We often romanticize the Middle Ages, seeing them as a time of chivalry, gallant knights, and castles. Beneath all of this pageantry and myth lies the stark reality of an era defined by brutal warfare ...

“This isn’t just a weapon, it’s a message in iron, preserved by the earth for nearly a millennium.” A 1,000-year-old medieval weapon was unearthed by unknowing construction workers, Ancient Origins ...

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 ...

If you’ve watched movies or played games… you probably think you understand medieval weapons. Heavy armor that makes knights immobile. Massive swords that crush everything. Crossbows that dominate ...

Four early Anglo-Saxon swords uncovered during a recent archaeological excavation I took part in each tell a story about how weapons were viewed at the time. There was also a striking discovery of a ...