Brutal northern barbarians actually liked cosmetics and brightly colored clothes, and Ivar the Boneless could walk.

An inquest at Cockermouth Coroners' Court on Thursday heard the pennies have now been formally classified as 'treasure' by a ...

“The facemask connects to the helmet, and that connection is poorly studied,” he explained during a tour of the CHIP Lab on a ...

The Vikings are one of the best known groups to have emerged from the early medieval era . Yet despite being so often ...

Todd McFarlane discusses returning to Medieval Spawn, the secret to shipping out Kickstarter toys quickly, and reflects on 40 ...

On a broiling hot day near the Sycamore Pool in Lower Bidwell Park, the Barony of Rivenoak, a community of medieval history enthusiasts, gathered to share medieval arts and science.  People made ...

The dripping of water. The skittering of rats. And the tortured moans of the people imprisoned there. During the Middle Ages, medieval torture devices made life for anyone accused of a crime — ...

The Spanish Donkey, also called the “chevalet” or simply the “wooden horse,” was one of the cruelest of the medieval torture devices. Thought to have emerged during the Holy Inquisition in ...

Before taking your seats in the grand arena, the Hall of Arms offers a chance to explore medieval artifacts, helmets, and swords. Kids and adults alike can browse the medieval gift shop, perhaps even ...

What are the best medieval games? Rare is a videogame that doesn’t feature at least one sword, suit of armor, or roast chicken. Still, they’re usually mixed in with bearded hermits slinging ...

Many mainstream economic historians do believe the average number of working days for peasant laborers in England hovered around, and even sometimes below, 150 days per year for certain stretches ...