Soldiers with a trebuchet, mid-14th century. A trebuchet was a sort of catapult which was used to launch missiles, such as large stones, at the enemy. The man on the far right has an implement for digging, another way of breaching the enemy's defences. The defenders are possibly Saracens.
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Soldiers with a trebuchet, mid-14th century. A trebuchet was a sort of catapult which was used to launch missiles, such as large stones, at the enemy. The man on the far right has an implement for digging, another way of breaching the enemy's defences. The defenders are possibly Saracens.

Date

1340

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_355

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,9Mo) / 37,7cm x 33,2cm / 4453 x 3926 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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