[MR] History Blog: Arrow Points from 14th c. Polish Battlefield

[Garth Groff and Sally Sanford]

Noble Friends,

Today the History Blog story reports on a previously unknown battlefield
near Sanok in southeastern Poland. The battlefield is believed to be
mid-14th century, when Casimir III "The Great" was cementing his disputed
succession to the Polish throne.

The site yielded over 200 arrow and bolt points, as well as other
artefacts. Two selections are shown on the History Blog pages. The first
appears to be mostly arrow points. Some are socketed and some are tanged
(like the pointy end of a file). The second image shows mostly what are
likely crossbow bolt points. A modern shell casing is shown for comparison
(probably an 8-10 mm round which is roughly comparable in size to a .45 if
that is any help to you). Both photographs can be enlarged with a click.

In the second photo there is a piece of metal with two holes punched
through it. This is probably a "lame" or a section of lamellar armor.
Lamellar armor was known to have been used in eastern Europe. See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamellar_armour .

The final photo shows a spur.

The whole story is at http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/59251 .

For more on Casimir III The Great, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_III_the_Great .

Yours Aye,


Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆