Featured in KnightsBYTeam MightySep 27, 2022Share5 reasons why medieval wars were the worst for everyone involvedWar is not junior varsity basketball. There are no participation trophies and no one fights a battle thinking it’s okay… BYTeam MightySep 27, 2022ShareBYRuddy CanoSep 6, 2023ShareWhy knights were honor bound to fight dragonsKnights commit themselves to the protection of people. This is why knights are often given the role of the dragon slayer in these fantasies. BYRuddy CanoSep 6, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyJul 7, 2022ShareWhy medieval knights trained and worked out in full suits of armorThere’s a lot of wisdom in old sayings. As one old saying goes, “Train like you fight.” It’s a saying… BYTeam MightyJul 7, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyJun 29, 2022ShareThese warriors were the ‘Leper Knights’ of the Crusader KingdomsAugust 1099 saw the culmination of the First Crusade. European Knights had finally succeeded in capturing Jerusalem, creating a series… BYTeam MightyJun 29, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyMar 21, 2023ShareA special diet might be the reason these medieval knights lived long livesFood matters, and no one knows that more than military personnel. No matter where they are or what flag is… BYTeam MightyMar 21, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyFeb 7, 2023ShareWhy a knight’s lance was so deadly, even to armored knightsIt’s not just the favorite weapon to the central event of renaissance fairs all across America. The lance was the… BYTeam MightyFeb 7, 2023ShareBYRuddy CanoJan 19, 2022ShareThis is how knights trained for life-or-death jousting tournamentsJousting is thought to be the first extreme sport in history. According to historians, jousts were a popular medieval tournament… BYRuddy CanoJan 19, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyAug 18, 2021Share‘The Green Knight’ brings medieval chivalry to the big screen in a big wayThe legends of the mythical King Arthur’s court weren’t all round tables and holy grails. One of the king’s most… BYTeam MightyAug 18, 2021ShareBYLogan NyeJun 9, 2021ShareThe elite medieval knights who were bankers and brawlersThey were one of the most powerful organizations in the world at their time, controlling wealth and military arms across the world. The Knights Templar were the first Christian religious military order, eventually growing to be one of the first inte… BYLogan NyeJun 9, 2021ShareBYEric MilzarskiMay 4, 2023ShareIt’s surprisingly easy to earn a modern-day knighthoodBeing knighted today holds a much different meaning than it did in the days of old. Nations with a monarch as their head of state would, once upon a time, issue knighthoods to their loyal subjects and foreign citizens who have done great deeds for t… BYEric MilzarskiMay 4, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellDec 8, 2020Share8 reasons not to get that Crusader tattooWars are violent, brutal, and bloody. The Crusades were no exception, just one more in a long line of useless, stupid wars that people now romanticize for some reason. … BYBlake StilwellDec 8, 2020ShareBYEric MilzarskiMay 15, 2020Share6 reasons why being a medieval knight would have suckedThere’s something romantic about being a knight — and no, we don’t mean sweep-a-fair-lady-off-her-feet kind of romantic. Between the tall tales of heroic deeds and depictions of gleaming, glorious suits of armor, the life of a knight has been ma… BYEric MilzarskiMay 15, 2020Share
BYTeam MightySep 27, 2022Share5 reasons why medieval wars were the worst for everyone involvedWar is not junior varsity basketball. There are no participation trophies and no one fights a battle thinking it’s okay… BYTeam MightySep 27, 2022Share
BYRuddy CanoSep 6, 2023ShareWhy knights were honor bound to fight dragonsKnights commit themselves to the protection of people. This is why knights are often given the role of the dragon slayer in these fantasies. BYRuddy CanoSep 6, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyJul 7, 2022ShareWhy medieval knights trained and worked out in full suits of armorThere’s a lot of wisdom in old sayings. As one old saying goes, “Train like you fight.” It’s a saying… BYTeam MightyJul 7, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyJun 29, 2022ShareThese warriors were the ‘Leper Knights’ of the Crusader KingdomsAugust 1099 saw the culmination of the First Crusade. European Knights had finally succeeded in capturing Jerusalem, creating a series… BYTeam MightyJun 29, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyMar 21, 2023ShareA special diet might be the reason these medieval knights lived long livesFood matters, and no one knows that more than military personnel. No matter where they are or what flag is… BYTeam MightyMar 21, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyFeb 7, 2023ShareWhy a knight’s lance was so deadly, even to armored knightsIt’s not just the favorite weapon to the central event of renaissance fairs all across America. The lance was the… BYTeam MightyFeb 7, 2023Share
BYRuddy CanoJan 19, 2022ShareThis is how knights trained for life-or-death jousting tournamentsJousting is thought to be the first extreme sport in history. According to historians, jousts were a popular medieval tournament… BYRuddy CanoJan 19, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyAug 18, 2021Share‘The Green Knight’ brings medieval chivalry to the big screen in a big wayThe legends of the mythical King Arthur’s court weren’t all round tables and holy grails. One of the king’s most… BYTeam MightyAug 18, 2021Share
BYLogan NyeJun 9, 2021ShareThe elite medieval knights who were bankers and brawlersThey were one of the most powerful organizations in the world at their time, controlling wealth and military arms across the world. The Knights Templar were the first Christian religious military order, eventually growing to be one of the first inte… BYLogan NyeJun 9, 2021Share
BYEric MilzarskiMay 4, 2023ShareIt’s surprisingly easy to earn a modern-day knighthoodBeing knighted today holds a much different meaning than it did in the days of old. Nations with a monarch as their head of state would, once upon a time, issue knighthoods to their loyal subjects and foreign citizens who have done great deeds for t… BYEric MilzarskiMay 4, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellDec 8, 2020Share8 reasons not to get that Crusader tattooWars are violent, brutal, and bloody. The Crusades were no exception, just one more in a long line of useless, stupid wars that people now romanticize for some reason. … BYBlake StilwellDec 8, 2020Share
BYEric MilzarskiMay 15, 2020Share6 reasons why being a medieval knight would have suckedThere’s something romantic about being a knight — and no, we don’t mean sweep-a-fair-lady-off-her-feet kind of romantic. Between the tall tales of heroic deeds and depictions of gleaming, glorious suits of armor, the life of a knight has been ma… BYEric MilzarskiMay 15, 2020Share
