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Shields

They also had shields to protect themselves from direct enemy blows.

Kite Shield

Head

Battering Ram

Helmets were used to protect the heads of warriors.

Swords

The oldest of the siege weapons.

Used to cave in the walls of castles.

Swords were one of the most popular medieval weapons, and were commonly used in face-to-face combat.

Sabaton

Legs

Cuisses

They ranged anywhere from 30-72 inches!

Sabatons were over the boots to cover their feet,

Siege Engines

Greaves protected the lower leg,

Armor

Poleyns

Poleyns and Cuisses covered the knees and thighs.

Siege Tower

"...siege engines were used to attack the defensive stone walls of castles and cities..."

Covered their bodies, and heads.

Arms

Multipurpose machine to get soldiers at a close range relatively safe.

Besagues

Besagues protected the shoulders,

Rerebrace and Vambrace protected the arms,

Gauntlets covered the hands

Gauntlets

Body

Stone Thrower

Breast plates covered the chest,

the back plate protected the back,

and faulds protected the hips, abdomen, and lower back.

Faulds

Breast plate

These were used to throw large rocks and boulders at, and over castle walls.

The Medieval times were filled with brutal war.

Medieval Weaponry (1066-1485)

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