#lances
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #lances from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-10-19 02:02 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-10-19 02:02 UTCLive pulse
measured · mastodon.social (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-10-19 02:02 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 10 public posts (spanning ~20984 hours).
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From Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century (1882). Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive https://pdimagearchive.org/images/acbaef19-2115-4f38-af1c-8ddc54fb5757 #lances #armor #chapbooks #decorations #horses #knights #art
Budget Lodge Motel sign, Route 1, Port of Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida. (1990) by John Margolies, from John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive. Source: Library of Congress / Flickr: The Commons https://pdimagearchive.org/image
(Ambu)lances, Navigation Road, York https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/02/ambulances-navigation-road-york/ An apparent ghost sign for Lances on Navigation Road, York, turns out to be something completely different on closer inspection. Photo: An
What “lances” means
Wiktionary · Wikipedialances/ˈlɑːnsɪz/
- nounA weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
- verbTo pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
The English term lance is derived, via Middle English launce and Old French lance, from the Latin lancea, a generic term meaning a spear or javelin employed by both infantry and cavalry, with English initially keeping these generic meanings. It developed later into a term for spear-like weapons specially designed and modified to be part of a "weapon system" for use couched under the arm during a charge, being equipped with special features such as grappers to engage with lance rests attached to
“Lance” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#lances across platforms
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