Armor with a special genital codpiece area composed of pieces from ... plate armor that completely encases the wearer's body, is not a medieval phenomenon, but dates from the early modern era." ...

But there is another reason why medieval women’s armor is such a tricky thing to predict: according to the folks behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Arms and Armory collection, when it ...

The audience howled. This is the world of modern medieval battle, a human demolition derby where men and women wearing up to 100 pounds of armor slash and hammer one another with blunted steel ...

This week, the Art Institute of Chicago unveiled new galleries of medieval and Renaissance art – including the re-installation of the popular arms and armor collection. The curators gave ...

When he dons his gleaming metal helmet, he’s Sir Brian De Catton, a 15th-century knight in shining armor. When he takes it off, he’s Brian Caton, a jovial 50-year-old medieval performer from L ...

By Victor Mather A medieval knight returns to a Swiss castle ... When an astonishingly well preserved piece of armor from so long ago is rediscovered, it’s hard not to speculate a little ...