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

Wall Relief of Horse Archers, Neo-Assyrian 865-860 BC. (British Museum) A horse archer is a cavalryman armed with a bow who can shoot while riding on the back of a horse. This style of warfare appears ...

Homemade arrows litter the field. Archers scramble, reaching for more ammunition while avoiding being hit. A man in a gold sash watches from afar while another greets incoming players. This is a ...