Langue De Boeuf Weapon

Although dolstein believed the weapon was made from swords there is no independent confirmation of this.

Langue de boeuf weapon. Langue de boeuf langdebeve ox tongue. Polearms bill halberd langue de boeuf. Although dolstein believed the weapon was made from swords there is no independent confirmation of this.

Some designs had protrusions from the middle or base of the blades making the head similar in profile to a partisan. The ox tongue spear langue de boeuf or langdebeve was a type of broad headed double edged spear that was used in europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. Partisan also called a partizan.

A swordstaff is a scandinavian polearm used in the medieval ages. The landebeve or langue du bœuf is variation on a swordstaff having both a long pole and sword type weapon at the end. An english broad bladed double edged halberd.

Ox tongue also any of various plants having rough tongue shaped leaves in middle french also a kind of spear or staff weapon from lang lange langue tongue de beof boef boeuf buef etc. However scandinavian sagas make references to a number of pole weapons usually translated as halberd or bill. Apart from bombards and organ guns early types of cannon the others had been around in one form or another for several centuries.

An impressive german continental spear or lance langue de boeuf known as an ox tongue spear on account of the broad and thickness of the steel spear blade. The blade on this example is of massive proportions with a very thick reinforcing ridge along both sides and a greatly thickened tip. Evidence of the weapon in use at the battle of elfsborg 1502 is provided by paul dolnstein a landsknecht mercenary who fought in the battle who refers to the swedes carrying good pikes made from swords.

Medieval knight with langdebeve weapon statue this medieval knight holds a special kind of weapon called a landebeve or langue du bœuf. A langue de boeuf 16th 17th century with broad double edged blade of flattened diamond section drawn out to a sharply tapering blade at the top and struck twice with what appears to be a mark on one side towards the bottom socket of tapering circular section and shortened side straps on later wooden staff of circular section some pitting. It eventually became clear that the partisan was not a good battlefield weapon.