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What is the double bitted axe called?
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labrys
yataghan
halberd
Labrys is, according to Plutarch, the Lydian word for the double-bitted axe called in Greek pélekus. While double axes are common in modern high fantasy settings, in reality they were not commonly used in combat.
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