List of medieval weapons

The following is a list of Wikipedia articles of the types of weapons that were in use during the post-classical historical period (roughly between the mid 1st to mid 2nd millennia AD).

Melee

Swords and blades

Swords can be single or double-bladed edges, or even edgeless. The blade can be straight or curved.

Trauma or cleaving weapons

Spears and polearms

Ranged

Animals in war

Siege weapons

Warships

Defensive

Armor

While armor is not technically a weapon, its use was driven by weapon technology and was a driving force in weapon development.

Fortifications

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

See also

References

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