As if flying arrows and burning pitch weren't enough to worry about, medieval knights also had to battle their own armor. A new study that put armor-wearing volunteers on treadmills finds that wearing ...

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s world is steeped in fantasy elements. The game's medieval setting, filled to the brim with different factions and a vast open-world, is the perfect canvas for a player’s role ...

The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords. But could medieval armor also stop bullets? When you purchase through links ...

Medieval armor has a bad reputation when it comes to how much movement is possible for a fully-armored and outfitted knight. Chances are you’ve bought into the notion that it resulted in clunky, slow, ...

Venture back in time to the medieval and Renaissance periods — a time where knights reigned, battles were fought with swords, and artisans across Europe created stunning helmets and armor. That’s the ...

Medieval knights are one of those things where the fiction outweighs the facts. Knights served as a part of the aristocracy for most of Europe, far from popular films’ hallowed heroism or comedic ...

Even in New York, a city where pretty much anything goes, the sight and sound of knights in shining armour swinging swords at each other still draws a crowd. “Are you ready for a medieval rumble?” ...

Did knights have armor strong enough to stop bullets? Knights and firearms clashed on the battlefield for over 200 years. Did some of these warriors have armor strong enough to stop bullets?

The clash of swords, axes and armor fed cheers from a crowd of several hundred. One recent weekend at the Texas Renaissance Festival, a scrum of armored knights appeared to be fighting for their lives ...