| Medieval weapons were used daily in the Middle | | | | was very expensive. The weapons, armor for |
| Ages. The reason for this is that living in the | | | | knight and horse and the horse were very costly. |
| Middle Ages was not peaceful. It seemed the | | | | The Feudal System declared that Lords were |
| most popular activity was to take other's land and | | | | expected to provide trained soldiers for the |
| power. What is the quickest way to wealth and | | | | country. Knights were in turn supported by their |
| power, why to take it from someone else that | | | | soldiers. |
| already has it! The amount of war and fighting | | | | The variety of medieval weapons used during |
| over land and power was quite staggering. Many | | | | these times includes polearms, battle axes, |
| castles were built during this time to protect the | | | | maces, billhook, caltrop, flail, halberd, longbow, |
| landowners and their seats of power. People were | | | | bow, crossbow, pike, poleaxe, quarterstaff, spear, |
| prepared for war at all times, as skirmishes or full | | | | warhammer, baton and scimitar. Those weapons |
| out wars and battles were not infrequent. | | | | were used primarily by foot soldiers as knights |
| Knights, foot soldiers and archers all had different | | | | needed weapons that could be used while on |
| weapons they used. Also the weapons changed | | | | horseback. Their weapons consisted of the lance, |
| as the armor changed as well. Swords developed | | | | sheilds and swords such as the broadsword, |
| and used at the beginning of the Medieval times | | | | falchion, greatsword and longsword. |
| had to change when it could not longer pierce the | | | | The large variety of medieval weapons in the |
| small chain mail. The Crusades took place in these | | | | middle ages was due to the Feudal System. No |
| times and medieval weapons were used all over | | | | one was free in the sense that every one owed |
| the Holy Lands. The Knights Templar, Teutonic | | | | allegiance and had to fight for someone. Lords |
| Knights and Hospitallers fought in the Holy Lands | | | | were required to provide trained soldiers, clothes |
| with the blessing of their lords and kings. | | | | and weapons for the king as payment for their |
| The classes of weapons used by the foot soldiers | | | | land. No one was exempt from fighting, as every |
| and knights were very different, due to their | | | | man was required to have fighting knowledge of |
| different needs as knights were on horseback. | | | | at least one weapon. When there was a Call To |
| Not everyone got the latest weapon developed, | | | | Arms, all men were required to fight for at least |
| as it all depended on their status and position in | | | | 40 days, and in some circumstances it would be |
| the Feudal System. Having knights in your employ | | | | increased to 90 days. |