origins of the assegai?

pallas · 29th July 2009, 11:35 PM

i know this was the main weapon of the almogavars (who seem to have enjoyed a more dubious reputation for ruthlessness than the other crusading and knightly orders that were their contemporaries) but the name "assegai" seems to be applied to long lances/spears throughout the iberian peninsula and north and east africa. i know assegai is a portugese term, but i somehow doubt that these weapons originated in portugal.

29th July 2009, 11:35 PM	#1
pallas Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 53	origins of the assegai? i know this was the main weapon of the almogavars (who seem to have enjoyed a more dubious reputation for ruthlessness than the other crusading and knightly orders that were their contemporaries) but the name "assegai" seems to be applied to long lances/spears throughout the iberian peninsula and north and east africa. i know assegai is a portugese term, but i somehow doubt that these weapons originated in portugal.