Some may know that armored knights used upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, but a new exhibition of medieval clothing shows that the fashion was also adopted by bold, gender-fluid ...

The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armor, say researchers. A new study shows that soldiers carrying armor in Medieval times ...

Arlington residents Zoheir El-Eita and Sam Jenson flew to Arizona early this morning, after carefully packing 60-75 pounds of steel armor and stowing away their weapons into their checked luggage. The ...

Armor was not as sophisticated in medieval times, and it seems that most of the armor that could have stopped a bullet was developed after the medieval period, said Tavares. "There are many 16th- and ...

Treadmill tests of volunteers in medieval armor revealed that the extra work required to move in the suits may have outweighed their protective benefits. Cynthia Graber reports Medieval armor ...

Men and women dressed in real suits of armor fight for medieval glory. — -- Men and for the first time, women, dressed in full suits of armor, welding medieval axes, swords and shields, took to a ...

CHESAPEAKE — In the Middle Ages, knights sparring in combat as a public spectacle might have been a typical entertainment option. Hundreds of years later, some locals are dedicated to keeping the ...

A rare piece of body armour worn by German snipers during the First World War is going up for auction - and is expected to fetch as much as £2,000. The steel armour, which looks reminiscent of Roman ...

ANCHOR INTRO: Dust off your armor and pick your finest steed because today the Tournament of the Phoenix kicks off three days of jousting, equestrian display, and poll-axe combat at the Poway Rodeo.

A Ukrainian company that manufacturers medieval armor for sport is now using its materials to produce "caltrops" — or "sharp, six-inch spikes that date back to ancient wars" — in service of the war ...