Medieval Battle Axes! with Thor’s Forge 14th Century Replica

Accesories, Arms and armour, Axes, Europe, Hydepark, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Timeline, Viking raids

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/

Who Wears Daggers?

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Daggers, Early modern period, Europe, Melee weapon, Post type, Region, Timeline

Daggers available from https://todcutler.com/collections/medieval-daggers-and-large-knives and https://todsworkshop.com/collections/historical-daggers Historically different classes of people wore different kinds of daggers and this video is a quick walk through of 5 different 16thC folk and the daggers that would be suited to them. Many thanks to my fabulous models, in order Danny, Nick, Francis, Ant and Jasper Filmed on location…

Ask the Sword Guy episode 9-14

16th c, 17th c, 18th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Asia, Early modern period, Europe, HEMA, High middle ages, Hydepark, Japan Isles, Knights & Crusades, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Rapiers and muskets, Region, Samurais, Swords, Timeline

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Medieval Weapons: The Pollaxe (AKA Poleaxe)

Accesories, Arms and armour, Axes, Europe, Hydepark, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Post type, Region, Sticks, staffs and batons, Timeline

The medieval pollaxe (or poleaxe) is a very important weapon which reached peak popularity in 15th century Europe. It is optimized for armored combat and is as complex as the longsword in its construction and techniques of use. It can be found in many medieval fighting treatises. RELATED VIDEOS: