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675: 1952: 810: 527: 1067: 415: 137: 666:, or continental contemporaries. Spears eventually evolved into lances; this is where the lance depiction comes from. With a good majority of Medieval weapons being spears they became integrated into many war tactics. Spears were very commonly used while providing a defensive block. When men on horses tried to get by these blocks, they would often be killed by the spears that could poke through the shield walls. Spears became more common than swords and axes because of how cheap, long, and fast spears were made. 1929: 1082: 2079: 451: 2306: 349: 1375: 1277: 1996: 2027: 330: 2170: 1617: 1488: 872: 40: 954: 938: 1549: 1678: 1754: 1152: 2261:) was made by the sons of Ivaldi. It had the special property that it never missed its mark. During the War with the Vanir, Odin symbolically threw Gungnir into the Vanir host. This practice of symbolically casting a spear into the enemy ranks at the start of a fight was sometimes used in historic clashes, to seek Odin's support in the coming battle. In 1363: 699:, which had two prominent wings at the base of the spearhead, either to prevent the spear penetrating too far into an enemy or to aid in spear fencing. Originally a Frankish weapon, the winged spear also was popular with the Vikings. It would become the ancestor of later medieval polearms, such as the 682:
Broadly speaking, spears were either designed to be used in melee, or to be thrown. Within this simple classification, there was a remarkable range of types. For example, M. J. Swanton identified thirty different spearhead categories and sub-categories in early Saxon England. Most medieval spearheads
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Typically, most spears made by Native Americans were created from materials surrounding their communities. Usually, the shaft of the spear was made with a wooden stick while the head of the spear was fashioned from arrowheads, pieces of metal such as copper, or a bone that had been sharpened. Spears
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era, when spearmen were used as especially highly disciplined soldiers in organized group attacks. When used in formation fighting, spearmen would line up their large rectangular or circular shields in a shieldwall manner. The Qin also employed long spears (more akin to a pike) in formations similar
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The thrusting spear also has the advantage of reach, being considerably longer than other weapon types. Exact spear lengths are hard to deduce as few spear shafts survive archaeologically, but 180–240 cm (6–8 ft) would seem to have been the average length. Some nations were noted for their
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into battle. The tepoztopilli was a polearm, and to judge from depictions in various Aztec codices, it was roughly the height of a man, with a broad wooden head about twice the length of the users' palm or shorter, edged with razor-sharp obsidian blades which were deeply set in grooves carved into
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in four categories: "一曰漆枪, 二曰木枪, 三曰白杆枪, 四曰扑头枪。” Roughly translated the four categories are: Qi (a kind of wood) Spears, Wooden Spears, Bai Gan (A kind of wood) Spears and Pu Tou Qiang. The Qiang that were produced in the Song and Ming dynasties consisted of four major parts: Spearhead, Shaft, End
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Barred spears: A barred spear has a crossbar beneath the blade, to prevent too deep a penetration of the spear into an animal. The bar may be forged as part of the spearhead or may be more loosely tied by means of loops below the blade. Barred spears are known from the Bronze Age, but the first
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humans began to make complex stone blades with flaked edges which were used as spear heads. These stone heads could be fixed to the spear shaft by gum or resin or by bindings made of animal sinew, leather strips or vegetable matter. During this period, a clear difference remained between spears
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The Romans and their early enemies would force prisoners to walk underneath a 'yoke of spears', which humiliated them. The yoke would consist of three spears, two upright with a third tied between them at a height which made the prisoners stoop. It has been suggested that the arrangement has a
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In the 14th century, tactical developments meant that knights and men-at-arms often fought on foot. This led to the practice of shortening the lance to about 150 cm (5 ft) to make it more manageable. As dismounting became commonplace, specialist polearms such as the
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invasion into Egypt, wooden spears were used, which were prone to splinter, but the influx of a new population brought innovations around bronze technology. Unlike other cultures who wielded spears at this time, the Egyptians did not treat their
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method to kill buffalo, which required a hunter to dress as a buffalo and lure one into a ravine where other hunters were hiding. Once the buffalo appeared, the other hunters would kill him with spears. A variation of this technique, called the
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wielded a type of spear for infantrymen which had a club integrated into the spearhead, and a pointed butt end. Other spears had forked blades, several spear-points, and numerous other innovations. One particular spear unique to India was the
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In the late period of the Roman Empire, the spear became more often used because of its anti-cavalry capacities as the barbarian invasions were often conducted by people with a developed culture of cavalry in warfare.
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were beginning to make their mark. Cavalry armed with pistols and other lighter firearms, along with a sword, had virtually replaced lance armed cavalry in Western Europe by the beginning of the 17th century.
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can be loosely defined as a halberd) rose to prominence in the military. Interesting to note is that the amount of iron Mao-heads found exceeds the number of bronze heads. By the end of the Han dynasty
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were used both in missile and non-missile form, both by cavalry and foot-soldiers. Mounted spear-fighting was practiced using with a 300 cm (10 ft), ball-tipped wooden lance called a
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to Swiss pikemen in order to ward off cavalry. The Han Empire would use similar tactics as its Qin predecessors. Halberds, polearms, and dagger axes were also common weapons during this time.
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Spears were also common weaponry for Warring States, Qin, and Han era cavalry units. During these eras, the spear would develop into a longer lance-like weapon used for cavalry charges.
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firearms in Renaissance Europe saw an ever-increasing focus on integrated infantry tactics. Those infantry not armed with these weapons carried variations on the polearm, including the
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After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the spear and shield continued to be used by nearly all Western European cultures. Since a medieval spear required only a small amount of
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Assyrian soldier holding a spear and wearing a helmet. Detail of a basalt relief from the palace of Tiglath-pileser III at Hadatu, Syria. 744–727 BC. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul
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Cavalry spears were originally the same as infantry spears and were often used with two hands or held with one hand overhead. In the 12th century, after the adoption of
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Hunt, Peter. The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare: Volume 1, Greece, The Hellenistic World and the Rise of Rome. Cambridge University Press, 2007, p. 108
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noted the phallic nature of the spear and suggested that in the Arthurian legends the spear or lance functioned as a symbol of male fertility, paired with the
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were a preferred weapon by many since it was inexpensive to create, could more easily be taught to others, and could be made quickly and in large quantities.
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invented a shorter stabbing spear with a 30 cm (1 ft) shaft and a larger, broader blade one foot (0.3m) long. This weapon is otherwise known as the
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by which troops were directed. The half-pike, sometimes known as a boarding pike, was also used as a weapon on board ships until the late 19th century.
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in classical Greek mythology, was an ashen spear as the nature of ashwood with its straight grain made it an ideal choice of wood for a spear.
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would be stiff. Scholars seem to lean toward the latter explanation more than the former. Because of the difference in the construction of the
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was that most of these animals were hunted to extinction by humans with spears. Even after the invention of other hunting weapons such as the
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The spear was used as the primary weapon in expeditions and battles against neighbouring island kingdoms and it became famous during the 1521
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Spear hunting fell out of favor in most of Europe in the 18th century, but continued in Germany, enjoying a revival in the 1930s. Spear
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along the sharpened edges (most of the spear-tip was wrought iron), it was an economical weapon. Quick to manufacture, and needing less
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with the heavy knightly lance and lighter cavalry with a variety of lighter lances. By the 1540s, however, pistol-armed cavalry called
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continues to this day as both a means of catching food and as a cultural activity. Some of the most common prey for early humans were
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clubs for fighting, the advantage of a far-reaching thrusting weapon was recognised, and a large portion of the army would carry the
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Spike and Tassel. The types of Qiang that exist are many. Among the types there are cavalry Qiang that were the length of one
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in the 5th century BC. Examples also are shown in Roman art. In the Middle Ages, a winged or lugged war-spear was developed (
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Spears were used first as hunting weapons amongst the ancient Chinese. They became popular as infantry weapons during the
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One of the gymnastic exercises performed by the ancient Greeks was the throwing of a spear, referred to as ἀκυντισμός.
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sometimes carry a spear even today. Spears were used in conflicts and training by armed paramilitary units such as the
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document that wooden spears have been used for hunting since at least 400,000 years ago. A 2012 study from the site of
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was a longer polearm, with a straight-bladed spearhead, which became the weapon of choice of both the samurai and the
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Throwing spears became rarer as the Middle Ages drew on, but survived in the hands of specialists such as the Catalan
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long spears, including the Scots and the Flemish. Spears usually were used in tightly ordered formations, such as the
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The spear has been used throughout human history as a tool for hunting and/or fishing and as a weapon. Along with the
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would symbolically destroy a dead warrior's spear either to prevent its use by another or as a sacrificial offering.
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continued to be used, legionaries usually were equipped with other forms of throwing and thrusting spear, similar to
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or fire-hardened tip) were used throughout Africa and it was the most common weapon used before the introduction of
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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin, Ed., Hasta
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and a high-cantled saddle, the spear became a decidedly more powerful weapon. A mounted knight would secure the
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period in which the Iliad is set, and, anachronistically, a later style, with throwing spears, from Homer's own
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Ultimately, the spear proper was rendered obsolete on the battlefield. Its last flowering was the half-pike or
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used by cavalry were fitted with much longer shafts, as is mentioned above. During this era, the use of the
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in 1298 to deter charging cavalry; this was a widespread tactic sometimes known as the "crown" formation.
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that combined the thrusting properties of the spear with the cutting properties of the axe, such as the
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is also used (in a somewhat archaic manner) to describe the male line of a family, as opposed to the
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Throwing spears also were used extensively in Meso-American warfare, usually with the help of an
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or plant resin as an adhesive. The tepoztopilli was able both to thrust and slash effectively.
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appeared to have a relatively short shaft as well as a relatively narrow shaft as opposed to
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forces were centered around the use of the spear. In battle, spearmen would be armed with a
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Spears began to lose fashion among the infantry during the 14th century, being replaced by
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was a glaive-like weapon with a long, curved blade popularly among the samurai and the
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One of the earliest forms of killing prey for humans, hunting game with a spear and
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There are many words in Chinese that would be classified as a spear in English. The
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In the 7th century BC, the Greeks evolved a new close-order infantry formation, the
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spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as
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designed to be thrown and those designed to be used in hand-to-hand combat. By the
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Spears can be divided into two broad categories: those designed for thrusting as a
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continued to be the standard legionary spear until the end of the 2nd century AD.
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Spear manufacture and use is not confined to humans. It is also practiced by the
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were generally leaf-shaped. Notable types of early medieval spears include the
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as well as during later periods, well into the 20th century. A longer pole
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skill than a sword, it remained the main weapon of the common soldier. The
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is still practiced in the United States. Animals taken are primarily wild
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Polearm with a long shaft and pointed head used for thrusting or throwing
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had been rendered completely obsolete. After the Han dynasty toward the
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was widely used. It existed in various forms in areas stretching from
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historical record of their use in Europe is found in the writings of
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Culhwch and Olwen. An Edition and Study of the Oldest Arthurian Tale
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The Arab presence in Sindh and the Mameluks of Delhi introduced the
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in Sudan. It is still being used by certain wandering Sufi ascetics
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tribes of South Africa were renowned for their use of the assegai.
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which were hunted with various kinds of spear. One theory for the
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as a distinct weapon that was perfected in the medieval sport of
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by holding it with one hand and tucking it under the armpit (the
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period (c. 15,000–9500 BC), spear-throwers similar to the later
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referred to simply as Ron ("spear") in Geoffrey of Monmouth's
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The 4th century saw major changes. One was the greater use of
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Hunting Weapons from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century
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with the iklwa. This tactical combination originated during
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print of a samurai general holding a yari in his right hand
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spearmen advancing in close formation with large shields –
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on the second day of the Battle of Bannockburn and in the
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Re-enactor outfitted as a Late Roman legionary carrying a
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from this era are heavily decorated as is evidenced by a
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Bronze spears, notice the ears on the side of the socket.
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Richter, Daniel; Krbetschek, Matthias (December 2015).
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was being used as a hunting weapon from horseback. The
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in hand, were armed mostly with spears, as were their
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which could inflict wounds that none can recover from
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spear was used in ancient Japan sometime between the
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By the 4th century, the 543:Roman armies, the first two lines of battle, the 380:in South Africa suggests that hominids, possibly 4302:(Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1992), p.64 2761:"Lower Palaeolithic hunting spears from Germany" 2437:, said to be the spear that pierced the side of 1474:as late as the second half of the 20th century. 980:Muslim warriors used a spear that was called an 458:The spear is the main weapon of the warriors of 2863:"The Clacton Spear: The Last One Hundred Years" 2278:Other spears of religious significance are the 2214:once he rose to replacing other deities in the 695:, used by the Franks and Anglo-Saxons, and the 1287:After the Tang dynasty, the popularity of the 2242:has its origins in this practice (from Latin 2238:origin, a way to trap evil spirits. The word 1960:, Crow (Native American), late 19th century, 817:The development of both the long, two-handed 622:had effectively disappeared from common use. 8: 3838:"Ancient technology in contemporary surgery" 3669:. Army Educational Stores. pp. 158. 281 3216:The Spearheads of the Anglo-Saxon Settlement 1871:West Mexico and South America (Pre-Colombia) 943:A Palestinian Sufi ascetic carrying a short 3400:. London: Cassel & Co. pp. 60–72. 1645:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 1516:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 1447:is a type of spear or lance, originated in 900:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 454:Athenian warrior wielding a spear in battle 3096:. Princes Risborough: Shire Publications. 2951:"Chimps Observed Making Their Own Weapons" 1269:(矟) was widespread among the footmen. The 4081:. London: Macdonald Phoebus. p. 89. 3869: 3218:. London: Royal Archaeological Institute. 3167:"Medieval Weapons That Maimed and Killed" 2886: 2837: 2727: 2710:Pruetz, Jill D.; Bertolani, Paco (2007). 2188:Like many weapons, a spear may also be a 1665:Learn how and when to remove this message 1536:Learn how and when to remove this message 1245:) the process of replacement of the iron 994:, but the English term, derived from the 920:Learn how and when to remove this message 124:Learn how and when to remove this message 4101:M. Cary and A. D. Nock. "Magic Spears". 1845:Similar to most armies of their period, 4296:Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies 3233:. London: Herbert Jenkins. p. 226. 2680: 2447:could wield, inherited from his father 2132:, although trophy animals as large as 1822:enemy formations before closing in for 573:were armed with a short spear called a 226:) and those designed for throwing as a 3942:"Pre-columbian Atl Atl Spear Throwers" 3733:"TherionArms – Zulu 'Iklwa' war spear" 3281:. Edinburgh: John Donald. p. 80. 393:From circa 200,000 BC onwards, Middle 4143:. London: Penguin. pp. 51, 197. 3784: 3782: 3666:Studies in Indian Weapons and Warfare 3092:Bishop, M.C.; Coulston, J.C. (1989). 1938:native American man with his spear – 1904:the head, and cemented in place with 1736:fought against Spanish forces led by 1603:) for their massed combat formation. 963:Arab warrior carrying a long hunting 555:, often fought with a sword called a 7: 1643:adding citations to reliable sources 1514:adding citations to reliable sources 1010:played an important role during the 898:adding citations to reliable sources 483:. The key to this formation was the 62:adding citations to reliable sources 3894:"Precolumbian Mesoamerican Warfare" 3035:. London: Cassell. pp. 42–83. 3000:. London: Methuen. pp. 166–8. 2973:. London: Croom Helm. p. 192. 2302:(as a symbol of female fertility). 1571:, but it became unpopular as early 1399:in Indian languages. Spears in the 1121:(a single-edged blade similar to a 3926:. February 4, 2008. Archived from 2861:Allington-Jones, Lu (2015-07-03). 2395:Gáe Buide and Gáe Derg, spears of 2313:, holding his primary weapon, the 1587:, often used against cavalry; the 1411:made completely of steel, and the 1297:(枪). The Tang dynasty divided the 1249:had been completed and the bronze 725:Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray 592:From the late 2nd century BC, all 159:consisting of a shaft, usually of 14: 4221:MacKillop, James (January 2004). 3254:The Art of War in the Middle Ages 1291:declined and was replaced by the 781:technique) In combination with a 739:when he defeated English armies. 388:University of Southern California 4139:Crossley-Holland, Kevin (1982). 4049:"Spear Hunting Museum > Home" 2443:Pelian Spear, a spear that only 2339:in the form of the spear called 2309:Statue of the Hindu God of War, 1994: 1950: 1927: 1885:Western Mexico and South America 1615: 1486: 1373: 1361: 1080: 1065: 952: 936: 870: 347: 328: 38: 4188:E. A. Livingstone, ed. (2006). 3842:The Western Journal of Medicine 3449:, Paris, ed. Autrement, 2010. ( 3342:Morris, Paul (September 2000). 3329:Robert the Bruce, King of Scots 3141:Medievalists.net (2020-01-09). 2700:. The Career Press, 2005, p 12. 2698:50 Weapons That Changed Warfare 2345:, which is his primary weapon. 49:needs additional citations for 4257:– via Project Gutenberg. 4224:Dictionary of Celtic Mythology 3789:Roos, Dave (2 December 2020). 3761:. Osprey Publishing. pp.  3480:Arnold (2001), pp.66–72, 78–81 3375:. Oxford: Osprey. p. 36. 3033:The Wars of the Ancient Greeks 2759:Thieme, Hartmut (1997-02-27). 2136:have been hunted with spears. 1368:Razakars during Operation Polo 354:Hunting spear and knife, from 341:Natural History Museum, London 1: 3327:Scott, Ronald McNair (1988). 2879:10.1080/00665983.2015.1008839 2482:Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2416:Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2202:In classical Greek mythology 2093: 1740:who was subsequently killed. 1681:A Filipino warrior holding a 967: 426: 3815:Dhar, Rittika (2023-01-09). 3694:. 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(1978). 4038:Blackmore (2003), pp92-3. 3715:Subrahmanian, N. (1996). 3421:Nicholson, Helen (2004). 2729:10.1016/j.cub.2006.12.042 2521:, including the Etruscan 1768:The various types of the 805:Introduction of gunpowder 368:found in England and the 211:, with or without barbs. 29:Spearman (disambiguation) 4077:Connolly, Peter (1981). 4002:. Dover. pp. 83–4. 3972:"Native American Spears" 3688:Nikkilä, Pertti (1997). 3489:Arnold (2001), pp.92–100 3462:Nicholson (2004), p. 102 3373:The Irish Wars 1485–1603 3191:"Hurstwic: Viking Spear" 3094:Roman Military Equipment 3073:Hanson (1999), pp149-150 2994:Webster, T.B.L. (1977). 1828:Shaka's military reforms 1072:Spear with inscription, 697:winged (or lugged) spear 356:Mesa Verde National Park 230:(usually referred to as 4103:The Classical Quarterly 3836:Buck, BA (March 1982). 3396:Arnold, Thomas (2001). 3277:Fisher, Andrew (1986). 3064:Hanson (1999), pp.147–8 2566:List of types of spears 2290:Sir James George Frazer 2082:A boar-spear with a bar 1879:was largely unknown in 1226:In the Han dynasty the 1204:in the later Shang and 596:were equipped with the 585:, continued to use the 25:Spears (disambiguation) 4079:Greece and Rome at War 3535:Oakeshott (1980), p.56 3526:Oakeshott (1980), p.55 3471:Nicholson (2004), p101 3398:The Renaissance at War 3214:Swanton, M.J. (1973). 2867:Archaeological Journal 2328: 2185: 2083: 2035: 1765: 1728:, where the chieftain 1697:. 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