• PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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    14 days ago

    Weren’t Pikes developed only in the high middle ages? The swiss were find of them.

    Prior to that you are looking at shorter spears and various other polararms like a billhook. Halberds and Pikes were later developments.

    In ancient times, the Greek hoplite was used (similar to a pike), but it was actually made obsolete by the Roman sword, the gladius, and shield wall.