How were spears used in ancient and medieval times? In the first part, we look at plausible ways to change the side and method of gripping the spear. Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria
Shooting a HEAVY medieval longbow against a HEAVY medieval crossbow to look at the speed of shooting and the level of accuracy each of these classic weapons can achieve. How many shots will the longbow get off against the crossbow? Which is more accurate? These trials are very set around a chat between Joe Gibbs,…
Marco went away, now he is ready to reaveal himself. But was it worth the wait for episode 3?
We’ve seen time and again that in the most accurate tests (Tod’s test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBxdTkddHaE ), longbow arrows cannot penetrate breastplates. Does that matter? We know that longbows won wars – this video explains HOW! Extra videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria
In HEMA we primarily focus on sword fighting in regular clothes, but we have to recognise that this mostly applies to civilian duels. Not to say that the skills are not fundamentally related, but armor changes so much about combat.
Historical sword and knife makers spent hundreds of years perfecting their art, but often now we ignore their lessons. Here we look at one particular aspect of knife making that often gets ignored by modern makers.
What’s up in WWII Reenactment Upcoming events: RAF Museum London: Battle Of Britain Day Eastleigh Remembers Grassington 1940s weekend Event reports: D-Day Reenactment Battle of Asch by History Secrets Conneaut WWII Reenactment This week’s craftsman: Fort Military Institute If you want to appear in next Soldier’s Weekly – don’t hesitate to write! Become a Patron!
What’s up in Reenactment of 1789-1914 Upcoming events: Waynesboro at War Hatboro Living History The Assault on Maryland Heights at the Harpers Ferry Battle For The Bridges Civil War Weekend at White Oak Civil War Re-enactments at Fort Macon Historic Cold Spring Village Hart County Civil War Days Event reports: Castle Rising Reenactment Day in…
What’s up in Middle Ages Reenactment Upcoming events: Tournois Médiéval à Villers-La-Ville Si Mions m’était conté Médiéval St Florentin Event report: Battle of Crogen Re-enactment at Chirk Castle Scarborough Medieval re-enactment Pradar 2011 This week’s craftsman: Valiant Armoury This week’s videos: Wearing Historical Fashions in Your Everyday Wardrobe by Morgan Donner What did medieval peasants…
What’s up in Early Medieval Reenactment Upcoming events: Tønsberg Viking Festival Northwest Viking Fest Gippeswyc Viking and Saxon festival Wikingertage Oerlinghausen Lindehaven Vikingemarked Hvolris Oldtidsmarked The Gippeswyc Viking and Saxon Festival 2019 Midgard Viking Fest IX Zlot Słowian i Wikingów „Góra Peruna 2019″ This week’s craftsman: Grimfrost This week’s videos: Viking Drinking Horn Review by…