The spear is not as chronically overlooked as the axe, but still not usually given as much attention as the sword, so here we go. A few observations about the pros and cons, usage, and importance in history. Also some examples to illustrate the wide variety of designs.

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Sources:

The oldest spears:
https://phys.org/news/2012-11-archaeo...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...
https://www.historyofinformation.com/...
https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wo...

Yulia Shtyryakova, A quest for the atgeir: the unknown Viking weapon in Icelandic sagas and archaeological data
https://content.sciendo.com/configura...

Historical manuscripts
https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Category:...


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