Meet the only known trebuchet casualty in history - Ars Technica
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It highlights the brutality of medieval warfare," said paleopathologist Jo Buckberry.
a large boulder the size of a small boulder “It highlights the brutality of medieval warfare,” said paleopathologist Jo Buckberry. This still from The Wolf at the Door, by Bob Marshall of Historic Environment Scotland, shows what the siege of Stirling Castle might have looked like, complete with trebuchets. Credit: Bob Marshall and HES This still from The Wolf at the Door, by Bob Marshall of Historic Environment Scotland, shows what the siege of Stirling Castle might have looked like, complete with trebuchets. Credit: Bob Marshall and HES During a medieval siege, a trebuchet scored a…
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