LOVELAND, Colo. — Pinned against a wooden rail, battered with axes, the knight staggered. Two attackers, clad in armor from head to toe, tried to kick his legs from under him. There was a flash of ...
When he dons his gleaming metal helmet, he’s Sir Brian De Catton, a 15th-century knight in shining armor. When he takes it off, he’s Brian Caton, a jovial 50-year-old medieval performer from Lebanon, ...
If you have any awareness of sword-and-shield combat as a modern-day exercise, there’s a strong chance you’ve probably confused it with LARPing (live action role-playing). Medieval combat, however, is ...