pole-arms
1Pole Arms — Used around the world from ancient times through the Renaissance, they are a type of spear. Instead of the standard oval shaped spear head, the head may be shaped like a sword or ax blade, or a combination of both. This was the most common… …
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2Pole vault — Pole vaulting is an athletic field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as… …
3Pole weapon — A selection of polearms, mostly halberds A pole weapon or polearm is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user s effective range. Spears …
4Arms — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Arms >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 arm arm arms Sgm: N 1 weapon weapon deadly weapon Sgm: N 1 armament armament armaments armature Sgm: N 1 panoply panoply stand of arms …
5pole vault — Track. 1. a field event in which a leap or vault over a crossbar is performed with the aid of a long pole. 2. a leap or vault so performed. [1890 95] * * * Track and field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a… …
6Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk — Michael de la Pole Earl of Suffolk De La Pole Coat of Arms Spouse Katherine de Stafford Issue Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl …
7John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk — Sir John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, 2nd Marquess of Suffolk, 5th Earl of Suffolk, KG (27 September, 1442 ndash; d. between 29 October 1491 and 27 October 1492), known as the Trimming Duke . He was the son of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of… …
8Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk — (1394 – 25 October 1415) was an English nobleman, the eldest son of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Katherine de Stafford. He brought 20 men at arms and 60 archers to France in 1415, in company with his father, who died at the Siege… …
9Radwan coat of arms — Radwan Battle cry: Kaja, Radwan Details Alternative names Wierzbowa, Wierzbowczyk, Wirzbowa, Wirzbowo, Kaja …
10Coat of arms of Vancouver — The Arms of Vancouver Details Armiger Vancouver Adopted 1969 …
