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Broken spear may refer to:

  • Lance corporal, lancia spezzata, literally "broken lance" or "broken spear", the presumed origin of the rank
  • The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico (Spanish title: Visión de los vencidos: Relaciones indígenas de la conquista), a book by Miguel León-Portilla, translating selections of Nahuatl-language accounts of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, first published in Spanish in 1959, and in English in 1962

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Broken spear

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Broken spear may refer to: Lance corporal, lancia spezzata, literally "broken lance" or "broken spear", the presumed origin of the rank The Broken Spears:...

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The Broken Spears

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The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico (Spanish title: Visión de los vencidos: Relaciones indígenas de la conquista; lit. "Vision...

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United States military nuclear incident terminology

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Pinnacle – Broken Arrow. Bent Spear incidents include violations or breaches of handling and security regulations. An example of a Bent Spear incident occurred...

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Gungnir

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spear in two and Wotan flees. In the concluding opera Götterdämmerung Wotan is said to have returned to his stronghold Valhalla with the broken spear...

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Military rank

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lancepesade was derived from the Italian lancia spezzata meaning broken spear—the broken spear being a metaphor for combat experience, where such an occurrence...

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Lion Monument

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His size is colossal, his attitude is noble. His head is bowed, the broken spear is sticking in his shoulder, his protecting paw rests upon the lilies...

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Britney Spears

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Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival...

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Ancient Greek military personal equipment

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the ground, as the phalanx advanced, or as a spearhead if the main spear was broken. The doru was used one-handed (the other hand supporting the soldier's...

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Clacton Spear

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The Clacton Spear, or Clacton Spear Point, is the tip of a wooden spear discovered in Clacton-on-Sea in 1911. It is 400,000 years old and the oldest known...

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Spear tackle

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land on their back, head or neck. Spear tackles have caused serious injury including spinal damage, dislocations, broken bones in the shoulder or neck, and...

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Affion Crockett

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"Secondhand Spoke" Chozen Additional Voices (voice) Episode: "The Battle of Broken Spear" 2015 The Comedians Ron Murray Episode: "Orange You the New Black Guy"...

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Fall of Tenochtitlan

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The Broken Spears: the Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico. Boston: Beacon (Leon-Portilla 1962: 117, León, Portilla Miguel. 2006 The Broken Spears: the...

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Holy Lance

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the Lance of Longinus (named after Saint Longinus), the Spear of Destiny, or the Holy Spear, is alleged to be the lance that pierced the side of Jesus...

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Roman legion

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Greek clipei and whose wealth could afford them gladii in the case of a broken spear. By the 3rd century BC, this system was seen to be inefficient. Under...

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Lance corporal

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literally means "broken lance" or "broken spear", formerly a non-commissioned officer of the lowest rank. It can be translated as "one who has broken a lance in...

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Clan Carmichael

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they fled the field and to commemorate this, the Carmichaels bear a broken spear on their clan crest. Catherine Carmichael, daughter of Sir John who was...

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From the Bottom of My Broken Heart

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"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time (1999). It was released...

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Marquess of Waterford

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Dragon's Head erased Azure, pierced through the neck with a broken Spear Or, the broken point Argent, thrust through he upper jaw. Supporters: On either...

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Lone Wolf and Cub

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up Retsudō's broken spear and charging in fury. Retsudō opens his arms, disregarding all defense, and allows Daigorō to drive the spear into his body...

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Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire

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anthology in English for classroom use is Miguel León-Portilla's, The Broken Spears: The Aztec Accounts of the Conquest of Mexico from 1992. Not surprisingly...

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Michael Spears

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Michael Spears (born December 28, 1977) is an Indigenous American actor. He is a member of the Kul Wičaša Lakota from the Lower Brulé Sioux Tribe of South...

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Maasai people

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Willetts & Eames 1987, pp. 168–173. Gilbert, Elizabeth L. (2003). Broken Spears - a Maasai Journey. Atlantic Monthly Press. p. 136. ISBN 0-87113-840-9...

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Alexios and Kassandra

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character. In Odyssey, former Abstergo employee Layla Hassan discovers the broken spear of King Leonidas of Sparta, which is in fact a powerful Isu artifact...

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Truganini

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 26–49. Pybus 2020, pp. 38–42. Pybus 2020, pp. 46–49. Cox, Robert (2021). Broken Spear. Adelaide: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781743058671. Pybus 2020, pp. 53–64...

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Arnis in popular culture

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Reloaded, Neo used the two halves of a broken spear like batons, was able to block the henchmen's strikes with one spear piece and immediately attack with...

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