I want to test heavy English war bows against different armour types to find out what they can do; but I can’t shoot one…. And the “Lockdown Longbow” was born. An arrow launcher that shoots real longbow arrows of the correct weight, at the correct speeds and I am going to shoot at flexible armours,…
What was the perfect size for the medieval longsword, as used by knights, in the 15th century? Here we look at Philippo di Vadi’s advice. Wiktenauer: https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Philippo_di_Vadi Sala d’Arme Achille Marozzo: https://www.achillemarozzo.it/pubblicazioni Windlass English Two-Handed Sword: https://bit.ly/2BcSfU3 Dynasty Forge Bastard Sword: https://www.dynastyforge.com/swords/european_arms/swords/oakeshott_xvia_medieval_sword_the_bastard/ Schola Gladiatoria HEMA – sword fighting classes in the UK: https://www.swordfightinglondon.com Channel support…
In June 1520 King Henry VIII took part in a joust as part of the Field of Cloth of Gold, a political summit and tournament. The Royal Armouries has invited modern jousters to Leeds to mark the 500th anniversary. Ben Atkinson from Atkinson Action Horses talks about how to select and train a horse for…
In June 1520 King Henry VIII took part in a joust as part of the Field of Cloth of Gold, a political summit and tournament. The Royal Armouries has invited modern jousters to Leeds to mark the 500th anniversary. Meet Luc Pétillot who talks about what jousting means to him. This video is in French…
In June 1520 King Henry VIII took part in a joust as part of the Field of Cloth of Gold, a political summit and tournament. The Royal Armouries has invited modern jousters to Leeds to mark the 500th anniversary. Meet international trick rider, jouster, and TV horseman, Mike Collin as he gives you a rare…
“You don’t want to kebab your opponent” Follow historian, jouster and expert lance maker Mark Griffin from Griffin Historical into the woods as he teaches you how to make a lance worthy of the Field of Cloth of Gold. #PowerandGlory #MuseumfromHome The Field of Cloth of Gold was a diplomatic summit between the Henry VIII…
I feel that two-handed swords (otherwise known as greatswords, zweihander, montante, spadone etc) are a little misunderstood. They are not simply extra-long longswords, or at least lots of them are not. They have distinctive characteristics and methods of use. English Medieval Two-Hand Sword: https://www.museumreplicas.com/windlass-english-two-hand-sword?affiliate=scholagladiatoria Channel support and 3 extra videos per month on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria…
Battle axes, of the one-handed variety, were popular from the Viking era onwards, but with the addition of rear spikes and other adaptations they saw a resurgence of popularity in the heavily armoured periods of the middle ages, particularly from the 13th century. Thor’s Forge: https://www.facebook.com/Thorsforge/
In the late 15thC the Gribshunden, a Danish war ship burnt off the coast of Sweden whilst on a mission. In the 1970’s it was found and last year it started to be recovered. During the excavations, parts of a crossbow were found and a collaborative effort between Lund University and Blerkinge Museum asked me…
+++ Re-upload with fixed audio +++ Our curator Natasha Bennet answers your questions about Samurai arms and armour, showing amazing objects from our collection and archive. Please comment on your questions and we can get around to answering them! Get our Elephant Plushie here —- https://bit.ly/2RLwK2f To learn more about Japanese arms and armour buy…