Until a few weeks ago, Art of Steel in western Ukraine made silver chain mail, helmets and other armor for reenactments and show. But as Ukrainians look for any way to defend their cities from Russian ...

In a faraway village, in the kingdom of Avacal, lives a smithy named Ivar the Black. This smithy works not in iron or leather, but rather in high density polyethylene. He makes neither horseshoes nor ...

The Worcester Art Museum’s reopening of its armor galleries goes far beyond the romance with medieval Europe. A display case focuses on the animal armor worn by horses from across the globe. There are ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Some may know that armored knights used upturned codpieces to attract ...

From filthy peasants to nonstop witch hunts, movies have shaped a very wrong idea of medieval life. Here’s what the Middle Ages were actually like.

We preselected all newsletters you had before unsubscribing.

Fresh migration insights: A large-scale study of medieval teeth shows Europeans moved to England in a steady flow, not in short bursts, reshaping migration history. Teaching goes digital: Princeton’s ...