Amateur detectorists exploring the historic fields near Gietrzwałd, Poland, have unearthed a remarkably rare medieval flail weapon known as a kiścień - only the fourth such artifact ever recorded in ...

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A facial reconstruction of a medieval skull reveals that the battle victim may have been struck a fatal blow by an ax. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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Pinned against a wooden rail, battered with axes, the knight staggered. Two attackers, clad in armor from head to toe, tried to kick his legs from under him. There was a flash of steel, and out of ...