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The Middle Ages - Medieval Warfare Tactics and Techniques During a siege, a knight was to wait while the others scaled the walls, dug tunnels, etc. The knight waited until he could enter the castle and engage in battle. Knights did not always fight to the death. The Church and the Code of Chivalry put the emphasis on capturing and treating an opponent honorably. Capture was more profitable, as it allowed for the ransoming of the captured knight. Knights Code of Chivalry The basic weapons of a knight were the lance, the broadsword, and the shield (until full body armor made the shield obsolete). Other weapons included the "mace," a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor. The "flail" was a manual threshing device consisting of a long wooden handle or staff, and a shorter free-swinging stick attached to its end. The "war hammer" and "battle axe" were also used by knights. The Code of Chivalry was developed to control the violent nature of knights. Heraldry During the Middle Ages, a knight in full armor was hard to recognize because his face was hidden by his helmet. Knights began to use special designs worn on their shields and surcoats. These designs became special family emblems, a coat-of-arms that no one else could wear. The officials who kept records of the coats-of-arms and awarded new ones were called Heralds. The College of Heralds in London still does this. What Signifies What?
1. Early Middle Ages: Dark Ages and Feudalism 2. Clovis, Charles the Hammer,
Charlemagne, 3. The Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages 4. High Middle Ages / National Monarchies 6. Knights, Heraldry, and Medieval Warfare 8th-
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