One of the commonplaces conveyed nowadays by the cinema is that the Middle Ages were one time of war continuous. In theory, one avoids fighting the winter and for the periods of peaces imposed by the Church (Paix of God, Truce of God). The medieval war is rather a succession of seat S that great pitched battles; it brings devastations in the campaigns and the cities, as at the times which frame the Middle Ages: massacre inhabitants of Troy, slaughters during the 16th century known as “modern”, hecatomb of the First World War. Then, the medieval armament is often regarded as monolithic: what is there however commun run between the Carolingian Brogne and the armor with plates of Jeanne d' Arc? between the Triggerfish and the Canon with powder?

Early middle ages

The period of the Early middle ages, wrongly named cruel Times, correspond coarsely to (Upsets centuries) European Occident.

The war at the time of Clovis

To see origins of Ost .

The armament of the German ones

The weapons of the Germanic Peuples are well-known historians, thanks to the archaeological discoveries: in almost all the Germanic companies, the warrior is made bury out of weapons. The Nécropole S delivered many objects which make it possible to establish typologies:

• offensive weapons
• sword
• Scramasaxe: short sword with only one edge.
• Dagger
• Angon: launch or frank javelin of which iron with the shape of a harpoon.
• Francisque : franque axe with only one edge.
• defensive weapons
• Helmet
• Shield
• Tunic
• Horse

Feudal times (Xe century-1150)

Medieval apogee (1150-1300)

Combatants and their weapons

• sources:
• iconographic: Tapestry of Bayeux (11th century), statues, Seal X equestrian, stained glasses, currencies, tapestries, Miniature S and illuminations
• texts
• archeology and museum pieces: armours with the Metropolitan Museum off Art of New York, museum of the Armies (Invalid, Paris)

Military obligations

Fortifications

See also Castellologie

See too

Sources

• Philippe Contaminates: the war with the Middle Ages (PUF New collection Clio)

• Philippe Contaminates, Guerre, State and company at the end of the Middle Ages (Sheep). It is about the thesis of the author.

List articles concerning the war with the Middle Ages

• Antrustion - Housecarl

• Crusade S - War One hundred Year old
• Knighthood
• Ost - Ride
• Company of ordinance - Lance (unit) - Banner (unit)
• Poliorcétique
• Weapons:
• Armor, Haubert, Heaume, ecu, Brogne, Sword, Angon, Francisque, Scramasaxe
• Lance, sword, Mass of weapon, arc, crossbow
• Bombards, catapults, Mangonneau, ram, Tour of seat
• Truce of God - Paix of God

• Continuation: War with the Rebirth

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