Too tired to fight? Harold Godwinson’s Saxon army on the march in 1066

The Battle of Hastings was arguably the most important action ever fought on British soil. There, on 14 October 1066, William “the Bastard”, Duke of Normandy, won a kingdom and changed the face of Britain forever.

Many historians postulate that the Saxon army which encountered the Normans at...

The new and improved Medieval Warfare

For those of you who have been taking a close look at the cover of MW III-6, recently made available for pre-order in our webshop, it might be possible that you’ve noted some differences compared to previous issues of Medieval Warfare. If you did, very observant; if not, then welcome to Medieval...

POLL themes Volume IV Medieval Warfare

Some of you have been waiting for this for quite some time, but now it's finally ready: we have made a poll for the final three themes for Volume IV of Medieval Warfare magazine! This is your chance to help us decide about the topics of our future issues. We have gathered a few fascinating...

The stuff of Legends

Sometimes one reads something that doesn´t depart from the mind in any particular hurry. Such was the case for me with regard to the online blog ´Squeaky Carcass`, presented by the editor of this magazine in the run up to the issue concerning the Albigensian Crusade.

Alfred and the Great Army

In 864 AD, the Viking nuisance became a lot more serious. For nearly a century, Scandinavian seafarers had been making brief raids on the coasts of western Europe. Unco-ordinated and opportunistic, the attacks caused disruption and spread fear. While the loss of a few farmers and fishermen was...

Choosing the themes of Medieval Warfare

Recently, there have been some questions regarding the as-of-yet unfixed themes of Volume IV. Previously, we often used a poll to decide the themes of future issues. In fact, we were slowly working our way up from only 1 voted theme for Volume I, up to 4 for Volume 3. However, during this...