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	: Aztec armyAztec codicesAztec Triple AllianceSpanish conquest of MexicoSiege of TenochtitlanLa Noche TristeHernán ...
		Note that each warrior is brandishing a maquahuitl.
		Quauhololli: One of the most feared weapons used by the Aztecs, the quauololli was a mace made out of heavy stone, and was most effective when used to smash the skull of an enemy, causing instant death or severe brain damage.
		Maquahuitl: "Hungry wood", essentially a wooden sword with sharp obsidian blades embedded into its sides.
	www.indias.com /wiki-Aztec_army (1434 words)

	The life of an Aztec Warrior
		Aztecs who were soldiers had uniforms adorned with paintings and patterns and had war motifs created with feathers and leather.
		The weapons that the Aztecs used were spears made of wood, with obsidian edged blade, and a wooden maquahuitl (war club), which was about 76cm (30in) long.
		The maquahuitl had grooved sides set with sharp obsidian blades.
	www.native-languages.org /composition/aztec-warrior.html (448 words)

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		The robed and hooded gnome describes a gesture with her maquahuitl and hums a mystic melody.
		The maquahuitl wielded by the female fairy with a manticore mask glows in a fierce red light.
		The large maquahuitl wielded by the male human with a tiger mask glows in a fierce red light.
	www.birgit-nietsch.de /Muds/Xyllomer/Crotalo/shev20010923.txt (9834 words)

	All Empires History Forum: Mexicans, Mayans, and "starwars"
		Defending against a maquahuitl was much different than defending against a sword - the maquahuitl's blades could be broken in parrying, and it could not penetrate padding or armour as easily as steel weapons.
		However the maquahuitl came into being after the spread of cotton armour in meso-america which suggests it was developed as a weaopon to beat the armour and had capacity to penetrate it.
		Maquahuitl makers also would add a sharp tip to the Maquahuitl so that thrust could be possible.
	www.allempires.com /Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9660&PN=1 (3042 words)

	A Brief History of Weapons
		They fought with slings and spears made of wood with blades edged with pieces of sharp obsidian.
		However their main weapon was a wooden club called a maquahuitl, which was also lined with pieces of razor sharp obsidian.
		Aztec warriors also carried shields made of hides.
	www.localhistories.org /weaponshist.html (4015 words)

	new weapon: Maquahuitl - Giant in the Playground Forums
		the product of an isolated culture, the Maquahuitl is an exmple of what happens when a group of people create a weapon without any normal conventions to adhere to.
		a hideously dangerous weapon, the Maquahuitl consists of a shaft of hard wood, with a wrapped leather grip and blades spaced evenly along it's length.
		Well, the article says that maquahuitl wielders were at a disadvantage against Spanish sword/shield fighters, because the maquahuitl can't be used to thrust.
	www.giantitp.com /forums/showthread.php?t=21763 (3315 words)

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