pollaxed: An illustration from a war book by Johann Jacobi von Wallhausen (Article relating to it: h
pollaxed: An illustration from a war book by Johann Jacobi von Wallhausen (Article relating to it: http://hroarr.com/knightly-arts-a-true-hearted-letter/) What we are seeing: First. Men shooting at eachother with arquebuses. Second. Men fencing with one-handed swords(rappier/sidesword). Third. Men fencing, sword versus arquebus used as a club (That’ll be damn heavy!) Fourth. Men brawling using their helmets as weapons. Fifth. Men brawling(fencing? xD) using the supports for arquebuses. Sixth. Men brawling with bandoliers as weapons. Seventh. Men wrestling on foot. Eight. Men wrestling on the ground. Ninth. Stealing his fucking jacket. -- source link