Close up of the top section of a wooden Trebuchet at Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, England, UK

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Siege machines were developed in the 13th century to attack the solid Castle walls. As the defences of Castles improved so did the weapons of attack and siege machines were developed to attack the solid Castle walls. The trebuchet was the largest and most formidable of the siege machines and was, in essence, a huge trebuchet was used to fire huge projectiles to breach Castle walls. Large rocks and stones were the main ammunition but there is evidence of more unusual material. Manure and dead animals were also hurled by the machines into the besieged Castle to spread disease.

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Size: 5600px × 3719px
Location: Warwick Castle, Warwick, England, UK
Photo credit: © Stuart972-Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: catapult, close, shot, sling, trebuchet, weapon, wooden