| The Medieval period was mostly a time of
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| | Apart from metallurgical advancements,
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| evolution for weapons man had already
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| | general craftsmanship and the materials
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| previously developed and used.
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| | used to build weaponry improved. A couple
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| Advancements in metallurgy and
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| | examples of this show up with the bow and
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| manufacturing techniques gave rise to
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| | catapult. In the never-ending pursuit of
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| more versatile, durable, and deadly
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| | accuracy and range, the simple bow turned
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| weaponry. The early Medieval period
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| | to the crossbow which then evolved into
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| mostly involved the sword, lance, pike,
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| | the longbow. The killing efficiency of
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| bow, and catapult; relatively simple
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| | the bow is evidenced by the Churchs
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| weapons by any count, but effective. For
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| | outlawing of crossbows at one point
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| many of these simple weapons, perhaps the
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| | because the weapon was so lethal. The
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| largest leap forward was a move from iron
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| | longbow eventually eclipsed the other bow
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| to steel. Throughout the period, the
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| | variations with its effective range,
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| process for creating steel saw
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| | power, and accuracy.
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| refinements which would eventually
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| | Catapults were perhaps the most notable
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| transform the weapons of old to a newer,
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| | targets of innovation, giving rise to a
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| deadlier form.
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| | variation called the trebuchet.
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| Lets take swords, for example, in earlier
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| | Trebuchets could heft enormous amounts of
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| times, the blades were prone to breakage
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| | weight, beating out their earlier, less
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| and were generally unreliable. The
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| | sophisticated catapult cousins. Siege
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| advancements in steel and general
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| | battle took a deadly turn when trebuchets
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| building products allowed the sword to
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| | entered the battlefield and their
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| become more flexible and more lethal. At
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| | effectiveness is noted throughout
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| the same time, different iterations of
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| | history. Innovation was the main driving
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| the common sword appeared such as the
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| | force during the Medieval times; taking
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| bastard sword and broadsword. Extra
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| | weapons of old and making them better and
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| accoutrements such as hand guards, and
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| | creating variations to fit the needs of
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| double-edged swords with sharpened points
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| | the battlefield. The effectiveness of
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| appeared during the medieval period as
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| | those innovations has been proven through
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| well; further evidence of the
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| | the ages as many of those improvements
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| evolutionary process of weaponry during
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| | are with us in todays simple weaponry.
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| the Medieval period.
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