Historian and host of the Gone Medieval podcast Matt Lewis ranks the most famous weapons from the medieval period. From the humble dagger to a samurai sword, Matt scores each weapon on usability, ...

Archaeologists recently retrieved early medieval weapons from a lake in Poland — relics believed to be connected to the country’s first rulers. The Museum of the First Piasts at Lednica announced the ...

One of the most misunderstood periods of history is the Middle Ages, which ranged from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the start of the Renaissance in the 15th century or so ...

A team of underwater archaeologists recovered four well-preserved medieval spears from the bottom of a Polish lake that has already provided a bounty of ancient weapons. Of the newly discovered spears ...

Underwater archaeologists have recovered four medieval spearheads from Lake Lednica in Poland. One of the spearheads is gilded with precious metals and features elaborate decorations, suggesting it ...

The items are now housed in a museum built in a former castle for the knights of the Teutonic Order. Screengrab from Muzeum W Ostródzie's Facebook post History enthusiasts using metal detectors in ...