Some Points About the Shape of Spears
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Skall: This weapon could do a lot of damage...
TH-cam: *stares intensely*
Skall: To animals for hunting...
TH-cam: *looks away*
Skall: And people on a battlefield.
TH-cam: *DEMONETIZATION POWERS ACTIVATE*
"It's all massive, which is exactly what you want for powerfull thrust" - Skallagrim 2019
I have a very long, pointy object. Don't be a pervert, it's a spear.
Spear is what I call my penis. Who's the pervert now? *Oh, still me.*
Of course doctor bright is here
So is there a weapon SCP the foundation needs Skallagrim's help with? :V
Against a hardened breastplate (he says while stroking the ridge).
I want skalls thrust up my anus...
Spears: A prime example of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”
at some time long ago someone had a stick that was kind of pointy and used it to kill something. so it began
Artie the Swolest Man in the World indeed.
Amazing how outside of a rock or club it's probably the first weapon ever used and the only evolution was putting better metal points on the end ov it instead of heating the wood point with fire even 1000000 years later because some non-human ancestor was using the spear long before us.
Spear Pros:
-Good for hunting and fighting
-Gives you range
-Can be thrown
-Good to use in Formations or individually
-Easy to produce
-Handling is easy tp learn
I like them, cool weapons
spear cons:
-not very cinematic
thats it
@@juwebles4352 I love when in the movie, someone stabs someone multiple times with a spear.
Let us not forget that a backward grip is perfectly viable on some spears as it still gives you plenty of reach, makes it easy to work with shields and allows for much more powerful thrusts.
Con: Bad if the enemy(s) get close to you.
@@juwebles4352 if done right it probably could
Glad you tipped me off, I got the point.
OUT!
Careful, puns make some people rather spikey.
@@biohazard724 Well, that's the point, isn't it ?
Yo
I got a pointy thing
A sword
The central ridge is very pronounced, that makes it very rigid, you cannot bend it at all. It's all massive, which is exactly what you want for powerful thrusts...
-Skallagrim, on a normal quiet day back in 2019, shortly before the war started.
zahrim bizarre the meme potential is strong with this one ;)
That's what she said!
You've really, spearheaded this argument, showing us your point and giving us really good tips
**dies**
This video sharpened my mind and lengthen my mental capacity
Get thee out, plebian!
Spearhead, point, tip. Amazing
i see what you did there
Staff: the big stick
Spear: the pointy stick
Hammer: stick with heavy part
Bow: small pointy stick launcher
Sword: sharp metal stick
Axe: stick with sharp heavy part
Mace: stick with pointy heavy part
Meme_War_Pepe gun: boomstick
Nun chuks: stick stuck to stick
Boomerang: attachment issue stick
@@creamofthecrop6743 GUN SJW TRIGGERED
Build a WALL Well the point of weapons is to be offensive...
@@henryfleischer404 That was too clever. had a good laugh.
@@creamofthecrop6743 attachment issue stick is too perfect
I came here to make a spear joke,but something about reading the comment tells me it'd be pointless by now
F you
-.-
Well, at least you took a stab at it. :D
at least you had some "spear"it to try
I don't know you're future plans but your ready for fatherhood
You MONSTER don't tell me not to giggle!
My sides hurt from laughing now
I started giggling after he said that I started laughing when I read this comment.
It's okay to laugh. Just remember that for maximum penetration you need a narrow blade that is thick and stiff
Yeah. I didn't start giggling at 11:14 until he told me to stop giggling. Only then did I realize the double entendre.
"Hooks and barbs (in thrown spears) to prevent them from fighting."
And probably to prevent them from throwing them back at you.
The pilum was a good example. Though it didnt have barbs or hooks, it would bend making it impossible to throw back or pull out of a shield, have your adversary have to abandon it.
@@jacobberry5138 some did have barbs I think, so double points to the pilun.
Spears are the most underrated weapons in history. Everyone wants a sword... everyone used a spear. I love spears. They just work. They are cheaper. They are faster to learn. They can double as a quarter staff or a jo staff.
That's my comment from a different Channel
Finally the first non sexual comment. I was getting annoyed
Also, they require less metal and are easier to make than a sword.
Yeah, swords are a bit too mainstream, I prefer axes though
Marcel Langevin and Longer range attack
Thought it was a lindybeige video from the title
Was expecting a collab actually.
'Some points about spears' would be more lindybeige-y
IronRAVENxvx yeah kinda was
Yea, I was totally confused at first :D
Skall did not spend half the video talking about how the British have the best spears and are the best Spearmen in spear wielding history of men of whom the Brits were the best.
'stop giggling' only aggravated it and I burst out laughing.
Mission accomplished. :)
He is a mastermind
I was completely straight faced until he said that.
Really? I didn't even make the connection until he said that. And even then after that i didn't even flinch. I mean, it was just a penis reference. What's there to giggle about?
Yeah I first started giggling after he told us to stop xD
"I want to talk about the quintessential battlefield weapon..."
me: "The pomm--"
"The pointy stick!"
me: "Pointy stick! Yeah. Yeah, the... yeah.... I was about to say that."
What were you going to say(I’m pretty stupid)
Talking about myself of course
@@ahumanoidoforiginx7957 The pommel. A reference to a previous video called "Ending him rightly".
@@victorzcv4645 أنا اللواط للنبي الكذاب محمد
"The point is narrow enough that it can get into a ring, and spread it apart"
There are advantages to having a smaller... spear... sometimes.... :D
SuicideNeil note not smaller, thinner. Length still matters...
@@Ivan_I99999 Thinner just means less brutal and less force required. For those that have the force, it doesn't matter. :)
"As it gets wider and wider, you encounter more resistance in the thrust, that's not going to penetrate as deeply"
SuicideNeil
Only when they have small rings
The smaller spear may have gotten into the ring, but did it spread it apart?
BEHOLD! The wrath of a man with a pointer stick than you!
-Every conqueror before the invention of rifling
Rather more pointy sticks then a more pointy stick :)
And then people invent bayonet which is essentialy turning rifle into spear...
Instead it’s bigger bullet
Smoothbore muskets dominated pointy things long, long before rifling was invented and standardized.
Technically it's every conqueror before the bow but it's just smaller pointy sticks that travels further.
SO fundamentally, it's a very straighforward weapon. The penetrating end on the big wooden shaft gets thrusted into the other person. Whether that's a man or woman is a bit of a personal perference.
*sigh*
No, not preference. What dictates that is _necessity._ Sometimes, the flesh your rigid point spreads apart to enter is not that of a man.
It works better if you choke up and down on the shaft
@@jameshamaker9321 a spear functions similarly to a..."spear"
@@jooot_6850 yare yare daze
"Stick em with the pointy end!"
-Someone, at some point, probably
Jon "Bastard" Snow, to Arya Stark.
Man, Indian weapons are nuts, you could almost do a full video on wacky Hindu war instruments
Asian polearms are nuts... Koreans have tridents and spears with like... 7 tips... Chinese and japanese have spearheads that look like a badly designed oversized fantasy weapon
You've never seen all javanese traditional spear, duh...
There's even one that refereced from traditional puppet (wayang) or a very wide leaf blade, and most people believed they bring this to war.
@@suyuanhu3946 I'm javanese myself and find that stupid, those are banners used to identify units in battlefield. CMIIW
@@Junior-lg9uf well... I'm believing that this kind of spear/dagger is more lokely to be a kind of ritualistic or ceremonial weapons rather than specialized in battlefield. Even as for banners, this would be kind of hard to be implemented, since sometimes Bannerman needs to protect themselves from enemies attack and the banner you held would be the quickest weapon you could have (since you grab it the entire time) please, correct me if I'm wrong, for this is just my own opinions with a bit of logical thought of mine.
A warm regards,
Su Yuan Hu
1:06
There's not as many sub types, because any deviation would no longer be consider spears, they become Halberds, Lochaber axes, Spontoons etc.
Good point. I suppose if you where to lump spears in with pole arms you see that there's a similarly ludicrous amount of sub catagories to delve into.
yup... totally what i was thinking listening to that...
I agree completely.
Take a speer.
Make it throwable, it's a javelin.
Make it rest on your shoulder, it's a lance
Make it longer, it's a pike.
Give it a hook, it's a billhook.
Combine it with a dane axe, it's a poleaxe.
Combine billhook and poleaxe, it's a halberd.
Make the speer cut, it's a glaive.
Make the glaive from a scythe, it's a war scythe.
Make the glaive japanese, it's a naginata.
Remove the spear's handle, it's a rondel dagger.
And not try to draw lines that dustinguishe a wide billhook from a glaive with a hook from a halberd with a thin axe.
@@torysaccount5753 there is also the Chinese Glaive with it's own name but I forgot what it was called
"If you want to limit over-penetration, you can put wings on it."
- Skall, 2019
It will fly away
flying horseman
Yea... You don't want to break it... Would be rather inconvenient...
"It's a rather thin shaft it wouldn't penetrate male very well"
-Skalgrim
Another one for the books
I love the part where people with swords say, "I'll just cut the head off the spear."
You can certainly try; but then I still have a long stick to beat you with from a reach.
(also Schola Gladiatoria and Lindybeige did some basic testing of this theory and....nope. you wont, swordsmen)
But if that swordsman gets within three feet of you you're screwed, every weapon has its pros and cons
@@nooneinparticular9219 that's a big "if". A really big if.
@@Cloneman-ic9rx yes a very big one
Plus theres the fact that most people weapons have a butt spike and all of them can be choked up on. It is possible to cut the head off of a spear with a sword, but you need to use a dedicated hacking sword against someone who lacks skill, knowledge, and a reinforced haft.
All a skilled swordsman needs to do is dodge your attack; grab the wooden part the spear and thrust his sword into you. He could also rush in with a shield; parry the spear and then stab. However, a skilled spearman can counter those strategies.
"it's got rather a thin shaft it wouldn't penetrate male terrible well" :) -Skallagrim
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@@angelmarques3124 the homophone was intentional.
Twas the first comment, couldn’t find it. Now that I have. I guessed as much, just trying to debunk you and be a nitpicky piece of shit
Would swords fit better? : )
That gives end him rightly another meaning as well, or her, i dont want to discrminate.
Just messing around with fellow hema guys, I found that hooking with a spear in a group fight was almost certain death for the guy hooked, as he couldn't get the shield back in place before someone else took him out and his sword wouldn't reach me while I was hooking his shield. Was very effective in a 3v3 Spears vw sword and shields
Spears are the ultimate weapon for kill assists.
"I think that enemy got the point!"
About the Spear from Java at 10:30, it looks like the axis of the thrust would still be down the haft of the spear, so it could still be used effectively. I think the curve would either be used to encourage a slicing or chopping motion, and would act as a guard to keep the target from sliding down the shaft.
It was either designed that way to fill a ceremonial role, a try-piece from an experimenting smith, or as a practical joke one person played on another. Never underestimate the human desire to insult each other.
I imagine it would bend pretty easily tho
*I T M U S T B E "c E r E m O n I a L" *
*I T M U S T B E "c E r E m O n I a L" *
Last time I was this early the pommel was still screwed on.
I Laughed Way Harder than I Was Supposed to😂😂
same
It’s been 4 years now, and that just never gets old
This is a long pommel with a knife blade for a head
Careful. With that long a spear he can easily reach out and touch you for all those pommel jokes.
The pointy stick is the only thing I've not been taught to defend myself against. Hell I can even defend against a banana.
A banana!? WHERE!?
My banana vs. your banana! There's a baseball diamond where our little league has its games, about a mile from here. We meet there around two-thirty in the morning, dressed all in black, your hair in a black stocking, and we have us a banana fight, we won't be bothered.
Monty Python? Nice.
Can you defend yourself against a passion fruit?!?
@@thagomizer4711 lol, went over that the first day. I have no passion for the passion fruit!
Skalla: "Stop giggling"
Me: *Starts giggling*
11:44 that face when you realize you just got demonetized
"Stop giggling "
Yeah, I've been doing the Beavis and Butthead chuckle for the whole video.
when you had your fingers on the ridges talking about over penetration, all I could think was "is it ribbed for their pleasure?"
th-cam.com/video/H-Eun3oKs3A/w-d-xo.html
6:45 Wingd are also very useful in knocking aside enemies shields, Tellin from my own experience
You telling "stop giggling" made me chuckle whereas I wasn't thinking dirty until after that.
I'd love to see a "sword breaker" type of spear, where it has those knooks in it's wings to catch and wrench blades free
'Stop giggling'
I wasn't until you said that. Damn you! I *had* control!
The last spear you hold really reminds me of a Japanese Yari. Not 100% of the style, but of the purpose, because you have a long blade, which cuts very well and in fact you not only learn thrusts in Yari fighting, you cut really much.
That training changed my mind on spears drastically. I hoped a bit you talk about them, too. They would fit in the video and you have today very accurate training programs for Yari.
He's probably got a Hewing Spear (a Norse staple), it probably makes you think of the Yari because they are both phenomenal and well-designed swordspears- an underrated subtype of spear. Also, nice to see another Yari fan out and about
Japanese warriors when they in yari busuma formation, they strike the spears from above instead thrusting.
Spears are meant to stab, not cut.
@@Sam-gf1eb Spears are not Pikes. Try again.
@@dernachtschreck830 A spear is a thrusting weapon. The difference between a spear and a pike is the length. A spear is used for closer combat. A pike is used for far combat and defensive purposes.
Try again.
Spear: *great*
Shield: *op pls nerf*
Spear + Shield: Sparta
Spear and shield: everyone. (Norse, germanic, frankish, roman, greek, hittite etc.
@@isitnotwrittenthat1680 I think the spear needs a nerf as it countered the best strat of horseback charge.
Skalls a teacher, everything in this video is purely educational, therefore he should not be punished.
Edit: Holy hell, I got more then 5 likes without liking it myself.
Throughout history, controversial teachers have always been amongst the first to suffer...
Lol, the case of the youtube algorithm against skull, you would think that would be somehow fixed at that point. He has a million subscribers and there are other really offensive big youtubers.
@@lupus67remus7 Once you have spoken out against a authoritarian movement if they get power you are dead.
Jon Snor see, it’s not really TH-cam’s fault, it’s the advertisers that freaked out because some people got ads on what they consider “problematic” (I hate that word now because of those people) so they boycotted TH-cam till they got stricter.
@@gandalftheantlion I use add block on all devices so Im not a customer and never will be. But I still say youtobe is a platform not a publisher so they must stop moderating the content on there platform.
Schola Gladiatoria fans: thrusting memes intensify
Hey let's get some context here.
Well it depends on context
I can't get enough of this video. I absolutely love spear analysis content. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this.
"Pointed sticks? What, elderberries not good enough for you!?"
I wonder how many of us started giggling (or bursted out with laughter) only after Skall said "stop giggling"?
Ah! So many innuendos!
Thank you for the amount of research you put into your videos. It’s greatly appreciated.
The Vikings had something called a "hewing" spear. There are no descriptions or pictures so your guess would be as good as mine. The broad blade spear you've shown here looks like a good candidate. Thank you.
"it isn't just about the length, it's also about...blade geometry..." IF you know what I MEAN ;)
The girth... Of the handle is pretty important, too
Now talk about Gae Bolg and how practical it would be. Specifically the Fate version, for maximum fantasy.
Gay bulge
it is just a javelin if I remember correctly, designed for castle siege
By my command spell i order you to like this comment!
It would be great or assasinations with the cant fail the target ability. Lancer is always nerfed. Poor lancer.
Well, I mostly meant its design, cause it looks like it could work irl but then there's the spikes on the blade and...
Otherwise, the special ability to never miss its target would make it a very powerful weapon on the battlefield and you could use it as unconventionally as you wanted to, with the spear's shape having no effect whatsoever.
Just have to say I'm really glad you mentioned cutting with spears, so much of media treat spears as thrust, stab, and repeat.
The light humor works well here, it keeps attention up. Thank you.
Woo! Spears never get enough love so glad to see a vid about them!
“Good, strong wood. Straight and well-shaped. Thick enough.”
Hehe
Great video skall, keep it up!
Well, I must say, this video was wonderful inspiration for one of my stories! Very nice!
This video is very inspearational
Haha i get it..
11:20 damn you, i STARTED giggling after you told me to stop /o\
Your videos always contain so much useful information!
Thank you for finally doing this video
Skall: *Makes educational video to inform viewers on history*
Everyone in comments: *Makes penis jokes*
11:40 TH-cam: "He nearly made it out this time, but he slipped up in the end. We got him."
Sooooo many innuendoes! I love it!
Good to see you get better every day a bit.
Hi Skallagrim. I'm a huge fan of your videos since 2015 and I would like to ask you, if you could please make a video about the Trident, the Trishula or the Sai. 😊
I do like to give some powerful thrusts myself so I can see why you'd want a strong spear to wield
skallagrim I want to thank you for these kind of vids for with this vid alone helped me make the weapon for the main weapon for one of heros in the book im writeing
Thank you for the good information as always
"Stop giggling"
Didn't start giggling until he said that.
Exactly why I used a spear with a guard for DND character who hunted boar
Hell yea.
Straight and to the point. I like it.
11:13 I wasn't giggling, but when you mentioned that I realized how hard I was nerding out to have that not occur to me. Then I giggled *a bit*. Maybe a short nasal puff.
I love pointy sticks.. don't even need metal.. just cut it down a bit and burn the end...
Why burn?
@@MCAroon09 I think it hardens the wood by taking the moisture out of it.
Heh *hardens the wood*
And so the pike militias of the world were born lol
Why don't you have the viking intro anymore ? That intro was awesome!
Your english is really easy to understand from abroad. I like that !
Great video! Thank you!
"Supposin' he's got a point-ed stick?"
" *SHADDUP* !"
*Bevis and Butthead voices*
"He thaid penetrate... huhuhu"
Ah, a fellow intellectual.
Ohhh yeah, hm hmmm hm
Heh heh heh heh hey
Hm hehe hehe heh heh
Hm huh he heh heh
-Beavis, a haiku
9:22 that's why I love you and your videos so much.
Absolutely loving that background.
"Stop giggling."
*BURSTS OUT LAUGHING*
I come from Schola Gladiatoria. And there it's all about penetration.
I love your channel so much
Was wondering about the snake shaped spears...glad it was brought up!
Skall been meming again!
Hunting with a spear sounds fun! Way more intense than simply shooting your prey from a hundred meters away with modern guns.
Edit: I said it’d be fun; I didn’t say it’d be safe 😁
Yep... and it propably will upset PETA even more than hunting already does...
At the same time, hunting with towed 12cm mortars is the most challenging test of skill...
@@SonsOfLorgar well... deer turned into burger patty instantly... xD
@@SonsOfLorgar i tried but... too hard to aim... now i just use the good ol' 75 or the trusty 88. Just aim right below then and go home with your trophy.
Yeah, and risking to get killed by your prey when you attack at close range is pretty fun too.
covered a lot of ground on these centuries old weapons an excellent overview of versatility and function
1 million subs. Grats my dude
War scythe!! War scythe!!
WAR SCYTHE! WAR SCYTHE!!
Scythe War!! Scythe War!!
Pointy Stick.
It's just a glaive, guys...
At least in Dark Souls 1 is astonishing effective.
I love how to the *point* that into was!
Sorry, I'll let myself out.
Great job explaining
I am glad that you spearheaded this topic Skall, you really drove the point about spears home. lol... Seriously though another enjoyable and educational video on a simple yet devastating weapon typology. I am trying to learn blacksmithing and I also like to hunt so it would be EPIC to forge my own spear for boar hunting, along with some historical battle spears as well.
You have a POINT in this video
I'm glad he didn't give us the shaft!
Spear/lance gang where you at?
I like this video, straight to the point
Just bought an Azande spear and I’m in love with it
Shaka Zulu knew something about spears and I am not talking Britney!🥊
"some >POINTS< about the shape of spears"
I see what you did there.
Glad to get down to the long and short of it. I felt it reaches farther than his sword videos, without cutting too deep into the heart of the body of knowledge. Also, suitable for hooking... giggle.
Hey! I didn't giggle till you told me not to so I blame you Skallagrim. Awesome video as always.