Weapons

Weapons

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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A machine used in medieval siege warfare for hurling large stones or other missiles. Sometimes called a "counterweight trebuchet" or "counterpoise trebuchet." he counterweight trebuchet appeared in ...

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

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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 ...

crossbow

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Is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that has a groove for the projectiles and a mechanism for drawing and releasing the string. The projectiles are called bolts or quarrels.

flail

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The flail is a hand weapon derived from the agricultural tool. The handle is attached to the striking part of a weapon by a flexible chain or cord. A two-handed flail of agricultural origin was used ...

morning star

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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 ...