Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The battle of bannockburn! What weapons were used by the english and the scots? Thanks x?

Hi. I'm doing a history project and I need to describe, the scots, the english, their weapons, the battlefield, the commanders, robert the bruce, edward II, the battle. Then do a conclusion and bibliography, I also need a front cover, contents and an introduction at the beginning.



I can't find anything on the internet about weapons. Could someone help me out? I would greatly appreciate it xThe battle of bannockburn! What weapons were used by the english and the scots? Thanks x?
Scots:



Most of the Scots army was made up of spearmen, equipped with a long spear, 8 - 10 feet in length and used for thrusting.



There were also a small number of archers, armed with a bow, troops called ribauds armed with javelins and shield, and Highlanders, armed with broadsword and a small round shield called a targe.



Scots knights were armed with a lance for use on horseback, and a long, heavy 2 handed sword for use on foot.

They also carried a shield.



English:



Knights and men-at-arms were armed with a lance for use from horseback, and a long, heavy 2 handed sword for use on foot.They also carried a shield.



Lighter cavalry called hobilars carried just a lance and a shorter sword.They did not have shields.



Most English infantry were archers, armed with a longbow, just starting to come into general use by Bannockburn.Some carried long 2 handed swords for use in hand to hand combat.All English archers carried a long sharp dagger, called a bodkin.



There were also some spearmen. Their spear was shorter and lighter than that of the Scots spearmen, maybe 5 feet long and could be thrown or used for thrusting.

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