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Is Armor REALLY Impervious to Sword Blows
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The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/skallagrim07211 • When talking about historical arms and armor it's easy to fall for misconceptions or make over-statements in response to those misconceptions. Is a knight in a full suit of plate slow and clumsy or totally unencumbered? Can he tank and shrug off any strike with a sword or does a super sharp blade cut right through? • The truth of course lies somewhere in the middle, and there is plenty of nuance to consider. So let's talk about things like concussions and blunt hits with the spine of a single-edged sword or falchion. • The clip I showed as a cautionary example: • Painful axe hit ends knight fight • • Painful medieval armored combat ax st... • • ** Previous videos on the topic ** • The Biggest Misconception HEMA Critics Have? • • The Biggest Misconception HEMA Critic... • Why Armor Did Not Make Knights (Fully) Invulnerable... • • Why Armor Did Not Make Knights (Fully... • Armor / Damage Types in RPGs Compared to Real Life • • Armor / Damage Types in RPGs Compared... • Here is the other extreme, what happens when you make a piece of steel way thicker than they did in history: • • Forging and Testing a Mild Steel Armo... • • ** Music ** • Winds of Stories by Horror Pen • https://opengameart.org/content/winds... • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 • Outtakes: • Little People At Work by Horrorpen • https://opengameart.org/content/littl... • Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license (CC BY 3.0) • Outro: • Highland Storm by The Slanted Room Records • https://theslantedroom.github.io/stev... • Used with artist's permission • • ** Time stamps ** • 00:00 - 00:30 Intro • 00:30 - 01:31 Skillshare promo • 01:32 - 03:30 Armor misconceptions / over-statements • 03:31 - 07:08 How hard hits can hurt even with protection • 07:08 - 08:29 Different sword types vs. armor • 08:29 - 09:30 Medieval depictions of swords cleaving helmets • 09:30 - 12:40 Blunt impact with the spine of single-edged swords • 12:40 - 13:55 Closing thoughts • 13:56 - 14:55 Outtakes / Outro • ** Support the channel ** • Help fund future videos, get bonus content and other rewards: • / skallagrim • https://www.subscribestar.com/skallagrim • / @skallagrim • Books about history and/or martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend (as an Amazon Affiliate I earn commission through these links): • US - https://www.amazon.com/shop/skallagri... • Canada - https://amzn.to/2HeOCMA • Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: • Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: • https://www.kultofathena.com/?koa=259 • Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: • http://www.woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 • ** Social media merch ** • How to contact me (can't always reply, since I get too many messages): • / skallagrimnilsson • See a list of my video uploads: • / _skallagrim_ • / skallagrimyt • Channel-related shirts and other merch: • http://skallagrim.spreadshirt.com/ • https://teespring.com/stores/skallagrim • #armor #swords #history
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