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71. To kill an object
Spear head
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Spear head
Long iron spearhead. Deformed to make it harmless, with the blade bent. Found together with sword and axe in a pit as part of grave Bj 750 at Birka. Hoard find from Birka, Adelsö Parish, Uppland.
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Object number:
1187619_HST
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