Spear - The Spear in Myth and Legend - Legendary Spears

Legendary Spears

  • Amenonuhoko, spear of Izanagi and Izanami, creator gods in Japanese mythology
  • Gáe Bulg, spear of Cúchulainn, hero in Irish mythology
  • Gáe Buide and Gáe Derg, spears of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne which could inflict wounds that none can recover from
  • Green Dragon Crescent Blade, a guan dao wielded by General Guan Yu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
  • Gungnir, spear of Odin, a god in Norse mythology
  • Holy Lance, said to be the spear that pierced the side of Jesus
  • Octane Serpent Spear of Zhang Fei (Yide) from the Three Kingdoms period in China
  • Spear of Fuchai, the spear used by Goujian's arch-rival, King Fuchai of Wu, in China
  • Spear of Lugh, named after Lugh, a god in Irish mythology
  • Trident, a three-pronged fishing spear associated with a number of water deities, including the Etruscan Nethuns, Greek Poseidon, and Roman Neptune.
  • Trishula, a three-pronged spear wielded by the Hindu deities Durga and Shiva
  • Rhongomyniad, or simply 'Ron,' the spear of King Arthur according to British tradition.

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