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- 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, also known as vouge, is a single or double edged blade tapering to a sharp...
- armed with small arms and the traditional halberd (also called the Swiss voulge), and trained in bodyguarding tactics. The police force within Vatican City...
- equipped with small arms and the traditional halberd (also called the Swiss voulge), and trained in bodyguarding tactics. Together with the Corps of Gendarmerie...
- or a voulge. The equipment of a Burgundian coutilier in 1473 is almost identical, with the substitution of a javelin for the demi-lance or voulge (javelin...
- 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....
- similar to other polearms like the quarterstaff, half pike, bill, halberd, voulge, and partisan. Silver considered this class of polearms superior to all...
- English, perhaps derived from the Czech name, which literally means "eary voulge," probably referring to the two sharp tips. Wagner, Eduard (2014). Medieval...