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The ‘Everlasting Fighting’ between Elephants and Dragons
This entry was posted on January 12, 2017.
A quick look at medieval illustrations of elephants reveals that they are often depicted in combat with dragons. The serpent is shown having wrapped its... Read more -
The Funny Condottieri
This entry was posted on January 2, 2017.
Italian warfare during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries was often dominated by mercenary groups known as condottieri. Armies of these soldiers roamed throughout the city... Read more -
The Ideal Knight
This entry was posted on December 29, 2016.
What are the characteristics of an ideal knight? It would be a hard question to answer, even if you lived in the Middle Ages, as... Read more -
Three Tales of the Templars, by Jacques de Vitry
This entry was posted on December 23, 2016.
As the fame of the Knights Templar grew in Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth-centuries, countless stories must have been told about their exploits. Few... Read more -
The Battle of Frankenhausen
This entry was posted on December 21, 2016.
One of the key battles of the German Peasants’ Revolt took place in central town of Frankenhausen. That region had seen a large outbreak of... Read more -
Stupid Reasons to Go to War in the Middle Ages
This entry was posted on December 15, 2016.
“Our greatest conflicts have ridiculous origins and causes. Just think how our last duke of Burgundy ruined himself by a quarrel over a cartload of... Read more -
Our Latest Issue: The German Peasants' Revolt
This entry was posted on December 4, 2016.
Our final issue of 2016 is quite timely, as we are going to take a look at a massive popular uprising. While this year has... Read more -
What is Your Favourite Article from our Templars issue?
This entry was posted on December 4, 2016.
We are asking the readers of Medieval Warfare VI:5 to let us know what was their favourite article in that issue! Here are seven articles... Read more -
How to Defend a Castle
This entry was posted on November 20, 2016.
One of the most unique medieval sources on how to defend a castle against a siege comes from Konungs skuggsjá - The King’s Mirror, an... Read more -
How to Besiege a Castle
This entry was posted on November 20, 2016.
In medieval warfare one of the most essential skills a military commander could acquire was how to besiege a castle. Throughout much of medieval Europe... Read more
