On sunny Friday afternoons at Northwestern, foam swords clash against shields and other weapons as fighters duel each other ...
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The term “live-action role-playing,” or LARPing, covers a wide range of hobbies—from fantasy quests to immersive games and combat events using padded swords, axes, and hammers.
With the Medieval Combat World Championships just around the corner, Jaye Brooks, senior instructor and owner of The Knights Hall, doesn’t want to risk any late-in-the game injuries. Usually his men ...
Historian and host of the Gone Medieval podcast Matt Lewis ranks the most famous weapons from the medieval period. From the humble dagger to a samurai sword, Matt scores each weapon on usability, ...
Tobias Capwell is an author, lecturer, broadcaster, and the curator of arms and armor at The Wallace Collection in London. He has been a horseman and martial artist since childhood, is a founding ...
The English longbow was a powerful medieval weapon said to be able to pierce an opponent's armor and may have been a decisive factor in several key military victories, most notably the Battle of ...