Medieval glossary. 2014.
Rondel dagger — A rondel dagger (pronEng|ˈrɒndəl) or roundel dagger was a type of stiff bladed dagger in Europe in the late Middle Ages (from the 14th century onwards), used by a variety of people from merchants to knights. It was worn at the waist and might be… … Wikipedia
Rondel — (from Old French, the diminutive of roont round , meaning small circle ) may refer to: * Rondel (dagger) or roundel , type of medieval dagger * Rondel (armour), a circular piece of steel, as part of an armour harness, that normally protects a… … Wikipedia
Dagger — This article is about the weapon. For other uses, see Dagger (disambiguation). A dagger is a fighting knife with a sharp point designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon.[1][2] The design dates to human prehistory, and… … Wikipedia
dagger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dirk, stiletto, poniard, knife, bodkin. See arms. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stiletto, dirk, blade; see knife . • look daggers at, Syn. glower, look at with anger, look at with hatred, scowl at; see… … English dictionary for students
Bollock dagger — Design of a guard for a ballock dagger with top mount of the scabbard, by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1536–38 … Wikipedia
Parrying dagger — An example of unsuccessful main gauche use A parrying dagger demonstrated in a modern bout … Wikipedia
Ear dagger — An ear dagger is a relatively rare and exotic form of dagger that was used during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. It is so named because the pommel of the dagger has a very distinctive shape, in some cases not unlike a human ear. Ear… … Wikipedia
Dirk — For other uses, see Dirk (disambiguation). Japanese WW2 naval dirk A dirk is a short thrusting dagger, sometimes a cut down sword blade mounted on a dagger hilt rather than a knife blade. Like the cutlass historically used as a boarding weapon… … Wikipedia
Waster — Infobox Weapon name=Waster caption= From the left: arming sword, longsword, rondel, longsword, falchion. origin= Western Europe type= Practice Weapon is ranged= is bladed=yes is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle= is UK= service= Late Bronze Age … Wikipedia
Misericorde (weapon) — A misericorde was a long, narrow knife, used in medieval times to deliver the death stroke (the mercy stroke, hence the name of the blade, derived from the Latin misericordia mercy ) to a seriously wounded knight. The blade was thin enough so… … Wikipedia
