5 DIFFERENT WEAPONS USED IN MEDIEVAL TIMES
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CROSSBOW:
A weapon consisting of a tiller made of wood. It often was decorated with horn ivory or bone to one end of which was attached a short bow. A crossbow was mostly used as one of many military weapons in the middle ages.
A weapon consisting of a tiller made of wood. It often was decorated with horn ivory or bone to one end of which was attached a short bow. A crossbow was mostly used as one of many military weapons in the middle ages.
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SWORD:
A sword was a favorite for a knight during the middle ages. It consists of a long blade made of iron, and a handle. The blade of the sword was so sharp that it could cut through anybody. Medieval combatants used two different types of swords. One is a single-handed small sword with a pointed end. The other is a powerful two-handed sword with a rounded end.
A sword was a favorite for a knight during the middle ages. It consists of a long blade made of iron, and a handle. The blade of the sword was so sharp that it could cut through anybody. Medieval combatants used two different types of swords. One is a single-handed small sword with a pointed end. The other is a powerful two-handed sword with a rounded end.
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WAR HAMMER:
Used by foot soldiers and occasionally by knights. It had a hammerhead on one side and a spike on the other. It's intended for close combat action. It was a very deadly weapon. Even the thickest armor cannot be used as defense against the strike of a war hammer.
Used by foot soldiers and occasionally by knights. It had a hammerhead on one side and a spike on the other. It's intended for close combat action. It was a very deadly weapon. Even the thickest armor cannot be used as defense against the strike of a war hammer.
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BATTLE AXE:
Used as a detractive effect. Designed for combat. Weighed about 3 kg and measured up to about 1.5 m. They were rampant in the Viking Age and were seen to be used throughout the rest of the Middle Ages. There were two types, one that was a smaller one-handed axe that could be used as a club or could be thrown. The other was larger and usually wielded with two hands.
Used as a detractive effect. Designed for combat. Weighed about 3 kg and measured up to about 1.5 m. They were rampant in the Viking Age and were seen to be used throughout the rest of the Middle Ages. There were two types, one that was a smaller one-handed axe that could be used as a club or could be thrown. The other was larger and usually wielded with two hands.
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MACE:
Heavy and capable of great damage. Used by knights or foot soldiers. Cheap and did not require good weapon making skills. Generated more force than a sword and could bash the heads of enemies.
Heavy and capable of great damage. Used by knights or foot soldiers. Cheap and did not require good weapon making skills. Generated more force than a sword and could bash the heads of enemies.