Historical Medieval Battles

Full contact sport based on medieval hand-to-hand combat

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Type

combat sport, historical reenactment

Armored combat or buhurt (from Old French béhourd: "joust", "tournament") or medieval combat or historical medieval battles (HMB), among other names, is a modern full contact fighting sport with steel blunt weapons characteristic of the Middle Ages. Fighters are covered in full modern-produced protective armour, made from steel or titanium alloy, made to aesthetically be close to their historical counterparts with modern protection techniques. Hits and blows may be aimed at any parts of the body (with the limitations set in the regulations); both wrestling and percussive techniques are permitted, thrusts are forbidden. Unlike staged battles, that can be seen at festivals of historical reenactment of the Middle Ages armored combat is a competive full contact international sport with many long running national and international tournament series.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q3090325 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.