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minus-squareNakedmole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-28 hours agoCorrect, I wonder why it´s depicted so short though. You can´t stop charging cavalry with something that short I think. Also: The goedendag was probably set in the ground secured by the fighter’s foot and aimed with both hands From the article you linked.
minus-squarealleycat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours ago Its body was a wooden staff roughly 90 cm to 150 cm (3 to 5 feet) long Checks out. It’s a combination of a club and spear. I’d imagine the shorter version is more on the club side, while the longer one is more on the stabby side.
Correct, I wonder why it´s depicted so short though. You can´t stop charging cavalry with something that short I think. Also:
From the article you linked.
Checks out. It’s a combination of a club and spear. I’d imagine the shorter version is more on the club side, while the longer one is more on the stabby side.