<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">flails</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>percussive weapons</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>flail</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Weapons consisting of a stout handle at the end of which are attached, by means of a chain, two or more iron-clad balls, a short iron-clad bar, or a wooden rod with iron spikes. They date back to at least the 13th century. ]]></note></mads>