Important to mention: Trebuchets weren't kept around like modern artillery. They were build in place, once the need arose. Only a few crucial parts were actually kept around and traveled along with the army. Once a siege became necessary, the laborers would start felling trees and chiseling stones for ammunition, as the master craftsman pretty much designed the whole thing from memory.
imagine being able to build an entire artiliery firing line just out of wood and stone...The true power of the trebuchet really is it's simpliscity and adaptability.
I imagine the bit of iron or rope would probably be packed up afterwards, as one thing we do know about the medieval world is they were into reusing and recycling. I imagine unless you found your army in a tree scarce area, that the timbers would be left behind or used as firewood. You certainly wouldn't leave a trebuchet standing facing a fortress you just took. Or if the siege failed, the defenders wouldn't either.
I remember hearing a historian explain it in a way that really made sense: when it comes to medieval history we rely on the stories written by those who could write, and the paintings painted by those who could paint, in other words those least likely to actually be on a battlefield
Well for military history itd be the memoirs of generals and 2nd-100th in line princes that got sent to battle. Logic still stands though. They almost always focused on the glory and church and rarely even made mention of their subordinates. Its pretty depressing actually. Over 1000 years of history is just guesswork and unreliable anecdotes from writers who werent even born at the time
@@kysier6015 I mean, today soldiers *can* write, but most of them don't *want*. And who will speak about those which are at the real bottom of society? Not they themselves. We still live in the same world as we used to, we still have propaganda and glorified untruth. I mean, even in this war in Ukraine I'm sure there are many secrets of both sides and in 10 or so years there will be no way to determine what actually happpened and, even now, when it's happening, we can't.
@@kysier6015 It have more to do with lack of knowledge how expensive was the whole "writing business" in the old times and then how hard is to preserve the writing from fires, rats or mauses, mold, reuse of the paper by someone else for something else and propably ten other things including lack of interest of people to actualy peserv some old piece of paper. The Great Library of Alexandria was trying to preserv thousand of important documents and memoirs of important people and most of the stuff burn there was lost for ever...
The irony of artillery replacing Trebuchets was they also needed to come from skilled craftsmen. Making cannons and other types of artillery also required particular skills. In the beginning cannons were built like barrels with staves and hoops (where we get the term "barrel" for guns) to types of guns made using foundering techniques that used casted molds.
There were two big advantages of cannons vs. trebuchet: 1. Ease of transport meant that a cannon could be cast in a central location, where as trebuchets were often constructed at the site of the siege. 2. The logical consequence of carrying the cannon with you was that it was quickly deployed and in use, vs a trebuchet that needed weeks/months to be constructed. A beautifull example was the largest trebuchet ever built, the War Wolf. It took 3 months to assemble, and the scottisch surrendered before it was finished. The English king refused surrender because he wanted to see the damn thing in action.
@@hphp31416 you would also need projectiles and black powder... plenty of work for skilled craftsmen. Not to mention that operation of the old cannon was also in need of people that were trained well in this field.
Being in the muscle crew is essentially being a modern day mortarmen. You're technically infantry but you stay away from all the bullets your friends are actively dodging.
@@orcishhorde Fair, but then, the enemy's weapons of the time weren't particularly long-range either. They weren't far from the action, but they were out of ranged fire for sure (especially since usually trebuchets were only on the attacking side in a siege). I guess you weren't far in terms of running/galloping range though, so you were more likely to be hacked to pieces.
A lot like it but more heavy lifting, not only hauling the shells but also raise the counterweight to charge it. Some larger ones had two hamster wheels to walk in to do this more efficient.
back then whenever a city/fort was being besieged, the besieged would do small scale attacks to destroy the siege equipment and thereby prolong the siege or discourage the attackers. The crew building and operating the equipment would be responsible for defending it from enemy attack. They were far removed from being "safe" from the danger. Your comment shows your extreme ignorance of siege warfare.
It's still kinda the same in Germany. Not Trebuchet building but getting educated in a craft and becoming a 'master' in it. Apprenticeship and stuff after elementary school. Building a "masterpiece". Joining an institution that is pretty much a guild ( forgot the name tho ).
A skilled operator wouldn’t have as a hard of a time as many would think. Since many were trained in wood craftsmanship, stone masonry, and some also as blacksmiths. The black smithing and knowledge of rudimentary aerodynamics would mean of those who weren’t stubborn enough to stick with trebuchets might’ve had the opportunity to switch profession. Also given the fact that they were engineers would’ve also helped.
The development of trebuchets (and later cannons) is an ode to mans most natural desire to chuck a big rock at something just to see what kind of destruction it can cause.
*2:27* French Taunter in his natural habitat. On the real though, a lot of interesting little tid-bits like this thrown around in your video's that just seem to go unnoticed. Love it.
Narrator: "Think of it like a boarding school, with no holidays, and the occasional risk of violent death." Teacher: "Nothing to see here, parents!" I think I know where Hogwarts' business model came from
Might add the cannon part is a bit simplified, because cannons already arrived on the 13th century and became popular on the 14th century. It was the go-to weapon for the ottoman empire. And a fun fact is that they weren't exactly popular in Japan thanks to its mountainous terrain, instead cannons became popular early, alongside siege stairs or towers.
"Think of it like a boarding school, with no holidays, and the occasional risk of violent death" Wow, that went from 0 to 100 really damn quick, dinnit?
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@@Eli-fj3sc Carpenters, barbers, car mechanics, people that work with food, the majority of factory workers and so on. Professions that require theoretical knowledge but still are primary physical in nature. As mentioned in the main comment, In Germany - Central Europe in general, as it was under German cultural and political hegemony throughout most of its history - there's a tier of education you can access after finishing elementary school: apprenticeship/journeymanship. Depending on the profession and school, you can finish it with either a license or a license and a state-veryfied high school graduation.
I'd definitely volunteer to be on this job. Out of range of the danger. We take for granted modern medicine and couldn't imagine being a thousand miles from home laying in a field with sword wounds or shattered bones slowly waiting to die in complete agony.
yes and no, out of immediate danger on the field but far from out of sight and some lads that were high up in the sword in your guts guild would surely be dispatched to sneak up on the trebuchet crew and have a... nice chat and demonstration of why their guild was named such lol
There also was the danger of counter-battery fire. Since trebuchets were siege engines that meant they'd be used in sieges. Nothing stops the defender from building their own trebuchet and often they had a height advantage, meaning they could reply in most cases.
@@klobiforpresident2254 I don't think there is a single historical instance of that happening though. A trebuchet was really not all that usefull in defence, they are fairly inaccurate, take a long time to build and are fairly inaccurate. If you look at accounts of medieval siege, trebuchets are notable enough to often be named, There were never many of them in a single siege, at least not when speaking of the large counterweight ones.
Awesome video! I don't know how you come up with topics, but you clearly have a great gift for it. This is yet another subject I have often wondered about, but had no clue how to get the answer for. Well done on the whole thing! Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you, my friend!
Trebuchets were only employed during sieges; there are no literary or archeological pieces of evidence that trebuchets were used in pitch battles. Besides the fact mentioned above, this machine was bulky and stationary, so as soon gunpowder came to Europe, trebuchets starts to become unpopular; and during the late Middle Ages, gunpowder weapons was now the preferred artillery. Reference: Medieval military technology
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Fun Fact: in Germany we still have an System like that... If you finished your school you can choose between an apprenticeship and a university (of course based in your Grades) The time for a apprenticeship is roughly 3 years and you spend your time learn the theory in school for 2 das for the week and the others 3 days youre learning the practical part in a company. After this time you have an exam and become a "Geselle" (Journeyman) and after a few years you can do your "Meister" (Master degree). We have different Chambers here wich are a bit like the guilds (for example the Chamber of Crafts or the Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Great video! Couldn't imagine that engineers where part of guild and not part of military. Playing computer games I assumed that in Rome catapults where maned and created by soldiers and taught that same was true for trebuchets...
Great video.. I just feel it was a missed opportunity of inserting the trebuchet incident of the spanish conquistadores attacking the mayan (i think) ... Where after building it it fired 1 shot, which went up and landed on the trebuchet and was recorded by both sides..guess they missed the master artisan
The guild stuff is pretty much how ancient religions worked. You’d go to a temple to learn to be a scribe, how to be a canal engineer, how to lead armies, how to rule, etc etc.
I don’t like the trebuchet because it’s too complicated, why I like the easy loading catapults like Oxybelys Bullista Mangonel( the classic easy loading catapult) Onager (the Roman catapult)
You forgot the job of the guy who coaxes the elephant to the trebuchet bucket for launch. NOTHING ends the fight FASTER then launching an elephant at your foes. Even if it hits nothing but wall, the other side will be totally awestruck.
My friends and I built a counterweight trebuchet. It had a 10-14’ fulcrum I don’t remember exactly. I’d hate to be on the pulling crew of the other type. The release point was fickle in the one we made. I’d be afraid of being in a 90° line of fire on the front. I didn’t like hanging out directly behind it either.
Um... counterweight trebuchets (the ones you are showing) were invented in France. The Chinese ones were traction - pulled down (during launch not arming) by manpower. Very different machines.
i have a trebuchet in my backyard, it's capable of lobbing rocks up to 150 kilos, tho i typically load it with multiple smaller rocks for obvious reasons, or with anything i need to get rid of (broken appliances, crates full of trash, tax collectors, random debris i find in my room) i use a pulley system to lift the counterweight, cuz im not THAT strong it's modular, and in the 7 days of winter each year (i live in a desert), it's disassembled in my shed i dont aim at other ppl's homes, i aim at a random unoccupied place every time, so it wont pile up in the same place
Ok, I aint gonna lie here, I was actually wondering how a trebuchet works and how people move it from one place to another. I mean, it was a giant wooden structure.
The trebuchet, a weapon that according to modern culture could crush walls with ease. Yet you will struggle to find a single account of a medieval siege where the thing actually breeched a wall. Almost all succesfull medieval sieges I know about ended with the defenders surrendering when they ran out of food or the attackers gaining access trough a gate by way of a ruse or treachery. In rare occasions a storming of the walls with siege towers and ladders is succesfull. When the walls are breeched is almost inevitably done by mining. By the time of the siege of Orleans in 1428 the english are using bombards instead of trebuchets and with early gunpowder cannons wall breeches become a bit more common. I really wonder if trebuchets were as useless as the accounts would suggest, and would love if someone could point me to a siege where they actually managed to do something meaningfull.
There was the nasty tactic of flinging diseased carcasses over castle walls. Create a mini plague, and pretty soon there would be very few defenders to worry about.
Another fun fact: There was no boiling oil. Why waste a valuable resource if you could just scald enemies with hot water... or bludgeon them with rocks. The boiling Oil thing is probably just a vestige of cinema. Because filmmakers like to light stuff on fire.
Important to mention: Trebuchets weren't kept around like modern artillery. They were build in place, once the need arose. Only a few crucial parts were actually kept around and traveled along with the army. Once a siege became necessary, the laborers would start felling trees and chiseling stones for ammunition, as the master craftsman pretty much designed the whole thing from memory.
imagine being able to build an entire artiliery firing line just out of wood and stone...The true power of the trebuchet really is it's simpliscity and adaptability.
Like a siege version of a pop up clothing store
That would be impressive to watch
I imagine the bit of iron or rope would probably be packed up afterwards, as one thing we do know about the medieval world is they were into reusing and recycling. I imagine unless you found your army in a tree scarce area, that the timbers would be left behind or used as firewood. You certainly wouldn't leave a trebuchet standing facing a fortress you just took. Or if the siege failed, the defenders wouldn't either.
Smart chap, if he made blueprints he would loose his value
I remember hearing a historian explain it in a way that really made sense: when it comes to medieval history we rely on the stories written by those who could write, and the paintings painted by those who could paint, in other words those least likely to actually be on a battlefield
also most worked for their lord or church bishop/cardinal as the case may be meaning your life depended on writing about them as epically as possible
I mean, that's how things still mostly function...
Well for military history itd be the memoirs of generals and 2nd-100th in line princes that got sent to battle. Logic still stands though. They almost always focused on the glory and church and rarely even made mention of their subordinates. Its pretty depressing actually. Over 1000 years of history is just guesswork and unreliable anecdotes from writers who werent even born at the time
@@kysier6015 I mean, today soldiers *can* write, but most of them don't *want*. And who will speak about those which are at the real bottom of society? Not they themselves. We still live in the same world as we used to, we still have propaganda and glorified untruth. I mean, even in this war in Ukraine I'm sure there are many secrets of both sides and in 10 or so years there will be no way to determine what actually happpened and, even now, when it's happening, we can't.
@@kysier6015 It have more to do with lack of knowledge how expensive was the whole "writing business" in the old times and then how hard is to preserve the writing from fires, rats or mauses, mold, reuse of the paper by someone else for something else and propably ten other things including lack of interest of people to actualy peserv some old piece of paper.
The Great Library of Alexandria was trying to preserv thousand of important documents and memoirs of important people and most of the stuff burn there was lost for ever...
Thank you! I’m applying for a job at my local trebuchet and this is very useful!
The irony of artillery replacing Trebuchets was they also needed to come from skilled craftsmen. Making cannons and other types of artillery also required particular skills. In the beginning cannons were built like barrels with staves and hoops (where we get the term "barrel" for guns) to types of guns made using foundering techniques that used casted molds.
There were two big advantages of cannons vs. trebuchet: 1. Ease of transport meant that a cannon could be cast in a central location, where as trebuchets were often constructed at the site of the siege. 2. The logical consequence of carrying the cannon with you was that it was quickly deployed and in use, vs a trebuchet that needed weeks/months to be constructed.
A beautifull example was the largest trebuchet ever built, the War Wolf. It took 3 months to assemble, and the scottisch surrendered before it was finished. The English king refused surrender because he wanted to see the damn thing in action.
@@dennisklomp2361 Well that's technology and politics. Unfortunately politics don't change that much.
@@dennisklomp2361 "sorry men, but I really want to see that thing go. I mean look at it!"
cannons required skiled craftsmen during production while trebuchets also at battlefield
@@hphp31416 you would also need projectiles and black powder... plenty of work for skilled craftsmen. Not to mention that operation of the old cannon was also in need of people that were trained well in this field.
Being in the muscle crew is essentially being a modern day mortarmen. You're technically infantry but you stay away from all the bullets your friends are actively dodging.
More like Artillery. Mortars are out with the infantry
@@deusvult6920 Counterpoint: trebuchet range is lower than mortar range and artillery range. They were not that far away from the action.
@@orcishhorde Fair, but then, the enemy's weapons of the time weren't particularly long-range either. They weren't far from the action, but they were out of ranged fire for sure (especially since usually trebuchets were only on the attacking side in a siege).
I guess you weren't far in terms of running/galloping range though, so you were more likely to be hacked to pieces.
A lot like it but more heavy lifting, not only hauling the shells but also raise the counterweight to charge it.
Some larger ones had two hamster wheels to walk in to do this more efficient.
back then whenever a city/fort was being besieged, the besieged would do small scale attacks to destroy the siege equipment and thereby prolong the siege or discourage the attackers. The crew building and operating the equipment would be responsible for defending it from enemy attack. They were far removed from being "safe" from the danger. Your comment shows your extreme ignorance of siege warfare.
It's still kinda the same in Germany.
Not Trebuchet building
but getting educated in a craft and becoming a 'master' in it.
Apprenticeship and stuff after elementary school.
Building a "masterpiece".
Joining an institution that is pretty much a guild ( forgot the name tho ).
Kammer
I rarely ever comment on TH-cam videos but wow the quality of animation and artwork on this channel is amazing! Keep up the good work 🙂
Thank you so much! 😀
@@SideQuestYT Its a mortal crime you guys don't have way way more subs
@@Papa_Staline they just got like 20k subscribers within one week, so I guess the algorithm is finally blessing em
@@DidamDFP wow the algoritm is doing something good its uncommon to see that
@@Papa_Staline you’re right I have just subscribe because I have seen many of their videos without subs or click in like them
What a shame!
This needs to be everywhere, legit fire
imagine spending 20 years learning how to operate a trebuchet just for cannons to be invented lmao
I'm guessing it happened about as quickly as computers fully replaced card catalogs in public libraries here in the USA.
Hey they used trebuchets in Syrian civil war so it’s a actual weapon
Denmark planted lots of oak trees to rebuild their fleet and before they were ready ships are built from composites and fire guided missiles
Now you know how English longbowmen felt in the 16th century
A skilled operator wouldn’t have as a hard of a time as many would think. Since many were trained in wood craftsmanship, stone masonry, and some also as blacksmiths. The black smithing and knowledge of rudimentary aerodynamics would mean of those who weren’t stubborn enough to stick with trebuchets might’ve had the opportunity to switch profession. Also given the fact that they were engineers would’ve also helped.
The development of trebuchets (and later cannons) is an ode to mans most natural desire to chuck a big rock at something just to see what kind of destruction it can cause.
*2:27*
French Taunter in his natural habitat.
On the real though, a lot of interesting little tid-bits like this thrown around in your video's that just seem to go unnoticed. Love it.
Narrator: "Think of it like a boarding school, with no holidays, and the occasional risk of violent death."
Teacher: "Nothing to see here, parents!"
I think I know where Hogwarts' business model came from
hogwarts had holidays it’s mentioned in every book harry just doesn’t go home to the dursleys or he went to stay with the weasleys
Might add the cannon part is a bit simplified, because cannons already arrived on the 13th century and became popular on the 14th century. It was the go-to weapon for the ottoman empire.
And a fun fact is that they weren't exactly popular in Japan thanks to its mountainous terrain, instead cannons became popular early, alongside siege stairs or towers.
"Think of it like a boarding school, with no holidays, and the occasional risk of violent death"
Wow, that went from 0 to 100 really damn quick, dinnit?
holy shit, I clicked into this expecting to find at least a million views or more. The fact that this channel only has views and subscribers in the thousands is criminal. Subbed, hope to see this channel come far!
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Wow, it's a sin that your channel doesn't have at least 1 million subscribers. I just discovered it myself. Keep up the good work!
Really appreciated the intro. It’s important to cover how history is understood
I DO see what you did there! 😎 And I'm glad the algorithm sent you my way! 👍👏
Love how you go into detail about such niche things and make them interesting!! Easily one of my favorite channels I've discovered in recent years...
Great work!!!
thanks! i will defenetly keep this in mind for whem i find myself in medieval europe and in need of a job.
this just landed on r/trebuchetmemes
, great work awesome animation, Subbed, liked!
There's still certain jobs where people become a journeyman in Germany, and the "Meister", Master, is still a job description, too..
I know electricians in the USA (idk about other countries) have journeyemen licenses what are the other industries where this is common?
@@Eli-fj3sc Carpenters, barbers, car mechanics, people that work with food, the majority of factory workers and so on. Professions that require theoretical knowledge but still are primary physical in nature. As mentioned in the main comment, In Germany - Central Europe in general, as it was under German cultural and political hegemony throughout most of its history - there's a tier of education you can access after finishing elementary school: apprenticeship/journeymanship. Depending on the profession and school, you can finish it with either a license or a license and a state-veryfied high school graduation.
I really need this to be certified as a Trebuchet operator. Thanks mate.
Love this. Reminds me of one of my favourite books as a kid, The Way Things Work.
“Trebuchets are officially the coolest thing in medieval history”
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I'd definitely volunteer to be on this job. Out of range of the danger. We take for granted modern medicine and couldn't imagine being a thousand miles from home laying in a field with sword wounds or shattered bones slowly waiting to die in complete agony.
yes and no, out of immediate danger on the field but far from out of sight and some lads that were high up in the sword in your guts guild would surely be dispatched to sneak up on the trebuchet crew and have a... nice chat and demonstration of why their guild was named such lol
There also was the danger of counter-battery fire. Since trebuchets were siege engines that meant they'd be used in sieges. Nothing stops the defender from building their own trebuchet and often they had a height advantage, meaning they could reply in most cases.
@@klobiforpresident2254 I don't think there is a single historical instance of that happening though. A trebuchet was really not all that usefull in defence, they are fairly inaccurate, take a long time to build and are fairly inaccurate. If you look at accounts of medieval siege, trebuchets are notable enough to often be named, There were never many of them in a single siege, at least not when speaking of the large counterweight ones.
@@slome815 id imagine its also due to the lack of resources needed to build and make ammo for a trebuchet in a besieged city since its, well, besieged
Awesome video! I don't know how you come up with topics, but you clearly have a great gift for it. This is yet another subject I have often wondered about, but had no clue how to get the answer for. Well done on the whole thing! Please keep the outstanding videos coming and God bless you, my friend!
The animation, the voice acting, the research.... I have no idea how you're not at least at 100k subs if not 1 million. Subbing and sharing 💚
Well, 100k have indeed been reached! 900k to go!
With this quality of video, it just takes time and luck, but he's already put in plenty of time and the luck seems to be coming along now
bruh they are now over 200k lol
Trebuchets were only employed during sieges; there are no literary or archeological pieces of evidence that trebuchets were used in pitch battles. Besides the fact mentioned above, this machine was bulky and stationary, so as soon gunpowder came to Europe, trebuchets starts to become unpopular; and during the late Middle Ages, gunpowder weapons was now the preferred artillery.
Reference:
Medieval military technology
Where have you been all my life! Awesome animations and information. It's a surprise you're not bigger than you are!
This is really, really good work.
The scary music really makes me fearful of coming across a trebuchet team in the wild
One of my fav channels on TH-cam because of its humour n cute animations
I just got one of your videos in my recomendations, long story short, I've watched all of them. They are amazing. I wish I wasn't broke, otherwise I'd be able to support you on patreon.
SUGGESTION: Nice vid. An interesting companion video would be on the operation of trebuchets.
Fun Fact: in Germany we still have an System like that... If you finished your school you can choose between an apprenticeship and a university (of course based in your Grades)
The time for a apprenticeship is roughly 3 years and you spend your time learn the theory in school for 2 das for the week and the others 3 days youre learning the practical part in a company. After this time you have an exam and become a "Geselle" (Journeyman) and after a few years you can do your "Meister" (Master degree). We have different Chambers here wich are a bit like the guilds (for example the Chamber of Crafts or the Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
These videos are so great, please keep doing what you're doing
4:50 half- right: Early guns were similarly operated by craftsmen and crews
Definitely the most underrated channel I've ever come upon.
Them to so much, without this video my boss would’ve put ME in the trebuchet!
Modernizing the characters really helps be in their shoes, and that level up sound, I’ve heard it before... great video like always!
I've operated two full sized trebuchet very satisfying to hear and see
English made one of the biggest trebuchets called the Warwolf and can even throw fire if they have Greek fire
Love the Monty python and holy grail reference
Cannons: *exist*
Trebuchet craftsmen: *chuckles* I'm in danger
Awesome video like always! :)
Great video! Couldn't imagine that engineers where part of guild and not part of military. Playing computer games I assumed that in Rome catapults where maned and created by soldiers and taught that same was true for trebuchets...
You always need to think that back then, 90+% of the population couldn't read, let alone plan an artillery weapon
ok, but one small thing 2:27 says boiling oil. boiling oil was expensive they'd use something else
This channels totally going places! Awesome stuff
I thought the title ended with "trebuchet", and I was really looking forward to learning how I could become a medieval siege weapon.
Great video..
I just feel it was a missed opportunity of inserting the trebuchet incident of the spanish conquistadores attacking the mayan (i think) ... Where after building it it fired 1 shot, which went up and landed on the trebuchet and was recorded by both sides..guess they missed the master artisan
Thank you for making a video on THE SUPERIOR siege weapon.
Trebuchet mercenary engineer was actually a pretty thrilling job back then, I'd take it
The guild stuff is pretty much how ancient religions worked. You’d go to a temple to learn to be a scribe, how to be a canal engineer, how to lead armies, how to rule, etc etc.
Your videos are very enjoyable and convey interesting information. Nicely done.
Wow the quality of your videos is awesome! I can't believe you don't have more views or subs. Love your stuff.
Ballistics is a fascinating subject: Things go up, things go down.
Honestly being a trebuchet craftsman seems like a dream job... especially compared to the alternative occupations of the time
love the strong hold crusader sound effects
I was considering learning code to have a skill to see me through my old age. I've changed my mind.
This is the most underrated channel ever.
TREBUCHET!! awesome video. Lots of stuff to chuckle at. Well done.
Wonderful work - love this channel
I don’t like the trebuchet because it’s too complicated, why I like the easy loading catapults like
Oxybelys
Bullista
Mangonel( the classic easy loading catapult)
Onager (the Roman catapult)
I need one of those "I
I feel like i have seen the black armored moustache guy on the wall before...
I was struggling with my trebuchet for days. My voivode even threathened to behead me if I dont get the job done. Your guide was most helpful.
All hail the algorithm for guiding me here. I've subscribed and am in the process of binge watching.
Finally, now I won't embarrass myself at trebuchet class
So glad I found your channel
Holy smokes the Arnold referance got me
Thanks, lucky i found a good tutorial so quick!
2:28 I like how that guy on the wall looks just like the French knights from Monty Python and The Holy Grail.
Just a comment to drive engagement. This channel needs more subs!
You forgot the job of the guy who coaxes the elephant to the trebuchet bucket for launch.
NOTHING ends the fight FASTER then launching an elephant at your foes.
Even if it hits nothing but wall, the other side will be totally awestruck.
My friends and I built a counterweight trebuchet. It had a 10-14’ fulcrum I don’t remember exactly. I’d hate to be on the pulling crew of the other type. The release point was fickle in the one we made. I’d be afraid of being in a 90° line of fire on the front. I didn’t like hanging out directly behind it either.
Um... counterweight trebuchets (the ones you are showing) were invented in France. The Chinese ones were traction - pulled down (during launch not arming) by manpower. Very different machines.
Probably explains why they’re called trebuchets.
i have a trebuchet in my backyard, it's capable of lobbing rocks up to 150 kilos, tho i typically load it with multiple smaller rocks for obvious reasons, or with anything i need to get rid of (broken appliances, crates full of trash, tax collectors, random debris i find in my room)
i use a pulley system to lift the counterweight, cuz im not THAT strong
it's modular, and in the 7 days of winter each year (i live in a desert), it's disassembled in my shed
i dont aim at other ppl's homes, i aim at a random unoccupied place every time, so it wont pile up in the same place
I love sidequest videos. ill introduce this to my kids
subbed not long ago all of your content has been great. commenting for the algorithm
Thanks this will come in handy.
first found in my country? wow
Ah yes, just the tutorial I've been looking for
Have loved every video of yours I've watched. You go funny British cartoon guy!
Ok, I aint gonna lie here, I was actually wondering how a trebuchet works and how people move it from one place to another. I mean, it was a giant wooden structure.
The trebuchet, a weapon that according to modern culture could crush walls with ease. Yet you will struggle to find a single account of a medieval siege where the thing actually breeched a wall.
Almost all succesfull medieval sieges I know about ended with the defenders surrendering when they ran out of food or the attackers gaining access trough a gate by way of a ruse or treachery. In rare occasions a storming of the walls with siege towers and ladders is succesfull. When the walls are breeched is almost inevitably done by mining.
By the time of the siege of Orleans in 1428 the english are using bombards instead of trebuchets and with early gunpowder cannons wall breeches become a bit more common.
I really wonder if trebuchets were as useless as the accounts would suggest, and would love if someone could point me to a siege where they actually managed to do something meaningfull.
There was the nasty tactic of flinging diseased carcasses over castle walls. Create a mini plague, and pretty soon there would be very few defenders to worry about.
Why am I watching this at 1 in the morning. I haven’t even seen a trebuchet in my life or will ever have to use one
That Monty Python reference, nice
- Do you have a degree in trebuchet making, or did you learn by watching TH-cam videos?
- Do you care?
- Not really, welcome aboard!
Is it me or the guy up on the wall at 2:30 is pretty a bit of some how resembles the "french guy" from Monty Python's and The Holy Grail? 🤔🤔
Another fun fact: There was no boiling oil. Why waste a valuable resource if you could just scald enemies with hot water... or bludgeon them with rocks. The boiling Oil thing is probably just a vestige of cinema. Because filmmakers like to light stuff on fire.
I laughed so loud at the piano throwing joke 😂
Interesting,this will be usefull the next time i get isekaid into medieval europe
Fantastic videos. Keep it up!
Coolest thing in medieval history you say
Pardon me but it is my firm belief that ballista is the coolest thing in medieval history
Keep up the good work, love it. Subbed.
No mention of floating arm trebuchets. I am disappointed.
Anyone else noticed the Monty Python and the Holy Grail reference at 2:26?