List of medieval weapons

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Medieval weapons varied from simple tools, like arrows, to complex engines of emerging medieval warfare technology, like cannons.

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[edit] Daggers and knives

[edit] Swords

[edit] Blunt weapons

[edit] Spears and other Polearms (axes included)

[edit] Ranged

[edit] Siege

[edit] Warships

[edit] Armor

While armour is not technically a weapon, its development was both driven by weapon technology and a driving force for that same technology in return.

[edit] Fortification

Medieval fortifications also developed in connection with the weapons that opposed them.

[edit] References


See also: Military technology and equipment
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