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This suggests that the atgeirr is related to the Viking Age Peterson type B or C spear. [9] Other authors suggest Petersen type D spears, as well as the F, G, and H types. [10] Another view is that the term had no association with a specific weapon until it is used as an anachronism in saga literature to lend weight to accounts of special weapons.
Valheim is an upcoming survival and sandbox video game by the Swedish developer Iron Gate Studio and published by Coffee Stain Studios. [1] It was released in early access on 2 February 2021 for Linux and Windows via Steam , and for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on 14 March 2023.
The krókspjót was a barbed spear, literally "hooked spear", from Old Norse krókr, "hook, anything crooked", [1] and spjót, [1] "spear" (cf. höggspjót, above). The krókspjót resembled a regular spear, except that it had two lugs or "wings" attached at the bottom of the spearhead, somewhat like a boar-spear. Additional hook-spear types ...
The weapons and armour of Middle-earth are all those mentioned J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings, such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tolkien modelled his fictional warfare on the Ancient and Early Medieval periods of history.
95 mm recoilless gun. Colloquially known as musti ("Blackie"); the weapon makes a loud, distinctly dog bark-like sound when fired. In reserve. [106] 66 KES 12 PST 66 KES 12 RAK United States Norway: Rocket launcher: 70,000 [107] [circular reference] M72 EC LAW Mk.I (66 KES 12 PST) HEAT and M72 ASM RC (66 KES 12 RAK) aluminized HE (anti ...
Valhalla (1905) by Emil Doepler. In Norse mythology, the einherjar (singular einheri; literally "army of one", "those who fight alone") [1] [2] are those who have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by valkyries.
Articles relating to pikes, long thrusting spears formerly used in European warfare from the Late Middle Ages and most of the early modern period, and wielded by foot soldiers deployed in pike square formation, until they were largely replaced by bayonet-equipped muskets.
These weapons are used to cut and to stab but their names suggest they were derived from the spear rather than a cutting weapon, such as the hewing spear (höggspjót) and the atgeir. [4] While clearly identifiable artistic or archaeological evidence of the form of these weapons is lacking, it is possible that the swordstaff may be a late ...