Weapons of the Aztecs

Written By Admin on Kamis, 24 Mei 2012 | 01.15

By Eddie Montezuma


In order for the Aztecs to turn into fantastic warriors, they needed great weapons at their hands too. Slings, bows and arrows, knives and spears had been the main Aztec weapons of choice.

Weapons of Aztec Noble Class

A noble man nevertheless, has different weapons and even adorned himself in costumes. For instance, a member of the nobility would put on a jaguar or perhaps an eagle costume.

These warriors had been set apart from the plain warriors and the costumes are meant to show just that. They wore elaborate costumes with sophisticated headgears, leather strips hung on their legs to safeguard them, brightly colored feather adorned their shields and their weapons were of outstanding quality.

Obsidian was placed on their wooden clubs just so that it will be even deadlier and once it hits an opponent, the enemy would possess a tough time to recover.

The Aztecs had weapons that were pretty elaborate, while some were crude looking. But whatever the look of the weapons, all of them could kill and strike blows that would genuinely affect their opponents.

Major Aztec Weapons

The Aztecs had weapons like dart and spear throwers which were named Atlatl. The Atlatl is often a really effective weapon that may typically be seen with a warrior. Numerous murals or paintings depict warriors carrying this weapon in their hands.

Another weapon is the Macuahitl, that is fundamentally a wooden club that has obsidian on its edges. Macuahitl suggests "hand stick". This weapon is said to be one of the, if not one of the most highly effective weapon of the Aztecs. This weapon is frequently seen with the elite warriors and not with the commoners. To carry a highly effective weapon which include this is one of the perks of getting captured a good deal of prisoners and being a high ranked individual.

Aztec Armors

Needless to say, if the Aztecs had fantastic weapons, they also had equally impressive armors. The armors that the Aztecs made use of could be both plain and standard or very ornamented and personalized. Naturally the plain ones went to the common soldiers while the decorated ones went to the members of warrior societies, notable warriors and officers.

The Chimalli is an example of a guard made use of by the Aztecs. The Chimalli was created with distinct kinds of supplies and typically had feathers or other ornaments in front.

A different notable guard is the Ichcahuipilli. The Ichcahuipilli is actually a guard which is about two fingers thick and is resistant to obsidian clubs and the Atlatl. Noble males or extremely experienced warriors and members of the elite normally carried the Ichcahuipilli.

The Aztecs were certainly well equipped whenever they went into battle. They had strength, courage and they believed that the gods and goddesses would defend them. They took good pride in their Aztec weapons and they trained with these weapons even as youngsters. Numerous folks had been afraid to do battle with them simply due to their reputation.




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