Throwing axe, the Glossary
A throwing axe is a weapon used from Antiquity to the Middle Ages by foot soldiers and occasionally by mounted soldiers.[1]
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17 relations: Ancient history, Anglo-Saxons, Archery, Axe, Axe throwing, Battle axe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Francisca, Franks, Hand-to-hand combat, Melee weapon, Middle Ages, Overseas France, Shuriken, Throwing knife, Tomahawk, Vikings.
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Ancient history
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity.
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Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons, the English or Saxons of Britain, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.
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Archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.
Axe
An axe (sometimes ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol.
Axe throwing
The modern sport of axe throwing involves a competitor throwing an axe at a target, attempting to hit the bullseye as near as possible.
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Battle axe
A battle axe (also battle-axe, battle ax, or battle-ax) is an axe specifically designed for combat.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.
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Francisca
The francisca (or francesca) was a throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks, among whom it was a characteristic national weapon at the time of the Merovingians (about 500 to 750 AD). Throwing axe and francisca are throwing axes.
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Franks
Aristocratic Frankish burial items from the Merovingian dynasty The Franks (Franci or gens Francorum;; Francs.) were a western European people during the Roman Empire and Middle Ages.
Hand-to-hand combat
Hand-to-hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a physical confrontation between two or more persons at short range (grappling distance or within the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not involve the use of ranged weapons.
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Melee weapon
A melee weapon, hand weapon, close combat weapon or fist-load weapon is any handheld weapon used in hand-to-hand combat, i.e. for use within the direct physical reach of the weapon itself, essentially functioning as an additional (and more effective) extension of the user's limbs.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
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Overseas France
Overseas France (France d'outre-mer, also France ultramarine) consists of 13 French territories outside Europe, mostly the remains of the French colonial empire that remained a part of the French state under various statuses after decolonization.
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Shuriken
A is a Japanese concealed weapon used by samurai or ninja or in martial arts as a hidden dagger or metsubushi to distract or misdirect.
Throwing knife
A throwing knife is a knife that is specially designed and weighted so that it can be thrown effectively.
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Tomahawk
A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. Throwing axe and tomahawk are throwing axes.
Vikings
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throwing_axe
Also known as Throwing ax, Throwing axes, Throwing-axe.