A Brief History of the Trebuchet

Man’s history can be traced biblically and scientifically. The bible records the slaying of Abel by Cain. From that point we are able to trace the progress of our warring ancestors by studying their artifacts and the written records of the bible. As man became more and more proficient in making war, we also became wiser in the means of defense. The defenders built walls and eventually fortified towns, requiring the aggressors to expand …

…out by even more powerful things that cause even more destruction, that is the old song that war has always sang, and I’m scared of the future melody that it will sing in the future. War is such a dangerous thing, you would think that with that has happened in the past due to war that people would realize that war isn’t the answer just a puzzling, tragic question that has no answer.