I will always root for spears. If you study history, you will find spears (and their relatives: gliaves, polearms, pilum, etc.) were the primary weapon for many (if not most) human conflicts. Youtuber Lindybeige does videos about spears vs. swords.

The fact that Valheim gives us spears and atgeirs which are actually decent weapons is one more reason I love this game so much.

Also, you don't have to go far into Norse mythology to find spears... Gungnir?