Subject: hersir sea raider
Culture: Scandinavian / Norse
Setting: Viking Age, northern Europe 8th-10thc
Object: spjot spear
Hanwei #XH1078 *
Jorvik Viking Centre *
They contained relatively little iron, so were cheap to make. The broader, heavier spearhead is designed for thrusting.
The longer, narrower spears could also be thrown."
* National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Ireland
"Two iron spearheads" ...
National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Ireland *
"Iron spearhead Little Boyne River, Co. Offaly" ...
"Iron spearhead No locality" ...
* National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Ireland
"Three iron spearheads Fishamble St." ...
National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Ireland *
"VIKING BURIAL Memorial Park, Islandbridge, Dublin 9th century ...
This group of iron objects comes from an excavated Viking burial. It consisted of a sword with handle inlaid with silver wires, a spearhead and an axehead. The burial was also accompanied by two handles and four nails, perhaps the fittings from a wooden casket and a painted iron object of uncertain use but perhaps used as a firesteel along with a piece of flint to light a fire."
* National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Ireland
" Six iron spearheads" ...
National Museum of Ireland -- Archaeology > Viking Ireland *
"Iron spear ferrule" ...
