Pinned against a wooden rail, battered with axes, the knight staggered ... The marshal, or referee, yelled “fight!” and they charged, hacking with axes and swords. Shields collided with ...

Across America, in front of crowds of thousands, men and women are dressing up as knights from the Middle Ages and fighting one another. The weapons, violence, and chivalry are all real.

With their faces hidden behind hard black masks, two fighters stand a few feet apart ... There are plenty of rules in a sword fight. But there's one rule that applies after the fighters have ...