Encyclopedia of historical weapons - Angon
Frankish and Anglo-Saxon throwing spear. Has a long (6 ft) thin iron neck with a barbed head. Almost indentical to the Roman pilum.
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- Bill
- Also Brown Bill or Black Bill. Polearm with a wide cutting blade and sometimes also spikes and hooks.…
- Flail
- Jointed weapon consisting of a spiked, flanged or knobbed steel bludgeon chain-attached to a short wood or steel haft.
- Morion
- Form of a helmet with a distinctively curved brim and a high crest.
- Visor
- Protection for the eyes and face; a plate defence pivoted to the helmet - skull.
