crossbowmen
Medieval ranged soldiers
Crossbowmen are soldiers armed with crossbows—mechanical bows that shoot bolts or quarrels.
The term belongs primarily to medieval and early modern warfare, when crossbowmen served as infantry or defended fortifications: Genoese crossbowmen were prized mercenaries throughout Europe.
In gaming and fantasy contexts, crossbowmen remain a common unit type.
Angry disagreements between people
- boltsThreaded metal fasteners
- arbalestSteel-bowed medieval weapon
- windlassCranked cylinder for lifting
- spanningExtending across something
reload · fletching · bodkin · broadhead · stirrup · nut · tiller · prod
Purpose or direction
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- targetObject of pursuit
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
trajectory · sighting · range · volley · loosed · steady · precision · skill
Notched defensive wall top
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- siege towerMobile assault platform
- catapultSiege engine for launching
trebuchet · ballista · assault · escalade · palisade · keep · portcullis · drawbridge
Soldier fighting for pay
- skirmishersLight troops in loose formation
- longbowmenArchers using tall bows
- footmenLiveried household servants
- infantryGround combat troops
brigade · battalion · levy · militia · garrison · company · regiment · auxiliaries
Land-for-service social structure
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- man-at-armsArmed medieval combatant
- burgherProsperous urban resident
serfdom · levy · castle · fortification · citadel · watchtower · garrison · battlefield
quarrels
Angry disagreements between people
- boltsThreaded metal fasteners
- arbalestSteel-bowed medieval weapon
- windlassCranked cylinder for lifting
spanning · reload · fletching · bodkin · broadhead · stirrup · nut · tiller · prod · string
aim
Purpose or direction
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- targetObject of pursuit
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
sharpshooter · trajectory · sighting · range · volley · loosed · steady · precision · skill · dexterity
battlements
Notched defensive wall top
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- siege towerMobile assault platform
catapult · trebuchet · ballista · assault · escalade · palisade · keep · portcullis · drawbridge · loopholes
mercenary
Soldier fighting for pay
- skirmishersLight troops in loose formation
- longbowmenArchers using tall bows
- footmenLiveried household servants
infantry · brigade · battalion · levy · militia · garrison · company · regiment · auxiliaries · contingent
feudalism
Land-for-service social structure
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- man-at-armsArmed medieval combatant
burgher · serfdom · levy · castle · fortification · citadel · watchtower · garrison · battlefield · crusade
brigandine
Plate-lined cloth armor
- liveryIdentifying uniform or colors
- helmetProtective head covering
- kettle hatBrimmed medieval combat helmet
mail · surcoat · gloves · bracer · cuirass · gorget · vambrace · greaves
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- warriorsfighter, knight, footsoldier, barbarian, samurai
- archer typeslongbowmen, horse archers, mounted archers
- East Asian Warfarebattles, warriors, soldiers, generals, infantry formations
- Hundred Years' WarHundred Years' War, Agincourt, Poitiers, Joan of Arc, Henry V
- medieval warriorsknights, soldiers, warriors, fighters, archers
crossbowmenswordsmen
Skilled blade fighters
pikemen · knights · men-at-arms · cavalry · halberdiers