The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs
Discover over 850 outdoor clues and signs with Tristan Gooley’s ultimate guide. Uncover nature's secrets with two decades of outdoor experience.
The Truth Behind Viking Helmets Revealed!
The paper’s authors say the decorated helmets would have been worn for symbolic reasons rather than as battle gear. At the time they were made, Scandinavian societies were moving from Sun worship to reverence for gods associated with animals.
Armor Evolution: A Samurai’s Journey Through Time
Generally speaking, Japanese armour could be classified by their construction in three large groups—scale armours, lamellar armours and full-plate armours.
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Netflix's Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan explores the Sengoku period's chaos, with warlords battling for supremacy. Historical drama meets expert insights in a gripping narrative.
The Ancient Arts of Self-Discipline by Shogun's Castle
Shogun’s Castle album, The Ancient Arts of Self-Discipline, is a journey through the eight-fold path, a pilgrimage of self-discovery and enlightenment, just like those old-school Japanese samurai-warriors used to do.
The Samurai
In his latest book, Stephen Turnbull goes beyond battles to reveal the real samurai vibe: suicide rituals, vendettas, art, and poetry.
SHWEP Podcast
Exploring the forgotten and rejected story of Western thought.
A Dental Odyssey Through the Oral Health of Norse Warriors
Toothpick use, tooth filing, and infection treatments discovered by researchers. Lead author Carolina Bertilsson suggests filed front teeth could be an identity marker. Notably, all cases studied were male.
Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung
Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung, transformed into graphic novels by DC Comics, is a mind-blowing epic. Heroes, heroines, dragons, and epic adventures await!
The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok
From the translator of the bestselling Poetic Edda comes a gripping new rendering of two great sagas. Explore the legendary heroic family through the tales of Sigurd, Brynhild, and Ragnar Lothbrok.
