List of medieval weapons

Medieval weapons varied from simple tools, like arrows, to complex engines of emerging medieval warfare technology, like cannons. The most used weapons were daggers, axes, clubs and spears, while swords were typically only used by knights and their retainers or by men wealthy enough to afford them.

Medieval Daggers and Knives

 * Baselard
 * Cinquedea
 * Ear dagger
 * Großes Messer
 * Katar
 * Mercygiver
 * Poniard
 * Rondel
 * Scramasax
 * Sgian
 * Stiletto
 * Dirk
 * Anelace
 * Parrying Dagger
 * Seax
 * Sai (weapon)

Swords
Swords can be single or double-bladed edges. The blade can be straight or curved.
 * Arming sword
 * Shortsword
 * Zweihander
 * Claymore
 * Longsword
 * Broadsword
 * Falchion
 * Flamberge
 * Sabre
 * Katana

Blunt or Cleaving Weapons

 * Battle axe
 * Club
 * Flail
 * Mace
 * Flanged mace
 * Pernach
 * Shestopyor
 * Maul
 * Morning star
 * Quarterstaff
 * War hammer
 * Bec de Corbin
 * Horseman's pick
 * Bludgeon

Pick weapons

 * Horseman's pick

Spear and other Polearm and Poleaxe Weapons

 * Bardiche
 * Bill
 * Glaive
 * Guisarme
 * Halberd
 * Lance
 * Lochaber Axe
 * Lucerne hammer
 * Man catcher
 * Military fork, the weaponized Pitchfork
 * Partisan
 * Pike
 * Plançon a picot
 * Ranseur
 * Sovnya
 * Spetum
 * Swordstaff
 * Voulge
 * War-scythe
 * War hammer

Ranged

 * Bombard
 * Bow
 * Longbow
 * English longbow
 * Recurve bow
 * Mongol bow
 * Crossbow
 * Arbalest
 * Ballista
 * Repeating crossbow
 * Sling
 * Throwing Weapons
 * Francisca
 * Nzappa zap
 * Tomahawk
 * Throwing Spear
 * Shuriken
 * Chakram
 * Arquebus
 * Culverin
 * Musket

Siege engine

 * Battering ram
 * Ballista
 * Catapult
 * Mangonel
 * Onager
 * Petrary
 * Trebuchet
 * Siege Tower
 * Cannon

Warships

 * Caravel
 * Carrack
 * Cog
 * Fire ship
 * Hellburners
 * Galleon
 * Galley
 * Junk
 * Longship
 * Lou chuan (castle ship)
 * Qiao chuan (bridge ship)

Fortification
Medieval fortifications also developed in connection with the weapons that opposed them.
 * Battlement
 * Barbican
 * Castle
 * Citadel
 * City wall
 * Curtain wall
 * Drawbridge
 * Gate
 * Moat
 * Motte-and-bailey
 * Murder-hole
 * Portcullis