From the innovations of the Normans in the 11th century, to the increasingly more elaborate armor of the late 13th century, knights were constantly seeking ways to reduce their vulnerability on the ...

One such example is the frequently recurring – and extremely odd – image of knights warring against snails. From the late 13th century through to the 15th century, images of knights fighting ...

The knight pulls his arm back ... But for a brief period in the late 13th Century, illuminators – those who decorated books – across Europe embraced a new obsession: fighting snails.

Fairies were stock characters in medieval romances from the late 13th/early 14th century, including the story ... whom she believes to be a fairy knight. She falls pregnant and returns to ...

The late 13th-century wall paintings were whitewashed following a mid-15th-century fire and had remained hidden behind wooden panels since then, as reported by ARTnews. The team, which included ...

with tools and methods from the late 13th century. Some of those working here are heritage trade craftspeople, others are ardent history buffs, but all say they share a deep respect for nature and ...