Spearheads and Angons from Sutton Hoo

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Spearheads and angons from the ship-burial mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England, early 600s.

The burial chamber at Sutton Hoo contained 6 spearheads of different shapes and 3 angons (barbed lances), all of iron. Spears are the most common weapons found in Anglo-Saxon graves, but the number and variety here are unparalleled. The rare angons of Frankish origin demonstrate links with the Franks on the Continent. Each weapon originally had a long wooden shaft. Spears were used for thrusting while angons were thrown.

The British Museum, London.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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