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'''Medieval weapons''' varied from simple tools to complex engines of emerging [[medieval warfare]] technology.

[[Image:Sooper.jpg|right]]'''Mad Libs''' is the name of a [[word game]] that uses word substitutions for humorous effect. They are especially popular with [[child]]ren and frequently played as a [[party game]] or as a [[pastime]]. They were invented in the [[1950s]] by [[Leonard Stern (publisher)|Leonard Stern]] and [[Roger Price (comedy)|Roger Price]], who published the first editions themselves.

* [[Blade]]

Mad Libs consist of a book which has a [[short story]] on each page, but with many of the key words replaced with blanks. Beneath each blank it is specified the [[English grammar|grammatical]] category ([[noun]], [[verb]], [[adjective]], etc.) of word is supposed to be written in. One player asks the other players, in turn, to contribute some word for the specified type for each blank. (Often, the word choices of the participants border on the [[scatological]], especially in the absence of adult supervision). Finally, the completed story is read aloud. Since none of the contributors knows what context their word will be used in, the result is usually [[comedy|comic]], [[surrealism|surreal]] and somewhat [[nonsense|nonsensical]].

** [[Axe]]

*** [[Battle Axe]]

*** [[Danish axe]]

*** [[Doloire]]

*** [[Mattock]] (improvised)

** [[Dagger]] or [[Knife]]

*** [[Baselard]]

*** [[Cinquedea]]

*** [[Dirk]]

*** [[Ear Dagger]]

*** [[Grosses messer]]

*** [[Machete]]

*** [[Mercygiver]]

*** [[Poniard]]

*** [[rondel (dagger)|Rondel]]

*** [[Scramasax]]

*** [[Stiletto]]

*** [[Sword breaker]]

** [[Sword]]

*** [[Bastard Sword]] (often used in fiction)

*** [[Broadsword]]

*** [[Claymore]]

*** [[Cutlass]] (a little dubious)

*** [[Falchion]]

*** [[Flamberge]]

*** [[Foil (fencing)]]

*** [[Longsword]]

*** [[Rapier]]

*** [[Sabre]]

*** [[Spatha]]

*** [[Shortsword]]

*** [[Two-handed sword]]

* Blunt weapons

Later editions of Mad Libs include a [[solitaire]] version. A handheld electronic version is currently available.

** [[Club_(weapon)|Club]]

** [[Flail (weapon)|Flail]]

** [[Mace]]

*** [[Flanged mace]]

** [[Maul]]

** [[Morning star_(weapon)|Morning star]]

** [[Quarterstaff]]

** [[War hammer]]

*** [[Bec de Corbin]]

*** [[Horseman's pick]]

==[[Spears]] and other [[Pole weapon|Polearms]] (axes not included)==

A game show version of Mad Libs hosted by former [[Roundhouse (Nickelodeon show)|Roundhouse]] star [[David Sidoni]] (whom previously hosted [[Wheel of Fortune 2000|Wheel 2000]]) was produced for [[The Disney Channel]] in [[1998]]. [[Mad Libs (Game show)|Click here for the main article]]

* [[Ahlspiess]]

** [[Candeliere]]

** [[Breach pike]]

* [[Bardiche]]

* [[Bill (weapon)|Billhook]]

* [[Boar spear]]

* [[Fauchard]]

* [[Footman's lance]]

* [[Glaive]]

* [[Guisarme]]

* [[Halberd]]

* [[Lance]]

* [[Man catcher]]

* [[Military fork]]

* [[Partisan (weapon)|Partisan]]

* [[Pike (weapon)|Pike]]

* [[Plançon a picot]]

* [[Ranseur]]

* [[Spetum]]

* [[Swordstaff]]

* [[Voulge]]

* [[War-scythe]]

==Ranged==

==An example of how Mad Libs work==

* [[Bombard (weapon)]]

Before starting the game, the first sentence of a Mad Lib might read:

* [[Bow (weapon)|Bow]]

** [[Longbow]]

*** [[English longbow]]

** [[Short bow]]

* [[Culverin]]

* [[Crossbow]]

** [[Arbalest]]

* [[Francisca]]

* [[Mangonel]]

* [[Sling (weapon)|Sling]]

==Static==

:"One day, <small><u>_(name of person)_</u></small> <small><u>_(past tense verb)_</u></small> to New York to see the <small><u>_(noun)_</u></small>.

*[[Caltrops]]

==Siege==

After completing it Mad Lib, it might read:

* [[Battering ram]]

* [[Ballista]]

* [[Catapult]]

* [[Greek fire]]

* [[Petard]]

* [[Siege hook]]

* [[Siege tower]]

* [[Trebuchet]]

==Warships==

:"One day, George Washington flew to New York to see the blueberry."

* [[Galleon]]

* [[Galley]]

* [[Longship]]

==[[Armor]]==

Several "knock-offs" of Mad Libs have been created, most of them on the internet. Imitation Mad-Libs are sometimes used in educational settings to help teach the [[parts of speech]].

While armor is not technically a weapon, its development was both driven by weapon technology and a driving force for that same technology in return.

* [[Chainmail]]

==Mad Libs in popular culture==

* [[Gauntlet (gloves)|Gauntlet]]

* [[Shield]]

* [[Plate armour]]

* [[Scale armour]]

==Fortification==

*The ''[[Drawn Together]]'' episode "[[Captain Girl (Drawn Together episode)|Captain Girl]]" features a villain called the Mad Libber who is based on [[Batman]]'s foe [[The Riddler]]. He leaves clues in the form of Mad Libs, but since the heroes, playing like typical teenagers, end up filling in every blank with the word "penis", they have a difficult time catching him.

[[Medieval fortification]]s also developed in connection with the weapons that opposed them.

* [[Battlement]]

* [[Castle]]

* [[City wall]]

* [[Gate]]

* [[Moat]]

* [[Drawbridge]]

* [[Portcullis]]

==See also==

[[Military technology and equipment]]

*[[Surrealist games]]

[[Category:Lists of weapons|Medieval weapons, list]]

*[[Consequences]]

[[Category:Medieval weapons]]

==External links==

*[http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/madlibs/history.html How Mad Libs got its start]

*[http://www.penguinputnam.com/Theme/ThemeFrame?594333 New and classic Mad Libs titles]

*[http://www.shrineofinsanity.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=list_pages_categories&cid=1 Great online Madlibs,][http://www.albany.edu/~c20112/sounds/project3index.html another version,][http://www.madlibs.org/ and another,][http://www.elibs.com/ and another.]

*[http://www.pieoncar.com/mlgen/ Create your own Mad Libs online and share them with anyone, all free.]

===Books===

*Cool Mad Libs (Mad Libs) - ISBN 0843176601

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