Castle Aiming for a Hit with Ironclad's Catapult ; City Buys Replica of Medieval Castle-Busting Weapon From Film-Maker
South Wales Echo › March 20, 2010
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CARDIFF Castle unveiled its latest impressive addition yesterday - a pounds 20,000 catapult from the set of forthcoming movie Ironclad.
The castle is now the permanent home to the trebuchet, a lethal medieval catapult once used by advancing armies to hurl boulders at castle walls.See the full content of this document
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Castle Aiming for a Hit with Ironclad's Catapult ; City Buys Replica of Medieval Castle-Busting Weapon From Film-Maker
It is understood to have cost pounds 20,000 to make, but the council bought it for pounds 5,000.
Trebuchets use a ...See the full content of this document
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