Historian and host of the Gone Medieval podcast Matt Lewis ranks the most famous weapons from the medieval period. From the humble dagger to a samurai sword, Matt scores each weapon on usability ...

When he takes it off, he’s Brian Caton, a jovial 50-year-old medieval performer from Lebanon ... “We use full-scale weapons, full-scale armor, and it’s full contact, full speed.” ...

The study is significant, he added, because it "advances our understanding of medieval weapons in the Middle East at this time" and verifies the accounts of the Crusaders. First-hand accounts from ...

Every Monday night they train in western martial arts and learn to use medieval weapons like daggers, spears and swords. "We're learning to fight with swords and other weapons with skill ...