Mamluks: The Incredible Islamic Slave-Warriors of Egypt
Introduction Often overshadowed by the exploits of the Ottomans in Europe and the Near East, it should be noted however that it was the Mamluks…
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Ancient Hittite Warriors: 10 Things You Should Know
Who Were the Hittites? The Hittites originating from Anatolia (corresponding to modern-day Turkey), carved out an empire (from circa 15th-13th century BC) that encompassed most…
The Medieval Knight of Europe: Origins, Evolution, and Culture
Whenever we talk about a medieval knight our reveries cling on to the resplendent image of a chivalrous warrior incredibly armored from head to toe,…
Samurai – Origins, History, and Culture of the Japanese Warrior Class
Introduction There is a certain sense of almost fantastical fascination when it comes to the popular scope of Samurai warriors. But if we dissociate popular…
The mysterious case of Tutankhamun’s ‘warrior armor’
A few days ago, the realm of archaeology and history was caught up in a hullabaloo over King Tut’s leather-made warrior armor. The story boiled…
The skeleton of an iconic Viking warrior at Birka possibly belongs to a woman
Back in 2014, a study conducted on the analysis of mitochondrial DNA, extracted from Norse skeletons dated from the Viking Age, suggested the possibility of…
Ancient Siberian ceremonial warrior armor crafted from reindeer antlers
A few days ago we talked about spectacular warrior armor panoplies that were historically used throughout the ages by the military elites of the society….
12 Remarkable Warrior Armor Ensembles From History
Fashion and technology – while these words have vastly different connotations in our modern world, their combined scope in history was mostly related to warfare….
Archaeologist possibly identifies the tomb of a renowned Viking warrior chieftain
Bjarne Henning Nielsen, an archaeologist hailing from northern Jutland, has put forth his hypothesis concerning the location of the tomb of the renowned Viking warrior…
Experts reconstruct the face of the Scottish ‘warrior-king’ Robert the Bruce
An incredible collaborative effort from the historians from the University of Glasgow and craniofacial experts from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has resulted in what…
