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New page: '''The crossbow''' was a weapon first invented in China, but most famous from Europe. Peasants could be quickly trained to use a crossbow, making it far cheaper to raise new armies...
'''The crossbow''' was a weapon first invented in [[China]], but most famous from [[Europe]]. Peasants could be quickly trained to use a crossbow, making it far cheaper to raise new armies than if using [[bow|bows]]. The [[Crusaders]] used many crossbows when trying to free the [[Holy Lands]] from the [[Muslim]]s. Crossbows were very effective, and could penetrate the armor of a [[knight]].