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Weaponry SEAN, STANLEY, HAYDEN

Dagger Swords

Ballista

The Lethal Weapons of the Dark Ages

Swords is a big sword only used by the of wood form large tress. The
Swords were usually known knights. It weighed 8-10 pounds front was flat and was carried or
as a symbol for a chivalry or and around 50-72 inches. This pushed by men. The trebuchet
knights. Swords were also the sword very powerful and could was a large machine with an
most famous type of weapon in only be used by strong men, arm on one end and a weight on
the middle ages. There are two such as knights. the other. When the weight was
main groups of swords, two- Siege Weapons released, a large rock placed in
handed swords and one-handed Siege weapons were used the sling on the other arm would
swords. One-handed swords during warfare between castles. be hurled from the trebuchet.
were usually used with a shield On the offensive or defensive The weight on the front side was
because of their size. The side of the war, weapons such as usually made of large boulders.
broadsword was a sword usually the trebuchet, ballista, catapult, The catapult was made of a
used by knights. The and the battering ram were used lever with a cup-shaped object
broadsword was a 30-45 inch as siege weapons. The ballista at one end of the lever. The
sword and weighed about 2-3 was exactly like a large lever would be pulled back and
pounds. It was a one-handed crossbow. The strings on the released. It would be stopped by
sword. The longsword was used ballista would be pulled back to a wooden board and the large
mostly for knights because of its be able to propel large arrows or rock would be shot across the
size. It was around 40-48 inches rocks. The battering rams were battle field.
and weighed 5-8 pounds. usually used to break down Daggers
Because of its size, it was a two- walls or doors of castles. The Daggers were usually
handed sword. The greatsword battering ram was usually made used when a person’s primary
weapon was gone. Daggers had cover the face. For the chest
a very small blade and were they would either have their
very sharp, which chest and arms covered or just
made the dagger very deadly. their chest, which is called a
The smaller the dagger, the chain link. The legs were
more deadly it was because they usually covered from the feet up
were easier to conceal. to the thighs. They do have
Armor shields but not everyone would
have one. The weight of the
Medieval armor was a
armor was usually 45-55
very good source of protection
pounds. The armor that they
in the wars the were happening
used was very heavy, but it was
so frequently. The armor wasn’t
very protective.
only used for protection, it also
showed the status of the person Blunt Weaponry
wearing it. You can tell who was Armor
the strong or the weak in the The blunt weapons
wars. The serfs would usually consisted of weapons that have
be in there everyday clothes wooden shafts with a chain and
while the knights would be in a ball off of it. The weapons
full body armor. could be used from medium to a
short distance. Some of the
The armor would be hand more popular known weapons
made by the artisans, are the mace, flail, maul, and the
blacksmiths, and craftsmen. The war hammer. The weapons are
blacksmiths made the armor out usually hard to build up
of all different types of metals. momentum, but when they get
The armor is plated and it has going they are very powerful. To
many details on the armor. The use these weapons you would
armor consisted of a helmet, have to be a strong person. Not
which protected the skull and just anyone could use these Flail
the side of the face, but doesn’t

How Were Swords Made?

In the Middle Ages, swords were a very common primary weapon for for many people,
such as knights. To make a strong sword, blacksmiths needed to forge it,heat it, cool it
before the sword would become strong. Bronze was the first metal to be used for swords.
Bronze wasn’t a very good metal because it would always break during battles. When
blacksmiths heated iron, steel would be made and when that steel was heated again,
damascus steel would be made. Damascus steel was a very strong metal that could
withstand the powerful hits of enemy swords. This steel would be used in swords, axes,
daggers, and other Middle Age weapons.
 weapons because they were very either throw the spear or thrust
heavy. Because of this, blunt from a long distance with it. The
weapons were very slow and spear was cheap to make and it
this caused a disadvantage. required very little training to be
able to use. Before the spear
Crossbow and Long Bow was used as a fighting weapons,
it was used to hunt with. The
The crossbow and the long
spears could be mounted on a
bow were both used in the
short or long staffs depending
Medieval Ages. The long bows
on if your were a foot soldier or
Crossbow advantages were they had a
you were throwing the spear
much longer range and could be
from a horse.
fired at a faster rate. The
disadvantages were that the long
bow took an experienced
bowman to use the long bow.

The crossbow’s advantages

were that they were very easy to
use and it didn’t need a lot of
training to use. The
disadvantage of the crossbow
Spear were that they took a long time
to reload and they had a short
range.

Spears

Spears usually consist of a

wooden shaft with either a
sharpened wooden head. The
spears were also made of iron
and a steel head. You could

Spears
Long Bow
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