- The
poleaxe (also poleax,
pollaxe and
other similar spellings) is a
European polearm that was used by
medieval infantry. Most
etymological authorities...
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Frenchmen were
suddenlie sticked with daggers, some were
brained with
pollaxes, some
slaine with malls,
others had
their throats cut, and some
their bellies...
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typical arms of 15th-century
individual combat,
including the longsword,
rondel dagger, messer, sword-and-buckler, voulge,
pollaxe, spear, and staff....
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forms of voulge,
while 16th
century and
later forms are
similar to the
pollaxe. The
Swiss were
famous users of the
halberd in the
medieval and renaissance...
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small area and
cause damage through the plate. Maces, war hammers, and
pollaxes (poleaxes) were used to
inflict blunt force trauma through armour. Strong...
- standardised.
Their primary weapon was an
arquebus or musket, and they
carried pollaxes or bardiches, and
sabres for defense. Some
units used pikes. The longer...
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countries as well,
including England, and was a po****r
weapon along with the
pollaxe in
tournament foot
combat among armoured knights.
Goedendag Shafted Weapons...
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superimposed over
gilded sword, spear, bow and
quiver of arrows. Two gilt
pollaxes cross behind the
central medallion,
their outward facing blades protruding...
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implement used in the execution: a large, long-handled mace, mallet, or
pollaxe,
which is a heavy,
blunt weapon or tool used for
striking or bludgeoning...
- cases, it is
uncertain whether the
weapon was a
Danish axe, or the proto-
pollaxe.
Broadaxe Long-bearded axe
Sparth Viking Age arms and
armour Viking halberd...
