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* Anti-horse caltrops are mentioned in one of the ''Brother Cadfael'' novels, which are set in the mid-12th century.
* [[Sharpe]] uses these in the book version of "Sharpe's Rifles", as a defence against Colonel de l'Eclin's cavalry.
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
** Conena in ''
** Caltrops are among the ninja-esque equipment included in trainee Assassin Teppic's comically-extended [[Lock and Load Montage]] at the beginning of ''[[
*** In his final examination, he also has to avoid caltrops he suspects are poisoned.
* Chinese farmers in ''Lords of the Bow'' scatter caltrops over their fields to slow the advancing Mongols.
== [[Live
* ''[[MythBusters]]'': tested and busted that road spikes could stop or slow down a pursuing car.
** Hollow ones might, but those weren't tested.
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[[Category:This Index Is in The Way]]
[[Category:Weapons and Wielding Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Caltrops]]
[[Category:Tropes Examined by the Mythbusters]]
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