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Voulges from Richard F. Burton's The Book of the Sword, 1884

A voulge (also spelled vouge,[1] sometimes called a couteau de breche) is a type of polearm that existed in medieval Europe, primarily in 15th century France.[2]

  1. ^ "Definition of VOUGE".
  2. ^ Waldman, John (2005). Hafted Weapons in Medieval and Renaissance Europe The Evolution of European Staff Weapons between 1200 and 1650. Leiden. pp. 183–188. ISBN 978-90-474-0757-7. OCLC 704633881.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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