Welcome to the world of buhurt, a modern medieval combat sport where athletes wearing suits of armor fight with heavy metal swords, axes and maces.

Medieval sword-fighting techniques are still in use at New Orleans broadsword academy ... “The real driver for me is that it’s just enough violence to keep it interesting,” said Irving, ...

Combatants went medieval on each other this weekend. The High River Medieval Faire drew hundreds to the High River Rodeo ...

Instead of real swords, they use blunted ones of a similar weight. "And they're more flexible. So if you thrust at a person it doesn't just push into them," says MacIver.

Blades of glory: Knights compete in medieval battles in Serbia where the sword fighting is REAL. Men from 17 countries - and one woman - donned armour and battled with swords at the 15th century ...

A MEDIEVAL sword found embedded in a rock at the bottom of a Bosnian river is being hailed as ‘Excalibur’. The 700-year-old weapon is being compared to King Arthur’s legendary mag… ...

The sword in the stone: Archaeologists discover medieval weapon dubbed 'Excalibur' embedded in rock at bottom of Bosnian lake. The 14th century sword was found at the bottom of the Vrbas River in ...

The real William Wallace ... They're not the only big box store selling medieval-style weapons ... "I was surprised when my 15-year-old son came to me wanting me to buy him a sword from Home ...