News and Blogs
New Product Reveal: The Venetian Captain's Sword
Today we are pleased to share with you all a new product that we've been working on for a long time. This is a faithf...
New Item Sword of St Martin!
St Martin's Sword is our newest addition to our line of medieval swords. It is based on an illustration of St Martin...
Macbook vs. Sword: Computer Destruction
Today we delve into the age-old controversy: which is mightier, the pen (or in this case, the MacBook Air), or the s...
Will this sword really fight?
As we have been selling swords at the Ren Fair for several months we have heard questions like this quite a lot. It ...
A very busy weekend!
The last couple of weekends have been very busy with Ren Fairs and this coming weekend we have the Minnesota Fair's ...
Type L Danish War Axe
The Danish warriors of the pre medieval period were feared across Europe. This axe was one of the large two handed ...
What is a townsword?
Today we take a look at a custom rapier we've just finished. This sword form dates from the early to mid-1500s and i...
Backyard fun with Javelins!
If you are of a certain age you will remember a cool toy called Jarts or Lawn Darts. These were large sharp darts on...
We are too busy to write a blog post, so enjoy this instead!
That's right, we are so busy making swords for everyone that you get to experience our motivation song. Enjoy!
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What does the average person ask about swords the most?
We have done renaissance fairs for over 40 years and have talked with thousands of people about the medieval period...
MN Renaissance Festival Starts tomorrow!
The next couple of weeks are the busiest time of the year for us, with overlapping festivals at Minnesota Renaissance...
Hunting spears vs fighting spears
Today we take a look at the major differences between historical spears designed for hunting dangerous game, like boa...