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Friday, February 6, 2015

The 5 Most Dangerous Weapons in the Middle Ages



5. Swords
Swords are most regularly a twofold edged weapon (despite the fact that you may see single-sided, "saber" style edges in the middle east amid this period). They contrast from daggers (a kind of knife) just by their length. There is no accord as to where a long blade finishes and a short sword starts, however swords are portrayed by their helpfulness in mangling and executing individuals, while blades have a tendency to have less savage uses, (for example, cutting up meat). Swords were also worn by the nobility as a symbol of their status.








4. Arrows
Arrows could be utilized for chasing, yet they were frequently used to savage impact amid wars. Crossbows (which shoot "bolts") were deadly to the point that one medieval pope banned their utilization against "good Christians”. Perhaps to get around this boycott, the English created a "long bow" which was similar to a regular bow, only longer. It turned out to be considerably deadlier than the crossbow, on account of its long range.

3. Pole Weapons
Poll (or "shaft") weapons come in a mixture of deadly setups, however a large portion of them comprise of no less than one bladed edge appended to a long post. While swords were worn actually amid peacetime, and arrows were utilized for chasing, poll weapons were utilized exclusively on the combat zone and had no other reason but to damage and kill—which they did horrifyingly well. A large portion of the grisly wounds that are seen in medieval skulls originate from these capable weapons.


2. Knives and Daggers
These came in two structures: a solitary edge blade and the twofold edge knife. Blades were ordinarily utilized for pragmatic purposes, for example, consuming suppers, yet knifes were regularly utilized as weapons. Both sorts were regular among laborers who were not permitted, by law, to claim a sword–although the nobility additionally used blades and knifes as a measure of last resort.




1. Battle-Axes (Short-handed)

Battle-axes were famous in the early medieval times when primitive steel swords were too expensive for even some in the noble classes. Viking "berserkers" had a spine-shivering notoriety for utilizing axes to hack anybody. Even in the high medieval times, we see them utilized on front lines as a primary weapon for the nobility, or as an essential weapon even for the conscripted peasant soldiers. 









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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Vampires Rule

What kind of human being has fangs, scary red eyes and sucks blood from the human veins? Actually, it's not a human being, but a vampire. Many years have passed and there were already a lot of famous vampires. One day, we might have a new vampires who live in the moon. Here are some of the well-known vampires and interesting facts about them.
Dracula. There were many versions of television shows and movies made after the first gothic horror novel of Dracula was published in 1897. The latest movie was the Dracula Untold which focuses not on the present Dracula but how Dracula originated. They believe it originated in 1400s and Dracula was a human being before he was turned into a vampire. 

Edward Cullen. His full name is Edward Anthony Masen. Unlike Dracula, many girls would scream and shout for Edward just to bite him. Edward Cullen is played by Robert Pattinson in the movie Twilight series which was based from a novel. This character does not focus on the horror of vampires but the romance between a monster and a human being who is willing to be one of them. In the end, the human being named Bella became one of them. He is a very special vampire with telepathic capabilities. 


Vasilisa Dragomir. In the movie Vampire Academy, after the car accident of her family, she is the last Dragomir and will be the heir of throne as the king. Because of the accident, she discovered a lot about herself and her best friend Rose who is also her body guard. She can control the four elements, earth, water, fire and air. She can also heal living things. She is the queen of the Moroi Royal Court and a student at St. Vladimir's Academy. Rose and Vasilisa shared a very unique bond. 


Watch the trailer of the  new Dracula movie.