He said Ukraine had the "most impressive" team and was the frontrunner while France was hoping for a respectable place. This year the event attracted more than 1,000 participants, both men and women, ...

Spectators react as knights in heavy armor battle during the four-day world championship at the annual medieval combat festival held in a medieval fortress near Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday. Sergei ...

After reading about the medieval Viking discs discovered in Ukraine, go inside the history of Viking berserkers, the Norse warriors who carried out raids under the influence of hallucinogens.

More than 1,000 men and women from dozens of countries took part in a world championship in medieval-style combat in Ukraine, beating their armored opponents with blunt swords and battle-axes.

Modern-day knights from Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, England, Moldavia, Denmark, France, Estonia and Germany battle in medieval-style tournament in Tel Aviv Participants from around the world ...

For These Sword-Wielding Warriors, Medieval Battles Live On. ... Russia had the most success, winning 24 medals, followed by Ukraine and Moldova. Just after the awards were handed out, ...

How Medieval Money Shaped Ukraine’s Modern Identity. The country’s distinct history is revealed in banknotes, coins and other monetary objects, says the Smithsonian’s curator of numismatics.

Ukraine has hosted the world championship in medieval combat where fighters deal blows at each other with metal and wooden replica ... Armour-clad warriors clash in ‘medieval’ battles in Ukraine.

Armour-clad warriors clash in ‘medieval’ battles in Ukraine . By AFP. Twenty-nine teams from countries including Britain, Germany, China and Australia fought full-contact battles in a sandy ...