Trebuchet

Matthew Schwarz Dr. Sohn English II Honors November 5 2014 Ranged Weapons From ancient to modern times, we have always used some sort of ranged weapon. As technology advances, so does weapons. War fuels the research for weapons, and we would not have the weapons we have today if it was not for mankind’s violent nature. There were many different types of weapons, and one major type was the bow and arrow. A bow was made for projecting an arrow a far distance. They were a huge help in ancient wars

The Europeans invented the trebuchet in the late Medieval Ages. It took many men to load and fire the weapon, but the trebuchet could accurately launch projectiles from a great distance, almost one mile. However, the triple crossbow is a true siege weapon of mass destruction. It was first depicted in an ancient document called

It is pretty well known that hollywood likes to dramatize things. Viewers want more romance, more action, more violence, and filmmakers know to play this up for audiences. This is a common occurrence. They are movies, not documentaries, so the movie is it expected be completely accurate. An example of this would be Kingdom of Heaven. The movie Kingdom Of Heaven is based on historical events that happened during the Crusades. While it is more accurate than other movies, there are still some things

to longer range ones like the trebuchet or the ballista. The battering ram was usually a big shed with an armored roof and wheels to protect the men inside operating a thick beam with an iron head hung from the roof that was swung into enemy walls to bring them down. The siege tower, a wheeled tower filled with men that would be used to get over the walls, also saw its use during this time. The trebuchet was used for longer range, the missiles launched by the trebuchet ranged from using dead bodies

The movie ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ is about the fight for the Holy city of Jerusalem. Balian, our main character who we follow throughout the movie, is the leader of the Christian crusaders. In the beginning, he is seen in France, at the grave of his wife, who had committed suicide after the death of their children. The crusaders come to France, and offer a position with them to Balian. At first, he does not want to go, but after killing a man, he catches up with the crusaders and joins them in their

weaponry and how they used it. During the movie, Kingdom of Heaven, they show trebuchets hurtling firing rocks at the walls to Jerusalem, horses armor, and they show Balian being able to fight and kill one Islamic servant after only one training session with his father, Baron Godfrey. Although this makes for a dramatic and exciting film, it just is not accurate and that makes many historians just shake their heads. Trebuchets were a big way of fighting in the 12th century. They got the kind of weapons

the Byzantine Empire due the west being a screener for the barbarians and the East having very strong leadership through this time. Through this time period, the Byzantine’s were able to develop technology such as Greek fire and the counterweight trebuchet. The Byzantine Empire was one of longest lasting empires ever because of its leadership and technology over the years but it would fall because of its inability to maintain defenses against the crusades. The Byzantine Empire started and lasted because

backbone of the Wariwulf-Nations armed with standard leather harness, two pilas, and spathas. The Vicelord and Royal Caste are overlooking the battlefield with wariwulfs on all shapes and size moving into battle formation carrying torches. Huge trebuchets and mangonels are positioned on both sides loaded and ready to catapult giant boulders. Wariwulfs are mounted on giant quadruped creatures resembling Triceratops with three hung horns protruding outward with black leathery skin and sharp mortars

The longbow wasn’t created until the 12th century unlike in the movie where they were fighting with the longbows. The Trebuchet is impossible to go as fast as in the movie, the trebuchet can only fire 2 every 2 hours. Catapults didn’t fire rapidly like the movie , catapults the same as the Trebuchet can only fire 2 for every 2 hours. The technology back then was not like ours today, the catapults and weaponry are slow and have to go through a process with

Three main types of siege weapons were used: torsion, counter-weight, and gunpowder. There was everything from trebuchets and catapults to crossbows and bombards. Trebuchets were the most popular siege engine in the medieval era, they used a long arm attached to a fulcrum and a heavy “counter-weight” that threw up the arm to throw a projectile. There were many more weapons like the trebuchet that were used in other siege situations like torsion weapons. Torsion weapons used a twisted rope to spin either