Spetum
| Spetum | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Polearm |
| Designations: | Runke, Runka, Friulian spit, corseca, corsesque, chauve souris |
| Use: | Weapon of war |
| Creation time: | approx. 15th century |
| Working time: | approx. 15th to 16th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
Switzerland |
| Distribution: | Europe |
| Overall length: | approx. 200 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, leather, metal |
| Particularities: | different equipment, blade sizes and shapes |
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The spetum (also Runke , Runka , Friauler Spieß , corseca , corsesque , French: chauve souris ) was a medieval polearm .
history
The spetum has a handle bar about two meters long with a long spear blade attached to the tip. At the height of the fastening socket (socket) there are two sharp hook blades (ears) that more or less form a hook that is bent to the side and back.
The spetum was designed to stab, knock down, and pull enemies towards them. The side blades were probably also used to ward off attacks.
The oldest Speten come from Switzerland, in the middle of the 15th century. They came into use around the beginning of the 16th century.
literature
- Wendelin Boeheim: Handbook of the armory . Fourier, Wiesbaden 1985 (orig. 1890), ISBN 3-921695-95-3
- Heribert Seitz: Edged weapons 1 , Klinkhardt & Biermann, Braunschweig 1965.
Web links
Commons : Spetum - album with pictures, videos and audio files
