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battle-axe

The battle-axe is a symbol of authority and of the execution of military duty. The battle-axe denoted a warlike quality its bearer. The battle-axe was a bearing introduced to heraldry as a token of the crusades, which began shortly after the rise of heraldry itself. Though other axes are used as devices in heraldry, the battle-axe is distinct because of its blade that it firmly mounted on the shaft and penetrates through it to the other side. It is a common symbol on a crest.

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