Find Spot record MLI40084 - EARLY MEDIEVAL WEAPONS, RIVER WITHAM, WOODHALL SPA
Summary
EARLY MEDIEVAL WEAPONS, RIVER WITHAM, WOODHALL SPA
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 650 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An Anglo-Saxon or Danish sword inscribed with Anglo-Saxon characters. Also a dagger with a wooden handle and an iron spearhead. Found in the river at Kirkstead Wath in 1788. {1}{2}{3}
The City and County Museum accession book describes the sword as being marked +BENVENUTUS+ on one side and +ME FECIT+ on the other.{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3396 Index: SMR FILE WOODHALL SPA. WOODHALL SPA. - -.
- <2> SLI3864 Serial: 1892. LINCOLNSHIRE NOTES AND QUERIES. P 199,233,236.
- <3> SLI1037 Bibliographic Reference: WALTER, J.C.. 1904. RECORDS OF PARISHES AROUND HORNCASTLE. P 185:FOOTNOTE.
- <4> SLI2570 Index: OS CARD INDEX. HORSINGTON. TF16SE9,1964, SEAMAN B H.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 1746 6242 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KIRKSTEAD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | WOODHALL SPA, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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