Trebuchet - Siege Engine Preparing to Fire

Visiting Warwick Castle really made for a great day out. The castle, parts of which were established by William the Conquerer in 1068, is as much a kitschy tourist trap as a meticulous presevation of history, at times a sillier version of Ocean Park while at others a dignified dedication to a most glorious, inexorably English past. The castle caters to all visitors; and not surprisingly, that which delighted all audiences was a giant trebuchet siege engine, which for the five p.m. performance hurled a fireball high and far into the air - fantastic! Taliban beware!

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Science & Technology

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• trebuchet
• medieval
• middle
• ages
• war
• weapons
• siege
• engine
• fire
• castle
• warwick
• england