Are Axes Easier To Use Than Swords?

Accesories, Arms and armour, Axes, Melee weapon, SwordsBy admin 18 listopada 2019

Lots of people describe weapons like axes, maces or hammers as ‘easier to use’ than swords. But is that correct? What does that even mean? More videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scholagladiatoria

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, TimelineBy admin 16 listopada 2019

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

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, TimelineBy admin 26 października 2019

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.

Something Modern Sword & Knife Makers Get Wrong

Accesories, Arms and armour, Europe, HEMA, Hydepark, Knives, Melee weapon, Northern America, Popular themes, Post type, Region, SwordsBy admin 26 października 2019

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.

Grimfrost

Accesories, Arms and armour, Arts and writings, Axes, Crockery, Drinking horns, Early middle ages, Europe, Games, Household, Jewellery and decoration, Knives, Market, Melee weapon, Men’s jewelry, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Swords, Timeline, Viking raids, Women’s jewelryBy Jakub Prokop 10 września 2019 Leave a comment

Viking reproductions from Sweden. Website: https://grimfrost.com Facebook: Grimfrost

Valiant Armoury

Accesories, Arms and armour, Balkan Peninsula, British Isles, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, High middle ages, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Knights & Crusades, Late middle ages, Market, Melee weapon, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Swords, TimelineBy Jakub Prokop 10 września 2019 Leave a comment

Valiant Armoury Custom Sword Shoppe makes battle ready custom medieval swords Website: https://www.valiant-armoury.com Facebook: Valiant Armoury Custom Sword Shoppe

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”.…

Smart Sword by SwordSTEM

Accesories, Arms and armour, HEMA, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, SwordsBy Jakub Prokop 3 września 2019 Leave a comment

This project integrated an embedded system that detects and reports martially sound strikes into a European Longsword simulator. This system filters out parries and contact too light to be considered valid while assessing the quality of a true strike. The entire system is contained within the sword simulator while disturbing its handling as little as…