As long as their has been swords, there have been kids using their boundless imagination to become the hero by transforming a simple stick into a mighty blade. But in 2022 - the options for kids these days to begin a proto-collection are legion. Here are some of the best ones around and a guide on what to look for brought to us by the editors at lifesavvy.com

Found along with pottery and jewelry from the stone age, hundreds of 5th century graves were recently uncovered along the Danube River, Germany - an area that truly deserves even further archeological exploration, as these recent finds suggest that humans have lived there for much longer than previously understood.

While it has been in production hell for several years now, the remake of the classic Sword & Sorcery movie 'Red Sonja' looks like it might finally be making some progress, and reportedly Matilda Lutz will be taking the lead role. Let's hope she and the rest of the team do it justice..

With an interest in medieval swords inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tokien, 'Gwaith-i-Megyr' ("Fellowship of Swordsmen" in Elvish) is a group of 50 like minded people who enjoy the challenge and the adrenaline rush of recreating the Historical European Martial Arts. Just goes to show you that the sword arts transcend cultural and geographical boundaries.

Inspired by traditional Samurai Yoroi armor, this article takes you behind the scenes of how the armor for Daemon Targaryen from the Game of thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon.

Can you find the Gladiators missing sword in 10 seconds? I could not, and finding it has seemingly broken the internet - have a look and see how quickly you can find it (personally, I think that sword collectors may have a harder time finding it than your average Joe, because - well, you'll know it when you see it!).

Philippine made swords certainly have come a long way since when SBG was first started way back in 2005..

And while I loved them for their toughness, price and overall build quality - I must admit that looking back many of the 'beater' style swords made by Generation 2 and the like were a little on the 'clunky' side.

But as the needs and the sophistication of the sword buying public have increased, it is great to see Filipino sword makers stepping up to the plate - and no sword better represents this evolution in action than the Crecy Sword by Kingdom of Arms..

For those of you who are not familiar with this brand, Kingdom of Arms is a recent collaboration between the original founder of Generation 2/Legacy Arms - Mr. Clyde Hollis and the extremely talented team of smiths led by Hernando De Guzman from Blade Culture International in Pangasinan, the Philippines.

One of the flagship models of their lines of mid priced, hand made swords from many different ages and regions is the Crecy Sword, which is based on a 14th century XVIa armor piercing longsword design that plausibly would have been at service at this critical battle of the 100 years war.

The first incarnation of this sword made by Kingdom of Arms hearkened back to the earlier Generation 2 style swords with fairly basic looking fittings and a relatively heavy blade with little distal taper.

In addition to a much sleeker and attractive overall design, the current model has an additional 2.25" of grip and a tight point of balance moved an additional 1.25" closer to the guard while gaining only 1oz of additional weight - in short, a superior sword in every aspect with only a modest price increase.

Check out this sword first hand with a 10% discount until the 5th of September 2022! To use, simply add the Crecy Sword to your cart and either enter the coupon code manually or just click on it to automatically apply it to your order.

That about wraps up this edition of the digest - next month will be our usual Halloween special, so until next issue stay safe, stay well and happy swordening!