5TH Century Warfare

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5TH Century Warfare

• By Bradley Hegland
• Jonathon Scholfield

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Weapons used

• Spears.
• A long sword about 0.8 to 1 meter in blade
  length.
• Bows Arrows.
• Maces and hammers
• Battle axes

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Helmets

• Macedonian-helmet used during the 4th and 5th
  century.
• Chalcinian-bronze helmet was also used during the
  4th and 5th century

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Body armor

• There were 4 different types of body armor used
  during this time period.
• Cuirass
• Chain mail
• Plate armor
• Leg plates

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Cuirass

• Cuirass-Was armor made of leather, and a main
  layer of metal. This was under everything else.
  This was worn by the Greek heavy infantry.

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Chain Mail

• Mail- Was made up of woven rings attached on
  iron and steel. This piece of armory lies over
  the Cuirass.

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Plate armor

• Plate armor- This piece of armour usually covers
  your torso and lower limbs.

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Leg plates

• This type of armour was commonly used around the
  world in the 5th century. This type of armor
  protected everything below your waiste.

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Battalions

• Medieval armies were divided into three groups
  called battalions.
• Vanguards
• Centre
• Rearguard

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Vanguards

• Made up of archers and other long range weaponry
  like slings and stones and rarely catapults.The
  Vanguards attacked first trying to wipe out most
  of the opposing army.

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Centre

• The centre were made up of armored cavalry
  (Knights). The Centre came in after the Vanguards
  and were used for close combat.

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Rearguard

• These were made up of more agile cavalry. This
  group came to protect the rear of a main force.

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Bases and transportation

• People during this time had castles to protect
  them from incoming enemies.
• Then for combat they mostly used horses.

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Castles

• Castles were used for two main reasons. For
  shelter on incoming enemys and as a house for
  knights and their people to live in.

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Horses

• Horses were the main source for king aurthers
  army in combat. A lot of Kings used this during
  the 5th century

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Cited

• Medieval warfare. 1994. DENO. 8/23/08
  http//www.hyw.com/books/history/Medi0000.htm
• Medieval warfare.2005.spirit temporis. 8/23/08
  http//www.spiritus-temporis.com/medieval-warfare/
  strategy-and-tactics.html
• Google Images.

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project

• Jon-helped do the power point and also supported
  us with power point
• Brad- read the power point and helped make it
  also

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Questions

• Which one of these is NOT a battalion?
• A rearguard
• B front guard
• C centre
• D vanguards
• The centre was used for what?
• A range attack
• B Magic
• C close combat
• D intelligence goup

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The end!