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This is an example of a winged spearhead used for hunting. The wings on either side of the spearhead were intended to stop the forward momentum of a charging animal, usually a boar, preventing it from goring the hunter.
Courtesy of Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Public Domain.
Keywords: Weapons of HEMA, HEMA, HEMAA, Polearms, Beginner