... from a fixed position in a tower or other structure. The crossbow proved it self worthy when "the Norman army used them to defeat the Saxons in the Battle of Hastings in 1666" (4). The Bronze Age brought a whole new array of weapons to the battlefield. "Copper was the first non precious metal that man learned how to work" (5). Although copper was not effective for body armor or weapons, it was ... the combination of copper and tin that produced bronze, "the metal of Conquerors" (5). The Bronze Age, which was roughly ... which were attached to several whips made of chain, each ending with...

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