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Sword Memes, the best kind of memes!
In today's post we thought it would be fun to share. some of our favorite sword comedy memes with you. Does this acco...
A dagger acquired, lost and reborn, a shop story from A&A.
Today we check out a story from the shop. One of our crew, the talented Thomas, has always had an interest in the typ...
Castlerock Museum armor and weapons in history
In our work at Arms & Armor, and doing research as The Oakeshott Institute, we have been lucky enough to visit ma...
Dude's guide to the Renaissance Festival
We have done renaissance fairs for over 40 years and they have changed a great deal over that time. We thought it mi...
How do cross guards work on swords and daggers?
A query from one of our viewers on a recent video prompted us to answer his questions in this quick video about cros...
Throwing Nordland Axes, Summer Fun
Spring is in full swing here and we all know young warriors can think of only one thing in spring. That's right, axe ...
I need a real sword
I had a nice conversation with a new customer last week who was trying to decide what kind of sword to buy. H...
Medieval Weapons, seeing the details
In our last post we talked about some of the pluses and minuses of going to a museum with one of us. It is a great w...
What is it like to go to a Museum with a sword maker?
The answer to this question will depend on whether you like swords or not and if you do how much of a sword geek are ...
"upon this charge Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!"
Yesterday, the 23rd of April, was the Feast of St. George. It is the traditional day that St George is said to have ...
Easter Bunnies, A&A Style
We've taken the holiday weekend off, so we haven't written any super-illuminating blog posts that will blow your min...
Swords of Spring
Well our post today is a bit light as we had a busy weekend chipping ice, full on melt and freeze time in Minnesota, ...