print email comment close Grey Company Trebuchet Page URL: http://members.iinet.net.au/~rmine/gctrebs.html Description: A trebuchet is a siege engine used in medieval times, also known as traction trebuchet, perrier, petraria, war wolf, coulliard, bricole, and "the witch from whose head the ropes hang like hair." This Australian site shows historical depictions of this "leverage artillery," photographs of current working models, and information on how to construct one for yourself. There are links to other trebuchet Web sites and to the online Encyclopaedia Britannica . Author: Miners, Russell Library of Congress Subject Headings: Catapult Weapons -- History LII Database Information: Record 6753 created by Nora Harris on 08/20/2000 Last modification on 06/05/2002 Published: 08/20/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/6753