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Spears found in Britain

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* Bibliography of other published references.
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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 Rxxx R.xxx where xxx is Rygh’s figure number.
==Thålin Group 1==
:Current Location- ?
:Dimensions-
::Total- L.249 249mm x W.2121mm::Blade- L.? x W.? x T.7 mm7mm::Socket- broken (under 20mmdiamter)
: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]
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===Petersen Type G===
{|
|- valign="top" id="Hampton Court"
|width="100pt"| [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left]]
|width="600pt"| '''England, London, Thames at Hampton Court'''
:Current Location- London Museum
:Dimensions-
::Total-
::Blade-
::Socket-
:possible mouldings at base of blade
:Bibliography- [SHETELIG 1940:P.85] [WHEELER 1927:P.28 Fig.12.2]
|- valign="top" id="Walthamstow"
|width="100pt"| [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left]]
|width="600pt"| '''England, London, Walthamstow'''
:Current Location- London Museum
:Dimensions-
::Total-
::Blade-
::Socket-
:Bibliography- [SHETELIG 1940:P.85] [WHEELER 1927:P.28 Fig.12.3]
|}
===Petersen Type H===
In most ways the same as type G except for the moulding at the base of the blade. <br>
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{|
|- valign="top" id="Soham"
|width="100pt"| [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left]]
|width="600pt"| '''England, Cambridgeshire, Soham'''
:Current Location- University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge
:Dimensions-
::Total-
::Blade-
::Socket-
:Fine spear-head of the late Viking type [[R.523]], with a moulding at the base of the blade
:Bibliography- [SHETELIG 1940:P.64 Fig.33]
|- valign="top" id="Ely"
|width="100pt"| [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left]]
|width="600pt"| '''England, Cambridgeshire, Ely'''
:Current Location-
:Dimensions-
::Total-
::Blade-
::Socket-
:Spear-head of the type R. 523, of about 1000AD
:Bibliography- [SHETELIG 1940:P.64]
|- valign="top" id="Upware"
|width="100pt"| [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left]]
|width="600pt"| '''England, Cambridgeshire, River Cam at Dimmock's Cote nr. Upware'''
:Current Location-
:Dimensions-
::Total-
::Blade-
::Socket-
:Bibliography- [SHETELIG 1940:P.69] [WOV:cat.1242]
 
|- valign="top" id="Witham"
|width="100pt"| No Picture
|width="600pt"| '''England, Lincolnshire, River Witham at Lincoln'''
:Current Location- City and County Museum of Lincoln
:Dimensions-
::Total-
::Blade-
::Socket-
:Bibliography- [SHETELIG 1940:P.99]
|}
==References==