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War hammer

A war hammer (French: martel-de-fer, "iron hammer") is a weapon that was used by both foot soldiers and cavalry. It is a very old weapon and gave its name, owing to its constant use, to Judah Maccabee, a 2nd-century BC Jewish rebel, and to Charles Martel, one of the rulers of France. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the war hammer became an elaborately…

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Haft type
One- or two-handed
Head type
Hammer, sometimes an additional spike
In service
Medieval
Place of origin
Europe and the Middle East
Type
polearm or impact weapon

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War hammer

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples21
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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War hammer

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related to Gallery · 7
War hammer → BerlinIndian, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Elector, Indo-Persian, Maurice, Paolo Uccello, Saxony
related to External links · 5
War hammer → Alexi Goranov, Battle, Skull, The Medieval Poleaxe, Towton
related to Design · 4
War hammer → Later, Long, The, War
Haft type · 1
War hammer → One- or two-handed
Head type · 1
War hammer → Hammer, sometimes an additional spike
In service · 1
War hammer → Medieval
Place of origin · 1
War hammer → Europe and the Middle East
Type · 1
War hammer → polearm or impact weapon

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hammer war weapon spike impact hammers weapons use armor head french later citation needed century used 15th could became medieval

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
War hammerHaft typeOne- or two-handed1.00infobox
War hammerHead typeHammer, sometimes an additional spike1.00infobox
War hammerIn serviceMedieval1.00infobox
War hammerPlace of originEurope and the Middle East1.00infobox
War hammerTypepolearm or impact weapon1.00infobox
War hammerrelated to DesignThe0.60section
War hammerrelated to DesignLong0.60section
War hammerrelated to DesignWar0.60section
War hammerrelated to DesignLater0.60section
War hammerrelated to External linksSkull0.60section
War hammerrelated to External linksBattle0.60section
War hammerrelated to External linksTowton0.60section

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