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simonebrunozzi32 minutes ago
So, is this because Trebuchet are not particularly lethal, or because they were not used much?
clort28 minutes ago
Trebuchet were used primarily to hammer the walls of the castle to break them down. Not really possible to aim at a person; the soldiers clambering over the broken walls will do that.
gyomu28 minutes ago
People didn't really bother recording cause of death for every casualty on medieval battlefields
agos3 minutes ago
the key word is "known"
sco130 minutes ago
They typically weren't trying to hit people with them.