Medieval weapons: What weapons did knights use?

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Where can you draw the line between a tool and a weapon? This is our introduction to the arsenal of the knight in melee combat. The archetypal knight wears shining armour and wields a sword but in reality he would have had access to a wide range of weaponry far more suitable for fighting opponents in full steel harness. How were these weapons used and what damage could they do?
• Executive Producer: Jason Kingsley OBE
• Executive Producer: Chris Kingsley
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• Producer: Edward Linley
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• Presenter: Jason Kingsley OBE
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• Audio: Frank Newman
• Sound Design: Liam Flannigan
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@ronburgundy2892 4 года назад

“This weapon is absolutely brutal and easy to use; it slid right into the head” *heartwarming, uplifting music begins*

@Big_Coil 4 года назад

@@uniquename846 It's basically a ''Crow Beak'' hammer or ''Bec de Corbin'' in French. It might have other names, but that's the one I know.

@imanipulávell 4 года назад

Dan Jones so fucking interesting!! I want to know that too...

@iHaveTheDocuments 4 года назад

You would use it against your rival mantooth

@thebikehublebanon2334 4 года назад

Dan Jones it’s a Military Pick.

@mondaysinsanity8193 4 года назад

@@uniquename846 um well yeah mideavil times weren't nice lmao. Its the real version of a warhammer basically and was fairly common

@crispyandspicy6813 5 лет назад

The bollock knife was designed to maximize thrust action

@artificialavocado9652 5 лет назад

Gigitty

@MarekDohojda 4 года назад

I am certain you just voices many of a medieval jokes :)

@scottcampbell2836 4 года назад

Well the back and forth anyways

@steelydan3263 4 года назад

*Lenny face*

@martytu20 4 года назад

Wider girth is required for maximum penetration.

@richardbuckley7515 5 лет назад

This man's hair completes this channel.

@mikilala1the1third 5 лет назад

He fits the genre so well. It's great.

@Rb-hm5ml 5 лет назад

And the majestic steed on the thumbnail!

@redfelixus 5 лет назад

Well, he is lord Denethor, steward of Gondor.

@Overneed-Belkan-Witch 5 лет назад

The Real Medieval Knight

@sparsh415 5 лет назад

Just read up about him.Google search=Jason Kingsley OBE.I thought he was a Farmer/Medieval Knight.I was wrong about the Farmer bit.lol.

@skyborne80 3 года назад

Iove how enthusiastic Jason is about trying the warhammer early in the video, but afterwards is totally cognisant of how horrible it really is. Studying the history of weapons is intriguing, but it's important not to lose sight of the fact that killing is an ugly business. Props to Jason.

@demoulius1529 3 года назад

Pollaxe=warhammer then? I was very bummed out to learn that my favourite DnD weapon dident actually as a 1 handed weapon.... Or at all as it is portrayed in popular fiction :/

@fujimi715 3 года назад

Same as modern times. Mikhail Kalashnikov invented the AK47. It become the most popular weapon in the world and has been involved in more combat and killed more people than any other weapon in history. At the end of his life he said he regretted making it because of the death and destruction his creation has been a part of.

@haeselian 3 года назад

@@demoulius1529 no the the hammer was the war hammer. the one handed weapon used to crack skulls of fleeing enemies. So don't be sad, it is a one handed weapon

@me67galaxylife 7 месяцев назад

Oh yeah because i often see people saying how they love killing people it happens all the time

@jacklovell3181 4 года назад

I feel like I'm watching an official documentary that should be on the history channel its that good

@ModernKnight 4 года назад

Kind of you to say so.

@jacklovell3181 4 года назад

@@ModernKnight My pleasure credit earned where credit is due

@hawkeyeNL783 4 года назад

Exactly! Who would've thought medieval history would all of a sudden become so interesting. Watched his other video yesternight and honestly I'm a fan. Just love the way he describes it all with that pleasent smile on his face and cherry on top is the elegant English he speaks!

@Hannib4lBarca 4 года назад

@@ModernKnight I thought this was an official documentary channel.

@aboveaveragebayleaf9216 4 года назад

Hell, it's better than the shit on history channel now. Most of the shows on there are more reality TV any more.

@montanalivin8248 4 года назад

"A biscuity break" is the best British description I've ever heard... Thanks for making my day!

@Rekaert 4 года назад

"Well, that was a hell of a fight. Is he alive?" "Nah mate, he's bollocksed."

@NothingYouHaventReadBefore 3 года назад

You could even say he's... Fucked?

@dirges1239 4 года назад

Describes the brutality of a weapon and how it makes him uncomfortable Post production team: "yeah let's add some happy guitar music"

@jacksonthesyndicalist2771 5 лет назад

3:15 A chance for Denethor, Steward of Gondor, to show his quality.

@SirCheezersIII 5 лет назад

Gendry Baratheon I think not...

@whynottalklikeapirat 5 лет назад

That's funny man xD

@IshtarNike 5 лет назад

Hahahah, glorious.

@IshtarNike 5 лет назад

Let's get him to eat some chicken and tomatoes during a pointless massacre, next.

@Kronecraft 5 лет назад

If you're talking about the riding in slow motion thing, it would be "Faramir, Captain of Gondor".

@Desklamp1234 4 года назад

All i learned is i need longer hair when i ride into battle to be more badass.

@AT-oh3yy 4 года назад

I see long hair i press like.

@OtisRLeePr 4 года назад

Wear a bikini

@federationprime 4 года назад

Imagine spending your existence training for a fight and then getting smacked on the top of your head by some peasant who spent his life’s savings on what is essentially the medieval equivalent of an anti-tank weapon

@alroslee6931 4 года назад

I'd be cursing eternally in the afterlife

@baronprocrastination1722 4 года назад

A peasant usually won't have a poleaxe (a halberd, more like. They probably bought some decent equipment for themselves), not to mention, a poleaxe would be a weapon for a well-armored knight (the difference between a poleaxe and a halberd primarily seems to be length, _and_ who uses them, curiously enough). And, getting bonked on the head usually won't result in a casualty, much less a death. Most of everyone in a battlefield would be wearing helmets, and I imagine that to be quite counterproductive in bashing someone's head open.

@baronprocrastination1722 4 года назад

@Butter Brickle yea, sorry. I usually default to poleaxe, because how many people would think of an axe on top of a pole and say, "Oh, that's a pollaxe."? Medieval weapon terminology is weird.

@baronprocrastination1722 4 года назад

@Butter Brickle I know.

@Minotaur-ey2lg 4 года назад

Interesting but totally accurate way to describe it.

@deepseahorse 4 года назад

And you actually went on horseback, for real. Bad. Ass! Subbed

@ModernKnight 4 года назад

Thanks.

@ireallyshouldntbehereltd7814 5 лет назад

1 minute in 'this is a replica of a bollocks knife.' I'm sold. Another wonderful find of a channel on RU-vid. What a time to be alive.

@wolfthornnholtzklau4913 4 года назад

Brilliant isn't it?

@matthewpankau5683 4 года назад

I would have to say that this is the first time I've ever heard someone who demonstrates blunt or bladed weaponry on jelly human targets, as it being an emotionally scary experience. Everyone just plows away at these human stand ins with very little emotion. We should have an emotional response to the act and thought of dismembering a living thing. Just pointing out an uncommon human trait that shouldn't be dismissed👍

@Vomitbukkake 4 года назад

There was a history channel show 10 or so years ago that was centered around it. Plenty of seasons worth of material. Sure a quick google search would help you find it

@magnusjohansson295 3 года назад

Exactly! Some people really delight in just the gory aspects of what damage a weapon could do. I'm thinking for instance of the guy in Forged in fire who ever so happily states "your weapon will keeeaall!". Of course it will kill, and it did!

@nataliealphonse4634 3 года назад

@@magnusjohansson295 yeah that gets annoying after a while. Literally any vaguely sharp piece of metal will kill.

@whitefox3104 3 года назад

@@nataliealphonse4634 nonsense it doesn't even have to be sharp

@FXoblivion 5 лет назад

Most underrated channel on RU-vid, great content

@CalSprigley 5 лет назад

I feel like this guy has been reincarnated and used to be an actual badass knight

@palacsintapalacsinta7750 4 года назад

As many of us

@colinp2238 4 года назад

@0TheMrPhucked0 Common as muck!

@catnium 4 года назад

@0TheMrPhucked0 chances are you used to be no one since there are about 10x more people now as there where than

@ununius7436 4 года назад

We r using up so many souls.. chances u were a smallpox victim in 1720.

@AlexGorskov 4 года назад

I agree. He used to be a knight for sure!

@kevinmorley3399 6 лет назад

So good to someone using medieval weapons properly .

@ModernKnight 6 лет назад

Aside from killing people with them, of course!

@danielerbe8515 4 года назад

He isn't using them rightly thought

@roidnerd2501 4 года назад

@@danielerbe8515 Are you from the 1500s given the information he is using them correctly and unless you can see exactly how they were used 100 percent then you can say its wrong but you cant.

@danielerbe8515 4 года назад

@@roidnerd2501 Sorry, but it's a joke/reference, check the video end him rightly

@halyomorpha 4 года назад

@@roidnerd2501 He isn't ending them rightly without throwing a pommel.

@MatthewLMaw 4 года назад

8:08 His expression is perfect. Looks like a medieval werewolf, defending the Crown against the vampiric melon-headed hordes. Badass.

@maryellencook9528 5 лет назад

You can also use that Bishops hammer to crack ice for cold drinks whenever you need it too. My late husband used to make replicas of medieval weaponry and armor and we found that his Bishops Hammer came in very handy when we needed to break up a bag of crushed ice. Nice pollaxe, by the way.

@SirPano85 4 года назад

Thanks! I had forgotten it was also called bishop hammer

@NevvQ 5 лет назад

I've read Miamoto Musashi's book once. And I remember that he had a nice point. He wrote that a warrior is simply a crafrsman that is trained in the art of war. And as for an exaple carpenter has his own tools, the weapons are the tools of a warrior. And as in evry other profession there are different tools for different kinds of work.

@SirPano85 4 года назад

Right, just 1 thing: the "art of war" in the way you say is killing people...... The art of war is demostrated in lead an army and win a battle or the war, what you call "Art of war" it's "Fighting art".

@NevvQ 4 года назад

@@SirPano85 Yeah good point. But there is a thing to notice- a deeper sense. Miyamoto's "Book of Five Rings" is focused on pure fighting skill and it is adressed to warriors- figters. And Tsun Tsu wrote "The Art of War" for leaders (Actually I don't thiknk that Miamoto had an oportunity to lead an army... Or even a smaller warband). I think that explains why both authors provide different definitions for "the art of war".

@petroleumcrypt707 4 года назад

SirPano85 Misleading. The "Art of War" is psychological. Actual fighting is the last resort.

@NevvQ 4 года назад

Petroleum Crypt I wouldn't be so sure. There is that truly amazing point (I can't bring an exact quote) that the absolute dominance is to atchieve a victory without having to fight, but its not the same as treating a fight as a last resort. In my opinion it's like the difference between saying "It would be great if you could settle this without fighting" and "You should avoid fighting at any cost".

@petroleumcrypt707 4 года назад

@@NevvQ I can definitely agree with that. Fighting at that time, and currently, is just far too costly is in the fact of cultural separatism and other factors. Alexander The Great's approach is a good example in my opinion.

@ArleneAdkinsZell 5 лет назад

Oh my, his gentle voice explaining the ease of piercing one's skull, and other killing methods, is such a contrast. Excellent video, very well done.

@Evan-rj9xy 6 лет назад

Couldn't help but think of this when watching the slow-mo weapon tests: "Private, why did you join my beloved Corps?" "Sir, to kill, sir!" "So you’re a killer?" "Sir, yes, sir!" "Let me see your war face!" "Sir?" "You’ve got a war face? Aaaaaaaagh! That’s a war face. Now let me see your war face!" 3:22 "You didn’t convince me! Let me see your real war face!" 8:08 "You don’t scare me! Work on it!"

@Festoniaful 5 лет назад

Perfect comment mate

@wolfthornnholtzklau4913 4 года назад

@Ants C it's from a movie

@wolfthornnholtzklau4913 4 года назад

@Ants C have you really never saw the film he's referring to?

@miketharipr 4 года назад

Full Metal Helmet

@Minotaur-ey2lg 4 года назад

“It’s a bollock knife, pretty obvious why.” Me: Confused American noises.

@simorote 4 года назад

@Loonytoones85 bollocks means testicles.

@californiaball2599 3 года назад

I see what the bollocks knife is now. :D

@californiaball2599 3 года назад

@cindyknudson2715 3 года назад

@Confusing Zark the pronunciation depends on where you live.

@cindyknudson2715 3 года назад

@Confusing Zark I was thinking that the pronunciation of bullock that I am familiar with is said with the first syllable sounding like the animal - bull rather than sounding like ball. I was suggesting that might account for some not getting hearing "ball" in the word at all. Thanks for your offering your suggestion tho. 🙂 It's nice to have civil conversations.

@Grunzur 5 лет назад

Thanks for this videos Jason, its beautiful to watch someone talk about history the way you do it, with passion, respect and an outstanding set up. I hope we will see more videos soon, it was a pleasure to find this channel

@ModernKnight 5 лет назад

thanks, they're fun to make too.

@metalman7825 4 года назад

Jason:”this is a bollock knife” Me:*looks around....hits like*

@juggernaught79 5 лет назад

“Shocking and terrifying” but he seemed to enjoy every millisecond. Love this channel!

@tlniec 2 года назад

I can't get over the contrast between Jason's calm demeanor while speaking and awesome war faces while striking!

@Squiddy00 5 лет назад

That skull splitting at at 3:24 was clearly it splitting along a mold line, that'd be a result of how the replica was manufactured. Not to say it wouldn't have killed regardless, but it's probably why he comments on it being *so* easy.

@Nexis1701 5 лет назад

yup true.. I guess the hammer would maybe even get stuck in a skull? Skulls dont burst open like a melon does

@kargaist 5 лет назад

There are some skulls that are cut allmost halfway through. So it was possible, but its more a wound that you'll recieve after beeing immobilised and you opponent can really load up his swing. (Those skulls have multiple smaller injuries as well). But yeahhh the test was 100% the result of a mold line breaking.

@kargaist 5 лет назад

@@Nexis1701 thats an interesting question. I guess you used the blunt end and the spike only when your opponent was already downed and you'd have the time to extract the weapon. I saw a 30-years war helmet in a museum 3 weeks ago, that had a hole where the spike of a cavalrymans warhammer would have fittet perfectly.

@Squiddy00 5 лет назад

Yeah, even if a skull did get cut in half it'd either require a broader impact (i.e. a sword stroke, axe hit, whatever) rather than a puncture like that, or it would very likely break far less evenly than the perfect split that happened here.

@MorbidEel 5 лет назад

An actual human skull also has multiple bones fused together. Not in the forehead like here but there is one in the back like the ones found with the injuries.

@LadySugaZilla 3 года назад

Im loving the simplicity of this channel, meaning that its simply about the topic at hand and discussing history, so well presented and interesting, thank you. Also the horses are beautiful, Gossamer and Warlord are firm favourites :)

@ModernKnight 3 года назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@478DopeRecords 5 лет назад

I love this man's enthusiasm about the subject he teaches

@Dr_Lad 4 года назад

*"A bollock knife!"* *"These were used for cutting...cheese"*

@Loreman72 5 лет назад

Skallagrim, Shadiversity, Lindybeige, now Modern History. Well chuffed!

@MiketheMadness 5 лет назад

Loreman72 don’t forget scholagladiotoria

@MegaNikos44 5 лет назад

@@MiketheMadness The Metatron too

@aaronjacobamadorsalazar1934 5 лет назад

@@MegaNikos44 I was about to say the same thing LOL

@Grummar 5 лет назад

I do think out of those this channel is easily the best researched. I enjoy them all but Skallagrim and Shadiversity are just a couple of guys who are interested in stuff and Lloyd conjectures a whole lot. Schola Gladiatoria is really good too. I really love how this channel goes into society, food and other stuff that isn't so "cool".

@davidweihe6052 5 лет назад

And ThegnThrand for testing, and KnyghtErrant for armor and kit. And Todd's Workshop for how to make the stuff.

@RinoGato 2 года назад

I'd wish I had discovered this channel earlier, great videos with lots of interesting topics. I really love this video, people often forget how many different weapons and tools people had at hand during those ages to dispatch their enemies, or really just do anything. My hometown was, in medieval times, known for their iron and steel work, with documents showing that our products were exported from a small german town all over medieval europe - from Spain, to England, all the way to Russia. Probably the best known weapon from my town were Misericorde, but legend has it that we also developed some kind of short dagger that could be used to slash, thrust and strike - it apparently was some kind of medieval knuckle knife, sadly none known remains of this weapon today. So for me, the topic of medieval weapons and tools is always fascinating.

@ModernKnight 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@JRT176 6 лет назад

Another main use for the dagger though was to punch through heavy clothes and possibly mail/ armor gaps in close quarters. Love this series and your laid back, interesting presentation style!

@jasonkingsley2762 6 лет назад

JRT yes, but that was a specific type of dagger, with a triangular section, the bollock knife was a general tool really, but obviously be used as a weapon!

@jasonkingsley2762 6 лет назад

Of course the distinction between a tool and a weapon is a bit silly really, but I wanted to look at things specifically made to kill people when compared to things that could kill, but were not designed with that single role.

@keaton8766 5 лет назад

@@jasonkingsley2762 Also the rondel dagger was a later era weapon

@DouglasJBender 5 лет назад

Maybe the bullocks weapon was mainly popular with the juveniles, by age or mentality, of the day.

@keaton8766 5 лет назад

@@DouglasJBender no they were used by people of all ages, and trades.

@TintagelEmrys 4 года назад

I always thought that swords were the handgun of the medieval period, you carry one with you as you walk around day to day for protection, but you wouldn't go into battle with one as your primary weapon.

@Sam-ot8lm 4 года назад

Who the fuck walks around every day with a handgun, otherwise good analogy.

@TintagelEmrys 4 года назад

@@Sam-ot8lm lots of people do, at least in VA. Concealed carry permits are not very hard to get.

@Sam-ot8lm 4 года назад

@@TintagelEmrys I see, I live in UK and handguns are illegal here, other guns are extremely hard to obtain so it's virtually impossible for someone to carry around a gun unless their job involves it (for example specially-trained firearms officers in the police force).

@pandasniper1 3 года назад

@@johnny2f55 how is it backward. Why doesnt your gov think you are mature enough for a gun? Why do you still have a queen and soon to be a king?

@juangonzalez9848 3 года назад

@@Sam-ot8lm Well, I do, mostly because I can. If you don’t trust yourself with a deadly object, maybe you shouldn’t drive a car. It’s up to the person, not the object, to end up harming things.

@Seaworld897 5 лет назад

Good video, very informative. Loving the series so far. I'ts a shame these type of in depth documentaries have disappeared.

@cleverusername9369 Год назад

I love the dichotomy of Jason's warm and friendly demeanor juxtaposed with the sheer bloody violence of him BREAKING A SKULL IN HALF WITH A HAMMER

@yuven341 4 года назад

"You hit them with this, really hard, knock 'em out" for clarity he meant on someone with a plate helmet, just in case someone tries this and ends up popping their mates head like a watermelon. Really enjoy this guy's enthusiasm, also really like the practical applications, as opposed to watching an overweight guy in a gambeson gushing over a new toy in his garden.

@imanipulávell 4 года назад

this is the most mind-blowing video I have EVER seen on my life

@Yensil 5 лет назад

A weapon is a specialized tool. Whereas many tools can be used as weapons, true weapons have been refined to do just one thing, maybe two. Some weapons, like hunting tools are designed to kill a single target precisely with minimum risk to the user, some weapons are designed to represent a threat of force, such as a policeman's gun, the hope is that the threat will be enough to prevent the need of use. Some weapons however, are designed only to kill, quickly, efficiently, and in volume. I think your warhammer and pollaxe are excellent examples of this kind of weapon. Guards would have carried swords and spears, but while a knight on the battlefield might have a sword as a sidearm, but it was not his primary weapon. Love these videos, I need to sit down and start at part 1 though...

@anderssorenson9998 4 года назад

It's Intent the answer is intent. look around the room and name something that couldn't kill someone.

@catscattying 4 года назад

Anders Sorenson I couldn’t kill someone with a teddy bear... well, maybe l could smother them using the teddy bear. The world is a violent place...

@SirPano85 4 года назад

@@catscattying you can push the teddy bear through someone throat or put a 20kg iron ball in the bear then launch it in someones face and look how surprized and painfull will be.

@ragnkja 3 года назад

@@catscattying The only things I can’t imagine it’s possible to kill someone with are pretty small. If we have a minimum size of, say, a tea light, I believe you’d be hard-pressed to find anything that not even the most creative sadist could find a way to kill someone with.

@Son_of_Thunder_2000 4 года назад

*shows pollax “This is the AK 47 of the medieval period” Spear: Am I a joke to you? Dane axe: Am I a joke to you?

@titi710 4 года назад

the middle age was after the scandinavian raids on europe. so your joke is bad

@Son_of_Thunder_2000 4 года назад

@@titi710 what the fuck? The viking Age happened during the Early Middle Ages, and manuscripts show the dane axe continued to be used until the early 15th century.

@waltertaljaard1488 3 года назад

A poll axe was the whole package of Dane axe, spear and war hammer all in one.

@helium-379 3 года назад

The poleaxe is still a type of spear. Its like a high end AK rifle kitted out with scopes and hand grips.

@georgethompson1460 3 года назад

@@Son_of_Thunder_2000 Dane axes where definitely not the AK's of the medieval world, hell the specific design of them was actually really intricate to get the blade so thin. But I do agree pole-axes weren't the ak's of the medieval period either, spears and billhook/glaive weapons fit that description much closer.

@jamesmanson3336 4 года назад

Me, who has no business being here: Jason Kingsley: What's the difference between a tool and a weapon? Me: ... Alright you got me

@solofsax 4 года назад

*Happy royalty free music in the background* "So it is surprisingly easy to kill someone with this, feels unpleasant under the hand"

@Bildgesmythe 5 лет назад

Amazing how a nice gentleman looks so terrifying when mounted on a warhorse and brandishing lethal weapons! Glad I wasn't born then.

@tristanburgos1 Год назад

Really opened my eyes to how much care and effort went into the design of these tools/weapons. To have a something that can disarm, slash, stab, and even break armor must’ve been so advanced for the time.

@unmercifullordbusiness7756 5 лет назад

Outstanding! I love this channel. I like to see a special on short polearms- Bec-de-Corbin, halberd, poll axe, berdiche.... stuff like that. Keep up the good work!

@yetanotherbassdude Год назад

That knife at the beginning really gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "he got a proper bollocking for that!"

@Shimarenda 4 года назад

I love how you protected Warlord here at 3:24 by having the skull filled with ballistic jelly. Not only does the jelly make it more realistic; but also there's too much momentum to stop the swing if the jelly wasn't there, and the hammer goes straight into Warlord's neck. Plus pausing at 3:24 I could see the split around the top of the skull had already happened. Really horrible effect from that weapon.

@professormetal4411 2 года назад

He actually probably didn't make that head, just bought it from Zombie Heads, they're kind of the authority on human analogs for this kind of thing.

@jocelynmartin1572 Год назад

@@professormetal4411the Mythbusters routinely made their own ballistic gel heads. Apparently media studios also use them for battle scenes.

@jaytodd9757 2 года назад

Man those guys who do medieval fights and basically do wwe with dull weapons deserve mad respect

@KageRyuu6 5 лет назад

Yeah, that mold was clearly shite, still, demonstrates why the first bit of metal kit most everyone would buy back then would be a helmet.

@benellis7239 4 года назад

"Let's go see how easy it is to kill someone with this [hammer]" ME : 😳 *Next scene with the ballistic gel head* ME : 😮

@ProudGooner 4 года назад

ahaha exactly my reaction

@svenneff 3 года назад

No way that would happen like that? I'm astounded!

@pattythomson721 3 года назад

Thanks for the smile your first knife gave me.

@seanmorse1389 6 лет назад

Excellent presentation. I feel like you will gain notoriety soon and your subscriber base will grow! Keep it up.

@quintincastro7430 2 года назад

This channel is what I wish the history Channel was

@trinkab 4 года назад

The Pollax: "for opening up men in armor" Me: It's a large can opener!

@Abaddon231 2 месяца назад

Fell in love with your content , then realized you were in charge of rebellion games....i love this channel even more now!!!

@tticusFinch 3 года назад

I take back my wish to visit medieval times if time travel is invented. Super scary how brutal and up close you had to be to kill someone. I don't want to think about all the PTSD these guys had.

@ColovianFurCap 4 года назад

While I didn't learn much I didn't already know, I'm so so so grateful for the sheer amount of information you're giving people. If I'm telling someone about medieval life or warfare, you're the first person I direct them too, because the way in which you describe things and the amount of accuracy you bring to the subject is phenomenal. Thank you so much for clarifying so much for everyone!!!

@ColovianFurCap 4 года назад

I worded this oddly haha, sorry, I'm quite tired

@williamwinder3466 5 лет назад

The difference between a tool and a weapon is in how you use it

@Shards-of-Narsil 5 лет назад

was just going to make the same comment.

@admiralgoodboy 5 лет назад

If you think about it a weapon is a tool and a tool is a weapon.

@williamadiputra2850 5 лет назад

Is all tool weapon? Hammer? Definetly can be used as a weapon. Knitting needle? Probably can be used as a weapon. A spoon? Well.... If you do it long enough

@FCnNEo 5 лет назад

💯

@TheRdamterror 5 лет назад

@@admiralgoodboy when work is kiling ) dam love that first hammer but i think it wil get stuck if the target got a helmet

@chenoaholdstock3507 4 года назад

Author here, I cannot thank you enough for these videos!

@ModernKnight 4 года назад

Our pleasure.

@scorch2020 4 года назад

Damn look at that pro kill face when he hits that skull yep not messing with him on the battlefield

@jonathanmitsuda4544 2 года назад

This is really interesting, a pollux and sword back then is like a rifle and pistol today

@cluelesssimmer5856 4 года назад

just stumbled into this channel. have to say, i like this guy.

@schniebling12 4 года назад

this channel is gold in every way

@ModernKnight 4 года назад

Thanks, appreciated.

@TheProjectX3 5 лет назад

Other history channels: This is a weapon. This channel: I'm gonna SHOW you how I crack skull while riding a horse.

@trentweston8306 3 года назад

Welcome to ModernHistory. Thank you it's a pleasure to be here. 😊

@dominatorj 4 года назад

"Oh, this rifle here? No it's not a weapon. It's a tool, I use it for hunting."

@metalforever12085 3 года назад

Legally-speaking, that is correct.

@aandrenery 4 года назад

The bollock knife... James' May favourite tool

@jnixa1010 5 лет назад

I would imagine a charging horse is generating all of the energy you need. You would really only need to focus on aiming properly and let the force do the work

@chrisyuri4187 2 года назад

Thanks for being so wholesome, even when discussing brutal violence.

@schizoidboy 5 лет назад

This reminds me of what Anthony Cummings in his book about the Samurai and the Ninja said about the samurai. We all think the samurai's main weapon was their sword but apparently their main weapon was the spear and the bow. I think the concept still exists these days with some elite fighters. Case in point one account by a SEAL claimed that while they are trained to use pistols they normally don't bother to bring them with them, probably because their range is shorter than either the assault rifle or the submachine gun.

@marsnz1002 5 лет назад

Pistols symbolise the status of an officer. Historically they were more likely to be used against your own soldiers to restore discipline than in any action against the enemy.

@schizoidboy 5 лет назад

You just reminded me of somethings I remember reading about officers with their revolvers in the British Army during WWI and WWII enforcing their commands with these firearms.

@myromm 5 лет назад

You look majestique on top of that white horse

@ratajzkhorinis5690 2 года назад

7:14 that camera work reminded me of the fight in Kingdom come deliverance

@MB-ey6vv 5 лет назад

8:09 Medieval times in one facial expression.

@TheWallowingMadman27 2 года назад

This is EXTREMELY entertaining and informative. I up until recently, I was confused as to why axes had hammers or spikes on them.

@abetteridge84 4 года назад

This dude needs to fight Mike Loades in full armour, that’d be cool af

@ModernKnight 4 года назад

Mike is a friend of mine. I've done a few documentaries with him presenting. Since I own his armour now, it wouldn't be fair!

@Svartalf14 3 года назад

My answer to your introductory question, is that while many tools can be used to hurt your neigbour until he no longer causes trouble, there are damn few things designed specifically as weapons that are suitable to splitting firewood, driving in nails or pegs, or such things as cutting food for preparation or eating, or skinning and dressing game.

@BlueBlaze99 4 года назад

4:52 **Brings out Valkyrie and Lawbringer**

@jdcg3790 4 года назад

am i the only one amazed by the great quality of the camera and camera handling?

@patrickmcdonald8513 4 года назад

Who in the world could conceivably dislike this video? Must have been the French, against whom the pollaxes were used.

@Divine_Chareka 3 года назад

4:58 I still remember King Robert Baratheon holding this one in Game Of Thrones while hunting with Ser Barristan (a knight) & Renly

@Mrmidknight-yx9pg 4 года назад

This weapon can crack open dozens of skulls in 1 minute: Plays infomercial Music

@icemorewaterless 2 года назад

The best channel on RU-vid. Thank you so so much.

@ModernKnight 2 года назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@markmorante3544 4 года назад

"Knock em out, take em prisoner and ransom them" *Manhunter wants to know your location* Mount and blade players will know 😄

@01maku43 4 года назад

watching these videos again before bannerlord comes out

@White_Sonja 4 года назад

@@01maku43 you will be able to watch all the channel at least a hundred time then :D. T_T

@quasimofo6480 4 года назад

Jeremus the Monk knocked unconscious by Sea Raider

@markmorante3544 4 года назад

@@quasimofo6480 by looter

@quasimofo6480 4 года назад

@@markmorante3544 Not with the no-STR-requirement-30armor Padded Leather Jerkin I've given him he won't.

@mkosmala1309 2 года назад

I appreciate that you make it clear that killing is still a messy and gruesome business, even in necessity. Always important to remember that and not to glamorize it.

@Ealsante 4 года назад

Watermelon: 'tis but a scratch. Come on, you pansy!

@TheEphemeralMammal 4 года назад

Your rind’s off! No it isn’t. It’s just a flesh wound. You’re a fruit.

@j.vinton4039 3 года назад

I love that the actual Warhammer isn’t a huge unwieldy thing. It’s small, compact, and devastating.

@mac11380 4 года назад

What weapons did knights use? well knightsticks of course.

@tanyagarcia3721 2 года назад

I like how you're willing to try something new especially on horseback just to see how something works

@carlg7190 2 года назад

I wish he would have talked about whether carrying/swinging the war hammer on horseback was easier than a sword.

@tanyagarcia3721 2 года назад

@@carlg7190 maybe he will now

@SteveB-nx2uo 4 года назад

difference between a tool and a weapon is simple: intent.

@Renagade5150 2 года назад

Great stuff! I love hearing about how it was really done all those long centuries ago!

@princevelkan295 4 года назад

He looks like Henry Cavill lol. Btw this video channel is not jiffy, full of helpful information, historical stories, nice narrative voice plus the sense of humour, high quality video & audio. Good works totally.

@intellectracoon 4 года назад

I cant believe you got me interested in mediaeval history. Well .. Thanks.

@MadM0nkey 5 лет назад

Well here's a scholar warrior...Doesn't seem to dent his affability in any way though

@J8n3eyr3 Год назад

Needed: A short of your thrashing things with medieval weaponry. Just that. No context. No commentary. Just some simple, senseless, victimless carnage.

@zachsmith8967 4 года назад

When he said he fights in tournament with the pollaxe, what did he mean? Does he have videos of these "tournaments?"

@pickoffking 4 года назад

Maybe HEMA or the like. Check out the channel Scholagladiatoria

@davidpnewton 4 года назад

He means exactly what he says: he fights in tournaments. Jousting, melee etc. Competitive jousting has been resurrected for 50 years now. There are also plenty of melees around as well.

@Medieval3d3d 5 лет назад

Hi I really enjoy this channel, shows medieval topic in a really realistic historical way, I find that really interesting and fun. Also I find great how you apply realistic historical weapons (as genuine replicas as how really they were made) test weapons and medieval combat against "realistic objectives" (like against ballistic gel manequin). Please keep making content forever, regards from Chile Southamerica!