[DOC] [TLE] Crossbow - Wikipedia [PAR] A crossbow, also known as horizontal bow is a type of weapon based on the bow 
and consisting of a horizontal bow-like assembly mounted on a stock. It shoots 
projectiles called bolts or quarrels. The medieval crossbow was called by many 
names, most of which were ... Bows could be kept taut and ready to shoot for 
some time with little effort,... [DOC] [TLE] Crossbow - Medieval Life and Times [PAR] Get Medieval facts and information about weaponry, armor and arms including 
the Crossbow. ... The makers and making of the weapon; Use of weapons and 
different types; The ... The correct term for a Medieval Crossbow is an Arbalest. ... 
ready loaded with a bolt (unlike a Short or Longbow); A crossbowman could kill a
... [DOC] [TLE] Medieval Archer - Medieval Life and Times [PAR] Get Medieval facts, information and history about Medieval Archer. ... also other 
types of archers during the period - the longbow man and the crossbowman. ... 
which could be carried ready loaded with a bolt (unlike a Short or Longbow 
archer). ... The weapon was particularly effective against opponents wearing 
plate armor... [DOC] [TLE] Medieval Weapons - Medieval Warfare [PAR] Medieval Weaponry - Warfare, Arms, Armour, Defenses, open battles and ... 
Franciscas; Javelins; Bows, Longbows; Crossbows; Arbalests; Guns .... Such 
swords could have blades of broadsword form or backsword (single cutting edge) 
form. ..... Unlike its bigger cousin, a quarterstaff is literally one that is held and 
used in... [DOC] [TLE] Medieval Weapons used by knights by Connor Binkley on Prezi [PAR] The weapons used during the Middle Ages included the Crossbow. The correct 
term for a crossbow is an Arbalest. The crossbow applied engineering to the 
short bow. The crossbow bolt, unlike a light flying arrow, was short with a deadly 
point. The crossbow range was 350  400 yards but could only be shot at a rate 
of 2... [DOC] [TLE] Medieval Crossbow - Castles Index [PAR] The correct term for a crossbow is an Arbalest. ... The Crossbow was, however, a 
very useful weapon which could be used by the young, the old and the infirm! ... 
ready loaded with a bolt (unlike a Short or Longbow); A crossbowman could kill a
... [DOC] [TLE] October 3, 2008 [PAR] ... these in 1961 hydrogen bomb Unlike the longbow, this medieval weapon 
could be loaded & held ready; an arbalest was a later type of it crossbow The 
U.S.S.... [DOC] [TLE] Medieval Weapons Glossary - Swords, Knives & Daggers [PAR] We've assembled this glossary of Medieval weapon terms for all you knights and 
... This form would lend a great deal of strength to the blade, especially useful for 
... The parrying dagger is a category of small hand-held weapons from the .... 
Generally, the hilts did not have a cutting edge, unlike the double-edged partisan. [DOC] [TLE] The crossbow, or arbalest, was the leading hand-held missile ... [PAR] It was far more manoeuvrable than an ordinary bow, since it could be fired easily 
... See more about Crossbow, Steel Bolts and Longbow. ... the leading hand-held 
missile-projecting weapon of the early Middle Ages. .... by this time no longer a 
sign of rank, and carries a later style oval shield. ... His helmet is of Intercisa type. [DOC] [TLE] Medieval Weapons | Weapons, Medieval and Crossbow - Pinterest [PAR] The strongest windlass-pulled arbalests could have up to 22 kN (5000 lbf) ... 
ready loaded with a bolt (unlike a Short or Longbow) A crossbowman could kill a 
... It is possibly the oldest type of portable firearm, as well as the simplest type of 
.... This sword demonstrates that this tradition had not diminished 300 years later. [DOC] [TLE] The gastraphetes was a hand-held crossbow used by the Ancient ... [PAR] Unlike later Roman and medieval crossbows, spanning the weapon was not 
done by ... The crossbow or the arbalest was ordered by Queen Elizabeth I to be 
... Elizabethan Era Weapons of different

Question: Unlike the longbow, this medieval weapon could be loaded & held ready; an arbalest was a later type of it
Answer: a crossbow