Some may know that armored knights used upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, but a new exhibition of medieval clothing shows that the fashion was also adopted by bold, gender-fluid ...

Arlington residents Zoheir El-Eita and Sam Jenson flew to Arizona early this morning, after carefully packing 60-75 pounds of steel armor and stowing away their weapons into their checked luggage. The ...

The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armour, say researchers. A study published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B ...

The armored combat sport of "buhurt" — from an old French word meaning "to wallop" — delivers adrenaline and violence surpassing the bashing found in hockey and football. (Mike Barry / For The Times) ...

From combat to arts, the Medieval Society of Purdue resurrects history in Lilly Hall and celebrates its tight-knit, welcoming community every week.

Every Sunday, swords swing and arrows fly when some students battle to the death on a grassy knoll at Como Park. Chemistry graduate student Nick Denny started medieval combat fighting as an ...

AUGUSTA - As a deputy with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department, Rob Schipper is used to wearing body armor. But a kevlar vest is nothing compared to the 85-pound stainless steel armor he wears ...

BANBURY, England — Feels like there’s more Middle Ages nutters than ever, doesn’t it? People dressed up in leather doublets, dueling with wooden swords at the Medieval Fair, getting their mead buzz on ...