Lance
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lance-167-5170147
title:
Lance
text:
The English term lance is derived, via Middle English launce and Old French lance, from the Latin lancea, a generic term meaning a spear or javelin employed by both infantry and cavalry, with English initially keeping these generic meanings. It developed later into a term for spear-like weapons specially designed and modified to be part of a "weapon system" for use couched under the arm during a charge, being equipped with special features such as grappers to engage with lance rests attached to
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Long spear used by cavalry
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance
date created:
2002-04-12T00:56:42Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T06:53:23Z
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image:
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13
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