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fromMedievalists.net
2 weeks ago

10 Medieval Weapons That Changed the Course of the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net

Medieval weapons—from swords and siege engines to gunpowder arms—shaped warfare, toppled fortresses, and transformed political power across Europe and beyond.
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

I Got to Fire a Trebuchet. It Was Even Greater Than I Ever Imagined.

The trebuchet was the most fearsome weapon of medieval times, a giant catapult that could lay waste to any fortress by battering its walls with boulders.
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