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Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...
A strange dagger with testicle-shaped orbs unearthed at a medieval Swedish fortress likely offered additional force for its wielder to damage opponents’ armour, archaeologists say. The 15th ...
The 15th-century weapon dubbed the “testicle dagger” was discovered during excavation work at the medieval Gullberg fortress in Gothenburg, along with several other artefacts, including ...
The costume department is currently researching armor inspired by Japanese Shinobi and Samurai, specifically from the late 17th century. According to a report by Alex Perez (via The Cosmic Circus), ...
Armor, it notes, served as a powerful status symbol from the late 14th until the early 17th century, a time known as the golden age of plate armor. “Beyond its associations with knightly honor ...
The armor, crafted in Brussels around 1624 by an armorer in the circle of a master known only by the monogram MP, has resided in the Musée des Beaux-Arts since 1827. “This exhibition offers an ...
WORCESTER — Worcester Art Museum has announced that its long-awaited Arms and Armor Galleries will open to the public on Nov. 25, with timed-entry reservations for the gallery opening on Oct. 22 ...
Armor from later periods than the Middle Ages has been tested several times, for example in the 2017 episode of the TV show Nova, 'Secrets of the Shining Knight,' in which a late 16th century ...
I felt proud, you will definitely feel the same." The exhibition, which also has a replica of the armour for 'touch and feel' for visitors, will culminate on November 10.
Vikela, a pioneering body armour company based in Northern Ireland, has marked an impressive growth phase with the recent relocation to a larger facility in Bangor. Backed by a £1.3 million ...
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Artifacts discovered so far include a plate of armor, seen above in an x-ray, and pieces of pottery. Photograph by Rob Brunner. In the 1930s, an architect named Henry Chandlee Forman kicked off the ...