When he dons his gleaming metal helmet, he’s Sir Brian De Catton, a 15th-century knight in shining armor. When he takes it off, he’s Brian Caton, a jovial 50-year-old medieval performer from Lebanon, ...

A crowd of about 75 watched intently as Eric Slyter and John Allen engaged in an educational bout of simulated medieval combat Saturday at the Hillsboro Public Library. The duo, of Washington ...

We often romanticize the Middle Ages, seeing them as a time of chivalry, gallant knights, and castles. Beneath all of this ...

Following is a transcript of the video. - [helmet clanging] [knight groaning] [armor clanging on ground] Toby Capwell: Poor old R-Patz looks like a pile of garbage, I'm afraid. Hi, I'm Toby Capwell. I ...

The sound of sword strikes echoes through the towering pine trees in Black Forest, just north of Colorado Springs where the Colorado Wardens practice their sport. Armor, long swords and shields are ...

The armored combat sport of "buhurt" — from an old French word meaning "to wallop" — delivers adrenaline and violence surpassing the bashing found in hockey and football. (Mike Barry / For The Times) ...

These knights aren't messing around. The Wisconsin Medieval Combat Center practices full-on armored fighting with swords and axes. They don't hold back and swing hard.

A violent new sports league is trying to make inroads in the Pacific Northwest. It’s best described as full contact, MMA-style combat in medieval armor. The swords and axes are all real. These aren’t ...

CANTON − Medieval madness swept over the Hall of Fame Village as fighters sparred in body armor while wielding swords in a bizarre sporting spectacle. Smoke, pyrotechnics, rabid fans, strobe lights, ...

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 ...