The typological debates around Le Jeu de la Hache (BnF MS Français 1996) and their stakes for HEMA practice

Le Jeu de la Hache displays a fighting-system with the pollaxe in armour, but the weapon is never described with precision, which leads to debates regarding its typology – cutting edge or hammer/raven’s beak? Through a semi-quantitative survey, we tried to offer an overview of current HEMA practice...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anne-Caroline Le Coultre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bern Open Publishing 2017-12-01
Series:Acta Periodica Duellatorum
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Online Access:https://bop.unibe.ch/apd/article/view/6862