Wonder Woman is finally getting her due in 2017. Some of us have loved the character forever, but thanks to Patty Jenkins’ amazing movie, the whole world has realized that Wonder Woman is indeed truly ...
Some may know that armored knights used upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, but a new exhibition of medieval clothing shows that the fashion was also adopted by bold, gender-fluid ...
The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armor, say researchers. A new study shows that soldiers carrying armor in Medieval times ...
Knights weren't the flawless warriors pop culture keeps selling us. Behind the armor were people with quirks and questionable ...
Treadmill tests of volunteers in medieval armor revealed that the extra work required to move in the suits may have outweighed their protective benefits. Cynthia Graber reports Medieval armor ...
From burning castles to swords and magic and velvet gowns, medievalism has taken over 21st century pop culture.
The armored combat sport of "buhurt" — from an old French word meaning "to wallop" — delivers adrenaline and violence surpassing the bashing found in hockey and football. (Mike Barry / For The Times) ...
Medieval knights are one of those things where the fiction outweighs the facts. Knights served as a part of the […] ...
Hundreds of warriors in clanking armour brandished their swords and axes on a field beside a wooden-log fortress and rushed into battle with a yell. In what looked like a "Games of Thrones" rehearsal, ...
MADRID (REUTERS) - For the first time, two women are now free to whack each other with swords until one of them falls down in internationally sanctioned competition. This is progress. The first such ...