Weapons Experts Compare Katana Vs Medieval Long Sword
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...
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Archaeology Group Uses Skull To Digitally Reconstruct Face Of Scottish Man Who Lived 600 Years Ago
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...
How Warriors Really Fought In 14th Century Armor
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...
A Chain Mail Dice Bag For Tabletop Gaming
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...
Real Things That Exist: A Wearable Chainmaille Octopus Hood
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...
Remains Of A Medieval Man Reveal He Replaced His Severed Hand With A Blade
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...
Nothing Short Of Glorious: Livestreamer Performs Medieval Melody On Three Recorders
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...
Monty Python And The Holy Grail Edited Into Historical Drama Trailer
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...
Joerg Sprave Builds Sword Launching Slingshot In Attempt To Pierce Chain-Mail
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...
Oh Wow: Man Demonstrates And Discusses At Length The Way People Used To Walk In Medieval Times
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 Am Into These: Leggings Printed To Look Like Medieval Armor
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....
Adventures In Cardboard: A Summer Camp For Kids To Build Armor, Weapons And Castles Out Of Cardboard
In Where The Hell Was This When I Was Growing Up news (jk jk, I got to go to Space Camp), Adventures In Cardboard is a series...
Badass Knights Of The Round Table Wristwatch
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...
Painting Of Yoda Spotted In 700-Year Old Manuscript
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...
Sabertron: Foam Swords With Electronic Scorekeeping
Sabertron is a set of foam swords that have detectors and an electronic scoring system that can tell when the swords hit each other, and when they...
Of Course It Does: 700-Year Old S#iT Still Smells
In news that shouldn't surprise anybody who's ever found a turd in a Ziploc in the back of their closet before, a 700-year old latrine unearthed in...
Finally, Some Decent Leather Battle Armor For Cats
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...
Fictional Monty Pyton And The Holy Grail LEGO Sets
This is a series of Monty Python And The Holy Grail LEGO sets made by Flickr user Rifiröfi. If they were real I would buy them all....