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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">maces</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>ceremonial maces</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>plombées</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>mace heads</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>clubs</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>mace</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Clubs used throughout Europe mainly from the 11th to the 17th century, made either entirely of metal or of a wooden shaft with a metal head, the head having longitudinal grooves or flanges and sometimes surmounted by a spike. ]]></note></mads>