This is a short clip from The Smithsonian Channel's 'World Of Weapons: Deadly Inventions' of two alleged weapons experts comparing the effectiveness of a katana and medieval...
This is a digital reconstruction of the face of SK125 (Skeleton 125), a medieval man who lived in Scotland approximately 600 years ago and was buried in...
This is a video discussion and demonstration of how medieval warriors really fought while wearing full armor. Basically, just slashing away with a sword was a waste...
This is the $13 Chain Mail and Rubber Gaming Dice Bag (it's actually half aluminum rings and half rubber rings) available exclusively from ThinkGeek. It holds two...
This is the wearable chainmaille octopus hood crafted by "Chicago-based artist, jewelry, and fashion designer Vanessa Walilko." It looks like an octopus and can be worn on...
These are the remains of a 6th - 8th century medieval Italian man who researchers believe had his severed hand replaced with a knife, because that's what...
This is a video of medieval enthusiast and complete stud Arnulf Zeiler of Ladendorf, Niederosterreich, Austria performing some medieval tootle toots on thee different recorders in front...
This is a historical drama trailer edited together from clips from Monty Python And The Holy Grail (which actually had its world premier in Los Angeles on...
This is a video of slingshot lover Joerg Sprave using his giant sword-launching slingshot in an attempt to pierce chain-mail. SPOILER: It does. So, if you ever...
This is a video of German historical reenactor Roland Warzecha demonstrating and discussing at length (it's a seven minute video) the gait of of people who lived...
I'm sure this isn't the first time this concept has been realized, but this is the Kickstarter for Lorica, a line of leggings inspired by medieval armor....
This is the Excalibur wristwatch crafted by watchmaker Roger Dubuis (previously: this version from 2013 which I kind of like more). It features the twelve knights of...
This is a small painting of Yoda spotted in a 14th century manuscript retelling the biblical story of Samson. I thought the penis-leaf accents were a nice...
Cats: like me, they love doing battle. There's nothing more exhilarating in a cat's life than tearing something else with a heartbeat to pieces. This is the...