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.
- 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
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The following tags are aliased to this tag: glaive (learn more).
This tag implicates polearm (learn more).
