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Aran and Olivia cover one of the most iconic parts of medieval warfare: the siege. Learn more about the wacky weapons and machines that were used in medieval sieges plus the even wackier people who invented them.
Also discussed are giant eggs, wizards, and unbeatable strategies for rock paper scissors.
For more information about some of what we cover, check out:
https://www.camrea.org/2017/09/11/orban-the-man-who-brought-down-the-walls-of-constantinople-part-i/
https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668178/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/48578613
https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/everyday-magic-middle-ages/
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Aran and Olivia cover one of the most iconic parts of medieval warfare: the siege. Learn more about the wacky weapons and machines that were used in medieval sieges plus the even wackier people who invented them.
Also discussed are giant eggs, wizards, and unbeatable strategies for rock paper scissors.
For more information about some of what we cover, check out:
https://www.camrea.org/2017/09/11/orban-the-man-who-brought-down-the-walls-of-constantinople-part-i/
https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668178/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/48578613
https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/everyday-magic-middle-ages/

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