Definitions for goedendag
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1. Goedendag

   A goedendag (Dutch for "good day"; also rendered godendac, godendard, godendart, and sometimes conflated with the related plançon) was a weapon originally used by the militias of Medieval Flanders in the 14th century, notably during the Franco-Flemish War. The goedendag was essentially a combination of a club with a spear. Its body was a wooden staff roughly three to five feet (92 cm to 150 cm) long with a diameter of roughly two to four inches (5 cm to 10 cm). It was wider at one end, and at this end a sharp metal spike was inserted by a tang.The weapon was used to great effect by the guildsmen of Flanders' wealthy cities against the French knights at the Battle of the Golden Spurs near Kortrijk (Courtrai) on 11 July 1302. The goedendag is frequently seen in the hands of Flemish militia in contemporary depictions of the battle, such as the carvings on the Courtrai Chest, a 14th-century wooden chest. It is also seen on a now-faded fresco from the Leugemeete in Ghent.

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1. Goedendag

   The goedendag was a weapon originally used by the militias of Medieval Flanders in the 14th century. It was essentially a combination of a club with a spear. Its body was a wooden staff roughly five feet long with a diameter of roughly four inches. It was wider at one end, and at this end a sharp metal spike was inserted by a tang. The name "goedendag" derives from Dutch, usually taken in English sources to have meant "good day", with reference to the revolt of Bruges in 1302, at which the guildsmen of Bruges purportedly took over the city by greeting people in the streets, and murdering anyone who answered with a French accent. This derivation of the name may however be spurious: the name is found only once, in a French account from shortly after the Battle of Courtrai. The Flemings themselves referred to the weapon as a spiked staff. The weapon was used to great effect by the guildsmen of Flanders' wealthy cities against the French knights during the Guldensporenslag, the Battle of Courtrai or Battle of the Golden Spurs, near Kortrijk on 11 July 1302. It is depicted being used against the French knights in the Battle of Courtrai in the carvings on the Courtrai Chest, a 14th-century wooden chest There is also a now faded fresco from the Leugemeete in Ghent.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of goedendag in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of goedendag in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goedendag
2. ^ Wikidata
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