Trident

A trident (/ˈtraɪdənt/) is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm. As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase the chance that a fish will be struck and decrease the chance that a fish will be able to dislodge itself if struck badly. On the other hand, they are not so many as to overly reduce the spear's concentration of force for piercing.

The trident is the tool of Poseidon (Greek) or Neptune (Roman) used for the protection of the sea realms, the god of the sea in classical mythology. Other sea deities such as Amphitrite or Triton were also often depicted with a trident in classical art. Later, tridents were used in medieval heraldry, sometimes held by a merman or triton. In Hinduism, it is the weapon of Shiva and is known as a trishula (Sanskrit for "triple-spear"). It is also associated with the superhero Aquaman. The trident is an important military (especially naval) symbol as an element for forces such as Hellenic Navy, United States Navy SEALs, United States Naval Academy, Cyprus Navy, and Nepali Army. It is included in many logos including the corporate logos of Maserati and Club Med and the athletic logos of Manchester United F.C. and Arizona State University.

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 Mythology and art
* 2.1 Poseidon
* 2.2 Other sea divinities
* 2.3 Hindu religion
* 2.4 Miscellaneous
* 3 Use
* 3.1 Fishing
* 3.2 Agriculture
* 3.3 Combat
* 4 Modern symbolism
* 4.1 Political
* 4.2 Civilian use
* 4.3 Military insignia
* 5 Botanical nomenclature
* 6 Gallery
* 7 See also
* 8 Explanatory notes
* 9 References

## Etymology

Illustration of a trident user from the Wubei Zhi, late 16th to early 17th century

The word "trident" comes from the Latin word tridens or tridentis: tri meaning "three" and dentes meaning "teeth", referring specifically to the three prongs, or "teeth", of the weapon.[1]

The Greek equivalent is τρίαινα (tríaina), from Proto-Greek trianja, meaning "threefold". The Greek term does not imply three of anything specific, and is vague about the shape, thus the assumption it was originally of "trident" form has been challenged.[2]

Latin fuscina also means "trident".[3]

## Mythology and art

Fountain of Neptune in Diafáni, Karpathos island

### Poseidon

The trident is associated with the sea god Poseidon. This divine instrument is said to have been forged by the cyclopes.[4]

Poseidon struck a rock with his trident, causing a sea (or a saltwater spring, called the Erechtheis) to appear nearby on the Acropolis in Athens.[5][6] And according to Roman sources, Neptune struck the earth with the trident to produce the first warhorse.[7]

Poseidon, as well as being the god of the sea, was also known as the "Earth Shaker",[8] believed to cause earthquakes;[9][lower-alpha 1] some commentators[who?] have extrapolated that the god would have used the trident to cause them,[10] possibly by striking the earth. In the Renaissance artist Gian Bernini's sculpture Neptune and Triton (1622–23), Neptune is posed holding a trident turned downwards, and is thought to reenact a scene from Aeneid or Ovid's Metamorphoses where he is calming the waves to aid Aeneas's ships.[11]

### Other sea divinities

In later Greek and Roman art and literature, other sea deities and their attendants have been depicted holding the trident.

Poseidon's consort Amphitrite is often identified by some marine attribute other than a trident, which she never carries according to some scholars, though other commentators have disagreed.[12][14]

Turning to the retinue or a train of beings which follow the sea deities (the marine thiasos) the Tritons (mermen) may be seen bearing tridents.[15] Likewise, the Old Man of the Sea (halios geron) and the god Nereus are seen holding tridents.[15] Tritons, other mermen, and the Nereides can also carry rudders, oars, fish, or dolphins.[15]

Oceanus normally should not carry a trident, allowing him to be clearly distinguished from Poseidon. However, there is conflation of the deities in Romano-British iconography, and examples exist where the crab-claw headed Oceanus also bears a trident.[17][18] Oceanus holding a trident has been found on Romano-British coinage as well.[lower-alpha 2][19]

Some amorini have been depicted carrying tiny tridents.[lower-alpha 3][20]

The trident is even seen suspended like a pendant on a dolphin in Roman mosaic art.[lower-alpha 4][21]

### Hindu religion

In Hindu legends and stories Shiva, the Hindu god uses a trishula as his principal weapon. The trident is also said to represent three gunas mentioned in Indian Vedic philosophy namely sāttvika, rājasika, and tāmasika. The goddess Kali is sometimes portrayed with a trident as well.[22]

### Miscellaneous

A fork that Jewish priests (Kohanim) used to take their portions of offerings.[23]

A trident in the coat of arms of Riistavesi.

In heraldry within the UK, the trident is often held by the figure identified as either a Neptune or a triton,[lower-alpha 5][24][25] or a merman.[lower-alpha 6][26]

The trident held up by an arm is depicted on some coats-of-arms.[27]

## Use

Dutch fishermen using tridents in the 17th century.

### Fishing

In Ancient Greece, the trident was employed as a harpoon for spearing large fish, especially tuna fishing.[28]

Tridents used in modern spear-fishing usually have barbed tines, which trap the speared fish firmly. In the Southern and Midwestern United States, gigging is used for harvesting suckers, bullfrogs, flounder and many species of rough fish.[29]

### Agriculture

It has been used by farmers as a decorticator to remove leaves, seeds and buds from the stalks of plants such as flax and hemp. A form of trident is used by the gardians in the Camargue of southern France for herding cattle.[citation needed]

### Combat

In Ancient Rome tridents (Latin: tridens or fuscina) were used by a type of gladiator called a retiarius or "net fighter". The retiarius was traditionally pitted against a secutor, and cast a net to wrap his adversary and then used the trident to fight him.[30][31]

Tridents were also used in medieval heraldry.

## Modern symbolism

The glyph or sigil of the planet Neptune (♆), which alludes to the trident, is used in astronomy and astrology.

### Political

Coat of arms of Ukraine. The flag of Barbados incorporates a Trident.

* The Tryzub in the Coat of Arms of Ukraine, adopted in 1918 (in a reinterpretation of a medieval emblem which is traced to the Volodymyr the Great.
* The national and presidential flags of Barbados.
* The "forks of the people's anger", adopted by the Russian anti-Soviet revolutionary organization, National Alliance of Russian Solidarists (NTS).
* Britannia, the personification of Great Britain usually depicted to hold a trident.

### Civilian use

* The symbol for Washington and Lee University (see *Washington and Lee Generals)
* King Triton, the mascot of the University of California, San Diego, holds a trident, and the trident is omnipresent in UCSD’s athletic gear (See UC San Diego Tritons)
* The symbol (since June 2008) for the athletic teams (Tritons) at the University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL Tritons).
* Sparky the Sun Devil, the mascot of Arizona State University, holds a trident. ASU recently[when?] redesigned its trident as a stand-alone symbol (See Arizona State Sun Devils)
* The trident was used as the original cap insignia and original logo for the Seattle Mariners. Although the Mariners changed their cap insignia & logo away from a trident theme in 1993, the club allows players to use a trident as a prop after hitting home runs during games. The trident prop used by the team is a replica from the 2018 film Aquaman.[32]
* An element on the flag of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
* The Maserati logo.
* Club Méditerranée.
* The Hawker Siddeley Trident, a 1960s British three-engine jet airliner.
* The Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race trophy.
* The exterior of the World Trade Center used three-pronged decorative and structural elements at its base, commonly referred to as "tridents".
* Manchester United F.C.
* Crawley Town F.C.
* Fredonia Blue Devils
* Tampa Bay Tritons
* White Rock Tritons
* Nkana F.C.

### Military insignia

Emblem of the Hellenic Navy

* The emblem of the Hellenic Navy
* The emblem of the Cyprus Navy
* The insignia of Nepal Army
* With Poseidon in the 31st Brigade.
* The symbol of the Swedish Coastal Rangers, Kustjägarna.
* The trident is a recurring element in the colours of certain units of the Finnish Navy.
* The United States Naval Special Warfare Command, and the Special Warfare insignia, particularly worn by members of the US Navy SEALs, and containing a trident representing the three aspects (Sea, Air, and Land) of SEAL special operations.
* Part of the golden-colored crest of the United States Naval Academy, which depicts a trident running vertically in its background. In addition, the Naval Academy’s motto, Ex scientia tridens, literally translates from Latin as "From knowledge, a trident", though the official translation is "From knowledge, seapower" (i.e. using the association of the trident with Poseidon/Neptune and other sea gods as a metaphor for naval might).
* The ship's crests of 13 of the 18 Ohio-class submarines of the U.S. Navy prominently feature tridents, as both a symbol of maritime power, and in reference to their payloads of Trident D-5 missiles.
* The rating badge of the United States Coast Guard Marine Science Technician.
* The Tug Banner used by Mongolian Honor guards.
* The insignia of the German commando force, Kampfschwimmer.
* The rating badge of the United States Navy Ocean Systems Technician (OT)

## Botanical nomenclature

A number of structures in the biological world are described as trident in appearance. Since at least the late 19th century the trident shape was applied to certain botanical shapes; for example, certain orchid flora were described as having trident-tipped lips in early botanical works.[33] Furthermore, in current botanical literature, certain bracts are stated to have a trident-shape (e.g. Douglas-fir).[34]

## Gallery

* A statue of Hindu God Shiva, holding a trishula, near Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

* Two guardian deities of an ancient Chinese tomb, both holding tridents

* 18th-century trident from Thailand

* Tridents (trishula) brought as offerings to Guna Devi, near Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India[35]

* Camargue trident in France

## See also

* Bident
* Eighteen Arms of Wushu
* Leister
* Military fork
* Pitchfork
* Sai
* Trishula
* Symbols of the Rurikids
* Trident (UK nuclear programme)
* Tug (banner)

## Explanatory notes

1. ↑ Mackay catalogs instances in classical literature where Poseidon is connected with the earthquake, but does not cite use of the trident in any, only mentioning its use in creating the horse.[9]
2. ↑ The reverse side on the denarius of Carausius, acquired by the British Museum in 1998.
3. ↑ Porta Capena mosaics, Rome. In the center is a square with geometric design (star inscribed in circle), and there are four diagonal spokes from it in the shape of a trident.
4. ↑ Villa della Pisanella, Boscoreale, Italy.
5. ↑ Burke assigns trident to Neptune and Eve to Triton. Eve states the Triton is "sometimes called Neptune", while Burke cross-references "merman" to "Neptune".
6. ↑ Thomas Moule, among others write "triton, or merman" implying interchangeability of these terms.

## References

Citations

1. ↑ "Trident" at the Online Etymology Dictionary. Accessed on 23 March 2024.
2. ↑ Walters, H. B. (1892–1893), "Poseidon's Trident", The Journal of Hellenic Studies 13 (37): 454, 459, 45, https://books.google.com/books?id=2YkrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA13
3. ↑ "fuscina", A Latin Dictionary (Clarendon Press), 1879, https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=fuscina
4. ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheke 1.2. Frazer tr. (1921), 1:11; text version via Perseus Project.
5. ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheke 3.14. Frazer tr. (1921), 2:79 and note 2; text version via Perseus Project.
6. ↑ Hurwit, Jeffrey M. (1999). The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present. Cambridge University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-521-41786-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=0pQ4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA32.
7. ↑ Virgil, Georgics 1.12ff, apud Frazer tr. (1921), 2:79 and note 2
8. ↑ Hesiod, Theogony 930.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Mackay, L. A. (1946), "The Earthquake-Horse", Classical Philology 41 (3): 150–154, doi:10.1086/362950 JSTOR 267107
10. ↑ Bury, John Bagnell (1940). "XXII.vi Zeus, Hera, Poseidon". The Cambridge Ancient History. University Press. p. 631. https://books.google.com/books?id=_ijTAAAAMAAJ.
11. ↑ Wilkins, Ann Thomas (2000), "Bernini and Ovid: Expanding the Concept of Metamorphosis", International Journal of the Classical Tradition 6 (3): 403–404 JSTOR 30222585
12. ↑ Collignon, Maxime (1890). Manual of Mythology: In Relation to Greek Art. H. Grevel & Co.. pp. 197–199. https://archive.org/details/manualmythology00collgoog.
13. ↑ Montfaucon, Bernard de (1724). Les Dieux Des Grecs Et Des Romains: Suppl.. Delaulne. p. 70. https://books.google.com/books?id=4FxJAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA77-IA17. ; Pl. XXV
14. ↑ The helmeted goddess bearing a trident has been identified as Amphitrite by Montfaucon in a carved carnelian in the collection of Maréchal d'Estrées.[13]
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Mylonopoulos (2009), pp. 188–189.
16. ↑ "The Oceanus Mosaic". The British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=661249001&objectid=827698.
17. ↑ Oceanus Mosaic from Withington;[16] The "pavement from Ashcroft Villas, Cirencester" is also mentioned.
18. ↑ Wilson, R. J. A. (2006), "Aspects of Iconography in Romano-British Mosaics: The Rudston 'Aquatic' Scene and the Brading Astronomer Revisited", Britannia (Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies) 37: 297–299, doi:10.3815/000000006784016693 JSTOR 30030523
19. ↑ Williams, J. H. C. (1999), "Septimius Severus and Sol, Carausius and Oceanus: two new Roman acquisitions at the British Museum", The Numismatic Chronicle 159: 310–311, https://books.google.com/books?id=u2oaAAAAYAAJ&q=Oceanus+trident JSTOR 42668508
20. ↑ Blake (1936), p. 149.
21. ↑ Blake (1936), p. 139.
22. ↑ Powerful Kali Mantra for Protection - In Sanskrit, English with Meaning
23. ↑ "1 Samuel 2 / Hebrew Bible in English / Mechon-Mamre". mechon-mamre.org. http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et08a02.htm.
24. ↑ Burke, Bernard (1864). merman, Neptune, trident (2nd ed.). Harrison & sons. pp. xlii, xlvi. https://books.google.com/books?id=WmpmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR42.
25. ↑ Eve, George W. (1907). "Heraldic birds and other figures". Heraldry as Art: An Account of Its Development and Practice, Chiefly in England. Batsford. p. 95. https://archive.org/details/heraldryasartan00evegoog.
26. ↑ Moule, Thomas (1842). Heraldry of Fish: Notices of the Principal Families Bearing Fish in Their Arms. J. Van Voorst. p. 218. https://archive.org/details/heraldryfishnot00moulgoog.
27. ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1985). The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopaedia of Armory. T.C. & E.C. Jack. https://books.google.com/books?id=rfhYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA195. , p. 195 and Fig. 488, p. 396 Fig. 778 (p. 285)
28. ↑ Burkert, Walter (1985). The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present. Harvard University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-674-36281-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=sxurBtx6shoC&pg=PA137.
29. ↑ Turner, Andy. "Fish Gigging: An Ozark Tradition". Missouri Department of Conservation. http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2014/09/fish-gigging-ozark-tradition.
30. ↑ Smith, William, ed (1870). "Gladiatores". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. London: John Murray. https://books.google.com/books?id=7h1XAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA918.
31. ↑ Auguet, Roland [1970] (2012). Cruelty and Civilization: The Roman Games. London: Routledge. pp. 56–57, 72–74. ISBN 0-415-10452-1.
32. ↑ Kramer, Daniel (April 25, 2023). "Mariners embrace Aquaman trident as home run prop". MLB Advanced Media. https://www.mlb.com/news/mariners-introduce-aquaman-trident-as-home-run-prop.
33. ↑ John Lindley and Thomas Moore (1964) The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom with which is Incorporated a Glossary of Botanical Terms, Published by Longmans Green, pt.1
34. ↑ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Douglas-fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii, globalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Strõmberg
35. ↑ "Iron-willed 'hero' images". nypost.com. 9 April 2010. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/wtc_steel_artifact_tells_its_own_nm4XpulDud9dzoAFwcPYxJ.

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Symbols/objects|

* Bident
* Cap of invisibility

Animals, daemons
and spirits|

* Ascalaphus
* Ceuthonymus
* Eurynomos
* Hade's cattle

Mythological wars|

* Amazonomachy
* Attic War
* Centauromachy
* Gigantomachy
* Cranes-Pygmies war
* Theomachy
* Titanomachy
* Trojan War

Mythological and
religious objects|

* Adamant
* Aegis
* Ambrosia
* Apple of Discord
* Ara
* Baetylus
* Caduceus
* Cornucopia
* Dragon's teeth
* Diipetes
* Galatea
* Golden apple
* Golden Fleece
* Gorgoneion
* Greek terracotta figurines
* Harpe
* Ichor
* Lotus tree
* Minoan sealstone
* Moly
* Necklace of Harmonia
* Omphalos
* Orichalcum
* Palladium
* Panacea
* Pandora's box
* Petasos (Winged helmet)
* Philosopher's stone
* Ring of Gyges
* Rod of Asclepius
* Sacrificial tripod
* Sceptre
* Shield of Achilles
* Shirt of Nessus
* Sword of Damocles
* Talaria
* Thunderbolt
* Thymiaterion
* Thyrsus
* Trident
* Trojan Horse
* Winnowing Oar
* Wheel of Fortune
* Wheel of fire
* Xoanon

Symbols|

* Arkalochori Axe
* Labrys
* Ouroboros
* Owl of Athena

Mythological powers|

* Divination
* Eidolon
* Eternal youth
* Evocation
* Fortune-telling
* Immortality
* Language of the birds
* Nympholepsy
* Magic
* Ornithomancy
* Shamanism
* Shapeshifting
* Weather modification

Storage containers,
cups, vases|

* Amphora
* Calathus
* Chalice
* Ciborium
* Cotyla
* Hydria
* Hydriske
* Kalpis
* Kantharos
* Kernos
* Kylix
* Lebes
* Lekythos
* Loutrophoros
* Oenochoe
* Pelike
* Pithos
* Skyphos
* Stamnos
* Urn

Musical Instruments|

* Aulos
* Barbiton
* Chelys
* Cithara
* Cochilia
* Crotalum (Castanets)
* Epigonion
* Kollops
* Lyre
* Pan flute
* Pandura
* Phorminx
* Psaltery
* Salpinx
* Sistrum
* Tambourine
* Trigonon
* Tympanum
* Water organ

Games|

| Panhellenic Games|

* Olympic Games
* Pythian Games
* Nemean Games
* Isthmian Games

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* Agon
* Panathenaic Games
* Rhieia

Festivals/feasts|

* Actia
* Adonia
* Agrionia
* Amphidromia
* Anthesteria
* Apellai
* Apaturia
* Aphrodisia
* Arrhephoria
* Ascolia
* Bendidia
* Boedromia
* Brauronia
* Buphonia
* Chalceia
* Diasia
* Delphinia
* Dionysia
* Ecdysia
* Elaphebolia
* Gamelia
* Haloa
* Heracleia
* Hermaea
* Hieromenia
* Iolaia
* Kronia
* Lenaia
* Lykaia
* Metageitnia
* Munichia
* Oschophoria
* Pamboeotia
* Pandia
* Plynteria
* Pyanopsia
* Skira
* Synoikia
* Soteria
* Tauropolia
* Thargelia
* Theseia
* Thesmophoria

Vessels|

* Argo
* Phaeacian ships

Modern offshoot religions|

* Discordianism
* Gaianism
* Feraferia
* Hellenism

Modern popular culture|

* Greek mythology in popular culture

* v
* t
* e

Fishing equipment and methods

Fishing tackle

| Fish hook|

* Circle hook
* Gaff
* Hookset
* Sniggle

|
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Fishing line|

* Braided
* Knots
* Monofilament
* Multifilament
* Power pro
* Swivel

Fishing sinker|

* Arlesey Bomb
* Bombarda
* Downrigger
* Sandsinker

Fishing rod|

* Bamboo fly rod
* Fishing reel
* Fishing rod tapers
* Fly rod building

Fishing bait|

* Bait fish
* Boilies
* Chum
* Clonk
* Groundbait
* Vermicompost
* Worm charming

Plastic bait|

* Deadsticking
* Plastic worm

Fishing lures|

* Artificial fly
* Heddon
* Little Cleo
* Mormyshka
* Original Floater
* Plug
* Sabiki
* Shyster
* Spinnerbait
* Spoon lure
* Spoonplug
* Surface lure
* Swimbait
* Topwater lure
* Zara Spook

Bite indicators|

* Fishing float
* Pellet waggler
* Shortfloating
* Quiver tip

Fishing rig|

* Carolina rig
* Chod rig
* Hair rig
* Texas rig

Apparel|

* Creel
* Diving mask
* Hip boot
* Personal flotation device
* Snorkel
* Waders
* Wetsuit

Other|

* Fish stringer
* Tackle box

Fishing techniques

| Gathering|

* Abalone
* Ama divers
* Clam digging
* Flounder tramping
* Gathering seafood by hand
* Noodling
* Pearl hunting
* Scallop aquaculture
* Trout binning
* Trout tickling

|

Spears|

* Bowfishing
* Gigging
* Harpoon
* Hawaiian sling
* Polespear
* Spearfishing
* Speargun
* Trident

Fishing lines|

* Dropline
* Drum lines
* Handline fishing
* Jiggerpole
* Jigging
* Jug fishing
* Longline fishing
* Spin fishing
* Trolling
* Trotline

Fishing nets|

* Cast net
* Chinese fishing net
* Drift net
* Ghost nets
* Gill net
* Glass floats
* Hand net
* Ice jigger
* Lampara net
* Lampuki net
* Lave net
* Lift net
* Seine net
* Surrounding net
* Tangle net
* Trawl net
* Turtle excluder device

Fish traps|

* Almadraba
* Corf
* Crab trap
* Double-Heart of Stacked Stones
* Eel buck
* Fish wheel
* Fishing basket
* Fishing weir
* Lobster trap
* Putcher fishing
* Trabucco

Other|

* Basnig
* Blast fishing
* Cormorant fishing
* Cyanide fishing
* Dredging
* Electrofishing
* Electric pulse fishing
* Fish aggregating device
* Fish toxins
* Fishfinder
* Fishing light attractor
* Flossing
* Ice fishing
* Kite fishing
* Muro-ami
* Otter fishing
* Pa-aling
* Payaos
* Shrimp baiting
* Snagging

* v
* t
* e

Fisheries and fishing topic areas

Fisheries|

* Aquaculture
* Diversity of fish
* Fish diseases and parasites
* Fish farming
* Fisheries management
* Fisheries science
* Individual fishing quota
* Sustainable fishery
* Overfishing
* Wild fisheries

Fishing|

* Artisanal fishing
* Fisherman
* Fishing vessel
* History of fishing

Industry|

* List of harvested aquatic animals by weight
* By country
* Commercial fishing
* Marketing
* Markets
* Processing
* Products
* Seafood

Recreation|

* Angling
* Big-game fishing
* Catch and release
* Fishing tournaments
* Fly fishing

Techniques|

* Fish trap
* Fishfinder
* Fishing net
* Gathering seafood by hand
* Handline fishing
* Spearfishing
* Trawling
* Trolling

Tackle|

* Artificial flies
* Bait
* Bite indicators
* Hook
* Line
* Lures
* Rod
* Sinker

Locations|

* Fish ponds
* Fishing banks
* Fishing villages
* Marine habitats

* Glossary
* Index
* Outline
* Category

* v
* t
* e

Pole weapons

European|

* Ahlspiess
* Atgeir
* Bardiche
* Bec de corbin
* Bill
* Bear spear
* Boar spear
* Bohemian earspoon
* Brandistock
* Corseque
* Doloire
* Dory
* Falx
* Fauchard
* Glaive
* Goedendag
* Guisarme
* Halberd
* Half pike
* Hasta
* Lochaber axe
* Lucerne hammer
* Menaulion
* Military fork
* Ox tongue spear
* Partisan
* Pike
* Plançon a picot
* Pollaxe
* Quarterstaff
* Ranseur
* Rhomphaia
* Sarissa
* Scottish polearms
* Sovnya
* Spetum
* Spontoon
* Swordstaff
* Trident
* Viking halberd
* Voulge
* War scythe
* Welsh hook

Asian|

* Arbir
* Bisento
* Dagger-axe
* Dangpa
* Gichang
* Guan dao
* Hoko yari
* Kamayari
* Ji
* Nagamaki
* Naginata
* Podao
* Qiang
* Sasumata
* Sibat
* Sodegarami
* Sovnya
* Torimono sandōgu
* Trishula
* Tsukubō
* Woldo
* Yari

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