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Was Heavy Armor A Hindrance To Medieval European Battlers?

9:50PM July 20, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Watching a movie set in medieval times isn’t enough to realise just how damn heavy those suits of steel actually are. Weighing between 30 – 50kg, you’d think they would impact and impede the wearer’s actions. Or did they? More »


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Ye Olde Poste Office Robbed By Crossbow Wielding Menace

3:20AM December 31, 2010 | Sam Biddle

The wormhole that produced the motel-thieving musketeer hasn’t closed yet—two more time travelling brigands have appeared, this time holding up a post office with a crossbow. We expect a catapult raid against a 7-11 sometime over the weekend. More »


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Medieval SMS

12:50AM April 22, 2009 | John Mahoney

Send mutton and mead to archer station on crenellation 4SW—can’t hold back the hordes on an empty stomach! K Thx :) [English Russia]

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Catapult Watch for Medievalists with No Taste

10:59PM June 22, 2007 | Seamus Byrne

Here’s a simply repulsive antique catapult watch that dates back to 2005. Cost is $49 and it comes with free artillery, having been reduced from $59. I can’t think why. – Ad Dugdale

Product Page [Backyard Artillery via UberGizmo] More »