From medieval beginnings, the samurai have inspired art, fiction and films, from Shōgun to Star Wars. But their true story is ...

Who would win in a battle between a medieval knight and a Japanese samurai? An article on History Defined tackles this question, pitting these warrior classes against each other. In a battle in full ...

"This collection is the conclusion of a colloquium held at the University of San Francisco in April 2000"--P. vi. Beyond valor and bloodshed: the arts of war as a path to serenity / Karl F. Friday -- ...

Medieval knights are one of those things where the fiction outweighs the facts. Knights served as a part of the aristocracy for most of Europe, far from popular films’ hallowed heroism or comedic ...