More people died by the spear than the sword, and if you don't like my opinion, I'll shove it up your ass with sharp stick!
It's because people want to imagine themselves as a hero, engaging in one on one combat. A knight or samurai.
They don't want to imagine themselves as a barely trained serf in a block with 30 other people holding 3m long pikes trying not to shit yourself as arrows start to rain down.
Shit, even in one on one martial combat, give me range and I'll take it. Knife < Sword < Spear < Bow
Knife < sword < spear < bow < crossbow < trebuchet < arbalists thrown by trebuchets < napalm thrown by trebuchets
It was only folded so many times because the ore on Honshu is pretty low grade and had to have the carbon worked out of it more than European steel.
Wait, you mean it's not because it gives me the ability to part steel plate in a single slash?
Wow you must be a novice if you still need to slash. A true bushido master can cut steel without unsheathing the blade.
As I understand it, it wasn't to work the carbon out of it, but instead to simply evenly spread the impurities throughout the whole sword, so there weren't any specific points of weakness
the bow and arrow is just a logical extension of mankind's desire to poke each other at ever longer range.
rock->spear->bow and arrow->cannon->handheld cannon->auto-repeating handheld cannon->howitzer->ICBM->Predator drone
This just in- being able to hurt your enemy from farther away than they can hurt you conveys a large tactical advantage. More at 11.
I think a shield and sword together are better than a spear https://youtu.be/uLLv8E2pWdk?si=vXiyUTTnSbIq-vC8
The famous Roman legion rarely engaged in formation combat with sword and shield, more often Fighting started with spear and shield and moved to sword and shield.
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Even for all who had swords, their primary assault weapon was usually some form of pointy murder stick, usually handheld and horse-propelled
Sir, your fedora is showing
But really, its a sword not noodles (which are folded when made by hand)
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You need to arm 100 guys? 100 spears is a lot cheaper and easier to train than 100 swords.
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Present in very many cultures as well. Be it called yari, ji, iklwa or sarissa they are all long pokey sticks.
Spears are way harder to make a cool spectacle in fantasy though
Kinda reminds me of that scene in Indiana Jones where the guy is doing a load of flashy movements with his sword and he just gets shot in the face