e/Menaulion

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has gloss	eng: The menaulion or menavlion , also menaulon or menavlon (μέναυλον) was a heavy spear with a length of 2.7 to 3.6 meters with a thick shaft, used by the Byzantine infantry as early as the 10th century AD, against enemy heavy cavalry. To give it increased strength, whole oak or cornel saplings were preferably used. These were then tipped with a long blade of ca. 45-50 cm.
lexicalization	eng: Menaulion
instance of	e/Medieval warfare