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Usually, they are thrown in an overhand motion in a manner that causes the axe to rotate as it travels through the air. Axe throwing is a sport in which the competitor throws an axe at a target, attempting to hit the bullseye as near as possible like that of the archery. Axe throwing is an event held in most lumberjack competitions.
House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is the second television series in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik served as the showrunners for the first season.
Tyraxes is a dragon hatchling hatched to Prince Joffrey Velaryon. In season 2, he is sent to the Eyrie, alongside Joffrey, per the request of Lady Jeyne Arryn, who wants a dragon to protect the Vale. Stormcloud is a dragon hatching with dark grey scales hatched to Prince Aegon "the Younger" Targaryen. In season 2, he is sent to the Eyrie ...
Axe throwing in slow motion. The modern sport of axe throwing involves a competitor throwing an axe at a target, either for fun or competition. As of the fall of 2024, there are commercial locations and club-based throwing ranges in all continents, although predominantly in North America and Europe, as well as mobile axe throwing opportunities at events and festivals, and at some theme parks.
A Song of Ice and Fire, the series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, has formed the basis of several works in different media. Novellas Dunk and Egg Main article: Tales of Dunk and Egg Martin wrote three separate novellas set ninety years before the events of the novels. These novellas are known as the Tales of Dunk and Egg after the main protagonists, Ser Duncan the Tall and his ...
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Several examples of the francisca, or throwing axe, have been found in England. [66] Such weapons can be distinguished from domestic hand axes by the curved shape of their heads. [67] Two main forms of throwing axes have been identified in England—one type had a convex edge, and the other type had an S-shaped edge.
Francisca on display in Romano-Germanic Museum in Cologne, Germany Blade of a Francisca from the Alamannic graveyard of Weingarten (6th century). The term francisca first appeared in the book Etymologiarum sive originum, libri XVIII by Isidore of Seville (c. 560–636) as a name used in Hispania to refer to these weapons "because of their use by the Franks".