An ancient sword from the medieval era that was found last year ... because these inscriptions often combine symbols and short text," the post said. Ancient Maya "deity of death" sculpture ...

A medieval sword inscribed with a mysterious message ... they are fairly certain that the letters are a short-form version of Latin, according to van Hasselt, who said that Latin was the ...

Alamy Medieval Europeans were fascinated by the ... including the recent preference for the rapier over traditional short swords – although "he is also the kind of guy who [if he were alive ...

3D bone analysis reveals The warrior was also buried with a short sword for slashing, called a seax, with an iron blade and a bronze handle; a heavy iron knife; and a spear, of which only the iron ...

Participants of all ages will face off on Jan. 11 to test their skills in Historical European Martial Arts, or HEMA for short ... and shield to medieval longsword or sword and buckler to rapier ...

This is the world of modern medieval battle, a human demolition derby where men and women wearing up to 100 pounds of armor slash and hammer one another with blunted steel swords, axes and maces ...

It’s a deadly weapon and an assertive symbol of authority. The medieval sword was far more than just man-bling: It was welded to their personality and social status. It could also cleave a man ...

So it came as something of a surprise when a very fine medieval sword was recently found deep within a sewer in Denmark. As Live Science’s Laura Geggel reports, the relic was uncovered by pipe ...