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A Dane axe or long axe is a two-handed battle axe with a broad and thin blade, used by Vikings and other warriors in Europe from the 9th to the 14th century. Learn about its construction, history, depictions, and famous users from the Bayeux Tapestry, the Varangian Guard, and more.
Polearms are close combat weapons with a long shaft and a fighting part at the end, such as spears, halberds, or war scythes. Learn about the history, classification, and examples of polearms with scythe blades, such as the dagger-axe, the ji, and the ngao.
An adze is a cutting tool with a perpendicular blade and a handle, used for woodworking, agriculture and horticulture. Learn about the origin, evolution and variations of adzes in different regions and cultures, from ancient Egypt to modern times.
A bardiche is a type of polearm with a long, cleaver-like blade attached to a short shaft. It was used in Europe from the 14th to 17th centuries, especially by the streltsy and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth infantry.
The poleaxe (also pollaxe, pole-axe, pole axe, poleax) is a medieval weapon that was used to breach the plate armour of men at arms. It has a wooden haft with a steel head that can be an axe, a hammer, or a spike, and a spike or a spear on the end of the haft.
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A spade is a long-handled digging tool with a narrow and flat blade, used for various purposes in gardening, ploughing, and industry. Learn about the etymology, designs, and history of spades, as well as their role as a currency in ancient China and a shape for ice cream scoops.
Ceremony hammer of a miner VEB Kombinat Senftenberg - with honorary uniform. A pickaxe, pick-axe, or pick is a generally T-shaped hand tool used for prying.Its head is typically metal, attached perpendicularly to a longer handle, traditionally made of wood, occasionally metal, and increasingly fiberglass.