Meaning of goedendag | Babel Free

Definitions

A club with a spike on top, used as a weapon by the militias of medieval Flanders.

historical

Examples

“In the centre of the depiction there is a soldier with a goedendag. To the far right the bearer of the wine carriers' banner can be seen armed with a special sword that is very wide and ends in a sharp point⟳, a falchion.”

“[…] 1302, in which Flemish farmers and civilians armed with goedendags stand⟳ in battle formation. The goedendags resemble⟳ long clubs, but they have⟳ a much wider beating ring⟳ around the top and it is possible that a daring combatant […]”

“A buckler cost⟳ £1 and a goedendag cost⟳ 10 shillings. Body armor, gauntlets, armored hose,and possibly a doublet would be added to this.”

“As it was he was fighting the blue-blooded French knights on foot armed with a weapon called a goedendag. The goedendag was a four-foot-long wooden pole with a heavy round steel head capped with a six-inch spike.”

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