The Crossbow

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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One of the most devastating weapons in the medieval world was the crossbow. It evolved from early hand-held projectile weapons into a powerful tool of warfare that shaped battles for centuries. It was one of the few weapons powerful enough to stop a fully armored knight. Yet, despite its power, it wasn’t necessarily the most powerful ranged weapon on a battlefield and when something better came along, it was quickly replaced. Learn more about the crossbow and how it influenced history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Stitch Fix Go to stitchfix.com/everywhere to have a stylist help you look your best Tourist Office of Spain Plan your next adventure at Spain.info Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	One of the most devastating weapons in the medieval world was the crossbow.
0:05.0	It evolved from an early handheld projectile weapon into a powerful tool of warfare that shaped battles for centuries.
0:12.0	It was one of the few weapons powerful enough to stop a fully armored knight.
0:16.0	Yet, despite its power, it wasn't necessarily the most powerful ranged weapon on a battlefield, and when
0:21.7	something better came along, it was quickly replaced. Learn more about the crossbow and how it
0:27.1	influenced history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by Up First.
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