Sub-Roman Britain (Cavalry etc)

[Matthew Amt]

Well, they didn't really have *consistent* distinctive names for weapons, did they? "Spear" could be differentiated from "javelin", but a Latin word like "lancea" could mean either! Compounded by the fact that we tend to use "lance" to use a horseman's weapon that is distinct (in some nebulous way) from an infantry spear. SO, assuming you are referring to the "Four Crosses" weapon that had a socket and a long iron shank, it all kinda depends on whether the thing was too heavy to throw. In which case, it's a spear. But if it can be thrown, then it could go either way! If it's barbed, I'd tend to think angon or gaesum, if that helps.

Matthew