1000-1500 AD, Crusader Period. An iron spearhead comprising a slender tapering triangular blade witha short neck and a long socket for increased control. The Crusades were military expeditions, beginning in the late 11th century, that were organized by western European Christians in response to centuries of Muslim wars of expansion in the Holy Lands. People of all social classes took place in the Crusades, from heavily armed knights to humble peasants using improvised weapons, all in pursuit of salvation in the afterlife.Size: L:334mm / W:70mm ; 450g; Provenance: From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK /European art markets.