| Although many when many people think of the | | | | mace, or morningstar. Flails were also |
| Middle Ages as "The Dark Ages", there were | | | | popular among warriors as deadly medieval |
| actually many brilliant innovations in the | | | | chain weapons.The Middle Ages was also a time |
| arts, politics, and medieval weapons made | | | | of invention. Warriors and builders |
| during this time.Everyone knows about | | | | perfected the already existing trebuchet to |
| medieval swords and daggers, and how they | | | | create monstrous medieval siege weapons. |
| were used in everyday life. There were so | | | | This is how the catapult came about. |
| many other weapons created and perfected | | | | Trebuchets before this were very primitive in |
| during this time period other than the knight | | | | design and worked alright against the enemy, |
| sword. New medieval warfare weapons were | | | | but the medieval catapult could project |
| created to take down bigger and stronger | | | | higher and further than any trebuchet |
| castles.If a medieval knight found himself in | | | | before.With all of these innovations in |
| an equine battle (on horse), he looked to his | | | | medieval armor and weapons, the Middle Ages |
| trusted pole arms for defense and attack. | | | | was an exciting (if deadly) time period. |
| Pole arms are essentially weapons on long | | | | Through all of the battles and bloody |
| poles. One of the most popular are axes | | | | victories, the concept of chivalry and the |
| medieval weapons or the battle axe. They | | | | importance of one's honor stayed prevalent in |
| offer excellent leverage in mid range combat, | | | | medieval society.As with the medieval ages, |
| as well as the versatility to be used as a | | | | there was also a time of weapons innovations |
| melee weapon--depending on the length of the | | | | more recently during the 20th century. |
| handle. Other pole arm weapons were spears | | | | Pistols and rifles were around during the |
| and halberds. Both were used primarily to | | | | time of the Gold Rush and the Old West |
| try to throw the enemy from his horse, giving | | | | pistols were slightly more advanced than |
| the knight an advantage over his | | | | some. Pistols, rifles, and even swords were |
| enemy.Medieval knights and warriors required | | | | around during the Civil War, but they were |
| several different types of weapons during a | | | | not improved until the next war. Then, you |
| battle, depending on what sort of combat | | | | can see further weapons evolving into |
| situation they found themselves in. If they | | | | sophisticated firearms during WWII.If you |
| were in close combat with the enemy, they | | | | want to see the weapons discussed in this |
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| medieval weapons are very effective in close | | | | these replica medieval weapons.To read other |
| combat because they can be used to attack the | | | | articles about medieval swords and weaponry |
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