Legendary Weapons and War Magic of Medieval History DOCUMENTARY

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  • @InvictaHistory
    @InvictaHistory  3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

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    • @Katniss218
      @Katniss218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No, it sucks

    • @ktheterkuceder6825
      @ktheterkuceder6825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My dear history teacher will you do a topic on spoila opima?

    • @greensoplenty6809
      @greensoplenty6809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      should add least one made from a asteroid. sounds so like modern pop culture n all.
      maybe you havnt heard about it, think it was only confirmed in like 2016 er something.
      was just a couple articles, didnt get much attention but sounds cool as heck.

    • @benjaminhoover6427
      @benjaminhoover6427 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No..hahaa

    • @thorCast
      @thorCast 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@greensoplenty6809 he ended up making a video on them if you haven't seen it

  • @peterpaulbuttigieg7908
    @peterpaulbuttigieg7908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2400

    Honorable mention: Holy handgrenade of Antioch

    • @postacorona6746
      @postacorona6746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      You stole my comment

    • @Mrkabrat
      @Mrkabrat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

      And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.

    • @peterpaulbuttigieg7908
      @peterpaulbuttigieg7908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@postacorona6746 yeah, i didnt expect to be the only who mentioned it there must be at least 10 other people who commented the same thing independently

    • @postacorona6746
      @postacorona6746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@peterpaulbuttigieg7908 probably, more than 10

    • @humanperson5153
      @humanperson5153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      and the lord did grin.

  • @OCinneide
    @OCinneide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    If you look at Irish mythology every character has at least five different weapons/armour pieces that are named, have magical abilities and a full backstory. Irish mythology is like a DnD campaign.

    • @groundfloorguthrie
      @groundfloorguthrie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Cú Chulainn and his 'Warp Spasm' while using the Gáe Bulg!

    • @snowmanleblanc6053
      @snowmanleblanc6053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@groundfloorguthrie ffs lol

    • @theoneandonlydetraebean8286
      @theoneandonlydetraebean8286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@groundfloorguthrie when he turn into the hulk right

    • @kesorangutan6170
      @kesorangutan6170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      There was a dude from irish mythology that had an arm made from metal.

    • @noukan42
      @noukan42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@groundfloorguthrie Cu is stright up a shonen protagonist.
      -born under unusual circumstances
      -get sent to a mysterious overpowered mentor.
      -meet a rival that also train under the mentor
      -a villain related to the mentor appear
      -learn a signature special attack
      -when he got angry he transform in a demonic monster
      -have a fated duel againist his rival

  • @cesarloncomilla5934
    @cesarloncomilla5934 3 ปีที่แล้ว +714

    Honourable mention: the Chad rock that killed goliath

    • @ethannehring3355
      @ethannehring3355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Or Samson's jawbone

    • @thatrandomeliteultra1158
      @thatrandomeliteultra1158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ethannehring3355 ah yes men of culture

    • @ryoumakoushiro7447
      @ryoumakoushiro7447 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Who would win?
      A general with a goddamn tall body and a record for being unbeatable in every battle he commandeered
      Or
      One slingy boi

    • @thatrandomeliteultra1158
      @thatrandomeliteultra1158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ryoumakoushiro7447 not trying to be to rude but he was a champion not a general but your statement still hold water

    • @ryoumakoushiro7447
      @ryoumakoushiro7447 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thatrandomeliteultra1158 Ah, I see... Well, no biggie tho, I got my reference from my religion story, with different name and different role, sooo yep

  • @GoogleRuinsAnythingItTouches
    @GoogleRuinsAnythingItTouches 3 ปีที่แล้ว +744

    "The claymore wouldn't be practical from a horse"
    Mount and blade players: The hell you say?

    • @prestonjones1653
      @prestonjones1653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Me, with my pure peasant army and riding a donkey with a scythe as my weapon of choice: No no, he's got a point.

    • @marcus4046
      @marcus4046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      *laughs in poleaxe on a horse overheading*

    • @vesperflight6116
      @vesperflight6116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It's harvest season my lord.

    • @caillove9184
      @caillove9184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mordhau?

    • @tilting_cat3344
      @tilting_cat3344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Robin Yabanks 3 caravan paid my army incase of warband mameluk pay themself with prisoner

  • @JaelaOrdo
    @JaelaOrdo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    “The pen is mightier than the sword.”
    - Edward Bulwer-Lytton
    “No, it’s not.”
    - The owners of these weapons

    • @prelkat
      @prelkat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      "Yes"
      - John Wick

    • @lazy_nyt
      @lazy_nyt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That depends on age/time,
      Or illiterates % at your target.
      Or keyboard can be considered as pen?
      (Keyboard is mightier still. You can literally smash with keyboard while pen only poke.)

    • @Xaiff
      @Xaiff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@lazy_nyt poke an eye with a pen vs crush the skull with metal keyboard.
      Yep. Sure. I'd count on the keyboard. The metal one, of course. 😂

    • @forickgrimaldus8301
      @forickgrimaldus8301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The pen is mightier than the sword as the sword writes what the pen said.

    • @Amy_the_Lizard
      @Amy_the_Lizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lazy_nyt With enough force a pen could pierce the bone behind the eyes and potentially enter the brain. Meanwhile, it'd have to be a very heavy keyboard to inflict much damage, and if it was that heavy it'd be pretty unwieldy, so I'd say the pen is mightier than the keyboard

  • @wael4070
    @wael4070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    "Too big, too thick, too heavy, and too rough, it was more like a large hunk of iron"

    • @Maesterful
      @Maesterful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      That's what she said

    • @samdumaquis2033
      @samdumaquis2033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      In what story is that said ?

    • @henryjohnston6452
      @henryjohnston6452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@samdumaquis2033
      Berserk - a manga

    • @captaindak5119
      @captaindak5119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@henryjohnston6452 an awesome one at that.

    • @captaindak5119
      @captaindak5119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      A the Dragon Slayer sword. A legendary sword from a legendary manga with a legendary hiatus.

  • @kaloyankatzarov9284
    @kaloyankatzarov9284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    One thing of note about Joyous is that there is some evidence of it being reforged several times through the centuries, so there is a mild chance that some of the metal might be from Charlemagnes sword
    Another thing is that I'm mildly surprised you guys didn't bring up the Ulfberht swords. They definitely fit the bill, made out of crucible steel (not surpassed until the industrial era) and of such quality that they'd stand head and shoulders above common weapons.

    • @minnumseerrund
      @minnumseerrund 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Ooooh, and even more intriguing, the majority of the Ulfberht swords uncovered seem to be copies. So basically, one or a group of smiths made swords so great that everybody else started copying the design, down to the markings - kinda like knock-off Gucci handbags.

    • @mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901
      @mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pretty sure large scale crucible steel is still being used in steel fabrication, I think

    • @imgoingforawalk1693
      @imgoingforawalk1693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was surprised they didn't mention them at all during the bit about Skofnung, considering it was almost certainly made using similar crucible steel, even if it didn't have the classic inscription. The bit about the snake coming out of the crossguard if you breathed on it was almost certainly the condensation from the breath outlining the designs in the crucible steel, which would then travel upward like a "snake".

    • @imgoingforawalk1693
      @imgoingforawalk1693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Interrupting Cow No. Most people would have been completely unaware of the difference in material, and we know that the swords were legendary because people made contemporary fakes using non-crucible steel. That's where you get misspelled versions like +ULFBERHT+ and +ULFBEHRT+.
      The correct inscription being +ULFBERH+T.

    • @imgoingforawalk1693
      @imgoingforawalk1693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Interrupting Cow Even the people using the swords probably wouldn't know the difference, only the blacksmith who made it would, and even then it's uncertain. And the theory that they were Frankish swords doesn't hold up very well, considering the Franks had no idea how to produce crucible steel either.
      The steel was brought back to Scandinavia via the Volga trade route from the Middle East, who, in turn, brought Wootz Steel back from India.
      Indeed, the production of these swords seems to have stopped when the Volga trade route closed down.
      And while the dude using the sword may have known the blacksmith who made it, he definitely would not have known _how_ the blacksmith made it. These things were trade secrets.
      Additionally, the blacksmiths may have used bone chunks to increase the carbon content in the steel they used. From wolves, bears, or even an ancestor, which would have, in the minds of the Danes, bound the "strength" of the animal/person into the sword, therefore giving it supernatural qualities.

  • @CtrlAltDlt68
    @CtrlAltDlt68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    A more "modern" legendary weapon that's also worth mentioning is the sword of Simon Bolivar.

    • @CaspertheSarcasticGhost
      @CaspertheSarcasticGhost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Same with George Washington's sword

    • @d.m.collins1501
      @d.m.collins1501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      ​@@CaspertheSarcasticGhost Well, as far as I know, Washington's sword never got this much action: "In January 1974, the M-19 guerrillas introduced themselves to Colombia with a dramatic gesture: They invaded the Quinta de Bolívar in La Candelaria and stole Libertador Simon Bolivar's sword.
      With the sort of dramatic, media-friendly flourish the M-19 were known for, they then announced that 'Bolivar's sword had returned to battle' - presumably for democracy, sovereignty and social justice.
      In the M-19's hands, the sword seems to have been hidden in a brothel, in the homes of various Colombian artists and intellectuals, and then smuggled to revolutionary Cuba. Meanwhile, after several more dramatic actions, the M-19's career turned tragic in 1985 when its assault on the Justice Palace became a bloodbath.
      When the M-19 signed a peace treaty with the government and demobilized in 1991, its leaders gave back to the Colombian nation what they claimed was the same sword they had stolen."

    • @CaspertheSarcasticGhost
      @CaspertheSarcasticGhost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@d.m.collins1501 fair enough

    • @d.m.collins1501
      @d.m.collins1501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@CaspertheSarcasticGhost it may not be a weapon, but Washington's most legendary relic has got to be his "wooden teeth." He actually had four sets of dentures in his life, none of them made of wood, but sometimes made of hippo ivory, sometimes made from the teeth of slaves (yeesh!).

    • @righteousviking
      @righteousviking 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The sword of Napoleon as well.

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 3 ปีที่แล้ว +724

    "What's this sword's scabbard made out of?"
    *Human skin*
    _drops sword_

    • @xzenitramx666
      @xzenitramx666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Fucking ewwwww

    • @karlmarx7333
      @karlmarx7333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Fucking E W

    • @ganeshraja5672
      @ganeshraja5672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Human Foreskin

    • @hannibalbarca6695
      @hannibalbarca6695 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Hey, it's less frustrating than the Lex Imperialis! And less structurally useful as a support pillar.

    • @d.esanchez3351
      @d.esanchez3351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The flesh is the weapon of the imperium... Nowhere says that it is a metaphor tho

  • @ktheterkuceder6825
    @ktheterkuceder6825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    The most deadly weapons of medieval age: pommels aand a smallpox sneeze.

    • @Byronic19134
      @Byronic19134 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did the NWO take over the 🌎? Nukes? No, a common a cold.

  • @TheWhiteDragon3
    @TheWhiteDragon3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    I think what's most impressive about the Sword of Goujian is that it's the only one on this list to be verifiably authentic and has survived for this long.

    • @RinoGato
      @RinoGato 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm actually curious - Is it authentic tho? Did anyone outside of China ever had a proper look at the blade?
      Not that I want to say they're lying about the origins of that sword and it would definitely be impressive if the sword is over 2500yrs old, but I found that when a country or organization doesn't allow outsiders to do research on a subject or item, chances are pretty high it's a fraud, as already often seen in probably every country and organization including, but not exclusive to, China, Russia, USA, Vatican, different christian, muslim, jewish, buddhist, hidnu and whatnot groups yada yada etc.
      Again, I don't want to say they're lying about this because the weapon looks impressive, it's very rare to find weapons that old in a such a good state. But according to historians, curators and the like, there are about 1500 swords of Goujian in circulation in musems, nationwide relic fairs and the like alone, given the fact that according to folklore and other sources Goujian had 5 bronze swords, at least 1495 have to be fake.

    • @benimou2349
      @benimou2349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RinoGat yes

    • @joebone3151
      @joebone3151 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RinoGato false they found numerous weapons that age many it fantastic shape its weapons with backstories that are rare because we don't know if they actually existed. Hell I firmly believe Attila the hun did not actually otherwise we would have found numerous hun tombs by now hell with modern tech we could've found Atillas tomb or his supposed sword from Mars by now.

    • @gkky-xx4mc
      @gkky-xx4mc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@RinoGato I think what makes the claim more believable is that unlike the medieval European swords, the Goujian sword was rediscovered in an tomb in the early 1900s. So we more or less know where the sword has been for the past 2500 years: locked away underground.

    • @benadrylcumbersplatch6448
      @benadrylcumbersplatch6448 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joebone3151 it's not a sword FROM Mars it's the sword OF Mars, as in the god of war Mars lol

  • @evanp1225
    @evanp1225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I always liked Gae Bolg the spear of Cuchulainn. It was made from the bones of a sea monster, couldnt miss once thrown, and once it hit you it spread barbs through your body killing you. Only way to remove it is cutting it out of your dead opponent. There are various accounts, some wilder than others, like with a lot of these weapons.

    • @jooot_6850
      @jooot_6850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The seven-headed barbed spear that never misses.
      Quite the title

    • @sunofpeter2
      @sunofpeter2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What other weapons did he have?

  • @InvictaHistory
    @InvictaHistory  3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Alright folks, what are all the other legendary weapons we missed that you think should make the list?

    • @olivenkranz
      @olivenkranz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Durandal

    • @Malocat
      @Malocat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Wunderwaffle, wind staff, lightning staff, fire staff, ice staff; brought to you by CoD history

    • @kautsarerucakra3126
      @kautsarerucakra3126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Keris of javanese is an interesting type of weapon with heavy emphasis on its magical effect

    • @Empress_Talgonia786
      @Empress_Talgonia786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@olivenkranz i was just thinking of that

    • @MJDahling
      @MJDahling 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Saint Mercurius had a shining sword given to him by the Archangel Michael

  • @pelleas2681
    @pelleas2681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    A sword you didn't mention will be Durendal used by Roland it was said it can cut through giant boulders of stone with a single strike and was indestructible

    • @rafitohornero3850
      @rafitohornero3850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nonsense

    • @XortiXz
      @XortiXz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@rafitohornero3850 have you seen it?

    • @Mrkabrat
      @Mrkabrat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Didn't help him much when he died in an ambush by angry basques at Orreaga

    • @gustisabaradi9459
      @gustisabaradi9459 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rafitohornero3850 kintil lu

  • @snookdog.8535
    @snookdog.8535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    The guy who killed an entire castle garrison was obviously Henry of Skalitz

  • @prestonjones1653
    @prestonjones1653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Is nobody seriously going to mention Grasscutter, the sword still used in coronating the Emperors of Japan?

    • @Yarblocosifilitico
      @Yarblocosifilitico 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      you can blame their branding for that. 'Oh, a sword that cuts grass, that's so legendary!' x)

    • @MrDUneven
      @MrDUneven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wouldn't that be pre-medieval?

    • @prestonjones1653
      @prestonjones1653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@MrDUneven
      I mean, technically the Rashidun caliphate is barely on the cusp.

    • @nunyabiznes33
      @nunyabiznes33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Kusanagi 😊

    • @prestonjones1653
      @prestonjones1653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nunyabiznes33
      That's the one! I fogot the Japanese name.

  • @yaleyoon6856
    @yaleyoon6856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Admiral Yi's massive long sword is pretty legendary I think. It still exists today in suprisingly good condition in a national museum in Korea. It has his words of determination inscribed on the blade and its length, counting both the handle and the blade, is almost as tall as your average person if I recall correctly.

    • @brockendshapelle5518
      @brockendshapelle5518 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kinda hard to consider something that still physically exists as "legendary" since we can actually test their "powers"...

    • @hi.694
      @hi.694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's legend-ness comes not from magic, bu from the fact that it was weilded by one of the greatest Korean heroes to ever live.

    • @brockendshapelle5518
      @brockendshapelle5518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hi.694 yeah that's kind of the problem: Don't get me wrong, I also admire General Yi much, dude's probably the best Korean general ever ------ but being a legend himself does not make his stuff legendary. legendary items are legendary because stories about them can neither be proved real nor fake.

    • @hi.694
      @hi.694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brockendshapelle5518 eh, it all depends on what you define as being "legendary".

    • @brockendshapelle5518
      @brockendshapelle5518 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hi.694 true.

  • @davidwong9230
    @davidwong9230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Unintended pun at 15:37, about inscriptions on swords to give the user an edge in combat 😆

  • @owenwilliams9746
    @owenwilliams9746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Why mention the song of roland without mentioning durandal?

    • @majordakka5743
      @majordakka5743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Roland always playing second fiddle to Charlemagne

  • @nathanheenan3001
    @nathanheenan3001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Durendal has been my favorite ever since I read the Song of Roland. Its hilt is gold, and it houses four relics: A tooth of St. Peter, blood of St. Basil, hair of St. Denis, and a piece of St. Mary's garment. The sword was given to Charlenagbe by an angel, who gifted it to his nephew, the paladin Roland. The sword was capable of cutting through an armored man from helmet to groin, and would then pass through the body of a horse! It also could not be broken, and would cut cleanly through stones. Hence, its name might translate to "enduring".

  • @arthurdowney2846
    @arthurdowney2846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I'm glad we can comment on a video that hasn't been released yet🤣

  • @thevoidborn7524
    @thevoidborn7524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Did somebody say [Thunderfury: Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]?

    • @VarangianGuard13
      @VarangianGuard13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Even here, no man is safe from the terror of that legendary blade! Woe unto us!

    • @radovanmarcincin2502
      @radovanmarcincin2502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ye, thought I've heard someone say [Thunderfury: Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]

  • @emiliofigueroa9789
    @emiliofigueroa9789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Big fan of the amazing work this channel does!
    Can you do something like this but with American cultures? Like Mayans, Aztecs, Native Americans, I don't know if there is enough information about it but it would be dope!

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      We did previously do a couple episodes on the Aztecs worth watching but we will definitely be revisiting them in 2021

  • @tigeremperor80
    @tigeremperor80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    El Cid had another sword, gained from a moor king whom he defeated in battle: Colada. He gifted both of of them to the spouses of his daughters.

  • @hazkandar
    @hazkandar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The Boomstick

  • @MrGksarathy
    @MrGksarathy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You forgot Arthur's spear Ron/Rhongomyniad, which was supposedly a gift from God.

  • @achmadtitofauzan3809
    @achmadtitofauzan3809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You forgot about the Legendary Plough Sword of the House of Habsburg, it is said that the sword has the ability to make a future ruler of the House of Habsburg turns into prince charming due to the majestic jaw it bears

  • @imagonnasah8319
    @imagonnasah8319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You asked for more legendary sword suggestions, how about more of those from Asia, like Tamingsari in SEA & many more

  • @MagaracDebeluhar
    @MagaracDebeluhar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The greatest weapon of all
    The warwolf trebuchet

    • @napolien1310
      @napolien1310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Is this a STRONGHOLD LEGENDS reference?

    • @AtaMarKat
      @AtaMarKat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I see your Warwolf and raise you the Dardanelles Guns of Mehmet II.

  • @casparvoncampenhausen5249
    @casparvoncampenhausen5249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Maybe a part 2, where you go into some others (like the Chinese one...)

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      An eastern focused one may be required considering how much is out there

  • @LuisAldamiz
    @LuisAldamiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    The hemp string of Atlas's bow is the most sacred artifact in Western Europe ever. Sadly it was smoked long ago.

    • @LuisAldamiz
      @LuisAldamiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Legend has however that the seeds of the mother plan, magically cast by Oceanus itself and grown in the magical garden of Cleito, can still be used by a sufficiently good and unholy rope-crafter and knot-maker to rebuild Atlas bow out of holy yew (don't forget the orichalcum arrow tips) and extract revenge from Hercules. One can only dream, I guess.

    • @georgethompson1460
      @georgethompson1460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@LuisAldamiz that's if you don't smoke it first dude

    • @LuisAldamiz
      @LuisAldamiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@georgethompson1460 XD
      There's actually a real hemp bow string from Chalcolithic or Bronze Age Portugal (in the context of a civilization I *seriously* think is what Plato called "Atlantis") that is what inspired my rant.
      Nice to see that 42 people liked it.

    • @howdoyoudo5949
      @howdoyoudo5949 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LuisAldamiz source?

    • @LuisAldamiz
      @LuisAldamiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@howdoyoudo5949 - Source of the smoke?

  • @CivilWarWeekByWeek
    @CivilWarWeekByWeek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Finally we get to talk about magic

  • @enricopucci1987
    @enricopucci1987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Arthur: Seal Thirteen. Decision, start! Voice:Approved by Bedivere,Gareth,Lancelot,Mordred
    Galahad. Arthur: This...is a battle to save the world. Voice:Arthur.
    Arthur: Excalibur!

    • @aakarshasoka6335
      @aakarshasoka6335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eyy!

    • @Archris17
      @Archris17 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gonna need the context on that? Guessing it's from a show of some kind?

  • @minnumseerrund
    @minnumseerrund 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ulfberht swords - genuine legendary Viking rune swords. Several hundreds of them have been discovered, but turns out the majority are contemporary "forgeries" or copies. The actual Ulfberhts (their exact origin being unknown, but possibly the runes are the mark of a specific smith) were more akin to Damascuss steel than anything else.

  • @Enoch347
    @Enoch347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video...cant wait for more...i personally favor the style of dimachaeri...nothing like (2) gladius swords in the hands of a brave one...

  • @BenAC75
    @BenAC75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think you should do an entire series on this. I personally would love to hear about the magical swords in eastern Europe. Eastern Europe's mythology and folklore is very rich.

  • @LuisAldamiz
    @LuisAldamiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Also Grandfather's Axe, holy in every other houselhold. It's said that "my father changed the handle and I changed the blade, it's Grandfather's Axe".

    • @slinky6481
      @slinky6481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Similar to the famous vampire slaying weapon known simply as "My Pa's Axe".

    • @LuisAldamiz
      @LuisAldamiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@slinky6481 - Just make sure to smear the blade with some garlic. It works every time!

    • @ryoumakoushiro7447
      @ryoumakoushiro7447 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LuisAldamiz Wait, I thought you supposed to coat it with holy water

    • @LuisAldamiz
      @LuisAldamiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ryoumakoushiro7447 - Considering the immoral (and even worse) behavior of priests worldwide, it's clear that such a "magical inception" is doomed to fail (else it would burn the priests alive, what does not happen ever). I'll stick to my herbs. Long live the witches!

  • @dafuzzylobsterweasel
    @dafuzzylobsterweasel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    There's a huge number of them 3 kingdoms era (though some definitely were fiction as through the 3 Kingdom's Story retelling):
    Lubu's Fang Tian Hua Ji (Heavenly Painted Halberd) : 呂布的方天畫戟
    Zhang Fei's Zhang Ba She Mao (13 foot Snake Lance) : 張飛的丈八蛇矛
    kknews.cc/history/a45pxg.html
    wenku.baidu.com/view/0397b3b8f121dd36a32d82be.html
    Might need some translation, but still really cool nonetheless imo.

  • @imperialgaming3689
    @imperialgaming3689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Please do more of these videos, there so good...
    And also are you working on anymore Roshar videos?

  • @endless_tragedy7662
    @endless_tragedy7662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    15:00 for reference the "red sky sword" is call Chi Xiao (赤霄剑)

    • @enriquecabrera2137
      @enriquecabrera2137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Weird way to say Red Sky Sword.
      Almost as if we were speaking english

  • @thompkins6796
    @thompkins6796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Hrolf Kraki's Saga is WILD, I highly recommend it to anyone who liked Beowulf but thought "what if this was turned up to 11"

    • @VarangianGuard13
      @VarangianGuard13 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is truth! Read the Saga of Hrolf Kraki! Read all the Sagas, it will be time spent in lands of epic glories of old.

  • @shaderunner8220
    @shaderunner8220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The other swords of Arthurian legends also tended to have magical properties, often equal to excalibur. Lancelot's Alondite, Gawain's Galatine etc.
    There's also the Kusanagi no Tsurugi, which is probably the other most famous legendary sword besides Excalibur itself.
    Indian myth also has several named legendary bows- The Gandiva, used by Arjuna, which had 108 celestial strings and "possessed the power of a hundred thousand bows". Saranga, the bow of Rama, which could apparently destroy an entire army with a single shot. And the Vijaya, used by Karna, that made its wielder invincible.

  • @arnabgain7693
    @arnabgain7693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    yay i will like these video it is surely one of the best

  • @CarthagoMike
    @CarthagoMike 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another interesting one is the nameless sword (although nicknamed "onschuld" or _innocence_ ) used to behead the Dutch stateman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt in 1619, and which apparently spooked any of its owners.
    Not much is known about it, and until recently it wasn't even clear where it was (there were multiple candiate-swords all claiming to be the real thing) until a group of historians tracked down the actual sword (or at least the most likely candidate, it is never a certain thing in these cases due to the interrupted track record) in a museum in Dresden, Germany.

    • @Jari-95
      @Jari-95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No Way!! I didn’t know my country had a legendary sword.. what is it doing in Dresden though??

  • @MH-tv6nm
    @MH-tv6nm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    very large respect for including the Zulfiqar of Imam Ali AS

  • @davidcardenas2694
    @davidcardenas2694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please do more of this videos.

  • @aislingnokuni2370
    @aislingnokuni2370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In "El Cantar del Mio Cid", Rodrigo actually had a second sword named "Colada"

  • @carso1500
    @carso1500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love a vídeo continuing describing the story and legend of other legendary weapons, this is the first time i hear of several of them because fiction usually doesnt comes out of excalibur and maybe muramasa

  • @alvaro6587
    @alvaro6587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Waiting to see La Tizona

  • @WalterLozier
    @WalterLozier 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Speaking of magic and weapons. Do more Stormlight.

  • @THEfamouspolka
    @THEfamouspolka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I second The Hound's assessment of those who name their swords

  • @BarberToad
    @BarberToad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Honorable mention: Gáe Bulg. Celtic spear held by Cu Chulainn.
    Once it pierced it would explode multiple barbs inside the target.
    Only drawback is that you could only use it with your toes.

  • @korstmahler
    @korstmahler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'd love to hear more about the mad buggers who thought to steal 'the wallace sword'.

  • @shanemize3775
    @shanemize3775 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I only knew of a couple of these. Very fascinating stuff. Great video, as always. Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you, my friend!

  • @highlandoutsider
    @highlandoutsider 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These could easily become a whole mini series 👍

  • @goyoelburro
    @goyoelburro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Zulfikar never went away, nor is it impracticle. The swords of the Phillipe Islands often feature split tips, like the "Moro Laring" in homage to Ali and Zulfikar.
    I own a Moro Laring among my many blades and I can tell you it is absolutely LETHAL as a weapon!

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I remember when King Arthur used Excalibur to blow up an eldritch monster
    Oh wait, that's Fate

    • @xzenitramx666
      @xzenitramx666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or the time he 6se to kill gilgamesh.... Waut thats not history

    • @archingelus
      @archingelus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's interesting.. now i'm using excalibur to dry my foods..

  • @veiledrecalcitrance4314
    @veiledrecalcitrance4314 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an excellent video, I thoroughly enjoyed it

  • @andreww830
    @andreww830 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am so happy to see Skofnung and Hrunting get some attention!

  • @paulrouth5997
    @paulrouth5997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoyed the video more than I thought I would. I don't think I have seen a video on the military tactics and resistance to the U.S. government of the Apaches during the Indian Wars and think it would be both interesting and illuminating.

    • @kinglouiev9530
      @kinglouiev9530 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They were rough & was arguably the most successful American nomads. They had never been entirely subjugated by the US until 1924 & in Mexico in 1933.
      There was even a French gang named after them called “Les Apaches”.

  • @6271996purple6
    @6271996purple6 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Definitely should do a part 2

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    *The best weapon is the pommel!*

    • @RunicRhino22
      @RunicRhino22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brave words for someone in Halberd distance

    • @ktheterkuceder6825
      @ktheterkuceder6825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No fucking shit.

    • @bootpringle7241
      @bootpringle7241 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You talking mad shit for someone in raiding distance
      This comment was made by your local viking

    • @Bakon65
      @Bakon65 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      End them Rightly

    • @xzenitramx666
      @xzenitramx666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A nuclear pommel

  • @shawtshot
    @shawtshot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a WoW player, I appreciate the beginning of this video.

  • @emilyhofland8219
    @emilyhofland8219 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "scabbards of invulnerability"... Adds a pummel to the screen for a great visual reference.

  • @hoanglongtran2707
    @hoanglongtran2707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Our ancestors describing the blades as color changing, Me: RGB for sure

  • @madd185
    @madd185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Was expecting Masamune and Musamasa

  • @chavamara
    @chavamara 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would love to see a full series on this!

  • @amronnog
    @amronnog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The tradition of battle magic still carries on to this day. I think Africa is probably the best modern representation of this.

    • @sztallone415
      @sztallone415 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, if you go more abstract or subtle, you could even say that it's everywhere, as I'm certain all nations' forces has some kind of rituals/superstitions/old customs. It's a natural part of being in a very dangerous line of work.

  • @dalsosegno
    @dalsosegno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    YES i love this

  • @Templar_PL
    @Templar_PL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Famous Polish sword called Szczerbiec (from the word gap/chip) is a Polish coronation sword from 1320 till 1764. The legend says it was damaged, chipped by First Polish King Bolesław I (Boleslaus) when hitting the gate of captured Kiev city walls

    • @ahmetcanoral7671
      @ahmetcanoral7671 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      poland has also has legendary sword like "karabela" it is like a curved sword or something.

    • @Templar_PL
      @Templar_PL 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ahmetcanoral7671 yeah, but it's just a type of sabre (with an eagle head instead of a pommel) not a symbolic/coronation one

  • @Yarblocosifilitico
    @Yarblocosifilitico 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about legendary spears? Is there any legendary shield? Bow? I'd love a video about non-sword legendary weapons.

  • @piotrjakubowski7590
    @piotrjakubowski7590 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to see part two of this video

  • @Kai-vo5zq
    @Kai-vo5zq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What’s up Oakley? How’s the new Forge map coming along?

  • @ehudlojuin4816
    @ehudlojuin4816 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to see a part 2

  • @k-dramagoodmorningseoul
    @k-dramagoodmorningseoul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi!
    ~ Wednesday, the second week of December. Time flies. This is the end of the year, so...
    I hope you this week will be a healthy/feeling week. ^O^

  • @TSmith-yy3cc
    @TSmith-yy3cc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A sword that screams when it sees blood is an amazing story. I like to imagine that it would sound like a crazed Muppet.

  • @nickvinsable3798
    @nickvinsable3798 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve asked some questions on Quora, such as “IF a sword were made to vibrate just like a tuning fork, would it be a ‘singing sword’?” and certain people answered & explained how “Singing Sword”s may have actually existed. Thus, my question is, mainly as a hypothetical video, is about truths within myths, such as unintentionally refining & adding radioactive metals into jewelry & weaponry, which would likely get ‘em labeled as ‘cursed’…

    • @budakbaongsiah
      @budakbaongsiah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uranium sword that kills its owner.

    • @nickvinsable3798
      @nickvinsable3798 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even cursed metallic necklaces that’ll turn beautiful young maidens into dragon-kin due to radiation exposure, @@budakbaongsiah…

  • @richardcharay7788
    @richardcharay7788 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed, thanks !

  • @legion4698
    @legion4698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gorehowl, frostmourne, ashbringer, sulfuras, thunderfury, are all obtainable in runescape

  • @protik007sbk
    @protik007sbk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Need more Asian legendary sword description

    • @InvictaHistory
      @InvictaHistory  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yes we may have to do a part 2 focused on the east

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great topic! ⚔

  • @mikeshogunlee
    @mikeshogunlee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gáe Bulg, the spear of Cu Chulainn.
    From the Irish Mythologies Ulster Cycle. It was made from the bone of the dead Coinchenn, a sea monster, that washed onto the irish shore after being killed by the Curruid.
    Legends of its abilities range from;
    It can pierce armor: to :Once it pierces the skin, it can only be removed by cutting it out of the body.
    From;
    It can set itself on fire: to :it can fly and attack on its own.
    To Even;
    If you throw it with your toes it will home in on a target, then split into thirty barbs like a cluster missile.

  • @samdumaquis2033
    @samdumaquis2033 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work

  • @MCorpReview
    @MCorpReview 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The first three that came to my mind were attila’s sword of the gods, king Arthur’s Excalibur, and cao Cao’s sword 🗡 of nine jewels 💎.

    • @Victoria-yk1zw
      @Victoria-yk1zw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wasn't that the dagger of seven jewels originally owned by Wang Yun?

  • @danko6582
    @danko6582 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I once forged a legendary bolo. It cut the thickest bamboo like grass. It needed skill not to completely sever a stem, as that's dangerous. It weighed half as much as a traditional bolo and had a guard and full, but hidden tang. The Aeta prized it highly. It was literally like magic.

  • @player0851
    @player0851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Did Invicta just show [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]?

    • @arthasmenethil7208
      @arthasmenethil7208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't know for certain,but I suspect he did mention [Thunderfury , Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]

    • @JackPhoenixCz
      @JackPhoenixCz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker] was only shown, not named.

  • @RinoGato
    @RinoGato 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'll name some weapons I found very interesting.
    Crocea Mors (yellow death) - The weapon allegedly wielded by Caesar himself, killing everyone who was struck with it. According to legends, Caesar had a duel with the british/welsh prince Nennius who acquired it after Caesar had a single combat with it and the sword getting stuck in the shield of Nennius. Since Nennius was wounded during the duel, he died some days after and the sword was buried with him.
    Taming Sari - A kris, said to make anyone wielding it unbeatable and sometimes even giving physical invulnerability.
    Setan Kober (devil of the grave) - Another kris, said to be posessed by an evil spirit, said to make the wielder overly ambitious and impatient.
    Szczerbiec - The coronation sword of Poland from 1320-1764, probably created in the Rhineland. The translation would be "jagged/notched sword", because Boleslaus the Brave allegedly chipped the sword by hitting it against the golden gate of Kiev during its capture. That being said, the city was captured in 1018, but the golden gate was only build in 1037, so that's that. The sword does look fantastic tho.
    Colada - The lesser known sword of El Cid. It frightens unworthy opponents if a brave warrior wields it. The sword was used by Martin Antolinez, a knight of El Cid, in a duel against the infante Diego Gonzalez.
    Harpe - The sword Cronus used to castrate his father Uranus. Even tho depictions differ, the earliest depictions show it as a khopesh-like weapon.
    Curtana - The sword of mercy, it is said that it's of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse (Charlemagne) and Durendal (Roland).

  • @maxschreck4095
    @maxschreck4095 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Has anyone mentioned the Muramasa blade? Its supposed to be demonic, but apparently there was also a legendary smith by that name.

  • @426mak
    @426mak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Han Emperor's sword was only the 2nd of three legendary swords of the time. 1st was the Tian Zi sword wielded by his nemesis Xiang Yu and the 3rd was the Yuan Wu sword used by Han Xin.

  • @Nathan-ys9vk
    @Nathan-ys9vk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "My strategy are more famous than these weapons"
    -Sun Tzu

  • @slayer5571
    @slayer5571 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job !

  • @anti-Russia-sigma
    @anti-Russia-sigma 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The subject is fascinating.

  • @schragdawg9727
    @schragdawg9727 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There are other mythical weapons from recent history too. Do some research on Davy Crockett’s rifle, I remember growing up and hearing old Texas tall tales of Crockett’s rifle being extraordinary accurate and sometimes the stories seemed as if there was some magic in his rifle ( Ol’ Betsy).

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video.

  • @aliceosako792
    @aliceosako792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was halfway expecting you to discuss both Curtana, which is part of the British regalia comparable to Joyeuse, and Kusanagi-no-Kurugi (the Grasscutter Sword), which is sort of the Japanese equivalent. Perhaps you could do a whole video on the royal and imperial regalia of various nations?

  • @waltercampbell9607
    @waltercampbell9607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another honourable mention is the "sword of prophets" aka the David's Sword wielded by Sir Galahad.

  • @devilsmessanger
    @devilsmessanger 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Invicta could you guys look into greatest Alchemists of time ? could be interesting !

  • @سلمانقتل
    @سلمانقتل 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍 good video

  • @ahmedibarra9084
    @ahmedibarra9084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If you read early islamic history you would know that Ali was actually a lot better and a lot stronger than Khalid ibn Al Waleed. His skill, bravery ,chivalry and ethics of war was something else. Shame to see that he was really treated unfairly.

    • @who3673
      @who3673 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Everyone knows that Ali Ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, is the first caliph after the Prophet, may God bless him and his family, but they do not want that out of jealousy of him, but they do not want to believe that.