>>In HW, Spear & Shield is said to be a common Heortling fighting style. =
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>>how do people fight with 1H-spear? I'm sure it must work but i can't =
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>>this. How do you hold your spear? I've even tried with a wood shaft =
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>>seems quite clumsy (note that i'm a poor fighter...)
Jerome
>It's actually remarkably easy. You hold the spear in the middle of >it's length or so, and stab with it. Without a shield, it's a bit >clumsy, and very hard to defend - best use two-handed if you've no >shield, you can hold it further back and get better reach too >(one-handed you only get about the same reach as a sword, but a spear >is a hell of a lot cheaper...). But WITH a shield, you lead with the >shield & shield shoulder, and stab past the edge of it, underhand or >overhand. Overhand, you can throw it at a second's notice too (better >have an alternative weapon though...).
Wulf
I agree totaly with Wulf.....with the following additional comments.
The Spear and Shield's man can find himself a little at disadvantage = against, say, Sword and Shield because his primary weapon is vunerable = to being batted aside or even chopped up.....IN ONE ON ONE combat. = However when the shield wall forms the oposite is true. In a close = packed shield wall there isnt all that much room to play with and us = swordsmen find it hard to get in good attacks without opening a gap in = the wall......the spearmen on the other will take advantage of any = weaknesses within reach....quite a long reach at that!!
Having once droped my guard a little at a recreation of Hastings...and = received four spears to the chest in the same instant I can personally = attest that in a Shield Wall the use of 1 Handed Spear is indeed a = effective thing (I can still remember the pain and it was about a decade = ago!)
DomT
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size=3D3>>>In HW,=20
Spear & Shield is said to be a common Heortling fighting style. But=20
<BR>>>how do people fight with 1H-spear? I'm sure it must work but =
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picture <BR>>>this. How do you hold your spear? I've even tried =
with a=20
wood shaft but it <BR>>>seems quite clumsy (note that i'm a poor=20
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size=3D3>Jerome</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><BR><BR>>It's actually =
remarkably easy.=20
You hold the spear in the middle of<BR>>it's length or so, and stab =
with it.=20
Without a shield, it's a bit<BR>>clumsy, and very hard to defend - =
best use=20
two-handed if you've no<BR>>shield, you can hold it further back and =
get=20
better reach too<BR>>(one-handed you only get about the same reach as =
a=20
sword, but a spear<BR>>is a hell of a lot cheaper...). But WITH a =
shield, you=20
lead with the<BR>>shield & shield shoulder, and stab past the =
edge of it,=20
underhand or<BR>>overhand. Overhand, you can throw it at a second's =
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too (better<BR>>have an alternative weapon=20 though...).<BR><BR>Wulf</FONT><BR></DIV>
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