Trebuchet – A Gravity-Operated Siege Engine
A Study in Experimental Archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12636244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tanel Saimre (University of Tartu, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-80 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Estonian Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1406-2933 • E-ISSN: 1736-7484 |
| Publisher | Estonian Academy Publishers (PUBLISHER • EE) |
| DOI | 10.3176/arch.2006.1.03 |
| OpenAlex | W4205630209 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The most powerful weapons in the Middle Ages were catapults, the latest and technically most advanced type of which were counterweight-operated trebuchets. This article deals with their mechanics and describes some experimental reconstructions of such siege engines. In Estonia the interest in trebuchets is augmented by the fact that such engines were used here repeatedly at the beginning of the 13th century, during the German-Danish conquest, and thereafter. The author built an experimental reconstruction of a trebuchet and carried out experiments on the Otepää hillfort, which resulted in some new knowledge about this type of siege engines enabling us to better interpret the information available in historical sources. Keskajal olid vıimsaimateks relvadeks heitemasinad, mille kıige hilisemateks ja tehniliselt täiuslikumateks tÃ1⁄4Ã1⁄4pideks olid vastukaalu jÃμul töötavad heitemasinad ehk blided. Käesolevas artiklis on käsitletud selliste masinate mehaanikat ja esitletud olulisemaid ajalooliste heitemasinate rekonstruktsioone ja katseid nendega. Eestis on huvi heitemasinate vastu pÃμhjustanud eelkÃμige asjaolu, et neid kasutati siin 13. sajandi algul toimunud Saksa-Taani vallutusest peale. Artikli autor on ehitanud blide rekonstruktsiooni, millega Otepää linnamäel tehtud katsed annavad keskaegsete heitemasinate kohta uusi teadmisi ja vÃμimaldavad tÃμlgendada kirjalikes allikates nende kohta esitatud andmeid
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Siege · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Medieval European History and Architecture · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |