original_query: What were some representative types of Mycenaean armor and weapons?
query: What were some representative types of Mycenaean armor and weapons?
answer: Representative Mycenaean armor included the boar's tusk helmet and the "Figure-of-eight" shield.  Weapons included spears (initially long, later shorter versions), swords (with rounded tips and single-edged varieties), and a variety of other offensive weapons such as maces, axes, slings, and javelins.