Polearms & Spears

A History of Polearms and Spears Thru History....

Glaive

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/glaive 31st Jul 2021 - A Pole Arm weapon, the Glaive was a single edged blade, attached to a pole/staff. The blade could range from 18 to 22 inches in length. Pole lengths w …

Bill (Weapon)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/bill-weapon 31st Jul 2021 - A Medieval weapon of English origin, this was another polearm weapon. Similar to the Halberd, The Bill had a flattened blade (12 to 16 inches) with a …

Menaulion Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/menaulion-spear 31st Jul 2021 - Used by warriors of The Byzantine Empire around the 10th Century, the Menaulion was a heavy classification of war spear. A thick wooden (or iron) shaf …

Goedendag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/goedendag 31st Jul 2021 - This unusual weapon made it's appearance in the 14th Century, most notably during the Franco-Flemish Wars. The weapon is basically a club-like instrum …

Angon Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/angon-spear 31st Jul 2021 - This was a spear-like weapon that was preferred by 8th Century Frankish warriors. The shaft of the spear was around 3 to 4 feet long. Some rare docume …

Ranseur

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/ranseur 31st Jul 2021 - This was a Pole Arm weapon used throughout Europe during the 15th Century. Similar in design to the Military Fork combined with a Partisan, the Ranseu …

Quarterstaff

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/quarterstaff 31st Jul 2021 - While not specifically a battlefield weapon, the Quarterstaff did have military applications with regards to close quarters fighting. Normally a hardw …

Pole Axe

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/pole-axe 31st Jul 2021 - Another very common (and widely recognized) weapon of the Middle Ages. In essence, the Pole Axe was an axe head mounted on a Pole Arm. It is often mis …

Atgeir

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/atgeir 31st Jul 2021 - Called "The Mail Piercer", or "Hewing Spear" - was a form of Norse/Viking Pole Arm. Very similar in appearance to the English Bill or French Glaive, s …

Voulge

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/voulge 31st Jul 2021 - A Pole Arm weapon very similar to The Gaive, it saw popularity in  Medieval Europe. The most noted difference  between the two weapons was t …

Corseque

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/corseque 31st Jul 2021 - Developed in Corsica, France - this weapon was part of the Polearm family of weapons. Seen in the 16th Century, the head of the weapon had a long slen …

Ahlspeiss

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/ahlspeiss 31st Jul 2021 - Developed in the 15th/16th Centuries, and seen primarily in Germany and Austria - the Ahlspeiss was a stabbing/piercing weapon. Basically a long steel …