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probably thousands because there were alot of people.
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As per the previous answer, there certainly were a lot of medieval weapons, bearing in mind that they all required years of official training to0 use effectively. A few specifics are:
- Arming Sword, a single handed double edged sword often used in combination with a shield.
- Falchion, a single edged single handed sword most commonly used in Italy, but with most of the standard features seen in a sword.
- Stiletto, a very thin bladed dagger mainly used for stabbing, often associated with assassins.
- Rondel, a type of very pointed but edgeless spike used by knights as opposed to a dagger.
- Longsword, a sword used in two hands, not as wide or heavy as a greatsword, it also has a better thrusting point. (Note: Video games and movies often make the mistake of referring to Arming Swords as "long swords")
- Greataxe, a devastating axe similar to a felling axe, but designed specifically for warfare, these required especially strong wielders to be used effectively.
- Poleaxe, a polearm with an axe-like head, they had "flukes" at the bottom to counterbalance and sometimes provide an additional spike.
- Bill, invented as a simple Billhook (hedge cutting blade with an incurve) on a long shaft, sometimes with a double edge and/or a fluke for counterbalance.
- Pike, a very long spear specifically usually twice the size of the wielder or longer and used in formation attacks.
- Warhammer, a hammerhead of standard size on a long shaft in its simplest form, and featuring an armour piercing spike on the back of the head as well as counterbalancing pommels/flukes in better versions.
- Mace, a heavier round headed club-like weapon for causing severe blunt force trauma.
- Longbow, usually made of yew and always at least six feet tall in their war versions. These were ideal for foot troops, but were often too large to use effectively when mounted.
- Composite bow, recurved and made of different laminated materials like wood, horn and sinew. The animal fat glues used to bind these together was very flimsy in wet weather.
- Crossbow, these were made with wood or steel limbs for extreme handheld power, they could pierce armour very well indeed and took a lot less training to use, but were much slower to shoot than bows.
- Javelins, used a lot less by the medieval period, but still a favourite of certain armies who used skirmishing tactics, as these could be thrown shortly before a quick retreat or charging in.
- Arquebuses, these were very early firearms and were very intimidating as few people had seen or heard these thunderous weapons before, but they were terribly slow to reload, equally awful at accuracy, and would misfire easily in wet weather.
- Hand cannons, an even earlier design of firearm, these had to be shot from the hip and were even slower and more inaccurate than even the Arquebus.
- Battering rams, these were used to directly attack gates in order to allow attacking troops in.
- Catapult, featuring a throwing arm with a cup/cradle to hold the ammunition, their intention was not to directly shoot at walls, but to shoot over the defences and massacre inside them.
- Trebuchet, featuring a counterweight and a sling to hold the ammunition, they had a greater range and capability than simple catapults.
- Cannon, these were artillery sized gunpowder weapons used to shoot directly at defences such as walls or gates, but at a safe distance.
What else can I help you with?
Is there a list of Duchess in Medieval Europe?
no
What is the medieval polearm made of?
Poles for weapons and tools were generally of ash wood, the blades of iron.
Do squires in the middle ages get to carry weapons?
Squires were preparing to be knights, and part of that training was the appropriated use of weapons as they were commonly carried. They would usually have at least a dagger. But it should be remembered that medieval squires were around for five hundred years or so, and there was a lot of variation in usage in a lot of countries.
List major events between 1066 -1500 Medieval times?
The Battle of Hastings started at around 9 am on Saturday, 14th October 1066.
Was a medieval clerk a girl?
1st answer:No.There weren't any "clerks". Things were grown or made by individuals and sold by them at the weekly market or to the clergy/manor.2nd Answer:Medieval clerks were not usually women, but some were.A very interesting article called "Women in Medieval Guilds," by Nicky Saunders, has a list of jobs medieval women are recorded to have had, and clerk was one of them.There are links below to that article and to a related question on the things medieval women did.
What kind of medieval weapons did they have in the middle ages?
Swords, shields and spears were common weapons of Medieval Warfare.
How were medieval weapons used in the medieval ages?
ofcause hands!
Who invented medieval weapons?
cavemen.
Who used medieval weapons?
knights
What were all the weapons used in the Medieval Dungeon?
Any kind of weapons.
How did the medieval people get their weapons?
They got their weapons, because they had black smiths
Who used weapons in medieval times?
Knights
What were the projectile weapons of the medieval era?
Catepult
What medieval shops can be found on the list?
The list includes medieval shops such as blacksmiths, apothecaries, and tailors.
Where is a complete list of Tenten's weapons?
there is no list she has a lot of weapons there just random
What did medieval weapons do in medieval times?
kill people in many effective and particularly unpleasant ways.
How were medieval weapons used?
By hand. They were impact weapons which inflicted blunt force injuries or edged weapons used to cut.
