Its lightweight and thin shape allow for it to be hefted sideways and cut quickly into the side of big tree’s grain. Some models have a double blade in the fashion of a medieval battle axe (double-bit axe). In my opinion, you really don’t need two blades whizzing by your head...
Although most traces of pigment have now disappeared, a good deal of the sculpture produced in Antiquity (eg. Egyptian, Greek, Roman statues/reliefs) and Medieval times (eg. gothic cathedral scultures) was covered with paint or other colouring materials, including gold or silver leaf and other...
The paper focuses on the perception of space in the medieval Romanian culture. The orientation and the role attributed to the geographical axes are a sample of the Orthodox, namely, Eastern-European vision of the world in the Middle Ages. Verticality is seen more ...
As historian Sydney Anglo points out, defining a rapier flummoxes even specialists in the field. The popular image of a rapier is a light sword used for thrusting where intellect and finesse replace the brute strength assigned to sword fighting in medieval Europe. However, as Angelo points out,...
Though popularized by British and Irish bards, the name actually derives from the medieval Frenchchanson balladée(meaning ‘dance songs’) — and it’s not hard to see the semblance between this form’s rhythm and structure and modern-day music: ...
As medieval heraldry was originally borne by the warrior class, weapons were often used as charges. For specific entries, see: arrow, axe, battering ram, bow, cannon, catapult, chaine shot, crossbow, fireball, flail, gun, hammer, knife, mace, pole-arm, pole-cannon, sling, spear, staff...
later. He dealt at length with the theory of various physical phenomena such as sunsets, rainbows, shadows, and eclipses. Roger Bacon (thirteenth century), Pole Witelo (Vitellio) and all Medieval Western writers on Optics base their optical work primarily on Al-Haitham's 'Opticae Thesaurus....
Though popularized by British and Irish bards, the name actually derives from the medieval Frenchchanson balladée(meaning ‘dance songs’) — and it’s not hard to see the semblance between this form’s rhythm and structure and modern-day music: ...
Castle, medieval stronghold, generally the residence of the king or lord of the territory in which it stands.
Study how a series of gears in a waterwheel translates a stream's energy to a millstoneBefore the Industrial Revolution, power came from three main sources: humans, draft animals, and water.The ingenuity people used in harnessing waterpower can be seen in this medieval-style mill. The ...