Long before Ukraine was a modern nation, Viking warriors from Sweden laid the foundations of a medieval Slavic state—the Kievan Rus. Drawn east by silver from the Islamic Caliphate, these Norsemen ...

Not all knights were chivalrous heroes – some were feared across kingdoms for their brutality, skill, and ruthless ambition. In this video, we reveal the most dangerous knights of the Middle Ages, ...

Armored Medieval Combat isn’t for the faint of heart, but it took a crippling cardiac condition for Gallus to get involved in the sport. In 2016, his heart had “started acting up” and would ...

Armored Medieval Combat isn’t for the faint of heart, but it took a crippling cardiac condition for Gallus to get involved in the sport. In 2016, his heart had “started acting up” and would ...

The medieval knights of the Middle Ages were some of the fittest and strongest warriors of their time, which comes as no surprise given that they wielded swords and sprinted in armour weighing ...

An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior from Birka may have looked like in battle. For 140 years, archaeologists concluded a grave in the small town was for male warrior, but new evidence ...

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. Then, ...

He cited the customs of Cossacks, a medieval caste of frontier warriors in what is now central Ukraine who formed quasi-democratic communities and combined nomadic cavalry tactics with firearms.

The 36-year-old infantryman with Ukraine’s 65th brigade has just marched 7km from his position, hauling 60kg of equipment, jammer aerials and a large battery pack—vital survival kit for anyone ...

The Globe went into the field to see how aerial vehicles get sent on kamikaze missions into Russia – a strategy aimed not just at enemy forces, but civilian hearts and minds.

Was This Mysterious Woman a Medieval Warrior? Buried at a castle in Spain, the woman was found alongside the remains of 22 men who likely died on the battlefield. Eli Wizevich - History Correspondent.