| What is the first thing that pops into your mind | | | | edges. Some of the swords used during this |
| when you hear the words medieval ages? | | | | period of time where the arming sword, |
| Perhaps you think about the magnificent castles | | | | broadsword, claymore, falchion, flamberge, |
| portrayed in books or movies, or perhaps you | | | | greatsword, katana, longsword, Miao dao, saber, |
| think about knights in shiny armor. Whatever it | | | | scimitar, spatha, shortsword, and zweihander. |
| may be that attracts you to this specific time in | | | | Blunt weapons- Blunt weapons are consider |
| history, one thing is certain. The medieval ages | | | | somewhat simple and primarily and are designed |
| are often misunderstood and categorized as a | | | | to inflict blunt trauma on their target. For this |
| period of time which had little to no change in | | | | reason, blunt weapons are club-like and they rely |
| technology, daily life, or any other kind of | | | | on the strength of the user. Some of the blunt |
| important development. However, the medieval | | | | weapons used during the medieval ages where |
| ages were a period of time of great development | | | | clubs, flail, mace, flanged mace, maul, morning |
| in all this areas, especially in weapons. Below you | | | | star, quarterstaff, war harmer, bec de corbin, |
| will find some of the weapons used in this | | | | horseman's pick and bludgeon. |
| fascinating period of time. | | | | Ranged Weapons- Ranged weapons where |
| On of the best known things about the medieval | | | | used to inflict damage to an opposite team via |
| ages are its weapons which where, most often | | | | long distance. Some of the ranged weapons used |
| than not, very efficiently. The weapons used in | | | | in the medieval ages where javelins, slings, dart, |
| the medieval ages where constantly improved to | | | | bows and arrows, catapults, ballistas, and |
| improve their efficiency during war time. The | | | | trebuchets. |
| medieval era was a time where knights, warriors | | | | Warships- Most often than not, individuals |
| and barbarians displayed their various weapons, | | | | needed to attack by sea rather than by land. |
| each unique, and sometimes complex, in their own | | | | Hence, they used warships such as caravel, |
| way. | | | | carrack, cog, fire ship, hellburners, galleon, gallery, |
| Daggers and knives- This weapons where | | | | junk, longship, lou chuan, and qiao chuan. |
| commonly used during the medieval ages. Some | | | | Although individuals in the medieval ages used |
| of the daggers and knives used during this period | | | | weapons to insure their victory in times of conflict |
| of time where the anelace, baselard, cinquedea, | | | | and war, they also used animals in war to |
| katara, machete, mercy giver poniard, rondel, and | | | | increase their winning possibilities. Some of this |
| stiletto. | | | | animals included camels, dogs, horses, destrier, |
| Swords-. Although you may think daggers, | | | | courser, and even elephants. |
| knives, and swords are all the same, they are not. | | | | The medieval era was a time of great warfare, |
| In contrast to daggers and knives, swords are | | | | as a result their weapon history is long and, more |
| bigger and deadlier. Swords come in different | | | | often than not, bloody. However, the medieval |
| varieties, such as single or double-bladed edges, | | | | era influenced and changed the way weapons |
| and some swords can have straight or curved | | | | where viewed and created for ever. |