We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Ancient history is packed with legends, myths, and stories that are larger than life, some of which ...

A London blacksmith has perfected a technique known as pattern welding to create elaborately-designed replica Saxon swords and knives. He demonstrates his technique on camera SmartNews: World’s ...

There can be few more mythologized ancient materials technologies than sword-making. The common view — that ancient metalsmiths had an extraordinary empirical grasp of how to manipulate alloy ...

If you grow up around a working blacksmith’s forge, there are a few subjects related to metalwork on which you’ll occasionally have a heated discussion. Probably the best known is the topic of wrought ...

“Forging soul into steel” — that’s the motto of artist blacksmith and bladesmith Owen Bush. Working out of his forge in Welling, Kent, Owen lives out his passion for hot working of metals. A nicely ...

The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) is the world's longest-established scholarly association dedicated to the furtherance of anthropology (the study of humankind) in ...