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LOT 1047
Medieval Iron Spear Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
10 7/8 - 13 3/4 in. (480 grams total, 27.5-35 cm).
With conical sockets, one with foliate head, the other with long triangular head. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection, 1990s.
Acquired from a provincial auction.
Literature
Cf. Gilliot, C., Weapons and Armours, Bayeux, 2008, p,173, for similar.
Footnotes
The spear was one of the many weapons of infantrymen and peasants during the Middle Ages. Götz von Berlichingen, who in 15th century A.D. was appointed as the leader of the peasants revolting against the noblemen, was recorded saying that ‘I beheld myself, suddenly encompassed with muskets, spears, and halberds, pointed at me. They cried that I should be their captain, in whether I would or not’.
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