Weapons

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= Middle Ages Weapons = BY: HAFIZ In the middle ages, they had many weapons. They used the weapons for war, to protect the castle and to punish the people.



__Kinds of Weapons__
Mace- is a long pole made of wood or metal with a head that is made from stone, iron, bronze or steel. The head has dangerous spikes.


 * Polearm- is a long pole that they used for war and chop off the head with a blade on the end. [[image:http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/geek/gars/images/5/3/3/2/9/quarter.jpg width="90" height="90" align="right"]]


 * Quarterstaff- is a long pole that can defend from the blade. This weapon is 6-9 feet long.
 * Billhook- is a curved knife which is hook-shaped. The end is an axe. It can also be used as a farming tool.
 * Battleaxe- is a weapon could be mounted on either a long shaft, measuring up to 5ft or a short shaft measuring 1ft

The Knight’s Weapons
A knight’s most important weapon was his sword. Most popular kind was the double edge cutting sword. A knight’s might also hang a second great sword from his saddle. Another important weapon was his lance, along wooden spear tipped with steel. Another weapon is trebuchet looked liked a giants slingshot and could knock down the walls of the castle. Peasants did not had armor to protect. They fought with axes or bows and arrows and carried a round shield. Sometimes the knights carried a spiked club to bosh the enemy.

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