I've never been a fan of great bassinets, they've always looked unattractive to me whenever I see one in a museum but seeing it on you with armour really changed my perspective. It looks great when used along the rest of the armour and seems much more practical then I initially imagined just seeing them isolated.
Nicely done, Ian! You have gathered together and presented the information in a very orderly way. Compared to what you have done, building the helmet was easy. Mac
Wow. What a piece. I can really imagine this being the equivalent to a modern tank on the battlefields. A high ranking, experienced fighter on a armored horse with a sharp, case hardened steel tip lance couched and this thing on his head. It must have truly been terrifying to encounter a combo like that as an enemy with no other obvious counter possibility than a direct hit with a canon ball. Imagine being some stable boy who's on the battlefield for the first time and seeing this thing used in anger. It must have looked like some alien overlord against the old bascinets and armor styles. Also can I just say that the way this piece of solid and continuous metal drapes over the anatomy like silk and to remember it was hand beaten by a master smith and his artisans with every strike carefully placed to ensure maximum safekeeping of its wearer when other extremely skilled men try their absolute hardest to ram a hardened metal spike into their faces from a galloping horse just blows my freaking mind.
I'm not a historian, but the context the video provides suggests to me that the Duke of Venice wore this helmet. That's important, because if my assumption is correct, the man who wore this armour was not the Dauphin of France or the Prince of Wales. This man didn't see himself in the chivalric tradition of Richard I. or Charlemagne, he saw himself as a successor of Julius Caesar and Marcus Aurelius. Hence, he saw it has his duty to be on the battlefield with his men, but he would have left the fighting to the men under his command. He probably even delegated the tactical leadership to someone else and acted as a figurehead and rallying point.
Amazing video. I watch Skall, Matt Easton, The Metatron, Tod of Tod's workshop, Lindybeige, and others and this is in a class by itself. Obviously, a lot of work went into it. You couldn't do this every week. But I am really impressed by the dedication to getting this right and obvious but understated enthusiasm for the subject matter, which is, needless to say, infectious. And also pointing towards the larger community of people who help make this happen. Thank you for doing this.
Your average video quality was already really high, but I think this is by far your best video. A perfect combination of the scholarly and practical aspects of reconstruction and a great way of presenting the topic. The wait really was worth it.
Absolutely. Ian doesn't post very often, but the quality of his videos and the level of depth and detail is outstanding, far above almost everything else on TH-cam. Keep up the good work, Ian!
I wouldn‘t have thought to see any more of you, but I‘m glad to do so! You got me interested in armour in the first place, now I‘m a loving collector! Thank you so much!
It's so great to finally see you back, and with what a video! Thank you for taking us on this journey of some incredible historical research, and a special thanks to Mac and Dr Baptiste (hope I spelt that right.) I never knew there were questions as to the validity of this bascinet. To me, like all Medieval extants, it's simply too perfectly imperfect to be a reproduction. The research that you guys are putting into it is amazing, without a shadow of a doubt.
Fascinating, far more mobile than expected, functional and impressive protection - deflective shape. It is like looking at the 14th century version of a T-34s sloped armor.
I was lucky enough to attend the forging this year and try it on - it's surprisingly comfortable. A little big for me (5'9" 170lbs, slight build) but fit a ton of folks really well. Great vid, Ian, and good to have you back!
This video was WAAAY more interesting than I expected. Granted, I had relatively low expectations (though, it being a Knyght Errant video, I still had some expectations, of course), but still. Quite fascinating :)
The helmet design actually makes sense in the function perspective, and you studied many references, and then explained it all. Indeed, you have returned. Welcome back, good sir.
Absolutely fascinating video about helmet that each one of us encountered at least once and raised many questions and many brows. Thank you Ian, for providing us such a detailed video with such a huge amount of information and backview on crafting process.
Before watching: "Well, this doesn't look like the most interesting topic, but it's the first video in a while, so I'll watch. After video: "Holy hell that was unbelievably fascinating. Best helmet evah."
Welcome back yourself Ian. Since the helmet lack provenance, I'm going to assign it to Sir John Hawkwood. In my mind he is the most interesting military figure of 14th century Italy - a mercenary who fought for a dizzying array of employers for almost 40 years, including multiple popes, dukes, barons, city states, etc. His funerary monument can still be seen in the Duomo di Firenze (Florence Cathedral).
In case no one else mentioned it: Glad to have you back. I got to hold that helm in my hands at the Forging and was blown away by the detail in craftsmanship, as I was by the inherent design properties. And as I expected, it goes rather well with your own harness.
Extremely impressive reproduction and talk, so many thanks to all involved. When the internet is good, it's brilliant. :-) As a keen student of history, I've learned a lot just recently from work like this, such as the name stop rib (and how vital it was against pointed weapons and, amazingly, broken arrow shaft splinters - see the recent Tod's Workshop video on long bows at Agincourt). As for the battlefield usefulness of this helmet design, well I don't have the experience to say (my expertise is in ancient history) but for sure you would have severely degraded hearing in one and likely unresponsive to commands and fluid response on the field. But if you are an elite in a melee, well, they probably weren't that good at taking orders anyway. ;-)
Good point about the compromise between protection and mobility. It has some of the best protection I’ve ever seen in a helmet. Your neck doesn’t need to worry about anything. I’m not the expert like Knyght Errant, but I can see this being used as a heavy cavalry helmet. As a foot soldier I’d want more visibility and mobility.
I saw this in my recommendations. Now I've gone through most of the helmets playlist and bunch of other old videos. So glad I found your channel and that you're making videos again!
I am so giddy! Can barely contain myself. This has always been one of my favorite helmets. I followed the production as close as I could and have been waiting for a presentation such as this. Many thanks. Such a beauty...
That is a fantastic piece of video- it is always a treat to find a new channel where you learn on a totally new topic. Excellent work and research, keep up the good work!
Ah ah ah! At last a new video! It was well worth the wait! Many thanks for your awesome content, always a pleasure to watch and rewatch, and so informative... it's a real pleasure to learn from such high quality content. Then again thank you very much for the awesome works you've done all those years!
Glad to see you're ok. Thank you so much for posting a new video, it made my day. Very informative and high quality. Looking forward to more! Keep it up Ian!
"Hi, guys, welcome back." he says as if he hasn't been gone for two years.
J. Casey lol ikr.
You are so right about it lol!
LOL
Too true
He last posted 1 year ago!
FINALLY. He‘s back.
and........ he's gone.
Sir Ian, gone off to a far away land in search for the holy grail and returned with a video! Great having you back.
And a new mic it seems
And what a treat this one is!
seems like he has found the gail hasn't he
I have the holy grail. I gonna sell it for bitcoins, for those who are interested.
@@litecashAngel I'm not very keen. I've already got one , you see. Oh yes, it's very nice!
That helmet is surprisingly more mobile that I would have guessed.
*sees helmet in museum* "wow that looks impractical"
*sees helmet on Ian*
"Wow that looks practical"
I've never been a fan of great bassinets, they've always looked unattractive to me whenever I see one in a museum but seeing it on you with armour really changed my perspective. It looks great when used along the rest of the armour and seems much more practical then I initially imagined just seeing them isolated.
i thought the same thing
"As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted"
I'm glad you are back making videos. Thank you.
Nicely done, Ian! You have gathered together and presented the information in a very orderly way. Compared to what you have done, building the helmet was easy. Mac
LOVE YOUR WORK MAN, your a legend man!
You lie as well as you make armour.
The sheer humility threatens to blast my soul right out of my body.
Robert you legend i love your armour peices
I'm in the hospital with massive infection and pneumonia. Seeing this vid go up totally made my day. 😊👍
Dang, sorry to hear that. Hopefully you recover soon.
@@ameritus9041 Thanks mate, getting great care here at the hospital. 🙂👍
sry to hear that get well soon :)
@@bambam144 God speed, get well soon.
Get well soon
The KNIGHT is BACK, Ladies and Gentlemen!😁❤
* lords and ladies
Boys and girls.....or frenchies!!...😁
@Sam Bowling Alley yep...
Wow. What a piece. I can really imagine this being the equivalent to a modern tank on the battlefields. A high ranking, experienced fighter on a armored horse with a sharp, case hardened steel tip lance couched and this thing on his head. It must have truly been terrifying to encounter a combo like that as an enemy with no other obvious counter possibility than a direct hit with a canon ball. Imagine being some stable boy who's on the battlefield for the first time and seeing this thing used in anger. It must have looked like some alien overlord against the old bascinets and armor styles.
Also can I just say that the way this piece of solid and continuous metal drapes over the anatomy like silk and to remember it was hand beaten by a master smith and his artisans with every strike carefully placed to ensure maximum safekeeping of its wearer when other extremely skilled men try their absolute hardest to ram a hardened metal spike into their faces from a galloping horse just blows my freaking mind.
Being a stable boy on the battlefield seeing men-at-arms waging war in plate armour would be a lifetime experience.
Like the last of a lifetime.
I'm not a historian, but the context the video provides suggests to me that the Duke of Venice wore this helmet.
That's important, because if my assumption is correct, the man who wore this armour was not the Dauphin of France or the Prince of Wales.
This man didn't see himself in the chivalric tradition of Richard I. or Charlemagne, he saw himself as a successor of Julius Caesar and Marcus Aurelius.
Hence, he saw it has his duty to be on the battlefield with his men, but he would have left the fighting to the men under his command.
He probably even delegated the tactical leadership to someone else and acted as a figurehead and rallying point.
Remember that time Attila the Hun traveled 1000 years into the future to have a kickass suit of plate armor built?
My fastest click of all time, I'm so happy you uploaded!
Me too. @ducks behind table@
# Fastest Click In The West
Same here haha
Amazing video. I watch Skall, Matt Easton, The Metatron, Tod of Tod's workshop, Lindybeige, and others and this is in a class by itself. Obviously, a lot of work went into it. You couldn't do this every week. But I am really impressed by the dedication to getting this right and obvious but understated enthusiasm for the subject matter, which is, needless to say, infectious. And also pointing towards the larger community of people who help make this happen. Thank you for doing this.
I think you were probably away on a "Knyghtly Errant" : )
btw I also think that the asymmetrical throat plate was on purpose because it really stands out like a sore thumb when worn.
Groan
"Errant" is not a peculiar spelling of errand. It means "travelling".
69th like.
We missed you.
"Hi guys welcome back."
No YOU welcome back :D
Your average video quality was already really high, but I think this is by far your best video. A perfect combination of the scholarly and practical aspects of reconstruction and a great way of presenting the topic. The wait really was worth it.
Absolutely. Ian doesn't post very often, but the quality of his videos and the level of depth and detail is outstanding, far above almost everything else on TH-cam. Keep up the good work, Ian!
I wouldn‘t have thought to see any more of you, but I‘m glad to do so! You got me interested in armour in the first place, now I‘m a loving collector! Thank you so much!
OMG you're back!
It's so great to finally see you back, and with what a video! Thank you for taking us on this journey of some incredible historical research, and a special thanks to Mac and Dr Baptiste (hope I spelt that right.) I never knew there were questions as to the validity of this bascinet. To me, like all Medieval extants, it's simply too perfectly imperfect to be a reproduction. The research that you guys are putting into it is amazing, without a shadow of a doubt.
Fascinating, far more mobile than expected, functional and impressive protection - deflective shape. It is like looking at the 14th century version of a T-34s sloped armor.
The dark night has gone, the knyght is bacc!
the Legend is Alive!
The legend returns!
This is such a fantastic presentation that brings me back at least every couple of months.
This video has made me rethink everything I thought about lateral head movement in great bascinets.
Welcome back Ian. I was just rewatching your helmet series about a month ago, and truly missing your great content. So good to have you back.
I was lucky enough to attend the forging this year and try it on - it's surprisingly comfortable. A little big for me (5'9" 170lbs, slight build) but fit a ton of folks really well. Great vid, Ian, and good to have you back!
This video was WAAAY more interesting than I expected. Granted, I had relatively low expectations (though, it being a Knyght Errant video, I still had some expectations, of course), but still. Quite fascinating :)
I am very pleased to see this and I clicked on it within a microsecond of seeing it.
Talk about hitting the ground running. Great video. Welcome back.
Holy crap the legend returns!
You have no idea how much I missed your videos. Welcome back!
Very well written and executed. This lecture would be appropriate at any university.
Jesus Christ be praised, Ian has come to see us!
I really feel quite hungry.
@@Frostblast7 I feel quite hungray
@@SharkWrestler I wonder what Theresa is up to
@@SharkWrestler hungreh*
Hell yeah! He's back!
Glad to have you back
The hero has returned! Glad you're back! :)
Wow I was genuinely worried that this channel was dead. Glad to see a new video!
You are back!!!!Thank you. thank you!
Fantastic to see you back!
The helmet design actually makes sense in the function perspective, and you studied many references, and then explained it all.
Indeed, you have returned. Welcome back, good sir.
Simply one of the best medieval armor channels with deep understanding of the subject.
Really nice to have you back
Absolutely fascinating video about helmet that each one of us encountered at least once and raised many questions and many brows. Thank you Ian, for providing us such a detailed video with such a huge amount of information and backview on crafting process.
Good to see you back!
Well done! Excellent video, Ian
Before watching:
"Well, this doesn't look like the most interesting topic, but it's the first video in a while, so I'll watch.
After video:
"Holy hell that was unbelievably fascinating. Best helmet evah."
Swear to God u have a speaking phd, ur videos come out so smooth love it, keep up the good work
This is some incredible research!
Great to have you back, brilliant video as always.
Welcome back.
Welcome back Ian
Great to see u back 👍
See, this is why I love TH-cam. We would never get something this in-depth on television.
Welcome back yourself Ian.
Since the helmet lack provenance, I'm going to assign it to Sir John Hawkwood.
In my mind he is the most interesting military figure of 14th century Italy - a mercenary who fought for a dizzying array of employers for almost 40 years, including multiple popes, dukes, barons, city states, etc. His funerary monument can still be seen in the Duomo di Firenze (Florence Cathedral).
In case no one else mentioned it:
Glad to have you back.
I got to hold that helm in my hands at the Forging and was blown away by the detail in craftsmanship, as I was by the inherent design properties.
And as I expected, it goes rather well with your own harness.
Great to see you back and making a video, hopefully you will start making videos regularly again.
he's back!
That reproduction is gorgeous and makes its wearer look invulnerable. Imagine if you had to swing a weapon at it, there's nowhere to get purchase.
THE LEGEND IS BACK!!!!
Nice to see you back!
Nice video and amazig project!
An excellent presentation in both video and script. This is well worth the wait. Two thumbs up!
Extremely impressive reproduction and talk, so many thanks to all involved. When the internet is good, it's brilliant. :-)
As a keen student of history, I've learned a lot just recently from work like this, such as the name stop rib (and how vital it was against pointed weapons and, amazingly, broken arrow shaft splinters - see the recent Tod's Workshop video on long bows at Agincourt).
As for the battlefield usefulness of this helmet design, well I don't have the experience to say (my expertise is in ancient history) but for sure you would have severely degraded hearing in one and likely unresponsive to commands and fluid response on the field. But if you are an elite in a melee, well, they probably weren't that good at taking orders anyway. ;-)
Good point about the compromise between protection and mobility. It has some of the best protection I’ve ever seen in a helmet. Your neck doesn’t need to worry about anything. I’m not the expert like Knyght Errant, but I can see this being used as a heavy cavalry helmet. As a foot soldier I’d want more visibility and mobility.
Glad to see you back!
Welcome back Sir! Thank you for bringing us another brilliant video
I saw this in my recommendations. Now I've gone through most of the helmets playlist and bunch of other old videos. So glad I found your channel and that you're making videos again!
The return of armour Jesus
Thank you. Thank you for coming back.
Welcome back!! We missed you.
Nice to see your return. :-)
Edit: Very informative vid and well done to all involved with the helmet.
Great video! Glad to see you back!
I am so giddy! Can barely contain myself. This has always been one of my favorite helmets. I followed the production as close as I could and have been waiting for a presentation such as this. Many thanks. Such a beauty...
That bascinet looks pretty great. It’s nice to have you back Ian, I hope all is well with you and yours 😄
That is a fantastic piece of video- it is always a treat to find a new channel where you learn on a totally new topic. Excellent work and research, keep up the good work!
Happy to see you back good sir. I am overjoyed with your return and the well informed videos you produce
You've returned! So glad that you're making videos again :)
It's so good to have you back!
Yessss glad you're finally back!
Great video. I thought it looked amazing and beautiful when you put it on together with the rest of your armor.
You still got it brother, thanks for the great work!
thank you so much for the subtitles!
Nice to see you back ! 🙂 One of my favorite tubers ever.
*Relevant and Supportive Comment*
Best birthday present I could get, a new Knyght Errant video!
Welcome back! We missed you... ^^
Welcome back dude!
Nice Helmet, glad to see you back
So happy to see this vid in my subs . Glad your back!
Welcome Back, Armour Jesus!
@@OrileyOwnage no question, Matt Easton
@@MikeMallinson Well, I would agree with that, but only in the right context ...
@@VosperCDN I actually laughed :D
@@OrileyOwnage Matt Easton is hereby dubbed Ian Easton: sword Jesus
I always thought the dog snout helmets looked goofy (no pun intended). But now I see them as works of art.
Welcome back!!
At last! After 2 long years the Knyght Errant is back! Promise you stay!
Hooray, welcome back!
Welcome back, Ian!
Ah ah ah! At last a new video! It was well worth the wait! Many thanks for your awesome content, always a pleasure to watch and rewatch, and so informative... it's a real pleasure to learn from such high quality content. Then again thank you very much for the awesome works you've done all those years!
Glad to see you're ok. Thank you so much for posting a new video, it made my day. Very informative and high quality. Looking forward to more! Keep it up Ian!
This video is amazing.
So many details. So many assumptions. And so much work behind the scene.
Welcome back!!! Yes!
Ian! Welcome back!