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Flamberge

Medieval

The flamberge, also called floberge or froberge, is a sword swung by a number of fictional heroes of chansons de geste and romances, and the word became a generic name for a large sword. Swords by that name are wielded by Renaud de Montauban and his cousin Maugris in The Four Sons of Aymon, by Antenor in the Roman de Troie, by Begon in Garin le Loherain, and by the hero of Galien le Restore; the name, from the French flamber meaning to flame, has many connotations, including swords without a flamed blade, and it remains a frequent name or alias for swords in medieval chansons de geste and romances, where it often denotes a large sword. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Sword 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Flamberge
  • Lead, first paragraph
    is a medieval sword that is swung by a number of fictional heroes of
  • Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
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Wikidata: Flamberge
Wikidata Q1328777, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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