Voulge
Medieval European polearm
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Description
A voulge would usually have a narrow single-edged blade (sometimes with a secondary edge on the back) mounted with a socket on a shaft. The weapon could additionally feature shaft reinforcements called langets and rondel protection for the hands at the base of the blade.[4][better source needed] Troops that used the weapon are called voulgiers.[5] It is a weapon noted to have been used by the Franc-Archers[4] and is also depicted in artwork of their creation.
There is a popular erroneous definition of the word voulge in modern times, which refers to a pointy cleaver-like weapon blade attached to the shaft with two hoops like a bardiche. This definition is incorrect and started in the 19th century with Viollet le Duc, and the weapon in question is an early form of halberd.[6]
Voulges depicted in the hands of Franc-Archers
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