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Medieval Weaponry (History (the oldest armour is 4000 year old Siberian…
Medieval Weaponry
History
the oldest armour is 4000 year old Siberian knight amour made of bone found in russia
one of the first shield was the yetholm-type shield dated from 1200bc to 800bc (bronze age)
Defence
during the middle ages shields got bigger and started being used for defence oppose to attack
castle defence
The Outer Curtain Wall
Moats and Water Defences
Turrets, Towers, and Look Out Points
Machicolations
The Drawbridge
The Gatehouse
The Barbican
Types of weapons
Medieval Weapons used by the lower classes included the Polearm, Battle Axe, Mace, Billhook, Caltrop, Flail, Halberd, Longbow, Bow and Arrow, Crossbow, Pike, Poleaxe, Quarterstaff, Spear and the War hammer.
Arming Swords
Broad Swords
Falchions
Long Sword
Anelaces
Stilettos
Poingnards
Rondels
Clubs and Maces
Morningstars
Holy Water Sprinklers
Flails
War Hammers
Horsemen's Picks
Polearms
Quarterstaves
Spears
Winged Spears
Lances
Pikes
Corseques
Fauchards
Glaives
Guisarmes
Halberds
Danish Axes
Sparths
Bardiches
Pollaxes
Mauls
Becs de Corbin
Franciscas
Javelins
Bows, Longbows
Crossbows
Arbalests
Hand Cannons
Arquebuses
Artillery: Pierriers - Stone throwers
Traction Trebuchets
Counterweight Trebuchets
Onagers and Mangonels
Ballistas and Springalds
Artillery Cannons :
Bombards
Petards
Siege Towers (Belfries, Belfrois)
Battering Rams
Cats and Weasels
Chemical, Biological and Psychological Weapon
Battle and Wars in the Middle Ages
In total, there were about 39 battles in the middles ages, which the english and the french dominate, with the english winning almost 80 percent of them.
Difference between modern day weaponry and medieval weaponry
In the middle ages, they didn't have the resources and machinary to build weapons we have now, such as hand guns, hunting rifles and bombs, although these were made many years later.(also there technology wasn't advanced enough)