Toledo, Spain, has been a hotbed for sword-making since the 5th century BC. But the art of sword-making is dying in Toledo, with just two artisans keeping the ancient tradition alive. Mass-produced ...

CAVE SPRINGS -- Greg Wenderski realized children love swords. It occurred to him that a program on how to make a sword might be popular. Wenderski, who calls himself the Sword Casting Guy, is a middle ...

Swords first appeared during the Bronze Age. But scholars aren’t sure whether they were a prestige item — made for show — or designed primarily to kill. Swords developed on human beings over hundreds ...

The sword is the perennial symbol of empires, knighthood, chivalry and fantasy. But it’s also one of the world’s most ancient technologies, connected with breakthroughs in metallurgy that would change ...

NEW HAMPTON, N.Y. — Through smoke and sparks and staccato banging from his anvil, John Lundemo forges swooping swords that look like they should be pulled from a stone, swung by a samurai or thrust on ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Joe Avella: Believe it or not, there's a blacksmith in Hollywood who specializes in making real swords for films and TV. Yes, actual swords, for stars and stunt ...