Swords first appeared during the Bronze Age. But scholars aren’t sure whether they were a prestige item — made for show — or designed primarily to kill. Swords developed on human beings over hundreds ...

CAVE SPRINGS -- Greg Wenderski realized children love swords. It occurred to him that a program on how to make a sword might be popular. Wenderski, who calls himself the Sword Casting Guy, is a middle ...

The sword is the perennial symbol of empires, knighthood, chivalry and fantasy. But it’s also one of the world’s most ancient technologies, connected with breakthroughs in metallurgy that would change ...

Japanese sword making is a tradition that goes back centuries, and one that's carried on to this day. Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades can ...

All swords are not created equal, particularly when it comes to "Game of Thrones," the HBO series based on George R.R. Martin's character-rich sword-and-sorcery saga. When the series opens its second ...

NARA, Japan — They were once weapons of war. The most famous blades from Japan's rich history. Legendary swords that date back a thousand years or more. Travel across the country and you will see them ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Lundemo forges swords that look like they should be pulled from a stone, swung by a Samurai or thrust on “Game of Thrones.” ...

BALDWIN - Thomas R. Johnson is very much an outdoorsman of many talents. He is the manager of the Flint Rainbow Club on the Pere Marquette River near Baldwin, and he is a fly fishing and birdhunting ...