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That long pointed implement is a Flemish Goedendag made famous from it's use at the Battle of the Golden Spurs (the Battle of Courtrai) in 1302 AD. Legend has it that prior to the onset of the battle the native Flemish would greet people. Anyone who answered in French got one of these bad boys thrust into them, hence the name meaning "good day" in English.

 

Beside the Goedendag is a steel coronel used to tip a lance in jousts of peace. Those prongs may look nasty, but they catch the oponent and throw them from the saddle rather than pierce them as a sharp lance tip would do.

 

 

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Uploaded on May 8, 2011
Taken on May 8, 2010