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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2890492" data-attributes="member: 19675">I would imagine that the historical inspiration for the class is a factor- most spears of the British Isles during what we could call the "druidic" era of culture would have been less than 8' in length.However, size, the reason for its reach, is probably the key.Longspears are a little trickier to use than their shorter counterparts.One trick is keeping the thing on target- the longer and heavier the pole, the harder the mass at the end is to control.  That's physics.Another factor is that it requires a bit more skill to keep your foes from chopping the tip off.Then there's that extra 2'- it may seem insignificant out on the plains, but fighting with the thing in enclosed spaces like a heavily wooded area with undergrowth will prove problematic.</blockquote>