Lance
pole weapon that is primarily used on horseback for mounted warfare
A lance is a long thrusting spear designed to be used by a mounted warrior or cavalry soldier (lancer). In ancient and medieval warfare, it evolved into the leading weapon in cavalry charges, and was unsuited for throwing or for repeated thrusting, unlike similar weapons of the javelin and pike family typically used by infantry.
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Quotes
edit- Again we breathe
Fresh air and sun through lanes your lances made.- John Nichol, Hannibal (1873), III, xi
