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...
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Halberd (redirect from Swiss voulge)
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...
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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...
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English, perhaps derived from the Czech name, which literally means "eary voulge," probably referring to the two sharp tips. Wagner, Eduard (2014). Medieval...
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included a hook on the blade. This is exemplified by the terms bill-guisarmes, voulge-guisarmes, and glaive-guisarmes. An alternative definition is given by Ewart...
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about 18 inches (46 cm) in length which usually resembled a bardiche or voulge in form. The blade might be attached in two places and often had a sharp...
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similar to other polearms like the quarterstaff, half pike, bill, halberd, voulge, and partisan. Silver considered this class of polearms superior to all...
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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...
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(disambiguation) New Vogue (dance), an Australian form of sequence dancing Voulge, a medieval weapon All pages with titles beginning with Vogue All pages...
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armed with small arms and the traditional halberd (also called the Swiss voulge), and trained in bodyguarding tactics. The police force within Vatican City...
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equipped with small arms and the traditional halberd (also called the Swiss voulge), and trained in bodyguarding tactics. Together with the Corps of Gendarmerie...
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typical arms of 15th-century individual combat, including the longsword, rondel dagger, messer, sword-and-buckler, voulge, pollaxe, spear, and staff....
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functions the ranks carry the traditional Halberd (also called the Swiss voulge), the Corporals and Vice-corporals either Patisans polearms or Flammenschwert...
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Asian) Tsukubō (Japanese) Two handed Dacian falx (Mediterranean, Greek) Voulge (European) War scythe Bec de corbin (European) Lucerne hammer (European)...
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pole-blade, pole-cleaver, or sword-staff; otherwise known as a glaive, voulge, guisarme, or falchion in English. ** Tài (太) implies great, grand or esteemed...
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weapons are more generally known as halberds, glaives, ranseurs, bills, or voulges. The great length of the pikes allowed a great concentration of spearheads...
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