Medieval English Longbows

Gargoyles in Gothic Cathedrals were once thought of as protecting the building from evil spirits, they also serve as water spouts.

Swords, axes, bows and arrows, weapons that never before seen the light of day was brought out, handed out to inexperienced, shaking hands.

“wherein they used a wooden ball, about three inches diameter, and the instrument they moved it with was a strong staff about five feet long with a hoop net on the end of it, large enough to contain the ball.”

A man's hunting skills and inclinations are fostered early in childhood, often beginning when he is only a toddler. Toy bows and arrows are given to small children at a young age. Stationary

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.

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With such speed and precision, the Mongols conquered their land with ease. The composite bow was made like the other Chinese bows but with bamboo. The horn was made of animal sinew and was held together with animal glue. Animal glue is boiled animal connective tissue. It is waterproof and is very strong. The bow was put in a leather case to protect it and keep in in prime condition. The horses that they rode are very large and quick. Weighing in at 600 lbs as adults, these powerhouses were very useful in the conquering of China. You could only imagine the amount of damage these horses made during the time of warfare. With all of this said, the Yuan dynasty was very successful due to the invention of the composite bow and riding horses.

Gargoyles are carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building. Preventing rainwater from running down masonry walls is important because running water erodes the mortar between the stone blocks. Gargoyles were also used as a way to scary evil spirits way from churches and sent a message to illiterate people that they would be safe inside the churches. This had caused churches to gain lots of money due to people fearing evil which was sent by an architecture. Are gargoyles really still relevant in this day and age?

The Mongols were skilled archers, and horses back riding. They had one composite bow made out of sinew and horn, and were skilled at shooting it while riding there horse. With the bows they had they could shoot as far of a range from more than 350 yards, and their English longbow was only 250 yards. “By

The Middle Ages which was known to be a very violent era in our world consisted of multiple weapons. The weapons that were used in this era were determined by the social class that you belonged to. These classes consisted of the lower class which would be the foot soldiers and then the knights. The weapons these two classes had though differed from one another. What types of weapons did each class have and how would these weapons have looked back in the middle age time period?

Speirr is an 8th Generation Hunter and Professional Archer like the rest of his family, set on by their ancestors who in the past during times of war, became well known archers of amazing skill and strength, some even becoming the personal archer of their lord. Though war was over and the combat archer was no longer needed. But his ancestors recognized war was recurring, not knowing when or where, but it would come again. So Their ancestor would teach and train their children in the ways of the bow and the reality of war, putting them through trial as hunters. This has been true for each generation since then, and in the absence of war, the family, rather than lacking in their training, discovered new methods of shooting and improving themselves

During the 16th century England and much of Europe found itself in turmoil and in a constant state of war. The outbreak of fighting led to the invention and development of new weapons and the growth and change of weapons of old. The development of weapons was a trademark of the time, with a sort of renaissance, or re-birth in the field of weaponry (Miller). The technology was highlighted by the invention of gunpowder by the Chinese which eventually found its way to England (Grolier). However, the use of gunpowder was minimal, because the use of had yet to be perfected. The technological advancement most useful during the period was progression of the metals used in weaponry. The new forms could

In the middle ages, gargoyles were the subject of pagan and demonic conversation , but for Viollet-le-Duc they represented salvation, protection, and the soul of the building. Gargoyles that sat near the great bells provided amplification of sound when they went off, an important function that told citizens when to awake or pray . Viollet-le-Duc was appalled at the actions of the rebels that recklessly tore down the old gargoyles and replaced them with lead pipes, which proved ineffective and caused significant water damage to the cathedral. Gargoyles served a very important purpose of steering water out of the cathedral along with being artistically sound. While researching, Viollet-le-Duc realized how useful it is to multiply gargoyles in masses so that the drainage system would be perfected.

The musket revolutionized weaponry during the Elizabethan era. This weapon was a muzzleloader which means in order to load the gun, the user must put the musket ball in at the end of the barrel (Britannica). It was approximately five feet long and weighed 20 pounds (Britannica). The musket had a matchlock system on it that used a lit match to light gunpowder on fire and the explosion caused a musket ball go sailing out (Norman & Pottinger 168). The musket balls weighed 57 grams and came in calibres between .69 and.75 inches in diameter.(Britannica) The musket balls could fly up to 175 yards, which is almost the length of the 2 football fields (Britannica). The early muskets were not very accurate but England was able to fix this and allow them to hit a person at 80-100 yards (Britannica). The musket will go down in history as one of the most famous weapons of the Elizabethan

Among these sports, archery was one of the most important one practiced in the middle ages. Not only was it a game, but middle class men were required to practice archery by a law passed in