- Accusation/Accuser: that the writer is making an accusation against somebody, or intends to in the future--the pen being mightier than the sword;
- Jousting: a reference to the sport, or that the author is known for jousting;
- Historical event: referring to something in the author's past, or perhaps his family history, involving a spear;*
- Sword of State: the Lord Great Chamberlain historically carried it;**
- Athena: the Greek goddess, presented holding a long spear, and her involvement in the arts; or
- Lewdness: referring to a certain part of human anatomy.
*Edward de Vere, a major "candidate" for Shakespeare authorship, accidentally speared someone while practicing fencing (an event seemingly mirrored in Hamlet); an earlier de Vere speared a wild boar (reference to such event appearing in the family crest).
**Edward de Vere served in this role.
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