A voulge (occasionally called a pole cleaver) is a type of
polearm that existed along side the similar
glaive in medieval
Europe. Superficially, a voulge might strongly resemble a
glaive, but there are some notable differences in construction. First, the attachment of the voulge blade to the shaft was usually done by binding the lower two thirds of the blade to the side of the pole; the glaive would often have a socket built into the blade itself and was mounted on top of the pole. In addition, while both had curved blades, that of the voulge was broad and meant for hacking, while that of the glaive was narrow and meant more for cutting. Indeed, a voulge looks something like a squashed
bardiche head, or just a
meat cleaver attached to a long pole.
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1. a tool used for trimming trees 2. polearm weapon characterized by a broad axe-like blade with a single spike protrusion at the top, often attached to a wooden pole
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