@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 1 month agoDiagram of a heavily fortified medieval castleimagemessage-square2arrow-up192arrow-down14
arrow-up188arrow-down1imageDiagram of a heavily fortified medieval castle@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square2
minus-square@RakonatlinkEnglish2•1 month agoUse of fire arrows was not common at all during the age of castles. But catapults and other siege weapons certainly were coated in flammable pitch (crude oil effectively) on occasion to spread a bit of fire.
Use of fire arrows was not common at all during the age of castles. But catapults and other siege weapons certainly were coated in flammable pitch (crude oil effectively) on occasion to spread a bit of fire.