How to wear plate armour

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  • This video is from www.futurelearn.com/courses/a... ‘Agincourt 1415: Myth and Reality’ is a free online course by the University of Southampton available on FutureLearn.com
    In this video, historian Mark Griffin talks you through the design of a full suit of medieval armour and shows you exactly how it would have been put on and worn.
    He is joined by Matthew Fields, a member of the Plantagenet Medieval Society, who describes how it feels to wear armour in battle.
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  • @the_jones528
    @the_jones528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Step 1: Put it on
    Step 2: done
    Step 3: take Jerusalem

    • @lt.branwulfram4794
      @lt.branwulfram4794 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Anachronistic armour

    • @M7MDalburry
      @M7MDalburry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Step 4: Lose

    • @shriekingskeleton
      @shriekingskeleton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Step 4: Fogot to wear bulletproof vest
      Step 5: Heaven

    • @JordyHistorian
      @JordyHistorian 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Step 4: get raided by scandinavians

    • @yaboi2827
      @yaboi2827 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The armour wasn’t created in the crusaders by the way the armour what he put on was made in the 14th and early 15th century’s

  • @jacolitethepumpkin765
    @jacolitethepumpkin765 6 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    "...Maille, riveted together-"
    *uses butted Maille*
    Every medieval enthusiast: *triggered*

    • @GriffinHistorical
      @GriffinHistorical 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      sadly the integral mail skirt that is meant to hang off the leather you see on the lowest lame of that fauld was off for repair. so we used what was to hand.

    • @americohagim1131
      @americohagim1131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Question: was butted mail ever used or was it something created by Hollywood??

    • @g.o.a.t2202
      @g.o.a.t2202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@americohagim1131 it was used in japan

    • @shockwave6213
      @shockwave6213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@americohagim1131 It was largely used in Southeast Asia. Japan, India and China mainly. Although it seems Chinese and mongolian troops would usually forgo chainmail in favor of just Lamellar and padded silk jackets for the joints, much like a Gambeson. Chainmail was rare in China because they liked to arm their armies cost effectively and chainmail is incredibly time consuming to make vs its effectiveness in their situation. Its an imperialist mindset. You use the kit provided by the emperor or your lord and make it work. When you do see chainmail, its usually worn by somebody with money. Be it a Samurai, Chinese nobleman, Indian troops (but that's usually butted mail) or the professional Man At Arms/Mercenary of the late medieval and early Renaissance periods.

    • @samuraijones439
      @samuraijones439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@g.o.a.t2202 japan also used riveted mail too

  • @jojoamany
    @jojoamany 6 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    dude... i was looking for some fashion tips on how to wear plate armour in everyday life...

  • @apocraphontripp4728
    @apocraphontripp4728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Its funny how we have reinvented body armor in the modern days, just as they did medieval times. Starting with Kevlar soft armor, like chain mail and now steel and ceramic plates, like the hard armor of old.

    • @Blackadder153
      @Blackadder153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's true, but I think the surviveability is less. Depending on range and were you're hit, and the caliber...Level III Steel will shatter a round into your soft bits which is potentially more dangerous but holds up better than Kevlar and ceramic which are done if they absorb the round but not before knocking you on your ass.

  • @tomm1222
    @tomm1222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I like how the helmet looks like it's smiling.

  • @Jacob-yg7lz
    @Jacob-yg7lz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +439

    Bascinets are for visibility like butter knives are for surgery.

    • @cyqry
      @cyqry 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Depends on the kind of Bascinet in question. Great Bascinets had these kinds of large visors on them that restricted vision, but earlier Bascinets (pre-15th century) were open-faced, basically giving no restrictions at all. And as a bonus: you wore a Bascinet underneath a Great Helm, so you could actually remove it and not loss 100% protection.

    • @secutorprimus
      @secutorprimus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Uh... have you considered open faced bascinets?

    • @kaliburawy2516
      @kaliburawy2516 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A hounskull?

    • @gagemcclure3377
      @gagemcclure3377 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      TheBeastWithin But that would expose the face to attack. Kind of the reason the visor was added.

    • @secutorprimus
      @secutorprimus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, but not everyone preferred visored bascinets. And peasants would have visorless bascinets anyways.

  • @pippamiles7908
    @pippamiles7908 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    i love the fact he says that the maille was riveted ( which of course historically it was) and the maille he's wearing is quite clearly butted ;-P

  • @MoonfaceMartin88
    @MoonfaceMartin88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Good short primer. You notice it's a few years old, a bit of the info is out of date or condensed too much. But overall, good to see.
    I'll just never get reenactors and living history people that carry sharp swords but don't wear maille or maille voiders where you'd need them. I'm sure a lot of men at arms forwent them on their legs and took a risk for mobility's sake. But on your upper body? Nah, those armpits are far too juicy of a target.

  • @Blackadder153
    @Blackadder153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you, very informative. I really liked the personal description at the end really put me in the suit working with the kit. It's improbable like most I'll ever get to try on a full suit but I could imagine the moral of the Knight and the general Man at Arms of that period.

  • @LifeLikeSage
    @LifeLikeSage 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The second guy talking was *way more honest than the first.* He actually mentions the limitations of movement in armor and the encumbrance that the first guy *denies.*

    • @afunnyman
      @afunnyman 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because there shouldn't be any.

    • @RockerMarcee96
      @RockerMarcee96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well yes, there will be limitations but none in movements required for combat (you can still do somersaults in armour, which isn't required in combat at all). Where armour usually restricts movement is where you'd get injured, like it prevents your knee from turning out or your elbows being broken and facing the other way.

    • @Klomster88
      @Klomster88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@afunnyman You can't make armour that doesn't restrict, since regular clothes also restrict movement.
      It's always a choice between mobility and protection.
      But well made custom plate armour is so clever, that most movement penalties are easily ignored.
      However even if your movement isn't much restricted the weight does affect the movement since you need more effort to accelerate and decelerate your body since it now weighs more. Simple physics.
      But you cannot have armour without penalties. Unless it's some sort of sci-fi force screen or something, but then it isn't really armour anymore in my book.

    • @afunnyman
      @afunnyman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Klomster88 I have no idea what I was trying to say, and probably agree with you, come 5 years later.

    • @Klomster88
      @Klomster88 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@afunnyman I'm guessing you're saying that there shouldn't be any crippling limitations to movement. That does sound the best so let's pretend that was what you're saying :P

  • @SanDiscus
    @SanDiscus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    Bascinet = Good Vision XD
    I've got one myself, you can see almost nothing

    • @brosive282
      @brosive282 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      compared to other helmets its pretty good. Still utter crap though. Oh god nvrrmind i just saw the helmet he decided to pull out.....

    • @bloodypine22
      @bloodypine22 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Was the helmet made specially for you?

    • @buttered__toast_2899
      @buttered__toast_2899 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      SanDiscus I hear you lol my hounskull has 7mm eyeslits it's like looking through a coin slot

    • @shatifan_the_slime4445
      @shatifan_the_slime4445 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SanDiscus i recommend a great helm

    • @rancorusia
      @rancorusia 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'll stick to my barbute thank you very much lmao

  • @digitalgalaxy9878
    @digitalgalaxy9878 8 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    3:00 "good vision"

    • @alexandrosgrivas4406
      @alexandrosgrivas4406 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Digital Galaxy well you only need to see infront of you and you can see from the holes too

    • @digitalgalaxy9878
      @digitalgalaxy9878 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Alexandros grivas Only in duels. But even then strikes from the side will he difficult to see.

    • @alexandrosgrivas4406
      @alexandrosgrivas4406 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Digital Galaxy well most fights where in formations so you just needed to see infront of you

    • @digitalgalaxy9878
      @digitalgalaxy9878 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Alexandros grivas Oh. Okey.

    • @martialme84
      @martialme84 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don´t listen to alexandros. That´s bullshit.
      Vision was so utterly unusable that people often removed the visor when they were not facing large amounts of arrows. That´s why they got shot or stabbed in the face then and we can read about it in the historical records now.

  • @cafenightster4548
    @cafenightster4548 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The mobility of C3PO and the same footwork make a great Knight.

  • @G1NZOU
    @G1NZOU 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm halfway though amassing my own set of 14th century plate armour, I can move just fine in it without feeling encumbered, although I do really notice the difference once I take it off.

  • @RCTUN748
    @RCTUN748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can imagine how rich one needs to be to custom this kind of armor to go shopping in the battlefield.

  • @ArsenioGarate
    @ArsenioGarate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    No Gambeson huh? Interesting, I've been looking for an alternate solution to gambeson replacement

    • @quereakwer8135
      @quereakwer8135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Try an arming doublet. They are good

    • @ArsenioGarate
      @ArsenioGarate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@quereakwer8135 thanks for the tip! Good alternative and never heard or read about it. Thanks!

    • @quereakwer8135
      @quereakwer8135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ArsenioGarate yea. A good place to go is armstreet. They have a wide selection of not only gambisons and arming dublets, but beautiful looking armour. I would reccomend the paladin set myself, with its awesome etchings. Cheers my friend.

    • @ArsenioGarate
      @ArsenioGarate 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@quereakwer8135 will totally check it out! Thanks!

    • @quereakwer8135
      @quereakwer8135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ArsenioGarate no problem. It is a little pricey tho.

  • @Velkan1396
    @Velkan1396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    "Good vision"
    Proceeds to show a pair of incredibly thin eye slits.
    *laughs

    • @GriffinHistorical
      @GriffinHistorical 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      same size as the originals, why change them?

    • @robinrehlinghaus1944
      @robinrehlinghaus1944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dude, it actually has good vision

    • @sirpuffball6366
      @sirpuffball6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TH-cam commenters daring to oppose Velkan, I see

    • @robinrehlinghaus1944
      @robinrehlinghaus1944 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sirpuffball6366 What is so special about his channel?

    • @Velkan1396
      @Velkan1396 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sirpuffball6366 not everyone can be as enlightened as us

  • @garyhall2565
    @garyhall2565 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. The fauld lames are much more flexible than I first thought

  • @zipp4everyone263
    @zipp4everyone263 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    And the note about heavier weapon isnt true. A good war hammer would weigh about as much as a sword. Its the concentration of the mass thats important. You dont want to lumber around with a great unwieldly piece of steel and WISH for a good hit.

  • @noahtell1314
    @noahtell1314 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Totally awesome!!! I want my own armor one day.

  • @malbrius
    @malbrius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought this was a kingdome come video...
    Still worth it.

  • @jeanpierreragequit1726
    @jeanpierreragequit1726 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great vid ! i love it !
    greetings from france

  • @i_ziellos_i8884
    @i_ziellos_i8884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Step 1: you put it on.
    Step 2: you wear it.
    done.

  • @Tarburz
    @Tarburz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    butted maille.....
    [Triggered]

    • @viktorthevictor6240
      @viktorthevictor6240 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr XD

    • @pyrojinn
      @pyrojinn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Even when the dude said “riveted” and this-I think-is just a representation to the common people of how a warrior done his amour. Don’t need to be elitist here.

  • @Klomster88
    @Klomster88 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's kinda funny how the first guy say it doesn't feel heavy at all, then the second say it feels heavy.
    But second guy is really spot on. While the first does have good points. Like how armour is always a choice between protection and mobility.
    You can get 100% protective armour. Think 1dm thick steel plates which encase you in metal. You cannot be harmed.
    You also cannot do anything. You are useless.
    But if you go for all mobility, great, you can move and dodge. But since even clothes restrict your movement you are now naked. And you don't want to be naked when enemies want you dead.
    So the armourers worked on tricks to make armour more protective while sacrificing as little mobility as possible. The late medieval plate armours were magnificent protective suits with many ingenious designs.
    It took rifles going supersonic before they could reliably go through plate armour. But plate armour was and still is expensive.
    And while you could afford 1 guy in plate armour. In the end it was more economically sound to get 5 to 10 guys with muskets.
    Sure the muskets didn't reliably go through plate. But being outnumbered 1 to 10 isn't gonna work in the end.

  • @randymarsh7346
    @randymarsh7346 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The vision in a bascinet is not great tho......

    • @RockerMarcee96
      @RockerMarcee96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it's good for fighting, especially in that configuration, sure I wouldn't wear it in everyday life, but then again in everyday life I do not face constant arrowstorms, nor do I face cavalry charging at me with lances backed with half a ton of flesh and steel.

  • @rikantasmarcinonis9651
    @rikantasmarcinonis9651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When during my school days I made a full body armour out of cardboard, bascinet was my helmet. Of course it was not exact replica but wision was prety good. I mean it was very limited, but I think that it would have been enought for fighting one oponent. I was not able to see thing higher, above me and lower, near the ground also it was difficult to breath. Doing cardio when you don't get enough oxygen must have been hard

  • @tiggytheimpaler5483
    @tiggytheimpaler5483 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what effigy is this suit based on? I love it and would love to work on something like this.

    • @GriffinHistorical
      @GriffinHistorical 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      the arms and legs are based on Sir Thurstram de Bower, Tideswell Church, Derbyshire. effigiesandbrasses.com/3554/19996/ The cuirass is based on one in a low countries church, the bascinet is in Musee de Armee in Paris

  • @user-vt1op1re3d
    @user-vt1op1re3d 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video!

  • @MrBellsBlues
    @MrBellsBlues 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Put the armour on dude!!!...

  • @danfors1333
    @danfors1333 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The only body part not protected seems to be the place where the sun don't shine. That makes it an obvious target. I think I'd rather fight without a helmet and risk having my head cut off rather than taking the risk of having sharp objects shoved up the arse.

    • @bjfowler3106
      @bjfowler3106 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I wouldn't recommend it. Your unarmored bottom is a very, very unlikely target for anyone to aim for. And unless you have laid down and spread your legs, they won't bother to even try. From the evidence we have on injuries sustained in medieval combat, from Visby and Towton; the head, arms, and legs, were all very common targets. That's the place people aimed their weapons, they weren't trying to hit a soldier's ass. And remember, you're fighting in a formation so your buddies are covering your ass, literally! haha

    • @danfors1333
      @danfors1333 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What kind of evidence do we have? Is it from paintings or from grave digging? Because judging from medieval paintings there are also evidence that we fought human size killer rabbits.
      And judging from bone damage there shouldn't really be any as long as the object doesn't scrape along the inside of the spine.
      Wearing full armour probably limits the movement and vision quite a bit so the risk of stumbling to the ground seems very high.
      Perhaps there was a gentleman rule amongst the Brittish not to target others arses but its not very likely considering what they did to the legendary Viking warrior at Stanford Bridge who wasn't even wearing armour. He certainly got his private parts targeted from below the bridge by a long sharp spear.

    • @bjfowler3106
      @bjfowler3106 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dan Fors Grave digging, of course. I personally try to avoid citing manuscripts because as you mentioned they are dubious at times. Though to be frank, there is a difference between images meant to be amusing from manuscripts, such as giant killer rabbits and images that were meant to chronicle a story. Such as the looting image.
      Anywho, I've worn lots of armor before and it really isn't that all that limiting if it is fitted properly and the visor can be raised to give you much better vision and breathing. Visors historically seemed to not have anything holding them down besides friction So raising them wasn't a problem. The type of visor shown in this video can actually be very easily discarded, it's held on through a pin on the side that can be pulled and the visor can be removed. Finally, you mention the account from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle concerning Stamford Bridge, surely it's to be understood that if that happened that that situation isn't at all common. Most battles weren't fought on bridges over running rivers in which you can hop in barrel and float under, haha.
      EDIT: Now while I don't know of any account from the later middle ages of a knight being stabbed in the ass, I do know of one from an English Lord at Agincourt that got stabbed in the groin.

    • @danfors1333
      @danfors1333 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      *****
      Did he wear armor?

    • @crazyzombiebos7778
      @crazyzombiebos7778 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      MrStig691 a

  • @berdt4870
    @berdt4870 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good visibility...

  • @Xener09
    @Xener09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm certainly no medieval expert, yet I am an enthusiast. Having said that, I'm fairly certain you would never use a maille aventail or collar in combination with any great helm. The single purpose of the great helm was more protection than the maille around the neck for reduced mobility.

    • @sirpuffball6366
      @sirpuffball6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To be frank, I've never even seen a great bascinet like that. Solid kit overall but that's a funky helmet

    • @shockwave6213
      @shockwave6213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its not like armor was always of a uniform style. Yes, we have examples that seem to be prevalent, but there were plenty of outliers within an armor style. After all: A knight had his armor commissioned and made to his liking.

  • @davinator225
    @davinator225 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    are there any other helmet designs?

  • @okeycokey2000
    @okeycokey2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes this is cool!

  • @Creed109
    @Creed109 ปีที่แล้ว

    No surcoat? How do you distinguish between friends or foes?

  • @itsbobba5487
    @itsbobba5487 ปีที่แล้ว

    by the miniature i thought it was KCD lol, nice video

  • @D.A.R.C.I.
    @D.A.R.C.I. 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:03 HOLY SHITE THAT SWORD AND SHIELD FENCING IS BLOODY BRILLIANT. why cant this shite be in movies?!?

  • @SultanOfAwesomeness
    @SultanOfAwesomeness 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    'How to wear Plate Armor'
    With your body? ._____.

    • @zaidhernandez4601
      @zaidhernandez4601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's surprising complicated

    • @noone6766
      @noone6766 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zaidhernandez4601 exactly that’s why if you were a knight you would have someone put it on for you.

  • @mathewderdzinski6336
    @mathewderdzinski6336 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    BUTTED MAIL SKIRT!?

    • @sralneman5929
      @sralneman5929 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      maybe its just buged he explained riveted mail .

    • @GriffinHistorical
      @GriffinHistorical 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      see above. the usual bit was off that cuirass for repair.

  • @Tears_of_Isha
    @Tears_of_Isha 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    2:58 "good vision" yeah sure buddy whatever you say

    • @martialme84
      @martialme84 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      DarkEternal6 No, you would not be surprised. -.-
      These slits are tiny and, (and this bit is important!) they are fery far away from your eyes. You don´t see anything at all downward. I have worn helmets like that and you stumble a lot in these things. You definitely do NOT have "good vision" in those. Definitely. No surprises there.

  • @matticus11
    @matticus11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, but i think the choreographed 5:02 with the shields after explaining they wouldn't be necessary in full armor, and not showing half swording is a missed opportunity.

  • @grzegorzs1814
    @grzegorzs1814 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2:59 good vision xD

  • @datemasamune2904
    @datemasamune2904 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can someone explain how a couter bends? It doesn't look like it should bend at all.

    • @sirpuffball6366
      @sirpuffball6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well frankly, it doesn't. It just sits in place above the upper and lower plates on the arm and lets them slide under it

  • @okeycokey2000
    @okeycokey2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys are cool ..

  • @rrplanb4030
    @rrplanb4030 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why do dome of the helmets have a 'beak' like a bird design to them? I have always wondered why that was.

    • @erikdue4284
      @erikdue4284 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It makes it more likely for a strike from the front to hit at a bad angle and slide off without imparting all of its force. The top of the helmet is pointy for the same reason.

  • @thesanderslipknot
    @thesanderslipknot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    anyone else noticed the plastic end on some of the laces🤔

  • @okeycokey2000
    @okeycokey2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hell yeah

  • @numberzletter0379
    @numberzletter0379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm still having good vision in 2020

  • @kovi567
    @kovi567 8 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    0:57 That is butted maille, and actually you can tear those with your hands, they suck. Real medieval maille had not just riveted pieces, but also were more complex than the one shown here. That "armor" wouldn't protect you from anything. 2:07 Those "wings" can be found on most plate armour, and the polish liked them very much, that's not english exclusive. Also, don't put gold on your fighting armour, that's completely bullshit. The decorated armors were used like fashionable clothing, and for show off purposes, not to actually fight in them. 2:59 No, that messes up your vision, the ones that have good vision are those with lot's of little circular holes in the exe area, the straight line is for extra protection against thrusts. The ability to breath in that is probably not that good, most knights often flipped up their visors just to get some fresh air inside. those holes just there for some extend of breathing, so you don't actually lose conciousness wearing it. 3:27 Actually, that visor has better vision due to the bigger gap. 3:48 If your gauntlet let's that much of movement, then it means that the plates are thin, and won't protect your hand very much. Also, where is your gambeson, or other padding? Without that, you have much less protection against blunt attacks.

    • @GainsGoblin
      @GainsGoblin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This. They would protect from some slashes but not way they would resist any kind of piercing. Should of called it butted maille not riveted.

    • @kovi567
      @kovi567 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Simon bastin What kind of slashes? Maybe a dagger, or other small weapons with small weight, but a full fledged sword, axe, or even a big headed spear slash can tear it to shreds. And as I said before, if you are in good strength, you can tear it with your hands.

    • @GainsGoblin
      @GainsGoblin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Máté Kovács Yes I meant daggers and light weapons. Not axes haha.

    • @GermanSwordMaster
      @GermanSwordMaster 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That sounds like youre a fullcontact fighter ^^
      A knight of around 1400 doesnt wear thick padding. And, believe me, gold and decoration were worn in battle. With absolute certainty

    • @kovi567
      @kovi567 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Blank- blade Why wouldn't they wear thick padding? It gives you more protection against blunt force, and makes the armor more comfortable. And why would you wear decorated armor in battle? Those armors weren't for show, they expected them to be hit multiple times during battle. Given it's durability, the plate-armored knights were to charge into the thick of enemy lines and cut their way in, so any decoration, especially golden elaboration, would come off after battle, meaning it's wasted money. Even if they fucking rich, nobody can afford that. They made elaborate armor to show off their wealth, but not to destroy it, no smith would make an armor if his hard work just gets ruined. It's like buying a ferrari and then after you showed it to your friends, you wreck it the next day.

  • @sarahsayshello9726
    @sarahsayshello9726 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How well could one fire a bow in full plate? I know your movement abilities are quite good just I've never worn plate I love the stuff and frankly I love a good wooden bow so naturally I am interested in coming the two together, anyways anyone have experience in This?

    • @RockerMarcee96
      @RockerMarcee96 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      East of the Holy Roman Empire it was quite the usual practice for nobility to practice horseback archery (wasn't really utilized on the battlefield since the Mongol invasions but was practiced nonetheless), for those occassions you could skip on the pauldrons.

    • @GriffinHistorical
      @GriffinHistorical 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You pretty much can't, the various armour projections get in the way, plus you are in gauntlets.

    • @noone6766
      @noone6766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Longbowmen didn’t wear full plate. They were foot soldiers.

    • @sirpuffball6366
      @sirpuffball6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's some depictions of it, I believe. Certain plates on some armors would definitely get in the way. Large pauldrons, gauntlets, or even some helmets could probably interfere with drawing and loosing smoothly, but with the right setup it can certainly be done

  • @kikisekscotermann5332
    @kikisekscotermann5332 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    And than.. than imagine how many of these men died. The complexity of equipment, the mass of the resources and TIME needed to make all of this stuff.. *amazing* Humans are amazing :D

  • @bobgil3464
    @bobgil3464 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that Raglan Castle behind you?

  • @AngusCuthbertson
    @AngusCuthbertson 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Wait what? The first helmet he showed was mainly for use against archer fire and you can't see shit in it. Thats why knights usually put their visor up in melee combat, so they could actually still see the enemy.

    • @astaziel3165
      @astaziel3165 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No, the bascinet is dessigned for protection against arrows and so the eyelids are hard to see trough.

    • @kovi567
      @kovi567 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Benny McAllister It's the thruth, altough, they didn't put the visor up all times, but for brief periods, just to have some vague idea where the enemies are, and to catch some breath, because the air becomes thick very quickly in there.

    • @kovi567
      @kovi567 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Benny McAllister Depends on the period, location and desing. Most full helmets have terrible visibility inside, it's not a coincidence that you can put the visor up, they desinged that feature for a reason.

    • @kovi567
      @kovi567 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Benny McAllister - , -" Dude, do you want me to show you bascinets that SERIOUSLY render your vision, or give up fighting against LOGIC here?

    • @gaboderflinger7854
      @gaboderflinger7854 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Foolishness is strong in this one... yeah mate, you can see 360° in that helmet, is obvious! lol It even increases your strenght and stamina to Hulk levels. So basically a full armour knight can run and fight the whole day while letally throwing pommels at other fools who wear lighter armour.

  • @MontagueCristo
    @MontagueCristo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Frasier and Niles's long lost brother

  • @mrsteel9026
    @mrsteel9026 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    good vision. ha!

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a pretty bascinet you have!

  • @vedymin1
    @vedymin1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why so many people don't put mail at least in the gaps, i always see only a gambeson on the arm joints, its a great target

    • @RockerMarcee96
      @RockerMarcee96 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saving weight, less components to maintain etc. You may even gain a bit more mobility (like the ability to fully lift your arm if the only voider you can afford is shitty). Even professional soldiers back then did this.

    • @noone6766
      @noone6766 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You would have mail voiders.

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's up to you, you wanna see your life paat your eyes you you don't wanna see anything at all?

  • @jmangini9191
    @jmangini9191 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    why was his shield not even facing the other guy in the fight scene

  • @opticalriot
    @opticalriot 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    no I want so armor, just for fun

  • @khemlar4988
    @khemlar4988 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    where is the gambeson for anti blunt force gear

    • @sirpuffball6366
      @sirpuffball6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wearing gambeson under plate is a huge myth mostly perpetuated by people who don't know what they're actually talking about. You'd never, ever wear gambeson under plate armor. It's overbearingly thick material to be wearing under solid plating. You'd just wear what he has here, with varying, but usually relatively low amounts of padding thickness.

  • @generalape3965
    @generalape3965 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    But will the armor stop a 5.56 Armor Piercing Round coming from an AR15??

    • @noone6766
      @noone6766 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hell no.

    • @jamesward9071
      @jamesward9071 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But what if u drop the gun in the mud no more gun

  • @AnUtterSimpleton
    @AnUtterSimpleton 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    >pigface
    >good vision
    wew lad.

  • @fabiofilard6329
    @fabiofilard6329 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Como eles faziam para urinar e defecar com toda aquela armadura?

  • @sirrabbitthered8496
    @sirrabbitthered8496 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the chainmail is not correct it needs to be riveted rings not butted

  •  6 ปีที่แล้ว

    How big of an advantage does medieval-style armor actually confer when fighting to death with swords? Like, imagine you have two good fighters of the exact same caliber fighting to death, and that one of them has an armor and the other one doesn't. What % of the times will the armored fighter win?

    • @TheCompleteMental
      @TheCompleteMental 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I would say in the ninties of percentage
      Full plate armor just leaves a lot of body to ignore protecting, chest, back, thighs, stomach, head, not the eyes, but you get my point

    • @RockerMarcee96
      @RockerMarcee96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can tell you this, Richard Marsden (a very experienced fencer in longsword, rapier and Polish sabre) got trashed by a complete newbie who wore a full suit of armour except for the helmet. And I do mean trashed, out of 20 bouts Marsden who was out of armour (only the protective equipment needed for fencing) he won 1.
      Now imagine a full suit of armour, where the armoured fighter is not an armour collector but a trained soldier. The unarmoured one has no chance, maybe once out of 10 000 fights.

    • @blahblah7720
      @blahblah7720 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RockerMarcee96 link plz problem finding it

    • @sirpuffball6366
      @sirpuffball6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pretty awful odds. Melee combat is, in essence, about using trying to get your sharp bit to your opponent's soft bits. The more soft bits you have to defend against, the more difficult it is to protect yourself. Armor lets you ignore a good portion of attack angles that would otherwise kill an unarmed person. Hence, an *extreme* advantage. Your only disadvantage would be a little less dexterity and endurance, varying depending on what you're wearing specifically, but it's always far outweighed by the benefits

    • @Kue7heh
      @Kue7heh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100%

  • @SteelChains
    @SteelChains 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I initially thought that the microphone was a puff of extremely dense chesthair.
    I feel cheated.

  • @slimyoung2392
    @slimyoung2392 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:32 radar antenna under the armpit?

    • @sirpuffball6366
      @sirpuffball6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're called besagews. That area of the body is difficult to armor, so until larger pauldrons were developed, armorers took the easiest option available and just pointed plates onto the armpits. Simple, doesn't interfere with movement, and supposedly very effective.

  • @EricH928
    @EricH928 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about taking a leak?

    • @GriffinHistorical
      @GriffinHistorical 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      a servant helps you out.... The hose are split so its easy to take a leak.

  • @bellator11
    @bellator11 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Wait a minute, where's your gambeson & haubert?

    • @bloodypine22
      @bloodypine22 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He has a pourpoint

    • @hacheurdepoulet
      @hacheurdepoulet 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      they were in use earlier, he is wearing a late XIV century armour :)

    • @hacheurdepoulet
      @hacheurdepoulet 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      to mid XVth century *

    • @noone6766
      @noone6766 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hacheurdepoulet this is a early 15th century suit of armor.

    • @sirpuffball6366
      @sirpuffball6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hate that Shad keeps spreading this blatant misinformation...

  • @mina7572
    @mina7572 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Isn't that cuirass a little long?

    • @sirpuffball6366
      @sirpuffball6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not... terribly. It does appear to be a tiny bit on the long side but he could definitely just be built different.

  • @robinrehlinghaus1944
    @robinrehlinghaus1944 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This helmet actually provides good vision. Stop joking about the eyeslits , guys.

  • @tentandwehandy2941
    @tentandwehandy2941 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You need to be safe you almost cut the guy with yore sword when
    He was putting yore leg armor on

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    20th & 21st Centuries Medical Centres & Hospitals.

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "It's heavy, it's tiring" maybe if your armor isn't fitted correctly

    • @l0rf
      @l0rf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bilbo_Gamers let's be honest here. Even perfectly fitted, that's still 30 kilos of weight attached to your body. It doesn't slow you down much, but it will tire you out faster than if you were not wearing it. It's not cumbersome and too heavy to stand up in, but it's not magically going to make the weight disappear if the fit is improved.

    • @stevengood1812
      @stevengood1812 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you worn armour before

  • @mustafa3abdi
    @mustafa3abdi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🤣😂 4:31 looks like a freaking bird dancing . Or some kind of human-chicken . Bagbagbgaaaaaag 🐔🐔🐔

  • @FirstLast-fr4hb
    @FirstLast-fr4hb 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good vision? I cant imagine being able to see ANY overhead blows.

  • @jastintimbol7385
    @jastintimbol7385 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dis dude looks like 3p0 from star wars at 4:30

  • @Demons_of_the_night
    @Demons_of_the_night ปีที่แล้ว

    Yep you said it .Heavy ,Hot and Tirring. !

  • @americohagim1131
    @americohagim1131 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think I’m gonna go broke if I keep buying this armor

  • @eisenbergfilms9965
    @eisenbergfilms9965 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No sword can cut off an arm XD
    Great video!

    • @brewed544
      @brewed544 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      PFFFT I beg to differ.

    • @jamesward9071
      @jamesward9071 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You obviously have no idea on the capabilities of melee weapons

  • @dnxl1821
    @dnxl1821 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would I be protected from a bear attack?

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 ปีที่แล้ว

    Centuries Ago, Human Body Conditions were very bad indeed!!

  • @reedolfkekler7860
    @reedolfkekler7860 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    looks more like larp gear to me

  • @synovialpig9983
    @synovialpig9983 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope this guy doesn’t do re-enactment... because no gambeson or hauberk could be a bit *uncomfortable*

    • @sirpuffball6366
      @sirpuffball6366 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You don't wear gambeson or full maille under armor.
      Okay well Italians sometimes wore haubergeons under their plate for whatever reason but that's it. Still no gambeson.

  • @pyrojinn
    @pyrojinn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man the amount of “medieval connoisseurs” up in the comment section. I do watch some of the historical channel like Shadiversity or Lyndibeige, and my knowledge is just adequate enough. This video shows a comprehensive and easy to digest way to wear an amour in medieval(renaissance?) time, that’s all. I don’t know about you but a suit of amour is real costly, so of course there’s some mishaps here and there. But most of them are true. And you still drag out the most stupid of argument like “he said riveted mails but show buttered! “? Like what the fuck it’s because the dude is bald and kinda old isn’t it? Is this why you don’t like this video? Or maybe you prefer a hotter dude to do the job?

    • @GriffinHistorical
      @GriffinHistorical 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the vote of confidence in my baldness :-)

  • @xboi4359
    @xboi4359 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    "good vision"

    • @TheCompleteMental
      @TheCompleteMental 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You would be surprised how much you need

    • @RockerMarcee96
      @RockerMarcee96 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, if I can see your shoulders (in foot combat) I see more than enough.

  • @scootch4224
    @scootch4224 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That helmet though. *Almost throws up*

    • @jacka__ajack3558
      @jacka__ajack3558 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cust- Ials Maybe a sallet and gorget (or whatever covers the lower face) There's a reason why I like the 1550's

    • @scootch4224
      @scootch4224 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacka__ajack3558 Yah, that helmet is just ugly.

    • @jacka__ajack3558
      @jacka__ajack3558 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cust- Ials Its not only ugly, it just looks uncomfortable... Personally, I like hounskulls quite a bit, but it just looks bad since it's connected to the chest piece basically

    • @scootch4224
      @scootch4224 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacka__ajack3558 Ditto, but I do love the Great helm and the Salet

    • @BrodyEdwards-el1ps
      @BrodyEdwards-el1ps 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@scootch4224(little did they know, the bascinet was more practical then the great helm)

  • @alligatormand5737
    @alligatormand5737 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    actually the vision sucks in this helmet

    • @jared925
      @jared925 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I disagree, I wear a bascinet and while the vision isn't the best, it's certainly not bad.

    • @BrodyEdwards-el1ps
      @BrodyEdwards-el1ps 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I disagree, it definitely does its job. It depends or the forger

  • @MrDreamTV
    @MrDreamTV 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    that helmet is stoned as hell

  • @tywillis2395
    @tywillis2395 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:57 nice butted mail, mate.

  • @user-ri3ob1ro5o
    @user-ri3ob1ro5o 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mă numesc Gabriel SĂNDIȚĂ, și sunt cavaler cruciat 😮.

  • @JaguarPriest
    @JaguarPriest 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Literally says white shined armor is better when that is the opposite. Blue steel is what was used for battle not ceremonial armor like half of what he’s wearing.

    • @jamesj4827
      @jamesj4827 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bollocks, bluing does very little other than some rust prevention. You can have hardened steel that is not blued in 'the white' and it will be far far better than most blued steel due to hot bluing ruining the temper.

    • @JaguarPriest
      @JaguarPriest 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jamesj4827 not back then genius. Blued steel then was due to the process of hardening. This was thousand years ago big head. They don’t know everything about steel tempering then,

    • @jamesj4827
      @jamesj4827 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JaguarPriest LOOOL 1000's? Fuck me you just showed how little you know.
      Blued steel became largely used in the 15thC particularly in Gothic style. Because untill around the 14thC steel was far less common. Fucking 1000 year old plate harness? what a absolute clown

  • @jesuschris5559
    @jesuschris5559 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    HOW IS THAT GOOD VISION AT ALL

  • @robnewman6101
    @robnewman6101 ปีที่แล้ว

    How Difficult can you imagine life was like Centuries Ago aspecially during the Medievals?!!
    Heavy Armoury in hot summers!

  • @StinkyPoopyMcFartFace
    @StinkyPoopyMcFartFace 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    But how’s the steel? You can’t just say steel and think we know what you’re talking about. What’s the hardness of it?

    • @mellamojeff458
      @mellamojeff458 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheSmilingDog it maybe the same recipe for steel that the early europeans made armor with

    • @StinkyPoopyMcFartFace
      @StinkyPoopyMcFartFace 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Edlix it could....or it could be shitty steel. If you use shitty steel that isn’t authentic it’s pretty much just wearing tin foil. So it does matter quite a bit!

  • @BusyBasaz
    @BusyBasaz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You put it on. There I saved everyone 5m 53s.

  • @tentandwehandy2941
    @tentandwehandy2941 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    You will melt like butter

  • @janrohaan
    @janrohaan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very.... Uhm..... Intimedating harness...