Some may know that armored knights used upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, but a new exhibition of medieval clothing ... encased in heavy steel armor apparently designed solely ...

But why did people wear medieval armor, how effective was ... It might be ‘blackened’ or ‘blued’ with oil during the forging ...

Treadmill tests of volunteers in medieval armor revealed that the extra work ... in the 1400s had between about 60 to 110 pounds of steel on his head and body. The scientists wanted to know ...

Blacksmiths with Art of Steel, which has produced medieval armor for sport since 2009, are now using their materials to create caltrops — sharp, six-inch spikes that date back to ancient wars.

Buhurt is a modern-day full contact combat sport which involves fighters using blunt steel weapons and armour characteristic of medieval times. The name originates from the Old French word ...

As if flying arrows and burning pitch weren't enough to worry about, medieval knights ... than wearing armor, the study found, because wearing 17 pounds (8 kg) of steel plates on each leg requires ...

Blacksmiths in Ukraine are shifting their focus from medieval ... Workshop Art and Steel’s Facebook page was flooded with photographs of hand-made steel bascinets, body armour and helmets ...