0
they were used by knights on horseback and foot soldiers
====================================================
Answer: Flails were originally agricultural implements used by peasant field workers and dating back to Roman times, used in farming contexts right up to the 19th century. They were threshing tools, meaning that their primary use was for "threshing" or "thrashing" the sheaves of corn (wheat, barley, rye, oats, millet and darnel); this was done in the cold winter months in a threshing barn by teams of men stripped to their underwear, since the work was long, hot and dusty.
Threshing flails had long handles of ash wood and "beaters" of heavier blackthorn or some similar wood. The two sections were at first joined by leather straps, later with rings of metal.
Like many farm tools, the flail was adopted as a military weapon, being simply shortened in both handle and beater and having metal spikes or studs added. But it was a weapon which took great skill to use, since it could be just as dangerous for the user and his comrades as it was for an enemy. For that reason very few were actually used in combat on the battlefield - they were most often used in single combat or in tournaments.
The link below takes you to images of medieval flails in their original, agricultural form:
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoFlails and whips were used to punish or torture people.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What tools did farmers use in the 1600's?
There were a variety of tools that were used by farmers in the 1600's. These include flails, dibbers, breast ploughs, as well as scythes.
What materials were used to build a medieval knight's manor house in the medieval times?
mud bricks
How a medieval blacksmith uses a anvil?
they used something
Was dynamite used in Medieval Times?
No. It was not invented until 1867
What lighting was used in medieval theater?
Lighting for indoor theatre during the medieval period was done with candles and sometimes with sunlight reflected with large brass plates.
Is a staff a medieval weapon?
Yes it was, as well as flails.
When was the farm Flails made in middle ages?
Threshing flails go back long before the medieval period - they were used in the ancient Roman Empire, in Classical Greece and in ancient Egypt, as well as many other places.Threshing flails continued to be made and used all through the medieval period and up to the 19th century, when machinery was invented to do the same task.
Did knights in the medieval times use flails?
Knights probably never used flails. The flail is a tool used for threshing grain. The first known use of it as a weapon in Europe was in the Hussite Wars, which were in the period of 1420 to 1434, where it was used by farmers. There is a link to a very short article below.
What where flails used for?
Flails were used on some WW2 tanks to explode buried mines in front of them.
Who used the flail?
Wizards and mages used flails.
Who used flails in medievaltimes?
They were used by knights on horseback and foot soldiers.
Did vikings use flails?
Yes they did
What rhymes with cales?
Flails, fails and males.
Can guys contro their you know what?
no it flails around!
Can guys control their you know what?
no it flails around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And when you have sex it is stiff
How much did a medieval fail weigh?
First, it is the medieval and it is flail. To answer your question, the average flail weighed 10 to 20 pounds depending on who was going to use it and if it was for cavalry or for hand to hand combat and if it needed to be armer piercing. Flails could also be thrown to ensnare enemies but that takes extreme practice and true aim and skill. Hope this helps!
What was medieval tannery used for?
A medieval tannery was used for tanning leather.
