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A bale is a block of compressed organic material (hay or straw), sometimes physically bound together.

==In the SCA==
Hay bales (they may actually be straw but are nevertheless called hay) are used to form representations of walls, or borders of any sort (for example, the edges of a [[bridge battle|bridge]]). Bales are used because of ease of acquiring, weight, and relative harmlessness (it is not uncommon for fighters to be knocked into or over a bale).