Medieval weapons

Guess the weapon or siege machine or aspect of medieval warfare, please comment with your best time and I will show it and your time up here. Currently the fastest time is 3:28 by UNDEADPARZIVAL

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Hint	Answer
A curved one sided sword used in feudal japan	Katana
A shield mainly used to protect the sword hand, and therefore used only by swordsmen	Buckler
Long handled axe used by vikings	Dane axe
A spiked ball on the end of a chain connected to a short pole	Flail
A spiked ball on the end of a pole	Morgenstern
A commonly used cavalry sword	Sabre
A two handed weapon with a double sided blade	Longsword
A short blade that ends in a point	Dagger
A spear with an axe head fitted on it	Pike
A pole with a short double-sided blade and a point on the end	Spear
A projectile weapon almost exclusively used in medieval England	Longbow
A projectile weapon that uses leverage to hurl stones	Sling
A weapon with a flat head and a pointed head on the end of a pole	War hammer
A round thin stick	Quarterstaff
A heavy thick stick	Club
A bow held horizontally with a locking mechanism instead of drawing it back and releasing like a bow	Crossbow
A large heavy sword with a broad blade for cutting rather than thrusting.	Broadsword
A symbol used on shields as a recognition of family or clan	Coat of arms
Blunts were used in jousting tournaments, but they were sometime used in war on horseback	Lance
A large crossbow used as a siege weapon	Ballista
A siege catapult that used leverage to multiply the force with a sling	Trebuchet
Armour consisting of small metal rings linked together	Chain mail
The piece of armour that fits the chest	Breast plate
What type of material did the Japanese wear under their armour to help take arrows out	Silk

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A body of water surrounding a castle	Moat
Reaches across the answer of the prior question, can be raised and lowered	Drawbridge
Is a counterweight to the prior answer, it helps to lift it up and block the castle entry	Portcullis
A liquid that was boiled to pour off the walls of a castle during an attack	Oil
What was the name of the military division that rode horses into battle	Cavalry
What was a trained warrior called in Europe	Knight
What was a trained Warrior called in Japan	Samurai
What were recruited farmers called	Men at arms
What was the name of the division that marched into battle	Infantry
The well known cover on top of castle, with raised parts used as cover for defenders and the lower parts used to attack the attackers	Crenellations
The stronghold of the castle, where the leader and his troops would fall back to when the main walls were breached	Keep
Used to propel a ship when there was a strong wind	Sail
Used to hold up the sail	Mast
When the wind fell, manpower would be used with these tools	Oars
Used to steer the ship	Tiller
Used to ride on a horse, you would sit on it	Saddle
Connected to the above answer, you would place your feet within	Stirrups
A ruling male monarch	King
A ruling female monarch	Queen
A farmer who worked the land of the lord	Serf
A vassal of a monarch who owned a large amount of land, and employed the above to work the land and produce food	Lord
Someone who traded items for money	Merchant
An entertainer who would sing, tell jokes or do magic tricks or stunts for money, food or accommodation in taverns	Bard
An alcoholic drink made from fermented wheat or barley.	Ale

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