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The evolution of medieval knight armor and weapons

Knights weren’t always clad in heavy plate armor. From the Norman conquests to the wars of the late Middle Ages, this video ...
Ancient Origins

Rare Medieval Flail Weapon Discovered Near Battle of Grunwald Site

Amateur detectorists exploring the historic fields near Gietrzwałd, Poland, have unearthed a remarkably rare medieval flail weapon known as a kiścień - only the fourth such artifact ever recorded in ...

Ancient weapons linked to legendary medieval rulers found in lake near royal stronghold

Medieval weapons in Poland's Lake Lednica linked to the country's first rulers, Mieszko I and Bolesław the Brave, were found recently by archaeologists.
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Warhorses were one of the most deadly weapons on a medieval battlefield. But why didn’t they run away?

Horses are instinctively wired to run from danger. So how did medieval armies train them to thunder towards enemy lines ...
Archaeology

Medieval Weapons Recovered from Polish Lake

TORUŃ, POLAND—According to a statement released by Nicolaus Copernicus University, four medieval spears have been discovered in west-central Poland’s Lake Lednica, where a medieval stronghold once ...
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Medieval Weapons & Armor Expert Rates 10 Video Games' Armor Sets

Medieval Weapons & Armor Expert Rates 10 Video Games' Armor Sets Tobias Capwell is an independent scholar, curator, an expert on arms and armor, as well as a historical advisor for movies and TV. In ...