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... Materials Steel and wood Used by Cavalry Fact file Though it looks like a spear , a knight's lance is never hurled . Shaft was made of spruce or ash Shields changed in size as the crusades wore on . They had to be light enough to carry ...
... Materials Steel and wood Used by Cavalry Fact file Though it looks like a spear , a knight's lance is never hurled . Shaft was made of spruce or ash Shields changed in size as the crusades wore on . They had to be light enough to carry ...
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... Materials Steel , cord , wood , and sinew Used by Infantry Fact file Pope Urban II banned crossbows as terror weapons in 1097 - but still permitted their use against Muslims . Arrow heads and bolts For accurate aim each arrow must have ...
... Materials Steel , cord , wood , and sinew Used by Infantry Fact file Pope Urban II banned crossbows as terror weapons in 1097 - but still permitted their use against Muslims . Arrow heads and bolts For accurate aim each arrow must have ...
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13th century Antioch archers arches armor army arrows attack battle battle of Hattin battlefield Baybars bow-loops brother knights Buhen building built burgus captured castellan castle walls castle's cavalry century chapel Christians column courtyard Crac des Chevaliers Crac's Crac's walls cross crossbows crusaders defeat defense dorter enemy estates Europe fight fire fortress Franks garrison gate guard Hall Hattin head heavy Holy Land horses Hospitallers hurl infantry Fact file inner castle inside Jerusalem King Kingdom of Jerusalem kingdoms lances machicolation mail coats Mamluk mangonel masons Materials Steel medieval Mediterranean messenger metal minbar missiles moat monks Muslim numbers outer bailey outer wall pilgrims pope portcullis postern protect quilted ramp religious Reynald Reynald of Châtillon Rhodes ride roof Sacsayhuamán saddle Saladin sappers sergeants shields siege engines slaughter slopes soldiers stone stronghold sultan supplies surrendered sword Syria towers town Tripoli troops tunnel turcopoles weapons winch wooden