Despite its anatomical look, the hilt likely helped to batter an opponent's armor during combat. Nearly eight years of excavation work at a medieval fortress in Gothenburg, Sweden has yielded a number ...

A discovery of a testicle-shaped dagger at an ancient fortress was likely a bold statement and a useful weapon. Archaeologists working at the Gullberg fortress in Sweden uncovered a trove of weapons, ...

A strange dagger with testicle-shaped orbs unearthed at a medieval Swedish fortress likely offered additional force for its wielder to damage opponents’ armour, archaeologists say. Archaeological ...

It’s not every day you get to see medieval wrestling and sword fights on campus. Backswords, daggers, longswords, messers, polearms, rapiers, sickles, along with traditional medieval attire and food, ...