Threshing flail

Threshing flails, also known as grain flails or simply flails, were a type of agricultural tool used to thresh grain, such as barley and wheat, as well as other grassy crops.
==Description==
Threshing flails consisted of long handles with a free swinging block of wood at their end that was typically in length. These were connected together by either leather straps or rope. These connective materials were typically in length. Alternatively, some threshing flails had their handle and wooden block connected by a mere swivel.
==Weaponlogy==
Though they were originally designed to be an agricultural tool, threshing flails could make effective bludgeoning weapons. They were even classified as a "special case" type of polearm.
==History==
Since the earliest days of warfare, farmers that were recruited to fight would often utilize threshing flails as a sort of bludgeoning weapon. Over time armorers and other weaponmakers would develop variations intended solely for the purposes of warfare. One was the horseman's flail, which used sturdy chains and weights made of iron or wood that were covered in short spikes.
On Toril, this started to occur sometime before , when military flails first became available in the Netherese Empire.
==Notable Users==
Threshing flails were a common instrument on almost any farm. In the Realms, two notable users of threshing flails were the farmers of Ashabenford and the farming slaves of Thay.
==Trivia==
This tool was the namesake for the Threshing Flail, a tavern in the city of Purskul.
==Appendix==
===See Also===
* Footman's flail
* Three-section staff, another tool used for threshing grain that was later developed into a form of weaponry.
===Appearances===
===References===
Category:Bludgeoning weapons
Category:Polearms
Category:Flails
Category:Tools
Category:Farming tools
Category:Items
Category:Items from Thay
Category:0-24 gold pieces