Sword Expert Reacts To The Rings of Power (So Far) | Fights, Weapons, Armour

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Watch a sword expert react to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power! How realistic are the swords and armour in Amazon's Rings of Power, and could you really use a sword as a springboard? We got sword expert Matt Easton to take a look at these Rings of Power clips.
From the flashback scene with Finrod, to the Rings of Power battle with Galadriel and the Ice Troll, Matt shares his HEMA expertise on sword combat and just how realistic this show is so far. Matt Easton is a Historical European Martial Artist (HEMA), Antique Arms Dealer, and owner of the fencing club Schola Gladiatoria.
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Elven Armor
01:43 - Arrows & Helmets
02:57 - Orc vs. Elvish Wrestling?
03:42 - Arrows on the Back
04:19 - Chain Mail
05:14 - Strange Sword Pose
06:11 - Swords on the Back
07:01 - Jumping on a Sword
08:07 - Weak Spots
08:35 - Final Thoughts
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@elindred Год назад

That Galadriel sword jump looked so unconvincing; it definitely looked more like she was being hoisted up by wires, rather than jumping off of anything.

@martinmirchev4948 Год назад

The moment when Matt actually remembered Shad's back scabbard and just had to acknowledge the "wacky advanced scabbard that no one evwr did"

@allmachtsdaggl5109 Год назад

About the torch thing: If you have ever been outside in the dark and only had some fire (torch, lighter, eternal hellfire from the abyss) you might have noticed, that putting the lightsource in front of you is not such a clever idea. It would be very much better to put the lightsource up and behind your head. If you put it infront of you, it will shine directly into your eyes, all you see is the flame. A modern torch sends the light in a focused manner, wich a simple flame cannot do.

@Bayard1503 Год назад

Phew, luckily he didn't react to the training scene in episode 5.

@aSSGoblin1488 Год назад

its IGN of course its 10/10

@GaminHasard Год назад

That scene was so bad And also so boring. 😊

@fianafadillah8311 Год назад

🤣🤣

@Adam_okaay Год назад

Definitely the worst scene in the show. Really bad choreography. The training scene in HotD is absolutely terrible too.

@hereiam8 Год назад

@@Adam_okaay about HotD u wrong

@washbuns Год назад

elves in tolkein are very light. legolas is shown walking on top of the snow. She could probably jump on the sword blade without damaging it.

@scratchy996 Год назад

If they were so light, the wind would blow them away. They are not light, they can control their weight. They are the Jedi knights of Middle Earth.

@pepelechad536 Год назад

There's a difference between being 'light on your feet', and being 'light'.

@washbuns Год назад

@@pepelechad536 regardless. an elf could totally jump on a sword and not hurt it.

@reekiereekie7264 Год назад

Holding a torch in front of your face would stop you seeing anything. You'd hold it up or to the side so it wouldn't blind you

@Adam_okaay Год назад

Or behind you, as to not diminish your peripherals.

@reekiereekie7264 Год назад

@@Adam_okaay it is quite hard to hold a flaming torch behind you though

@harrylangton3206 Год назад

@@reekiereekie7264 Aragorn does it in the first lotr movie (well, behind and to the side). It's when he's looking for kingsfoil after Frodo has been stabbed.

@Skooskah Год назад

Now react to the scene where she puts 4 armed guards in her prison cell off screen

@richardtaylor1652 Год назад

Who are fully armoured, armed and not to mention... are like twice her size and build, each.

@DroidXiro Год назад

Elves are way stronger and more agile than men.

@Skooskah Год назад

@@DroidXiro then show the fight 🤷🏼‍♀️

@zippingapollo2468 Год назад

The main focus of the scene is what Halbrand tells Pharazon. It’s believable she could best 4 guards, so why show it? They’ve already shown her abilities in previous episodes and the newest episode does too.

@harrylangton3206 Год назад

@@zippingapollo2468 Best them almost instantly and without hurting them? We're supposed to buy into it for the reason you mentioned, but come on. Broke immersion for me.

@jacobwalsh1888 Год назад

The problem with that melee is this. The orcs were never. Ever. A major threat to the Noldor. Morgoths successes were ultimately the result of dragons, balrogs and human treachery. When Fëanor first landed, with only his followers, they were set upon by a vast host of Orcs. Despite being heavily heavily outnumbered, they slaughtered the orcs in droves. Tolkien describes it as leaves scattered by a storm.

@timlamiam Год назад

tbf those were elves who had seen the light of the OG two trees, fresh from Valinor. So literally an army of Gigachad Glorfindels. By the second age, most of the Noldor that old are dead or in Valinor, normal elves would not be worth, like, a thousand orcs each like in the First Age.

@lennysmileyface Год назад

@@timlamiam That was the war with Morgoth that they showed though.

@IorekMetal Год назад

We need another video whit the whole season, even when there was not much swordfighting.

@VectoredPromise Год назад

He would probably like the scene when Halbrand causes the horse to fall over

@theghostofbabanovac7069 Год назад

So she was able to do all of that but she & her company weren't able to detect with their elf senses a massive ice troll who was stalking them, didn't knew an ice troll who's weighting tons probably can be such a stealthy predator with the elves.

@chakradarrat8832 Год назад

kinda make sense considering troll skin often resembles their environment

@Leo-Draco Год назад

@@chakradarrat8832 and smell horrible, breath so deep and make the worst noises just sitting there, it’s what they make fun of someone in his books for being bad at any of those, that’s the senses that was meant in that comment

@halversonnoel0 Год назад

@@Leo-Draco smell doesnt really travel far in the cold.

@InfernalPasquale Год назад

0:41 the irony of him saying "most of it appears decent" as the shot shows the elf's backplate bending and wobbling as he moves... It's not even a mm thick and may well be plastic...

@_claymore Год назад

it's definitely plastic, cause it's industry standard these days. they buy from companies that 3D print and colour them. it's really sad to see, because it's so damn obvious most of the time.

@SevenStarsandSevenStones Год назад

While European swords are springy, in surprised that techniques such as stomping on a sword (a la Fiore) didn't get brought up. If anyone could pull that off, it would be an elf.

@FinarfinNoldorin Год назад

An elf cannot get natural diseases, but they can be injured. Any Tolkien elf would have the common sense not to step on the sharp edge of a sword.

@InSanic13 Год назад

Sure, but the purpose of stepping on the sword is very different between this scene and Fiore (jumping off vs disarming someone).

@yurylyandres6900 Год назад

This gentleman has covered stomping on a sword in an earlier LOTR video (i.e. Sauron breaks Narsil by stepping on it).

@ausnahmenwerfer5570 Год назад

In Peter Jackson's trilogy, Legolas walks over snow the others have to dig through on the Caradhras. Guess elves just have slender bodies and hollow bones, so they don't weigh anything.

@catgirlforeskin Год назад

It’s likely he did mention it and it just didn’t make the video cut, he’s mentioned it before in previous videos

@KrazyKobold Год назад

Do one for every episode (or pack together episodes with fighting)

@lyooyiylklykyokyklky Год назад

Maille can be a blighter for pulling hair, so having it loose on the head would be very uncomfortable. Not making a dig at Matt!

@camrendavis6650 Год назад

lol. Cuz he's bald XD

@stormveil Год назад

Tactical baldness.

@kasimirdenhertog3516 Год назад

Sword Expert: this isn’t right Also Sword Expert: let’s love it anyway

@jackson857 Год назад

House of the Dragon "Fights, Weapons, Armour" review. We need it.

@LangstonDev Год назад

You got it

@1siddynickhead Год назад

The video already exists

@SlayerSeraph Год назад

2:17 "To have the Heroes not wearing helmets" proceeds to show Gimli wearing a helmet exactly in sync with the word "Helmet".

@InSanic13 Год назад

Yes, but he's also the only one, at least until the battles in Return of the King.

@Frankenstein110 Год назад

He for sure is the only dwarf around in those battles we can see on screen.

@Jayjay-qe6um Год назад

Did you already make videos about The Hobbit trilogy?

@superdupergrover9857 Год назад

The hero should have some kind of helmet. Just take an open faced helmet and open it up more, the actors face will be very visible and it won't be quite so blatantly unrealistic.

@adamethridge7824 Год назад

Gimli wore a helmet but it was opened faced

@MrK33bz Год назад

There is no drought in my mind that the dude is a HighLander!

@cmike123 Год назад

They dont wear helmets so you can see who the hero is, but so you can see who the actor is. As annoying as this may be, most actors dont want the Darth Vader swap to happen to them. It affects a lot.

@ITBEurgava Год назад

Yet exceptions exists like Din Djarin.

@cmike123 Год назад

@@ITBEurgava he took his helmet off...

@rafaelc.c. Год назад

Let's say that the combat scenes, both in coreography and (mainly) direction leave a lot to desire.

@rafaelc.c. Год назад

I'm coming back to say that episode 5 had a very well coreographed scene (the training one). It is an exception on the series so far, but a nice exception.

@MeizanoAM Год назад

Because PJ create such a wonderful recreation of the armory, ROP at least got a touch a bit with some grounded reality.

@jacobwalsh1888 Год назад

All of the Elven swords should be straight spined, and double edged. Glamdring and sting are perfect. The rest are not.

@user-lt6ho5kt7v Год назад

Did you show him ceremonial armor that was made of cardboard tho?

@docstockandbarrel Год назад

They need a Shabbard

@luckyluke4525 Год назад

The sword as a trampolin would never work. Look how close to his hand she stept on the sword. That means he would have to hold nearly her whole weight with one, extendet arm. Even if he was strong enoght to hold it, her weight would at least push his hand down a few inches so that the most spring effect is gone.

@rolfbjorn9937 Год назад

Galadriel is so ancient that she was under the light of the original trees before the wars with Melkor/Morgoth and elves of this era were known to have faced multiple Balrogs, and hordes of orcs and gigantic wolves... Luthien, another elf, common ancestor of both Elrond and Aragorn (Aragorn descends from Elros, brother of Elrond) sang a song so powerful that she bested Morgoth for a significant amount of time and wiped the floor with Sauron. Some of the men of Numenor were so mighty that Sauron himself was scared of them. None of these characters are or need to be compared to mere mortal from our reality anyway.

@6Sparx9 Год назад

"and elves of this era were known to have faced multiple Balrogs, and hordes of orcs and gigantic wolves..." but not Galadriel, she in fact avoided conflict with Melkor and his creations through the first and second ages. "Some of the men of Numenor were so mighty that Sauron himself was scared of them." Lit confirming Numenorian's were so mighty (in strength and willpower, since they did not have magic, like Galadriel is described to have) that one of the strongest Miar of middle earth fears them. What point are you trying to make here? That fantasy characters are beyond criticism when writers overstep their established traits and limitations?

@codycole2684 Год назад

As for arms and armour, the Dwarves are credited as the civilisation best at making and most prolific for wearing mail in the texts

@kamenidriss Год назад

so it took the entire fellowship to defeat one troll in Moria during LOTR, but galadriel single handedly defeated that snow troll in 4-5 moves. Totally makes sense.

@zippingapollo2468 Год назад

The troll wasn’t apart of the book, just an addition by PJ to inject action. Galadriel is stated as being the mightiest of the Noldor except for maybe Feanor. He was killed by Balrogs.

@feralharmony5927 Год назад

Didnt legolas kill an oliphant and all its crew by himself? XP

@zippingapollo2468 Год назад

@@feralharmony5927 That also wasn’t in the book, just wanted to make Legolas look “cool” in the movie. They also have Aragorn fight a Mordor troll in Return of the King, which was probably trained and much more powerful than the one the fellowship fought, one on one. He doesn’t win but they have him fight it with brute strength which is ridiculous. Literally blocks one of its overhead swings like it was just an orc. Galadriel in the show had the better idea on taking down a troll. Outmaneuvering it and take out its weak points.

@feralharmony5927 Год назад

@@zippingapollo2468 indeed, thing is, people grasp the "in the movie it took 9 people to take down a troll" and conveniently forget that legolas killed and oliphant by himself, which should also piss them off cause "he can kill a colosal beast and not a single troll?"

@zippingapollo2468 Год назад

@@feralharmony5927 completely true, PJ already made the trolls look powerful in one instant and weak as hell in another in his own trilogy. That fight with Aragorn and the Mordor troll shows that. RoP hasn’t done that….yet. The orcs are actually more intimidating in RoP too.

@andrewderksen3342 Год назад

Actually a bit surprised wearing a sword 🗡️ on ones back - was not a thing Seems like it would be similar to a hunter wearing a rifle slung over the shoulder 🤷 :)

@forgotten_virtue Год назад

It's so obvious that Matt is going super easy on the show. He knows it's not an educational video about actual history, it's an IGN video made to entertain pop culturte fans. If he actually started nitpicking we wouldn never get to the end of it tbh, ROP is just bad.

@skelitonking117 Год назад

It’s also a piece of fiction lmfao

@cmike123 Год назад

This comment is dumb. The guy is sword expert. He is commenting mostly on the combat. Quit being silly.

@mstash5 Год назад

@@skelitonking117 go laugh somewhere else. The original work is heavily drawn from _(European)_ myth and history, both of which Professor Tolkien was incredibly well-versed in. It's a profoundly religious work and was described by its very author as such.

@andredulac4456 Год назад

@@mstash5 Yeah ! respect the history of the elves ! they fought for your freedom and you owe them your country ok ?! We wouldn't have cars and computers without their magic !

@GeoPePeTto Год назад

He could have done that to every show. Have you seen “everything wrong with lord of the rings” ? It’s super easy to nitpick. Even one of the if not the best trilogy out there.

@Leo-Draco Год назад

The Elf did not only jump of the sword, she was pushed by the other elf up as u can see him swinging her with it in the next scene, idk what these people knew or studied for the show , wouldn’t dare to ask honestly, but of Swords and elf’s they know nothing that is clear, and I’m not only talking about tolken ones , I’m talking of all in fantasy😂

@6Sparx9 Год назад

Nah dude, roll a 20 and your elf can jump on and ride the arrow they shot from their bow. Standard xD

@andredulac4456 Год назад

From Tolkien, Elves can walk on snow without sinking, that's how light and agile they are. That jump is quite easy for them.

@6Sparx9 Год назад

@@andredulac4456 that's a great point, and whilst Legolas implies it is a skill to walk lightly on leaves/snow in addition to the lightweight build of elves and the clothes that adorn them, Galadriel crossed the Helcarux so she would presumably have experience walking lightly over snow. Source: StackExchange comments RE subject

@gergokerekes4550 Год назад

jesus these scenes compared to lotr and even the hobbit are just baad. like, wow.

@nuclearscarab Год назад

Nothing about doing a thousand mile journey with a giant sword that has a 3 foot long hilt for no reason? Interesting take.

@wildbard4112 Год назад

Got to flex on it and impress your crew

@montanax8127 Год назад

"Galadriel can do that because she is an elf" That's not the reason

@Isambardify Год назад

Legolas was always doing it too.

@ayotundeayoko5861 Год назад

@@Isambardify Legolas stepped on swords?

@Kalamolng Год назад

Cause GUYladriel!

@dnbm3 Год назад

Because she's a woman?

@tlsgrz6194 Год назад

@@ayotundeayoko5861 Legolas surfed a shield down steps while shooting and jumped up falling stones, stepping on swords is not any more ridiculus

@nickpalazzo6585 Год назад

I'm so glad that Easton dove into this. The ground has too long been left open to less reputable reactionaries like Shadversity who are just using their critiques to dunk on the show.

@Cococrash11 Год назад

Awesome Sword Expert Reacts To The Rings of Power So Far Fights, Weapons, Armour Video.

@Joem8877 Год назад

Can't believe you are giving this the time of day. They can't even find half decent writers never mind accurate fight choreography 😂

@cool5402 Год назад

Ninja theory video games are cool

@JamesScrote Год назад

There are a lot of things "massively overrepresented" in this show...

@causticorator618 Год назад

Tell me Schola Gladiatoria. When did you abandon reason for madness?

@martinpurrio1730 Год назад

Way to get blinded by your own torch😂. Torches should be held high out of your own vision. Otherwise you make yourself a very blind target.

@vmgames1872 Год назад

First1

@Robert399 Год назад

Why is this one video getting so many dislikes?

@stormveil Год назад

The show is very disappointing. Below average. Probably nothing to do with matt.

@FinarfinNoldorin Год назад

Even a fantasy needs to be believable..this series is not.

@HassanKhan-ei2wh Год назад

Combat in rop was pure dogshit compared to witcher. They made it look too easy for galadriel

@kasaibouF29 Год назад

Shadiversity would confer.

@coryhorton5837 Год назад

Best reviewer of worst show ever.

@TheCursedOni Год назад

It’s fake lol

@stefanderrick1436 Год назад

Even a fantasy needs to be believable..this series is not.

@JetstreamKage Год назад

oh hey for once matt isn't entirely wrong on one of these, still seems pretty wrong on most things that he either wasn't critical enough on or weirdly positive in places he really shouldn't have been

@TacoGrande007 Год назад

A black elf? Ohh thats right. This movie must be based on the Lord of the "Bling" books by Tyrone DaQuan.

@KalElRedK Год назад

A black elf is definitely not a problem of this show.

@TacoGrande007 Год назад

@@KalElRedK agreed. It it is distraction and takes out original Tolkien fantasy aspect of it

@VilaWolf Год назад

Elves are not real.

@SlayerSeraph Год назад

But they are real. What are you talking about?

@stefanderrick1436 Год назад

Even a fantasy needs to be believable..this series is not.

@halversonnoel0 Год назад

@@stefanderrick1436 what? this is dumb, there is nothing about this fight that isnt believable. At least if you understand how elves work in tolkien.

@brandonzimmerman1667 Год назад

Is this really up for debate? It's a damn tv show, it's NOT real

@sleepless9957 Год назад

It still needs to believable.

@brandonzimmerman1667 Год назад

@@sleepless9957 Make believe fantasy needs to be believable?

@sleepless9957 Год назад

@@brandonzimmerman1667 Yes, because if nothing makes sense then you wont be able to connect. Suspension of disbelief

@brandonzimmerman1667 Год назад

@@sleepless9957 Well explain the fighting in movies like crouching tiger and the like. People flying and spinning through the air makes absolutely no sense whatsoever because people can't, you know, fly, but people are able to connect with those movies. Dragons in the Game Of Thrones makes no sense because Dragons aren't real, but people connect with it. Why? It's all fake and it doesn't need to make sense.

@L0WKEYL0GAN Год назад

It's fiction....

@sleepless9957 Год назад

fiction doesnt save you from stupidity

@japanesehitler Год назад

The more belivable fiction is the easier it is to be imerged into the story. Just because it is fiction dose not mean you can break your own rules. If you show gravity exists people wont accept a person flapping their arms to fly just because of "magic".

@stefanderrick1436 Год назад

Even a fantasy needs to be believable..this series is not.

@L0WKEYL0GAN Год назад

@@stefanderrick1436 no it doesn't. That's literally the point of fiction.

@stefanderrick1436 Год назад

@@L0WKEYL0GAN No for exemple if in the middle of a Shelock Holms story he start to cast fire ball. it make no sense. A story need to be logical we his own world. So if you create a story about army fighting each other it need to be logical.

@WhiteLionel Год назад

Sword expert reacts to a fantasy show in a different world, with different races, with different materials and gives an "expert" opinion. Cheers ign 😂

@harrylangton3206 Год назад

Did you not think his insights were accurate or useful?