Medieval Warfare Magazine

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One of the odder fashion fads during the Middle Ages was the wearing of pointy shoes. A new study suggests that the people who wore this footwear would suffer from hallux valgus of the big toe – better known as bunions. Hallux valgus is a minor defor

The Battle of Largs is certainly not one of the most well-known battles from the Middle Ages, but it is an important one. It would change the borders within the British Isles and remove one of the major players in the politics of the region. Even in

Caerphilly Castle, one of the major medieval castles in Wales, will undergo a £5 million development that will include an extensive programme of conservation, site access improvements, and a complete overhaul of site interpretation. The project, whic

The ideal leader had to possess substantial diplomatic and military skills. Moreover, he had to be aggressive. This was important because the Lithuanians had a golden opportunity to capitalize on the political vacuum that existed in the Tartar-ruled

Heinrich von Hesler wrote the Apokalypse in the early fourteenth century. Written in rhymed prose, the text is a German version of the biblical version of the Book of Revelation. It soon became associated with the Teutonic Knights and two manuscripts

Of greater concern to Hakon was Alexander III, king of an increasingly confident Alba, who had continued his father’s westward push against Norwegian rule in the Hebrides. The islands of Bute and Arran and the Mull of Kintyre had been brought under S

Sturla Thordarson (Sturla Þórðarson), 1214-1284, both poet and historian, was a prominent chieftain of the Sturlung clan, one of the most important families in thirteenth-century Iceland. A political exile from Iceland, Sturla arrived in Norway in 12

The Edge of the World: A Cultural History of the North Sea and the Transformation of Europe By Michael Pye Pegasus Books, 2015 ISBN: 978-1681772066 Cross and Scepter: The Rise of the Scandinavian Kingdoms from the Vikings to the Reformation By Sverre