Steven Till

From History.com:

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Fuller
Broad groove running down the center of each side of some sword blades. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 248)
*term definition retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary

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From the Ozark Medieval Castle Guide blog:
On tour at the Ozark Medieval Fortress, after seeing the full-sized trebuchet, guests often ask, “How far will that catapult throw a stone?” It is really common for people to get mixed up on the Medieval war machines. There is a big difference between a catapult and […]

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“To bring director Ridley Scott’s battle for Sherwood Forest to life, designers had to re-create 13th-century weapons, from fire grenades to battering rams. Popular Mechanics goes behind the scenes with the creators of the new Robin Hood to see how it was done.”
It’s interesting that they made all of the longbows by hand using yew […]

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Kettle Hat (*also known as chapel de fer in French)
Strong yet light open-faced helmet popular with both knights and infantry throughout the 1300-1500 period, having a conical crown and wide brim. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 249)
*term definition retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary (http://www.netserf.org/Glossary)
William of Tyre, the Archbishop of Tyre and Chancellor of the Kingdom of […]

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Arbalest
[ahr-buh-list]
Etymology: Middle English arblast, from Anglo-French arblaste, arcbaleste, from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus bow + ballista — more at arrow
1) A crossbow with a steel box stave. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 246)
The arbalest was similar to the crossbow, but it was much larger and more powerful than the crossbow. It also had a […]

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Melissa Snell has an in depth post on her blog regarding the heraldic symbols of the medieval period and what those symbols mean. The information is taken from W. Cecil Wade’s The Symbolisms of Heraldry or A Treatise on the Meanings and Derivations of Armorial Bearing, a document that is in the public domain and […]

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Basinet or Bacinet
[bas-uh-nit, -net, bas-uh-net]
Etymology: Middle English bacinet, from Anglo-French, diminutive of bacin
Relatively light helmet with a rounded or pointed top. It might be fitted with a visor.
  (Prestwich, Michael. Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience, 347)
*term definition retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary (http://www.netserf.org/Glossary)

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