Ranseur

A ranseur () were specialized spears in the pole arm family.
==Description==
Ranseurs had long, tapered tips with two wing-like projections at their base. These secondary barbs projected out at about 45° from the center line, but were curved backward. The base of their heads were often indented, forming a trap between the head and secondary tines. Their shafts were typically long.
==Weaponology==
Due to their length, ranseurs had be wielded two-handed by human-sized creatures. Ranseurs, like most pole arms, were very effective in large numbers, in combination with other types of forces, and when wielded by well-trained troops. For these reasons it was often considered a martial weapon.
==Notable Ranseurs==
==Notable Owners==
* The Ravenian merchant Bendekar had multiple ranseurs in his home's expansive weapons collection.
==Appendix==
===Appearances===
===Gallery===
Group of Polearms (1) 2nd edition.png|An illustration of various polearms, with a ranseur sitting between a spetum and a lucerne hammer.
Ranseur1Rotated.jpg|A photograph of a ranseur
===External Links===
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===References===
Category:Weapons
Category:Polearms
Category:Two-handed weapons
Category:Martial weapons
Category:Melee weapons
Category:Piercing weapons
Category:Reach weapons
Category:Items from Ravens Bluff
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Toril
Category:0-24 gold pieces