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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">chevaux de frise</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>fortification elements</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>cheval de frise</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chevaux de freize</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chevaux de frieze</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>chevaux de frize</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Defensive obstacles developed in the Medieval period. Made by affixing multiple iron or wooden spikes around a central axel. Primarily intended as anti-cavalry barriers. ]]></note></mads>