Conquest

Season 1 Episode 2: Weird Weapons of the Middle Ages

Actor and fight master Peter Woodward searches museums and private collections for weird and unlikely weapons, then introduces them to our combat team to find out how they were used. We try out a Francisca, the throwing axe that gave the Franks their name; see how armored knights used a ball and chain; and learn the uses of the gruesome awl-pike, bizarre military fork, and the Guisarme, an extremely popular polearm. We also test strange axes like the Lochaber, Doloire, and Waggoner's Axe. TV PG

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

2

Episodes:

28

Cast:

Peter Woodward

Quality:

HD

Duration:

30 min

First Air:

2002

Rating:

7.0