A battering ram was the strongest and best weapon in the Medieval Times. It was used to break down a gatehouse or even a castle wall. The battering ram is made out of three parts: a log with a sharp end, a roof-shaped penthouse, and six or four wheels.
The carpenters shaped a sharp end on a log, which is the part that the soldiers swung back and forth on the gatehouse or wall. The log was attached to rope on hooks, connecting it to the penthouse.
The penthouse helped protect the soldiers from flaming arrows. The flaming arrows were put out by wet animal skins which covered the penthouse.
Last of all are the wheels. Like all wheels, these help the battering ram move. Because it’s heavy and it moves slowly, the battering ram is nick-named the tortoise. It needs up to 100 men to push it.
By Robbie Murray
The carpenters shaped a sharp end on a log, which is the part that the soldiers swung back and forth on the gatehouse or wall. The log was attached to rope on hooks, connecting it to the penthouse.
The penthouse helped protect the soldiers from flaming arrows. The flaming arrows were put out by wet animal skins which covered the penthouse.
Last of all are the wheels. Like all wheels, these help the battering ram move. Because it’s heavy and it moves slowly, the battering ram is nick-named the tortoise. It needs up to 100 men to push it.
By Robbie Murray
2 comments:
G-Ma says; Good description Robbie.Perhaps we could try and make a battering ram in GP's workshop.
UM....what is the GP's?
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