The Spear - King of Weapons? Or Just a Pointy Stick?

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. Battle Axes - How Underrated Are They? Arms & Armor 12th Century Spear VS. Riveted Mail and Ballistic Gel Sword vs. Polearm - Can You Just CUT it Off? Sources: The oldest spears: Yulia Shtyryakova, A quest for the atgeir: the unknown Viking weapon in Icelandic sagas and archaeological data https://content.