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Traction Trebuchet

Type Object Region Europe Time c. 900–1000

Traction trebuchets appearing in Europe and the Middle East around the 10th century used manpower to pull the short arm and hurl stones, an important…

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  1. c. 900–950Levant and Anatolia · Middle EastTraction trebuchets were used in sieges in the Middle East and the Byzantine world, hurling stones by lever principle to destroy walls and fortifications.
  2. c. 950–980Western Europe · Western EuropeThrough military contact and trade before the Crusades, traction trebuchet technology gradually spread to Western Europe and was used in sieges by feudal lords.
  3. 990–1000Europe · EuropeBy around 1000 CE, traction trebuchets had become common equipment in large-scale European sieges, providing the technical basis for later improvements to the counterweight trebuchet.

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