A more effective solution to that outcome was to put the ax head on an all-iron or steel haft. The Franks made up the western German confederation that would evolve into a multipart kingdom under the Merovingian rulers and then an empire under the Carolingian rulers of the seventh and eighth centuries, particularly Charlemagne. Now the iron head of this weapon was thick and exceedingly sharp on both sides while the wooden handle was very short. Edit source View history Talk 0. Roman Dolabra Entrenching Tool.
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