page_title: Javelin
hierarchical_section_title: Javelin
caption_attribution_description: English: Javelin thrower. Bronze, Laconian style, third quarter of the 6th century BC. From the shrine of Apollo Hyperteleatas at Phoiniki, Laconia. Français&#160;: Lanceur de javelot. Bronze, style laconien, troisième quart du VIe siècle av. J.-C. Provenance&#160;: sanctuaire d'Apollon Hyperteleatas à Phoinikè en Laconie.
context_page_description: A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon, but today predominantly for sport. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the bow and arrow and slingshot, which shoot projectiles from a mechanism. However, devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distance, generally called spear-throwers.
  A warrior or soldier armed primarily with one or more javelins is a javelineer.
  The word javelin comes from Middle English and it derives from Old French javelin, a diminutive of javelot, which meant spear. The word javelot probably originated from one of the Celtic languages.
context_section_description: A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon, but today predominantly for sport. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the bow and arrow and slingshot, which shoot projectiles from a mechanism. However, devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distance, generally called spear-throwers.
  A warrior or soldier armed primarily with one or more javelins is a javelineer.
  The word javelin comes from Middle English and it derives from Old French javelin, a diminutive of javelot, which meant spear. The word javelot probably originated from one of the Celtic languages.
caption: Javelin thrower. Bronze, Laconian style, third quarter of the 6th century BC
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