The Curious Case of the Weapon that Didn’t Exist - The Public MedievalistEditor’s Note: Since posting this, I’ve done more research and updated my thoughts on this subject in an article for Medieval Warfare magazine. Check it out here. Just about everybody interested in the Middle Ages, who has played Dungeons and Dragons, or read historical and fantasy novels knows what a military flail is. It’s one of these: A military flail is a medieval weapon consisting of a short
