User blog comment:The Milkman/Skyrim Titbits/@comment-1726879-20120825120313/@comment-1726879-20120825135155

Sadly, we aren't spartans, and I doubt any of our characters would look good wearing what is as good as a red loincloth and helmet. Blade-spears, as I believe the term is (not sure what the actual term for a polearm with a short blade attached is) are a rather more reliable weapon. Basically the same as a spear, but properly bladed to allow for slices, as well as impalement. In the end, it's just a spear with a larger head that is capable to being used for more conventional combat other than breaking a charge line (something that we rarely see in Skyrim).

That's not to say that I wouldn't like a spear, I just think that they're a very niche weapon that would overall be a lot weaker than its alternatives.