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a long stick that schooled swords and made peasants terrifying to fully armored knights
lengthRoughly six to nine feet of polished hardwood
robin hoodHow Little John beat him on the bridge
versus bladesReach and speed often outmatched swords entirely
name originLikely from quartering a tree trunk into staves
peasant weaponCheap, legal, and devastating in trained hands