hrvatski

Novi nalaz ranosrednjovjekovnog koplja s krilcima. Summary: New discovery of early medieval winged spear

During archeological inspection of the terrain for a new water pipeline planned by Lasinja district the author inspected the hill village of Lasinjska Kiselica above the river Kupa. The hill is well known to have been an important feature during the Bronze Age and because of its strategic position above a river crossing it seems it was fortified during the Middle Ages. Until now there has been no archeological excavation of this site. A local resident has in his house an iron spear found in gravel brought from the river Kupa. In spite of corrosion and considerable sand contamination the spear is relatively well preserved. It is the sixth winged spear to be found in Croatia and the fourteenth to be found on the territory of what was once the Kingdom of Croatia. Comparison with other spears allows us to suppose that it dates from about 650-900. and thus represents one of the typical phases of the development of the Carolingian winged spear on the way to what Paulsen called the "final form". As it was not found in an archeologically defined situation it is difficult to say much about its proper context. The author suggests that it may have been lost by a Frankish or Slav soldier taking part in the fighting against the Avars at the end of the 8th century or, perhaps during Duke Ljudevit's uprising against the Franks in the early 9th century.

koplje s krilcima; Kupa; Lasinjska Kiselica; Hrvatska

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engleski

New discovery of early medieval winged spear

During archeological inspection of the terrain for a new water pipeline planned by Lasinja district the author inspected the hill village of Lasinjska Kiselica above the river Kupa. The hill is well known to have been an important feature during the Bronze Age and because of its strategic position above a river crossing it seems it was fortified during the Middle Ages. Until now there has been no archeological excavation of this site. A local resident has in his house an iron spear found in gravel brought from the river Kupa. In spite of corrosion and considerable sand contamination the spear is relatively well preserved. It is the sixth winged spear to be found in Croatia and the fourteenth to be found on the territory of what was once the Kingdom of Croatia. Comparison with other spears allows us to suppose that it dates from about 650-900. and thus represents one of the typical phases of the development of the Carolingian winged spear on the way to what Paulsen called the "final form". As it was not found in an archeologically defined situation it is difficult to say much about its proper context. The author suggests that it may have been lost by a Frankish or Slav soldier taking part in the fighting against the Avars at the end of the 8th century or, perhaps during Duke Ljudevit's uprising against the Franks in the early 9th century.

winged spear; Kupa; Lasinjska Kiselica; Croatia

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