For a time during their history, maces were both functional and symbolic ... Broughton, Bradford B. Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and Chivalry: Concepts and Terms. New York: Greenwood, 1986.

CU Boulder’s presidential chain of office and university mace were gifts from Lois Hawthorn (1924) and David Hawthorn (1924) to honor the university’s history and legacy at commencement. In medieval ...

But according to medieval medical lore, the stench of rotting bodies was known to transmit infections. So when corpses were used as ammunition, they were no doubt intended as biological weapons.

The competitors' equipment, made of steel and titanium, must be historically accurate. The sound of steel when a sword hits ...

The volume also embraces different approaches, from cultural-intellectual history (the afterlife of the medieval Christian Warrior), to experimental archaeology (the mechanics of raising trebuchets), ...

The conflict resulted in the Taira rising to power to form the first samurai-led government in the history of Japan ... large armies and the most advanced weapons. Foot soldiers learned to ...

Love it or loathe it, pumpkin spice is hard to avoid. Before you decide either way, we debunk some of the false facts about ...

According to series creator Daniel Vavra, Kingdom Come: Deliverance is set during a very specific period of European history ...

Roel Konijnendijk teaches ancient history at the University of ... Toby Capwell is a medieval-weapons expert as well as an author, lecturer, broadcaster, and the curator of arms and armor at ...

A key feature of the journal is its commitment to fostering debate on the most significant issues in medieval military history; that tradition is continued ... and individual combat. Weapons of ...