ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The term “live-action role-playing,” or LARPing, covers a wide range of hobbies—from fantasy quests to immersive games and combat events using padded swords, axes, and hammers.

Buhurt blades’ edge retention mechanism depends on the interaction of strain distribution and surface hardness. All swords ...

In one corner is thirty-seven-year-old Matt Gifford, five foot ten inches, weighing in at 185 pounds. Over his armor, he wears a red brigandine, a cloth garment studded with metal. On the other side ...

The University of Montana’s Medieval Combat Society has returned for another semester of foam-coated warfare. After ...

Have you found yourself having the desire to become a knight in an age where nearly all knightly gear is obsolete, and no ...

If anyone drove past the Eastpointe Memorial Library Saturday afternoon and thought a scene from Game of Thrones was unfolding on the lawn, fear not. Members of the Order of Pegasus femme armored ...

The quest to become a knight in the medieval period required learning combat techniques. Once dubbed, these young men would receive a sword and armor and go to battle. This medieval combat still ...

The Colorado Springs chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism hosts a medieval tournament which determines the next ...

SANTA CRUZ — Those who come to University Terrace Park around midday Sundays will undoubtedly witness interesting things, namely people of all ages clad in armor engaging in medieval-style combat — ...

“Fighters, touch tips!” master of ceremonies Mickey Gallus booms over a loudspeaker. The clunky innuendo elicits a roar from the Saturday-night crowd inside Hammond Civic Center. Violence looms, and ...