Iron, 195 grams, 208 mm. Circa 9th-11th century AD. A broad and sturdy iron spearhead of leaf-shaped profile and lozengiform section. The blade is about 9.5 cm in length and 3 cm at the widest point. The socket is of the standard Scandinavian closed-socket construction and only 3 cm external diameter at the mouth. The shortness of the spearhead and its stocky construction make it perfect for use on a throwing-spear (Old Norse darrað). Reference: Lehtosalo-Hillander, P-L. Luistari II, Helsinki, 1982 p.25(4) cf. the spearhead from Uskela in Leppäaho, H. Späteisenzeitliche Waffen aus Finnland, Helsinki, 1964 plate 59(3) and Hammond, B. British Artefacts vol.2 Middle-Saxon and Viking, Witham (in press). Good very fine condition, stabilized and conserved. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire, England.