How to make a lance

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Early modern period, Europe, Knights & Crusades, Knowledge, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Polearms, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Timeline

“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…

Gothic Tudor poleaxe from the Musée de l’Armée.

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, British Isles, Early modern period, Europe, Melee weapon, Polearms, Region, Timeline

Olivier Renaudeau, a curator from the Musée de l’Armée in Paris, examines at gothic poleaxe of a kind used at the Field of Cloth of Gold. Over five episodes Olivier explores objects in their collection related to the Field of the Cloth of Gold. The Royal Armouries had planned to feature some of the objects…

Medieval Battlefield Sword Fighting Vs Regular HEMA Sparring

16th c, Accesories, Armour, Arms and armour, Brigantines, Early modern period, Europe, Helmets and head protection, HEMA, Melee weapon, Polearms, Popular themes, Region, Swords, Timeline

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.

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A team of craftsmen, who are experienced in the sphere of blacksmithing and medieval armor production. All armor is hand crafted, produced in accordance with the technology of armor manufacturing of olden days. At the same time, all our armor meets the safety and authenticity requirements of the HMB World Championship “Battle of the Nations”.…

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Academia Leontes: this is how Byzantines fought

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Asia, Balkan Peninsula, Daggers, Early modern period, Europe, Hellenistic period, HEMA, High middle ages, Hydepark, Imperium Romanum, Knights & Crusades, Knives, Late middle ages, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Middle East, Polearms, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Sabres, Sticks, staffs and batons, Swords, Timeline, Training weaponLeave a comment

Georgios Georgas is an instructor of historical martial arts in the Academy of historical European Martial Arts “Leontes” – club focused on late Byzantine and post-Byzantine period of history but they also study and practice ancient, medieval, renaissance and modern swordsmanship. “As far I remember myself, I grew up with the epics stories and poems…