One of the most misunderstood periods of history is the Middle Ages, which ranged from the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

As if flying arrows and burning pitch weren't enough to worry about, medieval knights also had to battle their own armor. A new study that put armor-wearing volunteers on treadmills finds that wearing ...

Archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the remains of a medieval knight under a former ice cream parlor in Poland. The city released a statement earlier this month announcing that ...

We often romanticize the Middle Ages, seeing them as a time of chivalry, gallant knights, and castles. Beneath all of this ...

Medieval knights are one of those things where the fiction outweighs the facts. Knights served as a part of the aristocracy for most of Europe, far from popular films’ hallowed heroism or comedic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The centuries-old complete skeleton of a medieval knight was found under the former site of a famous ice cream shop in Poland, ...

The battered remains of a medieval man uncovered at a famous cathedral hint that he may have been a Norman knight with a proclivity for jousting. The man may have participated in a form of jousting ...

The medieval knight was buried under a slab of engraved limestone, suggesting he was highly regarded in the community. The relocation of an ice cream parlor in the Polish port town of Gdańsk marked ...

The Green Knight swings his battle ax at my head. Teeth clenched, I strike back with my shield to block the blow. My black leather glove only slightly cushions the shock, which reverberates all the ...

Medieval Times performers pack school supply kits for needy kids The knights at Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in Schaumburg burnished their image for chivalry Thursday, braving the sweltering ...