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Ashandarei literally means "sword spear" in the [[Old Tongue]] ({{acos|37}}), which is what it looks like: a long, black-hafted spear with a foot-long "sword blade in place of a spear point, slightly curved and single-edged". They are not in common use, but [[Mat]] knew from his memories something of the way to fight with one. They are a two handed weapon ({{wh|30}}, best used with open space ({{acos|38}}) and are infective without room to move them.  They function as wither a quarterstaff or spear
Ashandarei literally means "sword spear" in the [[Old Tongue]] ({{acos|37}}), which is what it looks like: a long, black-hafted spear with a foot-long "sword blade in place of a spear point, slightly curved and single-edged". They are not in common use, but [[Mat]] knew from his memories something of the way to fight with one.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 08:40, 14 September 2010

Ashandarei literally means "sword spear" in the Old Tongue (ACoS, Ch. 37), which is what it looks like: a long, black-hafted spear with a foot-long "sword blade in place of a spear point, slightly curved and single-edged". They are not in common use, but Mat knew from his memories something of the way to fight with one. They are a two handed weapon (WH, Ch. 30, best used with open space (ACoS, Ch. 38) and are infective without room to move them. They function as wither a quarterstaff or spear