SINCE 1828
angon
noun
an·gon
| \ ˈaŋ-ˌgän
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plural angons
Definition of angon
: a type of heavy javelin that resembled a Roman pilum and was used in the early Middle Ages by Germanic warriors (such as the Franks and Anglo-Saxons)
In the royal grave at Sutton Hoo in East Anglia there were six large spears and three angons, or throwing spears, all of different types …— Carl Lindahl et al., Medieval Folklore, 2000
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