A sword from the last battle of the Hundred Years War? With Keeper of Edged Weapons, Henry Yallop
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- Join Keeper of Edged Weapons and Armour, Henry Yallop as he examines a 15th century, two-handed sword with a possible connection to the 1453 Battle of Castillon, a French victory which marked the end of the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453). This sword, pulled from the Dordogne River in 1973, is one of a group of 80 known as the ‘Castillon Hoard’.
The sword is made more fascinating as it’s recently been recreated as part of a partnership alongside Matt Easton and Windlass swords, which Henry shows side-by-side to the original for the first time.
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References
‘Additional notes on the swords of Castillon’,
by Thomas, Clive.p. 42-65. ill. In: Oliver, David A. The Spring 2012 Park Lane Arms Fair library.royalarmouries.org/cg...
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Apologies for the poor audio on this one at points. One of our mics failed but Henry's content was so strong, we thought the world still needed to hear it. Thanks for bearing with us.
Maybe pin this comment.
What is your setup? What kind of mics? Two cameras? Do you ever use a overhead shot camera?
I have a question, Sir. How much is the blade (a cutting edge) worn? When compared to the pommel in terms of the balance of the sword. I mean, it looks a bit narrow. Subtype XVIIIb is a narrow one, or very long to be precise. Is it possible the blade be worn out to some degree? Maybe it used to have a more pronounced mid-rib on it? I'm just wondering.
Thank you for your effort in covering such an interesting piece.
Worry not. We enjoyed this video nonetheless!
Hello, some great questions here. There may be some very small amount of loss to the edges but not much as the overall outlined is quite clear such that most loss would be evident if in certain areas (it’s unusually for edge loss from corrosion to be so even). Overall, it’s in very good condition for an archaeological example. There are a few ‘nicks’ but how these occurred (whether from use, corrosion when in the river or both - the former compounded by the latter, we will never know) we don’t think the medial ridge would have been anymore (or much more at all) pronounced originally. It’s essentially a flattened diamond section blade with just the smallest amount of hollow grinding. The other two-handed sword from the Hoard is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, now: L.2008.32.1. The blade form looks very similar, albeit their one may have a slightly more pronounced medial ride/slightly more hollow ground (although it’s hard to tell from the online images).
This guy looks exactly how you would expect a sword expert to look
Musketeer grindset
Or an expert swordsman --- he reminds me a bit of Inigo Montoya.
I'm glad he doesn't have Jonathan Ferguson's role in the museum - people would instantly call him out for trying to look like Ian McCollum.
This is undoubtedly the guy you go to tell you that the murder weapon was an Oakeshott type X and the silver wire details place it to the Templars who now unfortunately have your number
@@mphelps7919 He's definitely Blade Jesus, but he's boring, not like our good old Gun Jesus!
I've got to applauds the Royal armouries for employing entertaining keepers that buck what you'd expect a museum curator to look like haha
You're telling me there's edged weapons curators out there who _don't_ resemble Castelmore d'Artagnan?
This is exactly what I expect a master of blades to look like.
Great to see that you got D'Artagnan as a presenter!
Great to see Henry on camera, and wonderful to see this fantastic sword up close again. A real treasure and well worth sharing this close look with viewers. And thanks for the name check, Henry!
Hard to sell the Matt Easton line without the proper context, otherwise the replicas might not penetrate the market.
@@johnladuke6475 Most wouldn’t try even if they wanted to but a man as hard as Mr. Easton could thrust his sword into anything.
Hi Matt!
This is the kind of content we sword nerds are always lusting for!
For the next talk,.. please check the sound recording. This was pretty awful only for that reason, otherwise interesting.
Agreed, Jonathan Ferguson’s videos also started out with shoddy audio but they got a lot better. It’s not like RA production team doesn’t have experience. Don’t like hearing the rough sound of latex gloves in my ears.
All of his sentences start out audible then taper off to the point of being inaudible. It's maddening!
The Royal armouries must be a fascinating place to visit, up in arms has shown us a whole bevy of interesting characters and curators and they always make me smile with their knowledge and charm, thank you for letting us see history with our own eyes with your pieces.
It is. 💪 I visited the Leeds location on my first (and so far, only) trip to the UK and absolutely loved it. Too bad I was one a tight schedule, but you could pretty much use up a whole day's worth of visiting with just this Leeds location and all it has to offer.
If this man put a sword in my hands and told me to take Castillon-la-Bataille back in the name of the king I might just try it.
Sir Henry is indeed quite a dashing fellow. Leave some maidens for the rest of us to rescue too, wont you lad.
Castillon Hoard swords are some of my favorites (particularly the arming swords, such as IX.3683). Thankyou for featuring this, it is very nice to see these up close.
So, I was today years old when I discovered this magnificent channel. I will be watching many many more of these. You do need this type of video for the Scottish Claymore - the large two handed sword (and the basket hilt as well). There is still much confusion between the two, their naming conventions, and the accuracy of their labeling (vs. the Gaelic “claidheamh dà làimh). That would be an incredibly exciting video to watch.
Thank you so much for getting us up close and personal with IX.1787! This is the first time I’ve ever noticed that it had scabbard elements remaining. They seem to be right around the place of greatest warp in the blade? Coincidence or perhaps it got stuck to the blade when it was damaged…
Love seeing the hilt elements up close, with those silver traces playing about, and even some grip remaining. It truly must have been a beauty in its day. Thank you for the part you do in caretaking and helping bring the replicas to realization!
Excellent work, Henry! 👏 Magnificent recreation. 😮 Glad to see the Royal Armouries giving us diverse content weekly. 🙌
Marvelous piece, quite interesting description, terrible sound quality. I hope the technical side would improve in time. I'm really glad, that this series has started. I would like to have such series done by some of the museums in my home country - Poland.
Yes sound quality let it down
Sound quality is usually much better. At first I thought it was issue with lav mic and they used camera audio but I think it's more to do with background noise reduction. Or the combination of the two.
Definitely some interesting information in there. Could do with a tighter script.
Thanks Henry (and team) for a really interesting presentation on that sword and its reproduction. I used to spend a lot of time at Eastnor Cast;e, where they have a great collection of arms and armour displayed in their great hall. I'm sure I remember seeing generally similar swords there, when I wasn't being distracted by the Tankgewehr and the few other historic firearms they used to have on open display.
Incredible, what an object. I'm glad I get to watch these, thank you!
This is an incredible artifact. Quite a unit of a sword.
“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!”
love the video love the curator, but for the love of god by better microphones for your curators thanks!
That mustache is on point!
what a mighty sword
While I do love Jonathon's videos, this was highly enjoyable.
I hope to see more of Henry in the future!
That's a good look!
"The Keeper of Edge Weapons" God, you lot have the best job titles. * What do you do for a living? I'm the Keeper of Edge Weapons at the Royal Armouries, and some big blunt ones as well. Wink wink*
I now understand why all the prototypes were necessary. Not only has the handle lost material but so has the blade and cross guard. All of this needs to be extrapolated. Brilliant. Thanks for the awesome content… more please.
These guys have the coolest job titles. First Keeper of Firearms and Artillery, now Keeper of Edged Weapons. Sounds like a badass lineup for an action series
The sound was a bit weird on this one, cutting out at random. Hard of hearing as it is, this was really difficult to try and listen to what was being said
Yes, same for me. A shame.
Fantastic Henry thanks for sharing 👍
I don't know if it was his accent, or the echo, but I couldn't understand most of what he said. Finally had to give up. It must have been my problem, because the comments thought it was great.
Beautiful sword BUT please don't mumble. Face the camera when you speak please to maintain constant volume. Thanks for the video and showing us this great blade.
I bought the repro of this one and I absolutely love it!
The man is a faithful adherent to the ways of the medieval era. He even has the right grooming.
Fascinating video. Please work to improve audio.
Are you able to discuss what conservation methods were used on this piece if any at all ? There seems to be quite a bit of active rust/corrosion going on there and I'm curious what kinds of protocols are used when dealing with such ancient pieces.
Great content and presentation, some unfortunate technical issues with the sound it seems. Look forward to seeing more.
The Royal Armouries should just hire Matt Easton. Love you bladed videos. Let's see more!
This man is a pirate, you can't tell me other wise.
He is equipped with the type IX flowing hair, mustachio & beard set. Such provenance as we have links him to Captain Morgan raiding the Spanish main in 1672.
Thank you, very informative.
really cool and amazing that it has survived so well
The sound of this interesting video was somewhat flawed in the beginning. Later, it got better. Not everyone is a native speaker so the sound quality is important.
Oh i loved the sword. and love its modern legacy in HEMA!
He really needs to start with "Hello, my name is Henry Yallop. You killed my father. Prepare to die". 🤣
Henceforth known as D’Artagnan. Sorry, but you can't look like that and not have the comparison.
I remember going to meet a girl's parents years back and for some unknown reason I cut my beard like that beforehand... her old man didn't appear to take me very seriously.
The Castillon group is everyone's favorite, peoples champ of all sword finds babyy!
She is beautiful! If I can, I'll have to see Royal Armouries for myself
Nice presentation unfortunately the sound is poor it comes and goes and at times there is a bad echo!
Excellent, very informative and entertaining my friend 👍.
Wow!
ash grips please! (oak gives nasty slivers/splinters)
A sword expert with a look like that? I wonder if he's ever met the kurgan
This man reminds me of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie's version of Dorian Gray
There is a 100% chance that this man is a 17th-century cavalier reenactor. Also, excellent presentation!
I’m hoping your fundraising efforts are successful. An interesting idea to craft and sell replica swords from your collection. Too bad you can’t do the same for firearms.
Is there a nice full side view image of this original sword somewhere? the pic on their site just shows the grip and the video pans most of the weapon. I think I could get one from with some editing and then knowing the blade is 115cm could extrapolate other data.
I'm quite a fan of a fishtail myself
I mean this with all respect but that is exactly how I would picture someone called the keeper of edged weapons to look.
Thank you for that informational video! How is the rust and corrosion stopped in a museum setting? Just maintaining the humidity, or is there something applied to the sword?
Also, I understand there was an issue with a microphone. Perhaps closed captions at the bottom may be helpful in future videos.
This bai is a cross between Jonathan Ferguson and Ian McCollum
I thought you guys had a mike by a vint!
How good is the pommel for gripping as well as being used for blunt strikes?
Would the kings guard be equipped with such swords? Existing pictures from the period showing such swords? Long bladed swords are interesting since some broke their blades and others were shortened
damn, jonathan got quite the makeover
Where can i find more videos like this?
Im a bladesmith researching the (zveihander) 2-handed and hand-and-half oakschott types for a build i will be doing this summer.
Id like to learn more about typologies like this.
I'm sure this was fascinating but i couldn't hear most of it.
The audio mixing. Ouch.
Also what type of shape is the hilt?
yay
Out of curiosity how thick is the blade of the original IX.1787?
I'm guessing they accidentally used the built in microphone on the camera for this one? Oh well, they'll know to make sure for next time!
Henry looks like the kind of guy that kicks all the asses with sabers and rapiers. 😎
What about at least some of the Oakeshott type XII and XIII "warswords" - those look also like two-handers?
Meaning... concerning the length of the blade and the hilt, not form.
It's a mad thought that had things worked out differently part of Britain might have been on mainland Europe today. But it's probably for the best that things went as they did or we might have ended up with more in common with them today.
Maybe it's just me, but i constantly felt the urge to take out my angle grinder with the wire wheel. 😆
It's just you.
sup d’artagnan?!
Seriously, the audio production of this video is far below the standard that an esteemed museum like the Royal Armories should put out to the world. Great content, poor technical delivery. Please do better!
Oof, the man shows me one of the shiny new Windlass replicas, talks about how it funds the Royal Armouries as a museum, then says "we're a charity" just to twist the knife. What's next, Windlass sends pretty girls to my door to tell me how much they like guys with historically accurate swords?
Presenter's from 1453 too.
The sound on this is terrible
The sound quality is really bad, like he's in an underwater bathroom... Please improve it. Ask Jonathan Ferguson... His sound is perfect in the same kind of environment.
Geesh this audio quality...😞
I genuinely had to give up on this video. The sound is terrible.
Echo Echo Echo
Sound quality is less than sword quality. Come on. Try. Is that Tony Iommi?
terrible audio
:)
Does the metallurgy give any clues to its history?
The sound is terrible.
Stop having your mic be auto adjusting, just set a level.
It is very hard to hear what is being said in bits.
My first comment goes with the next comment -- poor audio!
erm? 🤣
The mannerisms may be amusing to some, but I found them annoying. With the poor recording quality and the inability of the speaker to maintain a consistent tone, I found this very difficult to follow and stopped watching half way through. Thumbs down.
Come on give the man a chance. Presenting takes practice. Jonathan is now a natural wasn't always so.
@@michaelamos4651 I gave him a chance, he was awful.
Blame the editors.
@@Chiller01 Well certainly somebody allowed a very inferior product to be put out.