Describe The Four Types Of Weapons In Elizabethan

The weapons during her time are nothing like what we have today.The crossbow was a small hand held bow that was easier to shoot. The rapier swords and axes were very different some where long with a saw blade edge and others might have spikes and look like a hammer.The rapier was the weapon of choice for most fighters because of the wide choice to pick from for different types of wars.Once the crossbow was invented it changed the way of fighting. You could be hidden and farther away to fight and less people died. With this invention it made wars fought from long distances no up next to the

Elizabethan women dressed reasonably different than we do today. Women often wore many layers. The first layer would

Knights used bows and arrows,swords,axes,and maces.I think the difference is significant because it's weird how we couldn't connect with each other and help each other out instead of fighting.Overall Knights used a variety of weapons like bows and arrows,swords,maces and

The spear was the most common weapon of choice and could be used as a missile or used in hand-to-hand combat. The sword was not a common weapon used at all because it was very expensive to produce. The sword was usually given to a great warrior who has demonstrated courageous acts in battle. All warriors had a shield that was made of wood and usually lined together by metal. A seaxe was a single bladed knife that was carried on the belt on the warrior and was used more as a tool than an actual weapon (Beowulf 112-113).

The weapons and shield were big, bulky and impractical as seen by Philip. Philips reform to the use, and style of weapons made it easier and more effective for soldiers to fight. Similarly to how Philip changes the structure of the army from a citizen army to a professional army, he had to change the weaponry that was use. Previously as armies were citizen armies, each solider obtained their weaponry from themselves, resulting in a vast variety of styles and quality of weapons. Philip successfully changed this by creating a professional army, who was paid by the State and with everything provided by the State. This not only created unity within the men fighting by also new and uniform weapons, generating a better army. Weapons that Philip created that effectively lead the Macedonian army to success include the Sarissa. The Sarissa was a six meter long pike gave its wielder many advantages both offensively and defensively. The added length against enemies meant that a Macedonian solider could stab its enemy with the Sarissa while still being out of touch of the enemies pike. The Sarissa was effective as it kept the solider with safe distance from enemies; it was designed so that if or when it broke, it was able to be turned around and used again, hence the versatility of the weapon being vital and effective to the Macedonian army. Philip also introduced that each man possessed a double-ended sword. Once his Sarissa was broken he was still able to take part in hand to hand sword fighting, of which Philip made sure that they were highly trained as Diodorus said that Philip trained and disciplined his troops to extremely high proficiency, as is shown on the many successful battle fields. The reformed shield being lighter and smaller also made it easier for the men to sword fight when necessary. This reform in the Macedonian professional army was

Spearmen - The spearmen of the Imperial army use polearms like the naginata. They fight in formations and are used to defend against cavalry assualts and other charges.

When there are weapons, there is also armor. Knights wore a chainmail called the hauberk and according to Hilliam, “the hauberk was extended to include iron sleeves, mittens, and a hood” (19). In addition, knights also needed better methods to protect a vulnerable area, the head. The great helm had been introduced by the thirteenth century and it covered the head and the face with extra protection (Hilliam 19). It wasn’t too long until the great helm was replaced by the bascinet. It was similar to the great helm although it was a “more closely fitted

Elizabeth’s character was a mystery to most people at the time she inherited the throne. She had learned to keep her own council, control her emotions, and always behaved cautiously, thus being able to disprove all rumors about her. Always dignified and stately, she could be vain, willful, dictatorial, temperamental, and imperious. She had courage, both in her decisions, and in the face of danger. Possessing an innate of humanity, she was not normally cruel, unlike most rulers of her day. Most regarded her to be unusually tolerant in that age of religious conflict. She saw herself as one who was always honest and honorable, who

The mace bat was a popular weapon in the more late middle ages. It was used mostly by peasants but was very important in the German Peasants War in the early 16th century. Throughout the years there was many variants of the mace. Some was a ball on a chain and others were like a spiked baseball bat. Not much is known of the flail but it is also commonly used in Eastern Europe in the 11th to 13th century. It was very important to them but missing with the ball and chain can end up coming around and hurting the user. It was used sometimes on horseback and it was mostly used for bludgeoning an opponent and it was effective against armour users and shields.

Handheld weapons represented a large portion of the weapons used during 16th Century warfare (Iannuzzo). Most commonly used was the sword. Throughout the middles ages, metals were developed to withstand more abuse and thus became more effective (Iannuzzo). The metals now had to strong enough to pierce through the newly developed armor of the time (Revell, "Armour"). The use of carbonized iron, which was heated, beaten, and cut the process repeated many times over to form a solid and durable and lighter than previous swords. The double edge sword was far superior in strength and sharpness of the other swords of the time (Grolier). The 16th century also brought forth the use of flamberge sword that had an undulating cutting edge, that was believed to be able to easily pierce the armor, but was too awkward for battle and was eventually abandoned. By this time the Great sword, sometimes over six feet in length, were being deployed. This sword was deadly only because of the pure size of it. The great swords required enormous strength just to hold and even more to be effective. Eventually the great sword became too awkward to use in battle just as the flamberge. These two inferior swords took a back seat to the smaller and more agile estoc sword. The estoc had a

When the author puts in the words implements for battle, that makes me think that the speaker of the poem must have a specific tool or equipment that will help him win the battle in his life. He was not given an instrument to use for battles, and so he was forced to make his own out of what he already had (his body parts).

The long range infantry weapon of the 1700’s was the musket. The musket is stronger than the bow and arrow. The kinetic energy and momentum of an 18mm musket ball shooting from a Brown Bess musket are 1460 joules and 9.36 kg*m/s. The kinetic energy and momentum of an arrow being shot from a bow are 16.5 joules and 1.15 kg*m/s. The musket ball clearly has a much stronger momentum and kinetic energy than the arrow, which means it has more stopping power. Firearms of the 1700’s also have much greater maximum range than bows and arrows. If a Brown Bess was fired at a forty five degree angle in a frictionless environment, the musket ball would travel 9783 meters. If a bow fired it’s arrow at forty-five degrees in a frictionless environment, it would travel only one hundred and nineteen meters. The musket has more than eighty-two times the maximum range of the bow and arrow. Some might say that bows and arrows are stronger than muskets, but that is not entirely true. Most people refer to muskets and rifles of the eighteen and nineteenth century only as smooth-bore barrel muskets. Muskets barrels later became rifled in the nineteenth century and are much more accurate than their smooth-bore relatives. Not only are muskets more lethal than bows and arrows, but cannons and artillery are more lethal than medieval catapults.

The Rapier was the sword of choice during the Elizabethan Era. It is a 42 inch sword that has a 1 inch tip. This sword mostly weighed between 2 and 3 pounds so it was light and versatile. The Rapiers tend to have a stylish and royal appeal to them with the designs that encompass the handle. A fair portion of these swords were used for fencing more than a fighting weapon. Some Rapiers had a “cutless” edge which means that they wouldn’t cut the person they were fencing against. They would typically come with a

The history of weapons started centuries ago when cave people initially developed a weapon called a bow and arrow, for hunting purposes. They created this weapon from yew or elm for the bow and the arrow’s shaft, and used animal ligaments, or sinew to add tension to the bow. Archeologists have also found arrow heads made of sharp rocks and angled bones from different types of animals. These artifacts are all over the world displayed beautifully in museums to make new civilization realize the important role weapons have played in daily life.

The common weapon in war was the spear. Conventional spears were seven feet long with a iron head and was used to be thrown and also to jab. Shields were plain and round, made of wood with an iron center. Only the rich and noble used swords, which were made of iron with steel edges. The Vikings were more heavily armed than the Anglo-Saxons, and they relied on chain mail and helmets as protection, and most people used a short stabbing swords as protection, although some used either a lance or a double-edged sword. (Ross, http://www.britainexpress.com).