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Since the very early days of humankind, we have always had a subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) urge to bludgeon our fellow humans into mushy pulp using hard objects. The cavemen knew this. The Byzantines acknowledged this. The Celts and Gauls were aware of it. Medieval knights relished it. Heck, even the sophisticates of the Rennaisance had the itch.
We don't really like to talk about this, of course, but when the artificial social restraints are stripped away, there really is no more manly way to defeat an opponent than by mashing him into fertilizer on the battlefield. That's why the mace and war hammer were considered weapons for the strongest and most capable of warriors.
Maces and war hammers evolved and gained popularity over time, particularly when chainmail, ringmail and scale armor were invented. These types of armor made it difficult to kill an opponent with slashing weapons. The mace, however, could pulverize body parts without having to penetrate the armor. And pulverize they did. Maces and war hammers became extremely popular weapons and were responsible for uncountable deaths, injuries and accidental self-bonkings on the head (the last which really didn't do too much damage (usually), but were likely a source of humiliation and jokes at the campfire after the battle).
Maces started life as clubs made from particularly big, heavy sticks. The big-stick arms race eventually led to big sticks with heavy balls of wood or rock affixed to the end. The next evolution was "heavy wood balls with knobby protrusions" (which, ironically was my nickname in high school). The knobby protrusions hurt a lot more than smooth wood, and caused more damage.
Eventually, with the advent of bronze and iron, metal maces came into fashion. These of course were much more lethal than the wood clubs, although not as popular as swords and spears. It wasn't until the aforementioned popularity of metalic armor that the maces and warhammers truly enjoyed a robust popularity. Maces and hammers were also quite a bit cheaper to make than swords, so lower class warriors and po' folk in general could afford them.
Flanged maces (maces with angular metal edges and points protruding from the head)were popularized circa 1200, when thick, nearly impenetrable plate armor was rendering both swords and maces less effective. The flanges were capable of focusing an enormous amount of power into a very small point. This allowed the mace to penetrate the armor a' la old fashioned can-openers.
Maces and war hammers were used by both footmen and horsemen. Knights liked the shorter hammers that could be swung like tiny polo mallets from horseback. Footmen liked the large, two-handed maces that could be swung with astounding force. Shorter war hammers, to jump around a bit, were very popular against knights wearing great helms (cylindrical helmets with flat tops). You see the flat tops of those helmets were like war hammer helipads, just waiting for a hammer to land and crush everything underneath. Many war hammers featured claws on one end that could pierce armor much like the protrusions of flanged maces.
And speaking of flanged maces, an alternate version of a flanged mace was the spiked mace, which was basically a standard ball-headed mace with iron spikes lodged into it. The spikes were less effective against heavy armor, but really, really hurt if they hit lightly armored or, heaven forbid, unarmored opponents.
Alex Calas is a member of the strongblade.com team http://www.strongblade.com He writes, designs and is generally a powerhouse of historical information. Strongblade.com is a site that sells historic replicas like swords, maces and warhammers http://www.strongblade.com/nav/weapons-blunt.html armor, jewelry, movie props and much more. All of us at Strongblade are monstrous history buffs and martial artists of one sort or another, so we enjoy providing historical, usually humorous, perspectives on what we sell.
Promotional Thunder Sticks And Cheering Sticks
To make an event successful its promotion is very necessary. Be it sports events, concerts or even political rallies, all require attention. The organizers of these events select several options to encourage their effortand here they require some tools. Thunder sticks are such tools used as sound makers. They are made of plastic. These thunder sticks seems like narrow plastic toys or balloons. When rubbed together they make sound and attract group standing around the event. These days event management body state some cheer body to boost the events. These cheer body are granted the thunder sticks to make sound and create a kind of sporting surroundings at the venue where event is taking place.
Nowadays thunder sticks are being used in political rallies very frequently. It has become an important tool to create awareness among people. In every political gathering political activists acquire these colored plastic balloons and boost the gathering. With these sticks they create sounds and shout slogans so that more and more people come to join the gathering. At least it attracts the public attention and makes them aware of the message a political organization wants to communicate.
The use of these sticks has made it favorite worldwide. In sports event fans and sports lovers buy thunder sticks on their own and wave it before the gathering to encourage up the players. Besides they also express their joy and solidarity with group they are backing.
In Europe and America use of thunder sticks can be seen in every sports events and concerts. These sticks have got various names. Some of the fashionable names of the thunder sticks in the countries of Europe and North America are bangers, bams or bam. The encouragement aids are becoming the hallmarks of public events.
When they are used in a clapping motion, it affects a bigger gathering. Cheer body use it in cycle and attack them together which seem very amazing. It is also utilized to distract the attention of opposite team. Thunder sticks are also used to communicate the themes of sporting events and concerts. All the events or concerts acquire their own thought which needs to be conveyed to the public. This work is better served by using thunder sticks and noises make out of it.
It is not essential for the cheer body to buy thunder sticks on their own. The organization or name which sponsors the event supply these thunder sticks to the sports teams, organizers to wave them during the event. These sticks come in varied colours. The organizer or sponsor of the events place special request for manufacturing the shout sticks with the name of the sponsor on it in varied styles and colors. Thus these sticks are used to publicise a specific organisation or its brand. Though shout sticks are easily obtainable in the marketplace but at the same time it can be easily purchased online. There are several manufacturers which have their websites to boost their products. Thus it can be purchased by placing the purchasing order online.
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How do I register a new joy-stick in PS3?
I am trying to enable a Logitech joy-stick for PS3 but I cannot figure out how to do it? Help please..
When I say joy-stick, I mean controller..
use the usb cable
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