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  1. From ancient China to medieval Europe, the crossbow reshaped warfare. Cheap, deadly, and revolutionary, it armed common soldiers, inspired the repeating design, and survived until gunpowder finally ended its dominance.
    #Crossbow #AncientWeapons #HistoryShorts #China 🇨🇳 #TerracottaArmy #MedievalWarfare #WarHistory #AncientHistory #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory

  2. How was the Knightly Cavalry Charge used in Battle? - an episode of Bow and Blade youtu.be/4nKlgAEbWfo?feature=s #medievalwarfare

  3. This is a copy of Bellifortis, an early 15th-century work by Conrad Kyeser. It is a military manual, focusing on siege warfare, and has many interesting images of weapons and technology. Some of these images are very odd, including one showing a 'chastity belt', which was meant to be a joke. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek MS Clm 30150

    #medieval #MiddleAges #bellifortis #medievalwarfare