Could a Peasant Defeat a Knight in Battle?
Crossbow - armor-piercing weapon was the RPG of Middle Ages. There were constant attempts to ban crossbows.<p>Second Lateran Council banned use of crossbow against Christians.<p>&gt; And Western knights did not like it. Their armor protected them from most weapons they would face with the exception of the longbow, a weapon that took years to learn and decades to master. But crossbows could slice right through the armor at greater range than even a longbow, and shooters could be trained in hours or days.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wearethemighty.com&#x2F;mighty-history&#x2F;catholic-church-banned-crossbow-warfare&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wearethemighty.com&#x2F;mighty-history&#x2F;catholic-churc...</a>