Friday, August 26, 2011

Interesting Things To Know About Medieval Weaponry

By Minnie Lowery


War is very prominent during the medieval period. In fact, some of the warfare now were adapted from those times. It would be very interesting to know some things about the middle age wars and the weapons they have used. This is beneficial in the sense that there are some tactics before that could still be applied now when the country you live in is at war. This article will present some of the medieval weaponry used by their soldiers during battles.

Middle age warfare is the military technique and tactics used during wars in the middle ages. Actually, there was a variation of military tactics during those times. Every region has a different strategy and style. For bigger battles, a council between the war leaders is usually the first thing to do. This is planning before the actual battle. War leaders would agree beforehand the plans of battle and they did this through musical signals and other audible and visual commands.

With regards to who will join the battle, every noble man was required to participate since it was believed before that you can never have your honor if you do not fight for your territory. Every man fought the fight with his own weapon and infantry.

The middle age armies have used a lot of weapons. One was a battle ax. This weapon is a revision from the normal utility axe. This can be carried in one hand but there are also some types which were bigger and therefore heavier, so both hands were needed.

Other than battle ax, blades and knives were commonly used during those times. Besides these, hammers, maces and pole arms were used by many. Pole arms also have blades in them that is connected to a wooden shaft which is the pole.

These are the commonly used medieval weaponry. Soldiers held a different weapon depending on their social status. They were the ones who provided their own weapons for battles. Some weapons were too expensive to buy.




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