| Historically speaking there seems to be some | | | | aspergillum used by the church to sprinkle parishioners |
| confusion as to whether a morning star is a mace, | | | | with holy water, and "goedendag" or "good day". |
| defined as "a strong, heavy wooden, metal-reinforced, | | | | In modern times the term morning star is mostly used |
| or metal shaft, with a head made of stone, copper, | | | | in fantasy role playing games, which is where one |
| bronze, iron or steel" or a flail, defined as "a medieval | | | | would most likely encounter the weapon outside of a |
| weapon made of one (or more) weights attached to a | | | | museum or weapon shop. In the games, a morning |
| handle with a hinge or chain." Now, usually we consider | | | | star is a flail, or at the least a combination of a mace |
| a morning star to be combination of a mace and a flail. | | | | and flail. Also, this weapon is used by the priests and |
| The weapon is constructed of at least one ball which | | | | clerics more than by any warrior class in a role playing |
| is attached to a haft by a metal chain. However, there | | | | game. Odd isn't it that a weapon removed from |
| may be more than one ball and chain utilized. Thus | | | | tournaments due to its lethal damage is somewhat |
| causing the problem in the nomenclature. | | | | restricted to the priests who can only do "bludgeoning" |
| Some examples of a morning star show them being | | | | damage. |
| pole arms - over 6 feet long. Others have them as | | | | It would seem that there is no strict definition of which |
| side arms, to be wielded by one hand while the other | | | | weapon the morning star actually is and that it would |
| hand employed the use of a shield. Again, the problem | | | | fall to the owner of the weapon as to which he |
| with the name. Oddly enough morning stars have other | | | | prefers. Is it a mace? Yes. Is it a flail? Yes. What is it |
| names as well, being called "holy water sprinklers" due | | | | best known as? Maybe the holy water sprinkler, or |
| to the fact that they somewhat resemble the | | | | maybe just the morning star. |