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