Interesting Facts About Medieval Weaponry

By Minnie Lowery


War is all around the world. It has become prominent long before the middle age. Some of the medieval weaponry and warfare are being adapted now, only with revisions. Medieval wars can be depicted in various movies right now and it is really interesting to know how those men fought for their lives. It will be presented in this article the kind of weapons they had for fighting.
When you say middle age warfare it refers to the strategies or technique which were used during wars of that time. Every region does their own planning so the strategy varies from region to region. What is being done before the fight is that leaders will have an agreement first but since it would be very hard to communicate with an opponent, they used musical symbols and other audible commands or send messengers.

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.

There were several types of weapons that were used during middle age wars. One of the commonly used weapons is the battle ax. This was actually a specialized utility ax. This is normally handy although much bigger than utility ax of course. This can be carried using one hand only but there are some types which are much heavier so two hands were needed for carrying.

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 whic
There were several types of weapons that were used during middle age wars. One of the commonly used weapons is the battle ax. This was actually a specialized utility ax. This is normally handy although much bigger than utility ax of course. This can be carried using one hand only but there are some types which are much heavier so two hands were needed for carrying.

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.

As mentioned, there are various movies right now that showcase medieval weaponry. The weapons that soldiers use were relative to their social status since there were some weapons which were really expensive.




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