Medieval Warfare

it was obsolete by the invention of the gun

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European & Asian nations made armor in ancient times.

Of course there were Japanese people that were 'left-handed' some of these people were bound to be brought up as Samurai. Whether ancient Samurai training permitted left handed people is a different story. Im sure that they would have, you would want your soldiers to be able to fight to the best of their ability, not restrict their skill.

'Dieu et mon droit', which means 'God and my right [to the French throne]', was the battle cry of King Edward III [November 13, 1312 - June 21, 1377] of England at the Battle of Crécy on August 26, 1346. The monarch's presence, his compelling cry, and his army's adept use of the cannon and the English longbow were among the factors that led to a swift and sure victory despite the army's being outnumbered anywhere from 3:1 to 10:1 by the heavily armored French. The battle was the beginning of the Hundred Years' War, 1337-1453, between the House of Valois in France and the Plantagenet House of Anjou in England over which heirs should occupy the French throne.

Siege of Olomouc happened in 1758.

The three main weapons used in middle ages battles in Europe were swords, maces and English longbows

No, it's actually real. Essentially, the trick is to trifle the gag reflex so that you can smoothly slide the (blunt -- if it were sharp, you'd simply get cut...anyone claiming to swallow a sharp one is actually using sleight of hand to make it look sharp) it down through the esophagus. Obviously, it can only go as far as the stomach. And surprisingly, the training required isn't too long -- most people can do it in a couple of days or weeks, with practice.

No, sword swallowing is not fake and has been going on for thousands of years and has been handed down from one generation of sword swallowers to the next. It is extremely dangerous and takes years of practice and no 'ooops made a mistake.' To put it in simple terms the sword goes into the mouth and then behind the voice box, past the pharynx, down the esophagus, between the lungs, (nudging aside the heart), past the liver, then relax the esophageal sphincter and by doing this the blade goes into the stomach and touches the duodenum (small tube from the stomach to the lower intestines.) GAG REFLEXES ARE DANGEROUS and by doing so the sword swallower could damage an organ or the stomach. It takes years of meditation and relaxation SO DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!

The first possible evidence of bows and arrows is from South Africa about 64,000 years ago.

Maul is two-handed. Warhamer is single handed.

The church tryed to restrict war by determing days on which wars could not be fought, limiting who could fight in wars and be hurt, and banning wars in certain areas or on certain lands

Protecting oneself in battle was an absolute must, especially for the knight classes who could be called upon at a moment's notice to rally behind their liege. The history of medieval armor truly begins with chain, but this was a luxury reserved for the wealthy. Other forms of armor, less effective of course, were worn on the field of battle by warriors and peasants alike prior to its rise in popularity and even long after. For those who could not afford chain, leather and cloth padded armor was often the only means of protection available. The history of medieval armor is marred by the simple fact that finding high quality metals to make effective armor and weapons was sometimes difficult due to low quality iron reserves. Bog iron, found in parts of Europe, was not as strong and supple as more pure reserves in other parts of the world. Since the metals used in chain were often substandard, and were always expensive to have worked, leather and cloth do hold their place in the history of medieval armor. Despite its drawbacks, chain armor entered the history of medieval armor with a bang. This type of armor involved thousands of interlocking rings woven together to form pieces of a suit such as the tunic or headpiece. Chain worked well to deflect slicing blows, such as those from the edge of a sword and thus earned its place in the history of medieval armor. Chain also earned its place in the history of medieval armor for its ability to move with its wearer. Though difficult to make and hard to don and remove, the heavy links and separate pieces worked well together with leather or cloth armor to provide adequate protection to the knight classes. The history of medieval armor does show, however, that chain had some serious weaknesses. Arrows could sometimes make the mark and pierce through the layers of protection by finding just the right angle. Also shown in the history of medieval armor was the fact there were weak spots in between the pieces of chain. If a sword, axe or even arrow found the gap between the armor, the wearer would rue the day his opponent practiced aim. As chain made its mark on the history of medieval armor, so too did plate. Plate began to make its appearance around the 13th and 14th centuries. This armor was at first used to protect vital areas such as the chest. Eventually the use of plate evolved into complete suits, perhaps the most famous image from the history of medieval armor. Plate was used in the history of medieval armor in conjunction with chain oftentimes, since as with its woven counterpart, plate was very expensive. The two combined protected a knight well, but with the advent of gunpowder in the next centuries, it too became ineffective. It was a time of battle and warfare on many fronts, from the crusades to infighting among nobles. Inasmuch as the history of the Middle Ages is rich and wondrous, so too is the history of medieval armor. The armor that was made in 1400 to the 1500 was unimportant when gunpowder came to its own, the knights armor was not strong enough to protect against the gunpowder, this came in unhandy against guns.

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They are called Mangonels.

Battle Of Grunwald ( tannenberg ) 1410. Lithuania Poland and the mongoles vs the teutonic order

Exactly the same as any other blade. by being stabbed into a victim until they die in a grisly fashion...

The only difference is that it has been hidden somewhere so the victim doesn't know the other person has a blade, before its too late...

The Pope did! Many people think the Lords did, but they didn't.

In medieval Europe, court jesters would have had access to the food of wealthy people. In addition to bread, they would have eaten beef, pork, fish, and the meat of game birds.

A cat of nine tales is an old pirate tradition.

Pirates who didn't obey the rules ,or something along the lines of that, were locked away in a cell and given a thick piece of rope. This was then picked at to nine strands of rope on one end and the thick end on the other. Once they had finished picking it, they were let out of the cell and whipped many times on the back with it.

Medieval Projectile weapons were created so that a standard infanrty untit could engage the enemy at increasing ranges, the medieval longbow was one of such weapon, it was a fairly cheap weapon to produce since all it consisted of was a peice of yew wood, horse tail and sometimes animal horn, it was also the birth of a weapon that did not require huge amounts of practice, sure the longbow required a pulling strength of around 180lbs but it paved the way for modern projectile weapons today.

Because it required little skill to fire, even though it did take a fair amount of training. A lord could more easily muster an army of peasants with longbows than train them to fight with swords and shields. This resulted in large ranks of men with longbows. So numbers. Numbers were why they were so lethal. That and the fact that if you can't defend against a hail of arrows and a cavalry charge at the same time.

Crossbows were first invented in Ancient Greece (for Europe) and Ancient China (for East Asia)

A Westpoint Model 45 is a store brand. The cross over model is a Marlin Model 60. The Marlin Model 60 sells for around $200.00 new. A used model 60 is worth between $50.00 and $150.00, depending on condition. Store brands such as the Westpoint, Revelation, Western Field, etc. are valued slightly less than the actual Marlin Model 60.

If complete and fully functional, $150-$250, depending on condition. If broken or rusted, a lot less. If in new condition, maybe a little more to the right buyer.

If it's a hammerless boxlock, it could still be a shooter worth $100 - $250. If it has large side hammers, it's a wall decoration but still worth almost as much. I have one... it belonged to my dad...he purchased it used around1918- 1920 SN 410344 stamper on the stock/receiver, barrel and the hand grip, (same numbers on all three pieces) ... Does this mean anytrhing to anyone??? Mdales Only to you. There is no serialization listing for Crescent firearms that would allow you to date its manufacturer.