Glaives

[Wyrm]

I am hunting for information on glaives... like I did some time ago on the net, but with the same results... which is pretty much nothing.

Where do I have to go to get images, measurements, sources, resources on glaives so I can think about making something that resembles one (this is a metal glaive byw not an SCA glaive). I believe they came into use somewhere during the 14th century, I would like to confirm this too. I would have posted this in the research and authenticity forum but I generally get no replies to queries involving making weaponry.

Can anyone give me some pics? links? texts? something???!

[AllenJ]

Hooray for real weapons!!! Im glad to oblige!

http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/display ... 13&pos=110 Italy, 1540

http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/display ... 13&pos=111

http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/display ... 13&pos=112

There are many cousins and relatives to the glaive out there. Like most weapons there are some grey areas where it may be a little hard to clearly define a thick glaive vs. a halbred. Then you throw in things like the Scottish Lochaber Axe and Jeddart staffs...can be confusing but they sure are fun things.

http://www.cullodenantiques.com/lochaber_axe.html

[Fearghus Macildubh]

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lescot ... /my_photos

Several of the photos I took at Schloss Ambrass have glaives and halberds in the background.

[Wyrm]

thanks both for the pics. Perhaps I am a little out expecting to see glaives during the 14th century? I ones with dates are mid 16th century and not sure of th dates of the gallery images.

anyway thanks, should get me a step closer to making something suitable.

[Maelgwyn]

Remember that the word "glaive" is also used by various authors and translators to mean a very wide variety of weapons. It is a an extremely imprecise term if used without further clarification, so be cautious.

[HugoFuchs]

I believe they came into use somewhere during the 14th century, I would like to confirm this too.

<a href="http://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/wm/paint/auth/altichiero/beheading.jpg"> 1385 - Altichiero - The Beheading of Saint George</a>

Guy holding it is in green armor, front row, cool beard.

BTW, I read the R&A forum more often, but your subject heading is a bit vague.

-HF

[AllenJ]

hehttp://www.therionarms.com/armor/polearm4.jpgre are some more I found over in the pic gallery at Therion Arms:

[Therion]

Here's the picture AllenJ was linking to:

[img]http://www.therionarms.com/armor/polearm4.jpg[/img]

The image is from Stone's Glossary entry on glaives.

[Wyrm]

Thanks for the image HugoFuchs, bit hard for me to make it out the shape of the weapon head though.

thanks Allen and Therion, that image is great. I especially like that nasty looking number at the bottom. Nice and simple. Dates? Info? Any text to go with that image and polearm I ???

[AllenJ]

heres stuff on the Jeddart staff I mentioned earlier thats similar to the more simple glaives. http://www.theborderers.info/weapons2.html

[Wolf]

now looking at those pictures has me wondering. is a glaive and a kuss the same thing? http://www.lutel.cz/20018.htm

[HugoFuchs]

Thanks for the image HugoFuchs, bit hard for me to make it out the shape of the weapon head though.

http://members.cox.net/hugofuchs/glaive.jpg

I made it a negative image and played with the contrast.

Technically the little hook pointing up on the back of the blade makes it a glaive-guisarme. A plain Glaive doesn't have the bits on the back as in:
http://www.myarmoury.com/albums/albums/ ... e_1550.jpg


-HF