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[-] Hubi@feddit.org 46 points 4 months ago

That wasn't really a thing in medieval times. I'm afraid an axe will have to do.

[-] CulturedLout@lemmy.ca 30 points 4 months ago
[-] Tugboater203@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

Of course! It's the superior siege engine.

Imagine using this for execution

[-] mjhelto@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Especially when you could hold a vote, letting the people decide the method. One option: yeet the person from the trebuchet. The second: yeet something at them from a trebuchet!

Bring outchyo ~~dead~~ vote!!

Yeet a person at this person from a trebuchet!

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

First used in ancient China around IV century BC.
We can get tripantium though, advanced evolution of it invented in XIII century France.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

It was an instrument used by the burghers in bringing about the end of European feudal lordship, replacing the feudal mode of production with the capitalist one.

[-] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

It's okay, we're getting rid of history lessons too!

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