Heavier hacking-swords and polearm weapons became more frequent, as did Iron helmets and mail-coats. Gaels began to regularly use the double-handed "Dane Axe", wielded by the Vikings. Irish and Scottish infantry troops fighting with the Claymore, axes and heavier armor, in addition to their own native darts and bows. These heavy troops became known as the (Gallowglass), or "foreign soldiers", and formed an important part of Gaelic armies in the future.
