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While the concept of a shieldwall as such is sound, pikes weren't used in this way; you may be thinking about spears. In fact, a shieldwall, used until the Early Middle Ages, had gone out of fashion at the advent of the pike. The pike was used in the so-called "pike square" formation, which roughly consisted of a band of men pointing their extremely long pikes in one direction and letting other people impale themselves on the business end, while marching forward and right over the enemy was also a good option.