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Or tucked in a big castle somewhere.... or on boggy ground. Or on rough ground.

Cavalry, it has it's applications.

rubiksnoob wrote:

lord commissar klimino wrote:

rubiksnoob wrote:

lord commissar klimino wrote:so what midevil[1] weapon would you choose if you had to/could? from any era.[2] no guns.and why would you choose it?

[1] - Medieval.

[2] - If we are choosing our preferred Medieval weapon, then the only era we have to choose from is the Middle Ages, a.k.a., the Medieval era.

good for you! i care not how its exactly spelled.

So you're one of those people.

My thoughts exactly.

corpsesarefun wrote:

rubiksnoob wrote:
So you're one of those people.

My thoughts exactly.

DOH HOHOHOHOHO!

I'm glad to see the Morning Star is getting the love it deserves.

Ensis Ferrae wrote:I think that the first weapon I would prefer to have, is a Destrier.

If you know know what that is, just think of how important they were to a knight.. with it, I am nigh unstoppable, unless you are an english longbowman with some stakes set in the ground.

Or are on a smaller faster horse and armed with a recurve bow

Bows FTW...

Mine is a Warhammer.Fighting from horseback,it would be a Broadsword.

seeing as how a horse isn't a "real" weapon, at least in the case of this discussion, i have always been a fan of the Hand-and-a-half sword. It is probably one of the most versatile, purely war-purposed tools available.

Halberd or Zweihander...

Are we sure that all the weapons listed so far are from the Middle Ages? Perhaps a complete list and a Poll would better serve this or a new thread?

Huge axe like this one.

The Katana, or the Shuriken (not because of the ninja movies etc., but because I know how to use them

My personal preference would be a naginata, it's light versatile and ccan work as spear halberd and sword(versatility FTW)
on the samurai armor discussion SAMURAI DIDN'T WEAR metal/steel armor they actually used reinforced leather with some metal reinforcing/decorating only the helmets wre metal.
plus medieval Japan is stil medieval.

Quarter staff.

Juniperius wrote:My personal preference would be a naginata, it's light versatile and ccan work as spear halberd and sword(versatility FTW)
on the samurai armor discussion SAMURAI DIDN'T WEAR metal/steel armor they actually used reinforced leather with some metal reinforcing/decorating only the helmets wre metal.
plus medieval Japan is stil medieval.

although, typically speaking about Samurai, the topic either goes into the realm of unification wars, or anime. Feudal Japan may potentially have been along the same era in Western history, however it is nowhere near the same thing, and IMO should be omitted from the topic at hand.

Ensis Ferrae wrote:

Juniperius wrote:My personal preference would be a naginata, it's light versatile and ccan work as spear halberd and sword(versatility FTW)
on the samurai armor discussion SAMURAI DIDN'T WEAR metal/steel armor they actually used reinforced leather with some metal reinforcing/decorating only the helmets wre metal.
plus medieval Japan is stil medieval.

although, typically speaking about Samurai, the topic either goes into the realm of unification wars, or anime. Feudal Japan may potentially have been along the same era in Western history, however it is nowhere near the same thing, and IMO should be omitted from the topic at hand.

It's very true that when talking samurai people usually thin Sengoku japan (unification) which is renaissance but the way Japanese genrals thought and equipment for Samurai has remained virtually unchanged from about the 11hunderds so I think
it is a medieval era subject which has every right to be included, Western people always thinking themselves more importan I for one think asian hostory is just as important interseting and IMHO way cooler

Oh i made a switch i want the medieval chinese repeater crossbow the Chu Ko Nu. (if i recall correctly.)
It's a semi automatic Crossbow with three shots before reload and has the same range and power as aregular crossbow. Strong people could reload the three arrows at once because of the foot strut.

Juniperius wrote:
It's very true that when talking samurai people usually thin Sengoku japan (unification) which is renaissance but the way Japanese genrals thought and equipment for Samurai has remained virtually unchanged from about the 11hunderds so I think
it is a medieval era subject which has every right to be included, Western people always thinking themselves more importan I for one think asian hostory is just as important interseting and IMHO way cooler

Oh i made a switch i want the medieval chinese repeater crossbow the Chu Ko Nu. (if i recall correctly.)

it is indeed the Chu Ko Nu. Lemme preface this by saying that I am currently in college as a history major, and the first class I took had to do exactly with the notion of what you call 2 separate regions during the same time period.... For instance, Ming Dynasty china is not the same as Classical Greece. The same is said of the Medieval period, because in reality it is the Early, Middle, and Late Middle Ages, then the Renaissance, etc. While some of the same themes are played out across multiple regions, it is unfair to the individuals involved to be lumped all together.


As a small aside, I would want my hand and a halfer to be made from Viking steel .. just not by viking craftsmen. I just recently saw a documentary on the Vikings, and what made them so "awesome" and the conclusion that the people on the show came to in regards to their weapons, was that the Vikings swords were no better than mainland or british isles weapons, mostly due to construction techniques.

Falchion... a cross between a cleaver and a sword? Hell yeah...

But they would be heavy, I suppose.

What about a poisoned dagger with which to assassinate the enemy? At least i could definitely lift one of those...

Ensis Ferrae wrote:seeing as how a horse isn't a "real" weapon, at least in the case of this discussion, i have always been a fan of the Hand-and-a-half sword. It is probably one of the most versatile, purely war-purposed tools available.

You may have noticed the stated weapon is a Broadsword,to be used when riding the horse.

Pedro Kantor wrote:

Ensis Ferrae wrote:seeing as how a horse isn't a "real" weapon, at least in the case of this discussion, i have always been a fan of the Hand-and-a-half sword. It is probably one of the most versatile, purely war-purposed tools available.

You may have noticed the stated weapon is a Broadsword,to be used when riding the horse.

yeah, but a broadsword just isnt as cool sounding as the hand and a half's "other" name of course, the other name probably violates forum rules, so im not even gonna post it, since im sure its common knowledge anyhow

I do not know any other name for a broadsword than broadsword.

A Sword of Dubious Parentage?

A complete Rotter Blade?

Mr Mystery wrote:A Sword of Dubious Parentage?

Yeah.that one.

So a mid-evil weapon ....

actually, using the typification of Mr Ewart Oakeshott could help identifiying a sword.

Ensis meant something like this:
http://schwertshop.de/schwerter/mittelalter/mittelalter-kampfschwerter-scharf/anderhalbhand-kampfschwerter-scharf-oakeshott-typ3.html

If I had to choose a general purpose weapon and may claim any sword I'd try to grab "Gram".
One of the mythical swords able to cut anvils....

Bag of Diseased Rats

Chongara wrote:Bag of Diseased Rats

this would be better...or the same thing

gaovinni wrote:I do not know any other name for a broadsword than broadsword.

because in reality, a broadsword is a completely separate family of sword to the hand and a half, again, i think itd be against forum rules, but the other name for the hand and a half, is the bastard sword.

found this link fairly quickly, its decent in its brevity on the differences in european swords:

http://www.thehaca.com/terms4.htm

Chongara wrote:Bag of Diseased Rats

Why a bag and not a Rat King?

I cant count a longsip full of viking raiders as a weapon now can i...tch oh well back to my target practice.

Mines a tie between the not so medieval Khopesh



Or the longaxe


Khopesh because of its trippy looks and the longaxe for its ability to easily strip a shield from an enemy.


Honorable mentions:
Katana because of the nature of the blade
Gladius since it was a weapon that changed the world

I'd have to go with a Tetsubo

or a Macuahuitl

Wardragoon wrote:
Gladius since it was a weapon that changed the world

How did the Gladius change the world? Other than the whole, belonging to Roman Legions, and they took over a bunch of stuff around the world.