Viking vs Dervish: Similarities of Weapons

Accesories, Arms and armour, Asia, Early middle ages, Europe, High middle ages, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Middle East, Post type, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Shields, Swords, Timeline

Separated by 1000 years and thousands of miles, at first sight there isn’t much to compare between the Beja warriors of the Sudan and the warriors of early-medieval Scandinavia known as vikings. But there are some similarities in the weapons they used. Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria

Roman ‘Scutum’ Shield From Fabrica Cacti – First Look

Accesories, Armour, Arms and armour, Classical period, Europe, Hydepark, Imperium Romanum, Italian Peninsula, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Prehistory and Antiquity, Region, Shields, Swords, Timeline

A first look at the great training shields (Roman scutum) from Fabrica Cacti. The Roman scutum is probably the most important weapon in understanding the Roman Army’s battle tactics. Fabrica Cacti: https://www.facebook.com/FabricaCacti/ Extra videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria

Townsends Homestead Part One – Building Log Cabin Walls

18th c, Accesories, Arts and writings, Camp and travel, Camp tools, Crafts, Early America, Early modern period, Hydepark, Northern America, Popular themes, Post type, Raw materials and tools, Region, Ropes, Tents, Timeline, Wood

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160lbs Longbow vs 860lbs Crossbow – Speed and Accuracy Test

Arms and armour, Bows, Crossbows, Europe, Hydepark, Middle ages, No category, Post type, Ranged weapon, Region, Timeline

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,…

How Did Medieval Bows Beat Armor & Enemy Armies?

Accesories, Arms and armour, Bows, Europe, HEMA, High middle ages, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Ranged weapon, Region, Swords, Timeline

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