BuzzFeed: Battle Axes! Bloodshed! Bureaucracy!

Welcome to the violent, geeky world of hardcore international medieval combat. Longform by BuzzFeed Inside The Violent, Geeky World Of Hardcore International Medieval Combat Battle axes! Bloodshed! Bureaucracy! Middle Ages war reenactment is taking a turn for the violent as weekend warriors grapple with dangerous weaponry, entrenched nationalism, and a bit of institutional corruption and chaos. Read it on BuzzFeed More Longform Stories We're Reading... Joe Biden in Winter: Will He Run (Again)? — Politico Magazine Inside The High-Stakes Battle To Control How You Talk To Friends — Wired Jennifer Lawrence And The History Of Cool Girls — BuzzFeed All 85 Best Picture Oscar Winners Ranked — BuzzFeed How Three Amateur Jewel Thieves Made Off With New York’s Most Precious Gems — Smithsonian Magazine Ghosting: What It's Like Being Julian Assange's Ghostwriter — London Review Of Books I Took The Dalai Lama To A Ski Resort And He Told Me The Meaning Of Life — Slate Running Back From Hell: Can Exercise Cure PTSD? — Runner's World I Was A Final Fantasy Addict — BuzzFeed Get more stories on BuzzFeed What's hot on BuzzFeed This BuzzFeed email was sent to dwyld.kwu.yq4b5l8av2dw7@blogger.com | Unsubscribe Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up to get BuzzFeed in your inbox BuzzFeed, Inc. 200 Fifth Ave, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010