| esent it is common knowledge that the medieval | | | | of different countries often similar in their basic |
| knights used to fight their battles with the weapons | | | | structure they are never the same for weapons of |
| that belonged to them. To make it through all the odds | | | | one country is totally different from the others. You |
| and triumph over his opponent on the battlefield the | | | | can find hundreds of different kinds of medieval |
| knights needed to choice the best weapon in their | | | | weapons that were used by knights in the medieval |
| disposal. During the middle Ages, those weapons used | | | | era if you search on the Internet. Each kind of |
| by the knights to combat their enemies are called the | | | | weapons has their own style and strength that are |
| medieval weapons. The medieval weapons were of | | | | quite different from others. |
| various designs and shapes. | | | | During this time period as only those who were |
| All these weapons don’t have the same | | | | famous, rich and influential could afford to buy this |
| strength and compatibility as others. This means that | | | | weapons that were quite expensive to protect |
| some are invariably stronger than the others of its kind. | | | | themselves and their families. So the rights of buying |
| To use the weapons to its optimum capacity the | | | | these medieval weapons automatically got reserved |
| medieval knights needed to have a through knowledge | | | | for them only. Depending on the method of usage |
| of the strength and weakness of the weapons he is | | | | these weapons were classified into two categories. |
| using. It’s a fact that there was no perfect | | | | Long-range combat weaponry fell into the first |
| weapon in the Middle Ages that was without a fault. | | | | category. These types of weapons were used when |
| Every weapon has its strength and its weakness. | | | | knight had to take down an opponent who was at a |
| Most people carry with them a wrong idea that | | | | long distance from him. Weapons used for close |
| medieval weapons were exclusively to European | | | | combat were in the second category. A good |
| countries. But that not true because various countries | | | | example of this type of weaponry is knives. |
| of the world have there own set of medieval | | | | Now that we had an overall discussion of different |
| weaponry. The medieval weapons of other countries | | | | categories of medieval weapons let look into some of |
| varied in design, style and sometimes even in the way | | | | these weapons in bit more detailed manner. |
| they were used. Though you might find the weapons | | | | |