Spear | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 06/12/2018

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Spear


00:01:18 1 Origins
00:01:48 1.1 Prehistory
00:03:14 2 Military
00:03:22 2.1 Ancient history
00:03:31 2.1.1 Africa
00:03:39 2.1.2 Europe
00:03:46 2.1.2.1 Greeks
00:05:12 2.1.2.2 Romans
00:06:29 2.2 Post-classical history
00:06:38 2.2.1 Muslim world
00:07:41 2.2.2 Europe
00:08:22 2.2.2.1 Infantry
00:10:33 2.2.2.2 Cavalry
00:11:36 2.2.3 Asia
00:11:43 2.2.3.1 China
00:15:20 2.2.3.2 Indian subcontinent
00:16:23 2.2.3.3 Japan
00:17:21 2.2.3.4 Korea
00:17:28 2.2.3.5 Philippines
00:18:22 2.2.3.6 Vietnam
00:18:35 2.2.4 North America
00:18:43 2.2.4.1 Mesoamerica
00:20:01 2.2.4.2 Native American
00:21:06 2.3 Modern history
00:21:15 2.3.1 Europe
00:22:28 3 Hunting
00:23:10 3.1 Types
00:24:02 3.2 Modern revival
00:24:35 4 In myth and legend
00:24:44 4.1 Symbolism
00:27:26 4.2 Legends
00:28:55 5 See also
00:29:10 6 Notes and references



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SUMMARY
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A spear is a pole weapon 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 flint, obsidian, iron, steel or bronze. The most common design for hunting or combat spears since ancient times has incorporated a metal spearhead shaped like a triangle, lozenge, or leaf. The heads of fishing spears usually feature barbs or serrated edges.
The word spear comes from the Old English spere, from the Proto-Germanic speri, from a Proto-Indo-European root *sper- "spear, pole".
Spears can be divided into two broad categories: those designed for thrusting in melee combat and those designed for throwing (usually referred to as javelins).
The spear has been used throughout human history both as a hunting and fishing tool and as a weapon. Along with the axe, knife and club, it is one of the earliest and most important tools developed by early humans. As a weapon, it may be wielded with either one hand or two. It was used in virtually every conflict up until the modern era, where even then it continues on in the form of the bayonet, and is probably the most commonly used weapon in history.