trebuchet
The children built working models of medieval siege equipment in their technology class, for example a trebuchet and a mangonel.
The mangonel projected massive, damaging boulders and was a vital engine of siege warfare.
Torches were already flaring on the castle walls when the first wagons carrying the dismantled mangonels rumbled across the drawbridge.
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Middle Ages (medieval Period) 501-1500