I’m writing a novel and I want to learn all about the parts of medieval weapons.  Can anyone tell me about them or knows any good books or web sites?
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Check out this site I hope this helps you.
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http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/small_arms/tavor/Tavor.html
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http://www.medieval-castles.net/index.htm\n\nim still looking for pics\n\nok type this in ask.com\n\npictures of castles during the "middle ages"\n\ni hope it helps
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the sites below are very good. sparknotes should be your first stop with pinkmonkey being a backup. has helped me pass many an english class.
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Actually, there are a few novels. One of the few I've read is The Ring of McAllister by Robert Marantz, published by Kaplan. It has a good 1000+ words that (it claims you need to know). But it's an interesting book, not likely to bore you off, unless you're not into mystery and a bit of romance.
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Women's literature\n\nWhile it is true that women in the medieval period were never accorded full equality with men (in fact, misogynist tracts abound, although many sects, such as the Cathars, afforded women greater status and rights), some women were able to use their skill with the written word to gain renown. Religious writing was the easiest avenue—women who would later be canonized as saints frequently published their reflections, revelations, and prayers. Much of what is known about women in the Middle Ages is known from the works of nuns such as Clare of Assisi, Bridget of Sweden, and Catherine of Siena.\n\nFrequently, however, the religious perspectives of women were held to be unorthodox by those in power, and the mystical visions of such authors as Julian of Norwich and Hildegard of Bingen provide insight into a part of the medieval experience less comfortable for the institutions that ruled Europe at the time. Women wrote influential texts in the secular realm as well—reflections on courtly love and society by Marie de France and Christine de Pizan continue to be studied for their glimpses of medieval society.\n\n\nThere are a couple of good links there.  Good luck!
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Carbon Steel is probably your best bet, thats traditional.\n\nSome sword makers today use swedish powdered steel but I hear its really pricey but I like carbon steel better.\n\nI suggest you get some books on the forgeing of Katana, they are expensive books too.\n\nGood Luck, You'll probably need it, it takes alot of practice and experiance to make a good Katana!
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If i were you i would try to make one... think potatoe gun, and grappling hook... if you want something quiter i would think about a crossbow+grappling hook...
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Do some research on Wikipedia about swords and arrows. Is this story set in the present day or earlier times, and where? Some writers, such as Michael Ondaatje (The English Patient) do loads of research for their works.\n\nIf you don't have time to research, have you considered choosing an easier topic?
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There are a couple at ninjastories.com.  See the link below.  There are a few cool historical short stories at the second link.
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2 good sites that cover lots of works by different authors, it includes, Themes, Character analysis, and explains every thing that you are ever going to need to answer literature questions.\n\nhttp://sparknotes.com/literature\n\nhttp://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/\n\nType in the title of the book and navigate around until you find what you need.\n\nGood luck
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http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/\n\nhttp://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages\n\nhttp://www.kidskonnect.com/MiddleAges/MiddleAgesHome.html
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Ebay and most internet sites won't give you information unless you want to buy or sell, unless you know exactly what you have and just gett licky. You should find a good library. There are thousands of books that have been published to help people identify artifacts, especially military artifacts. Go to a good library and if you don't know where to go there, just ask a librarian.You'll probably get more info than you need.
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Well, I couldn't find much of anything, either, other than Hermitage Arms Co. (aka Hermitage Gun Co.) used various manufacturers to create their guns. So maybe the Stevens gun that you found was then remade for Hermitage? Sorry. Good luck!
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Im not going to do the traditional cut and paste but why  not try these sites?:\n\nwww.perfume-cologne-info.com/ancient-roman-make-up-and-perfume.html \n\nwww.roman-empire.net \n\nwww.costumes.org/history/100pages/ROMANLNX.HTM \n\nbalmos.beautyfitnessmassagetherapy.info \n\nancientrome.therthdimension.org \n\ngood luck...at college I did Roman swords for art history
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The Canterbury Tales is chock full of medieval words, having been written in the middle ages. http://prodigi.bl.uk/treasures/caxton/search.asp\n\nOr, if you want some of the spellings modernized, with unfamiliar words defined, try http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2383
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try cliffsnotes.com\nthey have alot of info about stuff like that\nDid you not read for your class or something? lol