History textbooks always focus on the grand strategies of the top brass, but the terrifying reality of history was decided by the ordinary men standing on the front lines. To experience what it felt like to face down a charging army, we are getting hands-on with the ultimate collection of historic combat gear at the Royal Armouries. Wielding a replica eighth-century Saxon sword reveals the brutal mechanics of close-quarters shield warfare, where a single smooth swing could effortlessly take off an enemy's limb.
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