Trebuchet: Siege Engine
Trebuchet
A Trebuchet is a siege engine that was employed in the middle ages. It is a modified version of the catapult that uses a counterweight to throw a large stone or blunt object. This means the only power it uses, is gravity. This invention brought about the end of knights, and castles. It's usually made out of wood and some other materials, so it's fairly simple to create; which means, most if not all societies in the middle ages had one. The trebuchet is often confused with the earlier torsion siege engines. But the difference is that a torsion siege engine uses a twisted rope to provide power, where a trebuchet uses a counterweight. The trebuchet derives from the ancient staff sling. A staff sling, contained a short piece
A Trebuchet is a siege engine that was employed in the middle ages. It is a modified version of the catapult that uses a counterweight to throw a large stone or blunt object. This means the only power it uses, is gravity. This invention brought about the end of knights, and castles. It's usually made out of wood and some other materials, so it's fairly simple to create; which means, most if not all societies in the middle ages had one. The trebuchet is often confused with the earlier torsion siege engines. But the difference is that a torsion siege engine uses a twisted rope to provide power, where a trebuchet uses a counterweight. The trebuchet derives from the ancient staff sling. A staff sling, contained a short piece