Medieval Weapons

One of the most popular was the claymore, it was a heavy broad sword developed in Scotland though slow most warriors liked it because of its swinging power. Another kind of sword was the short sword it was probably the most common. Knights could easily carry it with a sheath attached to their armor it was much easier to swing compared to the claymore even though it did not have as much swinging power it could be swung faster to gain momentum. The other basic sword was the long sword it was a mix between the short sword and the claymore. The long sword was long like the claymore long range a

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Due to the weight variability of stones, pellets, bullets, or whatever was in it were used for stone bows. Although many of the medieval weapons are no longer around if you ever want to feel the excitement of close range combat with swords, axes, pole axes, or any other weapons just remember the medieval period. There were many types of axes in the medieval period.

A knight in armor would have to be very mobile, if he wasn’t he would be slow and unarmed fighters and would not be able to expect an attack and the enemy would just circle around him. Archers were very helpful when sending volleys of arrows raining down on the enemies. Flails were some of the most favorite weapons of the medieval period. A morning star was a type of pole weapon-flail it was four to six feet long shaft and had a spiked ball on the end like a flail. It was also used to practice at marks were used by both men and women. An armor suit weighed about forty-five to sixty pounds.

Some of the weapons that people forget about are the pole weapons. The stone bow reached its height of popularity between 1760 and 1810. These were used more often after the Viking raids stopped. Armor could even save the life of a knight wearing it. It had a thick string or long thick rope connecting the two sides. It was like the short sword it was not as heavy or broad as the claymore, allowing stronger knights could carry and swing it with one arm.

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