Greetings fellow Hyborians.  Jeboyb has put together a great guide on Polearms and why you want to use one basically.  It is easy to tell that Jeboyb put a bunch of time into this guide so we be thankful that there are good players out there like Jeboyb that are willing to share and make us all a bit less newbish in the process.  The following is all Jeboyb's writings:

Why should I use polearm?

Polearm is very fun to level with. I tried...

Crow's No-Nonsense Guide to Guardian Leveling (v 2.0)
"Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in peril.
-Sun Tzu "The Art of...

Guardians are the most heavily armored and well drilled soldiers in Hyboria. Capable of withstanding punishment like no other, they also have an array of deadly attacks that deal devastating damage.

There is no more imposing sight in battle than a phalanx of guardians in full plate armor bearing sword and shield or ranked behind an impenetrable wall of pikes.

The guardian is the sturdiest of all the soldiers and their strength lies in their ability to mitigate damage with...