- A
voulge (also
spelled vouge,
sometimes called a
couteau de breche) is a type of
polearm that
existed in
medieval Europe,
primarily in 15th
century France...
- A
halberd (also
called halbard,
halbert or
Swiss voulge) is a two-handed
polearm that came to
prominent use from the 13th to 16th centuries. The halberd...
- or
spike on the
reverse side. Such
glaives are
named glaive-guisarme. A
voulge (occasionally
called a pole cleaver) is a
curved blade attached to a pole...
-
armed with
small arms and the
traditional halberd (also
called the
Swiss voulge), and
trained in
bodyguarding tactics. The
police force within Vatican City...
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equipped with
small arms and the
traditional halberd (also
called the
Swiss voulge), and
trained in
bodyguarding tactics.
Together with the
Corps of Gendarmerie...
-
similar to
other polearms like the quarterstaff, half pike, bill, halberd,
voulge, and partisan.
Silver considered this
class of
polearms superior to all...
-
particular weapons in question, at
times a
bardiche may
greatly resemble a
voulge.
While the
blade was
often very long for an axe (usually
exceeding 2 feet...
- as tool and
sometimes as a self-defence weapon.
Billhook Falx
Siege hook
Voulge Harrison, Mark; Embleton,
Gerry (1993–2005).
Viking Hersir 793–1066 AD....
- English,
perhaps derived from the
Czech name,
which literally means "eary
voulge,"
probably referring to the two
sharp tips. Wagner,
Eduard (2014). Medieval...
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included a hook on the blade. This is
exemplified by the
terms bill-guisarmes,
voulge-guisarmes, and glaive-guisarmes. An
alternative definition is
given by Ewart...
