Medieval Trebuchet
Trebuchets were powerful siege engines used before the advent of gunpowder.
Explore medieval siege engines such as siege towers, trebuchets, battering rams, springalds, mangonels, warwolves, and more.
Trebuchets were powerful siege engines used before the advent of gunpowder.
Caltrops were medieval area-denial weapons made up of sharp spines pointing upwards.
The Battering Ram was a medieval siege engine designed to break masonry walls or fortifications.
The Medieval Siege Tower was constructed to protect assailants when approaching the walls of a fortification.
The Springald or Espringal was a mechanical artillery device used for throwing large bolts.
The mangonel is a medieval siege weapon similar to a catapult, used for throwing projectiles at a castle’s wall.
Medieval Warwolves were siege engines used by the English during the Scottish Wars of Independence.
The medieval club or bludgeon was a short stick made of wood and wielded as a weapon.
The Morning Star is a club-like weapon with an attached ball adorned with spikes.
The medieval lance was used both on the battlefield and at jousting and tournaments.
The Faulds were pieces of plate armour worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.
The Sabaton or Solleret is the part of a knight’s armour that covers the foot.
The Rondel or Basegew is a circular piece of metal attached to a helmet, breastplate, or gauntlet.
