Category: Spearhead

Spearhead B10938

Fragment of a spearhead, only the tip is preserved. Small, round base, with vertical indentations on both sides, defining the leaves. The recesses have a V-shaped cross-section. There are signs of hammering along the eggs. Golden brown patina, some corrosion. An Ananino spearhead. The recesses on each side of the socket are unparalleled within the Nordic Bronze Age area. Photo: Ann Mari Olsen © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Sørheim (mountains), Luster, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Found on the mountain, on the edge of a patch of snow.

Dating:
Younger Bronze Age period 4-6.

Spearhead B10219

Small spearhead with narrow blades and wide base. The socket has an oval cross-section. A large piece of one blade is missing, and the base is damaged. Dark green patina. Some scratches and attempts to remove the patina, it has been removed on one side of the socket. Length: 9.2 cm Photo: Ann Mari Olsen © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:
Jamnåkre (gnr. 31/1), Årdal, Sogn & Fjordane

Context:
Found approx. 0.5 m deep in a field, Brubakken, approx. 150 m north-east of the farmhouse.

Dating:
Younger Bronze Age period 5-6.

Spearhead B12196

Foto: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Complete spearhead point, with narrow, convex blades. There are transverse parallel lines around the socket, and a rib around the mouth of the socket. Two parallel lines run along the edge of the blades from the rivet holes to the point. Golden, slightly rough surface. Gunderslev type. Length: 17.9 cm Remains of an ash shaft were found inside the shaft.

Location:
Hiksdal (gnr. 74/3), Vindafjord (formerly Ølen), Rogaland

Context:
Found in a potato patch, about 30 m from the small hill where B11805 was found.

Date:
Early Bronze Age period 3

Spearhead B999

Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Long, slender spearhead. The leaves are convex and start 2.4 cm from the socket of the base, just above the two rivet holes. Part of the socket is missing on one side. It has a round cross-section. Three parallel lines run along the edge of the leaves. The socket is decorated: above the rivet holes there are triangles, parallel horizontal lines and a bead border; below are horizontal parallel lines, beads, followed by horizontal lines, triangles, horizontal lines and beads. Dark green patina, there are golden patches where the patina has been removed in modern times. Ullerslev type. Length: 24.5 cm

Context:
Apparently found in a mound at Blodheien, that is Reheia on Karmøy. No other information about the grave.

Location:
Utvik, Karmøy, Rogaland

Date:
Early Bronze Age period 2

Spearhead B5425

Complete spearhead. It is broken in two and the break is glued. The leaves are broad; the base is wider at the mouth than where it meets the blade. There are two small rivet holes on either side of the plinth; there is a ring around each hole, which is no more than a vague outline due to corrosion. The base has a round cross-section. The surface is uneven; the patina is golden brown. The spearhead has been reground by the finder on the tip, the top of the base on both sides and on the edges of the blades. Length: 17.2 cm Width: approx. 3.3 cm across the widest section. Photo: Svein Skare

Context:
No information.

Location:
Giskeødegård (gnr. 129), Giske, Møre and Romsdal

Date:
Spearheads of this type are generally late, and the point is dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 5-6.

 

Spearhead B8888

Foto: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Small decorated spearhead of the Smørumovre-type, a settlement west northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. There is some damage to the base, where one of the rivet holes is visible, and the tip is broken. The base has a round cross-section. The edges are uneven; one is slightly wider than the other. Faint remains of decoration around the plinth: a border consisting of a single line, then a zigzag pattern of double lines and a double line below. The metal is green and oxidized. Length: 13.2 cm

Context:
The spearhead was found by hunters in the mountains near Voss, on the slopes of Kaldafjellet at about 1000 m above sea level. It was found in peat between stones. Whether the spearhead was placed there on purpose or is a stray find is impossible to determine.

Location:
Found in the mountains, Kaldafjell, Voss, Hordaland

Date:
Spearheads of this type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 2.

Spearhead B5425

Spearhead, B5425. Complete spearhead. It was broken in two and the break is glued. The blades are wide; the socket is wider at the mouth than where it meets the blades. There are two small rivet holes on either side of the socket; there is a ring around each hole, a ring is no more than a vague outline due to corrosion. The socket has a round cross-section. The surface is rough; the patina is golden brown. The spearhead has been resharpened by the finder: the point, the top of the socket on both sides, the edges of the blades. Length: 17.2 cm. Width: approx. 3.3 cm across widest section. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Context:
No information.

Location:
Giskeødegård (gnr. 129), Giske, Møre and Romsdal

Date:
Spearheads of this type are generally late, and B05425 is dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 5-6.

Spearhead B6759

 

Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

 

Spearhead. Small and slender spearhead of the Hulterstad type. There is no decoration. The jaw has a round cross-section. Brown patina, there are some scratches and nicks; overall it is in good condition. Length: 13.6 cm. Width: 2.8 cm across the blade

Context:
Found in a bog during peat cutting. The spearhead was found in the soil that had been dug up, so there is no information about depth or other details. It had been found a few years before it was given to the museum in 1918. According to Per Fett (1973), the bog in question could either be a peat bog in the mountains, or a bog about 75 m NW of the farmhouse.

Location:
Nesbø (gnr. 60/2), Fitjar, Hordaland

Date:
Spearheads of the Hulterstad type are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 3.

Spearhead B5940

Photo: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Complete spearhead. A decorative line runs along the edge of the blade from the tip to the end of the blade. From the leaf down along the side of the plinth there is a decoration consisting of small horizontal lines. There are two rivet holes on either side of the plinth; both are decorated with a ring of radial lines. Some nicks on the edges of the blade, otherwise in good condition. Dark green patina, some of which has peeled off around the tip. Length: 28 cm. Width: 4.3 cm.

Context:
Found in a small gravel roof on a slope called Veabakken, in a very steep and rocky area about 200 m southeast of the farmhouse.

Location:
Tjeldflott (gnr.129/1), Etne, Hordaland

Date:
Similar spearheads are dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 6.