Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-107.77.89.17-20150822021148

Ever since I was first introduced to the Elder Scrolls, I have been bothered by the fact that there are no sort of polearms. This isn't just an Elder Scrolls thing. Polearms seen to be neglected in most medieval fantasy games despite the fact that they were the most common type of weapon throughout history. Is anyone else bothered by this/ have and explanation for this? Considering there were spears and halberds in Morrowind, my personal theory is that Bethesda was simply too lazy to add more weapon types. I don't think there can be any in-game lore explanation for this that isn't short of absurd. You can't just lose or ban the technology of giving a knife a really long handle. 