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title: Spearheads and Angons from Sutton Hoo
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5780/spearheads-and-angons-from-sutton-hoo/
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updated: 2024-10-08
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# Spearheads and Angons from Sutton Hoo

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Spearheads and Angons from Sutton Hoo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5780.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5780.jpg)

## Image Caption

Spearheads and angons from the ship-[burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) mound 1 at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/), early 600s.

The burial chamber at Sutton Hoo contained 6 spearheads of different shapes and 3 angons (barbed lances), all of iron. Spears are the most common weapons found in Anglo-[Saxon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saxons/) graves, but the number and variety here are unparalleled. The rare angons of Frankish origin demonstrate links with the [Franks](https://www.worldhistory.org/Franks/) on the Continent. Each weapon originally had a long wooden shaft. Spears were used for thrusting while angons were thrown.

The British Museum, London.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 04). Spearheads and Angons from Sutton Hoo. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5780/spearheads-and-angons-from-sutton-hoo/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Spearheads and Angons from Sutton Hoo." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 04, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5780/spearheads-and-angons-from-sutton-hoo/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Spearheads and Angons from Sutton Hoo." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5780/spearheads-and-angons-from-sutton-hoo/>.

## License & Copyright

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