Researchers discovered the metal weapon while exploring a new site in the Jotunheimen mountains.
"Look at this little handsome man, -the researchers wrote in a post. “The last person to touch this tip was a Viking.” The length of the tip is 10 cm and scientists were very surprised to find an artifact in this region of the country.
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Arrowheads with three blades have been known since the Viking Age in Norway, but are very rare compared to the usual two-bladed ones.
"Arrowheads with three blades used,to inflict a larger wound on the game that the Vikings hunted - in this case, the reindeer, ”the scientists explain. At first, scientists decided that this was a combat arrow designed to pierce chain mail. However, experts noted that the tip is too wide for this.
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While it is still too early for researchers to establish a definitive date on the rust-stained arrowhead, they believe it is from the Viking Age, meaning it is between 1,000 and 1,200 years old.
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