<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">pikes</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>boarding pikes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>awl pikes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>sarissae</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>spears by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>pike</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Use generally for spears having a very sharply pointed steel head, somtimes with a hook or pick on the side. Use particularly for the very long type, from 16 to 22 feet in length, having a small leaf- or lozenge-shaped head, used by infantry as a defense against cavalry from the late 15th to the mid-17th century. ]]></note></mads>