A sword was a status symbol in the Middle Ages, toted around both on and off the battlefield and frequently interred with its owner as a precious grave good. So it came as something of a surprise when ...

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A remarkable medieval sword with rare symbols was recently put on display in a Dutch museum, over a year after it was found by construction workers unexpectedly. The discovery of the sword was ...

A remarkable medieval sword with rare symbols was recently put on display in a Dutch museum, over a year after it was found by construction workers unexpectedly. The discovery of the sword was ...

The remarkably well-preserved sword dates to the Late Middle Ages, in an archaeological find that's metal as hell. Reading time 2 minutes When a group of amateur treasure seekers set out on an ...

A detailed look at how medieval cloaks affect wearing swords and sword-fighting.

A conversation on martial arts usually doesn’t invoke thoughts of Scotland, Germany and Italy, but a club in New Orleans with a focus on martial arts originating in Europe is changing that notion. The ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered two "rare and unique" swords in a heavily fortified city from the Byzantine Empire, a new study finds. One of the swords, unearthed in a church, may have been ...

Workers made a surprising discovery in Poland when they pulled an early medieval sword from a muddy riverbed while dredging, and some researchers think the weapon could have a Viking connection. The 1 ...

Bastion is a Historical European Martial Arts academy reviving the fighting arts of medieval times Inside a quiet industrial ...

* History: The company was launched in 20003 by Chris Beasley in his East Lansing, Michigan apartment, with a $1,200 investment to begin selling medieval swords popularized in the books written by ...