Weapons+Of+the+Crusades

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=The Crusaders who fought in the Holy Wars werent all trained in combat. In fact, many of the people in the crusades were mere villagers. These are the weapons the Crusaders and Saracens used to spill the blood of their enemies.= =**Longsword: **=

This weapon was sharp enough to separate limbs off the opponents body.
=Crossbow: = =The crossbow was another common weapon used in the crusades.= =﻿It was constructed from Elm, Yew, or other trees around Europe.= =﻿The weapon shot short arrows called "Blots"= =﻿The Bolts fired form this weapon had the capability to impale its target.= =﻿The weapon is about 2-3 feet long, and generally light weight.= =﻿These weapons had a slow fire rate, But had much better accuracy than a tradional Bow and Arrow.= =﻿= =Scimitar:= =The Christians enemies the Saracens used this weapon.= =﻿Smaller than a Longsword, Light, about 1- 2 1/2 feet.= =﻿The blade Was easily capable of dismembering a body part.= =﻿This weapon was used mostly on horseback, which made it twice as lethal.= =﻿The blades were either short in width and cruvedm Or wide in width and sharply curved.=

It also had the capability to break bones.
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