The Purpose & Origins of Medieval Tournaments
When we think of medieval tournaments than most of us probably imagine a joust. But for most of the Middle Ages, the joust was only a supplementary event to the…
When we think of medieval tournaments than most of us probably imagine a joust. But for most of the Middle Ages, the joust was only a supplementary event to the…
When we think of the Middle Ages then the tournaments are usually among the first things that come to our mind. And while we have a certain image stuck in…
Medieval myths and tales often connect the forging of swords with dwarves and other magical creatures. And indeed, the process of transforming a piece of Iron into a steel sword…
When we think of medieval English warfare then we usually think of William the Conquerer and the Norman conquest, Richard the Lionheart, and the English Longbow. But how effective was…