Editing Spear (section)

===Types===
[[File:Boar Spear MET 14.25.305 006jan2015.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|A boar-spear with a bar]]
* Barred spears: A barred spear has a crossbar beneath the blade, to prevent too deep a penetration of the spear into an animal. The bar may be forged as part of the spearhead or may be more loosely tied by means of loops below the blade. Barred spears are known from the Bronze Age, but the first historical record of their use in Europe is found in the writings of [[Xenophon]] in the 5th century BC.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hunting Weapons from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century |last=Blackmore |first=Howard|year=2003 |publisher=Dover |isbn= 978-0-486-40961-0|pages= 83–4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XnnlOcLAnBIC&q=medieval+boar+spears&pg=PA90 |access-date=1 March 2010}}</ref> Examples also are shown in Roman art. In the Middle Ages, a winged or lugged war-spear was developed ([[#Infantry|see above]]), but the later Middle Ages saw the development of specialised types, such as the boar-spear and the bear-spear.<ref>Blackmore (2003), pp.88–91</ref> The boar-spear could be used both on foot or horseback.
* [[Javelin]]
* [[Harpoon]]
* [[Trident]]