Polearms are great and still somewhat underrated (although that has gotten a lot better in recent years). The poleaxe (or pollaxe) and halberd are particularly iconic for the Middle Ages and Renaissance. But what even are they? How do you distinguish them from each other and from various battle axes? Let's take a look at the practical use, background, definition, and how they're made.
Also the polehammer / Lucerne hammer... which is an "axe" according to people back in the day. ;)
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French pollaxes from 15th century
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Italian pollaxe, ca. 1475
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Halberds
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Medieval imagery
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Jeu de la Hache
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077 - VXT 2018 Hache de Pas - Combat 16
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*** Time Stamps ***
00:00 - 00:48 Introduction
00:48 - 01:30 Length difference
01:30 - 03:46 Poleaxe grip & techniques
03:46 - 04:48 Halberd usage & reach
04:48 - 07:09 Development / purpose / armor
07:09 - 11:53 Terminology & definition
11:53 - 13:00 Earliest halberds / What's a Voulge?
13:00 - 13:34 Time span
13:34 - 14:20 Construction
14:20 - 15:29 Final thoughts / rating / outro
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Intro song:
"Illuminate" by Vindsvept
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Outtakes:
"Little People At Work" by Horrorpen
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0)
Outro:
"Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records
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