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Flemish militia and French knights at the Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302) (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations

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[–] Anticorp 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Why is his spear so thick? Is it so that it can block a sword?

[–] Sp00kyB00k 4 points 4 months ago

It is called a Goedendag, meaning good day. It is a thick stick with a metal end on it. More or less a good clubbing weapon IIRC. Yeah, clubbing was a different thing back then.

[–] PugJesus 3 points 4 months ago

That's a Flemish Goedendag ('Good Day')! It's spiky to threaten horses with, and then has the metal nub and the thick wood so it can be used like a mace to bludgeon whoever was on the horse!