Swineherd's crook

A swineherd's crook was a staff often wielded by swineherds to wrangle pigs.

Description
These staves were long with a large crook at the end. These crooks were larger than the average shepherd's crook owing to the fact that pig necks tended to be larger than sheep necks. Some swineherd crooks also featured a nasty iron spike on the base, which was used to prod the swine or to knock pig food like acorns out of trees.

While not a weapon, it could be wielded as such, either using the iron spike or by swinging it in a horizontal arc, as with a shepherd's crook.

Notable Owners

 * Swithin Sigirdson of Hog Hill was known to carry a swineherd's crook while he accompanied his hogs as they foraged for mushrooms and small animals in the Vast.