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There are lots of interesting articles about castles, knights and other medieval things to be found here. Enjoy! and send me an email if you would like to see something specific in the medieval world ... MEDIEVAL STUFF Is this an authentic Civil War era sword? Can you identify it? Can you shed some light on this sword? Take a look at more pictures here: What is this sword? Is this weapon from the medieval era or is it something newly made? Let’s answer this question by taking a closer look at it here: Is it medieval or new? New: Do you recognize this suit of armor? Is it real? The owner of this suit has it for sale and wants to know more about it. I have more pictures of it for you to look at. It is believed to have been part of the Higgins Armory collectionl. Do you have pictures from the Higgins? Can you identfiy this suit or tell us more about it? Check out more here. A British Man discovers a sword while metal detecting in the UK. Wouldn’t it be amazing to turn up a sword while on a metal detecting expedition? Want to see more pictures? Can you shed some light on this sword? Maybe offer some advice on what he should do? Check it out and learn more about it here including where he found it. And he found something else too! Sword found while metal detecting Weapons and Armor in a Scottish Museum - It is a small museum on the top floor of a building that doubles as a library. But what a gem. They have some amazing weapons and armor including this chilling breastplate. Check it out here A day with Roman Soldiers - Ok, not really! But they had a Roman reenactment at Binchester Fort in the U.K. Lot of great stuff there including Roman weapons, armor and even a working ballista. Check it all out right here: Roman Armor and Weapons at Binchester Fort Can you identify this shield? I received an email from a web visitor who owns this this shield and another. And he would like more information about it. Bigger pictures of front and back along with some information is right here: Identify the Medieval Shield A trip through York and through time. York is an ancient city that still retains much of the flavor and architecture that it had hundreds of years ago. Check out the Castle of York and take a walk through the city here: The medieval city of York The Case of the Mysterious Poleaxe - Did you ever wish that you were out walking the dogs and you see something like this in the dirt? Well, this is exactly what happened to a web visitor (Chris) Could this be from the period of Cromwell? Hmmm.. . take a look at more pics . Let me know if you can shed light on this mysterious polearm. The Case of the Unknown Glaive - Is this a 500 year old Weapon that was found in the attic of an old Pennsylvania Inn? Check out more here The case of the Swedish Halberd - This is quite a beautiful polearm. Can you recognize it or add some insight as to it’s origin? Take a look at some bigger pictures here: The Swedish Halberd A Halberd and a Shield - I got an email from a web visitor who has some interesting medieval items including a halberd and a shield. He is looking to see if anyone can shed some light on their age and authenticity. Take a look at the pictures here: The Medieval Shield and Halberd. The Case of the Mysterious Spear - A web visitor sent me some pictures of this hand wrought weapon that appears to be some kind of three part spear. I can’t identify it. But maybe you can! Take a look at the larger pictures here and see if you can help identify this mysterious weapon. The Chinese Repeating Crossbow! You can see this project right here. New Article: Medieval Movies - There are a whole lot of great medieval movies out there and I am a huge fan of them. Here is a listing of some of the best along with my thoughts and reviews. I cover movies about the Crusades, King Arthur and more. New Article: 1066 is considered to be a pivotal year in History . Before it was the Early middle ages and after it was the High Middle ages. Many things happened in this important year including the Battle of Hastings. Read part 1 of a 4 part series of articles on this important and bloody year: How King Harold and Anglo - Saxon England "fell’ into the Bad Fall of 1066 The case of the Unknown Halberd - This is a fun little mystery. A web visitor sent me pictures of an unknown halberd. Unusual thing about this is that the handle is only a foot long. So it must have been re-handled at some point. Check out more pictures here. The Unknown Halberd The Cloisters Museum in New York - This is an absolutely spectacular museum in Manhattan devoted to the Medieval period. And to get to be like a Medeival Abbey they actually disassembled five abbeys in Europe, shipped the pieces here then reassembled them. The Cloisters in New York James has made more archaeological discoveries including this fantastic Bodkin which was a nasty little weapon. Read more about it the other finds here: The Medieval Bodkin Reconstructing a 700 Year old Crossbow - A web visitor has made a tremendous find of the parts of a crossbow and he rebuilt it from scratch. Fabulous find and an amazing Crossbow - Reconstructing a Genoese Crossbow New Discovery - I got an email from a guy who lives in Great Britain. His friend found this interesting article in the river near Hay on Wye. Hmmm... could this be some kind of medieval polearm? See more pictures and my theory here. Ever Wanted to Actually forge a sword for real? I have done it and I created a series of youtube videos showing you exactly how to do it from start to finish, raw piece of steel to polished sword. The first video is right here: How to Forge a Sword New Article: Siege Engines I show you the various types of siege engines and how they work, catapults, trebuchets and more A look at Famous Medieval People - They are all famous for very different reasons. They were Adventurers, Explorers, Martyrs, Kings, Knights, Inventors and more. And they all remain famous to this day for good reason - they had a tremendous impact on the world. Take a look at Famous Medieval People My Medieval gift list for this year is out. I have gone through a lot of amazon stuff to find some of the best and most interesting medieval gifts. New Article: The History of Medieval Armor This article takes a look at the medieval period of time between the 5th century and 16th century and how armor developed over this span. DVD Review - This is a review of a History Channel DVD about a medieval castle siege that took place a thousand years before there were medieval castles! Alexander took the island of Tyre which was located a half mile off the shore of Lebanon. And the island had a massive stone wall surrounding it. It was for all practical purposes a castle. And Alexander the Great sieged and took it by building a land bridge out to it and creating a new type of siege engine called the Torsion Catapult. The land bridge out to the island is stil there over 2,000 years later. Quite amazing. My review of Alexander the Great & the Catapult DVD Review: Life in...