mythology, at the very first battle in the world, Odin threw a spear over the heads of his enemies in order to begin the fight.For more information on Viking spears, see:Petersen, Jan (1919). De Norske Vikingsverd & Kristiania and Hubbard, B. (2016) The Viking Warrior. Amber Books Ltd, London, 216-218. Size: L:372mm / W:29mm; 215g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK / International art markets.
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VIKING NORDIC IRON SPEAR HEAD WITH GILDED INLAY

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