10-30-2008, 02:14 PM
Apparently a standard model.
Here is another of the same, from late 10th C. Great Poland, and is now at the Poznan museam of Archeology. unfortunatly the exact length of this one was not offered in the text, but it also seems to be near .37 meters.
http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/Byz/PolishSpearsX.jpg
-Rick
Here is another of the same, from late 10th C. Great Poland, and is now at the Poznan museam of Archeology. unfortunatly the exact length of this one was not offered in the text, but it also seems to be near .37 meters.
http://www.kismeta.com/diGrasse/Byz/PolishSpearsX.jpg
-Rick
Quote:There is a nice archeological find that I am using as a guide when I get my menaulion made up and which would come close to fitting the description perfectly. This is the large spear head (described as a boar spear) on the 11th century Serce Limani shipwreck . The blade alone is about 28cm which is getting close to our dimensions. It was found in a wooden scabbard.
See:
[url:32mi3rz2]http://ina.tamu.edu/images/Serce%20Limani/tools/GW-2262.jpg[/url]
The dimensions in general are: length of overall head 0.37 (metres); length of blade 0.278; length of socket 0.092.
Rick Orli
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