Did children fight in medieval wars?

Answer 1

The Middle Ages extended across all of Europe for 1000 years. During that time almost every year, possibly every year, had some war going on somewhere.

Examples include the conquest of Spain by Islamic armies. A number of wars in the reconquest of Spain by Christians. The wars fought by Charlemagne. The Anglo-Saxon conquest of much of Britain, the Viking conquest of much of Britain, Danish conquest of England, the Anglo saxon reconquest of England, the Norman Invasion, and all the other wars in England and Wales. The Thirty Years War, the Hundred Years War, nine crusades and the Wars of Scottish Independence were also in the Middle Ages. Crusaders took the Byzantine Empire, and the Byzantines took it back. The list goes on and on; I have not mentioned anything about Italy or Germany, except during the lifetime of Charlemagne, or Poland or Scandinavia. And I almost forgot; there were the Mongols and the Golden Horde. And the Ottoman expansion and the opposition to it, how could we leave out Vlad the Impaler?

But these are just examples.

Answer 2

The reasons for war in the Middle Ages were the same as the reasons for war today. Greed, intolerance, bigotry, and hatred were as influential then as they are now.

The Middle Ages were a time of religious wars. I don't think this means the wars happened for religious reasons as much as some might think, however. In particular, the crusades did not happen because Muslims captured Palestine. If that had been the reason, they would have happened three hundred years earlier than they did. The reasons for the crusades were, I think, those given above.

Answer 3

Yes. Too many to mention. Try to be more specific.

Answer 4

Yes they do. Every time period fought in wars.

Answer 5

Knights, cavalry, archers, catapults, battering rams, castles.

Answer 6

Yes, a good example would be one of the crusades, where children marched towards a war before having to retreat because of technical issues. "The Children's Crusade"