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More Found in Britain pages
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:
- Current location- The Musuem and catalogue number.
- Find Type- River find, grave find or stray. Also includes any proposed period dating.
- Find Date- The year that the find was discovered.
- Total length- The length, width, etc of the find
- Blade- The length, width, etc of the blade. Plus any published sugestions of typology.
- Socket- The length, width, etc of the blade plus decription of any decoration.
- Comments- Any other information or opinions.
- Bibliography- A list of 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
Long socket with a long narrow leaf shaped blade.
Similar to the type C but with a narrower blade and longer socket. Petersen discuss types D1 and D2 together and dates them to the C10th and in Norway they are found with Swords or types: S, Q, Special 20 and 1 with a type H. Also with Axe types: I-K and shields of R565.
England, Yorkshire: River Ouse
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England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham
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England, Cambridgeshire: River Ouse, Braham's Farm
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England, London: Wandsworth
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Petersen Type E
Short socket with a subtle transition into a long leaf shaped blade.
Petersen describes the blades of this type as having 'an almost regular width' along its length and it being 'not especially pointed'. In Norway found with Swords or types: C, D, E and H. Axes of types: A, D and 1 of C. Shield boss type: R564
England, Hertfordshire: Nazeing
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England, London: River Thames
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England, London: River 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 she removed wings as a determinant of typology making Petersens D2 and G types the same.
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
A short, thick socket that usually continues partly into the blade. The blade is quite flat.
Petersen matches this type in Norway to Swords of types: R, S, Q, 2 of Y, 1 of X and 1 of AE. Axes of types: L, M. Dates to the second half of the C10th and into the C11th.
Ornamented versions of this type are mainly found in Sweden and the Baltic [Petersen 1919].
England, London: River Thames, 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 and the socket is slightly longer.
England, Cambridgeshire: Soham
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=England, Cambridgeshire: Ely
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England, Cambridgeshire: River Cam, Dimmock's Cote nr. Upware
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England, Lincolnshire: River Witham, Lincoln
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Petersen Type D2
Similar to type H but with wings (lugs).
Petersen discuss types D1 and D2 together and dates them to the C10th and in Norway they are found with Swords or types: S, Q, Special 20 and 1 with a type H. Also with Axe types: I-K and shields of R565.
England, London:
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England, ?
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England, ?
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England, York
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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
long and thin socket ornamented with encircling ridges and depressions. The blade is widest as it joins the socket.
Found with sword types: M, L, K, H and I. Axes types: E, G and D.
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 and dates it from the middle C9th.[PETERSEN 1919]. Possibly a precursor to type I spears.
England, Cumberland, Hesket-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, Hesket-in-Forest, near Carlisle
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Petersen Type K
England, Yorkshire, York
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England, Yorkshire, Camphill near Bedale
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Isle of Man, Balladoyne
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Wales, Caerwent, Insula XII
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England, Cambridgeshire, Ely
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England, Surry, Sunbury Weir
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England, Berkshire, Cookham
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England, London, Thames at Kingston
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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, 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, Thames at Ditton
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England, London
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England, London, River Thames at Battersea
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Petersen Type M
Scotland, Kiloran Bay, Colonsay
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England, Kidlington, River Cherwell
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England, Hertfordshire, Lugg Mills
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England, Essex, Nazeing
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England, London, Thames at Datchet
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England, London, Thames Street
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England, London
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England, Berkshire, Pangbourne
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Unclassified Spearheads
Wales, Flintshire, Talacre
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England, Kentmere
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England, Kentmere
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England, Estheaite
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England, Lancaster
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No Picture | England, Nan Bield Pass
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The following spearheads are referenced but have both no associated image and no type mentioned.
- Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, England [BJORN & SHETELIG 1940]:P.12
- West Ham, near Basingstoke, Hants, England. Possibly Saxon [BJORN & SHETELIG 1940]:P.15
- Ballaugh, Isle of Man (Lost) [BJORN & SHETELIG 1940]:P.22
- Boiden, near the lower Bridge of Froon, Scotland (Lost) The spear-head is 11 in. long and 2 in. broad.
- Scotland, Eriskay. 3.5" long and broken at the socket. leaf shaped blade. [GRIEG 1940]:p.73 Javelin?
Winged
- Ballachrink, Jurby, Isle of Man: base of socket has wings [BJORN & SHETELIG 1940]:P.25
Unclassifiable Spearheads
The following spearhead remains are either too fragmentary or have been lost so that a type cannot be ascertained.
- England, Lancashire, Claughton Hall, near Gortstaug. (Lost) [BJORN & SHETELIG 1940]:P.18 [EDWARDS 1992]:P.46
- Scotland, Eigg. Grave 2. Only the spearhead socket survives complete with some parts of the wooden shaft. [GRIEG 1940]:p.68
References
- Found in Britain
- 3 Stars
- Bjorn & Shetelig 1940
- Pendlesonn 1980
- Roesdahl 1981
- Wheeler 1927
- Morris 1983
- Fuglesang 1980
- WOV 2003
- Stephenson 2007
- Lang 1981
- Kendrick 1949
- Waterman 1959
- Collins 1949
- Edwards 1992
- Edwards 1998
- Graham-Campbell 1980
- Graham-Campbell & Kidd 1980
- Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998
- Grieg 1940
- Petersen 1919
- Redknap 2000
- Rygh 1885
- Stepenson 2007
- Wheeler 1935
- Wilson 2008
- Weapons