Home›Subcategories›MedievalSubcategoriesMedieval73 of 1,200 entries in Weapons Systems. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextWar and Military Atlas. "Medieval." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/weapon-system/medieval.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextWar and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Medieval. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/weapon-system/medievalCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-medieval, author = {War and Military Atlas}, title = {Medieval}, year = {2026}, url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/weapon-system/medieval}, note = {Accessed September 8, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingWeapons fielded roughly 500 to 1500 CE: the Mongol Empire's composite recurve bow, the Kingdom of England's longbow, and the counterweight siege engines of the Crusader and Ayyubid armies. Belongs here: a weapon or weapon class fielded in the feudal, Crusader or early caliphate world. Does not belong here: an early gunpowder weapon fielded by a centralized state, which belongs to Early Modern.Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)BrowseCompareSelect all 73ArbalestMedieval1 linkBardicheMedieval1 linkBear spearMedieval1 linkChokutoMedieval1 linkChu-ko-nuMedieval1 linkClaymore SwordMedieval1 linkCrossbow (Crusader States)Medieval2 linksDane axeMedieval1 linkEstocMedieval1 linkFalchionMedieval1 linkFire LanceMedieval1 linkFlambergeMedieval1 linkFranciscaMedieval1 linkGarroteMedieval1 linkGlaiveMedieval1 linkGoedendagMedieval1 linkGreat Turkish BombardMedieval1 linkGreek FireMedieval2 linksGuandaoMedieval1 linkGuisarmeMedieval1 linkHalberdMedieval1 linkHand CannonMedieval1 linkHwachaMedieval1 linkJambiyaMedieval1 linkJapanese swordMedieval1 linkKaiken (dagger)Medieval1 linkKanaboMedieval1 linkKarambitMedieval1 linkKatanaMedieval1 linkKatarMedieval1 linkKodachiMedieval1 linkKris (Dagger)Medieval1 linkKukriMedieval1 linkKunaiMedieval1 linkKusarigamaMedieval1 linkLongbowMedieval2 linksLongswordMedieval1 linkMaceMedieval1 linkMakibishiMedieval1 linkMangonelMedieval1 linkMesser (sword)Medieval1 linkMilitary FlailMedieval1 linkMongol BowMedieval2 linksMons MegMedieval1 linkMorning StarMedieval1 linkNaft (Naphtha Incendiary Weapons)Medieval2 linksNagamakiMedieval1 linkNaginataMedieval1 linkNguluMedieval1 linkNunchakuMedieval1 linkPikeMedieval1 linkPodao (Chinese Polearm)Medieval1 linkPoleaxeMedieval1 linkRanseurMedieval1 linkScimitarMedieval1 linkSeaxMedieval1 linkShotelMedieval1 linkSiege TowerMedieval1 linkSpringaldMedieval1 linkTachiMedieval1 linkTakoubaMedieval1 linkTantōMedieval1 linkThunderclap BombMedieval1 linkCounterweight TrebuchetTrebuchetMedieval4 linksUchigatanaMedieval1 linkUrumiMedieval1 linkVoulgeMedieval1 linkWallace SwordMedieval1 linkWar HammerMedieval1 linkWar ScytheMedieval1 linkYariMedieval1 linkYumi (Japanese Longbow)Medieval1 linkZhanmadaoMedieval1 linkComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year