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{{short description|Medieval pole weapon}} |
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'''Bec de corbin''' ({{lang-fr|Bec de corbeau|label=Modern French}}, {{IPA-fr|bɛk də kɔʁ.bo|}}) is a type of [[polearm]] and [[war hammer]] that was popular in late [[Middle Ages|medieval Europe]]. The name is [[Old French]] for "raven's beak".<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/mcarh_1220-5222_2020_num_16_1_2137|title=Middle Byzantine period weapons from the collections of the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest (also) used in Byzantium|first1=Martin|last1=Husár|first2=Silviu|last2=Oţa|journal= Materiale şi cercetări arheologice|year=2020|pages=229-243}}</ref><ref name=castelnaud>{{cite web|url=https://castelnaud.com/the-museum/?lang=en|title=The medieval warfare museum|website=Château de Castelnaud}}</ref> Similar to the [[Lucerne hammer]], it consists of a modified hammer's head and spike mounted atop a long pole. Unlike the [[Lucerne hammer]], the ''bec de corbin'' was used primarily with the "beak" or fluke to attack instead of the hammer head.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} The hammer face balancing the beak was often blunt instead of the multi-pronged Lucerne, and the beak tended to be stouter; better designed for tearing into [[plate armor]], [[chain mail|mail]], or [[gambeson]]. Nonetheless, some becs-de-corbin also had a multi-pronged hammer.<ref name=castelnaud/> The spike mounted on the top of the head was also not nearly as long and thin as on the Lucerne. ''Bec de corbin'' is sometimes used as a general term to describe several types of war hammer, such as [[War hammer#Maul|mauls]] and [[horseman's pick|horseman's picks]]. A similar name, '''bec de faucon''' (meaning "falcon's beak"), refers to a related weapon called a [[poleaxe]] or, more specifically, to the hook on its reverse side. |
'''Bec de corbin''' ({{lang-fr|Bec de corbeau|label=Modern French}}, {{IPA-fr|bɛk də kɔʁ.bo|}}) is a type of [[polearm]] and [[war hammer]] that was popular in late [[Middle Ages|medieval Europe]]. The name is [[Old French]] for "raven's beak".<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/mcarh_1220-5222_2020_num_16_1_2137|title=Middle Byzantine period weapons from the collections of the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest (also) used in Byzantium|first1=Martin|last1=Husár|first2=Silviu|last2=Oţa|journal= Materiale şi cercetări arheologice|year=2020|pages=229-243}}</ref><ref name=castelnaud>{{cite web|url=https://castelnaud.com/the-museum/?lang=en|title=The medieval warfare museum|website=Château de Castelnaud|access-date=01 February 2024}}</ref> Similar to the [[Lucerne hammer]], it consists of a modified hammer's head and spike mounted atop a long pole. Unlike the [[Lucerne hammer]], the ''bec de corbin'' was used primarily with the "beak" or fluke to attack instead of the hammer head.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}} The hammer face balancing the beak was often blunt instead of the multi-pronged Lucerne, and the beak tended to be stouter; better designed for tearing into [[plate armor]], [[chain mail|mail]], or [[gambeson]]. Nonetheless, some becs-de-corbin also had a multi-pronged hammer.<ref name=castelnaud/> The spike mounted on the top of the head was also not nearly as long and thin as on the Lucerne. ''Bec de corbin'' is sometimes used as a general term to describe several types of war hammer, such as [[War hammer#Maul|mauls]] and [[horseman's pick|horseman's picks]]. A similar name, '''bec de faucon''' (meaning "falcon's beak"), refers to a related weapon called a [[poleaxe]] or, more specifically, to the hook on its reverse side. |
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Revision as of 01:26, 1 February 2024
Bec de corbin (Modern French: Bec de corbeau, [bɛk də kɔʁ.bo]) is a type of polearm and war hammer that was popular in late medieval Europe. The name is Old French for "raven's beak".[1][2] Similar to the Lucerne hammer, it consists of a modified hammer's head and spike mounted atop a long pole. Unlike the Lucerne hammer, the bec de corbin was used primarily with the "beak" or fluke to attack instead of the hammer head.[citation needed] The hammer face balancing the beak was often blunt instead of the multi-pronged Lucerne, and the beak tended to be stouter; better designed for tearing into plate armor, mail, or gambeson. Nonetheless, some becs-de-corbin also had a multi-pronged hammer.[2] The spike mounted on the top of the head was also not nearly as long and thin as on the Lucerne. Bec de corbin is sometimes used as a general term to describe several types of war hammer, such as mauls and horseman's picks. A similar name, bec de faucon (meaning "falcon's beak"), refers to a related weapon called a poleaxe or, more specifically, to the hook on its reverse side.
References
- ^ Husár, Martin; Oţa, Silviu (2020). "Middle Byzantine period weapons from the collections of the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest (also) used in Byzantium". Materiale şi cercetări arheologice: 229–243.
- ^ a b "The medieval warfare museum". Château de Castelnaud. Retrieved 01 February 2024.
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External links
- Spotlight: The Medieval Poleaxe, by Alexi Goranov
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