Spear History

The spear was one of man’s earliest inventions, used for hunting, fishing, and combat. Early spears were merely sharp sticks up to 2.1 meters in length. And later adapted by many countries and used in many wars. Over the years the spear took many forms in the material used for it. From the vikings to the Romans, the spear was used all over the globe. From flint to metal,the spear was extremely versatile. Early spear were first just sharpsticks, anywhere from 2.1 to 3 meters in length. Early spears since they were just sharp sticks were used for hunting and fishing, but later man started using flint and the head of the spear, flint never had to be sharpened as the it could be flaked off, and those flakes were naturally razor sharp, but fragile. Later came the use of obsidian, the sharpest material on the planet, it micro bevel width was as small as 2 nanometers, that’s small enough to sever molecules themselves in the skin. And in some countries it is still used as scalpels in hospitals.
Later Steel became the main use for spear heads, forging a spear head although was not easy.
It would start with some high carbon, low carbon, and pure iron into a crucible, that was capped off with a clay cap, completely sealed from oxygen. Then is put on the bottom base of the smelting forge, the forge is thus ignited and supplied consistently for 5-8 hours …show more content…
Almost all Roman soldiers were armed with a spear or pike, shield, and a short sword. And because of the spear, many formations were created around it for defense and offense, to deflect arrows or to charge the enemy. With the superiority of the Roman spear, many times Persian or Greek soldiers would use fallen Roman spears against