Between Technical-cultural Innovation by the Teutonic Order and Traditional Blacksmith Craftsmanship

The article starts with the description of a rare spur with hinged arms from Starogród in Culm Land, discovered during an excavation in 2018. The artifact is dated to the 2nd quarter of the 13th century and comes from the area of the probable first location of Chełmno. The main aim of the study is...

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Main Author: Maciej Majewski
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Language:deu
Published: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences 2020-12-01
Series:Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae
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Online Access:https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/2529
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description The article starts with the description of a rare spur with hinged arms from Starogród in Culm Land, discovered during an excavation in 2018. The artifact is dated to the 2nd quarter of the 13th century and comes from the area of the probable first location of Chełmno. The main aim of the study is to describe and discuss the existing theories regarding the interpretation of this form of spurs. There are three main theories on the subject. The most probable one is that the arms with hinges were to serve for easier fixing of spurs on heavy boots and those with large decorations, such as belts or buckles. Due to the very early dating of the oldest spurs of this type, it should rather be said that spurs with hinges were used wherever it was found that it would facilitate their mounting on the leg. In none of the periods of occurrence, were these forms dominant but merely co-existed with those with rigid arms
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spelling doaj-art-0e62f9237eef41e0aeaa2de44e2fffab2025-08-20T02:37:29ZdeuInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of SciencesFasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae0860-00072719-70692020-12-013310.23858/FAH33.2020.012Between Technical-cultural Innovation by the Teutonic Order and Traditional Blacksmith Craftsmanship Maciej Majewski0Regional Museum in Toruń The article starts with the description of a rare spur with hinged arms from Starogród in Culm Land, discovered during an excavation in 2018. The artifact is dated to the 2nd quarter of the 13th century and comes from the area of the probable first location of Chełmno. The main aim of the study is to describe and discuss the existing theories regarding the interpretation of this form of spurs. There are three main theories on the subject. The most probable one is that the arms with hinges were to serve for easier fixing of spurs on heavy boots and those with large decorations, such as belts or buckles. Due to the very early dating of the oldest spurs of this type, it should rather be said that spurs with hinges were used wherever it was found that it would facilitate their mounting on the leg. In none of the periods of occurrence, were these forms dominant but merely co-existed with those with rigid arms https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/2529StarogródChełmno (Culm) LandMiddle Ages13th centuryhinged spur
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Between Technical-cultural Innovation by the Teutonic Order and Traditional Blacksmith Craftsmanship
Fasciculi Archaeologiae Historicae
Starogród
Chełmno (Culm) Land
Middle Ages
13th century
hinged spur
title Between Technical-cultural Innovation by the Teutonic Order and Traditional Blacksmith Craftsmanship
title_full Between Technical-cultural Innovation by the Teutonic Order and Traditional Blacksmith Craftsmanship
title_fullStr Between Technical-cultural Innovation by the Teutonic Order and Traditional Blacksmith Craftsmanship
title_full_unstemmed Between Technical-cultural Innovation by the Teutonic Order and Traditional Blacksmith Craftsmanship
title_short Between Technical-cultural Innovation by the Teutonic Order and Traditional Blacksmith Craftsmanship
title_sort between technical cultural innovation by the teutonic order and traditional blacksmith craftsmanship
topic Starogród
Chełmno (Culm) Land
Middle Ages
13th century
hinged spur
url https://journals.iaepan.pl/fah/article/view/2529
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