Polearms & Spears
A History of Polearms and Spears Thru History....
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31st Jul 2021 - A Major component to 1st & 2nd Century BC Macedonian Cavalry (of both Light and Heavy varieties), The Kontos Lance was in many ways, the fir …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-bisento-lance
31st Jul 2021 - Designed during The Henian Period (7th to 11th Centuries), the Bisento was in The Pole Arm family of weapons. Comparable to the European Glaive &ndash …
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31st Jul 2021 - A Spear weapon from the 10th to 13th Centuries, The Kontarion was popular with Byzantine mounted Units (such as Cataphracts). Other types of Light Cav …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/chinese-huandao-pole-arm
31st Jul 2021 - Developed in The Han Dynasty (2nd Century), The Guandao was a Pole Arm weapon. Known as the “Reclining Moon Blade”, it featured a blade he …
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31st Jul 2021 - Developed around the 17th Century, The Dangpa Spear was similar to The European Military Fork is design and use. The Spearhead featured 3-prongs. The …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/bident
31st Jul 2021 - This weapon was seen in limited use around the 2nd and 3rd Century B.C. Made of bronze, this was a precursor to The Trident (and later Military Pitchf …
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31st Jul 2021 - Considered one of the ancient “primary” Chinese weapons, The Qiang Spear was a melee weapon going back to pre-Dynasty times. The head of t …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/maori-taiaha
31st Jul 2021 - The Taiaha is the traditional weapon of The Maori Tribe of New Zealand. Part Quarterstaff and part Spear, it was a simple but very effective close qua …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/chinese-podao-lance
31st Jul 2021 - Seen in uses around the 13th Century, The Podao was known as “The Leg Cutter”. Known to have been used by infantry, it's name may have imp …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/placon-a-picot
31st Jul 2021 - The Placon a' Picot was a French ''relative'' of the Flemish Goedendag Spear. Developed around the 14th Century, The Picot was a cheap to make and eff …
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31st Jul 2021 - The 13th Century Norse Kesja Spear was unique in that – unlike a traditional Viking weapon, it was a throwing Arm. Norse did not see much use fo …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/fauchard-pole-arm
31st Jul 2021 - The Fauchard was a European Pole Arm related to The Halberd and Glaive Family of weapons. They developed around the 11th Century and continued into th …