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 practice of reading is not what it once was. In this age of information, adults in the United States read fewer books with each passing year, and for many, reading has become synonymous with the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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), ...