Editing Goths (section)

===Warfare===
{{Main|Gothic and Vandal warfare}}
{{Further|Gothic Wars|Upper Trajan's Wall|Athanaric's Wall|Montes Serrorum}}

[[File:Roman Europe Germanic Spears (28138612604).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Germanic spearheads]]

Gothic arms and armour usually consisted of wooden shield, spear and often swords. 'Rank and file' troops did not wear much protection, while warriors of higher social class were better equipped, as was common for most tribal peoples of the time.

Armour was either a chainmail shirt or lamellar cuirass. Lamellar was popular among horsemen. Shields were either round or oval with a central boss grip. They were decorated with tribe or clan symbols, such as animal drawings. Helmets were often of spangenhelm type, often with cheek and neck plates. Spears were used both for thrusting and throwing, although specialized javelins were also in use. Swords were one handed, double edged and straight, with a very small crossguard and large pommel. It was called the Spatha by the Romans, and it is believed to have first been used by the Celts. Short wooden bows were also used, as well as occasional throwing axes.<ref name="Kevin F. Kiley 2013">{{cite book |author= [[Kevin F. Kiley]] |year= 2013|title=Uniforms of the Roman world}}</ref>
Missile weapons were mainly short throwing-axes such as [[Fransica]] and short wooden bows. Specialized javelins such as [[angon]] were more rare but still used.<ref name="Kevin F. Kiley 2013"/>