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Harald Hardrada’s Varangian Guard Years
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Harald Hardrada’s Varangian Guard Years Explained: The Viking Who Became Byzantium’s Deadliest Warrior

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Elden Ring PvE Builds That Stay Strong: Reliable Setups That Carry You From Limgrave to the Endgame

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Blackfyre: Aegon the Conqueror
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Blackfyre: The Legendary Sword That Helped Tear a Kingdom Apart

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Joachim Murat: The Peacock King of Cavalry and Napoleon’s Most Dazzling Commander

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Benedict Cumberbatch’s Richard III Explained: Shakespeare’s Villain Reimagined

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Top 20 Famous Pirates Ranked by Notoriety

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Armour-Piercing Swords: The Blades Built to Break Steel

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What are the sword martial arts? Sword Martial Arts
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Anglachel: The Black Sword of The Silmarillion Explained Thingol Anglachel
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Anglachel: The Black Sword of The Silmarillion Explained

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What Is the Most Famous Fictional Sword Ever Created? lightsaber-blue
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Mambele: History, Design and Legacy of Central Africa’s Throwing Blade Mambele
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Can You Become Overpowered in Sekiro? Sekiro Overpowered
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Can You Become Overpowered in Sekiro?

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Harald Hardrada’s Varangian Guard Years Explained: The Viking Who Became Byzantium’s Deadliest Warrior Harald Hardrada’s Varangian Guard Years
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Harald Hardrada’s Varangian Guard Years Explained: The Viking Who Became Byzantium’s Deadliest Warrior

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Blackfyre: The Legendary Sword That Helped Tear a Kingdom Apart Blackfyre: Aegon the Conqueror
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Benedict Cumberbatch’s Richard III Explained: Shakespeare’s Villain Reimagined Benedict Cumberbatch - Richard III
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Harald Hardrada’s Varangian Guard Years Explained: The Viking Who Became Byzantium’s Deadliest Warrior Harald Hardrada’s Varangian Guard Years
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Harald Hardrada’s Varangian Guard Years Explained: The Viking Who Became Byzantium’s Deadliest Warrior

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Before the Last Viking King, There Was a Mercenary Legend Before Harald Hardrada became King of Norway...
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Elden Ring PvE Builds That Stay Strong: Reliable Setups That Carry You From Limgrave to the Endgame Elden Ring PVE Builds
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Elden Ring PvE Builds That Stay Strong: Reliable Setups That Carry You From Limgrave to the Endgame

Liz Stone June 2, 2026 0
Elden Ring loves giving players a shiny new weapon, letting them fall in love with it, then...
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Blackfyre: The Legendary Sword That Helped Tear a Kingdom Apart Blackfyre: Aegon the Conqueror
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Blackfyre: The Legendary Sword That Helped Tear a Kingdom Apart

Liz Stone June 2, 2026 0
Few swords in fantasy carry the weight of history quite like Blackfyre. In George R. R. Martin’s...
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Joachim Murat: The Peacock King of Cavalry and Napoleon’s Most Dazzling Commander Joachim Murat
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Joachim Murat: The Peacock King of Cavalry and Napoleon’s Most Dazzling Commander

Jayne Ellis June 2, 2026 0
Few figures from the Napoleonic era command attention quite like Joachim Murat. He looked as though he...
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The Seleucid–Parthian Wars (247-129 BCE): The Struggle That Destroyed a Hellenistic Empire Seleucid–Parthian Wars
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The Seleucid–Parthian Wars (247-129 BCE): The Struggle That Destroyed a Hellenistic Empire

Jayne Ellis June 2, 2026 0
The Seleucid-Parthian Wars were not a single conflict but a long series of campaigns, invasions, rebellions, and...
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Justinian II: The Emperor Who Lost His Nose and Took Back an Empire Justinian II
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Justinian II: The Emperor Who Lost His Nose and Took Back an Empire

Jayne Ellis June 1, 2026 0
Few rulers in Byzantine history inspire quite as much fascination as Justinian II. His reign reads less...
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What are the sword martial arts? Sword Martial Arts
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What are the sword martial arts?

Matt Tait June 1, 2026 0
Sword fighting is one of humanity’s oldest martial traditions. Long before the sword became a symbol hanging...
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William the Conqueror: The Bastard Duke Who Forged a Kingdom william the conqueror
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William the Conqueror: The Bastard Duke Who Forged a Kingdom

Jayne Ellis June 1, 2026 0
Few rulers altered the direction of a country as completely as William the Conqueror. Born as the...
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Battle of Bautzen (1002): Bolesław the Brave’s Bold Seizure of a Frontier Stronghold Battle of Bautzen
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Battle of Bautzen (1002): Bolesław the Brave’s Bold Seizure of a Frontier Stronghold

Jayne Ellis June 1, 2026 0
The Battle of Bautzen in 1002 was not one of the largest clashes of the Middle Ages,...
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Anglachel: The Black Sword of The Silmarillion Explained Thingol Anglachel
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Anglachel: The Black Sword of The Silmarillion Explained

Liz Stone June 1, 2026 0
Few weapons in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium carry as much mystery, tragedy, and outright bad luck as Anglachel....
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  • What are the sword martial arts?
    by Matt Tait on June 1, 2026 at 1:07 pm

    Sword fighting is one of humanity’s oldest martial traditions. Long before the sword became a symbol hanging above The post What are the sword martial arts? appeared first on Seven Swords.

  • The Best Historical Re-enactment Events in the UK, Ranked
    by Matt Tait on April 9, 2026 at 1:03 pm

    The British calendar has a habit of filling itself with historical re-enactments in much the same way medieval The post The Best Historical Re-enactment Events in the UK, Ranked appeared first on Seven Swords.

  • A Guide to Volunteering for Archaeological Excavations in the UK and Beyond
    by Jayne Ellis on March 16, 2026 at 1:56 pm

    If you have ever fancied spending your time uncovering Roman pottery, medieval foundations, or some gloriously obscure fragment The post A Guide to Volunteering for Archaeological Excavations in the UK and Beyond appeared first on Seven Swords.

  • Why Are Curved Swords Considered More Dangerous in the UK?
    by Matt Tait on March 14, 2026 at 3:32 pm

    People often claim curved swords are simply illegal in the UK. They are not. The real position is The post Why Are Curved Swords Considered More Dangerous in the UK? appeared first on Seven Swords.

  • Swords of the Napoleonic Wars – Steel, Status and Survival in an Age of Mass War
    by Jayne Ellis on February 27, 2026 at 4:08 pm

    The Napoleonic Wars did not invent the sword, but they represent its final great chapter as a primary The post Swords of the Napoleonic Wars – Steel, Status and Survival in an Age of Mass War appeared first on Seven Swords.

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