In his autobiographical account, The Travels of Marco Polo, the famous 13th-century Venetian explorer recorded his visit to Sumatra, Indonesia. "There are wild elephants in the country", he wrote ...

The historical saga of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 is chronicled across the 230-foot-long Bayeux Tapestry, one of the most amazing yet mysterious art historical marvels of all time.

One can imagine that a sword large enough that it required two hands to swing about in battle could get rather tedious to lug around medieval-era Poland. As such, one could also understand some ...

Ari Notis (he/him) is a guides editor at Polygon, where he writes, edits, and shepherds service-oriented articles about the biggest games du jour. He previously worked at Kotaku. So there’s this ...

The sword (Figure 6-1-1) is one of the traditional badges of rank for those who hold Her Majesty’s commission or warrant. It is worn as a ceremonial weapon by officers and chief warrant officers. It ...