Description
The lance is a type of spear used by cavaliers. It usually consists of a long wooden shaft with a sharp metal point.
The combination of lance and stirrup gives an armored cavalier tremendous shock potential in battle, and also in the tournament joust, in which single knights seek to unhorse each other by holding their lances level and charging headlong at each other. The butt end of the shaft is couched in a leather rest attached to the saddle.