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Siege Engines in action . . . THESE are cool!

If you are like me, the fans of Lord Godric MacEuan probably find his siege engines fascinating.

if you’d like to see the real thing in action, you might enjoy these videos:

Counterweight Trebuchets

Warwick Trebuchet in action

Most powerful trebuchet in the world

World record trebuchet at Warwick Castle

Trebuchet Siege Artillery – Battle Castle with Dan Snow

Trebuchet Physics Tutorial: Make Your Trebuchet Throw Farther

And the best by far:

The Medieval Trebuchet

Ballistae

Greek Ballista

Huge Roman ballista (mistakenly called a catapulta)

Onagers

The Onager 

Approx. 1/4 scale Onager

Scorpions

Scorpion Test Fire

Roman Scorpion

As I find others, I will add them here. So come back to see what’s new!

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    • “Bone-Crusher:” a Godric MacEuan novella
    • “Call to Crusade”
      • “Call To Crusade:” An Excerpt
      • Siege Engines in action . . . THESE are cool!
    • “30,000 Leagues Undersea”
      • 30,000 Leagues Undersea: All Editions…Take your pick!
      • 30,000 Leagues Undersea: Collector’s Edition
      • 30,000 Leagues Undersea: Softcover First Edition
      • 30,000 Leagues Undersea: the e-books
      • I Read 30,000 Leagues Undersea: Author’s Intro
      • I Read 30,000 Leagues Undersea: “Whale Fall”
      • I Read 30,000 Leagues Undersea:“Sinking Boat”
      • I Read 30,000 Leagues Undersea: “The Unthinkable”
    • “The Adventure of Creation: Think Sideways Writers Anthology”
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  • Curious? Write Me!
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