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1. One of the most interesting weapons is (my favourite) so-called bastard sword or hand-and-a-half-sword. Do you know why was this sword called 'bastard'?
2. A lot of people have wrong ideas about weight of sword. What was the maximum weight of two-handed swords used in 15th century, such as a Claymores or Flamberks?
3. In which country was the Claymore sword used?
4. There was a weapon with a religious name: the misericord. Odd? Maybe, but what type of weapon was it?
5. Daggers are usually double edged weapons used both for cutting and stabbing. Even if they weren´t so popular in medieval times as they were in Renaissance, still many types were developed. Which of these weapons is NOT dagger?
6. Weapons with cutting blades were not very effective against heavy armor, so a lot of soldiers and knights used crushing weapons instead. Flails and maces are both crushing weapons, but are they the same type of crushing weapon?
7. Many polearms were just "head of something on long pole". What head can we see on the bec de corbin?
8. Many weapons have two or more names; that is quite normal. Which of these weapons is also known as a Swiss voulge?
9. Axes were more powerful, but less controllable than swords. As you can already guess, there are many types of axes. Do you know which of these axes was used in Scotland?
10. There´s a weapon called Francisca because it was mainly used by Franks. What kind of weapon was that?
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