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Guild Wars 2 is a free-to-play, [2] massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft.Set in the fantasy world of Tyria, the core game follows the re-emergence of Destiny's Edge, a disbanded guild dedicated to fighting Elder Dragons, colossal Lovecraftian-esque entities that have seized control of Tyria in the time since the original Guild Wars (2005 ...
Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Elementalist may refer to: Gaming a type of character in the Dragon Warriors games series; a type of character in the ...
A spearman is an ancient infantry or cavalry [1] combat unit which was armed with a spear, and in some cases, a shield. [2] In popular culture a 'spearman' is an early melee unit found in Civilization games. Its primary role is to be used for attacking or defending against mounted units. [3]
As with other items of war, Elves and Dwarves produced the best armour. The mail shirt forged by Dwarves from the fictional metal mithril appears in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, worn in turn by the protagonists Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. [2] [16]
Rhongomyniad, or Rhongomiant (variously translated as "Slaying Spear," "Cutting Spear" or "Striking Spear"), was the spear of King Arthur in the Welsh Arthurian legends. Unlike Arthur’s two other weapons, his sword Caledfwlch and his dagger Carnwennan , Rhongomyniad has no apparent magical powers.
"Spear and Fang" is the series premiere of the first season of the American adult animated action-drama Primal. It premiered unannounced on Adult Swim's YouTube channel and website on October 4, 2019, before premiering on Adult Swim itself four days later on October 8, 2019. [1] It was written and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. In the episode ...
Usage of the term "Greek fire" has been general in English and most other languages since the Crusades. Original Byzantine sources called the substance a variety of names, such as "sea fire" (Medieval Greek: πῦρ θαλάσσιον pŷr thalássion), "Roman fire" (πῦρ ῥωμαϊκόν pŷr rhōmaïkón), "war fire" (πολεμικὸν πῦρ polemikòn pŷr), "liquid fire ...
It is made of yew wood, shaped into a point, and when found was 387 mm (15.2 in) long, 39 mm (1.5 in) diameter and straight, but drying out during the first decades of storage shrank it to 367 by 37 mm (14.4 by 1.5 in), and warped it slightly into a curve. Treatment by wax impregnation in 1952 apparently stabilized it.