Weapons

Weapons and Armour
http://members.aol.com/dargolyt/TheForge/THEFORGE.HTM
Use the index at the left of the screen to learn about weapons, armor, or access the item index A-Z.
Knights Edge
http://www.knightsedge.com/index.html
An on-line catalgue of medieval weapons and dress. Read the descritions and year they were used. Use the menu on the left to read about the items.
Arms and Armor
http://www.clevelandart.org/Kids/armor/index.html
Graphics and text to explain the armor worn and weapons used by knights.
Destroy the Castle: The Trebuchet
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/destroy.html
Read about how to best design your Trebuchet. Then Design your trebuchet and fire away! Play Destroy the Castle
- Read about the actual building of a trebuchet. Compare the trebuchet that you designed with this one.
Medieval Arms Race
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/race.html
Offense described using medieval weapons: direct assault, siege tower, trebuchet, battering ram, tunnel. Defense described: walls, archers, gatehouse, moat.