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If they paid wages in gold coins, I would participate in building the castle :)

I have a question about the mortar mixture. @22:06 time lapse of the video, the guy was saying 25 baskets of this sand and 50 baskets of the other sand. Which one was the quarry sand, and what type of sand was the other? Thanks in advance.

Did they use plastic spoons to eat the porridge?

sorry i have to point on the hook on the bucket is fake, lol, but i understand why

There are phrases like this defined in all of these series. I think this info is so interesting.

It certainly is a useful experiment in practical application of craft skills as well as a real-life demonstration of medieval life, though I can understand why someone might question its relevance to the 21st century. Without the presumption that civilization may return to a more-or-less feudal social order, can we really claim that this is but little more than a means of satisfying curious historians and archaeologists?

@@moonrock41 Different math problem but, I remember my father who was a coal miner with no education complaining about me learning things like trigonometry at school. A long time later I was putting up a fence with him at my home and it required some measurements for angles and lengths when we where planning it and buying the material and Dad was just confused without an item in his hands to measure and some simple early secondary school math solved it.

cooool

That is incredible awesome! Children are seeing the knowledge being applied and it creates a lasting mark and imprint in them.

David Witt Sadly whatever the system requires we’ve got to learn even if it means we will never need it

Andrew Riches oh honey our very existence is a waste of time so why not have some fun whilst we wait to die :)

It’s just wonderful. Time is a construct- it can’t be “wasted.”

@@jrojala time is a tool you can put on a wall or wear it on your wrist the past is far behind us the future doesn’t exist

Yeah. It's a very worthy project, we can learn more about our past and heritage. Just a pity the presentation is so cringe.

@@jugementalshoelase1533 whats the Time? Its quarter to nine, Time to have a bath What do you mean? We are already clean!

I like the mix of modern shoes and precautions it lets me know they aren't crazy

I would not be too keen on chiseling stone without eye protection. I would not be willing to go blind for the sake of historical purity. Also toilet paper, I would still use toilet paper.

@@kev3d Steel toe shoes when working around heavy stones.

@@kev3d Yeah certain things like that is understandable.

Yeah exactly. Honestly, back in the 13th century, there probably would have been an abundance of skilled masons, woodworkers etc who would have had the skills and the experience to go about this (fairly) safely even without modern day safety gear. Today it’s a very different story. Although I don’t doubt these people’s skill and experience, this is the first time a truly medieval castle was built in a very, very long time. It’s a largely experimental affair, heightening its danger.

She's still a ginner though..(thats Yorkshire for ginger)

Yeah, getting media training a few years back ruined her personal presenting style. She went from being 'really enthused and knowledgeable friendly Ruth' to 'generic BBC talking head #5034'.

No, I do not love Ruth,.. could do with someone to replace Ruth, what an irritating, whiny voice! Quite the drama queen... or should we say peasant. very interesting series, except Ruth.

Exactly! She is so cute when she explains something :) 51:28 Easy Peasy :D

I LOVE Ruth!

Verdade véi, chega de besteira alienígena

The Norman's are well known to be Aliens.

Is the History Channel run by Corporate Reptilian Aliens? 👽 *Ancient Astronaut Theorists Say Yes* 👍

they didnt talk about aliens so id say no ;)..... its WAY BETTER

Yup, the USA history channel is just trash, this is European and perfect for learning

Nor the victorian era

I love her

@@angelosumugat6653 Aye! Nor WW2 either!

True! I loved Wartime Farm, they were all amazing!

Ruth is the best! My husband and I are watching all the programs with her in it.

Except that one time he made a face at her cottage cheese sarnie! 🤣

And their cybernetically enhanced horses.

That DLC sucks.

How retro!

OMG YES HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Heritage is a gift we give our descendants. Cyberchivalry is the type of gift that one slightly dangerous uncle with a colourful past gives his nephews. I approve.

We can do incredible things when we put our minds to it.

That's the longing in your DNA from your ancestors

Aliens teach us things, we don't realize where the ideas originate.

@@jasongr3219 ideas can seem alien yes, but im somewhat sure that we grew as a species not through extraterrestrial intervention, but rather due to the fact that someone smarter than you and I made something revolutionary; like the computer you used to write this comment, the wifi that transmitted it, and the cell towers that received it - I wouldn't suppose you think those too were the works of aliens?

@@dechezhaast How it works is that extra terrestrials and hyper-dimensional people give information to humans, who then teach it to the rest of us through secretive means. They then carefully write the narrative of history to make is seem as though humans naturally evolve to upgrade, which we only do slowly and not very much. For example, "aliens" will give us a new invention, then people keep it a secret because the public doesn't know how to handle such a thing. Then the public is carefully programmed to understand it, through movies, tv shows, subliminals, etc. Then once we're ready for it, the invention gets rolled out to the general public, presented as something humans came up with. Then deep psychological warfare is used to make "aliens" seem mythical and absurd, because human armies would slaughter the aliens if they found out certain things they've been doing to people.

I didn't quite get it when he talked about it at his introduction, but later when he mentioned the music of the masons, it instantly gave me a new perspective on how and why rhythm and pattern recognition in general are so densely integrated into the human mind.

It almost seems like he's implying that the music is a sign of patterns that help you produce a product but also distracts you from a long work day. Just like music can help people today with tasks.

And that wood is the same everywhere.

That first thing he made for Ruth started off as wood split and shaved with an axe but ended up as smooth as machine sanded plywood and mortise & tenons done by router. Which it was of course.

@@Thepourdeuxchanson oh come on, we all can see that. Just don't spoil the mood (-!

Yeah, I feel like for emergency situations, being familiar with medieval technology and how to literally turn rocks and wood into useful machines is a very, *very* good idea.

TheAsvarduilProject You never know what could happen You might get trapped by a serial killer, where only your knowledge of castles can save you What will you do then huh?

Depends on how much time one has to prepare, and what one has near at hand. Obviously I can't know my attacker's methods, so closing myself off from defeat must come first. I can count on my attacker attacking however.

Anyone who is a carpenter, a mason, a plumber and can differentiate geologically useful earth for mining or moving land [phosphor, aluminum, limestone, clay miner etc] [bulldozer/backhoe operator] and has smelted lead, copper, aluminum and steel etc for scrapping can do it with ease. Basicaly anyone who has the inclination to learn can do so quite easily.

Todays men would certainly parish if they had to live as they did even in the 1800's... Adaptation is easy if advancing, not so much when going the other direction.

Aw that's cool :) made me smile. Thanks for sharing

@ishopatkmart foru : you made a ridiculous, senseless comment which should be removed.

I believe you on the degree thing. They said in the video people apprenticed for 7 years in stone masonry. A degree to learn to do such things now isn’t a stretch to believe.

God bless your dad!

fond memories of diverting small ravines just for fun as a kid. agreed

what a waste of time. much more important things to learn in school. this is a niche passion project not something th eaverage person needs to know

@@talanock someones in a bad mood. You say that but I can gurantee you if the thing I "learned" in school interests me I will remember it, the other stuff? Gone after a year

@@Tetronoid It was an example. Never heard people say school sucks? I can gurantee you in my class 80% of the people were either "sick", played something or acted like they were working. If you want to tell me it's better to learn like that (aka, nothing) than learning anything then that's on you as well.

Long live the King!

Ash makes lye, and lye makes soap!

No better product than ashes to remove hair dye stains on the skin ;-)

la cendre de bois est bien efficace pour nettoyer une casserole dans laquelle le lait a brulé .

actually ashes still being use today in Indonesia to clean dishes

They can made Potash too. Very handy chemical. (Potasse in french)

Kossolax the Foresworn i dont think thats the main reason. Sweden had plenty of colonies in finland. There were plenty of foreign travellers that reached scandinavia allot after those years aswell. Many germans, scots, and dutchmen also came to scandinavia for various reasons. Some helped building cities and fortifications. The dutch for example helped build the canals that still can be seen in gothenburg today. The germans built the old fortifications of the city. And much of this was after the medieval period.

im kind of jelaous of Eurpeans. I live in the Pacific Northwest and there isn't really anything here dating back more than 150 years with 99% of buildings being built after 1900 and very few even older than WW2.

@Celto Loco that's insane. One the oldest buildings in my hometown was only about 120 years old and the 140 year old building became a landmark and listed as a historic building by the government

Claidheamh da Laimh there are 5 episodes, they should be floating around on RU-vid somewhere

You can actually visit Castle Guedelon in burgundy. www.guedelon.fr/en/ I once visited a castle near Colmar in summer, where they had some special events for children during summer break. That time, they had craftsmen and artisans, carpenters and stone masons who worked with medieval tools, using medieval methods to demonstrate how people built castles in medieval times. The carpenter was specialised in ancinet methodology and is an expert for restauration project in medieval french castles...

... Best documentaries ever, huh? I mean, I now know how to build a castle, so i suppose thats a good thing. The best documentaries are ones about the universe, though :)

@@I_am_a_cat_ Thank you for your comment. Yes, the universe is very interesting and I watch documentaries about that, too, but my main interests are in history, specifically, the Middle Ages and World War II. I am, however, rather eclectic in my viewing and will watch just about anything. It would be a very boring world if we all liked the same thing. Have a good day.

It's good to be a lord, and very bad to be a serf

same here.

Google Paul Sellers' and Frank Klausz' videos on YT. There are still master craftsmen out there. Working wood, iron or making earhenware. Also weavers and paper makers and tanners.

@@a0flj0 Curniture and Earhenware. i am going go deliberately misunderstand these typos and come up with entertaining ideas what these words could mean. Haha, what is happening in my mind now is very amusing.

@@dorianleakey what‘s happening in my mind amuses me, too - and that is 2 years after your post 😂

It's not about the tools. It's about the skill of the craftsman. No beginner can make a masterpiece on their first try.

Yeah this is a great set of techniques! If you want to turn a 2 year project into at 15 year one lol

@@macstrong1284 That 15 year project will last centuries and offer an invaluable depth of religious, cultural and aesthetic merit, the kind that a community can pride in for generations; modern infrastructure is barbarous, ugly and dilapidates in decades, if that! Patience is key :)

Ain't it? Very relaxing material. I love Edwardian Farm as well.

Kirsten Dirksen just put out a 30 min video covering the project made this year about it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ajqort8ldXA.html

Why?

Right? She's an incredible source of knowledge.

She so cringey though

@@viagragaming2259 really how does she seem cringey to you tho? Lol I’m interested

@@esotericexplorersmartinez493 she just so enthusiastic in her facial expressions and voice. kinda triggered

@@viagragaming2259 lol 😂😂😂😂

Indeed! A fine bit of medieval engineering there.

I got A's when we studied medieval history, ancient history, and ancient mythology in school without having to do any studying or any work thanks to hundreds of hours spent of games like Age of Empires, Civilization, and Age of Mythology.

thinking of the average life expectancy in those days, time really was money, intelligent minds wouldve been incredibly valued in regards to optimizing construction practice

@@arthas640 And yet, for some reason, my history teacher gave me a funny look when I told her about Napoleon's battles against Genghis Khan's hordes... By the time I got around to explaining how Gandhi defeated the Roman Empire, she'd lost all interest in my 'work.'

@@Raz.C I mean, we all know Gandhi is one of the worlds worst tyrants and warmongers. How could see turn you aside like that?!

Oops, I misheard M. Florian's name.

Cat no wonder you've been banned from Butlin's.

Typical yank who has no concept of history. Castles were built 100s of years before the Redcoats and 100s of years before America was even thought about.

RicTic66 why are you assuming redcoat is an American thing? It was first used by Irish in the mid 1500s and was widely used throughout the colonies over the next few hundred years.

I doubt buttons were around at that time.

If you are into these types of shows here is a list of the ones I have seen and highly recommend listed in order according to historical timeline. They are all Ruth, Peter, and either Tom or Alex. They spend from 6 months to a year living the life of simple farmers throughout English history. Tales from the Green Valley: 01 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iSpqpwJ__Ek.html Victorian Farm Episode I ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4apIM4l0laY.html BBC Edwardian Farm Episode 1: September ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wndXABdzieg.html Wartime Farm Part 1 of 8 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CUsU5s0ofYo.html There are also a set of series that show regular people trying to live like people in the past. Some are British, some American, but all worth watching. The 1900 House ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lNCMRWTLLu8.html BBC Coal House Episode 1 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rDMgNi-JHnQ.html BBC Coal House at War Episode 01 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1fVR47jRvvE.html Colonial House EP01 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PTUP95AmIcA.html Frontier House Part 1 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4m7ovkbu7cw.html Texas Ranch House (have to fish around for all episodes) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TS4rTgihmkA.html If you are into Archaeology I HIGHLY recommend watching the videos posted by these two incredible people. Between then they have every episode of Time Team and the series and accompanying specials, live shows, etc. are outstanding. Reijer Zaaijer ru-vid.com/show-UCG6L225D2o0af7jdbnS2TxA Fillask ru-vid.com/show-UCMXfL7HNKKwngFN2Jozg1qQ

Congrats on your marriage! Hope its fruitful!

And I hope nobody steals your sweet roll

Alot of old designs are so perfect that we cant really improve on them. All modern stadiums are based on Roman amphitheater and coliseum designs, alot of leather working tools havent changed much since the stone age (some tools made of bone outperform modern metal or plastic tools for example).

I've always wanted to see that myself I've dug a lot of holes but the deeper you go the wider you would have to go aswell I don't know how you pull it off without filling a bucket full of dirt and having someone up to pull it up to dump it, that would take agesssss hahaha

@@Aatell764 I'm pretty sure the bucket thing is exactly how it worked.

@@beth8775 Yeah you're probably right I don't see how else it could be done atleast with that level of technology.

I beleive there were some experiments with moving the same sized stones used in the pyramids to see how it was done on a documentary about 8 ish years ago.

For an archaeological the logistics - not to mention the skill set - would be insurmountable.

supercomputer2004 i laughed out loud reading this 😂

if we ever have a global nuclear war the EMP's will wipe out our electronics. Then Amish Empire shall rise and seize control...

Amish people are just wannabes

The Amish would of finished this castle in a year, tops.

@alain mancini-brown It was a joke, lighten up.

This is 17 year project expecting to take 25 years...Who is funding this? Just curious.

MrRatkilr By visitors paying for it

Mr. deenibeeniable (odd name)... Anyhow, you are quite right and I have often thought that as what seems to occur in African countries every few years, one of them faces the potential of a million or two people starving to death! Are there no dandelions in Africa! Is there some biological reason why they can't grow there? Anyone who has ever mowed a lawn knows how prolific they are. They'll grow anywhere, under any circumstance, in any soil. If the choice is eat dandelion leaves or starve... the choice is obvious. Even a roughly cultivated, further unattended field seeded with, say, even just 5 dandelion seed heads would produce a crop that could, within months or even weeks, feed a hundred people or more, repeatedly!

@@johnpringle9967 If you can afford to grow a lawn you have never known hunger. When a child we ate dandelion, stinging nettles, ground elder and other wild plants to supplement what we could afford to buy. Luckily we had a bee keeper nearby, so virtually every flower was fully pollinated, so good crops of beans, fruit, etc. The difference a freezer made would not be understood by young people today. Toilet paper was cut up magazines and news papers. The first bought toilet paper I saw was at school.

really? they are more than 30 000 castle and manor houses, just in France. That would be impossible for every european castle.

@@tripsupstairs , In France, if a maid broke a mirror, she had to work seven years for free to pay for the mirror. That's the origin of the superstition.

Actually a castle was built by teams of 10 or so dedicated craftspeople, with a small village of part time labourers and support. this castle has about the same. Castles took a serious time to build, and usually were built in sections of improvements on the previous castle over generations. Often first from wood, and then later on parts would get reinforced with stone. Although it did happen that they would go straight to stone at times, like in the documentary, its far rarer, and is only done because we do not know exactly how wooden castles are built since none of them survive. And the stone ones do.

@@BartJBols I still feel like that would have had a lot more man power, and horse power.

@@ryanwiese5280 That's partially true for the sheer number of wood gatherers, stonemason apprentices and general labourers, however the master masons, blacksmiths and master carpenters was probably still a small bunch. Even with big teams it took ages, the castle at Beaumaris was under construction from 1295 to 1330 and still wasn't fully finished, even though records show in the first summer, they had an average of 1,800 workmen, 450 stonemasons and 375 quarriers on the site.

@@BartJBols We do Know how wooden castles where made. only today we don't have the wood available to do so. most where made similar as the upper parts of a bigger sailing ship. and they still exist.

There are at least a dozen actual laborers plus Craftsman like carpenters and blacksmiths.

Some sort of runaway apprentice probably. There are ways of dealing with sturdy vagabonds like that...

actually it was quite common for people back in the day's that if a household had more then one male heir that the younger males would have been looking in to other types of jobs. You arn't going to become your own brothers competition in a small village that is a waist of time. But that could still make that people will refer to him. john baker(son) the wood-turner. (his children how ever would most likely be named after his profession or both.

Ah, I was thinking something like that would happen in the instances where the siblings don't team up as a single business. I just remembered the old etymology of how we ended up with last names and thought it was funny, but you've helped in spreading knowledge. Thanks.

Step 1 to woodworking: getting baked for inspiration

Have you ever actually heard of someone with the last name Woodturner? Probably not.