Francisca, Throwing Axe

“A battle-ax used by the Franks, of which the typical form is a head long in proportion to its width, and expanding toward a convex curved edge, the general direction of which forms a considerable angle with the handle.” -Whitney, 1911

Keywords

weapon, middle ages, Franks, francesca, battle axe, francisca, throwing axe, battle-ax

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Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)

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