Found in a Longobard necropolis, the skeleton of this medieval Italian warrior dates back as far as the 6th century. And long before Captain Hook, this man from the Lombardy region appears to have ...

For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made ...

The medieval knights of the Middle Ages were some of the fittest and strongest warriors of their time, which comes as no surprise given that they wielded swords and sprinted in armour weighing ...

A metalworking die found in Denmark features a depiction of a horse and warrior that is remarkably similar to motifs on the Sutton Hoo helmet in England.

Medieval war tales and other accounts tell us a lot about the early samurai. Leading warriors were usually mounted archers. Although they carried swords, they valued the bow and arrow over other ...