boar spearhead approx 50 cm Lord of the Rings Well-suited to both re-enactment and

Well-suited to both re-enactment and LARP

The original is currently on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

the most important tool in society — carried by everyone and utilised daily

worn appearance

whilst the other versions are constructed from cotton

boar spearhead approx 50 cm Lord of the Rings Well-suited to both re-enactment andPrimarily employed as a thrusting weapon, the so called "winged" or "lugged" spear has its origins in the Frankish Carolingian era and remained in use well into the High Middle Ages as both a war and hunting spear. The wings or lugs on the sides were designed to prevent overpenetration in an attack which would render it more difficult to withdraw the spear and to deflect enemy blows in combat. The "boar spear", as the name implies, was specifically