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A '''pike''' [[page type is::definition|is]] a pole weapon, a very long thrusting spear used extensively by infantry. Unlike many similar weapons, the pike is not intended to be thrown. Pikes were used regularly in European warfare from the early Middle Ages[1] until around 1700, and wielded by foot soldiers deployed in close order. The first pikes were simply long sharpened trees used mainly to stop incoming cavalry and sometimes charging infantry.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_(weapon)</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:02, 9 February 2012
A pike is a pole weapon, a very long thrusting spear used extensively by infantry. Unlike many similar weapons, the pike is not intended to be thrown. Pikes were used regularly in European warfare from the early Middle Ages[1] until around 1700, and wielded by foot soldiers deployed in close order. The first pikes were simply long sharpened trees used mainly to stop incoming cavalry and sometimes charging infantry.[1]
Variations
| Item | Source is | Rare item | Is incomplete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssium awl pike roiling with shifting whorls of triple-tine claws | Item:Cloudlake leather bag with an Imperial sapphire set in Maiden's marble, Aesthene's Close 445/Raffle | true | |
| Ash-handled pike | Milgrym's Weapons | ||
| Awl pike of black steel embellished with small ornate plates | The Art of Attack | false | |
| Broad-head stone pike | Hollow Eve Festival 406/Auction | true | |
| Damaris pike | Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 447/End loot, Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 443/End loot, Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 439/End loot, Aesthene's Close 449/End Loot | true | |
| Glimmering haledroth pike | Drathrok's Duskruin 442/Drathrok's Assemblage, Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Drathrok's Assemblage, Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Drathrok's Assemblage, Drathrok's Duskruin 430/Drathrok's Assemblage, Drathrok's Duskruin 426/Drathrok's Assemblage, Drathrok's Duskruin 448/End Loot, Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Drathrok's Assemblage | true | |
| Goldwood pike tipped in carved zeltfish bone | Sleeping Dragon Corn Maze 425/Incidental loot | ||
| Grey Raven warden's pike with a mistwood haft | Item:Grey Raven warden's ring crafted in polished kertig, Item:Grey Raven warden's ring crafted in polished kertig | ||
| Gruesome black steel pike | Maelshyvean cinder beast | true | |
| Hardened cypress dueling pike tipped with a gently curving blade | House of the Revenant Fang 423/Incidental loot | ||
| ... further results | |||
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