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Medieval Warfare
Medieval Warfare refers to warfare during the Middle Ages (5th – 15th century). This period saw a significant change in military weapons and tactics, with the introduction of gun powder, personal armor, and siege warfare.
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The "hidden blade" invention is a fantasial invention of the console game series 'Assasin's Creed', and did not exist historically.
Assassins and murderers would conceal weapons such as daggers in their clothing and would plan their murders very methodically. The ability to kill silently was all to do with the skill and patienceof the killer, and not due to mythical contraptions.
Ghengis Khan means "Great Ruler", or "Universal Ruler", or "Ruler of All". Temujin was his real name
No, the Vikings did not have the horses, or the armour or the other equipment needed for jousting. Vikings did sometimes ride very small ponies, but always fought on foot.
Most Vikings had neither armour nor helmet; only wealthy jarls and their household troops wore mail shirts and helmets.
When was the sling shot invented?
The "sling shot" was invented VERY recently, using modern elastic materials and a frame for the projectile to go through.
...However, REAL slings were around as some of the earliest weapons available.
Slings are perhaps older than bows, take the biblical example of David and Goliath, around that time period (3000 BC or earlier?) the sling was frequently used as a weapon to take down opponents from a range, just like the javelin, bow, crossbow, musket and modern guns do.
The sling (unlike a slingshot) is made usually of leather and features a cup in the centre and is also quite long, a stone is placed in the centre and twirled at great speed above the head until one end of the strap is released and the stone is hurled towards the target at great speed.
How do medieval siege machines work?
Siege engines is a very broad term that encompasses a variety of technology.
The fundamental tenant of a "siege engine" is that it will help end a siege. A siege is referred to as limiting access to a fortified position, then trying to conquer or outlast the defenders. This is traditionally thought of an army attacking a castle in the medieval times but can include a multitude of locations including simple geographic features or a home.
In medieval times siege engines had three times:
1) Man powered
2) Simple machine enhanced
3) Chemical reaction powered
A man powered example includes a tunnel being dug under a wall, a battering ram, or even a ladder. Yes these are simple machines but the primary effort is from manual labor.
A simple machine enhancement usually gains power from a spring effect or from gravity. It is the most normal idea of a siege engine, it includes the catapult, the ballista, and trebuchet. All of these machines rely on gravity or a tension to increase the speed of a projectile. If you want an example, look at sports. Using a stick to hit a ball greatly increases the speed of the ball, that is because the outside of the arc swings faster than what you can move your arm.
The third type relies on chemical, usually fire. Early guns were siege engine cannons. Also fire was a classic siege engine. Fire was lit on the doors, flaming arrows, or burning the walls of wooden forts. All provided extra effort.
Siege engines were all intended to kill the defenders or to damage their protection. A defender can have a huge advantage in combat, so the engines help negate some of those advantages.
What kind of weapons do pages use what are pages skills and what are pages duties?
A page was a young boy starting at age 7. They would run errands in the castle and help dress a knight in his armor. They would learn how to ride a horse and train with weapons starting with a wooden sword.
What is the difference between a mace and a morning star?
A mace is a straight club weapon with a fixed head, while a morning star consists of a spiked ball chained to a wooden handle.
Anadditionalanswer: The basic answer here is correct, a mace isbasicallya metal headed club, and the morning starenhancesthis weapon with the presence of spikes.
The more complex part of this answer is the question of the chain. Therecertainlywere flail weapons in the middle ages, but the striking end was typically a second sorter length of wood, perhapsreinforced by some metal. This weapon was derived from agricultural filesusedto thresh grain. The chain lets the end of the weapon snap around at the end of the swing, moving faster than the end of the handle section of the weapon, and thus deliver more energy that simply striking with a staff or club. The "spiked ball and chain" version was likely less common, although some extant version do exist.
They were simply powered by the soldiers who built it.
Diffrenece of White armor and plate armor?
"white" armour is generally a term used by historians for highly polished steel plate armour.
"plate" is a term which covers all steel plate armour - which could be painted, blued or blackened to prevent corrosion, or even covered in velvet or similar fabric - "white" armour is simply a subset of the larger group of plate armour finishes.
Check out Mission Restaurant Supply. They stock a few steak weights and other food presses. Here's a link: http://www.missionrs.com/presses-weights.html
You dont have to use a weight you can use a pan or just dont use anything just cook an both side but you can get one at any food supplys and ex. stores
*They are called a grill press or bacon weight, and you can find one at the Lodge Cookware site.
you can also use a stone or a brick wrapped in aluminum foil
ANSWER:Or you use what I use. Its an inverted coffee cup saucer made out of corningware. It works great for grilled cheese sandwiches too.How often did a medieval soldier practice with their weapon?
Regularly.
Archer militias in england were required by law to practice every week, and professional soldiers could be expected to practice on a daily basis.
in the case of the medieval knight or man-at-arms, they would most likely practice and train every single day bar sunday or major holy days, in multiple disciplines from horesback to different weapon techniques.
In the case of knights, such training would begin in childhood, between 7 and 10 years old, and they would practice for as much as 12 years before being considered sufficently trained.
Look at how Vladmir Putin blew up his own buildings in Moscow and blamed it on the Chechens. Read the book "Blowing up Russia".
Was linen used in the middle ages?
Flax was grown in ancient Egypt as early as the 4th millennium BC, and was used extensively for tunics and gowns, as well as for the fine cloth bandages that were used to wrap mummies. Amazingly enough, when the tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses II, who died in 1213 BC, was discovered in 1881, his linen wrappings were in a state of perfect preservation, and when King Tut's tomb was opened, his linen curtains were found completely intact.
Men and women in ancient Greece wore tunics made of linen, and ancient Romans also used linen for their summer tunics.
During the Middle Ages linen remained a clothing staple. Linen was often used for underclothes because it was light, cool, comfortable, and very easy to wash. Both men's and women's coats and cloaks were often woven of linen, and many women's dresses were made of linen woven at home on a loom. Bedding and table linens, as they came into fashion over time, were also frequently made of linen.
Over time, expanding trade routes brought linen-and the cultivation of flax-to Europe, the Near East, and the Americas. Different weights and types of linen fabrics were developed for different uses. Butchers' linen, for instance, was a sturdy, heavyweight linen fabric first used for French butchers' aprons. Heavy bleached linen was often used as the backing for embroidery or to offset delicate lacework. Damask, a reversible, patterned linen weave, was used for tablecloths and napkins. Linen woven with wool became sturdy "linsey-woolsey," which was also known as "wincey," and which formed the warm, if not luxurious base of many working people's wardrobes.
Today, linen remains a key natural fiber, still prized for its smooth, cool texture, its strength, and its crisp, clean, stylish, and sophisticated appearance. Linen is a top choice for fine upholstery and window treatments, table furnishings, handkerchiefs, and embroidered finery. It can be used to make pillows, sachets, quilts, and just about anything.
What was the Battle of Covadonga?
The Battle of Covadonga is believed to have been fought in 722AD. It was the first victory of the Christians over the Muslims since the Umayyad conquest, and is believed by some to be the beginning of the Reconquest of Spain.
There are people today who makechain mail and you can learn how as well. If you go to the Society of Creative Anachronism site you will find people who you can connect to that do this. I don't know where you are but there is a usually is a group in most areas. The SCA is worldwide and national. Chain mail can be expensive for well made mail. I use to know a fellow who did this and armour as well. There is also a magazine called Renaissance that has ads in the back for things like mail. You have to go to a really big bookstore to find a copy. There is a whole world of people that live and breathe this sort of thing.
What was the name for a piece of wood slide into metal brackets on doors to lock them?
It was/is called a bar. The expression "Katie, bar the door" comes directly from this usage. Up until the early 20th century, this was a common method of securing a door for the night.
a mousetrap catapult is a lever where u can fly anything small projectile in the air and land the projectile about a 40 feet area.
