A glaive is a European [[polearm]] weapon, consisting of a single-edged blade on the end of a pole. It is similar to the Japanese [[naginata]] and the Chinese [[guan dao]].

The term "glaive" has also been repurposed in certain (primarily Western) fantasy series to describe an oversized throwing weapon resembling a [[shuriken]], [[chakram]] or [[throwing knife]]. [b]Do not[/b] tag these examples as glaive; use the appropriate tags instead.

h4. Notable characters
* [[Tatsuta_(kancolle)|]] ([[Kantai Collection]])
* [[Hellion (darkest_dungeon)|]] ([[Darkest Dungeon]]) 
* [[Sailor Saturn]] ([[Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon]])
** Her Silence Glaive is technically a glaive[i]-fork[/i], but we currently don't distinguish. [tn]And we probably shouldn't.[/tn]


h4. Tag usage notes
* Tag glaive when you see the polearm weapon described above.
* Avoid tagging glaive when the weapon can be more appropriately described with another polearm tag.
** e.g. [[naginata]], [[nagimaki]], [[guan_dao]], [[scythe]], [[halberd]]
* [b]Do not[/b] tag throwing weapons with glaive.
** Even if they are called "glaive" in the series. Use the appropriate throwing weapon tag instead.
** Unless some crazy person decides to use actual polearm glaives as 'throwing weapons'.


h4. See also

* [[Naginata]]
* [[Nagimaki]]
* [[Guan dao]]
* [[Scythe]]
* [[Halberd]]
* [[Double-blade]]
* [[List of weapons]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Glaive":[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaive]