Flissa
Sign in to saveThe flyssa, known locally as ajenoui (Kabyle: ajenoui or uturam), is a traditional bladed weapon of Algeria produced and used during the 19th century and earlier. It originates from the Kabyle Iflissen Lebhar tribal confederacy.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Flyssa
- Weapon.origin
- Algeria
- Weapon.type
- Sword, Dagger
- Weapon.is_bladed
- Yes
- Weapon.wars
- Several wars involving Central Maghrebi tribes and nations including:Invasion of Algiers (1775)Invasion of Algiers in 1830French conquest of Algeria
- Weapon.used_by
- Deylik of AlgiersKingdom of Beni AbbasOther Algerian tribes
- Weapon.image
- File:Long Flissa (83cm).png
- Weapon.caption
- A sword-sized flyssa, showing the hilt and the widening of the blade around the center of percussion
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Article · Español
La flissa (flyssa) es un sable recto o espada (según convenciones) del Norte de África, de hoja de un solo filo hasta su último tercio, donde es de doble, la cual finaliza en una aguda punta. Este tipo de espadas toman el nombre del pueblo o tribu de donde procedían Iflissen I Bahr. El galicismo de este topónimo derivó en flissa.
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