tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620095083359609940.post5833395491918332330..comments2024-01-21T05:00:45.737-06:00Comments on PowerOfBabel: Weapon Distinctions: Mace, Flail, and MorningstarBrerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14429065718316352989noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620095083359609940.post-37650272541924766062018-05-04T18:39:46.800-05:002018-05-04T18:39:46.800-05:00Here's an interesting fact, many historians no...Here's an interesting fact, many historians now believe that the flail as a weapon actually didn't exist. It wasn't very practical as a weapon, a "medieval nunchuck" I call it since it was dangerous to the user as it was the enemy and it was thought it was more of a ceremonial weapon than anything.BlackViperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952563389049236954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620095083359609940.post-60589041888042880092015-08-27T17:53:06.075-05:002015-08-27T17:53:06.075-05:00"Morningstar" was most commonly used to ..."Morningstar" was most commonly used to refer to very large, two-handed maces with protruding spikes. The German "morgenstern" (literally, morningstar) and English "holy water sprinkler" are both of this type. Some specimens are seven feet long or more.Travis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253865399734469829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620095083359609940.post-67761393529495925972015-06-09T14:15:53.595-05:002015-06-09T14:15:53.595-05:00Update! A "holy water sprinkler" can als...Update! A "holy water sprinkler" can also refer to a type of mace, because of its resemblance to the "aspergillium" used in Catholic holy rites.Brerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429065718316352989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620095083359609940.post-9944640055318945142014-02-19T19:08:01.032-06:002014-02-19T19:08:01.032-06:00There are only two maces in the post: Picture #1 a...There are only two maces in the post: Picture #1 and Picture #3. The others on chains are flails: Picture #3 and Picture #4 are of a mace and a flail with the spiked balls called morgensterns or morningstars.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I don't know where you could get any of them; I just pulled them out of an image search as good examples.Brerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429065718316352989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620095083359609940.post-81053349019307052202014-02-19T17:20:51.695-06:002014-02-19T17:20:51.695-06:00I'd love to find the 3rd mace in your pictures...I'd love to find the 3rd mace in your pictures. That's a really nice one. ANY advice would be greatly appreciated! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532965496024807957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620095083359609940.post-28601001995907145482013-01-01T20:35:43.511-06:002013-01-01T20:35:43.511-06:00Thanks for clearing up what a "holy water spr...Thanks for clearing up what a "holy water sprinkler" is. I've always wondered exactly which weapon was meant by that.AlanDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com