Author Topic: Catapult or Trebuchet? (Read 1211 times)

MiniPigs · « **on:** 31 March 2022, 09:17:29 PM »

Did they use catapults in Britain/France during the feudal period or just Trebuchets?

Golgotha · « **Reply #1 on:** 31 March 2022, 09:22:58 PM »

They were still also being used as medieval weapons, although, by the 9th and 10th centuries, catapults had been largely replaced by the far more powerful trebuchet.

jon_1066 · « **Reply #2 on:** 31 March 2022, 09:26:10 PM »

Like a mangonel or a torsion siege engine? I think all were used at various times and places but trebuchets became more common as time went on.

Atheling · « **Reply #3 on:** 31 March 2022, 10:25:12 PM »

There are a couple of Ospreys that are actually pretty good primers for Medieval siege engines:

Medieval Siege Weapons (1)Western Europe AD 585–1385, David Nicolle

Linkage:
https://ospreypublishing.com/medieval-siege-weapons-1-pb

Medieval Siege Weapons (2) Byzantium, The Islamic World and India AD 476–1526, David Nicolle