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Catapult
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Grey Company Trebuchet Page 
 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 . http://members.iinet.net.au/~rmine/gctrebs.html Topics: History, Weapons Last updated Jun 5, 2002 iCatapults
This site has history and an annotated list of links to site with more history and lots of plans for making these ancient and medieval weapons. http://icatapults.freeservers.com/ Topics: Weapons Last updated May 20, 2001 Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege
Learn what life was like for castle-dwellers, find out about medieval armaments, and even try your hand at destroying a castle at this NOVA site. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/ Topics: Architecture, History, Technology, Weapons Last updated Jun 5, 2002 |
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