#poleaxes

I was researching medieval weaponry, for a school project, not for writing purposes actually, and stumbled upon these images of various polearms (source), and it occurred to me that they matched Rafal's aesthetic, especially in TLEA, so enjoy, I guess?

Double hit against my instructor, but it looked pretty good on playback! ⚜️

The perfect companion for hiking and camping, the M48 Silver Kommando Survival Hammer is a beast in the field. It’s great as a walking staff with a 37 3/8” overall length. The cast stainless steel, two-toned black oxide-coated and polished finish head can pound practically anything into submission with ease. The curved back spike is an effective breaching tool and a great defensive alternative to the stout hammerhead. The spike and hammer together make the handle for the fully functional walking cane. The 30 percent fiberglass handle is nearly indestructible, and the hammerhead is attached to it with metal bolts. The shaft includes a rubber toe on the end for improved traction.

Some illustrations of knights in 16th century “Gothic” and “Milanese” suits of plate armour I retouched to feature the colours and coat of arms I designed for House Williamson, the ruling family of The Kingdom of Aquitaine. These illustrations are meant to replace some older illustrations of knights in either coats of chainmail or suits of late medieval plate armour to better suit the technological level of my fantasy setting. These illustrations are for a low-fantasy setting of my design with technology equivalent to the late medieval and renaissance periods, where formations of heavily armoured and mounted knights fight alongside armies of pikemen and matchlock musketeers, where medieval-style stone castles are gradually being outsourced in favour of both lavish country estates and devoted military fortifications due to the advancements made in artillery technology, and where rising nation-states in the form of Kingdoms and Empires look beyond the boundaries of the known world in search of greater wealth and territory. In context to the lore of my fantasy setting, House Williamson is the ruling family of The Kingdom of Aquitaine, or my fantasy setting’s rough equivalent to The Kingdom of France during the medieval and ancien regime periods of French and European history.

Newb longsword student didn't seem to register a hammer to the head, rushes in, we both attempted to grapple (unseen), then disengage. I used the haft to bear down on him and force him back, then hack his inner wrist, followed by a thrust (not seen in the GIF).

[ANALYSIS: both myself and my instructor are in boar's tooth guard, I raise the poleaxe to try and intimidate him, he does not buy it. I bring the axe back down to try and bear down on his axe, he voids by thrusting up and stabbing me in the face.]