HAMMER (WARHAMMER, MARTEL)


Meaning of HAMMER (WARHAMMER, MARTEL) in English

A weapon consisting of a hammer head on one side and a spike on the other, sometimes mounted on a short handle for use in one hand and other times mounted on a short shaft for use in foot combats. Warhammers and poleaxes were popularly used in judicial duels or in combats associated with points of honor.

Medieval English glossary.      Средневековый английский глоссарий.