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1st AnswerOne weapon from the Middle Ages was the longbow. It could shoot a 36 in arrow 300 yards.They didn't have a weapon that could shoot farther until the Civil War rifle! Once 30,000 infantrymen attacked an army of 12,000 longbowmen and the army of 12,000 only lost 3,000 men! 2nd AnswerAmong the weapons of the Middle Ages were the following:
  • Daggers and knives
  • Swords of various kinds, one handed and two handed
  • Maces, essentially clubs
  • Morning stars, also clubs, though it spikes sticking out
  • War hammers, made with heads of lead or iron
  • War picks
  • Spears
  • Halberds and other axes on poles
  • Bills, war scythes, and other agricultural tools set on poles
  • Lances of the form used by mounted knights
  • Longbow, with arrows
  • Crossbow, with bolts
  • Slings, used in Spain and possibly other areas
  • Hand cannons
  • Trebuchets, a type of catapult
  • Onagers, another catapult
  • Cannons
  • Greek fire
  • Battering rams
  • Dirks (they are kind of like knives)

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