Welcome to the world of buhurt, a modern medieval combat sport where athletes wearing suits of armor fight with heavy metal swords, axes and maces.

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Real armor of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance, is like a steel skin. ... Real German Gothic high medieval maces of the 15th century are, they're usually pretty short.

In actuality, medieval armor did a good job of protecting against the weapons of the time. Someone "wearing his wealth" on the battlefield was much more likely to be captured and ransomed than killed.

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Medieval armor certainly looks heavy. And now researchers have demonstrated how the protection might have unwittingly put its wearers at a heavy disadvantage on the battlefield.

That being said, Martin does capture some medieval realities, said Kelly DeVries, a medieval historian at Loyola University Maryland. "The arms and armor are very well-respected," DeVries told ...