Medieval Military Technology

Sponsoring Organization(s)

De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History

Organizer Name

Valerie Eads

Organizer Affiliation

School of Visual Arts

Presider Name

Craig M. Nakashian

Presider Affiliation

Texas A&M Univ.-Texarkana

Paper Title 1

Mixed Typological Features on Medieval Swords that Reflect an Arab-Byzantine Tradition: Multicultural Influences

Presenter 1 Name

Errikos Maniotis

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki

Paper Title 2

How Is a Cog like a Frog? The Cog's Evolution from Battle Taxi to Naval Artillery in the High Medieval Era of Crusade (1168-1218)

Presenter 2 Name

Dana Cushing

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Paper Title 3

Fifty Ways to Kill a Viking: Understanding Violence in the Viking Age

Presenter 3 Name

Benjamin Bertrand

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Boston College

Paper Title 4

Combat Support in Edward III's Armies in France: A Methodological Experiment

Presenter 4 Name

Ronald W. Braasch III

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Fordham Univ.

Start Date

10-5-2019 3:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 1045

Description

Discusses aspects of the technology of warfare from the 9th - 14th centuries: naval warfare, artillery, sword characteristics, logistics and killing. European, Byzantine, Islamic, Viking examples. Valerie Eads