Ridiculously Badass Armour and Why it Existed DEBUNKED

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    On this video we are responding to the channel Be Amazed and their video on bad ass armour. Armour is a very misunderstood topic, particularly when talking Medieval armour or armour of the Middle Ages. Hopefully with this video I'll be able to clear out a few misconceptions that unfortunately still made their way onto the video I'm responding to.
    Let me know what you think about this upload and I hope you have a great day!

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  • @metatronyt
    @metatronyt  ปีที่แล้ว +85

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    • @asahearts1
      @asahearts1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great to see a youtuber with a sponsor that doesn't seem to be a ripoff or scam.

    • @magicpyroninja
      @magicpyroninja ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was videos just like this that had me unsubscribe from be amazed

    • @notstayinsdowns
      @notstayinsdowns ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think these videos are wrong just to get views for being so wrong.

    • @unarealtaragionevole
      @unarealtaragionevole ปีที่แล้ว

      I got the feeling they were saying 15th century not because of the 1500s; but because of the 1400s. This one, and the circles they play in are always saying things like the 1400s Renaissance era was the height of the Middle Age arms and armour. They like to say things like the 1500-1700s didn't really improve over the 1400s as the tech doesn't evolve much and then starts to decrease as they phase out of usage. :o( grrrr

    • @jrgingerninja
      @jrgingerninja ปีที่แล้ว

      Metatron getting scams from my replys bro

  • @marton_dobo
    @marton_dobo ปีที่แล้ว +991

    The frogmouth helmet doesn't rest on your head, but on your cuirass, which rests on your plackart which rests on your hips, the strongest part of your body. European armour was amazingly engineered.

    • @off6848
      @off6848 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      It was also used for horseback not standard infantry

    • @goldsea1678
      @goldsea1678 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I agree.

    • @ImpuscaVana
      @ImpuscaVana ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@goldsea1678 I can see why.

    • @GuukanKitsune
      @GuukanKitsune ปีที่แล้ว +89

      ​@@off6848 It was also not intended for COMBAT, but for Tilting Tournaments, where you only have a single opponent who is right in front of you and situational awareness is thus less important than not having shattered lance splinters fly up from beneath and lodge themselves in your underjaw, chin, and neck, potentially killing you.
      Going to battle in a frogmouth helm was the medieval equivalent of going to battle in goalie mask.

    • @off6848
      @off6848 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@GuukanKitsune yeah the goalie helmet is a good analogy

  • @FlymanMS
    @FlymanMS ปีที่แล้ว +756

    Dude in the mid 13th century: “Guys I figured out what’s wrong with our helmets! They don’t protect head very well. Took us only several centuries to realise”

    • @tacticianAlexandra
      @tacticianAlexandra ปีที่แล้ว +81

      I could easily see that being a line in some comedy movie or something that pokes fun at hollywood and their habit of making armor offer about as much protection as toilet paper.

    • @MALICEM12
      @MALICEM12 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Kinda like modern firearm warfare with helmets. Just think, it took until WWI for helmets to become popular and even then entire factions chose to keep wearing caps instead.

    • @yewtewbstew547
      @yewtewbstew547 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Millennia even, the invention of the helmet predates the Roman calendar by at least a couple of thousand years. People have been cracking each other's heads open for a while lol.

    • @markhorton3994
      @markhorton3994 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@robertblake3360 So does the video Metatron is dissecting.

    • @kaltaron1284
      @kaltaron1284 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@yewtewbstew547 The oldest helmets we've found so far are from around 2300 BC, with earliest bronze metal helmet in 1700 BC.
      So yeah, they've been around for a while.

  • @AJwiththeAK
    @AJwiththeAK ปีที่แล้ว +1268

    I’m starting to think the original creator doesn’t understand how to count centuries the proper way

    • @FlymanMS
      @FlymanMS ปีที่แล้ว +156

      I feel like those videos are collective work akin to buzzfeed, instead of a product of a person who is really into the topic.

    • @LordChaos36
      @LordChaos36 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      For sure! Lack of education and just feeding the machine without being really interested in the topic. Basically picking someone at random and telling him to tell a story.

    • @TheKarabanera
      @TheKarabanera ปีที่แล้ว +48

      American. For most americans history starts with the founding of the US.

    • @czarcoma
      @czarcoma ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@TheKarabanera technically yes I guess... Because Americans never existed before USA was founded? 😁

    • @noamto
      @noamto ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I'm pretty sure they "make mistakes" (in other words, they lie) on purpose to get more traffic

  • @hoi-polloi1863
    @hoi-polloi1863 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Sumerian officer: Okay, time to march out! Don't forget your helmets.
    Sumerian soldier: But Sarge, it's not the 13th Century yet. Helmets are useless!
    Sumerian officer: Yes, yes, I keep forgetting.

    • @StumpfForFreedom
      @StumpfForFreedom ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In fairness, it would not have been the first time an officer ordered soldiers to carry useless kit...

    • @BartimaeusCarbulo
      @BartimaeusCarbulo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂

  • @matthewpeterson5281
    @matthewpeterson5281 ปีที่แล้ว +526

    the 15th 16th century thing could initially be a simple slip of the tongue but as the video progressed it became clear they didn't understand it correctly. Simple helpful guide if anyone out there ever gets confused like I sometimes do... just remember that the first century did not start at 100, it ended at 100. Because there isnt a 0st century.

    • @Obi-WanKannabis
      @Obi-WanKannabis ปีที่แล้ว +25

      we live in the 21st century, and the years start with 20, it's always 1 less except for the last year of the century.

    • @RaspK
      @RaspK ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@Obi-WanKannabis
      It's pretty basic, really: there is no AD 0; there's AD 1, and 1 BC, right next to each other. This fits with the typical use of numbers in arithmetic, where a whole number represents a whole item. So the decade concludes at the end of the 10th year, the century at the end of the 100th year, and so on.

    • @DrFeelgood1127
      @DrFeelgood1127 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The fact your explaining it as if it’s complicated makes me question your intelligence

    • @williamberne
      @williamberne ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You mean 0th? :)

    • @matthewpeterson5281
      @matthewpeterson5281 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@williamberne ive heard it both ways... HAHAHA

  • @jimboscooter432
    @jimboscooter432 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    I'm gonna make a history channel on yt and purposely get as much as I can wrong. Then enjoy the Metatron debunking videos.

    • @userofthetube2701
      @userofthetube2701 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      You'd do it on purpose, but the other guy doesn't even try and he's getting everything wrong. That's just raw talent.

    • @waterbeauty85
      @waterbeauty85 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You should!

    • @kileytingey6828
      @kileytingey6828 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Get like a few things spot on then devolved and then I'd enjoy

    • @jamesjoy7547
      @jamesjoy7547 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@kileytingey6828
      "The increasingly violent incursions by the mysterious Sea People during the Bronze Age Collapse led to many innovative advances in military tactics and technology.
      "Chief among these was the invention of brass shell casings, most famously used by Niccolo Machiavelli to assassinate Charlemagne in the 21st century B.C."

    • @JHaven-lg7lj
      @JHaven-lg7lj ปีที่แล้ว

      I won’t be able to watch the rest of the video until later but I’m past the 10 minute mark and I have to say I’m *really* impressed with how much patience you’re showing

  • @CptSquirrel
    @CptSquirrel ปีที่แล้ว +237

    No way!!! People in the 15th century also watched the Lord of the Rings?? They must have been big fans to make the gauntlets. I love the 15th century.

  • @Embassy_of_Jupiter
    @Embassy_of_Jupiter ปีที่แล้ว +136

    We need to make 21st century full plate armor with:
    - 360° cameras (optical, regular night vision and thermal(of course)) instead of slits and a full field of vision "zero" latency VR headset
    - NIJ lvl 4 bulletproof full plate armor
    - an exoskeleton to carry the weight
    -MOLLE webbing on all plates
    Because why not.

    • @lonelystrategos
      @lonelystrategos ปีที่แล้ว +45

      We gotta start somewhere if we want power armour like in Halo or Warhammer 40k.

    • @TheHobberGames
      @TheHobberGames ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@lonelystrategos This is exactly why I want to become a mechanical engineer.

    • @arx3516
      @arx3516 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Molle is totally unnesessary, you've got rigid plates, so you can use sturdier attachment systems, maybe something like the hard points on the H&K XM8 rifle, or even simple screws.

    • @Mortablunt
      @Mortablunt ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We'll see.
      But what if it powers down with you in it?

    • @yoanngaben1247
      @yoanngaben1247 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For the helmet, tainted glass in a very strong material is optimal, that way you can conceal what you are looking at or thinking while having optimal range of vision

  • @userJanus3003
    @userJanus3003 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I remember the TV show Galavant depicting a drunk knight puking inside his frog helm, with the majority of it spilling out the visor. That memory comes back every time I look at a frog helm.

    • @RicardoMoralesMassin
      @RicardoMoralesMassin ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Galavant was an awesome show

    • @jennifersilves4195
      @jennifersilves4195 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lucky you.
      I'll look that one up.

    • @userJanus3003
      @userJanus3003 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@@jennifersilves4195 I couldn't find the vomiting part itself, though seeing "galavant joust scene" here on TH-cam, it looks like I gaslit myself into thinking it was a frog-mouth helm. The knight in question wears an armet (or something similar) instead.

    • @xXbrokenvoidXx
      @xXbrokenvoidXx ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That reminds me of an old Dark Souls meme with the Elite Knight puking Estus through his visor

  • @ericchung3177
    @ericchung3177 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I don't know what you mean Metatron, you're my favorite French youtuber!

    • @altechelghanforever9906
      @altechelghanforever9906 ปีที่แล้ว

      bruh don't go calling Italians French. Those are fightin words. XD

    • @Annathroy
      @Annathroy ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My man trying to break up the EU and start ww3 at the same time

    • @fuckednegativemind
      @fuckednegativemind 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@altechelghanforever9906 We love each other. If he would have say "english" tho, that would be a declaration of war.

    • @WarriorofChrist612
      @WarriorofChrist612 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@altechelghanforever9906Both latin.

    • @WarriorofChrist612
      @WarriorofChrist612 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@altechelghanforever9906One isn’t French though 😂

  • @whyjnot420
    @whyjnot420 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    As someone who was a goalie in ice hockey, I can really appreciate how armor gets distributed. Both in terms of how the weight is distributed and the location of any given element. There are a bunch of parallels along with one huge difference. (The difference being that goalies have essentially an 'all or nothing' distribution)
    addendum: taking a stick to the back of the leg sucks

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau ปีที่แล้ว

      From the opposition , or friendly fire? Oh, I hope you didn't hit yourself in the leg.

    • @whyjnot420
      @whyjnot420 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gorillaau Hard to tell. It happened a few times. Always when there were a mess of players right up in my face. Also its not like anyone was intentionally slashing.
      addendum: I would honestly be impressed by any goalie who could, in full gear, slash the back of their own leg.
      edit: I should reiterate the fact that I played hockey not soccer. We won our games with skill not whining. So something as minor as getting thwacked in the back of the leg with a stick was not something to complain about. Better to just keep playing. Even as the team that constantly had the highest number of penalty minutes against it in the league, our coach consistently had us go against that kind of crybabyism (even if we could have massively benefitted from such behavior given our offense players tendency to get penalized). Never downplaying anything serious, never overemphasizing minor things. Just play the game.

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Lewis Taylor I was in part kidding. Yes, the way padding or Armour is doubled over or halved us interesting.
      Take another sport, cricket, front of shins are protected but hips are not. See also bodyline series, Australia vs England, in the summer of 1932 to 1933.

    • @whyjnot420
      @whyjnot420 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gorillaau Yeah, I got that you were kidding, but sometimes a lighthearted question is worthy of a serious answer.
      Frankly speaking protecting one side of something is how most things go about it. From armor to sports protection to kitchen pans (you don't put a non-stick coating on the side that gets heated). Just look at how most battlefield armor is just that, stuff like shin & chest protectors. The full sets I was referring to originally are really just a drop in the bucket in comparison. Plenty of good reasons for doing it this way as well.

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau ปีที่แล้ว

      @@whyjnot420 Say if a coating is non-stick, how do they get it to stick to the pan?

  • @Andy_from_de
    @Andy_from_de ปีที่แล้ว +43

    John Howe, the Tolkien illustrator and concept artist for the Lord of the Rings films, is himself an expert on medieval armour and went to great lengths to design armour that not only looked cool but was fully functional. Maybe the LOTR armours would be a topic for the channel (in case you haven't already done this). There is a cool section of the LOTR bonus material on the Extended Edition that shows examples of this.

    • @sergarlantyrell7847
      @sergarlantyrell7847 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well, the cuirasses that the men of Gondor wore looked like it had all the mobility of a muscle cuirass, and hardly in keeping with the contemporary mid 15th century aesthetic that they were going for with their barbutes, as well as the arm and leg armour. That much did look a bit "cosplay".

    • @jessehoffman2726
      @jessehoffman2726 ปีที่แล้ว

      The thumbnail looks almost exactly like the Loyce Knight helms from the Dark Souls 2 expansion "Crown of the Ivory King". 🤺

  • @Hollie0981
    @Hollie0981 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Always wanted to learn more about the Holy Roman Association. Thanks, Be Amazed! 😂

    • @wulfheort8021
      @wulfheort8021 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      What about the Orderly Holy Roman?

    • @hoi-polloi1863
      @hoi-polloi1863 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Who judges contests between electors? The Holy Roman Umpire, of course!

    • @Hollie0981
      @Hollie0981 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hoi-polloi1863 😂😂😂

    • @Hollie0981
      @Hollie0981 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wulfheort8021 we can't leave them out 😂

    • @wulfheort8021
      @wulfheort8021 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Hollie0981 Great, I was getting worried

  • @RaspK
    @RaspK ปีที่แล้ว +92

    1:40 "Namean Lion"
    The region where the lion was prowling was ΝΕΜΕΑ, for duck's sake...
    No, the only joke is the quality of the research here...

    • @sweepingtime
      @sweepingtime ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Is Goku still fighting the lion on Nameak?

    • @Likexner
      @Likexner ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Americans shame each other for correcting mistakes, so its no wonder they make them all the time.

    • @RaspK
      @RaspK ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Likexner Yeah, the absolutely ghastly: "You must be fun at parties."

    • @clefsan
      @clefsan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sweepingtime The fight is still ongoing. I hear they spent the last two weeks going through the second stage powering up sequence and might continue the actual fighting shortly. 😇

    • @TGPDrunknHick
      @TGPDrunknHick ปีที่แล้ว +1

      much like Lernaean Hydra was found in the lake of Lerna.
      this somewhat implies there might have been similar monsters that weren't slain...

  • @bubbasbigblast8563
    @bubbasbigblast8563 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This feels like one of those "wrong student gets corrected by teacher" things that were popular in ancient Greece.

  • @RicardoMoralesMassin
    @RicardoMoralesMassin ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I'm subscribed to The Metatron at least 50% for the italian indignation. And calling "armour all'antica" FRENCH is such a great start for me.

    • @christophermichaelclarence6003
      @christophermichaelclarence6003 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As French. Exactly. We do say "Armure"🇫🇷 for "Armor"🇺🇲🇬🇧.
      I'd prefer "les Cuirassiers" from the Napoleonic War Era" from the Conquest of our French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte across Europe

  • @jaytucker7873
    @jaytucker7873 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Omg! Please, please do a tour of the inside of all of your helmets and or armor! More people need to see the inside a helmet!

  • @yodudeHQ
    @yodudeHQ ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What these people ALWAYS seem to miss is, if armour didn't work, it simply wouldn't be used.
    Occams razor blah blah blah, no need to complicate the past. Why was a certain thing used so widely? Because it worked, simply

  • @brianjones3191
    @brianjones3191 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Those half arsed researched videos are criminal!
    So many people come away with false information because the creators are too lazy to do research!
    But they have nice presentation, so I suppose it’s ok. 😂
    Thank you, Metatron, for alerting us about them.

  • @BonePapi
    @BonePapi ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Dude if I had Henry II's armor you'd have to forcefully rip the armor off of me. I'd walk around in that 24/7, look at how baller it is

  • @AndyJP
    @AndyJP ปีที่แล้ว +4

    it looks like if it was a heavy rainstorm that frog helm would collect so much water in there

    • @callum105
      @callum105 ปีที่แล้ว

      it doubles as a bucket

  • @Teknikah
    @Teknikah ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I'd assume the reason they messed up 15th and 16th century so much could be because they read dates in the 1500s, so they assume 15th from that. It's a fairly simple mistake.

    • @mgntstr
      @mgntstr ปีที่แล้ว

      1st century is from year 0 to 199... 2nd century is on the dawn of the 200th year and ends on the 300th. Stupid silly historians can't count all regular like.

    • @pazzoallaguida
      @pazzoallaguida ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes, but still something you would expect from a kid, rather than from someone who's dealing on history 😅
      And it's nearly the same about that "all'antica"..

    • @Teknikah
      @Teknikah ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@pazzoallaguida True. But based on my initial impression of this channel with their format and style, channels like these are like the 5 Minute Crafts of info channels. They just wanna get as many top 10 videos out there as quick as possible and I guess just do a quick research and don't really proof read anything very much. This channel probably has other topics besides history too, they just know history vids get views.
      I feel like I recognise the narrator's voice from a different channel somewhere on TH-cam, so it does feel like a content farm channel.

    • @owenshebbeare2999
      @owenshebbeare2999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A "simple mistake"? Only for children...and Americans it seems.

    • @livedandletdie
      @livedandletdie ปีที่แล้ว

      Nah, they're just foolish, subpar in the intelligence department. Spouter of foul lies and deceit, they might as well sit in the US Congress.

  • @christophervance1165
    @christophervance1165 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    As always, our beloved Metatron, coming with fire content.

  • @jessecunningham9924
    @jessecunningham9924 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was here admiring your boardgame collection. A lot of good stuff in there 😁

    • @rayanderson5797
      @rayanderson5797 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wanna know what the Conan one was. All I could make out was the word 'Conan'.

  • @tommywolfe2706
    @tommywolfe2706 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Metatron, for all of the faults that YT has, you are a true treasure here and I am really grateful to be able to see such great content. You are a good guy (I have been watching you for years, consistency in a variety of areas that matter can give you a really good hint to that) and your knowledge, the way you present your ideas, both visually and verbally, I genuinely feel blessed right now.....thank you for the work and for being awesome!

  • @sethleoric2598
    @sethleoric2598 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't know why but the part where Metatron slowly realizes that the channel doesn't know how centuries work had me laughing.

  • @cocacola4blood365
    @cocacola4blood365 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a rule I question the authenticity of any historical video that uses footage from Braveheart.

  • @asahearts1
    @asahearts1 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Is there any way you could do a video on helmet padding vs helmet suspension system? From what I've read online it seems like both were used, but I've only ever seen videos about padding. Apparently some holes in helmets suggest they had a hard hat style strap suspension system. What are the merits and demerits of each system?

    • @stillenacht8518
      @stillenacht8518 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There should be lots of videos about the straps and such. We don't just 'think' they used a hardhat style suspension system, we have found them with it still intact. Metatron has a few, I think Matt over at Scholaglatiatoria does, and Shad too. Examples given in all cases as well, so should give you all the know you need.

  • @straker454
    @straker454 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Ever do a video about the flexibility of Medieval armor? There's a misconception that Medieval armor was very inflexible but I've seen authentic recreations of battle armor that was VERY flexible. I'd love to see your take.

    • @Mortablunt
      @Mortablunt ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Some of his old videos show him playing around in armor being very mobile.

    • @TheDraco877
      @TheDraco877 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There is an older video covering this. I forget the name of it. Also there is a video out there of someone doing stuff like cartwheels and running in armor.

    • @straker454
      @straker454 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheDraco877 I think that's one I've seen. I've also seen one of someone doing a forward roll in a full suit. I had an argument with a coworker about it because he was under the impression that Medieval plate armor was hard to move in and I about died. XD

    • @schwarzerritter5724
      @schwarzerritter5724 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The misconception comes from people wearing fake armor not actually made for battle or real but not fitting armor.

    • @straker454
      @straker454 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@schwarzerritter5724 Also film and television depictions. They never seem to realize that armor weight, when distributed across the body doesn't feel heavy. Much like the "wearing bricks on your head" comment from the video Metatron is talking about. additionally they don't realize how many ways they can segment metal plates to add some really amazing movement.

  • @spaceracer6861
    @spaceracer6861 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I only found your channel yesterday and you are already one of my favourite youtubers. Every single subject you talk about is one that I love, you only need to start a series on drawing and you would have everything I would like to make videos about in the future myself. I will be watching your videos regularly henceforth!

  • @MiloDunhill
    @MiloDunhill ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Bro we're worried about you stop watching these videos

    • @asahearts1
      @asahearts1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're a great content engine, though.

    • @Argo123_.0
      @Argo123_.0 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@asahearts1 nah, these people are superior “cultured” beings, who hates “normie” content.

    • @asahearts1
      @asahearts1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Argo123_.0 They are the normie content.

  • @shad0wwarrior475
    @shad0wwarrior475 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very insightful video. Its important to clarify common misconceptions about these topics, so thanks Metatron!

  • @jhoughjr1
    @jhoughjr1 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    A museum in St Louis has a set of Maxemillian's armor. It was pretty bad ass. NOt a huge guy it seemed.

  • @Alex_Bert_
    @Alex_Bert_ ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I just love the frog mouth, what a good boy it is!

  • @nazarnovitsky9868
    @nazarnovitsky9868 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you very much for new video ! ☺️👍🏻

  • @Wol333
    @Wol333 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That's a robot voice, I think you're reacting to an AI generated video. It's possible the AI was presented some Wiki articles and told to write something.

    • @VelaiciaCreator
      @VelaiciaCreator ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The channel has been around for years. It's a variety normie time killer.

  • @Haimrik74
    @Haimrik74 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1 minute into the video and I'm in LOL mode. "if you don't speak french" man that was funny. Great debunking video as always Metatron!

  • @thebigone6071
    @thebigone6071 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    If it wasn’t for the Metatron, my life would be an endless nightmare of alcohol and drugs!!!! His wisdom and greatness is the cure this world needs!!!!

    • @zanemob1429
      @zanemob1429 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hope you get better. Best of luck. I struggle with addiction and a slew of mental disorders/problems myself. Best of luck and have a good day!

    • @thebigone6071
      @thebigone6071 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zanemob1429 Thanks my g! Best of luck to you too!!!

    • @davejohnson1760
      @davejohnson1760 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zanemob1429 stop it, please, get some help

  • @jefferykubitz4510
    @jefferykubitz4510 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos. I've always been interested in armor and I learn a lot from you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @FerreusDeus
    @FerreusDeus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always learn so much from your vids. Love your dedication to the truth.

  • @AmarothEng
    @AmarothEng ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "My sensitive frogmouth helmet friend".
    Thickness on originals up to over 7mm and 9kg of weight, perhaps higher in some exceptional pieces.
    Sure. Sensitive indeed :D

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      frogmouth helmet : "are you calling me fat?!? reeee!!"
      sorry, couldn't resist..

  • @adrianraga1077
    @adrianraga1077 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hi Metatron, I'd like to recommend you to make a video about the Voynich Manuscript. It's a very interesting topic! Greetings

  • @thyssenkrupp733
    @thyssenkrupp733 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am glad to have found and watched your video
    Very educational and I am a subscriber now.thanks again and keep up excellent work!

  • @Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll
    @Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just love the frogmouth helm. It just gives the knight an eerie inhuman appearance. No wonder the Dark Souls series so successfully managed to make them feel uncanny valleyesque and disturbingly monstrous.

  • @soujemn5
    @soujemn5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One thing worth pointing out about samurai armor is that Japan didn't have the vast supply of iron that Europe had. They had to use metal sparingly so they opted for cloth, leather, and other renewable material for their armor.

    • @Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll
      @Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reminded me of the Mythbusters episode where they made/tested lamellar paper armor (although I believe the myth was Chinese in origin, not Japanese). Surprisingly functional and effective… until it got wet. 😅

  • @_Michiel_
    @_Michiel_ ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is exactly why I stopped watching the Be Amazed channel after a few videos AND why I continue watching the Metatron channel.
    Sure, Ben Amazed shows interesting things, but they aren't specialized in these topics. Metatron is specialized in his fields of interest and takes care to provide us with correct information.
    Thank you for your channel and keep up the good work!

    • @Locahaskatexu
      @Locahaskatexu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      there's nothing wrong with Be Amazed, they just parsed the full name. The full name of the channel probably was 'Be Amazed At How Bad We Are At Research'

    • @Argo123_.0
      @Argo123_.0 ปีที่แล้ว

      Info is not too bad, most are just not related to the actual content (dates,language, photos).And just clarified correct information (helmet weight).

  • @Mark-nh2hs
    @Mark-nh2hs ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loving the video then my eye caught sight of your board games on the shelf and was impressed 🤣 👍

  • @aleksandarnikolic2441
    @aleksandarnikolic2441 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! I really enjoy your content. Thank you very much.
    By the way, GREAT BOARD GAME COLLECTION.

  • @sparrow420500
    @sparrow420500 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Metatron, the most real guy in the online history game!!
    LOVE your videos!!

    • @zsigzsag
      @zsigzsag ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm beginning to base my reference of history on what he has to say. He makes sense! I wish he would do a show about, "The Man in the Iron Mask" (if he hasn't already). Not exactly armor but intriguing. What kind of mask, could have been some kind of helmut could be worn for 34 years? To me this is one of the most interesting parts of past history. Would love to know Metatron's thoughts about it!

  • @QwertyBoredom122
    @QwertyBoredom122 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    On the point of weight with the Frogmouth the thing is even at the heaviest ends it actually doesn't really matter all that much, at the end of the day it wasn't the sort of thing you had to wear for hours on end during a battle but something that you put on just before you went into the jousting arena (can't remember its name) did your thing then took it off again once you was done.

  • @strydyrhellzrydyr1345
    @strydyrhellzrydyr1345 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow.. good camera work... Love the kitchen shot...
    The model looked lovely

  • @piotrnowak7730
    @piotrnowak7730 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man I heard about your channel from Skallagrim and this is the first video I watch and I must say I really like what you do.

  • @drsch
    @drsch ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I envision this Monty Python skit where to soldiers are standing around in armor chatting. One turns to the other and asks, "Hey! I why do we wear these heavy helmets on our heads? They don't protect us or anything, do they?"

  • @mikewilson858
    @mikewilson858 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When you said that people wire frog mouths in combat, do you have a video on that? I always hear that they were only for the list but I see them in artistic depictions of combat all the time so I wonder if they were sometimes used in combat.

    • @off6848
      @off6848 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Only for mounted combat I would assume

    • @vast634
      @vast634 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@off6848 There are some sources that show this helmet in on-foot combat. For example a battle scene in "Combat of the Thirty" by Pierre Le Baud

    • @off6848
      @off6848 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vast634 was it possibly depicting a duel after dismounting?

    • @vast634
      @vast634 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@off6848 Thats possible, that he dismounted and did not plan to fight on foot (which is always a possibility in a battle). But it mostly shows that this type of helmet was not just tournament equipment. At least according to what that source depicts.

  • @household5soapcompany95
    @household5soapcompany95 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoy your videos! Always education - I never watch one without learning a ton of things. But, I have 1 request. Can you connect your TV in the background LOL. Display anything - cat pictures, armor pictures, castles, celebrity feet fetish pictures.....literally anything lol. Its like a running gag at this point.

  • @jamesbodnarchuk3322
    @jamesbodnarchuk3322 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great observations M

  • @TrollDragomir
    @TrollDragomir ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think the 15th/16th Century mistake could be something I had to figure out in primary school already - that 1500's is actually 16th Century, because the first century didn't start at 100 AD, but was a period from 0 AD to 100 AD.

    • @caelestigladii
      @caelestigladii ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hehehe. There is no 0 AD.

    • @TrollDragomir
      @TrollDragomir ปีที่แล้ว

      @@caelestigladii Got me. It went from 1 BC straight to 1 AD. Dates are confusing, hahaha

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones ปีที่แล้ว

      The thing is, that you learned in PRIMARY school. These people are (allegedly) adults

  • @nicholasroach880
    @nicholasroach880 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These also drive me insane.

  • @antoinedemm7533
    @antoinedemm7533 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes, the famous 15th century Lucio Piccinino. One of my favorite French early medieval armor makers from the famous Spanish region of Bavaria.

  • @JCTrev13
    @JCTrev13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, this makes me realize just how often I just take information on TH-cam for granted. Thanks for the wake up!

  • @eranshachar9954
    @eranshachar9954 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love it when Metatron is roasting clueless channel owners. This is how I get to learn the truth from him because I love history.

  • @reaver1414
    @reaver1414 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always got confused about that when I was a kid that the 1900s were called the 20th century. Once I got older I understood why that was. I wonder if he was making the same mistake?

  • @ChadKakashi
    @ChadKakashi ปีที่แล้ว

    Can we get a video on all the tabletop games you have and about your favorites. That’s an impressive collection.
    Also do you read manga? Can you make a video about any you’ve read? If you’re interested Berserk, Vinland Saga, Vagabond and Kingdom are great and they are about war so it should be fun.

  • @shellbackbeau7021
    @shellbackbeau7021 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the blast of childhood nostalgia with that N64 hoodie!

  • @BunnyCoffeeAddict
    @BunnyCoffeeAddict ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm under the impression Metatron may have taken a sip from the wrong cup of coffee

  • @dpm305
    @dpm305 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A lot of the stuff about the armor has been discussed already, I'm gonna mention the Hercules/Heracles mix up. There is a real problem in anglosphere education where the distinction is rarely made outside of academic circles and from my understanding that seems to be a relatively modern trend in the humanities. For example, a lot of media around the myth, even if it is based entirely on the Greek mythology, will use the spelling Hercules. In general this is a problem with a lot of mythology that is shared between Greek and Roman sources, for example I once found an old copy of the Odyssey at a library that used the spelling Ulysses instead of Odysseus.

    • @alonsoACR
      @alonsoACR ปีที่แล้ว

      That's just so embarrasing

  •  ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent video, Metatron, I love that you correct the barbarities that are said about history on the Internet. Listening to the things that this guy comments in the video that you criticize, I do not know that it impresses me more of the TH-cam content, that there is a huge amount of ignorant youtubers making videos on topics that do not understand, misinforming people or that there is an equal amount of ridicule of people who see them, despite their stupidities. We already know where errors in the popular perception of history come from, currently; Something ironic if we take into account how easy it is to find ideal information about any topic on the Internet, you just have to look well. =/

  • @husky0098
    @husky0098 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    9:08 I find it hilarious that Metatron calls the Frogmouth helmet a hefty boi

  • @geargrinder7714
    @geargrinder7714 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We're worried about you, one man can only handle so much stupid. Please take time to recover from these😅

  • @badbadthingss
    @badbadthingss ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Meta, was wondering about your channel logo. I am a Qabbalist and really interested in divine symmetry. What made you go with the shape you chose?

    • @turkoala9193
      @turkoala9193 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      One of his older videos explains the symbol and the name of the channel. It's quite good! I'd suggesting watching that.

  • @andrehanekom5665
    @andrehanekom5665 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love these videos bro

  • @pnats836
    @pnats836 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i've never seen a frogmouth helm in use
    what a cool design
    great vid bud :~)

  • @Alepap.
    @Alepap. ปีที่แล้ว

    5:54 Forget that, put some lightstrips behind the shelves in the armory to make diffused lighting behind the armor, that would look sick

  • @CrinosAD
    @CrinosAD ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How to get an (or all) Italians on your bad side.... State that their language is French :)
    Thank you Metatron for a good debunking video, hopefully Be Amazed will correct themselves, but I'm not entirely convinced that they will.
    Also, thank you for the sponsor. Didn't know this existed and had a chat with my son last night regarding him wanting "the whole galaxy" in his bedroom. :) I call this perfect timing!

  • @DadBodFit
    @DadBodFit ปีที่แล้ว

    Every debunk was so on point 😅

  • @volpetrolski1
    @volpetrolski1 ปีที่แล้ว

    i like your boardgame collection man. Have more then half of them myself 🙂

  • @francescooddone2060
    @francescooddone2060 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your video are so good that I could even buy your sponsor.
    Joke apart, great video and well structured.

  • @DarkSkorpio666
    @DarkSkorpio666 ปีที่แล้ว

    First time on this channel, good content, but I have to say it - I respect that tabletop games stack!

  • @sherlockinvestigatesjapan8302
    @sherlockinvestigatesjapan8302 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interesting stuff. I recently discovered that my old family crest actually had a frog-mouth helmet and the centre peace. I am hoping to do some proper research into this.
    Also, very nice to finally see the information about Samurai Vs European armour weights being sorted. I hate playing to stereotypes and over-simplified information. All armours from around the world evolved over hundreds or thousands of years, there is no one set of Samurai Armour or one set of European armour. This myth needs to be busted and to teach that historical culture is not as simple as it is often made out to be.
    Thanks for the video Metatron, keep those wings going 👍✌️

  • @rix3333
    @rix3333 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Rafaelo, we both have the same TV . So strange watching your video on my TV and seeing yours in the background...

  • @GinoLuccio
    @GinoLuccio ปีที่แล้ว

    Debunking video's always +1 👍

  • @ab-ym7mf
    @ab-ym7mf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would imagine an open face helmet would be used situationally rather than swapped out during a battle (in general taking off your helmet in battle even with pretty good distance from the field would just be ill advised). So knights could fill many rolls, ranging from being a military unit on a large scale battle to being a raider, law enforcement, or even more subterfuge type rolls such as tracking down or investigating threats. So they may likely have had two or more kits (or partial kits) to use depending on the situation, and a kettle helmet that's made of decent steel and offers full visibility is obviously preferable in many situations. It's also one of my favorite helmet styles in history.

  • @Kainis80
    @Kainis80 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I get the impression that "Be Amazed" is the kind of channel that repeats what they hear from others, without actually knowing the source material themselves. The constant confusion with 15th century versus 1500s was a dead giveaway.

  • @VictorianTimeTraveler
    @VictorianTimeTraveler ปีที่แล้ว

    The projector in the Armory is dope as heck.👍🔥❤

  • @gennadyreshetnikov5948
    @gennadyreshetnikov5948 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy fuck! I watched your videos for six or so years ago and now TH-cam recommended this one! I think I will subscribe... again.
    Also, please, check the power of the external devices and cable connection status.

  • @Ironclockwork
    @Ironclockwork ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hangin' out with our favorite buddy (And head protection of choice) the frog-mouthed helm?
    *IT IS WEDNESDAY MY DUDES!*

  • @scratthesquirrel5242
    @scratthesquirrel5242 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    anyone else slightly disappointed metatron didnt talk while wearing his frog helmet? im curious what he sounds like wearing it

  • @AbsoluuttinenTotuus
    @AbsoluuttinenTotuus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching these types of videos makes me feel like my stroke of having a stroke

  • @TheMath3uss
    @TheMath3uss ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a very nice boardgame collection!

  • @thefurrybastard1964
    @thefurrybastard1964 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video, Noble One!

  • @rolling-my-eyes1491
    @rolling-my-eyes1491 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would welcome a video of how armies were forged. How many armourers would their be? Were they mobile? Was there a high quality control? How did the soldiers test and adapted armor thar was mass produced? Who pai for the armor? etc

  • @TimParker-Chambers
    @TimParker-Chambers ปีที่แล้ว

    A great presentation as always 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍
    Would it be fair to say that wearing a frog-mouth helmet is like wearing regular glasses, rather than wearing bifocals?
    I frame it in that way, because wearing regular glasses, someone can move their whole head around to directly face what they are looking at, while when wearing bifocals, the wearer must move their eyes down, to look through the different lens, rather than tilting their whole head down...

  • @scharnhorst_42
    @scharnhorst_42 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just a personal pet peeve for his video, but its CaValry for the military unit, and CaLvary for the hill. Just urks me to no end. Good video as always Metatron!

  • @davefletch3063
    @davefletch3063 ปีที่แล้ว

    The curly horned helmet at the beginning was seriously awesome looking

  • @Stewart1499
    @Stewart1499 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should do a video on war elephants and other animals used in combat

    • @callum105
      @callum105 ปีที่แล้ว

      and insects (bees)

  • @sieghardwindegger365
    @sieghardwindegger365 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fancy gauntlets or not, Maximilian I was a bad as knight. In Walter Whites words: he was the one who knocks.

  • @maximus5668
    @maximus5668 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellente el video like always... but the no signal in the back TV really put my nerves on. An this is not the first video with this sign.

  • @BIG-DIPPER-56
    @BIG-DIPPER-56 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent - Thanks ! ! !
    🙂😎👍

  • @irishwristwatch2487
    @irishwristwatch2487 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    110% that narrator was reading "15XX" and defaulting to 15th because of the 15- prefix