[MR] Archaeology News: Medieval Spears from Polish Lake

[Garth Groff and Sally Sanford]

Noble Friends,

Last week Archaeology News reported on the discovery of four medieval
spears from Lake Lednicia in western Poland.

The spears, one of which had most of its shaft intact, are dated to the
late 10th or early 11th centuries. They are thought to be from the Piast
state of Mieszko I or Bolesław I the Brave.

One of the spears shows evidence of pattern welding. Another, probably made
for a high noble, still has traces of silver plating and gilding.

The illustrated story is at
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/medieval-spear-hoard-unearthed-in-lake-lednica/
.

Another version is at https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/74680 .

More about Poland's Piast Dynasty is at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piast_dynasty .

Yours Aye,

Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆
Continuing a crusade to keep the original Merry Rose relevant and in
business.