Voulge (Medieval Cleaving Polearm)
Polearm / Heavy blade weapon
Quick Facts
Martial Arts
OriginFrance / Europe (HEMA / Medieval Infantry) (High/Late Middle Ages (13th-15th C.))
Wield TypeDouble-handed
MaterialForged high-carbon steel blade attached by two bands to heavy ash shaft
Length180 - 220 cm cm
Weight2.2 - 3.8 kg kg
History
Early European infantry polearm predating the halberd. Features a heavy single-edged cleaving blade resembling a long butcher axe attached to a sturdy wooden shaft.
About
The massive cleaving blade delivers crushing two-handed downward chops that sever mail armor rings and break wooden spear shafts.