Prior to his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the French ruler gave the saber to one of his most trusted generals, whose family kept it for generations ...

French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte was riding high as he brokered peace with England for the first time in a decade, retook several colonies that France had recently lost, and became consul for life. In ...

From roughly 1600 to 1900, the Kingdom of Dahomey carved out a powerful position in West Africa and a unique place on the ...

Two 2,300-year-old swords discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis in France "have few equivalents in Europe," and one is ...

The team located two swords still in their sheaths covered in ornate decorations. The swastika decorations found on one sword originate from Celtic tradition. While it is most heavily associated ...

The company issued a product notice late last month regarding the 34-inch long decorative display swords, which were described as “an authentic recreation of Godric Gryffindor’s sword ...