siege engine

A siege engine is a device that is designed to break or circumvent heavy castle doors, thick city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare. Some are immobile, constructed in place to attack enemy fortifications from a distance, while others have wheels to enable advancing up to the enemy fortification. There are many distinct types, such as siege towers that allow foot soldiers to scale walls and attack the defenders, battering rams that damage walls or gates, and large ranged weapons that attack from a distance by launching heavy projectiles. Some complex siege engines were combinations of these types.

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  bastida ⓘ
  

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  battering ram ⓘ
  siege engine originating in ancient times

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  biesbrug ⓘ
  

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  biffa ⓘ
  type of catapult

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  cat ⓘ
  siege engine

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  catapult ⓘ
  ballistic device

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  cave house ⓘ
  Chinese siege weapon

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  chelone ⓘ
  ancient siege engine

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  claw of Archimedes ⓘ
  large fulcrum based pole with rope and anchor, by hooking ship and applying weight at other end, lift is applied to the vessel capsizing and scuttling it.

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  couillard ⓘ
  

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  gastraphetes ⓘ
  ancient Greek crossbow

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  goose cart ⓘ
  siege weapon

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  mandró ⓘ
  

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  mangano ⓘ
  siege weapon

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  mantell ⓘ
  

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  musculus ⓘ
  siege weapon

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  muurboor ⓘ
  

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  nest car ⓘ
  Chinese siege weapon

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  sambuca ⓘ
  siege engine

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  siege hook ⓘ
  used to pull stones from a wall during a siege

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  siege tower ⓘ
  siege engine

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  storming ladder ⓘ
  

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  tension artillery ⓘ
  

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  tonnelon ⓘ
  

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  torsion siege engine ⓘ
  

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  trebuchet ⓘ
  type of siege engine weapon which uses a swinging arm to throw a heavy missile at the enemy

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Archaeologia Graeca; or, The antiquities of Greece. A New ed., to which is added an appendix containing a concise history of the Grecian states and a short account of the lives and writings of the (14597850468) (2)

De Alte Armatur und Ringkunst Talhofer 066

L01 993 Burg Eger, Belagerungsgerät

BNF, Mss fr 68, folio 182 (cropped)

De Alte Armatur und Ringkunst Talhofer 078

BNF, Mss fr 68, folio 214v

De Alte Armatur und Ringkunst Talhofer 080

De Alte Armatur und Ringkunst Talhofer 029

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• The Trebuchet and other Siege-Engines - scientific article published in 1982
• Medieval Siege Weapons (2): Byzantium, the Islamic World & India AD 476–152 - book published in 2003

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		bastida	siege engine, siege tower	Wikidata
class	weapon		battering ram	pile driver, siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		biesbrug	bridge, siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		biffa	siege engine, catapult	Wikidata
class	weapon		cat	siege engine, armor construction	Wikidata
class	weapon		catapult	neuroballistic weapon, cold weapon, siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		cave house	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		chelone	armor construction, siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		claw of Archimedes	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		couillard	counterweight trebuchet, siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		gastraphetes	siege engine, tension artillery, crossbow	Wikidata
class	weapon		goose cart	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		mandró	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		mangano	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		mantell	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		musculus	armor construction, siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		muurboor	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		nest car	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		sambuca	siege engine, naval weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		siege hook	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		siege tower	siege engine, tower	Wikidata
class	weapon		storming ladder	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		tension artillery	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		tonnelon	siege engine	Wikidata
class	weapon		torsion siege engine	catapult, siege engine, cold weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		trebuchet	siege engine, catapult	Wikidata
commons	image		Archaeologia Graeca; or, The antiquities of Greece. A New ed., to which is added an appendix containing a concise history of the Grecian states and a short account of the lives and writings of the (14597850468) (2)		Commons
commons	image		De Alte Armatur und Ringkunst Talhofer 066		Commons
commons	image		L01 993 Burg Eger, Belagerungsgerät		Commons
commons	image		BNF, Mss fr 68, folio 182 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		De Alte Armatur und Ringkunst Talhofer 078		Commons
commons	image		BNF, Mss fr 68, folio 214v		Commons
commons	image		De Alte Armatur und Ringkunst Talhofer 080		Commons
commons	image		De Alte Armatur und Ringkunst Talhofer 029		Commons
commons	image		Gm-stone-balls-0545		Commons
commons	image		Gm-stone-balls-0517		Commons