Ornately decorated medieval spears found in Polish lake

Intricately decorated spears linked to 1,000-year-old 'elite warrior culture' discovered in lake

A number of intricately decorated spears linked to a 1,000-year-old "elite warrior culture" have been discovered in a lake in Poland. The four weapons were found by archaeologists from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in the waters surrounding Ostrow Lednicki, an island in the south of Lake Lednica.The island, often described as the cradle of the early Piast state, is one of the most important archaeological and historical sites in Poland.In t…

Ornately decorated medieval spears found in Polish lake

Underwater archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University have uncovered four remarkably well-preserved medieval spears in the waters around Ostrów Lednicki, an island in the southern section of Lake Lednica in Poland. Ostrów Lednicki is one of the most significant archaeological and historical sites in Poland, often described as a cradle of the early Piast state. The island served as a fortified stronghold (gród) under the rule of Mieszko I…