HistoryExtra

Warhorses were one of the most deadly weapons on a medieval battlefield. But why didn’t they run away?

Horses are instinctively wired to run from danger. So how did medieval armies train them to thunder towards enemy lines ...
Ancient Origins

Rare Medieval Flail Weapon Discovered Near Battle of Grunwald Site

Amateur detectorists exploring the historic fields near Gietrzwałd, Poland, have unearthed a remarkably rare medieval flail weapon known as a kiścień - only the fourth such artifact ever recorded in ...
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We Tested Deadly Medieval Weapons of War In a Special Collaboration with @tods_workshop

We teamed up with @tods_workshop for a special look at the deadliest weapons of the Medieval period. 00:00:00 - 00:05:00 INTRO TO WEAPONS 00:05:00 - 00:06:30 ROCKS 00:06:30 - 00:20:00 SLINGSHOTS 00:20 ...
The State

Passerby visits Poland river to see low water level — and finds medieval weapon

A man visited the Vistula River in Warsaw to see its historically low water levels and found medieval weapon in the shallows. Photo from Andrzej Korpikiewicz After hearing reports of historically low ...