Was medieval armor effective against bullets fired from guns? "A lot depended on if the armor was relatively new or if the firearm was a bit older or smaller in design," Pauly said.

Unless Xzibit is pimpin' medieval armor now, adding chains to the mail to make a double mail so you can chain while you mail (he's not), just choose to use one term or the other. 2.

We have medieval imagery of women in armor, to be sure—paintings and illustrations depicting women from history and myth. You might see the Amazons or the goddess Minerva or the 6th century BC ...

Armor for Wilhelm von Rogendorf (1481–1541) at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. Contrary to its popular image as clunky and cumbersome, the armor is so well-made its wearer can ...

A medieval knight re-enactor was stabbed in the face during a mock battle outside a historic English castle – a freak ...

LOVELAND, Colo. — Pinned against a wooden rail, battered with axes, the knight staggered. Two attackers, clad in armor from head to toe, tried to kick his legs from under him. There was a flash ...

"A suit of medieval armor loads the lower limbs. You have 7 or 8 kilos [15 to 18 pounds] of armor on the legs, so when you swing your legs, your muscles are having to do much more work," Askew says.

Medieval scholars have long known that armor worn by knights of that era allowed for far more mobility than most people realize. There’s even a 1924 educational film created by the Metropolitan ...

While digging beneath a former ice cream parlor in the historic city center of Gdańsk, Poland, archaeologists recently came ...

Final Fantasy, Diablo, Dark Souls, and others all have one trait in common — a long history of influences behind their iconic suits of armor.