angon

noun

an·​gon ˈaŋ-ˌgän 

plural angons

: 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

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Greek ángōn, borrowed from Germanic *angōn "sharp point, hook"

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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