Meaning & use
Halberd
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A long-handled weapon combining an axe blade with a pointed spike, used mainly by infantry from the 14th to 16th centuries.
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The palace guards traditionally carried ceremonial halberds.
Medieval infantry used halberds to unseat mounted knights.
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The Swiss Guard at the Vatican still carries halberds as part of their ceremonial uniform.
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poleaxe
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