Fire Arrows – Use, Purpose, Effectiveness & How they worked
Whenever a medieval battle is depicted in a movie you can always count on one thing: Lots of fire arrows. For some reason, movie makers just love the concept of…
How Long It Took To Make A Sword In The Middle Ages!
When the forging of a sword is portrayed in movies or video games then the sword is usually finished within a short amount of time. But was that really the…
Preventing Soil Exhaustion In The Middle Ages – 2 inventions!
Peasants made up roughly 80% of the population in medieval Western Europe. Their job was to work the fields and the fruits of their labor were the foundation on top…
The Sidearms of Medieval Archers (Did Archers Carry Swords?)
The primary weapons of medieval archers were obviously the bow and the arrows. But because of a relatively high rate of fire (an experienced longbowman could shoot 6-12 arrows every…
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