bardiche
Sign in to saveAlso known as bardische, berdiche, bardeche, berdish
right|thumb|upright|Two examples of a bardiche together with a flail (weapon)|flail, on display in [[Suzdal]]
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- pole weapon
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- Bardiches
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- Ottoman Empire
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right|thumb|upright|Two examples of a bardiche together with a flail (weapon)|flail, on display in [[Suzdal]]
A bardiche , berdiche, bardische, bardeche, or berdish is a type of polearm used from the 14th to 17th centuries in Europe. Ultimately a descendant of the medieval sparth axe or Dane axe, the bardiche proper appears around 1400, but there are numerous medieval manuscripts that depict very similar weapons beginning c. 1250. The bardiche differs from the halberd in having neither a hook at the back nor a spear point at the top. The use of bardiches started in early 14th-century Austria.
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