Armor vs. bullets. Exactly when the medieval period or "Middle Ages" started and ended is a matter of debate, with dates ...

We have medieval imagery of women in armor, to be sure—paintings and illustrations depicting women from history and myth. You might see the Amazons or the goddess Minerva or the 6th century BC ...

Unless Xzibit is pimpin' medieval armor now, adding chains to the mail to make a double mail so you can chain while you mail (he's not), just choose to use one term or the other. 2.

Armor for Wilhelm von Rogendorf (1481–1541) at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. Contrary to its popular image as clunky and cumbersome, the armor is so well-made its wearer can ...

"A suit of medieval armor loads the lower limbs. You have 7 or 8 kilos [15 to 18 pounds] of armor on the legs, so when you swing your legs, your muscles are having to do much more work," Askew says.

Welcome to the world of buhurt, a modern medieval combat sport where athletes wearing suits of armor fight with heavy metal swords, axes and maces.

Archaeologists find medieval ‘testicle dagger’ that could even damage armour - Dagger found in fortress site along with artefacts like crossbow arrows, cannonballs, and cookware ...