Also a spear requires little to no training to use effectively. A long stick is kinda intuitive.
A sword however is trickier, fighting effectively with one requires a lot more training so for people that can't rely on a big military industrial complex it is a less useful weapon
DaFuMiquel t1_j1dhslj wrote
Reply to comment by Kargathia in How did the Romans manage to arm most of their soldiers with swords? by Horror_in_Vacuum
Also a spear requires little to no training to use effectively. A long stick is kinda intuitive.
A sword however is trickier, fighting effectively with one requires a lot more training so for people that can't rely on a big military industrial complex it is a less useful weapon