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The First Crusade and Some of its Famous Sieges
What was the First Crusade? What were some of the most famous sieges from the First Crusade?Pope Urban the 2nd called soldiers to the First Crusade. During the First Crusade, European citizens traveled to the Middle East to reclaim Jerusalem from the Muslims. However, it wasn’t a glorious war. It took years. During those years,…
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What Were Amazing Siege Weapons in the Middle Ages?
What were the most common siege weapons from the Middle Ages? People used them quite a bit.Types of catapults, battering rams, and siege towers were popular siege weapons. Many siege weapons descended from catapults, including trebuchets and ballistas. People defended castles quite well, and their walls were nearly impregnable to humans. Therefore, other folks invented…