In the late medieval period, lamellar armor was mostly outdated due it´s disadvantages in protection. It is made out of small metal plates which are linked to each other. If a plate breaks, this will ...

Toward the end of the seventh century, a warrior — dressed in a full set of armor — was buried beneath his horse in what is now Hungary. For the last 1,300 years, his burial has stayed hidden. That is ...

The Vikings were responsible for crafting some weapons that smiths still look back on with admiration today — but did that ingenuity extend to also building something capable of stopping those weapons ...

Walsall Leather Museum is set to hold new school sessions in a bid to educate youngsters about the Romans and the material. The Littleton Street West venue will trial the scheme with a school before ...