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Pages in category "Ancient weapons" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of ancient weapons; A.
This is a list of historical pre-modern weapons grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.
This is a list of weapons that were used during the medieval period. Each weapon is organized according to their purpose in battle. Each weapon is organized according to their purpose in battle. Offensive weapons
Although smaller weapons like daggers, knives, and arrowheads could be manufactured in Scandinavia, the best swords and spearheads were undoubtedly imported. [5] [17] Many of the most important Viking weapons were highly ornate—decorated lavishly with gold and silver. Weapons adorned as such served large religious and social functions.
Early ancient armies continued to primarily use bows and spears, the same weapons that had been developed in prehistoric times for hunting. The findings at the site of Nataruk in Turkana , Kenya, have been interpreted as evidence of inter-group conflict and warfare in antiquity, [ 1 ] but this interpretation has been challenged. [ 2 ]
Ancient Greek military personal equipment. A Greek hoplite with muscle cuirass, spear, shield, Corinthian helmet and sheathed sword. Ancient Greek weapons and armor were primarily geared towards combat between individuals. Their primary technique was called the phalanx, a formation consisting of massed shield wall, which required heavy frontal ...
List of flamethrowers. List of martial arts weapons. List of man-portable anti-tank systems. List of military vehicles. List of missiles. List of practice weapons. List of rockets. Lists of swords. List of types of spears.
Bronze Age sword. Bronze Age swords appeared from around the 17th century BC, in the Black Sea and Aegean regions, as a further development of the dagger. They were replaced by iron swords during the early part of the 1st millennium BC. From an early time the swords reached lengths in excess of 100 cm. The technology to produce blades of such ...