The Warwolf, also known as the Loup-de-Guerre or Ludgar,[1] is believed to have been the largest trebuchet ever made.[citation needed] It was created in Scotland by order of Edward I of England, during the siege of Stirling Castle in 1304, as part of the Wars of Scottish Independence. A contemporary chronicle refers to it as une engine orrible.[2]
- ^ "Ludgar". Anglo-Norman Dictionary. Aberystwyth University. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ Wright, Thomas, ed. (1868). The Chronicle of Pierre de Langtoft. Vol. 2. London: Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer. p. 356.