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[-] CalamityBalls@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

For trebuchets at least, they were only siege weapons, took a long time to both assemble and fire. Though I must concede they were better than melee weapons for knocking down walls.

[-] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Good to know. I just knew that they were just ranged so this is going into the “neat information that will in no way help me with my life” pile

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, as the Frenchmen start raining animals at the knights and they all turn and run, Lancelot (being the brave one) takes one last whack at the stone castle wall with his sword before joining the rest in retreat. Always loved that little detail.

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