This video explores the surprising limitations of modern protective gear when faced with the devastating power of a medieval flail. While modern helmets and vests are engineered to deflect fragments ...

Explore how Medieval Extreme connects historical authenticity, modern performance demands, and long-term gear reliability for armored combat athletes. How ...

MINSK, BELARUS—The Belarusian Telegraph Agency reports that construction workers uncovered a well-preserved helmet dating to between the late ninth and early eleventh centuries near the river port in ...

Upon entering World War 1 in 1917, the U.S. lacked its own standardized steel helmet for infantry in Europe, so troops were initially equipped with British- or French-pattern helmets to begin with.

Divers off the coast of Sicily discovered a medieval battle helmet used during Spanish rule on the island. Screengrab of Soprintendenza del Mare's Facebook post Scientific divers off the coast of ...

STOCKTON, ENGLAND—According to a BBC News report, an artifact discovered by workmen on a riverbank in northeastern England in the 1950s has been identified as a tenth-century Viking helmet by ...

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