Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24479348-20131203044432/@comment-202.156.8.10-20131206122845

Mania the Knight of Order wrote: But spears have really good reach, and it's a stabbing weapon, which you don't really see in Skyrim. No stabbing=WTF!? All weapons have a limitation and a spear is completely useless in a cave (unless you tell me you won't turn around or try maneuvers). If you try to use a spear for CQC, chances are you will get stuck (also why the warhammers and battleaxes seem short and light for their weapon classes).

You do know that all warriors that carry a spear also carry a broadsword (typically, some might carry a shortsword or longsword), which is your typical skyrim sword, wide (not too wide), but not too heavy blade, well balanced (CG is close to the hilt), about 80-110 cm long and good for both stabbing and thrusting (All swords, save daedric and scimitar have a thrusting point) for CQC (in fact, everyone had to carry one) or when the spear broke (the wood isn't too strong), mainly because a 2 meter long spear cannot fit into a corridor and cause materials were of dubious quality (yes, if you raided a house in the past, you left your clunky weapon outside or on your back, while you use your sword.)

In TES, you spend so much time indoors and off a horse that a spear is hardly worth the time.

I am trying to give a lore friendly answer, not a Beth was lazy one (even though I know Beth is sloppy and lazy)