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The war hammer was a popular weapon in the late medieval period. It became somewhat of a necessity in combat when armor became so strong that swords and axes were no longer able to pierce and ricocheted upon impact. The war hammer could inflict significant damage on the enemy through their heavy impact without the need to pierce the armor. [2]
As war was the most prestigious activity in Viking Age Scandinavia, beautifully finished weapons were an important way for a warrior to display his wealth and status. [2] A wealthy Viking would likely have a complete ensemble of a spear, a wooden shield, and either a battle axe or a sword. Battle axes were considered the "normal weapon" for ...
A silver-gilded Thor's hammer found in Scania, Sweden, that once belonged to the collection of Baron Claes Kurck.. Mjölnir (UK: / ˈ m j ɒ l n ɪər / MYOL-neer, US: / ˈ m j ɔː l n ɪər / MYAWL-neer; [1] from Old Norse Mjǫllnir [ˈmjɔlːnir]) is the hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, used both as a devastating weapon and as a divine instrument to provide blessings.
Gunstock war club also thrown (American) Gurz, Ottoman gurz [1] (Middle Eastern) Hammer (Improvised) Hanbō (Japanese) Horseman's pick, horseman's hammer, martel de fer, also a pickaxe weapon (European) Jawbone war club (American) Jō (Japanese) Jutte, jitte (Japanese) Kanabō (Japanese) Knobkierrie, knopkierie, knobkerry (African) Kotiate (Māori)
It is a type of war hammer that has a very long spike on the reverse of the hammer head. Usually, this spike is slightly curved downwards, much like a miner's pickaxe. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with war hammer. A metal-made horseman's pick called "nadziak" was one of the main weapons of the famous Polish Winged Hussars.
A bec de corbin (Modern French: Bec de corbeau, [bɛk də kɔʁ.bo]) is a type of polearm and war hammer that was popular in late medieval Europe. The name is Old French for "raven's beak". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Similar to the Lucerne hammer , it consists of a modified hammer's head and spike mounted atop a long pole.
The siege of Paris of 845 was the culmination of a Viking invasion of West Francia.The Viking forces were led by a Norse chieftain named "Reginherus", or Ragnar, who tentatively has been identified with the legendary saga character Ragnar Lodbrok.
Operation Viking Hammer was an unconventional warfare operation during the Iraq War which took place in northern Iraq, commonly known as Iraqi Kurdistan. The goal of the operation was to eliminate Ansar al-Islam and dismantle the Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan .