Medieval weapons, that is, weapons of the European Middle Ages. The most used weapons were daggers, axes, clubs, and spears, while swords were mainly used for knights or people wealthy enough to acquire them. Here we are presenting our top nine devastating medieval weapons.
Knightly sword
The term knightly or “arming sword” describes a single-handed straight sword of the middle and late medieval age which evolved from the early Viking sword. They would often have a long crossguard, which created the cross shape and the silver blade could have an inscription that praised God. Because it was expensive to make knights mainly used it as a powerful slash weapon, but by the thirteenth century, a turning point came when chain armor was improved and reinforced with plates, which required more thrust-heavy blades. A variety of sword types were developed but eventually lost their impact against full plate armor.
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