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water mills SeeMILLS, WIND AND WATER.

weapons and weaponry The weapons available to sol-
diers in the period from 300 to 1500 varied according to

individuals’ ability to purchase them themselves or to

obtain them from a central authority. There were different

styles for fighting as CAVALRYand for using HORSESover the

course of the Middle Ages. In some eras one fought

mounted with lances and in others dismounted with