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Military innovations of the Middle Ages

One of the most misunderstood periods of history is the Middle Ages, which ranged from the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
Discover how to transform ordinary coins into an impressive piece of chainmail armor in this detailed step-by-step guide!
For more than a century, biologists assumed that the bony plates embedded in the skin of lizards – like natural chain mail – were an ancient feature that some lineages inherited and others later lost.
December 9, 2025: Refreshed the list of The Forge recipes for the December 9 update. What are the best The Forge armor recipes? While we'll never be able to craft a complete list, given just how many ...
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare medieval helmet and chainmail shirt at Rustavi Fortress in the country of Georgia. The historic items date back to the ninth or 10th century, and they’re ...
With Halloween fast approaching, it’s not strange to see people toting chain mail armor and a coat of arms. But the knights and wizards running into battle at Marina Bay Park aren’t there to trick or ...
Rome created an empire that was amongst the most powerful in the ancient world. But conquering half of the known world was no easy task, and it required a capable and highly functional fighting force.
We tend to think of Medieval knights as wearing heavy plate armor but in reality much of their time chain mail made up much of their defenses. Medieval chain mail armor was remarkably effective ...
A team of researchers at Northwestern University recently announced a breakthrough nanomaterial—a two-dimensional (2D) polymer that mechanically interlocks like chainmail—that could lead to stronger, ...
On the heels of the recent teaser trailer, IGN has shared a new behind-the-scenes featurette for the upcoming Red Sonja reboot, and it highlights some action-packed new footage of the She-Devil with a ...
BEMIDJI — John Theroux was a 14-year-old kid when he made his debut as a vendor at the 2007 Watermark Art Festival, then known as Art in the Park. A classmate at Schoolcraft Learning Community had ...