alabarda

Japanese: alabarda
alabarda

…This battle axe culture, especially in the period between the two world wars, has attracted great interest, as it has been linked to the Germanic peoples, and has become an important basis for discussing the origins and spread of the culture in Europe. Even after the stone battle axes, bronze or iron battle axes continued to be made and used in Europe for practical or ceremonial purposes, and are related to the iron battle axes used by the medieval Franks, the Francisk, and even the alabarda, a weapon that combines a battle axe with a spear tip, is still used today as a ceremonial weapon by the Pope's guards. In contrast to these western battle axes, China has the axe. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "alabarda" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この闘斧文化は,とくに両次大戦間の時期における研究で,ゲルマン民族(ゲルマン人)との関連が説かれ,その起源とヨーロッパにおける拡散の問題を論ずる際の重要な拠りどころとなり,大いに関心をひいた。 石製闘斧以後も,ヨーロッパでは実用または儀仗用の,青銅あるいは鉄製の闘斧の製作使用が続けられ,中世フランク族の用いた鉄製闘斧フランシスクfransiskに連なり,さらには闘斧と槍先とが結合した形状をとる武器アラバルダalabardaは,ローマ教皇の護衛兵の儀器として現在も使われている。これら西方の闘斧に対して,中国には鉞(えつ)がある。…

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