Screengrab from Muzeum W Ostródzie's Facebook post History enthusiasts using metal detectors in northern Poland stumbled upon three medieval weapons — including one possibly used to fight ...

But according to medieval medical lore, the stench of rotting bodies was known to transmit infections. So when corpses were used as ammunition, they were no doubt intended as biological weapons.

An assault victim told Emmaus police that a wild misunderstanding over something he said about a neighbor’s wife resulted in an attack with what authorities described as a medieval weapon.