| Technological conditions and nature of
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| | during the Middle Ages, it is a category
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| availability of raw materials form the
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| | of its own and hence will be kept out the
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| basis of any culture's arsenal at any
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| | following discussion on medieval
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| point of time in the history of mankind.
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| | weaponry.
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| Prehistoric human race, often better
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| | The Middle Ages witnessed the dominance
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| known as the Stone Age civilization were
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| | of double edged swords, metal-headed
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| known for their intelligent usage of
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| | spears and axes among weapons while
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| grinding tools, stone and shaping axes,
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| | arrows and short bows were also in vogue.
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| and creating arrows and spears as weapons
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| | A very interesting fact that is pretty
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| for survival strategies. But these
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| | well known in this regard is that the
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| implements improved over the years as the
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| | Saxons valued swords very highly to the
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| technological skills of these cultures
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| | extent of considering the value of a
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| improved.
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| | sword to be equivalent to the value of
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| The development of the metallic tools,
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| | 120 oxen or 15 male slaves and thus
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| implements and weapons that persisted
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| | according great importance and status to
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| through the Middle Ages were actually
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| | a man possessing a sword. Because of
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| originated during the Bronze and Iron
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| | these weapons being simple to construct
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| Ages and following that, these implements
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| | and easy to wield, throughout the Middle
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| have dramatically altered over time.
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| | Ages these weapons remained popular.
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| Eventually, with the appearance of
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| | In spite of the three weapons of the
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| gunpowder in Europe in the early 14th
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| | sword, the spear (or lance) and the
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| century most of these weapon were
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| | battle-axe being very prevalent during
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| rendered useless and the castle too took
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| | the 12th century, yet the crossbow
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| a backseat to the extent of becoming
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| | quickly gained popularity. Compounded
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| redundant.
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| | with the rapidly rising popularity of the
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| The castle was considered to be one of
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| | horse warfare that supposedly made
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| the most formidable weapons of medieval
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| | movement easy and allowed a benefit to
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| warfare while if we consider the smaller
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| | its martial riders who held spears and
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| weapons, there were also a lot of lethal
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| | the beginning of massive siege engines,
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| ones, the ones that were movable and
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| | eventually these hand-held weapons helped
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| capable of wreaking havoc and death of an
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| | invaders like the Normans to overpower
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| opponent. Thus despite having played a
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| | these less technologically advanced
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| key role in the deaths of many people
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| | people.
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