Halberds - why were they that shape?

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  @andrewfelsher7872 · 5 years ago

  Lindybeige:<br><br>-Needs to demonstrate height of a weapon.<br>-Is currently holding a long stick.<br>-Decides to use his hand and jump.<br><br>Never change.

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  @johnpatton6312 · 7 years ago

  Standard measurements: Inches, feet, yard, meter, centimeter, kilometer, mile<br><br>Lindybeige&apos;s measurements: <b>jumps</b> about this high

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  @kentmichaelgalang686 · 7 years ago

  <b>&quot;Close formation!&quot;</b><br><br>Ah crap, I&apos;m behind that guy who always swings his halberd again

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  @Manguepuch · 7 years ago

  I admire how he does his videos in one go and doesn&apos;t have a single cut

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  @Vitlaus · 8 years ago

  “I’m off that guy’s Christmas list straight away.”

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  @neverseemstoAsh · 5 years ago (edited)

  &quot;Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab... He&apos;s very likely to be killed.&quot;<br><br>we need a Lindy out-of-context reel

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  @deaddigits7204 · 6 years ago (edited)

  Shoutout to the actual lizard on the corner of the wall lmao

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  @louisvictor3473 · 5 years ago

  I think your theory that halberds is spot on. Historically, the primary weapon is a spear like object in most scenarios, and makes sense for a halberd to actually be less axe and more spear. So if someone figured they needed to optimize the point bit of a spear to poke at armor, making it more nail like than blade like with extra mass behind it, it makes sense said someone could go &quot;hold on, I can make the extra mass into a blade hook shape so it can still cut just in case, much more uself than a simple ball&quot;. It is basically the unholy love child of a bill, an axe and a spear all in one. It is not worth the extra effort and weight if you&apos;re not fighting too heavily armored people fighting in perhaps less professional manner, simple spear more than good enough, but when you add professional formations, cavalry and better gear, it makes it worth the changes. <br><br>I think the angle of the halberd axe head is part for what you say, and also just a natural improvement on regular axe heads. It is just a better angle for fighting really. Goes better around a shield or other obstacles, hooks better, and if my toilet sitting thinking is right it is also more forgiving with the lever mechanics of an axe.

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  @Warclam · 9 years ago

  The kids at your school fought multi-person battles in formation? This explains so much.

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  @thiagodunadan · 9 years ago (edited)

  Watch now &quot;The Mundane Etruscans&quot;, from the same producers of &quot;Vikings: Just A Regular Folk Actually&quot; and the critically aclaimed &quot;There&apos;s Nothing Really Special About the Katana&quot;.<br><br>And how can I get my hands on that &quot;sword against fish&quot; manual? I need it for reasons.

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  @mulgerbill · 7 years ago

  &quot;HEY! IT&apos;S CHRISTMAS!&quot; <br><br>Stabs fallen opponent...<br>Remind me not to drink with Mr Beige come yuletide...

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  @christopherhall5361 · 7 years ago

  &quot;Do you know how to use that?&quot;<br>&quot;The pointy end goes into the other man.&quot;

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