The Trebuchet was invented by Mariano Taccola, "the Sienese Archimedes." This war machine was invented during the Middle Ages (around 1400 AD) in order to destroy the great walls of the enemy palaces.

An unusual video apparently depicting Israeli soldiers launching fireballs near the Lebanese border using a trebuchet, a siege weapon used to attack castles and fortifications in ages past ...

The Norman invasion of England in 1066 ushered in the era of stone castles. Now, the UK is home to over 1,000 stone castles. Today, you can find everything from complete buildings with restored ...

Senior projects come in a wide range of ideas, but perhaps none had a wider range itself than Kirsten Augdahl’s. Augdahl, who recently graduated at the top of her class from Chaska High ...

However, development continues apace in the enthusiast community, and [Tom Stanton]’s latest trebuchet design puts a different spin on launching projectiles at speed. The design takes advantage ...

Have you ever sat down and thought “I wonder if a trebuchet could launch a projectile at supersonic speeds?” Neither have we. That’s what separates [David Eade] from the rest of us.

How you design your trebuchet will decide the fate of the castle wall—and it may also decide your fate as well. With some choices, your missile might land too short or fly too far. With others ...

When the sling was added to the trebuchet it gave the tossed projectile more velocity. This meant the trebuchet could send a lighter projectile farther, providing more distance between those who ...