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Group 1 consists of Petersen types A, B, C, D1 and E. They are all types with a lancoid blade and gradual transition from socket to blade.<br> | Group 1 consists of Petersen types A, B, C, D1 and E. They are all types with a lancoid blade and gradual transition from socket to blade.<br> | ||
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+ | ===Petersen Type D1=== | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Braham's Farm" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, Cambridgeshire, Braham's Farm''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- ? | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | ::Total- | ||
+ | ::Blade- | ||
+ | ::Socket- | ||
+ | :In remarkably good state of preservation. The blade is damascened, and the socket richly inlaid with silver, copper and ornaments of gold. | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.64] [PEARSON 1981:cat.D6] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Wandsworth" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, London, Wandsworth''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | ::Total- | ||
+ | ::Blade- | ||
+ | ::Socket- | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:fig.12-1] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Ouse" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, Yorkshire, River Ouse'' | ||
+ | :Current Location- Yorkshire Museum | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | ::Total- L: 43.4 x W: 5.2cm | ||
+ | ::Blade- | ||
+ | ::Socket- | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [PENDLESONN 1980] [PEARSON 1981:cat.D16] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.93] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Nottingham" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, Yorkshire, River Ouse'' | ||
+ | :Current Location- British Museum | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | ::Total- L: 62.2cm (24.5” long x 2.5” wide) | ||
+ | ::Blade- | ||
+ | ::Socket- | ||
+ | :Grave Find. Type C-D, C9th. Affixed to a wooden shaft by a brass pin | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.15] | ||
+ | ::The Archaeological Journal VIII p.424-425 | ||
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+ | |} | ||
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===Petersen Type E=== | ===Petersen Type E=== | ||
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:This socketed spear-head has a well-preserved blade, but very corroded and broken socket. Dated by Petersen to the 8th and 9th centuries | :This socketed spear-head has a well-preserved blade, but very corroded and broken socket. Dated by Petersen to the 8th and 9th centuries | ||
:Bibliography- [MORRIS 1983] | :Bibliography- [MORRIS 1983] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Thames" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, London, Thames''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- ? | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | ::Total- L.249mm x W.21mm | ||
+ | ::Blade- L.? x W.? x T.7mm | ||
+ | ::Socket- broken (under 20mm diamter) | ||
+ | :Fuglesang has suggested that this spear resembles a type E spear. | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [FUGLESANG 1980:p.139] [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.84 f.48] | ||
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The catalogue follows Thålin groups and then subdivided by Petersen's [PETERSEN 1919] types. Winged spearheads have been ground together in their own section and also include finds from outside of Britain. Each entry consists of the following components:
- Find Location
- Find Type: Grave, Hoard, River or Stray
- Current location
- Dimensions (if known)
- Any other information
- Bibliography of other published references.
Dimensions are given where known and can be stated in either imperial or metric measurements. Reference is sometimes made to Rygh types. Rygh’s [RYGH 1885] book illustrates examples of many pre-historic objects from Norway. These are designated as R.xxx where xxx is Rygh’s figure number.
Thålin Group 1
Leaf-shaped Spearheads (Pre 900AD)
Petersen Types A-E
Group 1 consists of Petersen types A, B, C, D1 and E. They are all types with a lancoid blade and gradual transition from socket to blade.
Petersen Type D1
England, Cambridgeshire, Braham's Farm
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England, London, Wandsworth
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'England, Yorkshire, River Ouse
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'England, Yorkshire, River Ouse
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Petersen Type E
England, Hertfordshire, Nazing
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England, London, Thames
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Thålin Group 2
Angular Spearheads with Short Sockets (950-1075AD)
Petersen Types D2, G & H
Group 2 consists of Petersen types D:2, G and H. They are all types with edge shoulders placed low on the blade and a short conical socket with marked narrowing below the blade.
Fuglesang includes the winged spears of Petersens type D2 in with this group as he removed wings as a determinant of typology making Petersens D2 and G types the same. See the section on ‘Winged Spears’ for examples of D2 style spear heads.
It has also been suggested by Fuglesang and Petersen that type G spearheads without wings may be of eastern origin with the majority of finds coming from Sweden and Finland. A few decorated type G spears have been found with Urnes style decoration.
Petersen Type G
England, London, Thames at Hampton Court
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England, London, Walthamstow
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Petersen Type H
In most ways the same as type G except for the moulding at the base of the blade.
England, Cambridgeshire, Soham
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England, Cambridgeshire, Ely
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England, Cambridgeshire, River Cam at Dimmock's Cote nr. Upware
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No Picture | England, Lincolnshire, River Witham at Lincoln
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Thålin Group 3
Angular Spearheads with Long Sockets from Britain (840-1100AD)
Petersen types F, I, K & M
Group 3 consists of Petersen types F, I, K & M. They are all types with a narrow blade which is often shouldered and a socket that is long, narrow and conical.
Fuglesang has studied the K & M types of spearhead that are decorated in Ringerike designs. Due to difficulty in determining the exact typology of many of these spearheads she has introduced a new K/M type that falls between those of Petersens K and M [FUGLESANG 1980].
Petersen Type F
Type F spearheads generally have a length of 30-60cm with most being between 50-60cm. Petersen classes this a very numerous type in Norway [PETERSEN 1919].
England, Cumberland, Hasket-in-Forest, near Carlisle
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England, Oxfordshire, River Thames
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Petersen Type I
The socket commonly has 11 pairs of holes originally with bronze rivets. Some have up to 15 pairs of holes. Petersen classes these as not numerous in Norway [PETERSEN 1919].
England, Cumberland, Hasket-in-Forest, near Carlisle
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Petersen Type K
England, London, Old London Bridge
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England, London, Old London Bridge
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England, London, Old London Bridge
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England, London, Old London Bridge
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England, London, Old London Bridge
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England, London, Old London Bridge
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England, London, Putney
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England, London, nr. Tate Gallery
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England, London, Thames River
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England, London
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England, London
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England, London
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England, Yorkshire, Camphill near Bedale
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England, Cambridgeshire, Ely
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Isle of Man, Balladoyne
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Petersen Type M
England, Essex, Nazing
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England, London, Thames Street
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England, London
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England, Kidlington, River Cherwell
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England, Hertfordshire, Lugg Mills
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England, London, Thames at Datchet
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Unclassified Spearheads
The following spearheads are referenced but have both no associated image and no type mentioned.
- Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, England (SHETELIG, Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland Part 4, VIKING ANTIQUITIES IN ENGLAND 1940, P.12)
- West Ham, near Basingstoke, Hants, England. Possibly Saxon (SHETELIG, Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland Part 4, VIKING ANTIQUITIES IN ENGLAND 1940, P.15)
- Claughton Hall, near Gortstaug, Lancashire, England (Lost) (SHETELIG, Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland Part 4, VIKING ANTIQUITIES IN ENGLAND 1940, P.18)
- Ballaugh, Isle of Man (Lost) (SHETELIG, Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland Part 4, VIKING ANTIQUITIES IN ENGLAND 1940, P.22)
- Boiden, near the lower Bridge of Froon, Scotland (Lost) The spear-head is 11 in. long and 2 in. broad.
References
<nocite> BJORN1940 FUGLESANG1980 MORRIS1983 PETERSEN1919 RYGH1885 WHEELER1927 WHEELER1935 WOV </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>