Ed Root was excited. A past president of the Civil War Roundtable of Eastern Pennsylvania, a local group of war-between-the-states history enthusiasts, he had just heard that the man who owned a sword ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. The sword of 1700s Indian ruler Tipu ...

The intricate motif, at first glance a tangle of curving lines, conceals two animal figures in profile facing each other along the upper and lower edges. Kristoffersen noted that "it is possible that ...

The sword is the perennial symbol of empires, knighthood, chivalry and fantasy. But it’s also one of the world’s most ancient technologies, connected with breakthroughs in metallurgy that would change ...

Have you held the sword? Have you felt its weight? Have you felt how sharp and strong the blade is? A deadly weapon and symbol of power -- jewellery for a man, with 'magical properties'. The sword ...

Forged in Fire this week on History sees the finalists having to recreate the sacred but deadly talwar sword. Here we look back at the history of the blade and it’s significance. The talwar, which ...

From a sword that is the embodiment of evil to a sword that is the embodiment of all things good, we’re ending this one on a win for the non-world domination team. I know you saw this one coming from ...