What is Spear?
[[File:A_spear_and_a_series_of_javelins..png|thumb|The weapon on the left is a copy of a [[middle ages|medieval]] spear, the other weapons are copies of medieval [[javelin]]s.]] A '''spear''' is a [[weapon]] used in [[Ancient history|Antiquity]] and the [[Middle Ages]]. It is meant to primarily [[stab]]. Some spears can also slash. Some kinds of light weight spears were also meant to be thrown. A [[lance]] is a special spear used from horseback. [[Knight]]s often used it during medieval times. A [[Pike (weapon)|pike]] is a very big spear for [[infantry]] to fight horsemen. == Examples == <gallery> Image:Pilum Nordisk familjebok.jpg|Pila (one [[pilum]], several pila) were spears used by [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] armies Image:Arrow and spear heads - from-DC1.jpg|[[Arrow]]heads and spearheads as they were common in antiquity File:Spear_fishing_Peru_cropped.jpg|[[Fishing]] with a spear, in [[Peru]] </gallery> {{-}} {{military-stub}} [[Category:weapons]]