Trivia: God's Own Catapult and Bad Neighbor Trebuchets

Posted by Alex in Daily Trivia, Weapons & War on March 2, 2008 at 6:16 am


In the Siege of Acre in 1191, Richard the Lionheart constructed two trebuchets that he named "God’s Own Catapult" and "Bad Neighbor."

Things flung during a medieval siege included: rocks, fire bomb, carcasses of animals and people (to spread disease and demoralize the enemy), and burning sand. Now, hobbyists build trebuchet mainly to chuck pumpkins.


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3 comments to "Trivia: God's Own Catapult and Bad Neighbor Trebuchets"

  1. VonSkippy
    March 2nd, 2008 at 1:19 pm

    How did they get the sand to "burn"?

  2. emptyminded
    March 3rd, 2008 at 5:59 am

    Three words: Ellie Mae Clampett

  3. Paul
    March 3rd, 2008 at 11:31 am

    I would like to throw my girlfriend sometimes lol


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