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The term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] is derived from a word the Greeks used for any engine-type military weapon. It means ‘engine of war’. '''[[Onager]]''' and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] can be regarded as essentially the same machines. Indeed there seems to be some interchangeability between the names of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_siege_engine#Terminology '''Siege Engines'''] generally. | The term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] is derived from a word the Greeks used for any engine-type military weapon. It means ‘engine of war’. '''[[Onager]]''' and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangonel '''Mangonel'''] can be regarded as essentially the same machines. Indeed there seems to be some interchangeability between the names of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsion_siege_engine#Terminology '''Siege Engines'''] generally. | ||
Revision as of 23:39, 6 March 2018
Introduction
The term Mangonel is derived from a word the Greeks used for any engine-type military weapon. It means ‘engine of war’. Onager and Mangonel can be regarded as essentially the same machines. Indeed there seems to be some interchangeability between the names of Siege Engines generally.
It is possible that the Mangonel referred to in the Middle Ages differed from the Roman Onager and was more like a small Trebuchet with a fixed counter-weight which was pulled down by several men. This way, with trained workers, the leader of the craft could adjust the strength applied to the Mangonel.
An alternative suggestion is that a Mangonel, instead of a short sling, had a fixed bowl at the end of arm which could be loaded with stones, fire pots or rotting corpses etc.
Activity: Find out about Roman Siege Equipment (e.g. Vinea, Pluteus, Mantelet, Testudo (model), Musculus, Helepolis, Turris, Corvus, Ballista (aka Scorpion), Onager, Aries (Battering Ram) and construct a working model or models using Stripwood Technology.
Safety Point! Take great care with hot glue guns and all hot-melt glues. The melted glue can stick to the skin and cause severe burns.
