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Post by Scott Anderson on Feb 28, 2018 14:49:26 GMT -6
I found an illustration that is purportedly from a German "fight book" meant for training medieval people in close combat. It shows two men fighting with arms that a modern person described as flails. I've never thought about the form of a footman's flail, but this seems right. What do you guys think? ![]()  |
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Post by derv on Feb 28, 2018 18:19:47 GMT -6
Yupper. As stated under the illustration, they were originally a common farming implement used for threshing grains such as wheat.
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Post by delta on Mar 2, 2018 21:01:31 GMT -6
According to Wikipedia, the large two-handed flail is the only type that actually has solid historical evidence fir its use. The one-handed type is much more sketchy about whether it was (historically) a real thing. "... historical information about this [one-handed] type of flail is somewhat scarce. A few doubt they existed at all due to the number of pieces sitting in museums that turned out to be forgeries, as well as the unrealistic way they are depicted in art." [6 reference citations follow]. |
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