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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.
An atgeir was a type of polearm in use in Viking Age Scandinavia and Norse colonies in the British Isles and Iceland. The word atgeirr is older than the Viking Age, and cognates can be found in Old English and other Germanic dialects (atiger, setgare, aizger), deriving from the Germanic root gar [1], and is related to the Old Norse geirr ...
Even in the Tudor period, bills were still common with levies sent to fight the Scots. The Battle of Flodden in 1513 was a classic match between continental-style pike formations (Scots) and billmen (English). When the English army fought in the Italian War of 1542–1546, the bill was still the main polearm of the English.
An assegai or assagai [a] [2] is a polearm used for throwing, usually a light spear or javelin made up of a wooden handle with an iron tip. Area of use [ edit ]
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.
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A quarterstaff (plural quarterstaffs or quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European polearm, which was especially prominent in England during the Early Modern period. The term is generally accepted to refer to a shaft of hardwood from 6 to 9 feet (1.8 to 2.7 m) long, sometimes with a metal tip, ferrule , or spike ...
9th episode of the 6th season of Game of Thrones "Battle of the Bastards" Game of Thrones episode Episode no. Season 6 Episode 9 Directed by Miguel Sapochnik Written by David Benioff D. B. Weiss Featured music Ramin Djawadi Cinematography by Fabian Wagner Editing by Tim Porter Original air date June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19) Running time 59 minutes Guest appearances Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm ...