Ulfberht was like a Viking luxury brand for swords—but unlike your Gucci purse, the swords were of such high quality they were …mystical. Legend says they could cut right through ...

This class explores legends of death by deadly clothing that arose in Early Modern India. The tales revolve around fears of symbolic harm and real contamination aroused by the ancient ...

Long before modern warfare, there was a time of knights in shining armor atop equally armored horses fighting for the hand of a maiden. However, the weapons that Medival warriors ...