seems to date from the later 14th century. During the Harelle of 1382, rebellious citizens of Paris seized 3000 mauls () from the city armory, leading to the rebels' being dubbed Maillotins. Later in the same year, Froissart records French men-at-arms using mauls at the Battle of Roosebeke, demonstrating that they were not simply weapons of the lower classes. A particular use of the maul was by archers in the 15th and 16th centuries. At the Battle of Agincourt, English longbowmen are recorded as using lead mauls, initially as a tool to drive in stakes but later as improvised weapons. Other references during the century (for example, in Charles the Bold's 1472 Ordinance) suggest continued use. They are recorded as a weapon of Tudor archers as late as 1562. Gallery See also Bec de corbin Flail (weapon) Horseman's pick Kanabō Lucerne hammer Mace (bludgeon) Ōtsuchi Totokia References External links Skull from Battle of Towton (1461) showing war hammer wound Spotlight: The Medieval Poleaxe, by Alexi Goranov Hammers Medieval weapons Polearms