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  2. Tibia (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Some spells are offensive and deal damage to creatures, some heal the player, and others serve other purposes. To cast a spell, a player can type the words of the spell into the text channel. Typing "exura gran" casts the Greater Healing spell. Tibia ' s client developed over the years to make spells easier and quicker to cast using hotkeys ...

  3. Asheron's Call - Wikipedia

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    A Yalaini and member of the royal family, Asheron Realaidain, was born approximately 2,500 years prior to the time when the story starts for players, when they "arrive" in Dereth. Shortly after Asheron's birth, a war began between the Yalaini people and an army of Shadows, creatures of darkness and chaos, led by a demonic nemesis named Bael ...

  4. Spear-thrower - Wikipedia

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    A silver Peruvian atlatl from the 12th-15th century Atlatl in use. A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl (pronounced / ˈ æ t l æ t əl / ⓘ [1] or / ˈ ɑː t l ɑː t əl /; [2] Nahuatl ahtlatl [ˈaʔt͡ɬat͡ɬ]) is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart or javelin-throwing, and includes a bearing surface that allows the user to store energy during the ...

  5. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    The spear of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, given to him by Aengus. Gáe Bulg, the spear of Cú Chulainn, made of the bone of a sea monster. According to the legend, this spear was crafted by the warrior maiden Scáthach and had the power to explode into dozens of barbs, producing instant death.

  6. Weapons and armour in Anglo-Saxon England - Wikipedia

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    The spear itself consisted of an iron spearhead mounted on a wooden shaft, often made of ash wood, although shafts of hazel, apple, oak, and maple wood have been found. [13] There is little evidence as to the ordinary length of these spears, although estimates based on grave goods indicate that their length ranged from 1.6 to 2.8 metres (5 ft 3 ...

  7. Magical tools in Wicca - Wikipedia

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    In the tradition of Seax-Wica, the spear is used as a ritual tool symbolizing the god Woden, who, in Seax-Wicca tradition, is viewed as an emanation of God in place of the Horned God. According to Norse mythology, the god Odin who is the Norse equivalent to the Anglo-Saxon Woden carried the spear Gungnir. For the purpose of comparison it is ...

  8. Craft name - Wikipedia

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    A craft name, also referred to as a magical name, is a secondary religious name often adopted by practitioners of Wicca and other forms of Neopagan witchcraft or magic. Craft names may be adopted as a means of protecting one's privacy (especially for those who are "in the broom closet "), as an expression of religious devotion, or as a part of ...

  9. Sarissa - Wikipedia

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    The sarissa or sarisa [note 1] was a long spear or pike about 5 to 7 meters (16 to 23 ft) in length. It was introduced by Philip II of Macedon and was used in his Macedonian phalanxes as a replacement for the earlier dory, which was considerably shorter. These longer spears improved the strength of the phalanx by extending the rows of ...