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Flemish militia and French knights at the Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302) (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus 3 points 3 months ago

That's a Flemish Goedendag ('Good Day')! It's spiky to threaten horses with, and then has the metal nub and the thick wood so it can be used like a mace to bludgeon whoever was on the horse!