NHER 10518 (Find Spot record) - Viking spearhead and Late Saxon finds

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Summary

A Viking spearhead with silver zoomorphic inlay, animal bones and an unidentified metal object found in 1958.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM39NE
Civil Parish LODDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

15 June 1958. Stray Find.
In digging hole about 3m to 3.3m (10 to 11ft) down next Holmes Garage (beside main street).
Late Saxon spearhead with silver inlay on socket.
Animal bones and other metal object not preserved.
Site examined by R.R. Clarke (NCM) and nothing found.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
See (S1) for further information.

November 1976.
Identified as Viking Period import with zoomorphic inlay by [1].

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Loddon.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 39 NE 16.
  • --- Serial: 1958. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. Vol 5. p 3.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Wilson, D. M. and Hurst, J. G. 1960. Medieval Britain in 1958. Medieval Archaeology. Vol III (for 1959) pp 295-326. p 297.
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • SPEAR (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2016 2:11PM

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