The doloire (or wagoner's axe) intentionally handled and painstakingly honed as a weapon or a tool used during the Middle Ages and Renaissance in the form of an axe with a wooden shaft measuring approximately 1. A weapon is a Tool used either in Hunting, or attack or defence in Combat for the purpose of subduing enemy personnel or to destroy enemy weapons A broader definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape split and cut Wood, Harvest timber, as a Weapon 5 meters (5 feet) in length and a head that was pointed at the top and rounded at the bottom, resembling either a teardrop or an isosceles triangle. A triangle is one of the basic Shapes of Geometry: a Polygon with three corners or vertices and three sides or edges which are Line The top of the shaft was fitted with a metal eye or socket that was welded to the head of the axe near the base of the blade with the upper part extending above the eye, while the opposite side of the socket was provided with a small blunt hammer head. A blade is the flat part of a Tool, Weapon, or Machine (such as a fan) that normally has a cutting edge and/or pointed end typically made A hammer is a tool meant to deliver an impact to an object The most common uses are for driving nails fitting parts and breaking up objects The head of the axe itself measured approximately 44 cm. (17 inches) in length, uniformly decorated with punched and incised abstract floral patterns, and sharpened on the back and flattened bottom edges.

The alternative name for the doloire originates from the fact that it was found most often in the hands of the wagoner, or a man in charge of the supply trains accompanying troops on the march, who used it not only as a tool for working and shaping wood and in the repair or building of carts and wooden structures, but also as a weapon for self defense. A troop is a Military unit, originally a small force of Cavalry, subordinate to a Squadron and headed by the troop leader Self-defense (or self-defence &mdash see spelling differences) is the act of defending oneself one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm It seems hoarding was a volitile business. The term "doloire" is itself derived from the Latin "dolabra", a tool axe used by Roman legionaries. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Roman legionary was a professional soldier of the Roman army after the Marian reforms of 107 BC. While the hammer portion of the doloire could also be used offensively, its primary function was utilitarian. However, on display in the castle of Spiez in Switzerland among other arms and armour is a doloire with an opposing fluke or spike in place of a hammer, designed to penetrate body armour and indicating its purpose as a weapon. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Spiez is a municipality in the district of Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation A weapon is a Tool used either in Hunting, or attack or defence in Combat for the purpose of subduing enemy personnel or to destroy enemy weapons Armour (or armor) is protective covering most commonly manufactured from metals to prevent damage from being inflicted to an individual or a vehicle through use of direct contact

There are also smaller one handed forms of the doloire, closer in size to a hatchet, and one of these is depicted in a woodcut by Albrecht Altdorfer from the Triumphal Procession of the Emperor Maximilian series of 1517, shown being carried along with a boar spear by a carpenter or wagoner accompanying a supply train. See Hatchet (novel for the Young adult novel. See Hatchet (film for the Horror film. For the origins of the technique and non-artistic use see Woodblock printing; for the related technique invented in the 18th century see Wood engraving Albrecht Altdorfer (c 1480 near Regensburg &ndash 12 February 1538 in Regensburg) was a German painter, Printmaker A boar spear is a special type of Spear that was invented and widely used in Germany and Scandinavia during the Roman

References

• Hafted Weapons in Medieval and Renaissance Europe: The Evolution of European Staff Weapons Between 1200 and 1650 by John Waldman (Brill, 2005, ISBN 90-04-14409-9)

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