glaive (polearm)

A glaive is a European polearm weapon, consisting of a single-edged blade on the end of a pole. It is similar to the Japanese naginata and the Chinese guan dao.

The term "glaive" has also been repurposed in certain (primarily Western) fantasy series to describe an oversized throwing weapon resembling a shuriken, chakram or throwing knife. Do not tag these examples as glaive; use the appropriate tags instead.

Notable characters

• Tatsuta (Kantai Collection)
• Hellion (Darkest Dungeon)
• Sailor Saturn (Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon)
• Her Silence Glaive is technically a glaive-fork, but we currently don't distinguish. And we probably shouldn't.

Tag usage notes

• Tag glaive when you see the polearm weapon described above.
• Avoid tagging glaive when the weapon can be more appropriately described with another polearm tag.
• e.g. naginata, nagimaki, guan dao, scythe, halberd, bardiche, billhook
• Do not tag throwing weapons with glaive.
• Even if they are called "glaive" in the series. Use the appropriate throwing weapon tag instead.
• Unless some crazy person decides to use actual polearm glaives as 'throwing weapons'.

See also

• Naginata
• Nagimaki
• Guan dao
• Scythe
• Halberd
• Bardiche
• Billhook
• Double blade
• List of weapons

External links

• Wikipedia: Glaive

This tag implicates polearm (learn more).