middle age weapons
...y replaced by blade weapons. However, some tribes continued to use clubs as throwing weapons. Others gave clubs to their leaders as batons of command. Still other tribes placed spikes on the ends of the clubs, turning them into maces. Soon enough, maces evolved into morning stars. These were much like maces, except there was a chain between the handle and the spiked head. These turned out to be cumbersome, and for the most part, ineffective, so they were retired to tournaments and torture chambers. Swords quickly became the most important weapon of medieval times. This weapon was incredibly valuable to the medieval warrior. Since they were so difficult to make, they were very expensive, and they were passed down from generation to generation. Once a warrior had a good sword, he protected it with his life. Swords can be divided into three main parts. They are, in order of importance, the blade, the hilt, and the scabbard. The blade of the sword was usually small and heavy. The average sizes were 2.25' by 2.3", and the average weight was 1.5 pounds. Until the invention of steel, a very complex process called pattern welding made blades. With the arrival of steel, the welding of hard, sharp blades became very easy. The blade was flat, straight, and double-edged. It had a groove down the middle called a fuller. In other words, it was called the 'blood- channel,' but realistically, it was a method for lightening the blade. The hilt of the sword is commonly called the grip, but in addition to the grip, the hilt includes the pommel and the upper and lower guards (upper and lower from the perspective of the ...