The medieval knights of the Middle Ages were some of the fittest and strongest ... particularly for wielding weapons while riding on horseback. According to Isuf, when citing historical texts ...

A knight in "shining armor" wielding a sword or lance is an iconic medieval image, but more advanced weapons also appeared in the Middle Ages — including guns that fired bullets.

From Sam O’Nella, here’s an amusing look at some of the weird, creative, and deeply sinister weapons used during the Medieval period, when castles and knights and dragons existed (oh wait ...

As Archaeology News reported, the sword’s design is similar to “hand-and-a-half” weapons that were popular in Western Europe during the Late Middle Ages, and were crafted to stab through armor.

In service of this mission, the order fused two defining institutions of the early Middle Ages: the mounted knight and the pious monk. At the time, this made the Templars something of a puzzle.