A halberd (also called halbard, halbert or Swiss voulge), is a two-handed polearm that was in prominent use from the 13th to 16th centuries. The halberd...
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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...
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Ji (polearm) (redirect from Chinese halberd)
jǐ) was a Chinese polearm, sometimes translated into English as spear or halberd, though they are conceptually different weapons. They were used in one...
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Meta Knight (redirect from Halberd (Kirby))
inhabitants' lazy lifestyle by invading in his signature airship, the Battleship Halberd. Meta Knight is a playable character in the Meta Knightmare mode of Kirby:...
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Operation Halberd was a British naval operation that took place on 27 September 1941, during the Second World War. The British were attempting to deliver...
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Hibiscus laevis (redirect from Halberd-leaved rosemallow)
Hibiscus laevis (syn. Hibiscus militaris), the halberd-leaf rosemallow, is a herbaceous perennial flower native to central and eastern North America....
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Scottish polearms (redirect from Scottish halberd)
the Caldwell classification. The Scottish halberd is thought to have derived from the continental halberd probably in the late 16th century though it...
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Kirby (series) (redirect from Halberd (Airship))
Kirby is an action-platform video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The series centers around the adventures of Kirby...
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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...
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Salix hastata (redirect from Halberd willow)
species of flowering plant in the willow family, known by the common name halberd willow. It has an almost circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout...
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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...
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Tectaria (redirect from Halberd fern)
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]...
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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...
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Radical 62 (redirect from Halberd 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...
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Viola hastata (redirect from Halberd-leaved yellow violet)
Viola hastata, commonly known as the halberd-leaved yellow violet, is a perennial plant in the violet family found in the eastern United States. It blooms...
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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...
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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...
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2016-12-14. "MTN Congo". Halberd Bastion. Retrieved 2019-11-12. "Airtel Congo". Halberd Bastion. Retrieved 2019-11-12. "Orange RDC". Halberd Bastion. Retrieved...
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a halberd. A smaller head concentrates the kinetic energy of the blow on a smaller area, enabling the impact to defeat armour, while broader halberd heads...
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Crossbow Dao (Chinese sword) Greataxe Hand-to-hand combat Hoko yari Ji (halberd) Jian Jian (sword breaker) Whip Mace Pick Qiang (spear) Rake (tool) Rope...
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Knives Daggers: see List of daggers Axe Sickle Kama War hammer Polearms Halberd Spear Guandao War scythe Blunt weapons Clubs/Mace/Baton Stick/Staff/Sjambok...
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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...
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Weapon-class destroyer (redirect from HMS Halberd)
ordered on 24 April - Cutlass and Dagger (from Yarrow); Dirk, Grenade and Halberd (from Scotts); Howitzer (from Thornycroft); and Musket (from White). A...
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MV Dunedin Star (section Operation Halberd)
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...
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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...
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Battle of Morgarten (section Use of halberds)
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...
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Ahlspiess Boar spear Bohemian earspoon Brandistock Dory Fauchard Goedendag Halberd Half pike Hasta Military fork Ox tongue spear Partisan Pike Plançon a picot...
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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...
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soldiers armed with arquebuses and/or muskets. Other weapons such as swords, halberds, and crossbows were also sometimes used. The formation was initially developed...
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