Weapons+of+the+Crusades


 * Many different weapons emerged during the Medieval time period. With kingdoms raging war against each other constantly and sieges being declared on cities, new forms of weaponry were needed more now than ever. Blacksmiths were hard at work creating new and improved weapons, such as polearms, battle axes, maces, the halberd, various mechanisms of bow and arrow, spears, warhammers, batons, and scimitars, just to name a few. All of these were popularly used during the Medieval time period **
 * __Polearms__: weapons that consisted of a long wooden or metal stick with a razor sharp blade attached to the end **
 * __Battle axes__: weapons used during close contact. Essentially a regular axe with either a one-sided or double-sided blade **
 * __Maces__: Used often on horseback. Maces were cheap and easy to make and were used to wear down a knights armor in battle. **
 * __The__ ****__Halberd__: An axe head mounted to a long wooden stick, with a hook on the end for dragging enemies off of horseback **
 * __Bow and Arrow__: a device meant to shoot a thin shaft with a barb attached to the end long distances, for far away attacks. Many different kinds of this weapon were formed during this time period. **
 * __Spears__: An older weapon originally used for hunting before the crossbow was invented. Spears are sticks with a sharp edge on one end meant to be thrown at enemies or game **
 * __Warhammers__: A hammerhead was attached to one side of this weapon, with a spike on the other, making it ideal for multiple puposes **
 * __[[image:crusadeswiki/Scimitar.jpg width="105" height="156" align="left" caption="Scimitar"]]Batons__: a club-like weapon used to batter an enemy in the head with repeated blows **
 * __Scimitars__: a cruved blade that was very popular during the Crusades **
 * [|Detailed descriptions of these weapons can be found Here] **