spear

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. The most common design for hunting and/or warfare, since modern times has incorporated a metal spearhead shaped like a triangle, diamond, or leaf. The heads of fishing spears usually feature multiple sharp points, with or without barbs.

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Spears; speer
pole weapon, sports equipment, 

atgeir, atlatl, azcón, bamboo, banderillas, bear, ceremonial, dangpa, djerid, dory, fire lance, fish, gaesum, grain, hasta, hoko yari, huata, Iklva, javelin, javelin, lance, langxian, leister, mao, Migration Period, Unknown, sarissa, sibyna, weapon functional class, yari, 

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  atgeir ⓘ
  spear

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  azcón ⓘ
  

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  bamboo spear ⓘ
  type of spear

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  banderillas ⓘ
  sharp stick used in bullfighting

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  bear spear ⓘ
  type of pole weapon primarily used for bear hunting

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  ceremonial spear ⓘ
  ceremonial weapon

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  dangpa ⓘ
  Korean pole weapon

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  djerid ⓘ
  type of throwing spear about 3 ft. long

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  dory ⓘ
  type of weapon used by hoplites in Ancient Greece

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  fire lance ⓘ
  10th Century firearm of Chinese origin

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  fish spear ⓘ
  long pointed weapon used to catch fish by stabbing

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  gaesum ⓘ
  spear

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  hasta ⓘ
  cold weapon

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  hoko yari ⓘ
  Japanese pole weapon

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  huata ⓘ
  Maori spear

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  Iklva ⓘ
  spear-shaped weapon

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  javelin ⓘ
  light spear, designed to be thrown

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  javelin ⓘ
  in light athletics

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  lance ⓘ
  pole weapon that is primarily used on horseback for mounted warfare

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  langxian ⓘ
  branched, multi-tipped spear with blades attached to the branches

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  leister ⓘ
  spear used for fishing

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  mao ⓘ
  

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  Migration Period spear ⓘ
  cold weapon

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  sarissa ⓘ
  long spear used by the Macedonian phalanx

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  sibyna ⓘ
  type of spear

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  Unknown ⓘ
  sharpened spear or lance

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  yari ⓘ
  Japanese straight-headed spear

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Atlas Van der Hagen-KW1049B11 075-VILLA ANGIANA Vulgo HET PERC VAN ANGUIEN

Atlas Van der Hagen-KW1049B10 065-De Belegeringh van Wismar

Book of Hours of Simon de Varie - KB 74 G37 - folio 084r

St. James the Major at the Battle of Clavigo, print, attributed to Martin Schongauer (MET, 41.1.195)

Allegories of Wisdom and Truth Leading the Infant Arts to America, drawing, John James Barralet (MET, 61.672)

Plate 22 from the 'Tauromaquia': Manly courage of the celebrated Pajuelera in ,the ring, at Zaragoza, print, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (MET, 21.19.22)

A smoky day at the Sugar Bowl--Hupa

Statue of Athena, Parliament building (Vienna) 01

Spear

• 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Spear - encyclopedia article, English, 2013
• Weapons, fighters and combat: spears and swords in Early Bronze Age Scandinavia - , 1893
• Akontion 2 (Pauly-Wissowa) - encyclopedic article in Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE), German

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		atgeir	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		azcón	dart, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		bamboo spear	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		banderillas	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		bear spear	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		ceremonial spear	ceremonial weapon, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		dangpa	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		djerid	dart, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		dory	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		fire lance	handgun, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		fish spear	fishing tackle, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		gaesum	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		hasta	cold weapon, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		hoko yari	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		huata	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		Iklva	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		javelin	throwing weapon, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		javelin	sporting weapon, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		lance	spear, pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		langxian	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		leister	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		mao	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		Migration Period spear	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		sarissa	spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		sibyna	pole weapon, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		Unknown	lance, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		yari	spear	Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tesauro Museus page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Recueil des histoires de Troyes - KB Copy - 78 D 48 - 040 038v		Commons
commons	image		Atlas Van der Hagen-KW1049B11 075-VILLA ANGIANA Vulgo HET PERC VAN ANGUIEN		Commons
commons	image		Atlas Van der Hagen-KW1049B10 065-De Belegeringh van Wismar		Commons
commons	image		Book of Hours of Simon de Varie - KB 74 G37 - folio 084r		Commons
commons	image		St. James the Major at the Battle of Clavigo, print, attributed to Martin Schongauer (MET, 41.1.195)		Commons
commons	image		Allegories of Wisdom and Truth Leading the Infant Arts to America, drawing, John James Barralet (MET, 61.672)		Commons
commons	image		Plate 22 from the 'Tauromaquia': Manly courage of the celebrated Pajuelera in ,the ring, at Zaragoza, print, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (MET, 21.19.22)		Commons
commons	image		A smoky day at the Sugar Bowl--Hupa		Commons
commons	image		Statue of Athena, Parliament building (Vienna) 01		Commons
commons	image		Spear		Commons