Problem militarnej funkcji toporów późnośredniowiecznych wojowników Wielkiego Stepu
The Problem of the Military Function of the Axes of the Late Medieval Warriors of the Great Steppe

Summary/Abstract: The axes of the late medieval nomads of the Great Steppe have not received much attention so far. Information about them is sparse. There are no iconographic images. Only John de Plano Carpini wrote in his text that the Mongols used axes to kill prisoners. There is information in Mongolian texts that they were used as auxiliary tools during military expeditions. There are several archaeological relics that are sometimes considered nomad axes. However, their closer assessment is negative in this respect. For the late medieval warriors of the Great Steppe, axes were not an important weapon.

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