Weapons
The Knights Weapons :
- sword - double bladed, razor sharp
- kite shield
- lance - long wooden spear with a metal tip
- mace - wooden handle and on top was a spiked metal ball
FACT: At the time of the Battle of Hastings a Norman Knight was one of the best - armed fighters the world had ever seen - this could be just another reason why they won!
Attacking a Castle Weapons :
- Siege engines - launched stones, massive arrows, fire and other large objects into a castle
- Catapults - the most well known siege engine
- Trebuchet - was the updated version of a catapult and was used later in the medieval times
- Ballistas - looked like a large crossbow and actually originated from Roman times
- Mangonel - A powerful catapult
- Battering ram - although suggested was not just a tree trunk but was far more complex than this - they were mainly used to open an entrance in to a castle
- Mobile Assault towers - were sometimes called cats, they were used to raise the attackers up to get better shots
Basic Siege engine :
Catapult :
Trebuchet:
Ballista:
Mangonel:
Battering Ram :
Mobile Assault Tower:
