Thursday, August 19, 2010

MEDIEVAL WEAPONS. BY RUBY

RUBY'S MIDDLE AGES on PhotoPeach




My topic is weapons from the middle ages. I chose it because I find it really interesting. This is a picture of a knight holding a sword.
The two handed sword could cut through mail and bone!
Some medieval swords were 5 feet or more!

A mace and chain and is also called a chain mace or a flail
A mace and chain is a spiky ball on the end of a chain wrapped around a piece of leather.

MEDIEVAL HORSEMEN BY JACK



My topic is medieval horsemen. This is a picture of a knight charging at another. They are dressed in armour that weighs several kg.



Jack' medieval slide show on PhotoPeach


Cavalry -

  1. What did cavalry wear? Full armor
  2. What weapons did cavalry use? Spear, sword and the lance
  3. What did cavalry do? They tried to spear people off their horses. When their lance or sword broke they used their sword.