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== Ranged == |
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Revision as of 14:22, 2 April 2009
Medieval weapons varied from simple tools to complex engines of emerging medieval warfare technology.
- Anelace
- Baselard
- Cinquedea
- Dirk
- Ear Dagger
- Großes Messer
- Katar
- Machete
- Mercygiver
- Poniard
- Rondel
- Stiletto
- Claymore
- Cutlass
- Falchion
- Flamberge
- Foil (fencing)
- Longsword
- Rapier
- Sabre
- Spatha
- Shortsword
- Zweihander
- Katana
- Mongolian
- Broadsword
Blunt weapons
- Bill
- Glaive
- Guisarme
- Halberd
- Lance
- Lochaber Axe
- Man catcher
- Military fork
- Partisan
- Pike
- Plançon a picot
- Ranseur
- Spetum
- Swordstaff
- Voulge
- War-scythe
- war hammer
Ranged
Siege
Warships
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.
Fortification
Medieval fortifications also developed in connection with the weapons that opposed them.
- Battlement
- Barbican
- Castle
- Citadel
- City wall
- curtain wall
- Drawbridge
- Gate
- Moat
- Motte-and-bailey
- Murder-hole
- Portcullis
References