I read recently that there’s debate among historians about if the Flail actually existed as a weapon? What exactly *is* the debate? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

I read recently that there’s debate among historians about if the Flail actually existed as a weapon? What exactly is the debate?

by TheHondoGod

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Hi, u/TheHondoGod,

You may be interested in this post, "Flails as a medieval weapon."

The answer by u/WARitter is really good.

EDIT: "Did the chain morning star/flail weapon actually exist? Did it look the way it looks in popular media? How practical was it in combat?" with an answer by u/wotan_weevil is also quite good.