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Type of polearm with axe blade topped with a spike
A halberd (also called halbard or halbert) is a two-handed polearm that was in prominent use in Europe from the 13th to 16th centuries. The halberd consists
Halberd
Phrase referring to several Viking polearms
The term "halberd" has been used to translate several Old Norse words relating to polearms in the context of Viking Age arms and armour, and in scientific
Viking_halberd
World War II maintenance convoy operation
Operation Halberd was a British naval operation that took place from 24 to 27 September 1941, during the Second World War. The British were attempting
Operation_Halberd
Kirby character
accomplish his goals. He also serves as the owner of an airship called the "Halberd", which was originally built to take over Dream Land and later used to
Meta_Knight
Chinese pole weapon
Chinese polearm, sometimes translated into English as spear, dagger axe, or halberd, though they are conceptually different weapons. They were used in one
Ji_(polearm)
Overview of Scottish pole weapons
the Caldwell classification. The Scottish halberd is thought to have derived from the continental halberd probably in the late 16th century though it
Scottish_polearms
Polearm traditionally used by Chinese armies
and ji (戟). They are translated into English as dagger-axe, spear, and halberd. Dagger-axes were originally a short slashing weapon with a 0.9–1.8 m (2 ft
Chinese_polearm
Species of flowering plant
Hibiscus laevis (syn. Hibiscus militaris), the halberd-leaf rosemallow, is a herbaceous perennial flower native to central and eastern North America.
Hibiscus_laevis
Painting by Lorenzo Lotto
The Altarpiece of the Halberd is an oil-on-canvas painting created ca.1539 by the Italian High Renaissance painter Lorenzo Lotto. It is housed in the
Altarpiece_of_the_Halberd
Pole-mounted close combat weapon
tactics used in skirmish line combat. The hook on weapons such as the halberd was used for pulling or grappling tactics, especially against horsemen
Polearm
1315 battle during the creation of the Swiss Confederacy
horses by throwing rocks from above and engaging the mounted knights with halberds.[citation needed] About 1,500 men were said to have been killed in the
Battle_of_Morgarten
Medieval European polearm
infantry. Poleaxes differ from halberds because the blade is vertical, not diagonal, and poleaxes are generally shorter than halberds. Most etymological authorities
Poleaxe
Character from ''[[Fengshen Yanyi]]''
favored concubine of Di Xin. He is a skilled warrior who fights with a halberd. Su Quanzhong is not mentioned in early accounts of Daji. The Guoyu records
Su_Quanzhong
Genus of ferns
according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Halberd fern is a common name for species in this genus. As of February 2020[update]
Tectaria
Chinese character radical
Radical 62 or radical halberd (戈部) meaning "halberd" or "spear" is one of the 34 Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 4 strokes. In the
Radical_62
Class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy
ordered on 24 April - Cutlass and Dagger (from Yarrow); Dirk, Grenade and Halberd (from Scotts); Howitzer (from Thornycroft); and Musket (from White). A
Weapon-class_destroyer
Military equipment of the Old Swiss Confederacy
further during the Early Modern period (16th and 17th centuries). The halberd was the primary weapon of the early Swiss armies in the 14th and early
Swiss_arms_and_armour
2023 video game
9 Years of Shadows is a 2023 video game developed by Halberd Studios and published by Freedom Games. The game is a metroidvania in which players explore
9_Years_of_Shadows
WWII Cargo Ships
Newfoundland (44°48′N 40°21′W / 44.800°N 40.350°W / 44.800; -40.350). Empire Halberd was a 7,177 GRT type C1 ship, built by Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington
List_of_Empire_ships_(H)
Type of polearm
of a partisan may look similar to other types of polearm, such as the halberd, pike, ranseur, spontoon, ox tongue, or spetum. The arrival of practical
Partisan_(weapon)
Vatican City military force and papal bodyguard
blue, and yellow; high plumed helmet; and traditional weapons such as the halberd. Guardsmen perform their protective duties in functional attire and with
Swiss_Guard
2016-12-14. "MTN Congo". Halberd Bastion. Retrieved 2019-11-12. "Airtel Congo". Halberd Bastion. Retrieved 2019-11-12. "Orange RDC". Halberd Bastion. Retrieved
List of LTE networks in Africa
List_of_LTE_networks_in_Africa
Knives Daggers: see List of daggers Axe Sickle/Kama War hammer Polearms Halberd Spear/Yari Naginata Guandao War scythe Blunt weapons Clubs/Mace/Baton Stick/Staff
List_of_martial_arts_weapons
UK refrigerated cargo liner
in the Second World War and is distinguished for her role in Operation Halberd to relieve the siege of Malta in September 1941. Dunedin Star was lost
MV_Dunedin_Star
German miner's ceremonial axe
term for axe in general. The word is preserved, e.g., in Hellebarde, "halberd". Miner's parade Various axes Ulrich von Jungingen assaulted with a miner's
Miner's_axe
Infantry formation
soldiers armed with arquebuses and/or muskets. Other weapons, such as swords, halberds, and crossbows, were also sometimes used. The formation was initially developed
Pike_and_shot
Object used for ceremonial displays of power or authority
were also capable of actual combat, most notably in the military. Maces, halberds, daggers, and swords are the most common form of ceremonial weapons, but
Ceremonial_weapon
Type of long poleaxe
very similar weapons beginning c. 1250. The bardiche differs from the halberd in having neither a hook at the back nor a spear point at the top. The
Bardiche
Playing card suit
upside down black heart with a stalk at its base. It symbolises the pike or halberd, two medieval weapons, but is actually an adaptation of the German suit
Spades_(suit)
Painting by Sandro Botticelli
is a centaur on the left, and a female figure holding a very elaborate halberd on the right. She is clutching the hair of the centaur, who was evidently
Pallas_and_the_Centaur
Type of pole weapon
manner similar to other polearms like the quarterstaff, half pike, bill, halberd, voulge, and partisan. Silver considered this class of polearms superior
Glaive
Viking weapon
Middle Ages and High Middle Ages, later being developed into the poleaxe, halberd and other similar polearms by lengthening the shaft and adding a lengthwise
Dane_axe
Two-handed sword
it was not carried in a sheath, but across the shoulder like a pike or halberd. Due to their length and weight, which was typically at least 140 centimetres
Zweihänder
2001. The flag is a field of gold, charged with a bear rampant holding a halberd on its left shoulder. The ratio of the flag is 2:3. Flags of the World
Flag_of_Yaroslavl_Oblast
L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Lightning was an L-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 22 April 1940 and sunk on 12 March 1943 by German Motor Torpedo Boat S-55
HMS_Lightning_(G55)
Japanese plague deity, historically conflated with Susanoo
though other depictions may instead show him brandishing a sword or a halberd. He may be clad either in Indian-style garments, a suit of armor, or (rarely)
Gozu_Tennō
Early modern Swiss combination polearm
until on parade pieces it rivals a pike head, mirroring trends in the halberd. Several armouries stamped an "L" or a cantonal coat of arms on the domed
Lucerne_hammer
Medieval pole weapon
account, the goedendag was sometimes confused with the halberd, morning star, or Lucerne hammer, a halberd with a hammer instead of an axe blade. In contrast
Goedendag
Phones". The Anguillan. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2016-04-30. "FLOW Anguilla". Halberd Bastion. Retrieved 2019-11-01.[dead link] "FrequencyCheck – Wireless Carriers
List_of_LTE_networks
American reality television series episodes
Items appraised include a LeCoultre "perpetual motion" Atmos clock; two halberd axes; an antique ball and chain; a fake Ford's Theatre playbill for the
List_of_Pawn_Stars_episodes
Armed workers supporting the French Revolution
A sans-culotte with a halberd, by Jean-Baptiste Lesueur
Sans-culottes
Circular light during the Italian Renaissance
but rather for patrolling Italian city streets at night. The lantern halberd and lantern pistol are other weapons with an integrated lantern. The lantern
Lantern_shield
Painting by Anthony van Dyck
beardless, the architectural background is more defined, a spear and a halberd are added on the left-hand side and a dog in the bottom-left. The painting
Saint Ambrose barring Theodosius from Milan Cathedral
Saint_Ambrose_barring_Theodosius_from_Milan_Cathedral
Commemorative coins of the Eurozone 2020-2029
design features a coat of arms with an armoured-clad soldier holding a halberd in his right hand and leaning with his left arm against a silver Baltic
List of 2 euro commemorative coins (2020–2029)
List_of_2_euro_commemorative_coins_(2020–2029)
Frescoes by Donato Bramante
soldier Second soldier Third soldier Singer Man with a club Man with a halberd Heraclitus and Democritus Man with a broadsword They are shown inside fake
Palazzo_Visconti_frescoes
Axe specifically designed for combat
all-metal construction.[citation needed] Such medieval polearms as the halberd and the pollaxe were variants of the basic battle-axe form. Steel plate-armor
Battle_axe
Polearm weapon used by infantry in medieval Europe
the Roses. The bill is similar in size, function and appearance to the halberd, and might be said to represent convergent evolution to fill a common niche:
Bill_(weapon)
Medieval European polearm
century with Viollet le Duc, and the weapon in question is an early form of halberd. Voulges depicted in the hands of franc-archers Lochaber axe Bill (weapon)
Voulge
2000 video game
powerful factions in the game: the Fire Knights of the fortress Dün Mir (the Halberd of Horrendous), the wizards of Castle Galava (the Heart of Nox), and the
Nox_(video_game)
contexts. Halberd-axe head with the head of a mouflon. Luristan bronze, late 2nd millennium–early 1st millennium BC. From Amlash, Iran. Halberd-axe head
Amlash_culture
Medieval Welsh pole weapon
A Welsh hook is a type of polearm, a halberd-like weapon with a hook on the back, and gained its name due to its prevalence among the Welsh soldiers during
Welsh_hook
Military officer under Cao Cao (died 197)
his enormous strength, Dian Wei excelled at wielding a pair of jis (a halberd-like weapon), each of which was said to weigh 40 jin. He was killed in
Dian_Wei
American screenwriter and director (born 1973)
Zahler, under the stage name Czar, collaborates with Jeff Herriott, as JH Halberd, to write and perform songs as the heavy metal band Realmbuilder, who have
S._Craig_Zahler
Fictional character
activation Power tracking Power synergy Power mimicry Control and bonding over the Five Lights Wields the halberd psimitar which amplifies psionic energy
Hope_Summers_(character)
Painting by Frans Hals
holding their weapons. For the first time the sergeants are shown, holding halberds to differentiate them from officers with spontoons. Officers were selected
The Officers of the St Adrian Militia Company in 1633
The_Officers_of_the_St_Adrian_Militia_Company_in_1633
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up halberdier, halberdiers, halberds, halbert, or halberts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A halbert is a two-handed pole weapon. Halbert may
Halbert_(disambiguation)
Type of polearm
battlefield commands to their men, whilst sergeants generally carried the halberd until 1792 when it was replaced by the sergeant's pike, a spontoon. British
Spontoon
contemporary use. The axe tended to be depicted as a curved pollaxe or halberd from 1500 until 1844. The 1844 design approved by king Oscar I reverted
Coat_of_arms_of_Norway
Ahlspiess Boar spear Bohemian earspoon Brandistock Dory Fauchard Goedendag Halberd Half pike Hasta Military fork Ox tongue spear Partisan Pike Plançon a picot
List_of_types_of_spears
Medieval Scandinavian pole weapon
texts mention swordstaffs separately along with other polearms, such as halberds, poleaxes, partisans, spears, and thereof. A period text, from c. 1502
Swordstaff
Painting by Pontormo
Portrait of a Halberdier, The Halberdier or Man with a Halberd is a 1529-1530 or 1537 oil painting by Pontormo, originally painted on panel and later
Portrait_of_a_Halberdier
Close combat weapon
usage, fangtian ji is most commonly understood as a highly ornamented, halberd-like polearm, featuring a central spear point with additional symmetrical
Fangtian_ji
Italian football club
confirmed the creation of Unione Sportiva Triestina, which adopted the halberd of Trieste topped by a star as its emblem. The club's first president was
US_Triestina_Calcio_1918
2025 video game
including Guardian, an avian pinionfolk knight who uses a tall shield and halberd; Ironeye, a bow-wielding assassin; Raider, a pirate berserker from outside
Elden_Ring_Nightreign
Enclaved Holy See's independent city-state
9 in) in height. Members are equipped with small arms and the traditional halberd, and trained in bodyguarding tactics. Together with the Corps of Gendarmerie
Vatican_City
1996 video game
signature airship, the Halberd. Each level has a time limit, and Kirby will lose a life if the player does not finish in time. The Halberd takes damage after
Kirby_Super_Star
while Asmodeus and Sabnock prepare to battle Dragon. 40 17 "The Ultimate Halberd" Transliteration: "Saikyō no Hoko" (Japanese: 最強の矛) Hisaya Takabayashi
List of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun episodes
List_of_Welcome_to_Demon_School!_Iruma-kun_episodes
Species of flowering plant
species of flowering plant in the willow family, known by the common name halberd willow. It has an almost circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout
Salix_hastata
Scandinavian polearm used during the Viking Age
Norse geirr, meaning spear. Atgeirr is often translated in English as "halberd", however Germanic weapon names in gar designate a heavy spear, while geirr
Atgeir
Spanish tradition of fencing
late-renaissance two-handed montante; the flail; and polearms such as the pike and halberd. Its precepts are based on reason, geometry, and tied to intellectual,
Destreza
Aniplex April 27 Mariachi Legends WIN, NS, PS5, XBX/S Original Metroidvania Halberd Studios April 27 Pony Island 2: Panda Circus WIN Original Action-adventure
List of video games released in 2027
List_of_video_games_released_in_2027
Idiom in English used to describe heavy rain
cow il pleut à seaux raining buckets il pleut des hallebardes raining halberds il pleut des clous raining nails il pleut des cordes raining ropes il pleut
Raining_cats_and_dogs
Mongol and Tibetan Buddhist deity
he holds a human heart. His right arm also holds a bow and arrow and a halberd with a banner. He wears a chainmail shirt, which gave rise to his name
Begtse
Czech chivalrist
his armour, mounted his horse, and stood on the border road holding a halberd and sword to block an advancing Wehrmacht column. The German soldiers did
Josef_Menčík
archived from the original on November 1, 2023, retrieved November 1, 2023 HalberdPosting (November 3, 2023). "Fortnite OG Brings Back Guns and Gadgets from
Fortnite_seasonal_events
Type of polearm
called a fauchard, resembling a bill. Right: An ornate crescent-bladed halberd labelled "partisan". Pole Arms: The Development of Their Commoner Forms
Fauchard
List of leading WWII commanders
First Battle of Sirte Second Battle of Sirte Operation Vigorous Operation Halberd Commander of the Italian Naval Academy Junio Valerio Borghese Frigate captain
Commanders_of_World_War_II
created by Ohkubo, follows the everyday lives of three other DWMA students—halberd Tsugumi Harudori and her two meister friends, Meme Tatane and Anya Hepburn
List_of_Soul_Eater_characters
Painting by a follower of Hieronymus Bosch
painting which might have been damaged. A halberdier is a guard who wields a halberd. "Head of a Halberdier". Lib-Art. Archived from the original on September
Head_of_a_Halberdier
Family of the Norwegian monarch
halberd. The handle was usually curved in order to fit the shape of shield preferred at the time, and also to match the shape of coins. The halberd was
Norwegian_royal_family
Military unit
States Army that served in World War II. Its shoulder patch is a white halberd on a blue shield. The entire length of Pennsylvania Route 65 is named the
65th Infantry Division (United States)
65th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
Topics referred to by the same term
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai Bill (weapon), a weapon similar to a halberd BILL Anti-tank guided weapon, a Swedish anti-tank weapon BILL 2 Anti-tank
Bill
Hoplite weapon in Ancient Greece
(δορυδρέπανον, from δόρυ (Dory) + δρέπανον (Sickle)) which was a kind of Halberd and was used for cutting off halyards in sea-fights and for pulling down
Dory_(spear)
Italian admiral
intercept British convoys to Malta (Operation Substance and Operation Halberd). During the First Battle of Sirte (16 December 1941) and the Second Battle
Angelo_Iachino
Cutting tool
named Serpette "Billhook". In the medieval period a weapon similar to the halberd was called a bill or billhook. It consisted of a pole with a bill-like
Billhook
Italian frogman raid on British warships
Genoa Abstention Souda Bay Matapan Tarigo² Crete² Substance¹ Grand Harbour Halberd¹ Duisburg² Bon² 1st Sirte¹² Alexandria 1942 2nd Sirte¹ Calendar¹ Bowery¹
Raid_on_Alexandria_(1941)
Type of armor that protects the front of the torso
New-made replicas of a 17th-century helmet, two breastplates, tassets, a halberd, and two military marching drums
Breastplate
Martial arts of European origin
typical arms of 15th-century individual combat, including the longsword, rondel dagger, messer, sword-and-buckler, halberd, poleaxe, spear, and staff.
Historical European martial arts
Historical_European_martial_arts
2016 video game for the 3DS
Knight try to fight back, but Castle Dedede and Meta Knight's airship, the Halberd, are both easily destroyed by a single shot of the ship's laser defense
Kirby:_Planet_Robobot
Renaissance pole weapon
Pharaoh's army, which is shown carrying a variety of staff weapons including halberds, flails and military forks as well as an ahlspiess. A third is from the
Ahlspiess
Class of light cruisers built for the Royal Navy
Edinburgh, Hermione, and Euryalus, steaming in line abreast whilst they escort a convoy (not visible) as part of Operation Halberd to resupply Malta
Dido-class_cruiser
2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-08-14. "Nova". Halberd Bastion. Retrieved 2020-12-23. "Vodafone Iceland". Halberd Bastion. Retrieved 2020-12-23. "Siminn's LTE
List of LTE networks in Europe
List_of_LTE_networks_in_Europe
Jurisdiction of the Catholic Church and Vatican City
9 inches) in height. Members are armed with small arms and the traditional halberd, and trained in bodyguarding tactics. The police force in Vatican City
Holy_See
Chucklefish July 31 9 Years of Shadows PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S Metroidvania Halberd Studios JanduSoft July 31 Chillin' by the Fire NS2 Simulation Oink Games
List of video games released in 2025
List_of_video_games_released_in_2025
Church in Güstrow, Germany
with the walker Johannes with the poison chalice Judas Thaddäus with the halberd Matthäus with the dipstick Matthias with the hatchet Petrus with the keys
Güstrow_Dom
Polearm with a long shaft and pointed head used for thrusting or throwing
properties of the spear with the cutting properties of the axe, such as the halberd. This was concurrent with the rise of plate armour, against which spears
Spear
2008 video game remake
signature airship, the Halberd. Each level has a time limit, and Kirby will lose a life if the player does not finish in time. The Halberd takes damage after
Kirby_Super_Star_Ultra
British actress (born 1937)
Theatre Peggy Harrison Episode: "His Excellency" 1962 The Saint Adrienne Halberd Episode: "The Talented Husband" Man of the World Lee Episode: "The Sentimental
Shirley_Eaton
Association football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy
decision and, above all, because the symbol bore more of a resemblance to a halberd than a fleur-de-lis. Until the 2022–23 season, when the club unveiled a
ACF_Fiorentina
Type of Chinese polearm
the setting is called an "ashandarei". Bisentō Dadao Fangtian Ji Glaive Halberd Naginata Pudao Serpent spear Woldo Sim, Davidine Siaw-Voon; Gaffney, David
Guandao
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HALBERD
HALBERD
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from a Germanic personal name, either a short form of compound names such as Billard, or else a byname Bill(a), from Old English bil ‘sword’, ‘halberd’ (or a Continental cognate). (Bill as a short form of William was not used until the 17th century.)English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of pruning hooks and similar implements, from Middle English bill, from Old English bil ‘sword’, with the meaning shifted to a more peaceful agricultural application (see Biller 5).
HALBERD
HALBERD
HALBERD
HALBERD
HALBERD
HALBERD
HALBERD
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