[Lafayette C Curtis]

Does anybody have information about the Byzantine weapon known as the manglavion? I've seen some (secondary) sources refer to it as a whip and other saying that it was a club, but I couldn't tell which opinion is true because I haven't managed to get any primary sources with the relevant information yet. Or is it simply that there's not enough information to make any firm judgements about the matter?

[Shahril Dzulkifli]

I think you are right, Lafayette. Manglavion is a whip and the word is derived from the Arabic mijlab.

[Lafayette C Curtis]

Any reliable sources for that, then? I'd be especially happy if anyone can find some sort of serious scholarly work that can clear up the constant confusion I see between the manglavion and the menavlion.