Posts on siege engineering

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#GoMedieval with Paper Crossbows, Viking Sieges and the Doorways of Malbork Castle.

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Battle Castle features an extensive online world that continues to grow every day. Every Monday, we share awesome medieval moments we've found on the web - people who, like us, have been inspired to bring the Middle Ages into their daily lives.

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Author Chris Wawn on historical habits, military multiplicity, and giving the gift of a guidebook.

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Battlements sourced from The Medieval Fortress by Kaufmann and Kaufmann

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Host Dan Snow reveals how early guns - like the ones used during the attack on Malaga - were loaded and fired.

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#GoMedieval with Battle Castle: Malaga, which premieres March 29 on History Television. Story, pictures and video from Ferdinand and Isabella's greatest siege.

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Author Peter Purton talks perils in peace, courage above castle, and the magnificent multiplicity that is Malbork.

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Portcullis sourced from The Medieval Fortress by Kaufmann and Kaufmann

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Host Dan Snow shares the legend of an apparent cannonball from the siege of 1410 still stuck in the wall of Malbork Castle's summer refectory.

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#GoMedieval with Battle Castle: Malbork, which premieres March 22 on History Television. Story, pictures and video from The Teutonic Knights' crowning glory.

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