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Halberd
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A halberd is a two-handed polearm that was in prominent use in Europe from the 13th to 16th centuries. The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It may have a h
Halberd illustrated in "Théâtre de tous les peuples et nations de la terre avec leurs habits et ornemens divers, tant anciens que modernes, diligemment depeints au naturel". Painted by Lucas d'Heere in the second half of the 16th century. Manuscript preserved in the Ghent University Library
Halberd illustrated in "Théâtre de tous les peuples et nations de la terre avec leurs habits et ornemens divers, tant anciens que modernes, diligemmen
Halberdiers from a modern-day reenactor troupe
Halberdiers from a modern-day reenactor troupe
Early-16th-century miniature depicting the Battle of Grandson, from the Lucerner Schilling. Swiss soldiers can be seen armed with earlier halberds.
Early-16th-century miniature depicting the Battle of Grandson, from the Lucerner Schilling. Swiss soldiers can be seen armed with earlier halberds.
A member of the Swiss Guard with a halberd in the Vatican
A member of the Swiss Guard with a halberd in the Vatican
Poleaxe
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The poleaxe is a European polearm that was used by medieval infantry. Poleaxes differ from halberds because the blade is vertical, not diagonal, and poleaxes are generally shorter than halberds.
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…Partisan, a large double-bladed spearhead mounted on a long shaft that had protrusions on either side for parrying sword thrusts Poleaxe, a type of polearm with an axehead or hammerhead on the sides with either a spike or spearhead at the top and mounted on a long shaft. It was developed…
15th-century Venetian poleaxe at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
15th-century Venetian poleaxe at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Godfrey of Bouillon holds a short Lucerne hammer. Anachronistic fresco dated 1420.
Godfrey of Bouillon holds a short Lucerne hammer. Anachronistic fresco dated 1420.
Guards of the pollax in armourp, from Philippo di Vadi's treatise on fencing entitled De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi
Guards of the pollax in armourp, from Philippo di Vadi's treatise on fencing entitled De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi