Renown’s crunchy combat has a lot of potential in a genre not known for making close combat an elaborate affair. Meanwhile, the basic and sometimes mundane gathering and building game that you ...

For Ubisoft’s purposes however, the siege in question will be ‘The Great Viking Siege of Paris’ and that bad boy kicked off in 885 AD – perfect timing for Eivor to be a part of.

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt.

Stricter safety measures may have prevented the death of a man who was killed when he was flung from a human catapult, an inquest jury has ruled. Oxford University student Kostydin Yankov, 19, of ...

Published in 1983, the original Crossbows and Catapults was a big hit at retail, straddling the line between a novel toy and a dexterity-based board game. Players compete to land their caroms ...

In “The Siege,” Ben Macintyre gives a lesser-known Iranian hostage crisis its due. A soldier covers the BBC journalist Sim Harris as he escapes from the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980 after ...

And now, I’m watching my lucky two getting first dibs on a brand new playground with tunnels and a chance to fire a play-version of a trebuchet catapult. It’s part of Dover Castle Under Siege ...

KENILWORTH, ENGLAND—Live Science reports that eight stone catapult shots were found outside the walls of Kenilworth Castle, which is located in England’s West Midlands. The largest sphere ...

A crew at Kenilworth Castle with one of eight catapult shots. CREDIT: English Heritage. The Siege From June 25 until December 13, 1266, Kenilworth Castle was under constant attack.

In 1266, Kenilworth Castle was the site of what’s believed to be the longest siege in the history of medieval England, and these catapult shots were fired during the violent event. Construction ...

The catapult shots were used during the 1266 siege of the castle when England was in the midst of a civil conflict known as the Second Barons' War. This war pitted the forces of several rebel ...

The siege ended after the rebel forces inside the castle, suffering from starvation and disease, surrendered to King Henry III’s forces, officials said. The eight catapult shots “were found ...