Leaf-shaped Infantry Spear (AB)

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Leaf-shaped Infantry Spear

Leaf-shaped spearheads have been used throughout the ages both as infantry and cavalry spears. They were evenly used on foot or horse.
Infantry spears were used as part of a shield wall to keep cavalry at a distance, or for close combat as one would also use a staff.

Sources

Leaf-shaped Infantry Spear 01 (A)

Source type (A):
Archaeological object.
Current location:
Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen Denmark.
Place of origin:
Denmark.
Dating:
Medieval.

Leaf-shaped Infantry Spear 02 (B)

Source type (B):
Embroidered tapestry.
Navn:
Bayeux tapestry.
Author:
Possibly made by order of Bishop Odo of Bayeux.
Current location:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux, Bayeux, Frankrig.
Place of origin:
Possibly made in England.
Dating:
After 1070.
Note:
Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Leaf-shaped Infantry Spear 03 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Worms Bible (The Book of Job).
Author:
-
Current location:
British Library, London, U.K. (Harley MS 2803 - f.126v).
Place of origin:
Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
Datering:
Ca. 1148.
Note:
Illustration of David against Goliath.

Cross -Reference

Chainmail coif 03 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Cotton MS Caligula A VII/1
Author:
-
Current location:
Brithish Library, London, U.K. (Cotton MS Caligula A VII/1 - f.7r).
Place of origin:
-
Dating:
1175-1200.
Note:
Scene from the Childhood of Christ - the massacres of the innocent.

Skullcap (Cervellière) 02 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Beatus. Commentaire sur l'Apocalypse.
Author:
-
Current location:
Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des manuscrits, Paris, France (NAL 2290 - f.157v).
Place of origin:
Castile, Spain.
Dating:
The beginning of the 13th century.

Kettle Hat 04 (B)

Source type (B):
Manuscript.
Name:
Apocalypse glosée.
Author:
Illuminator: Maître de Sarum.
Current location:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (BNF: Français 403 - f.1v).
Place of origin:
France.
Dating:
1240-1250.

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