Lance

A lance is a pole weapon or spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior. The lance is longer, stout and heavier than an infantry spear, and unsuited for throwing, or for rapid thrusting. Lances did not have tips designed to intentionally break off or bend, unlike many throwing weapons of the spear/javelin family. They were often equipped with a vamplate, a small circular plate to prevent the hand sliding up the shaft upon impact. As a secondary weapon, lancers of the period also bore swords, maces or something else suited to close quarter battle, since the lance was often a one-use-per-engagement weapon; after the initial charge, the weapon was far too long, heavy and slow to be effectively used against opponents in a melee.

Variations

Item	Source is	Rare item	Is incomplete
Blunted lance	Rossgallan Keep Jousting Field, Ratha Stables, Beech Glade, Baronial Tournament Arena
Blunted lance festooned with royal blue and gold satin ribbons	ODS House, Baronial Tournament Arena		true
Blunted lance wrapped in white and crimson silk	Lance rack (Shard)
Brass-capped lance equipped with a gleaming red-gold vamplate	Lance rack (Shard)
Brass-capped tournament lance painted with royal blue and gold striping	ODS House, Baronial Tournament Arena		true
Colossal silversteel lance with an elaborate stormfire topaz inlay	Hollow Eve Festival 432/Auction	true
Gleaming steel jousting lance engraved with the word "Justice"	Inner Illuminations (1)
Gloomwood skirmisher's lance with a leaf-shaped tyrium tip	Hollow Eve Festival 403 Auction, Hollow Eve Festival 403/Auction		true
Gold-tipped lance	Struan's Weapons and Armor
Icesteel-tipped lance with an ebony shaft	Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Incidental loot, Drathrok's Duskruin 452/Incidental loot, Drathrok's Duskruin 448/Incidental loot	true
... further results

Related Forum Posts

Click here to search for related posts.

Additional Information

• spear