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The Winged Spear Invented
The winged spear was a common type of thrusting spear throught the time of the middle ages.It had a leaf shaped head and had kind of wings to add the extra kill when attacking an emeny. Some people say the wings were used to stop the blade penertrating to far into the body risking it getting stuck. -
Sep 11, 1000
Lances were Invented
The lance was invented the same time jousting was in the year 1000. Jousting is when a knight of man is on a horse and is holding a very very long spear called a lance. There are 2 men either side of the arena. They go fouth at eachother on horses with alot of armour and a shield. The person who dies and or gets knocked of is the loser. -
Sep 11, 1100
The Pike Invented
A pike is a long sharpend tick used as a defence weapon. it is heald by men who are standing at the front. Stoping enemies from getting to the good guys. They can reach up to 7 metres long giving archers a advantage. -
Sep 11, 1300
Bardiches was Invented
It was used in alot of places throught out the world. it was used in Russia and Eastern Eroupe instead of helberd. It was sort of a pole-axe but withoue out the spike on the back. -
Sep 11, 1350
The Maul was Invented
The maul is a long hammer with a heavy ended head. It is made of either lead or iron. It has a simlar appearance to the modern day sledge hammer but somtimes had a spear-like on the fore-end half. -
Sep 11, 1400
The Pole-axe was Invented
The pole-axe is pretty much what it sounds like. Its a axe in a pole, which give the axe a long reach making it a deadly weapon.Attached to it, it had a armour piercing spike on the back. It also had a spear on the front to stabe enemies. -
Sep 11, 1500
The Helberd was Invented
The helberd is very similar to the pole-axe. It has a axe at the at the top with a spear end, and always has a hook or thorn on the back of the axe for grappling mounted combatants.This is what made it special. -
Quarterstaves got called Quarterstaves
Quarterstaves were called Quarterstaves
They are a long stick up to 2 meters long that have a sharp metal point on each end of thr long stick. It was used in combat
