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My understanding was that the poleaxe was a different weapon from a halberd - shorter, with a hammer head frequently instead of an axe head - and that the word 'axe' didn't so specifically mean a blade to medieval people.
Have responded to Jearnys, to whom I'm super grateful for the opportunity for a mutual background tie-in, but I'm still looking for a villain beyond that, given his character's younger age.