Greek Fire: The first chemical weapon?
Since ancient times, civilizations have feared fire, but of all the early attempts to use it as a controllable and effective weapon, none is as intriguing as the mysterious substance that today we call ‘Greek fire’.
The Lance
A colloquial way to invite a knight to joust was to ask him to “break a lance” with you.
The Viking Axe
Few weapons were so feared or as evocative as the axe used by the Vikings in their feuds and in battle, as well as on their raids throughout Europe in the eighth and ninth centuries and beyond.