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A weapon is a tool used with the aim of causing damage or harm (either physical or mental) to living beings.
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siege tower
Military; Weapons
A tower that would be moved up against the walls of a castle so the attackers could get up on the wall and into the castle keep. Also known in the Middle Ages as a "belfry."
Greek fire
Military; Weapons
An incendiary preparation first used by the Byzantine Greeks to set fire to enemy ships. Greek fire was inextinguishable by water – rather, some sources suggest that pouring water on it intensified ...
bow and arrow
Military; Weapons
Is a projectile weapon system (a bow with arrows) that predates recorded history and is common to most cultures. Archery is the art, practice, or skill of applying it. Today, bows and arrows are ...
morning star
Military; Weapons
The term morning star is used to describe medieval club-like weapons which included one or more spikes. Each used, to varying degrees, a combination of blunt-force and puncture attack to kill or ...