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Battleaxe
Battle-axe, a heavy, powerful axe, usually with an iron handle and a broad steel head, much used in warfare by the ancient Keltic and Norse peoples, and in mediaeval times, particularly in sorties, both by cavalry and foot-soldiers. That used by the latter was the heaviest, and was grasped by both hands.