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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 (kancolle) (Kantai Collection)
• Hellion (darkest dungeon) (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