This discovery sheds light on medieval ... The sword, featuring motifs of Daikoku, one of Japan’s seven gods of luck, may date to the 16th century. Its presence in Germany remains a mystery ...

Max Tobin (strangely never before mentioned in any historical text), looks back at the evidence against the real-life medieval monarch. Presented by Max Tobin The Erlitou site, dating back to ...

A European origin and an approximate date in the twelfth–thirteenth centuries CE are proposed. The study also discusses the role of swords in Medieval European society, their association with ...