Weapons Breaking in Battle
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- Historically, the sword developed in the Bronze Age, evolving from the dagger; the earliest specimens date to about 1600 BC. The later Iron Age sword remained short and without a crossguard. The spatha became the predecessor of the European sword of the Middle Ages and only in the High Middle Ages, developed into the classical arming sword with crossguard.
The use of a sword is known as swordsmanship or as fencing. In the Early Modern period, western sword design diverged into roughly two forms, the thrusting swords and the sabers.
Non-European weapons called "sword" include single-edged weapons such as the Middle Eastern scimitar, the Chinese dao and the related Japanese katana. The Chinese jian is an example of a non-European double-edged sword, like the European models derived from the double-edged Iron Age sword.
Sword typology is based on morphological criteria on one hand and age and place of origin on the other.
The relatively comprehensive Oakeshott typology was created by historian and illustrator Ewart Oakeshott to define and catalogue European swords of the medieval period based on physical form, including blade shape and hilt configuration.
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SeaJay are you actually wasting ring spot for that
jolly jojo no smash it with a hammer that'll work better
SeaJay you mean filthy dex weapons
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I find Metaton voice calming at night somehow. I just love his vids
When you give an Italian a sword while talking, only Metatron can manage not decapitating himself.
I WAS THINKING THE SAME
spøøky mike søcks Sword safety rule nr 1
Don't give a sword to italian if he's about to talk
rule nr 2
If an talking italian does have a sword, grab the closest shield and hope you'll survive.
What a mistaka to maka!
pipe dipape di poopi
*Compulsively flings hands around, lacerating every nearby inch of flesh*
"It was in this moment, when all hope have faded, that Isildur, son of the King took up his Father's sword.
-Excuse me Sauron. Is your armour heat-treated?
- Is my whaAAAAAAAAAAA! (explodes)"
It was hilarious in the movie when at the moment the narrator said that, Sauron just stomped the sword to shards... X,D
I wonder if it was like this in the books too.
Naru The novel is considerably less silly than the film.
Nah, in the books Narsil breaks when Isildurs father dies.
Well Sauron was a God, so....
God getting insta-killed by having his fingers cut?
I guess it's a part that was explained only in the books I guess...
Can you make a video about the most common "dirty tricks" and "unethical techniques" in medieval combat? Ive heard from my history teacher that medieval mercenaries pretty much had a massive repertoire of cheap shots at their arsenal and it was at least as important as normal regular combat.
Gornodd I would like to hear those :p
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This is a very good idea! I would love a video about cheapshot techniques!
Your teacher is talking out of his 'arris.
Go for the eyes boo go for the eyes!
He didn't say "This is the Metatron speaking". How am I supposed to know who's talking in the video?! HOW?!
In the grand scheme of things, does it really matter? Everything flows. You'll never hear the same Metatron speaking two times.
Neutron Alchemist yes it fooking does
You can tell by his shirt
Me too should i focus on this sword or the midget where is metatron tune on next episode to unravel the secret
"Is your armour heeet treeted?"
blood treated
You put an extra, super unnecessary, and rather insulting "u" in armor, m8. Just thought I'd let you know. ;)
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Quenched in virgin blood
It is extremely necessary the u neutralises the o so it it is an "ur" sound rather than an "or" sound.
Samuel Ross it's also necessary for it to be spelt correctly in English and thus separate it from American coloquialisms.
I vaguely recall reading about (early iron) people having to straighten their weapons under their feet in the middle of battle because they had bent. Japanese swords, apparently, had a reputation for often breaking when hitting armor. Akira Kurosawa was criticized, not for being accurate but for denigrating the sword, when he had one of his characters plant swords on the battlefield near where he was fighting as spares.
One account of weapon breaking i'll always remember is that of Lt. Colonel Santiago Bueras who shattered his saber on a spanish soldier's head while charging with his cavalry against spanish forces and found himself disarmed in the middle of battle, he carried two sabers since then.
So, I knew nothing about armors. Actually, I dind't give a rat's behind about this topic. Then I found this channel by chance (I wasn't looking), and suddenly I have watched hundreds of videos from this channel. Great, interesting and entertaining videos. Keep up the good work Metatron. I am a fan!
Thank you so much, I'm glad to hear it! :)
I was going to say plenty of formally taught martial techniques that people study for years when they get in a real fight 80% of it goes out the door
Sernguard Song That's actually a good point that you bring up. Because I took Krav Maga for 2 years (I'm still not an expert yet) and one of the reoccurring training points we were always taught was to end the threat as quickly as possible. They don't need to die, just no longer be a threat. And that tactic saved my hide from possible damage or worse. A real world fight is more unpredictable and more chaotic than what we see in pop culture. Fight scenes have to be choreographed so that the audience can follow the action fluently and establish a sense of tension and action between the combatants.
Rock Marcus yeah, I was also talking from experience I've taken tang soo do for 3 year and Taekwondo for 4 along with just starting Ju jitsu a year ago and I've been in a few real fights and I know for me at least I don't think I punched strait or threw any of the kicks I've practiced. (Most of my punches were hooks and crosses) so I guess more like boxing than anything.
Well the longer a martial art is isolated from actual combat the less effective it becomes in a real fight.
Naru yeah
Sernguard Song muscle memory it is a reflex they don't think it IS your instinct when other have survival first you changed that and made it as efficient as possible
2:54 MACE WINDU SHOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT
Eeeeeh Isse yure armore hiiit triiteeed? Eh? (Italian Knight around 1402)
if your sword breaks, craft a new one from iron ore (6) and wood (3), unless your smithing level is less than lvl 25.
Very interesting topic for a video, let's pray someone at Hollywood sees it and catches on xD
Hilbert
Even if they do, directors will probably still want a long fight with "movement and action" while they can do their talking or making a show of the pretty surroundings. Gotta tell the story after all! and have that really "nice surprise" where the good guy at the last moment finds a way to "win".
No one would see
I loved your thoughts on the villain raising his sword for the death blow and giving the hero the chance he needs. I hope you've seen the old movie The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. In a scene where Tuco (a stereotypical Mexican bandido), is taking a bubble bath, his nemesis comes striding into the room, gun drawn. So what does the bad guy do? He starts talking.
The long exposition is ended by a shot from the Colt Walker-Patterson that Paco has managed to pick up and hide in the bubbles. Tuco then expresses a philosophy that should be taken to heart by every villain in fiction. "When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk." There is wisdom.
I am watching your video while eating pasta
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Never give Russell Crowe your sword he will damage it beyond repair, in the 2010 Robin Hood film he uses one like a crowbar
to understand how most likely people fought in medieval battles just look how riot police fight today, its very similair.
your Metatron shirt is driving me crazy, how it's not centered- I can't stop staring at it!
After watching the intro for this, nobody would ever believe Meta is actually Italian.
sure who needs sleep metaron posted a visor
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紫式部 that's how you know HE needs sleep.
jACKIE BOi hahhahah
Please review the fighting techniques, armour and weapon's from the *Viggo Mortensen* movie *Captain Alatriste* Metatron⁉
Never heard of the character before. The first book in the series is now on my 'to read' list. Thanks!
I dream of a video game where, instead of getting so many ridiculous kinds of unrealistically designed higher level swords, you get sword treatment upgrades and durability damage are based on material to material computations and skill level in a particular weapon.
when Metatron says "like in video games" in his videos I always hear "like nVIDIA games" :D
The best defence against an armed Italian is to wait for him to swap sides.
"Monologue"ing always gets the antagonist killed.
Intro: there can be only one Metatron
Me: hm, isn't there Metatron productions too? They even use the same logo!
So glad I stumbled across your channel I’m hooked! wish my history teacher was as interesting as you
Haven't seen any Chinese armor shown yet, if you have time can you do one?🤔
I sell a spear that pierces anything.
Does it come with the shield that can not be pierced by anthing ?
Bantak Kor it does :)
No pommels to throw, no deal!
Naru I think it should be abundantly clear both pieces come with detachable pommels..
Naru what about a spear with an oversized pommel instead of a blade?
Ehi Metatron! A question: what about sunburn during a War? Particularly in African and Asian territory.
How did Romans managed to not burn themselves during Punic War?
Thumbs up please, so he will see the question and maybe make a video about it!
Borch Tre Taccole They just endured it.They would also try to use more local legions to avoid this
sskspartan As a southern italian that's what I tought, also because our resilience to sun.
But we get sunburn too if we don't be cautious!
That's why I'd like a better answer from Metatron :)
Well, I think it is because of the equipment. To get sunburn you need to be exposed to the sun. However, if you keep your equipment on you, stuff like that would not happen. And considering romans would march dozens of miles with their armour on(Which was way lighter in the Punic wars rather than Imperial Times) or at least in tunics, the weight might have not been a huge problem. Also, we must take into account the 'undocumented' facts. They could simply use common tricks for that era, like some people today use milk or yogurt to treat the sunburns.
Also, forgive me if I am wrong, but Wasn't Chartage in the friendly Meditheranian climate?
Omega Alpha Yeah Chartage was very near to Sicily!
About the equipment, we have to consider that Romans didn't use full armor.. So arms and legs were half exposed..
Don't know really xD
If you live ouside all the time you will tan gradually during Spring and Summer, as we still do. It's not that every Italian (same skin colour of the Romans, if not even little lighter because of the northener invasions) has his/her face and arms burnt in Summer.
After 10 minutes I understood you speak about HEMA and not He-Man. :D
"...in Kendo there are some situations where you *can do*..."
Lol
When you mention blades bending you should also probably say that they either "deform" or "flex" to clarify your meaning.
This happened in Baldur's Gate to me all the time. Gotta get to the Naskhal Mines really fast!!! Still happens in Breath of the Wild to this day. Hyrule never got their mine fixed - Link couldn't be bothered.
I am a HEMA instructor, I think your comments around the parry and hitting without getting hit sound a lot better on paper than in interaction. The reality is your first strike rarely lands and is typically parried but from there it depends greatly on weapon and style to leave the bind or following through the bind. The reality is that even without training it isn't hard to put your sword in the way from reflex of someone else's strike, that being said a trained person may understand what a typical bad reflex looks like and take advantage of that to try to strike with the least amount of exchanges as possible. The idea that you don't want to parry with the edge is putting your sword before yourself in priority, if parry with the edge means to live then you should parry with the edge.
Some other things to consider, typically it isn't the best idea to do a hard parry and simply stop the sword, typically you want to do something like a wind and display they sword to create an opening, Thrusting doesn't have this same consideration and on the battlefield it was extremely more common to thrust than hew strike. Even if you ended up without your pole and with your sword in your hand it was still common to have a shield so this might not be a consideration. There are ways to parry with the flat, for example ochs guard you can parry with the flat by winding, but try to hard parry sometime with the flat, it is biomechanically really weird and weak.
Hope that was somewhat informative.
Tony H this makes sense to me, not an official anything but a nerd, but I've sparred with sticks against my brothers and friends nearly my whole life. parrying the first blow is really easy by reflex, i can confirm this as a layperson.
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Hello I'm a new metanight (is that a thing, it should be a thing) I recently watch one of your older videos on the comparison of cyrodilic ( most likely spelt that wrong) and the Roman Empire, and I thought it would be cool to see you do this with Caesars legion from fallout new vegas. This has absolutely nothing just though I should comment on the most recent upload.
The Professor We're called "The noble ones"
The Professor While Metatron calls us "The Noble Ones", "Metaknight" is certainly appropriate. And I think, maybe better.
Gray Blackhelm Nobel attempt at changing it, :-D
Funfact: pommels can fly off!
I'm not kidding, swords rarely break at the close to the tip (unless we are talking about clip-points). The long thin part rather flexes and the forte of the blade is too thick. Swords tend to break at their tang. The thinnest part of the tang is next to the pommel, which BTW is the part with most momentum upon impact going suddenly in the opposite direction...
I think most soldiers were fairly competent in war back in the medieval period, especially in large-scale combat.
Formation fighting tends to lean towards a specific set of moves, which could be greatly improved in 6 months of repetitive training.
I think most medieval armies consisted of local people who were farmers or other common jobs. These people could be armed with pretty much anything that could do serious harm to an enemy soldier. Several weapons of the day were just modified farm implements or carpenters tools. These people probably would not have a sword, but more likely some kind of knife or dagger to go along with their main weapon.
You know, with regards to the Poo Culture trope regarding the bad guy in fantasy/sci-fi media, here's a way I would do it: a villain who purposefully uses power blows, shoves, all the bells and whistles, to intimidate the hero, especially early on when he/she is still a noob, but later on when the protagonist gets good, they are then forced to take them seriously and step up their game by using real fighting techniques, as they can no longer strongarm them or psych them out in that way (though being the villain, they'll likely use other means). That's how I see it working, anyways.
Hollywood movies: where every sword is the friggin Excalibur, bows shoot arrows with the power of a Ballista, and shields are just fancy wrist/back decorations.
Muscle memory is very real,when I am skating backwards or spinning and doing other complicated moves my feet just go exactly where needed. This has been because of repetition to the point of obsession for over 5 years almost every day/night for hours on end. Nobody can do what I do just because I show them how,it has to be learnt the hard way.
You also talk about the dissociation of martial combat in video games and film. Here is a good example for weeping and might be right up you ally. The game Ryse: Son of Rome. I had a blast watching the trailer.
No.... if by a miracle your weapons break you draw your dagger and shank your opponent to death or die trying.
After the battle you go the the blacksmith and fix and resharp your weapon and you ready to abuse the shit out of it in order to save your life again.
Metatron when he's playing any MMORPG games:
-Excuse me, is your armor heat treated?
-Dude what lmao
>Metatron wins every single battle with his 5-11 dmg low-level sword, because it's historically accurate and the shoddy armor everyone wears isn't.
If the sword breakes then you unscrew the pommel and watch them run for their lives and rest of their army too since we all know that only the pommel can break the magical katana which if it's dropped it can cut the entire planet in half
I was taught thing they called as 'infantry sword technique', which, at least as I was told, was more or less accurate to movements that had been taught to infantry in (central) Europe in twelweth century or so. (I'd summarize it as; "You must hit them before they hit you, harder preferably.")
And one of the things I recall were moves which purpose was moving enemy sword out of position. Like intentionaly hiting (with quite strong blow, actually) it (and some fancy moves afterwars).
I blame Braveheart for popularising this idea of a medieval army battles being melees of one-on-one fights.
0:00 I thought I was watching Metatron, not Hydraulic Press Channel
Thank you Metatron for making informative videos whilst relaxing me. 😁👍🏻
1) what weapon was used to cut armor?
2) how were battles between heavily armored armies fought? I always felt that the thiness of the katana meant that it would break before actually cutting through armor
1)maces and warhammers.
2)same
One can't "cut" armour, rather pierce it or bash it with something heavy, like a mace.
when i need to repair my sword durability, i just go to a smith and pay him some gold, and then he gives me a perfect sword back.. but thats in a game.
Just slight correction - kendo is a sport. kenjutsu is the actual japanese martial art(or arts) on swordsmanship. It matters because one is made for sport and the other for killing. My point is that if something is used in kendo, it does not mean that it was used for actual combat
So I have recently started doing HEMA and now have had some practice (with professionals), and I used to look at your videos like this one and say "huh that makes sense". But now I have an entirely different feeling, like "huh yeah I experienced that". Which is just crazy that HEMA actually changed the way I watch your videos!
Parrying with the flat of the blade might cause it less damage, but it would also allow your opponent’s blade to slide past your handguard and into your hand. Better to damage your sword, than to lose your hand.
the cool thing about double edged swords is that if you cripple one side of you blade by too much biting and dulling it by hitting hard targets you still got the other side, and you can still thrust well mlst of the times
metatron the bending you are describing where the steel doesn't return to shape is plastic deformation, plasticity or permanent deformation.
The opposite state which is more prevalent in spring steel as you described is elastic deformation, the state of elasticity or non permanent deformation. the elastic and plastic region of a material is dependent upon it elastic modulus or ratio having a relationship dependent to stress and strain imparted on a specific material.
it might interest you or your viewer to research this area of mechanical principals to better understand material behaviours.
it quiet fascinating if you have the free time.
if it is shearing deformation it region is dependent upon young's modulus which I believe would be more of a concern for sword properties. hope you find this informative.
Me: Shit, my sword is broken
Also me: OK I guess I die now
😂 That intro was great.
I wonder how swords and armor would have performed in the middle ages because most of the tests I've seen on TH-cam or TV are with weapons and armor produced with modern steel. Would the edges be more prone to serious nicks or the blades less flexible? This comes to mind because I saw a Nova episode recently about the famous Ulfberht Viking swords. The interesting thing was the show talked to a weapons expert at a museum who has studied many historical weapons under an electron microscope and he said the quality of most Medieval European steel he's studied was generally quite inferior compared to modern steel because they couldn't generate enough heat during smelting to rid it of impurities. The resulting metal was filled with slag, visible at the microscopic level, that weakened it structurally and made it brittle and when they stress tested a modern recreation of medieval steel at a steel mill, it came apart, splintering like wood instead of breaking cleanly like modern steel. The quality of metal in some of the Ulfberht steel was exceptional for the time with minimal slag because it was crucible steel probably smelted in Iran using high-quality ore that had other elements in it and using a closely guarded technique. (I say some because according to the show, quite a few surviving "Ulfberhts" are inferior medieval knockoffs) The steel was imported by the Norse along their river trade routes for 200 years I think they said. The steel experts at the plant were quite impressed with the quality of the 'Ulfberht' steel smelted for the show by a blacksmith. According to the show, the quality of steel in a true Ulfberht wouldn't be seen again in Europe until the Industrial Age. Would love to see a blacksmith use historically accurate European steel to a create weapons and armor for tests.
Well that's why European swords are more meant for stabbing in between the plating while Japanese swords (katanas) are meant for cutting (as armors were unavailable to the public was they weren't as worried about swords breaking against armors)
This is the one thing I really love in Three Musketeers. It starts with the kid being given his father's sword, and it gets broken immediately.
The Spartans just jumped on their opponents and started biting and tearing at them after their equipment and weapons broke.
I've ben practicing HEMA for some time and I can definitely say that weapons breaking does not happen often. However, one day one of my friends did break a sword when he went to block a strike from his opponent. When he blocked it, the tip of the sword (~5") completely snapped off. This was probably from not being properly heat treated but regardless, sword breaking does happen during combat.
Christian Derocco well today swords don't really have slag like they some did back then cheaper swords had a good bit of slag while they more higher price Swords may be from 5 to 3 % of slag so breaking did not happen a lot for today swords that break may be a heat treatment problem may have came out a bit harder then needed
Years ago I heard of a saga wherein the victor of a fight was remonstrated with by the fellow he had borrowed a sword from for defending with and damaging the sword (presumably he was supposed to have defended with his shield).
The purpose of the bind is to gain an opening for a draw cut, the bind is greate for exposing your opponents chest if done right.
Could you do a video on on accounts of weapons breaking on battles or duels? it would be an interesting thing to hear of someones blade coming loose off the handle etc. btw I love the sword, very nice indeed :)
Heavy cavalry were always insructed to use the point and not to slash. Also the blades were intentionally kept dull because sharp swords knick which becomes a stress concentration and the sword breaks. Steel was only introduced in Europe after 1400 AD. Before that the metal was iron which does not flex or spring, it just breaks which is why broad swords were broad and thin rapiers did not come into use until heat treated steel became available.
I'm sorry if I sound harsh or anything, but you are completely wrong. Steel existed in the iron age and that's a fact. Broad swords are not what you think they are, google Scottish broad sword and you'll see it's a much later sword than what you refer to. Heavy cavalty was not always instructed to thrust, infact, sabres for cavalty although they were also used at giving point, they could also be used to cut and continue. Thrusting can have its disadvantages, such as the weapons remaining stuck on the guy. Ultimately, most if not all Medieval swords were sharp, not dull. Peace
Legend of the seeker for example. Richard would die the first he would met someone with a basic training.
The main reasson to bind edges, and is no the best best way, the most efficient one is bind the bevel in angle in order to don't roll over or dent your edge, is to control the opponent weapon, you "simply" redirect the strike force out of it trayectory, you don't want to stop the blade, if you do, you absorb the force from the swing, even more, there are some tecniques wich use the force from the opponent blade swing to deflect his blade and launch your own blade with your force plus the force transfered from the parry, those are pretty common with montantes and great swords.
I think a good video would be european fencers and masterswordsmen comparable to miyamoto musashi from 17th century japan
Also by thrusting the sword tip at at the soil you expose it to moisture and eventually rust (no pun intended).
I know it is fully anachronistic, but has any one ever thought about producing a sword according to present day industrial standards.
The swords of their time represented the peak of the technical abilities. Leading to different types of masterpieces as the fancy Damascus sword for example.
Today all this technologies are reproduced for good swords and replaced by cutting it out of a plate of industrial Steel for cheaper designs.
However, nobody seems to think how the modern day technology could lead to an exceptional design. What about using two half shells of titanium that form an extremely light but study sword as some honeycomb mill outs could be realized. For such a weapon, the blades could be realized from Tungsten-carbide and soldered in using high temperature solder as this is done for industrial milling and turning machines.
That Mormon Channel advert that came on mid video was really depressing
So i got a question.. What did the people exactly do when the battle was over. What did they do with the bodies that were fallen?
Did they just left them there or burned?
It depends a lot on the time and place you're talking about and the exact conditions of the battle.
In most cases the first thing that happened was that members of the winning army, local townspeople, and other scavengers would loot the bodies of the fallen looking for weapons, armor, and valuables. Sometimes this looting would begin while the was still ongoing!
If time permitted the winning side would give their own (and sometimes the enemy's) dead a proper burial, or whatever their culture's equivalent was. If the dead was of particularly high status or if the number of casualties was small the winning army might try to carry the bodies home to be buried there. Additionally, in some cultures were receiving a proper burial was considered extremely important, like the ancient greeks, the winning army would allow the losers to return to reclaim their dead as well.
But, if the army was in hurry, for example if they needed to keep pushing while they had the momentum or they need to flee from a larger group of enemy reinforcements, burial was unlikely. In those cases the bodies were generally dumped in a mass grave, burned, or simply left to rot.
Thank you for answering! I was pretty curious about this.
I'd also like to add that in Napoleonic times people would come after the looters and steal teeth, while others would come and take the bones themselves. Real teeth were sometimes used in the dentistry of the time and bones could be used to make bonemeal for fertilizer.
11:25 sure, but in kendo/kenjutsu you use the flat of the blade to push the flat of their blade aside, you want to have the edge turned against your oponent at all times so he doesn't rush in while you are pushing his sword. Or that, if they try to rush in, their throat will meet the edge of your blade.
Tbh the only reason to raise your sword overhead is if you're fighting a zombie and it's on the ground and you want to behead it
a perfect example of what he's talking about at 3 minutes is Robin Hood prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner the part at the end where the sheriff has the sword at his chest and then he turns around and raises his sword and the sheriff gets stabbed.
Metatron, do you think you could perhaps do a video on why the roman legion abandoned the spear as a primary melee weapon for the gladius, while the rest of the world, pretty much throughout all of history relied on spears and pikes? Thank you, love your vids btw.
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Metatron, I'd like your opinion. Do you believe that swords made today, Albion swords etc even cold steel are better quality than those made in the dark and medieval ages? Not speaking of craftsmanship, just quality of materials, production and efficiency of the weapon.
Alternative point, talking about swords...I'll just see myself out.
The ingenious film 'The Ring Thing' has a very beautiful scene with a breaking sword.
Okay, I find it official that I'm the only one who listens to Zen music while marathoning metatron's videos.
I have a topic you could talk about possibly, the types of steel used in armor, If you look at a blacksmiths options it usually ranges from mild steel 18-14 gauge to spring steel and hardened spring steel. What was used prominently and what are the benefits of the different types. Also the prospect of painting your armor, mainly the history of it and the type of paint used, as I am interested in applying some art to my plate.
"Is your armour hate treated?" xD
Metatron a question,,,,regarding the overhead attack style in the film kingdom of heaven they use such an attack claiming its an italian thing la costa la falconi (apologies for the spelling) or the guard of the hawk,,,id there such a thing??? Regards
it's perfectly plausible imho mr. metatron.
there is no indestructible item, and if a modern gun can fall apart in battle, then a sword can. if it takes enough punishment, then it can happen. like i'm sure there were broken swords or shields in large Roman battles (Boudica/Milvian Bridge), or medieval (Hastings, Bouvines, Brunanburh, Tours).
No idea how I got at yout videos, as beginner don’t understand alot of it but you got me hooked. Could you add examples from video or animation? I am new to this type of content never heard of it before but cool!
Hey Metatron, I've been watching for about 2-3 months at your videos, never subscribed until now, you really do a fantastic work and you put alot of passion in your videos, here is my honest sub, stay noble :)
Some awesome tengwar on the thumbnail
I mean with swords breaking and slashing through chain mail and plate mail like a butter. Of course sooner or later the weapon is going to break. Which is why you use your fancy summoning kit to summon up a black smith and a mini forge to repair it for you.
Can you make a video about the most common "dirty tricks" and "unethical techniques" in medieval combat? Ive heard from my history teacher that medieval mercenaries pretty much had a massive repertoire of cheap shots at their arsenal and it was at least as important as normal regular combat.-----Like Bron from GoT
Metatron, you should do a video speculating on what armor would look like if it was redesigned with modern materials.
The famous Arabian night , Khalid Ibn Alwaledd, said after a combat against the Bezyntian empire that he broke 6 swords
Quite a good point. The high guard, though a very efficient way to parry or attack from, doesn't seem very intuitive for an untrained swordsman. But I guess, that's the same for modern weapons... if not trained, you wouldn't know how to handle guns for ex.. I think you should substantiate the fact, that there would be more untrained soldiers on the battlefield in a feudal system, due to the lack of large standing armies.
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M-16s have jammed, mortars have cooked off in tubes, I would' t doubt it happen before?