Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Siege engine using long arm to throw projectiles For other uses, see Trebuchet (disambiguation). Replica counterweight trebuchets at Château de Castelnaud Counterweight trebuchet used in a siege from the Jami' al-tawarikh, c. 1306-18 A trebuchet [nb 1] is a type of catapult that uses a ...
The Warwolf, also known as the Loup-de-Guerre or Ludgar, [1] is believed to have been the largest trebuchet ever made. [citation needed] It was created in Scotland by order of Edward I of England, during the siege of Stirling Castle in 1304, as part of the Wars of Scottish Independence. A contemporary chronicle refers to it as une engine ...
The Last Castle is a 2001 American action drama film directed by Rod Lurie, starring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo and Delroy Lindo.The film portrays a struggle between inmates and the warden of a military prison, based on the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth.
A trebuchet (French: trébuchet) is a siege engine used in the Middle Ages. Trebuchet may also refer to: Trebuchet MS, a sans-serif typeface designed by Vincent Connare for Microsoft in 1996; Trebuchet, the sixth album by musician George Hrab, and the ninth song on that album
Kaidu thinks the trebuchets are a gamble and abandons the Khan. Kublai tells Marco that he is counting on the trebuchets. Kokachin is to be betrothed to Jingim. She asks Marco to run away with her, presenting an anguishing choice between duty and love. The siege begins with the trebuchets outside of arrow range, and at first do not hit the wall.
This page was last edited on 16 February 2022, at 19:00 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
Meanwhile, Chris searches for just the "right" cow to fling with the trebuchet he is building for his performance art. He becomes depressed when Ed mentions that it has already been done (in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail). In the end, he finds a replacement in Maggie's burnt piano. [18]
What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; Cite this page; Get shortened URL; Download QR code