Bibliograph

Medieval siege, a Nova production by the WGBH in association with Channel 4 and La Cinquième ; written, produced and directed by Michael Barnes

Type

Label

Medieval siege, a Nova production by the WGBH in association with Channel 4 and La Cinquième ; written, produced and directed by Michael Barnes

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Medieval siege

Oclc number

56414028

Responsibility statement

a Nova production by the WGBH in association with Channel 4 and La Cinquième ; written, produced and directed by Michael Barnes

Runtime

Series statement

Secrets of lost empires II

Summary

England's Edward I is said to have used a fearsome machine, called "Warwolf," to batter his enemies' castle walls into rubble. Historians think Warwolf was a wooden trebuchet, a missile-throwing siege weapon that dominated siege warfare until cannons were invented. In the Scottish countryside, teams of archaelogists and engineers build two trebuchets side by side, using medieval building techniques

Table Of Contents

DVD ROM features: Teaching materials (PDF) -- A link to the Nova Web site, pbs.org/nova

Technique

live action

Classification