Assertion: axe haft | /r/HasProperty | wrapped with iron
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: to reduce the possibility
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: To minimize the risk that the haft would break when used to block blows with edged weapons, axe hafts were sometimes wrapped with metal such as iron.
text: The sagas say that axe hafts were sometimes wrapped with iron or other metals to reduce the possibility that the haft would break when used to parry edged weapons, or when otherwise stressed.