Morning star (weapon)
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A morning star is any of several medieval club-like weapons consisting of a shaft with an attached ball adorned with one or more spikes. Such weapons provided their wielders with a combination of blun
A morning star (middle) shown among other club designs
Morning star (left), next to a ball-and-chain flail (right)
Flail (weapon)
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A flail is a weapon consisting of one or more striking heads attached to a handle by flexible rope, strap, hinge or chain connectors that can be wielded in combat to produce powerful concussive impact
Morning star (weapon)
…around the beginning of the fourteenth century, particularly in Germany where it was known as Morgenstern. The term is often confused with the military flail (fléau d'armes in French and Kriegsflegel in German), which typically consists of a wooden shaft joined by a length of chain to one or more iron-shod…
Spiked versions of long-handled peasant flails. From Paulus Hector Mair's combat manual Arte De Athletica
16th century peasant rebels
Modern representation of a one-handed flail
Detail from Battle between Heraclius and Chosroes, painted by Piero della Francesca circa 1452, showing a short flail with three spherical striking ends