Talk:Dory (spear)

Deleting portion that pertains to sarissa phalanx, not classical phalanx
Deleting this portion: "However the spear was deployed, the rear ranks traditionally raised their spears straight upwards, a tactic which would have been useful at deflecting missiles when used in dense ranks."

This pertains to the pikes of the Macedonian sarissa phalanx, and not the classical phalanxes that used the doru. Intranetusa 02:43, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

The buttspike paragraph
1)The paragraph has one cite 2) The nickname for the buttspike is completely unverified  3) The ending has a disclaimer saying this isn't academic and just by reenactors!?

With all this in mind, I'm going to take it out if no one minds. Without any citations and with information given by nothing more than a history enthusiast, it has no place here. Moreso, I sincerly doubt that a reeanctor, no matter how "real" they think they are, can possibly relate to someone who actually lived during that time period. 74.143.95.18 (talk) 01:06, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Throwing the Dory
The section on the page about throwing the dory lacks citations.

This article: http://www.academia.edu/1406260/Throwing_the_Greek_Dory_How_Effective_is_the_Attached_Ankyle_at_Increasing_the_Distance_of_the_Throw

provides evidence that the dory was able to be thrown due to the existence of the ankyle strap.

Delete?
This entry is just a transliteration of an ancient Greek word. I don’t find it in the OED and I’ve never heard it used elsewhere. I’d suggest this entry should be deleted. - Eponymous-Archon (talk) 12:57, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

Rename?
Dory is not a common term for even this item in English. It’s just the Greek transliterated. It doesn’t appear in the OED, for example. Even in technical writing the term isn’t commonly used. The article cited above doesn’t even use it throughout. I’d suggest something like “Ancient Spear (dory)” or the like, or maybe even just merging it into the larger topic, since this article is quite short anyway. -Eponymous-Archon (talk) 13:05, 27 December 2021 (UTC)