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For almost three centuries England and Scotland were at war. These wars are known as the 'Anglo-Scottish Wars' fought over the independence of Scotland from England. The history of these famous battles has been well-documented and is one of the most exciting periods in British and Scottish history. The movie 'Braveheart', which starred Mel Gibson, tells the story of a Scottish hero, William Wallace and the Battle of Stirling; during his famous Braveheart Freedom speech, Gibson is carrying a Clay

For thousands of year’s man has developed weapons for warfare, hunting, tools and decorations for clothing and jewelry from the materials that were accessible at that time. As the technology developed the weapons have also changed with it throughout history.In 2013 a site in central Alaska was excavated where they found the bones of two small children that dated back 12,000 years ago. They had been buried with ritual objects that dated to around 11,230-11,600 years. The researchers seemed to thi

Spears are one of the oldest weapons available. Older than guns and other modern weapons, spears are far from obsolete. There’s a good reason for that; as a weapon with a basic design, they’re more versatile than most and, with the right training and knowledge, they can be used by most people. According to the ancient histories of the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, spears were used centuries ago to hunt different land animals and game, as well as used in war and combat. As a matter of fact, almos

Given that a "shield" is a rather broad term which refers to any piece of personal, paneled armor which's held and expressly designed to intercept incoming attacks, we'll only here be concerned with, perhaps, the two most well-known and popular types of shield through history. Also, given that most ancient shields were constructed from wood, such as "poplar", we'll concern ourselves only with shields made at least partially of metal. "Partially," is used due to the fact that almost all shields c

A perhaps confusing question to those ignorant regarding the ways of the blade, but completely similar to any circle of people intimately familiar with a subject matter in particular, the terminology of knives is small, sparse, and commonly overlaps with knife enthusiasts, fanatics, collectors, smiths, and designers.To answer why, or more importantly, what determines the complexity, depth, and diversity of terminology, one simply needs to look at and understand the depth and complexity of the su