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| Tango01 | 28 Nov 2019 10:04 p.m. PST |
…Thought, New Evidence Shows. "The medieval battle axe was deadly – no doubt about it. The discoveries at Towton, England, however, reveal a previously unappreciated level of hacking and horror, which would've been wrought by the axe. The Battle of Towton, fought in 1461 during the complex Wars of the Roses (when Mad King Henry VI was in his prime), was a deadly 15th-century exchange that left behind numerous skeletal remains. These bones, including Towton 25 – as one of the skulls is known – are full of clues about the actualities of medieval weaponry and battle. Towton 25 and the other bones found at Towton make medieval war come alive in a painful way that might actually make your face hurt just looking at them. Notably, the bones at Towton, especially those of Towton 25, do more than simply reveal what medieval weaponry might've been able to accomplish. They also vividly debunk some of the more popular Hollywood depictions of how they might've worked. Think a medieval axe could lop off a head on the field of battle in one clean swipe? Think again…"
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