Weapons In The Dark Ages

There are many different types of weapons that were made in the Dark Ages. There are way too many to name them all. However, not all of these weapons are that different from one another. Instead of each weapon being its own individual thing, they are somewhat made into categories. The names on these categories are Swords, Blunt Hand Weapons, Ranged Weapons, and Throwing Axes. Each one of these categories contains between five and ten different weapons. There were a lot of swords made in the Dark Ages. Some were small, and others were big. Anelaces, Stilettos, Poingnards, and Rondels were the smaller ones. The Arming sword, Broad sword, Long sword, and the Falchions were the bigger swords. The Arming sword was very well known for being the

Pole Arms include Quarterstaves, Spears, Winged Spears, Lances, and many more. A quarterstaff is a weapon that was used during the Medieval times all the way to the eighteenth century. The quarterstaff is normally around six or seven feet in length, and sometimes has a metal tip an the end of it with a spike. A spear was the most common weapon during the Stone Age until firearms came along. The spear is sometimes known as the influence that caused the creation of the lance, the halberd, the pike, and the bill. (Medieval Weapons) The winged spear was a very common spear in the Middle Ages. This spear had a leaf shaped head with prominent wings underneath it. The winged spear was also used in the military. It was thrown by both infantry and cavalry. However, another spear like weapon is the lance, which is a light throwing spear. This was also a military weapon, and was normally used by infantry. (Medieval Weapons) The lance was sometimes referred to as the pike. Though it may be classified as a spear, It really isn’t. The lance is actually larger, and heavier than a spear. Last but not least, the last weapon of pole arms is the pike. The pike is a long pole weapon that is approximately ten to twenty feet in length. The pike unlike any other spear weapon, is not intended to throw. Although the pike is a well known military weapon it was also used in one on one combat. In the Middle Ages, the main people to use pikes were militia

Ranged weapons on the other hand were used a lot more frequently than these other weapons. The ranged weapons include throwing axes, javelins, bows, longbows, and crossbows. The throwing axe, or the francisca, was a throwing axe used as a weapon in the early Middle Ages by the Franks. The throwing axe is described as an arch-shape head, widened toward the cutting edge and point at both upper and lower corners. (Medieval Weapons) The top of the head is usually an S-shaped. The javelin on the other hand is basically a light spear. The Norse were familiar with the javelin for hunting and warfare. A bow is a weapon that is able to shoot arrows by using elasticity. A long bow is a type of bow that is really tall. The benefits of having such a long bow is that you will be able to draw back the bow string farther than you can with a smaller bow. This way you can have a lot more force that will push the arrow a lot father. Believe it or not, the long bow isn’t the biggest bow. The flatbed is a bigger bow than the long bow. The long bow is made from a single piece of wood. For thousands of years long bows have been used for hunting and warfare. In the military an archer would be given up to at least sixty to seventy arrows to use while in battle. (Medieval