Mace, a legandary medieval weapon

Learn About the Medieval Mace

Capable of slamming its way through the most tough armor, a mace is a weapon of offense, made of steel, iron, or latten. The first ceremonial maces, which they later became known as, were made to protect the king. They were born by the sergeants- at- arms, who were royal bodyguards started in France by Phillip II, and also in England, most likely by Richard I. When the 14th century rolled around, there was a noticeable difference in maces, since now most of them were covered in precious metals. There is shown to be a civic mace in the 13th century, even though there are no known examples from the time period now in existence. Since the king’s sergeants were worthy of having civic maces that were encrusted with expensive metals, they were given ornamented civic maces because of this. Read the rest of this entry »