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

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 ...

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Picture it: You are the mayor of the unfortunately-named town of Buttsville. It’s a small pre-industrial town in the south of England, a quiet collection of buildings churning out wool and ...

Wall Relief of Horse Archers, Neo-Assyrian 865-860 BC. (British Museum) A horse archer is a cavalryman armed with a bow who can shoot while riding on the back of a horse. This style of warfare appears ...

When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers who actually filled the ranks? Until recently, their stories were scattered ...

Vol. 11, No. 1, IN THIS ISSUE: DEBATING TECHNOLOGICAL DETERMINISM IN WARFARE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES (500-1500) (APR / MAY 2021), pp. 18-19 (2 pages) For decades historians have been debating the role ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a fast-paced online multiplayer action game which will have players turning in their guns and ...

Described as a first-person-slasher, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a medieval-themed combat game. Instead of the typical guns and grenades seen in modern combat games, Chivalry arms players with ...