Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The angon (Medieval Greek ἄγγων, Old High German ango, Old English anga \"hook, point, spike\") was a type of javelin used during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks and other Germanic peoples, including the Anglo-Saxons. It was similar to, and probably derived from, the pilum used by the Roman army and had a barbed head and long narrow socket or shank made of iron mounted on a wooden haft.It was rare on the battlefield, despite the claim by Agathias, being found mostly in the grave goods of the wealthy. The Fragmentary Chronicle of Saragossa credits an ango with killing King Amalaric of the Visigoths. By the 7th century, it had ceased to be used.They are found in abundance in the war-graves in Illerup-Ådal, Denmark. They are also quite common in Norwegian graves from the migration era."@en }
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- Angon abstract "The angon (Medieval Greek ἄγγων, Old High German ango, Old English anga \"hook, point, spike\") was a type of javelin used during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks and other Germanic peoples, including the Anglo-Saxons. It was similar to, and probably derived from, the pilum used by the Roman army and had a barbed head and long narrow socket or shank made of iron mounted on a wooden haft.It was rare on the battlefield, despite the claim by Agathias, being found mostly in the grave goods of the wealthy. The Fragmentary Chronicle of Saragossa credits an ango with killing King Amalaric of the Visigoths. By the 7th century, it had ceased to be used.They are found in abundance in the war-graves in Illerup-Ådal, Denmark. They are also quite common in Norwegian graves from the migration era.".