List of medieval weapons

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Medieval weapons varied from simple tools to complex engines of emerging medieval warfare technology.

Contents 1 Mêlée 2 Spears and other Polearms (axes not included) 3 Ranged 4 Static 5 Siege 6 Warships 7 Armor 8 Fortification 9 See also

[edit] Mêlée

• Blade
  • Axe
    • Battle Axe
    • Danish axe
    • Doloire
    • Mattock (improvised)
  • Dagger or Knife
    • Baselard
    • Cinquedea
    • Dirk
    • Ear Dagger
    • Grosses messer
    • Machete
    • Mercygiver
    • Poniard
    • Rondel
    • Scramasax
    • Stiletto
    • Sword breaker
  • Sword
    • Bastard Sword (often used in fiction)
    • Broadsword
    • Claymore
    • Cutlass (a little dubious)
    • Falchion
    • Foil (fencing)
    • Longsword
    • Rapier
    • Sabre
    • Spatha
    • Shortsword
    • Two-handed sword

• Blunt weapons
  • Club
  • Flail
  • Mace
    • Flanged mace
  • Maul
  • Morning star
  • Quarterstaff
  • War hammer
    • Bec de Corbin
    • Horseman's pick

[edit] Spears and other Polearms (axes not included)

• Ahlspiess
  • Candeliere
  • Breach pike
• Bardiche
• Billhook
• Boar spear
• Fauchard
• Footman's lance
• Glaive
• Guisarme
• Halberd
• Lance
• Man catcher
• Military fork
• Partisan
• Pike
• Plançon a picot
• Ranseur
• Spetum
• Swordstaff
• Voulge
• War-scythe

[edit] Ranged

• Bombard (weapon)
• Bow
  • Longbow
    • English longbow
  • Short bow
• Culverin
• Crossbow
  • Arbalest
• Francisca
• Mangonel
• Sling

[edit] Static

• Caltrops

[edit] Siege

• Battering ram
• Ballista
• Catapult
• Greek fire
• Petard
• Siege hook
• Siege tower
• Trebuchet

[edit] Warships

• Galleon
• Galley
• Longship

[edit] Armor

While armor is not technically a weapon, its development was both driven by weapon technology and a driving force for that same technology in return.

• Chainmail
• Gauntlet
• Shield
• Plate armour
• Scale armour

[edit] Fortification

Medieval fortifications also developed in connection with the weapons that opposed them.

• Battlement
• Castle
• City wall
• Gate
• Moat
• Drawbridge
• Portcullis

[edit] See also

Military technology and equipment