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  2. Rondel - Wikipedia

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    Rondel (from Old French, the diminutive of roont "round", meaning "small circle") may refer to: Rondel (dagger) or roundel , type of medieval dagger Rondel (armour) , a circular piece of steel, as part of an armour harness, that normally protects a vulnerable point

  3. Rondel dagger - Wikipedia

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    A rondel dagger / ˈ r ɒ n d əl / or roundel dagger is a type of stiff-bladed dagger used in Europe in the late Middle Ages (from the 14th century onwards), used by a variety of people from merchants to knights.

  4. Rondel (armour) - Wikipedia

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    A rondel (/ ˈ r ɒ n d əl /) is a circular piece of metal used for protection, as part of a harness of plate armour, or attached to a helmet, breastplate, couter, or on a gauntlet. Rondels most commonly hang off breastplates and cover the armpit, which is a vulnerable point. [ 1 ]

  5. Roundel - Wikipedia

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    The Tricolore cockade of the French Air Force was first used on military aircraft before the First World War [1]. A roundel is a circular disc used as a symbol. The term is used in heraldry, but also commonly used to refer to a type of national insignia used on military aircraft, generally circular in shape and usually comprising concentric rings of different colours.

  6. Dagger - Wikipedia

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    From left to right: Ballock dagger, Rondel dagger, and a Quillon dagger The earliest known depiction of a cross-hilt dagger is the so-called "Guido relief" inside the Grossmünster of Zürich ( c. 1120 ). [ 29 ]

  7. Stiletto - Wikipedia

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    Bahasa Indonesia; Italiano; ... the stiletto dates from the late 15th century, and is thought to be a development of the rondel dagger or misericordia, ...

  8. Fighting knife - Wikipedia

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    The rondel dagger was a fighting knife with a double-edged, tapered blade and a hilt featuring circular guards. The bollock dagger dates from around 1300–1350, and had a distinctive hilt cap formed from two lobes that acted as a hand-stop. [ 10 ]

  9. Neolithic circular enclosures in Central Europe - Wikipedia

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    The Central European cultures associated with roundels (Lengyel, Stroked Pottery, Rössen) are indicated in yellow Reconstruction of circular ditches at Heldenberg, Lower Austria The Goseck circle, Germany Sketch of the layout of the Goseck circle, with indication of the direction of sunrise and sunset on winter solstice [1] Aerial image of a ...