Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Adarga
Parrying weapon consisting of a small bladed shield attached to a short spear.
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- Coif
- Hood of fabric or mail worn under a helmet. By the twelfth century it often incorporated a ventail.
- Spangenhelm
- A modern German term describing conical helmets constructed of a number of segments riveted together; descended from Late Roman prototypes.
- Shoulder
- The corner part of a sword. Connects a blade to a tang.
- Adze
- The adze was a traditional carpenter’s tool with a long thin axe-like blade attached at a right angle to the handle; they were used for cutting…
