Weapons and Fighting
The Battle Axe - A variety single and double-handed axe were in use throughout the Medieval period
The Mace - The mace was an armor-fighting weapon. The Mace developed from a steel ball on a wooden handle, to an elaborately spiked steel war club
The Dagger including the Basilard, a two-edged, long bladed dagger
The Lance - A long, strong, spear-like weapon. Designed for use on horseback
Weapons which could be used by Foot soldiers and Archers
Arbalest - This is the correct term for a Crossbow
Axe - Single and double-handed battle axes
Basilard - A two-edged, long bladed dagger
Bill - A polearm with a wide cutting blade occasionally with spikes and hooks
Billhook - Capable of killing Knights and their horses
Bow and Arrow
Caltrop: Sharp spikes on 12 - 18 feet poles used, in formation, to maim a horse
Crossbow - The crossbow range was 350 – 400 yards but could only be shot at a rate of 2 bolts per minute
Dagger - A short pointed knife
Halberd - A broad, short axe blade on a 6 foot pole with a spear point at the top with a back spike
Longbow - The Longbow could pierce armour at ranges of more than 250 yards - a longbowman could release between 10 - 12 arrows per minute
Mace - The mace was an armor-fighting weapon. The Mace developed from a steel ball on a wooden handle, to an elaborately spiked steel war club
Pike - A long spear measuring between 18 feet and 20 feet
Poleaxe - Polearm - Polehammer - Bec de Corbin - Bec de Faucon - A group of pole-mounted weapons. Were all variations of poles measuring 6 feet long with different 'heads' - spikes, hammers, axe
Spear - Used for thrusting
The musket was invented towards the end of the Medieval era in 1520.
Understanding what kind of weapons and and how these weapons are used can help understand how a duel or a group fighting in Romeo and Juliet would look like. It helps visualize and add a componet of wonder for which weapon they were using.
Weapons and Fighting
The Mace - The mace was an armor-fighting weapon. The Mace developed from a steel ball on a wooden handle, to an elaborately spiked steel war club
The Dagger including the Basilard, a two-edged, long bladed dagger
The Lance - A long, strong, spear-like weapon. Designed for use on horseback
Weapons which could be used by Foot soldiers and Archers
Arbalest - This is the correct term for a Crossbow
Axe - Single and double-handed battle axes
Basilard - A two-edged, long bladed dagger
Bill - A polearm with a wide cutting blade occasionally with spikes and hooks
Billhook - Capable of killing Knights and their horses
Bow and Arrow
Caltrop: Sharp spikes on 12 - 18 feet poles used, in formation, to maim a horse
Crossbow - The crossbow range was 350 – 400 yards but could only be shot at a rate of 2 bolts per minute
Dagger - A short pointed knife
Halberd - A broad, short axe blade on a 6 foot pole with a spear point at the top with a back spike
Longbow - The Longbow could pierce armour at ranges of more than 250 yards - a longbowman could release between 10 - 12 arrows per minute
Mace - The mace was an armor-fighting weapon. The Mace developed from a steel ball on a wooden handle, to an elaborately spiked steel war club
Pike - A long spear measuring between 18 feet and 20 feet
Poleaxe - Polearm - Polehammer - Bec de Corbin - Bec de Faucon - A group of pole-mounted weapons. Were all variations of poles measuring 6 feet long with different 'heads' - spikes, hammers, axe
Spear - Used for thrusting
The musket was invented towards the end of the Medieval era in 1520.
Understanding what kind of weapons and and how these weapons are used can help understand how a duel or a group fighting in Romeo and Juliet would look like. It helps visualize and add a componet of wonder for which weapon they were using.
Weapons and Fighting