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  2. Gaelic warfare - Wikipedia

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    Clan warfare was an important aspect of life in Gaelic Ireland, especially before the Viking Age. When Vikings brought new forms of technology, culture, warfare and settlements to Ireland. Before the Viking Age, there was a heavy importance placed on Gaelic clan wars and ritual combat. Another very important aspect of Gaelic ritual warfare at ...

  3. Corded Ware culture - Wikipedia

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    The term Corded Ware culture ( German: Schnurkeramik-Kultur) was first introduced by the German archaeologist Friedrich Klopfleisch in 1883. [11] He named it after cord-like impressions or ornamentation characteristic of its pottery. [11] The term Single Grave culture comes from its burial custom, which consisted of inhumation under tumuli in a ...

  4. Dane axe - Wikipedia

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    The Dane axe or long axe (including Danish axe and English long axe) is a type of European early medieval period two-handed battle axe with a very long shaft, around 0.9–1.2 metres (2 ft 11 in – 3 ft 11 in) at the low end to 1.5–1.7 metres (4 ft 11 in – 5 ft 7 in) or more at the long end. Sometimes called a broadaxe ( Old Norse ...

  5. Battle Axe culture - Wikipedia

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    The Battle Axe culture, also called Boat Axe culture, is a Chalcolithic culture that flourished in the coastal areas of the south of the Scandinavian Peninsula and southwest Finland, from c. 2800 BC – c. 2300 BC. It was an offshoot of the Corded Ware culture, and replaced the Funnelbeaker culture in southern Scandinavia, probably through a ...

  6. Shillelagh - Wikipedia

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    Shillelagh. Assorted shillelaghs. A shillelagh ( / ʃɪˈleɪli, - lə / shil-AY-lee, -⁠lə; Irish: sail éille or saill éalaigh [1] [ˌsˠal̠ʲ ˈeːlʲə], "thonged willow") is a wooden walking stick and club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top. It is associated with Ireland and ...

  7. Ancient Celtic warfare - Wikipedia

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    In the museum Kelten-Keller Rodheim-Bieber, Germany. Ancient Celtic warfare refers to the historical methods of warfare employed by various Celtic people and tribes from Classical antiquity through the Migration period. Unlike modern military systems, Celtic groups did not have a standardized regular military. Instead, their organization varied ...

  8. Battle axe - Wikipedia

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    A battle axe (also battle-axe, battle ax, or battle-ax) is an axe specifically designed for combat. Battle axes were specialized versions of utility axes. Many were suitable for use in one hand, while others were larger and were deployed two-handed. Axes designed for warfare ranged in weight from just over 0.5 to 3 kg (1 to 7 lb), and in length ...

  9. Gallowglass - Wikipedia

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    Gallowglass. The Gallowglass (also spelled galloglass, gallowglas or galloglas; from Irish: gallóglaigh meaning "foreign warriors") were a class of elite mercenary warriors who were principally members of the Norse-Gaelic clans of Ireland and Scotland between the mid 13th century and late 16th century. It originally applied to Scots, who ...

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