Stories

Swords of ‘Middle Earth’

Four heroic swords based on weapons used in the epic ‘The Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy went on display at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds in...

Swords in popular culture

In the world of arms and armour, the objects featured in contemporary popular culture are often underrepresented. Much of the public perception of ...

Swords in “Game of Thrones”

Stefan Maeder gives us a fascinating insight into the swords of HBO’s epic retelling of George R.R. Martin’s “A Game of Thrones”. Swords and symb...

The ‘Writhen Hilt’ Sword

In this blog post, Assistant Curator Scot Hurst traces the fascinating history of the writhen hilt sword, from the hands of two of the world’s most...