Caltrop
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Sep 12, 2026
JonHOST
But he's like, oh, how do we get rid of mouse cops that are chasing us? They're like, you need to press button number nine.
JonHOST
And it releases a bunch of little- Caltrops.
JonHOST
Caltrops, basically, but they're like balls.
JonHOST
Yeah.
JonHOST
With spikes on them.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
Both weapons had long wooden handles.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
ILLUSTRATION CAPTION THE CALTROP ON EARTH AT JAMESTOWN.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
THIS SHARP-POINTED INSTRUMENT WAS THROWN ON THE GROUND TO IMPEED AN ENEMY'S INFANTRY AND CAVALRY.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
CALTROP.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
THIS SMALL ITEM ON EARTH AT JAMESTOWN IS AN INSTRUMENT WITH FOUR IRON POINTS, SO ARRANGED THAT NO MATTER HOW IT LANDS, ONE POINT ALWAYS PROJECTS UPWARD, TO IMPEED THE PROGRESS OF AN ENEMY'S CAVALRY AND TO PREVENT SURPRISE ATTACKS.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
swords rapiers and cutlasses types of swords that have been found include broad swords cutlasses or back swords and rapiers three examples are complete or nearly so a cutlass a broadsword and a swept tilt rapier many basket hilts were unearthed together with guards from other type swords pommels and blade
Mark SmithNARRATOR
End of caption.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
Caltrop.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
This small item unearthed at Jamestown is an instrument with four iron points, so arranged that no matter how it lands, one point always projects upward to impede the progress of an enemy's cavalry and to prevent surprise attacks.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
Swords, rapiers, and cutlasses.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
Both weapons had long wooden handles.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
End of Caption ILLUSTRATION CAPTION THE CALTROP ON EARTH AT JAMESTOWN.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
THIS SHARP-POINTED INSTRUMENT WAS THROWN ON THE GROUND TO IMPEDE AN ENEMY'S INFANTRY AND CAVALRY.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
CALTROP.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
THIS SMALL ITEM ON EARTH AT JAMESTOWN IS AN INSTRUMENT WITH FOUR IRON POINTS, SO ARRANGED THAT NO MATTER HOW IT LANDS, ONE POINT ALWAYS PROJECTS UPWARD, TO IMPEDE THE PROGRESS OF AN ENEMY'S CAVALRY AND TO PREVENT SURPRISE ATTACKS.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
swords, rapiers, and cutlasses.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
Both weapons had long wooden handles.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
End of Caption ILLUSTRATION CAPTION THE CALTROP ON EARTH AT JAMESTOWN.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
THIS SHARP-POINTED INSTRUMENT WAS THROWN ON THE GROUND TO IMPEDE AN ENEMY'S INFANTRY AND CAVALRY.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
CALTROP.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
THIS SMALL ITEM ON EARTH AT JAMESTOWN IS AN INSTRUMENT WITH FOUR IRON POINTS, SO ARRANGED THAT NO MATTER HOW IT LANDS, ONE POINT ALWAYS PROJECTS UPWARD, TO IMPEDE THE PROGRESS OF AN ENEMY'S CAVALRY AND TO PREVENT SURPRISE ATTACKS.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
swords, rapiers, and cutlasses.
SpencerHOST
When Uhtred arrives, yeah.
SpencerHOST
This is a brick Caltrop that started a long time ago.
SpencerHOST
Dang.
SpencerHOST
So how do we describe this situation? I think the best way to do it is just to say that they back up to get the front line to trip on the Caltrops, and then they rotate the line in such a way that they have the trees to their back.
SpencerHOST
No, the trees to their left.
SpencerHOST
The trees to their left.
speaker_5HOST
Very nervous.
speaker_5HOST
These lords form a secret alliance known as the Caltrops.
speaker_4HOST
I always found that name fascinating.
speaker_4HOST
A caltrop is a small spiked weapon you throw on the ground to maim horses or foot soldiers, right?
speaker_5HOST
It's a weapon designed to cripple an enemy from below, which is a perfect metaphor for their plot.
speaker_4HOST
[laughs]
speaker_5HOST
The Caltrops are treacherous, prickly, and operating in the dirt.
speaker_5HOST
They decide that Hugh and Ulf are too dangerous to live.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
Both weapons had long wooden handles.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
End of Caption ILLUSTRATION CAPTION THE CALTROP ON EARTH AT JAMESTOWN.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
THIS SHARP-POINTED INSTRUMENT WAS THROWN ON THE GROUND TO IMPEDE AN ENEMY'S INFANTRY AND CAVALRY.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
CALTROP.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
THIS SMALL ITEM ON EARTH AT JAMESTOWN IS AN INSTRUMENT WITH FOUR IRON POINTS, SO ARRANGED THAT NO MATTER HOW IT LANDS, ONE POINT ALWAYS PROJECTS UPWARD, TO IMPEDE THE PROGRESS OF AN ENEMY'S CAVALRY AND TO PREVENT SURPRISE ATTACKS.
Mark SmithNARRATOR
swords, rapiers, and cutlasses.
speaker_2NARRATOR
Both weapons had long wooden handles.
speaker_2NARRATOR
End of Caption ILLUSTRATION CAPTION The Caltrop on Earth at Jamestown.
speaker_2NARRATOR
This sharp-pointed instrument was thrown on the ground to impede an enemy's infantry and cavalry.
speaker_2NARRATOR
CALTROP This small item on Earth at Jamestown is an instrument with four iron points, so arranged that no matter how it lands, one point always projects upward, to impede the progress of an enemy's cavalry and to prevent surprise attacks.
RennieHOST
[laughs] Gwayne? I don't know.
RennieHOST
[laughs] Uh, be- but I don't think that he's gonna survive the show, because I think Gwayne will play the role in the Caltrops plot that Hobert Hightower plays in the book.
VeronicaHOST
Yeah.
RennieHOST
Yeah.
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