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A polearm or pole weapon is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, extending the user's effective range and striking power. Polearms are predominantly melee weapons, with a subclass of spear-like designs fit for thrusting and/or throwing.
Spear is a 2022 fantasy novella by Nicola Griffith. Drawing on Arthurian mythos , the book refashions the story of Percival and the Holy Grail but makes the character of Percival a woman. [ 1 ] The protagonist of Griffith's version is Peretur, a girl raised alone in the wilderness by her mother, who develops a magical ability to communicate ...
Spear-armed hoplite from Greco-Persian Wars. A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as bone, flint, obsidian, copper, bronze, iron, or steel.
George Silver, writing in 1599, stated that the black bill should be 5 or 6 feet (1.5 or 1.8 m) long, while the forest bill should be 8 or 9 feet (2.4 or 2.7 m). [ 2 ] During the early 16th century when most European states were adopting the pike and arquebus , the English preferred to stick with the combination of bill and English longbow .
The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, [4] and is published in the bunkobon format (A6, 10.5 cm × 14.8 cm [4.1 in × 5.8 in]). Light novels are subject to dense publishing schedules, with new installments being published in 3–9 month intervals.
This is one of the few examples of less-lethal polearms. [citation needed] The design assumes that the captured person wears armor to protect him against the metal prongs, which could easily hurt the neck of a person without armor. The man catcher was also used to trap and contain violent prisoners. [2]
Voiced by: Rina Hidaka [5] (Japanese); Brianna Knickerbocker [2] (English) A Filolial Queen. Hatching her from an egg purchased from the Beloukas, Filo (フィーロ, Fīro) is the youngest of Naofumi's allies. She is part of a monster species called Filolials that enjoy pulling carts, and having been raised by a Hero, develops into a Queen.
The light novels are written by Asato Asato and are illustrated by Shirabii, with mechanical design by I-IV. ASCII Media Works has published thirteen volumes since February 2017 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. The light novels are licensed in North America by Yen Press, [21] which has published twelve volumes as of November 21, 2023. [22]