From Encyclopedia
- Arming sword
- Also short
sword. Single-handed weapon which looks like a simple longsword. Attached to the a knight’s belt.
- Lance
- Typical weapon of a man-at-arms. Firstly a long (9 ft)
spear but later developed into a heavier and even longer form unsuited for infantry.
- Pollaxe
- (The preferred spelling to
polaxe or
poleaxe). A knightly staff weapon, its head being an axehead, usually balanced by a fluke or…
- Gamboised
- A padded defense made of linen, flax or other fabric, sometimes
reinforced and studded. Gamboised cuisses were often worn as an early
addition to…
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