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The Origin of the Sicarios
The word sicario is familiar to us and its current meaning seems very clear; however, behind it lies a much older and lesser-known history, related to a weapon whose name ended up acquiring a compl...
A word that survived nearly two thousand years
The word "sicario" (hitman) has an origin much older than it might se...
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The 1313 codex reveals the secrets of medieval life in Teruel
How were a community's rights defended over seven hundred years ago?Before modern archives made it easy to consult documentation, preserving a privilege granted by a king could be decisive when a d...
Seven centuries protecting rights and disputes
In 1313, in the heart of the Middle Ages, a manuscript began to be co...
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Unusual Medieval Relics: Heads, Hands, and Other Sacred Objects
Discover some of the most peculiar relics of the Middle Ages.
Religious relics that went beyond the symbolic and material.
Strange religious relics
In the Middle Ages, there were churches capable of attracting pilgrims from very far away t...
Asia
Marco Polo: the journey that took a Venetian to Kublai Khan
Marco Polo's journey to the court of Kublai Khan is one of the most well-known tales of exploration from the Middle Ages.From Venice, the young traveler journeyed along long routes to the East with...
From Venice to the heart of the Mongol Empire
In September 1271, a young Venetian named Marco Polo set out with his ...
armas
The Samurai: The Rise of the Warriors Who Dominated Japan and the Fall of the Katana
For centuries, the samurai were one of Japan’s most powerful warrior classes.
From their origins in the Heian period to the end of the shogunate, they were the protagonists of wars, power struggles...
The Samurai Legacy
For centuries, the samurai were one of the most powerful and recognizable figures in Japanese his...
curiosidades
The sword of the Three Musketeers: the weapon that turned four men into a legend
The sword from The Three Musketeers is one of the most recognizable elements of Alexandre Dumas's work.
Although the historical musketeers did not primarily use the rapier as a combat weapon, liter...
From the battlefield to legend
Historically, the musketeers belonged to a military elite linked to the French Royal ...
caballero
The Knight Monks of Calatrava: Warriors of God
The knight monks of Calatrava combined religious life with military activity during the Middle Ages.
Their archaeological remains allow for a better understanding of their diet and living conditio...
A life marked by discipline
During the Middle Ages, there were men who prayed like religious figures and fought like...
Arquitectura
Haunted medieval towers: Legends that inhabit medieval castles
Haunted medieval towers are part of the imagery surrounding many medieval castles.
After centuries of history, neglect, and conflict, many fortresses became shrouded in legends of apparitions, unex...
When towers stopped protecting
With the end of the Middle Ages, many fortresses lost their military function; some w...
Arquitectura
10 Secrets of Medieval Castle Doors and Windows
The doors and windows of medieval castles hid much more than it seems.
Behind their thick walls were systems designed to keep watch, withstand attacks, and hinder any enemy that attempted to enter...
Medieval doors and windows: an almost impenetrable defense
Every entrance and opening in a medieval fortress was des...
