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.[1]
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 448/Incidental loot, Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Incidental loot | true | |
| ... further results | |||
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