Crossbow (Crusader States) glyph The crossbow was a mechanically drawn missile weapon used heavily by Frankish infantry and mercenary crossbowmen in the Crusader states, valued for the armor-piercing power a comparatively unskilled soldier could deliver. Its use against fellow Christians was formally condemned by the Second Lateran Council in 1139, a prohibition that pointedly did not extend to its use against Muslims, and it remained a mainstay of Crusader garrisons and field armies through the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Wikipedia: Crossbow
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is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller
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- Correction: a mechanically drawn missile weapon in the archaic sense (a crossbow), not a guided missile.
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WikipediaCanon 29Quote, Canon 29
Canon 29: The use of crossbows and bows against Christians was prohibited.
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