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Swords of Spring
Well our post today is a bit light as we had a busy weekend chipping ice, full on melt and freeze time in Minnesota, ...
Making New Swords From a Broken Blade
Today we follow up on our previous video "How to break your sword" by making new swords from the broken pieces of the...
What is a Dane Axe?
I recently got asked what is a Dane axes and why are they called Dane Axes?. The term comes from descriptions and w...
What Weapons did Irish Warriors Use?
Happy St Patrick's Day to all. We thought it would be the perfect day to talk about the types of arms a Medieval Iris...
Did medieval swords have jeweled hilts?
Popular culture is awash in images of medieval swords covered in jewels, but was this actually a thing that happened?...
A closer look at the 12th Century Sword by Arms and Armor
Our 12th century sword is an outstanding example of an Oakeshott type XIIa great sword. Featuring a stiff blade with...
A prototype sword for training armored HEMA
Today we take a look at a prototype training sword for Harnesfechten, or armored combat. The training swords typical...
More tests cutting the head off a pike
Last week we did a little experiment trying to cut an ash haft in half with a two handed sword. You can check out th...
Our most popular non-video posts
The other day we realized that our "new" website (alright, it's been a few years) recently broke the one million visi...
Cutting the head off a pike? Testing a two handed sword.
Today we address the idea that large two handed swords from the early Renaissance were designed to cut the heads from...
Presidential Swords
Presidential Swords are a long tradition from the beginning of our country. George Washington owned several swords ...
The Lombardy Rapier
Our Lombardy Rapier is elegant and deadly. This is one of our favorite pieces because of the way all of the hilt ele...