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arstechnica.com > science > 2026 > 08 > meet-the-only-known-trebuchet-casualty-in-history

Meet the only known trebuchet casualty in history

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (460+ words) “It highlights the brutality of medieval warfare,” said paleopathologist Jo Buckberry. During a medieval siege, a trebuchet scored a chance hit one unlucky defender. A small boulder slammed into his upper back at close to 300 kilometers an hour, smashing bones…...