Halberd

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A halberd was a combination of an axe and a pike (spear-like lance). It consisted a a shaft a bit longer than that of a spear with a spearhead at the end and an axeblade on one side of the shaft. It was a very effective weapon for infantry, as an infantryman could use it to cut down any attackers before they reached him. If you wielded a halberd, you would have to be a very trained and effective fighter in the fields of jabbing, stabbing, and chopping, as these were the main motions used when wielding this weapon.

[edit] Uses in battle

A halberd was used in battle as a combination of a spear and an axe, merging the benefits of these weapons to create one more powerful item to be used by a soldier of the Empire. As a spear, it was held out in front of the wielder if his enemy was charging him so as to allow the attacker to run right into the halberd. As an axe, the halberd would be raised above the head and slammed down into the attacker's body, much as an axe would be used. As a spear and axe combined, the halberd was a very unique and effective weapon when brandished by an experienced fighter/fighters.

[edit] Who used a halberd?

The halberd was a weapon commonly wielded by some Imperial Army soldiers, as it was very effective against any Varden enemies except magic users, siege weapons, bows and arrows, and machines of war (unless the wielder was nimble and carried a shield). The halberd has not appeared in the Eragon movie trilogy yet, unless you consider one of the Urgals' unique weapons to be a halberd. It may make an appearance yet, but that is very unlikely.

Weapons
Standard weapons	Ascûdgamln | Axe | Bow and Arrow | Broadsword | Dagger | Falchion | Flamberge | Halberd | Hammer | Hand-and-a-half sword
	Hûthvír | Poison dart | Rapier | Spear | Sword
Siege engines	Ballista | Catapult | Trebuchet
Unique weapons	Brisingr | Durza's sword | Naegling | Rider's sword | Roran's hammer | Tamerlein
	Undbitr | Volund | Zar'roc