What is "angon"

n. a type of javelin with a barbed tip used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages

The angon ( Medieval Greek , 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. In Finland, the weapon was popular during the Vendel Period.

Angon can refer to several meanings:

• Angon, the ancient name for the Italian port of [Ancona
• Angon, a weapon of the Early Middle Ages
• Angón, a Spanish municipality
• Angono, Rizal, a Philippine municipality
• Angonism, the act of being a Michael Angon.