Spear/Pole. Blunt/Cleaving. Swords. Daggers and Knives. A Guide to Medieval Weapons for Fantasy Writers. If you write fantasy or are thinking about writing fantasy you probably are going to have medieval weapons in your created world.
Today's reader of fantasy is very savvy when it comes to weapons and armor and you want your writing to be accurate and to make sense when it comes to weapons. They are often a big part of the story. In this article I explain some important things about medieval weapons, how to get them right, and I look at some of the more popular types of weapons. In sync with the world In the world we live in there has been a very distinct path from sticks and stones to the weapons we have now and this is something you really need to consider in your writing.
A Medieval Arms Race Weapons, armor and tactics are always in a state of balance with each other. A Philosophy of Weapons in writing One of the biggest pitfalls that fantasy writers can fall into is to make super weapons that have incredible powers. Our Development of Weapons Iron had a dramatic effect on weapons. Medieval Arms and Armour - Battle Axes, Spears and Maces. A Battle Axe with a plain head, the handle is wood and bound in leather.
A Scottish Selection: A selection of four short axes, a targe (small shield) and a rapier. Battleaxes beautifully acid etched on both sides with leather bound shaft and flanged butt. Can be etched to your own design. Double-headed Battleaxe Plain or Etched. Weapons of Long and Short Reach : Two halberds (the pole weapons with the axe blades), a partisan (the spear-like weapon with the forward-turned side blades), a flamberge (wavy bladed) sword and a flanged mace. Poseidons' Trident Sectioned (threaded), long handled trident, made from highly polished steel with a leather bound handle. TRIDENT (Lat. tridens, tn-, tres, three and dens, tooth), a three-toothed or three-pronged fork or spear. A Nasty Beak: An evil and efficient-looking war Hammer. Medieval Armour-Busters: A pair of battle ready flanged maces, all steel construction with leather hand grip. Send mail to Ray Morris of Mediaeval Arms & Armour. Medieval Weapons Glossary. The History Of Medieval Weapons and How They Are Made « Sonicpiece’s Weblog.
Swords: Single-handed swords: They were usually very light so you can have a shield with you but you will have very light armor as well.
These swords weren’t usually sharp so they were best for people without armor but they they evolved and they gotten sharper so they can pierce armor on knights. Two-handed swords: These swords were incredibly heavy so only strong men can use these weapons and they couldn’t use a shield and they had to use very heavy armor as well. They were very sharp so they can pierce armor pretty easily and they can take down foot soldiers with no armor very easily. Daggers: These were used when they user lost his primary weapon, or when an archer gets too close to someone. Claymores: This weapon was a kind of two-handed sword but it was very thick and very long plus very hard to break.
Hammers: These one were used more of a last resort since they can take down people with heavy armor but they can be taken down with a two-handed sword. Bows: How they were made: