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flail

term referring to two weapons: one a two-handed infantry weapon derived from an agricultural tool, and the other a one-handed weapon
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flail

Summary

flail is a weapon type[1]. flail draws 1,451 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #70 of 694).[2]

Key Facts

  • flail's instance of is recorded as weapon type[3].
  • flail's based on is recorded as flail[4].
  • flail is a type of blunt instrument[5].
  • flail's Commons category is recorded as Flails (warfare)[6].
  • flail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flail weapons[7].
  • flail's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].

Why It Matters

flail draws 1,451 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #70 of 694).[2] flail has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] flail is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Fandom article id → military-history:Flail_(weapon)
    Biblissima authority id → Q295491
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295491, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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