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lances
The term lance has become a catchall for a variety of ifferent pole weapons based on the spear. The name is derived from lancea, Roman auxiliaries' javelin, although according to the OED, the word may be of Iberian origin.
Trivia about lances
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew checks in from the Ren Faire.) The points of these long weapons were often blunted in medieval jousting