List of medieval weapons

Swords

Swords can be single or double-bladed edges. The blade can be straight or curved.

Arming sword

Broadsword

Claymore

Falchionor pirate sword

Katana

Longsword

Rapier

Sabre or *Saber

Shortsword

Ulfberht

Zweihander

Gladius

Blunt or cleaving weapons

Battle axe

Club

Flail

Mace

Flanged mace

Pernach

Shestopyor

Maul

Morning star

Quarterstaff

War hammer

Bec de Corbin

Horseman's pick

Bludgeon

Spear and other polearm and poleaxe weapons

Ahlspiess

Bardiche

Bill

Glaive

Guisarme

Halberd

Lance

Lochaber Axe

Lucerne hammer

Man catcher

Military fork

Partisan

Pike

Plançon a picot

Ranseur

Sovnya

Spetum

Swordstaff

Voulge

War-scythe

War hammer

Ranged

Bow

Longbow

English longbow

Recurve bow

Mongol bow

Crossbow

Arbalest

Ballista

Repeating crossbow

Sling

Throwing weapons

Francisca

Nzappa zap

Chakram

Culverin

Hand cannon

Musket

Throwing Spear

Shuriken

Siege weapons

Battering ram

Ballista

Bombard

Catapult

Mangonel

Onager

Petrary

Trebuchet

Cannon

Siege tower

Mortar

Staff Sling

Warships

Caravel

Carrack

Cog

Fire ship

Hellburners

Galleon

Galley

Junk

Longship

Lou chuan (castle ship)

Qiao chuan (bridge ship)

Fortification

Medieval fortifications also developed in connection with the weapons that opposed them.

Bailey

Battlement

Barbican

Castle

Citadel

City wall

Pitch Ditch

Curtain wall

Drawbridge

Fortified tower

Gate

Keep

Moat

Motte-and-bailey

Murder-hole

Palisade

Portcullis