Middle Ages

When we think of a medieval tournament then we usually think of a joust that was held in front of a castle. But until the end of the 14th century,…

When we think of the Middle Ages then we often imagine knights jousting in front of large castles. But whenever we watch movies and series that include jousting scenes then…

Today cheating is pretty common in competitive sports. But is cheating a modern phenomenon or did people in the past, like for example medieval knights, also cheat? And if so,…

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…