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The Knights Templar, one of the most enigmatic orders in history, remain surrounded by myths and theories since their dissolution in 1312. Throughout the centuries, its supposed connection to sa...

Sir William Marshal embodies the ideals of medieval chivalry: honor, skill, and leadership. Considered the greatest knight of his time, Marshal distinguished himself in tournaments, battles, and i...

Eilean Donan Castle, in the Scottish Highlands, holds the legend of the ghost of a Spanish soldier from the Galicia Regiment, who died during the British siege of 1719. Between history and myth,...

Medieval medicine combined science, tradition, and superstition. Recovered manuscripts reveal potions to balance humors, healing ointments, lizard shampoo, astrological diagrams, and rituals with...

LARP (Live Action Role Play) is a form of play in which participants portray characters in real time within fictional or historical worlds. More than just a game, it combines theater, narrative, a...

In Norse mythology, draugar are the walking dead: animated corpses with superhuman strength and a thirst for revenge. Feared for their power and anger, they inhabited burial mounds and attacked th...

Historical archery spans thousands of years of human ingenuity, from primitive flint arrows to powerful medieval bows and their modern sporting version. More than a weapon, the bow was a hunting...

During the Viking Age, Norway underwent a profound transformation under Kings Olaf Tryggvason and Olaf II Haraldsson. Both monarchs promoted the Christianization of the country, replacing the anci...

A criminologist from Cambridge University has managed to unravel a murder committed in London in 1337: the death of the priest John Forde. What for centuries seemed like a brutal, unexplained cr...