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==Mace ([[Weapon]])== |
==Mace ([[Weapon]])== |
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A heavy [[medieval]] [[war]] [[club]] with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush [[armor]]. Note that real maces are illegal in [[NSW]]. |
A heavy [[medieval]] [[war]] [[club]] with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush [[armor]]. Note that real maces are illegal in [[NSW]]. |
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==SCA Mace== |
==SCA Mace== |
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Maces often have a foam head with [[rattan]] splints attached to the outside. This is then taped over and is attached to a relatively short handle(haft). A mace is considered a [[mass weapon]]. |
'''Maces''' often have a foam head with [[rattan]] splints attached to the outside. This is then taped over and is attached to a relatively short handle(haft). A mace is considered a [[mass weapon]]. |
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==Mace ([[Spice]])== |
==Mace ([[Spice]])== |
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Mace is an aromatic spice that originally came from East [[Indonesia]]. Dried and leathery, mace has a very similar flavour to [[nutmeg]], which isn't surprising. They're both sourced from from the same plant - nutmeg is the kernel of the fruit, mace is the lining that separates the kernel from the pulp. |
'''Mace''' is an aromatic spice that originally came from East [[Indonesia]]. Dried and leathery, mace has a very similar flavour to [[nutmeg]], which isn't surprising. They're both sourced from from the same plant - nutmeg is the kernel of the fruit, mace is the lining that separates the kernel from the pulp. |
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Revision as of 12:58, 11 August 2004
Mace (Weapon)
A heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor. Note that real maces are illegal in NSW.
SCA Mace
Maces often have a foam head with rattan splints attached to the outside. This is then taped over and is attached to a relatively short handle(haft). A mace is considered a mass weapon.
Mace (Spice)
Mace is an aromatic spice that originally came from East Indonesia. Dried and leathery, mace has a very similar flavour to nutmeg, which isn't surprising. They're both sourced from from the same plant - nutmeg is the kernel of the fruit, mace is the lining that separates the kernel from the pulp.
