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The Palladium Book of Weapons & Castles was compiled by Matthew Balent, and was published by Palladium Books in 1982 as a 48-page saddle-stitched book, with another printing that same year as a square-bound book. [1] The information from this book was later revised and included in The Compendium of Weapons, Armour & Castles. [1]
The first section of the book is concerned with mundane weapons and armor. It introduces many new weapons, such as the Gyrspike, a sword with a spiked ball attached to the hilt by a chain. As well, the section lists the different weapons used throughout the different cultures and time periods, and the names they were known by.
The scorpio was a torsion-powered catapult-type weapon, similar to a smaller ballista, which fired bolts capable of piercing enemy shields and armour. The Roman army supplied 60 to each legion and they were used both offensively during sieges and defensively as part of the Romans' field camp defenses.
Path of Exile 2 is an upcoming action role-playing video game developed and published by Grinding Gear Games. A sequel to Path of Exile (2013), the game was released as a paid early access title for Windows PC , PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on December 6, 2024.
The weapons and armour of Middle-earth are all those mentioned J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings, such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tolkien modelled his fictional warfare on the Ancient and Early Medieval periods of history.
Brilliant armour was made of decarburized steel, which shines blue-black when polished, giving it its name. Chen Lin described brilliant armour in the following manner: As for the armor (kai) then like that of Quegong of the Eastern Barbarians, It is made of the finest steel refined a hundred times; The armorer has plied his hammer,
A guide takes tourists to view historical events in Constantinople. 1969 The House on the Strand: Daphne du Maurier: A drug-induced journey to a Cornish village in the 14th century. 1969 Behold the Man: Michael Moorcock: A man uses a time machine to travel to 28 AD, in the hope of meeting Jesus. 1970 Quest for the Future: A. E. van Vogt
A retiarius ("net fighter") with a trident and cast net, fighting a secutor (79 AD mosaic).. There were many different types of gladiators in ancient Rome.Some of the first gladiators had been prisoners-of-war, and so some of the earliest types of gladiators were experienced fighters; Gauls, Samnites, and Thraeces used their native weapons and armor.