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Medieval European polearm
The poleaxe (also poleax, pollaxe and other similar spellings) is a European polearm that was used by medieval infantry. Poleaxes differ from halberds
Poleaxe
Early modern Swiss combination polearm
armoury of Lucerne. During the 14th century, Swiss infantry favoured the poleaxe or fussstreithammer, a polearm with a short spike and a three- or four-pronged
Lucerne_hammer
Pole-mounted close combat weapon
battlefield. Bills, picks, dane axes, spears, glaives, guandaos, pudaos, pikes, poleaxes, halberds, harpoons, sovnyas, naginatas, bardiches, war scythes, yari and
Polearm
Viking weapon
Early Middle Ages and High Middle Ages, later being developed into the poleaxe, halberd and other similar polearms by lengthening the shaft and adding
Dane_axe
Scottish polearm
The Lochaber axe (Gaelic: tuagh-chatha) is a type of poleaxe that was used almost exclusively in Scotland. It was usually mounted on a staff about five
Lochaber_axe
Offensive technique
impact force alone, as is the case with weapons such as the much larger poleaxe as a specialized armored combat weapon. Buttstroke Pistol-whipping Codex
Mordhau_(weaponry)
Type of long poleaxe
Type of long poleaxe
Bardiche
Polearm or impact weapon
(weapon) Horseman's pick Kanabō Lucerne hammer Mace (bludgeon) Ōtsuchi Poleaxe Shepherd's axe Totokia Chuí (Chinese weapon) Sargeaunt, Bertram Edward
War_hammer
of wood. Bill Horseman's pick Dane axe Spear Glaive Guandao Pudao Pike Poleaxe Halberd Harpoon Sovnya Trident Naginata Bardiche War scythe Lance Plançon
List_of_medieval_weapons
Medieval Welsh pole weapon
agricultural implement known as a bill and is commonly classified as a type of poleaxe. "That no man presume to wear any weapons, especially Welsh-hooks and forest-bills"
Welsh_hook
Type of polearm with axe blade topped with a spike
long shaft that had protrusions on either side for parrying sword thrusts Poleaxe, a type of polearm with an axehead or hammerhead on the sides with either
Halberd
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
Intense physical sensation of sexual release
preventing the sperm from leaking out. This possibility, sometimes called the "Poleaxe Hypothesis" or the "Knockout Hypothesis", is now considered unlikely. A
Orgasm
Medieval pole weapon
1 February 2024. Look up bec de corbin or crowbill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spotlight: The Medieval Poleaxe, by Alexi Goranov v t e v t e
Bec_de_corbin
Type of armed combat sport
primary focus on archaic weapons such as the arming sword, longsword, or poleaxe, these older treatises do not really stand in continuity with modern fencing
Fencing
Chinese pole weapon
dynasty Four ji (right), alongside two dagger-axes. Kama-yari Lucerne hammer Poleaxe Welch, Patricia Bjaaland (2012). Chinese art: a guide to motifs and visual
Ji_(polearm)
Spanish footballer (born 1990)
aerial challenge by West Ham United striker Andy Carroll that left him "poleaxed", with Ferguson expressing his disbelief at the lack of a red card. De
David_de_Gea
Series of civil wars in England (1455–1487)
the time tended to favour a mix between infantry equipped with bills, poleaxes, flails, and other close range weaponry supported by massed longbowmen
Wars_of_the_Roses
Type of wedge tool
primary weapon of Parashurama, the 6th Avatar of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism. Poleaxe: designed to defeat plate armour. Its axe (or hammer) head is much narrower
Axe
Process of rendering animals unconscious prior to slaughter
stunning was used in premodern times in the case of cattle, which were poleaxed[broken anchor] prior to being bled out. However, prior to slaughter pistols
Stunning
Italian knight, diplomat, and fencer
but was subsequently disarmed. At this point, Boucicaut reached for his poleaxe but the lords intervened to end the duel. Fiore surfaces again in Pavia
Fiore_dei_Liberi
Decisive final battle of the Portuguese Interregnum of 1383–85
strokes with his poleaxe and "knocking down three or four of the stoutest of the enemy, insomuch that none dared to approach him". The poleaxe, which seems
Battle_of_Aljubarrota
Soldiers or warriors fighting from horseback
men-at-arms fighting as super-heavy infantry with two-handed swords and poleaxes. In any case, warfare in the Middle Ages tended to be dominated by raids
Cavalry
English rugby footballer
Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020. Burgess poleaxed on debut. Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved
George_Burgess_(rugby_league)
(Korean) Ox tongue spear (European) Partisan, partizan (European) Pollaxe, poleaxe (European) Pudao (Chinese) Romphea, romfea (Greek) Sasumata (Japanese)
List of premodern combat weapons
List_of_premodern_combat_weapons
1424 battle of the Hundred Years' War
fearsome two-handed poleaxe, leading one veteran to recall: "He reached no one whom he did not fell". Seward noted that Bedford's poleaxe "smashed open an
Battle_of_Verneuil
Full contact sport based on medieval hand-to-hand combat
points is declared the winner. "Polearm" fighters use polearms, usually Poleaxe, in two rounds of one minute, with an extra thirty seconds if the result
Armored_combat_(sport)
Personal body armour made from metal plates
their weak points could be exploited by thrusting weapons, such as estocs, poleaxes, and halberds. The effect of arrows and bolts is still a point of contention
Plate_armour
la Hache ("The Play of the Axe") is a French manual on combat with the poleaxe dating to c. 1400. The manuscript measures 240 by 160 mm (9.4 by 6.3 in)
Le_Jeu_de_la_Hache
International historical medieval battles event
invited to take part in the Triathlon Duel category. "Duel Poleaxe", fights 1 vs 1, using a poleaxe, halberd, bardiche or similar pole-mounted weapon. The
Battle of the Nations (modern tournament)
Battle_of_the_Nations_(modern_tournament)
German fencer
sword), rapier and main gauche, rapier and cloak, case of rapiers, staff, poleaxe, and the flail. Thomas, Michael G. (2008). The Fighting Man's Guide to
Jacob_Sutor
Historical form of cavalry
also indicate that some harquebusiers were also armed with a horseman's poleaxe or pick, which were hafted weapons with axe or hammer heads and armour-piercing
Harquebusier
Painting by David Morier
(shields). Some are carrying Lochaber axes, an obsolete type of Scottish poleaxe. This may reflect Hanoverian anti-Jacobite propaganda, which sought to
An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745
An_Incident_in_the_Rebellion_of_1745
American reality television series episodes
2013 (2013-08-08) Items appraised include an antique Apache pistol; two medieval poleaxes; and a sheet of uncut Giori test notes. Also, Corey pranks Chumlee by having
List_of_Pawn_Stars_episodes
Mischievous elves in the folklore of Romagna, Italy
of mazapégul is contested. It may relate to the Italian mazzapicchio (poleaxe), or some kind of murderer (maza meaning 'murder') of children, stones
Mazapégul
Type of soldier equipped with a musket
regiment (1624–1650) from Swedish army with musket and with bardiche (long poleaxe) 18th-century musketeers from Świdnica (reconstruction). Arnold, Thomas
Musketeer
Bill (weapon) Danish axe Halberd Hands Knife or Dagger Lance Polearm or poleaxe Pike (weapon) Partisan (weapon) Sabre Spear Sword Projectiles are weapons
List of established military terms
List_of_established_military_terms
made by Forged in Fire's bladesmiths, including the Nagamaki, Knightly Poleaxe, Glaive Guisarme, Scottish Claymore, and the Zweihänder. BO5 Special–5
List of Forged in Fire episodes
List_of_Forged_in_Fire_episodes
King of France from 1350 to 1364
Years' War. Froissart writes of John's decision to fight on foot with a poleaxe, portraying it as courageous but implying it was reckless given the French
John_II_of_France
Historical swordsmanship tradition
although losing its prominence. In addition, instruction on fighting with the poleaxe and other polearms was given. A treatise on the gintilissima arte del schirmire
Bolognese_Swordsmanship
of Walsall, in Staffordshire, having got a horse and his hammer for a poleaxe, invited to his society 16 men of his brethren … marched seven miles to
Tinker_Fox
Town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The town's arms might be described thus: Per pale Or issuant from base a poleaxe sable and gules issuant from base a gatehouse with flanking towers embattled
Ulmen
Livery company of the City of London
in Company affairs, serving as its Master in 2011–12. Arms: Azure two Poleaxes in saltire. Or blades inwards between two Bulls' Heads couped in fesse
Worshipful Company of Butchers
Worshipful_Company_of_Butchers
Battle between Russian principalities and Mongol forces
reports from inhabitants of the Tula Oblast, who had found spearheads, poleaxes and crosses on the field. Spears and arrows dug out by the locals are also
Battle_of_Kulikovo
Killing of animals for human food
electric tongs were required, and the act's wording specifically outlawed the poleaxe. The period was marked by the development of various innovations in slaughterhouse
Animal_slaughter
2021 video game
(战夔) — a rebel deity of the Heavenly Demons who welds a double-bladed poleaxe, one of Kuiyu's most trusted lieutenants Beside supporting roles, some
The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7
The_Legend_of_Sword_and_Fairy_7
corporals generally carried muskets, and those in the foot guards carried poleaxes. Drum majors had the standing of a sergeant but only counted as a drummer
British Army other ranks rank insignia
British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia
1992 album by Manic Street Preachers
(South Wales demo) 2. "Generation Terrorists" (South Wales demo) 3. "Poleaxed" (South Wales demo) 4. "Faceless Sense of Void" (London demo) 5. "UK
Generation_Terrorists
European fully-armoured heavy cavalrymen
to the development of a specialist foot combat weapon, the two-handed poleaxe. The horse was an essential part of a man-at-arm's equipment. The type
Man-at-arms
Topics referred to by the same term
usage Dane axe – European two-hand combat axe used during the Viking Age Poleaxe – European two-hand combat axe used during the Late Middle Ages Halberd
Long_axe
bustling of the city around them. In older times, they were also armed with poleaxes or clubs that they were stereotypically holding like a sceptre. Picoleto
List of police-related slang terms
List_of_police-related_slang_terms
1870 final battle of the Paraguayan War
in the frontal region of about seven centimeters, probably caused by a poleaxe. A wound, probably caused by a four-centimeter spear, directed obliquely
Battle_of_Cerro_Corá
Series of prints by Francisco Goya
like Cossacks, bayoneting civilians", while Spanish civilians are shown "poleaxing the French." Plates 31 to 39 focus on atrocities and were produced on
The_Disasters_of_War
Australasian stock and station agency
Poleaxing
Dalgety_plc
one-sided duels where he would murder them slowly with a chain, long knife and poleaxe. He was dressed in leather under a wolfskin cloak, and had a thick beard
List of Sharpe series characters
List_of_Sharpe_series_characters
1361 battle in what is now Sweden
used round and heater-type shields, spears, axes, billhooks, pikes, and poleaxes. For close combat, both sides would have had swords, light axes, war hammers
Battle_of_Visby
Italian fencing master
covers the standard knightly weapons of the time: sword, dagger, spear, and poleaxe. Vadi's book mainly focuses on the use of the longsword, or, as it was
Filippo_Vadi
Medieval Walloon knight (1421–1453)
each: with the lance on horseback, the sword on horseback, and the spear, poleaxe, sword, or dagger on foot. Sometimes these fights simply went on until
Jacques_de_Lalaing
2019 video game
include the longsword (and shield), short sword (and shield), glaive, poleaxe, musket, nodachi, spear, dual blades, shortbow, longbow, pike, maul, chain
Conqueror's_Blade
General serving warlord Yuan Shao (died 200)
Liao's helmet and the other hits his horse in the face. Brandishing his poleaxe, Xu Huang charges towards Wen Chou but has to retreat when a band of enemy
Wen_Chou
summer-time light dress. Kholui miniature Bardiche The bardiche was a long poleaxe, that is a type of weapon combining the features of an axe and a polearm
Timeline of Russian innovation
Timeline_of_Russian_innovation
Medieval Scandinavian pole weapon
mention swordstaffs separately along with other polearms, such as halberds, poleaxes, partisans, spears, and thereof. A period text, from c. 1502, uses the
Swordstaff
Japanese manga series
such, unsuited for a negotiator role), she is a strong fighter with her poleaxe. Madd Meimalon A male demihuman citizen of the realm of Sylvania, and the
Headhunted_to_Another_World
16th-century list of possessions of the Crown
sprinkler with 3 guns; 392 little holy water sprinklers; 27 poleaxes with guns in the ends; 2 poleaxes without guns; 292 boar spears with ash staves trimmed
Inventory_of_Henry_VIII
American boxer
world title-challenger Patrick Lumumba but went to South Africa and was poleaxed in 4 rounds by Johnny DuPlooy. In his next fight he was stopped on his
James_Broad
Defunct British animal welfare organization
food should be prohibited. The Society opposed the use of the knife and poleaxe in slaughter. Lizzy Lind af Hageby and Duchess Nina Douglas-Hamilton both
Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society
Animal_Defence_and_Anti-Vivisection_Society
New Zealand medieval fighter
Federation World Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019, competing in the women's poleaxe, longsword and sword and shield divisions. She placed ninth in 2017, fifth
Dayna_Berghan-Whyman
Carrack of Henry V's Navy
was seven cannon, 102 gads (iron spears), bows and arrows, spears and poleaxes.[citation needed] Holigost was the second of the four "great ships" commissioned
English_carrack_Holigost
Abbey in Kent, England from c. 1192 to 1535
dog that within his door fast locked bayed and barked. I found a short poleaxe standing behind the door, and with it I dashed the abbot's door in pieces
Langdon_Abbey
Australian boxer (born 1973)
Herald. Retrieved 24 December 2012. White, Simon (30 November 2011). "Poleaxed: Danny Green knocked out by Krzysztof Wlodarczyk". The Sydney Morning Herald
Danny_Green_(boxer)
Military unit
purple triangular shield upon which is depicted a golden sphinx wielding a poleaxe. A scroll underneath the sphinx bears the unit's abbreviated title. The
50th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Greece)
50th_Mechanized_Infantry_Brigade_(Greece)
German fencing master
buckler, crossbow, dagger, flail, longknife, longshield, longsword, mace, poleaxe, spear, and unarmed grappling, often both armored and unarmored, on horse
Hans_Talhoffer
Donegal Gaelic footballer (born 1989)
manner in which he could bundle county minor players aside and leave them poleaxed on the ground. Future Tyrone star Mattie Donnelly described Murphy as "the
Michael Murphy (Gaelic footballer)
Michael_Murphy_(Gaelic_footballer)
Irish Earl
Gules, three Leopards’ Faces Argent. Crest: A Cubit-Arm proper grasping a Poleaxe erect Gules. Supporters: On either side an Ounce Argent spotted sable gorged
Earl_of_Rosse
Polish boxer (born 1981)
Eight". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13. White, Simon (2011-11-30). "Poleaxed: Danny Green knocked out by Krzysztof Wlodarczyk". The Sydney Morning Herald
Krzysztof_Włodarczyk
Son of Siward, Earl of Northumbria (died 1055)
Ælfflæd. The nickname "Bulax" probably represents the Old Norse term for "Poleaxe". According to the most reliable sources, he died at the Battle of the
Osbeorn_Bulax
British organisation
head with the RSPCA Humane Killer and other bolt pistols rather than a poleaxe which they described as a "cruel weapon". The Duchess of Portland was elected
Humane_Slaughter_Association
Part of Chinese history, 618–907 CE
621). ‘There was trouble in the lands of the Chan and Jian Rivers, With poleaxes and battleaxes, I showed my power; In red sweat, this horse dashed forward
Military history of the Tang dynasty
Military_history_of_the_Tang_dynasty
British army officer and animal welfare campaigner
Derriman's "Humane Cattle Killer" to butchers as a humane option to the poleaxe. A report on trials of the instrument held in London corporation abattoirs
Gerard_Lysley_Derriman
Season of television series
double Plate armor with one of its pellets. The "halberd" (actually a poleaxe) was a shown to be a deadly and versatile weapon, as it tore of the back
Deadliest_Warrior_season_1
1998 video game
only character to have unique moves (aside from throws) with the naginata poleaxe. Tatsumi Takeshina – A starting character. The purple-eyed boy, now a little
Bushido_Blade_2
Soldiers fought with spears, large shields with an eye-hole, clubs, axes, poleaxes, flails, bows, slings, and swords of various forms. Later, martial styles
History_of_martial_arts
Warfare practiced by Gaelic peoples
and developments brought regular use of other weapons such as lances, poleaxes like the dane axe, lochaber axe, sparth axe and swords like the arming
Gaelic_warfare
English businessperson, artist, and activist (1859–1931)
as the captive bolt pistol for animal slaughter, in opposition to the poleaxe. He commented that "the time will soon arrive when the use of the mechanical
Norman_Child_Graham
2011 American TV series or program
History, the Arts From the reason cheese tastes good to the air pressure on Everest, the first pencil to the poleaxe, and Harry Houdini to Charlie Chaplin.
On_the_Spot_(2011_TV_series)
Music genre and series of articles by Sounds magazine
later that "It was around the time would-be trendsetters were trying to poleaxe Punk/New Wave with a New Musick elbow – a craze which kept its momentum
New_musick
English footballer (1934–1995)
1962–63, playing alongside Stanley Matthews. After Ron "Chopper" Harris had poleaxed Matthews in one game Clamp threatened Harris, only to be admonished by
Eddie_Clamp
Fictional character from the British BBC Radio 4 soap opera, The Archers
swift installation in the Tucker household left Mike's daughter Brenda poleaxed. But things took an unexpected turn when Vicky became pregnant, and discovered
Mike_Tucker_(The_Archers)
period include two articles for Medieval Warfare Magazine, titled "The Poleaxe and the Changing Face of Warfare" (2015) and "A Fifteenth Century Manual
Brian_R._Price
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1917 Ship State Description HMS Poleaxe Royal Navy The T-13-class minesweeper was wrecked off the coast of Scotland
List of shipwrecks in September 1917
List_of_shipwrecks_in_September_1917
Battle between warlords Yuan Shao and Cao Cao (200)
helmet and the other hit Zhang Liao's horse in the face. Brandishing his poleaxe, Xu Huang came for Wen Chou but had to retreat when a band of enemy soldiers
Battle_of_Yan_Ford
braids.[S1 ep 5] Her Volt Weapon, Bolt Axe (ボルトアックス, Boruto Akkusu), is a poleaxe.[S1 ep 5] Aika Takeuchi (竹内 愛香/タケウチ=アイカ, Takeuchi Aika) Voiced by: Eri
List_of_Freezing_characters
26th and current premier of Ontario, Canada
second-highest public debt per person and a growing budget deficit", Fords' "poleaxing of cap and trade" would result in C$2.8bn worth of pollution permits owned
Premiership_of_Doug_Ford
British peeress and activist (1878–1951)
She campaigned for "human killers" and opposed the use of the knife and poleaxe in the slaughterhouse. In 1925, it was reported that she had witnessed
Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton
Nina_Douglas-Hamilton,_Duchess_of_Hamilton
Epic cycle of the Scythian religion
Indic deities of the airspace. Kolaxais, from Scythian *Kolaxšayah, means "poleaxe-wielding king" or "hammer-wielding king," as well as "sceptre-wielding
Scythian_genealogical_myth
2012 studio album by Neneh Cherry and The Thing
flat-out sax-howling, percussion-thundering soundscape the group have been poleaxing audiences with since 2000." Ben Ratliff of The New York Times wrote that
The_Cherry_Thing
armed with his Alabarda. Cortés holds his ground and reaches with the poleaxe, pulling the hooded man down from horseback. Cortés then raises the pike
List of Deadliest Warrior episodes
List_of_Deadliest_Warrior_episodes
death itself at work. Armed with the fearsome Great Gutgouger, a massive poleaxe, Bragg has an affinity for striking just the right point on his foe to
List of Warhammer Fantasy characters
List_of_Warhammer_Fantasy_characters
Imperial guards of the Nguyễn dynasty with poleaxes and shields
Military_history_of_Vietnam
16th century manuscript
183r-191v, miscellaneous combats, 17 pictures, no captions, including poleaxes, maces, shields, battle-axes and lances, some armoured. fols. 194r-v, 2
Cluny_Fechtbuch
POLEAXE
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POLEAXE
Girl/Female
German, Teutonic
From the Field
Girl/Female
Latin Shakespearean
Staff bearer.
Girl/Female
Irish
Ancient.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Clever
Boy/Male
Tamil
Humble boy, Modest, Leader
Female
French
Pet form of French Bernarde, BERNARDINE means "bold as a bear."
Male
Dutch
, dear, beloved.
Girl/Female
Native American American Spanish Hebrew English Russian
Strong.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Intelligent; River Yamuna
Boy/Male
British, English
Maker of Rope
POLEAXE
POLEAXE
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POLEAXE
n.
Alt. of Poleaxe
n.
Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel.