Swiss, Zurich - Broad Halberd
The development of
the Halberd: The
term 'halberd', like
the weapon, is Swiss
in origin; it is
first found
as 'hellembart' in a
poem by Konrad von
Wurzburg, who died in
1287. The hallberd,
seemingly a cross
between a spear and a
billhook, is more
likely the
development of the
long-handled 'Danish'
Axe shown in th...
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