germanic spear pendant kowel 3rd century bronze Lifestyle the weapon is remarkably light

the weapon is remarkably light and quick

5 cm in length and 16 cm in width

The enemy is almost untouchable by their shield wall

It combines well with leg armour

germanic spear pendant kowel 3rd century bronze Lifestyle the weapon is remarkably lightThis pendant is modeled on a Germanic spearhead from the Gothic burial ground of Suszyczno near Kowel in Ukraine, found in 1858 and dated to the first half of the 3rd century. The special feature of the Kowel spearhead is the mysterious runic inscription 'tilarids', inscribed on both sides of the spear blade in a very ancient form of the Elder Futhark one of the oldest known runic inscriptions in the world. There is no clear translation, but the