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Find out more about the weapons used by the English and Scottish armies in the intense and brutal battle.

Expand image 1: A sword points downwards. It has a very long blade with a short handle and a weighted disc at the end. Expand image 2: A war sword is displayed pointing downwards. It has a long, wide silver blade with a fairly short handle. There is a gold weighted disc at the end of the handle. Expand image 3: A great sword is displayed pointing downwards. It has a long and wide blade. Its handle has space for two grips. Expand image 4: A black and white illustration of a medieval falchion, a type of machete/sword. It has a short handle with a long blade, rough on one edge and very sharp on the other. Expand image 5: A pair of daggers are displayed pointing downwards, side by side. The knife on the left has a carved wooden handle and thin blade. The knife on the right has a chunkier handle and a wide blade. Expand image 6: Three short spears are lined up on display, their tips pointing upwards. Above them is an inset detail of a metal spearhead. Expand image 7: Three long spears are lined up on display, their tips pointing upwards. In the top right corner is an inset detail of a metal spearhead. Expand image 8: A great axe is on display, with the metal axe head at the top of a long wooden handle. Expand image 9: A metal flail is displayed against a white background. It has a metal handle, and then a second length of metal is attached by chain links at the top. Expand image 10: Three axes of varying lengths are displayed side by side, all standing on their wooden handles with the blades in the air. Expand image 11: Two knives are displayed side by side, their blades pointing upwards. The knife on the left resembles a carving knife, with a long sharp blade. The knife on the right has a smaller blade, but it is crinkled at the end. Expand image 12: A medieval mace is displayed against a white background, pointing upwards. It has a long chunky wooden handle, with a metal head. Rows of blades are studded into the head. Expand image 13: A stout wooden club, rather like a baseball bat, has rows of metal studs hammered into the top of the shaft. Expand image 14: A wooden bow is displayed beside three arrows. Expand image 15: A wooden crossbow loaded with metal bolts is displayed against a white background.

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