Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered the medieval burial of an extremely tall man who was buried with a long sword — one that was nearly two-thirds of his height ...

Klange tells Live Science that the weapon resembles a late medieval European style called a “longsword” or “hand-and-a-half sword,” which could be wielded with one or two hands.

The speed of the longsword meant, Mele says, that 14th-century fights rarely lasted more than a few moments. All throughout the 1980s Mele was involved with medieval reenactments, including the ...

This video showcases the restoration process of a medieval double-edged long sword with a blade length of almost 85 cm (≈33 in.), width of almost 2 inches (5 cm), and thickness of 0.5 cm.

During an archaeological survey in Lilla Torg, Halmstad, Sweden, archaeologists made a very unusual discovery—a well-preserved, large medieval sword. The sword’s blade measures over a meter long and ...

Underneath the hubbub of modern life, a medieval secret went unnoticed ... Archaeologists uncovered the skeleton of a 6-foot-2 man with a longsword resting on his left side, officials said.

Better Friends — part of our Toronto the Better project — is a yearlong series of risk-taking and new adventures. Every month, a Star staffer tries an activity that pushes them out of their ...

The club, whose mainstay is Olympic fencing, began offering Medieval longsword instruction in 2015. “There’s no lineage of [longsword] masters,” said Andreas Orphanides, head longsword ...

The 4-foot-long sword, buried to the left of the man ... World's Oldest Temple: Göbekli Tepe, Turkey Finding swords in medieval graves is very rare, indicating that people buried along with ...