early glaive head 1350 1400A voulge is a type of polearm that was especially common in 15th century France. The voulge typically featured a narrow, single edged blade, sometimes with an additional cutting edge on the back. The blade was mounted in a socket on a wooden shaft. The weapon often included reinforcements along the shaft, called langets, and a round hand guard at the base of the blade. Soldiers who wielded this weapon were known as voulgiers. The voulge was used,