polearm
Long-handled battle tool
A polearm is a weapon mounted on a long shaft, designed to be wielded with both hands—spears, halberds, pikes, glaives, and the like.
The pole extends reach and leverage, keeping opponents at a distance.
Polearms dominated medieval battlefields before firearms: The pikemen formed a bristling wall against the cavalry charge.
Bladed polearm weapon
Extend to touch
- formationCreation or arrangement
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- infantryGround combat troops
- thrustForceful forward motion
sweep · hook · cleave · brace · charge · parry · guard · stance
Soldier wielding hooked spear-axe
- man-at-armsArmed medieval combatant
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- squireKnight's noble assistant
- armorerMilitary equipment maintainer
castle · siege · joust · tournament · crusader · chainmail · battlement · heraldry
glaive
Bladed polearm weapon
reach
Extend to touch
thrust · sweep · hook · cleave · brace · charge · parry · guard · stance · leverage
yari
Japanese bladed pole weapon
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
halberdier
Soldier wielding hooked spear-axe
- man-at-armsArmed medieval combatant
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- squireKnight's noble assistant
armorer · castle · siege · joust · tournament · crusader · chainmail · battlement · heraldry · chivalry
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
point · edge · socket · butt · crossguard · hook · spike · ferrule · grip · poll
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- armorysword, rifles, dagger, pistols, axe
- historical weaponsmusket, muskets, flintlock, flintlocks, pistols
- Korean Weaponsbamboo sword, wooden sword, arrow, spear, trident
- Eastern weaponsscimitar, curved blade, saber, cavalry saber, jeweled dagger
polearmdagger
Short pointed stabbing blade
knife · shortsword · dirk · stiletto · knuckle duster