Pole arm

A pole-arm

a pole arm is a close combat weapon.Usually a single-edged blade is placed on the end of a long wooden shaft.Spear and Halberd are two variations of pole weapons.Pole arms were used by the dwarves, the corsairs of Umbar as well as the black númenóreans.Special pole arms such as the Usriev or the Derfel were used by the Easterlings, Variags and the Dunlendings.

See:

• Bardiche
• Bill-hook
• Blade-staff
• Easterling Polearm
• Dunlending Pole-Arm
• Glaive
• Guisarme
• Pole-Axe
• Voulge

References

• MERP Rulebook 2nd Edition