The Pushing Match

[moonburn]

spears are easy to make axes are harder for instance

spear is usefull for hunting fishing and walking (the today´s walking sticks that many travellers and adventurers use both in snow and in other enviroments fallow the same principle a stick that helps you use your arms for locomotion thus removing pressure from the legs and help you spend less energy in traversing an x amount of distance)

even shields are harder to make and except for serving as a big plate or if big enough as a litle boat makes it less versatile

swords now thats a harsh thing to do and it requires a sload of tecnology to make a good sword so spears are naturally the weapon of choice in almost any enviroment you only need some wood and a sharp point at the end