+melchaios I would like to know what the purpose of the smile on the hounskull visor is
@melchaios
8 жыл бұрын
Maybe improving ventilation without compromising the construction of the helmet?. Matt commented that the tiny holes make the visor weaker by design, so I'm guessing those little gaps are a way to overcome this trade-off
@captainbloth
8 жыл бұрын
+Karl Toth I think it might have something to do with breathing. When the air and sweat fumes that fill the nose cone condense into salty water it may corrode the helmet. The corrosion is toxic and perhaps it can weaken the helmet over time. Just a guess, i might be wrong :)
@brendandor
8 жыл бұрын
+Bronhitis I doubt that would be the problem as your good page should clean and oil the helmet when stored, but the build up of moisture and spittle during battle, dribbling down your neck would not be comfortable so maybe they let that out. More likely in my opinion is that they are for speech and breathing. Without holes around your mouth your voice and shouts would be much muffled and much louder to oneself. So with holes you can communicate better which is vitally important on the battlefield and you can breathe better and probably be cooled better with he air being drawn from below!
@captainbloth
8 жыл бұрын
+bren cav Yeah, that sounds more reasonable :)
@WardancerHB
8 жыл бұрын
Boy, I love this mini-series! Can we see Tobi more often please? You two match perfectly.
@usernaem4818
8 жыл бұрын
+Rumburak watch the vidya
@WardancerHB
8 жыл бұрын
+Beowulf Fierce What!?
@whyjay9959
8 жыл бұрын
The holes on the skullcap look like they were made from the inside, with metal pushed outside, so it's pretty obvious why they're there. That soldier was infected with alien spawn, which ate his brain and then burst out of his scalp.
@300warrior300
8 жыл бұрын
+Why Jay or a victorian did it with a shot gun, and he turned it upside down to avoid squashing the helmet inwards with the blast. Maybe he then made up a story about it belonging to an unlucky frenchmen to increase it's appeal at auction.
@MariusThePaladin
8 жыл бұрын
+Why Jay It could also be a time traveller. Someone with a personal rifle that can shoot out HEAT round! The bullet pierced through the skullcap and then exploded, causing the hole to expand!
@rchave
8 жыл бұрын
They still look more like arrow holes, might be an ancestor of Kurt Cobain.
@kg6itc
7 жыл бұрын
Have a feeling after the helmets effective time was over, it was shot for fun. When I was in the military we shot lots of stuff for fun like helmets and vests. Ya sounds silly but we never trusted any of it was bullet proof as told, so we tested. Maybe this was a test helmet? Shooting the inside gets a better grip than the outside with an arrow.
@fuzzydunlop7928
4 жыл бұрын
@@rchave Depression is quite a hereditary disease. Though miraculously Kurt's brains weren't blown out in the blast - his head was just ballooned up slightly at his crown.
@martshearer498
8 жыл бұрын
Good news on the metallurgy of the ex-Higgins skullcap. Also an excellent point on the visor hinges. Asymmetry which is often seen as a flaw is actually a design feature. Who would have thought?
@Roderik95
8 жыл бұрын
Amazing. This series is probably some of my all time favourites among your videos. Since you both are very knowledgable you can bounce off, and add to eachother that leads to great info and discussion.
@darkman6663
7 жыл бұрын
Iam a Massive Fan of Sir Capwell....He"s Awesome....Enjoyed This......
@chrisf247
8 жыл бұрын
The skullcap looks so much like a skateboard helmet. Interesting that something which is so basic is so carefully formed and shaped.
@Riceball01
8 жыл бұрын
+Christopher Ford I was thinking the exact same thing when they brought that skullcap out.
@paulloveslamp
8 жыл бұрын
+Christopher Ford I guess its as simple as the fact that the human head is a pretty similar shape now as then?
@jeremiahkindel9301
Жыл бұрын
What is interesting how much it looks like current ops core helmets.
@sidraket
8 жыл бұрын
its little details like the pins being offset that i really like. Thats amazing. Armor has always fascinated me much more than weapons.
@outlawtorndoa
8 жыл бұрын
Extremely cool! Try and do some stuff with Mike Loades next?
@scholagladiatoria
8 жыл бұрын
+outlawtorndoa I've met Mike a few times and we have communicated, it's not impossible.
@Nighti88
8 жыл бұрын
+scholagladiatoria I'm really interested about the german bascinet visor. Had it also some kinde of a jamming funktion or would it flatter around like modern reproductions would do without some kind of locking mechanism. Also what's about the attachment of the aventail? how was it covered up with decoration?
@KinkyPinkFemboiAlex
8 жыл бұрын
+scholagladiatoria Aw yeah please, that guys is awesome. ^.^
@dajolaw
8 жыл бұрын
Mike's one of the few people still on the History Channel (US) who doesn't sound full of bs (at least when he's sticking to European Medieval history and warfare). I'd be curious to see how you two agree/disagree on various HEMA interpretations. Would make for a lively discussion at the pub. :-)
@Ostarrichi996
8 жыл бұрын
yes mike loades! :D
@mustardsword
8 жыл бұрын
Hi Matt, thanks for this great mini-series. Please say thank you to Mr. Capwell from your viewers - or from me, at the very least. ;)
@The3Rich3
8 жыл бұрын
I loved this video series. This is my new favourite KZitem video. Thank you!
@edricmatvieyev3089
8 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed this series! Best stuff you've put on your (already very interesting) channel so far.
@tungstenkraken2929
8 жыл бұрын
Really love this and I do hope there is many more conversations with Mr. Capwell.
@captainzenbi
8 жыл бұрын
Very informative series. Enjoyed it immensely. Would love to see similar work in the future.
@senatuspopulusqueromanus3011
8 жыл бұрын
These videos have been really informative, and incredibly entertaining to watch... Thanks for sharing them, and I hope you do more like them soon.
@MaciejNaumienko
8 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Thanks Matt
@jaysbob
8 жыл бұрын
This was really something special. Thanks Matt.
@kingmaker2865
5 жыл бұрын
Warching this video on the 25th October. HAPPY AGINCOURT DAY!
@EddietheBastard
Жыл бұрын
I love how you guys so obviously both sit on both sides, knowing the history (and proper history with an understanding of periods and uncertainty) and the development wearing and engineering aspects of arms and armour. Sitting down to watch you without having to brace myself to scream at the screen is a joy :-D
@BigZ7337
8 жыл бұрын
I've really enjoyed this series of videos, it's so interesting to watch two intelligent people discuss a subject that they're very knowledgeable and passionate about.
@davewright6368
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video. I love seeing original artifacts from this era.
@99IronDuke
8 жыл бұрын
This Agincourt series is brilliant. More please.
@jlburilov
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Love theses vids with people who actually know stuff! Great work Matt! Thanks
@BananaMana69
5 жыл бұрын
The armorer honestly probably had a real skull to look at while making those skull caps.
@silasmoser301
8 жыл бұрын
I'm very grateful that you got someone as knowledgeable and authoritative as Dr. Capwell. This is so cool!
@michaelstrasser3017
8 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. Thank you.
@LLACEM
5 жыл бұрын
great video I loved Tobi more of this please
@bjmccann1
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you so very much for such an informative and entertaining video.
@100dfrost
8 жыл бұрын
Matt, thank goodness you put out another video! I was getting worried. I thought something terrible had happened. (like you went on a holiday again) Seriously thank-you for the video, I Know I'm going to really like this one. (worth the wait). Dante.
@mallardtheduck406
8 жыл бұрын
I really like this series on Agincourt...Tobias seems like a cool dude. That is my favorite helmet/armour...great construction. Awesome Job Matt!!!
@77jarim
8 жыл бұрын
Nice and very educational video. Also I think that Mr Capwell made very good point in saying that it's the high-end equipment that usually survives past many generations while the more common stuff does not.
@233NATOMAN
8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. So much extra knowledge. We really need the BBC to promote all the knowledge with a new insight into our history .
@3fingerroll
8 жыл бұрын
thank you for these videos really enjoyed them
@bucephalus1257
8 жыл бұрын
Off topic, but on a personal level, there is no armour more visually appealing to me than gothic plate armour (ties with samurai armour). Just so unbelievably beautiful.
@sae1095hc
8 жыл бұрын
When reading about The Hundred Years War I've come across mentions, kind of in passing, of soldiers referred to as "knife-men." They don't sound like they were well regarded or important because their battle actions and equipage aren't described and explained the way the archers and men-at-arms are. Any info on these soldiers would be appreciated.
@LordBilliam
3 жыл бұрын
I've got a feeling that in Total War: Medieval 3, knife-men would be interpreted by CA to be peasants dual wielding knives who behave like ninjas...
@sae1095hc
3 жыл бұрын
@@LordBilliam :-D
@neutralfellow9736
8 жыл бұрын
There is a manuscript by Rudolph von Erlach made in 1485-86 that is filled with images of bascinets. The events described are from the mid 15th century, so I guess that, at least in Switzerland, bascinets remained in use for quite a long time.
@dmytroy
8 жыл бұрын
Great video, fascinating stuff. When the book comes out I think I am getting it. The French army museum in Paris is an amazing place. If you can do vide there talking about things they have it would be pretty neat.
@snaakie
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite kind of helmet, I don't care if people say it looks ugly!
@stepover12
8 жыл бұрын
Lovely music at the end, very medieval :D
@achromaticcold
8 жыл бұрын
How do they preserve that suit of armour from rust? Do they just clean and oil it every week or something?
@scholagladiatoria
8 жыл бұрын
+Rafaello Fareday Yes it is regularly treated and only handled with latex gloves on.
Was nice to see Matt surprised when Tobias mentioned how often the pivots were off set. :) Very interesting chat.
@blxtothis
Жыл бұрын
Good point about using a recognisable artefact to describe a particular era despite it not quite matching. This is a device used by mainstream TV production companies constantly and called out as wrong by the anoraks amongst is. The “Peak-time Family Viewing Nostalgia” genre British TV schedules are packed with such tricks, programmes like Heartbeat, blimey the music, vehicles and fashions cover around 2 decades in each episode but the makers rarely tie anything down to a specific date in their narratives.
@olivergiese9561
8 жыл бұрын
The "mouth cone" is called a Hundsgugel in German, which means hound's hood. The English word derives from that, it's hounskull.
@phantomapprentice6749
8 жыл бұрын
I was so disappoint Matt didn't try on the skullcap
@nilo70
Жыл бұрын
Just discovered these ! WOO HOO
@TheBlackSpider82
8 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed that :)
@roystonito
8 жыл бұрын
Can someone please tell me the song name and artist? Much appreciated. Great discussion Matt. We all love your passion!
@bugrilyus
5 жыл бұрын
Kevin Macleod
@owenpalmer5281
4 жыл бұрын
Salva Nos I think
@paulapiper65
8 жыл бұрын
Wonderful series, thanks. A question about the skullcap. What is the function of the series of holes around the lower edge of the helmet?
@HaNsWiDjAjA
7 жыл бұрын
Most likely to attach the padding
@tazelator
8 жыл бұрын
Very awesome video. Its the first one which actually touches the topic of close combat: Visor up or down. Lindybeige mentioned it, but basically just said he didn´t like visors very much. Using them just for jousting (with only one opponent who comes from a set direction) and against missles sounds pretty reasonable. Do you have any experience fighting with visor closed?
@thetightwadoutdoorsm
8 жыл бұрын
Matt and Toby, thanks for an interesting vid. Was this skullcap also referred to as a pot helm? I have heard that term used in stories, but have never seen an example of one.
@MegaSweeney123
8 жыл бұрын
Nice vid, nice vid. I'm curious as to whether the open-visors in artwork may be more akin to movie heroes these days often going into battle helmetless or with a very open faced design? More of an artistic nuance for allowing the viewer to see expression. Closed visors with a complete harness ARE pretty dehumanizing :P
@Tehinke
8 жыл бұрын
+SerAlgernop BlitzKrieger Closed visors are also quite suffocating. Air exchange in a visored helmet is a real problem. Stale air has less oxygen en more carbon dioxide. Walking towards the enemy with your visor down is not that big a deal, but hand to hand combat IS. I have been diving and snorkeling for most of my life, stale air in a snorkel is pretty much the same kind of problem, especially when children use a grown up's snorkel. too much stale air that wont get exchanged. Mr Capwell tells about turning into the breeze to get ventilation in his helmet and he knows what he is talking about considering his jousting experience.
@MediumTim
8 жыл бұрын
+SerAlgernop BlitzKrieger Well, there certainly exists a mozaic of Alexanderattacking Darius III on the battlefield, head completely bare ...
@GermanSwordMaster
8 жыл бұрын
What is the estoc-y thing on the heraldic right of the dordogne type XV ? :) Also: Tooooby capwell *cheer*
@knutzzl
4 жыл бұрын
Old armor was made to prevent death. Modern armor is made to prevent injuries.
@johnsmith-kj8jd
8 жыл бұрын
Great video Matt. Definitely want to see more about armoured combat etc. Specifically how would lower class people deal with such heavily armoured foes if and when the situation occurs?
@HaNsWiDjAjA
7 жыл бұрын
They mob them, and/or they make the knights attack through muddy terrain. Otherwise, they dont fight them.
@charlesb1602
3 жыл бұрын
Well remember there was no standard issued equipment for the military during the medieval era; men were required to, for the most part, purchase their own arms and armor. I imagine, therefore, that the average medieval peasant would likely have fought as an archer, crossbowman, or some other auxiliary role which required only minimal protection. Many would have likely been equipped with nothing more than a steal helmet, an arming doublet, and maybe a mail shirt. I doubt these men would ever have been expected to fight men-at-arms or knights in close combat as it would have been entirely pointless. If it did ever happen, I imagine they would have quickly broken and routed. Although there are ways of defeating armor, armor gives you a truly tremendous advantage in melee combat. It's a bit like a modern tank - yes there are ways of destroying them, but if you have tanks and your opponent doesn't then you are at a tremendous advantage.
@Youngimperialist
8 жыл бұрын
What's the name of the song that plays at the start and end of the video?
Жыл бұрын
I thought that this video was from you 2022 trip to the wallace collection and was a bit surprised how young you guys look by comparison to the saddel video I just watched :)
@chrisn3302
8 жыл бұрын
So, would the skull cap have actually been fitted to a specific person or to a generic size skull and shape?
@RabidMortal1
8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!!!!
@HaNsWiDjAjA
8 жыл бұрын
If the padding underneath the aventail is quite stiff, and the mail there being of especially dense weave too, I don't imagine its possible to turn your head a great deal while having it on? Although perhaps a few degrees more so than with a great bascinet on?
@texasbeast239
4 жыл бұрын
Somewhat of comparison can be made to modern firearm shooting, in which hearing protection must be selected that allows the stock and/or shoulders to be able to flex upwards in a certain way, which mandates low profile cans or earplugs. Certainly super effective ear pro can be worn that cuts down on noise levels tremendously, but it isn't particularly useful when it interferes with proper gun grip and/or stance.
@LuxsDeluxe
8 жыл бұрын
Are there any rankings in HEMA for who is the best at their respective weapon?
@gnfnrf
8 жыл бұрын
This stuff is great, but every part, I'm newly shocked that the curator of this historical collection at a great British museum has an American accent. If my expectations held, he would be the most British man imaginable.
@fabulousknight1960
8 жыл бұрын
+Alan E Well, if you were American and super into medieval arms and armour, you wouldn't have a whole lot of options in the US would you (although you would have some)? And England speaks English, so it's possibly one of the better choices for an American.
@dajolaw
8 жыл бұрын
+Alan E I know, somewhere some English gentlemen just had their monocles drop into their tea, and are now marching on the Wallace Collection with their cricket bats and polo clubs raised in righteous fury! :-P
@Tehinke
8 жыл бұрын
+dajolaw only to face dr. Capwell wearing his custom fitted milanese style full armour with a pollaxe in his hands. I' love to see that encounter...
@JohnyG29
5 жыл бұрын
Capwell sounds like a good English name, so we'll let him off.
@h.l.malazan5782
10 ай бұрын
Is this the one listed as from Milan, Italy in the Wallace Collection?
@JimFortune
8 жыл бұрын
I was wondering why the visor was only ventilated on one side. Thanks for the explanation.
@fdsdh1
8 жыл бұрын
+Jim Fortune I wondered that too
@mikefule330
5 жыл бұрын
Most opponents are right handed. Therefore, more attacks will come from your left. Therefore, the ventilation is on the right because the holes would (a) slightly weaken to armour and (b) catch the point of a weapon instead of letting it glance off.
@edi9892
8 жыл бұрын
I got a question about helmets and grappling: are helmets causing a significant disadvantage for the wearer?I once heared about WWII helmets for instance that when the rim of the helmet was grabbed from behind and pulled back the back part of the rim would be driven into the neck severing it.Some helmets would give a considerable lever, moreover if the helmet turns a bit the visor would no longer allow clear vision.
@dancetweety10
8 жыл бұрын
The skullcap looks abit like a roman helmet that is modifed for use as a skull cap at a later date. Great video
@AA-db9cb
8 жыл бұрын
What was the guy who showed up at the end to use the computer going to do?
@gelatinoid4874
3 жыл бұрын
What is the song at the end?
@Sondergarden
8 жыл бұрын
What's the name of the song at the beginning?
@TheWirksworthGunroom
Жыл бұрын
Where did those seven years go? Looking at the form of the skullcap helmet it is very reminiscent of the latest military helmet developments compared with those of a hundred years ago. Perhaps the same lessons were learned during that period as defensive requirements evolved?
@guzicaguzica
8 жыл бұрын
name of the tune at the end?
@dr.victorvs
Жыл бұрын
The last one totally looks like a modern military helmet. Including the fact that it's not bulletproof-most people don't know, but although there are bulletproof helmets, they are not issued in militaries.
@hedgetwentyfour2708
8 жыл бұрын
There's a small stud on the forehead section of the bascinet, might it be for keeping up the visor as well?
@300warrior300
8 жыл бұрын
+Hedge Twentyfour nah he said it was from where it used to have a klappvisor attachment
@sadp9013
6 жыл бұрын
is there some more french here? ahah I would be happy too help for prononsiation there is alote a object that are name in french like here (cervelière)
@EddietheBastard
Жыл бұрын
Full encasement being an 'English' thing matches very strongly with the English way of war being so heavily reliant on warhammer and warbow - both devastating against lighter armours.
@Forscythe80
4 жыл бұрын
I'm writing well after this video was released (four years after). This book Tobias speaks of, anyone able to tell me which book it is? I really wanna check into getting it! But of course I need to know the title so I order the correct book.
@davidsandlin9686
3 жыл бұрын
I’m assuming it is this book. It was released in 2015 by The right Tobias capwell wallacecollectionshop.org/products/armour-of-the-english-knight-1400-1450
@mehmetcy84
8 жыл бұрын
Great series! Isn't the skullcap a little bit too small?
@Tehinke
8 жыл бұрын
+Mehmet Yılmaztürk It's designed to be very close fitting and have a very thin lining.
@edi9892
8 жыл бұрын
I thought that skullcaps were used under other helmets, both as a reinforcement, but also if you have to ditch the other helmet (like the pott-helmet) that you still have something. In that context I wonder why knights were wearing mail on their head. The little padding does not seem to protect much from the impact of a sword blow not to speak of anything tip-heavier.
@jared925
8 жыл бұрын
so were aventails sewn to the padding underneath them? Or did they just sit on top?
@scholagladiatoria
8 жыл бұрын
+Jared McClelland Sometimes sewn, sometimes laced. Rarely just sitting there I think, as anyone could just lift it and stab underneath, plus it would flap up and down when riding and running about.
@jared925
8 жыл бұрын
That is something I've noticed with mine is that it flaps when I run. I've been wanting to sew the padding and the aventail together but wanted to make sure it was accurate to do that
@RAkers-tu1ey
7 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! I love scholarship. R
@josrukker
3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know the inner diameter of the rings (and also the diameter of wire) used to make a historically acurate aventail for this type of helmet? I was guessing around 6mm inner diameter en wire of 1.3-1.4mm thick? maybe less
@w.reidripley1968
Жыл бұрын
Erik D. Schmid suggests that overall a wire diameter of 1-1.4mm and link ID of 6-8mm is a tenable place to start. This assumes you are riveting your links shut -- or doing half and half riveted wire and solid punched-out links made from spacer rings much lighter than modern-made washers, which are thick and heavy -- too heavy in quantity. Tumble the spacer rings in a fairly aggressive medium to round off their squared corners, softening their appearance somewhat, as well as wearing your liner or doublet less.
@middlehearth6723
8 жыл бұрын
Would the visor have been lifted once the soldier was close enough to engage the enemy, and the threat from arrows was reduced?
@middlehearth6723
8 жыл бұрын
+MIDDLE HEARTH Always comment too soon
@JizzburnGigaqueer
8 жыл бұрын
I fucking adore this bascinet style!
@MrAwawe
3 жыл бұрын
Really wished matt would have put on that scull cap.
@nikitaonassis6090
8 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to know how they derived at the design, like research notes or something. One can hear the waffleDo and the imaginnery hand modelling to show off the bascinet in the best possible way. 😜
@nelumbonucifera7537
8 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to use radiocarbon dating on steel artifacts? Charcoal would have been the main source of carbon in pre-industrial steel, so carbon-14 content should bear some relation to when it was smelted. Perhaps it isn't possible to get a large enough sample to minimize error?
@ofailia650
8 жыл бұрын
+Nelumbo Nucifera the c-14 method can be used on steel or iron, but they contain less carbon than organic materials and would require more to be removed, damaging the artifact. the tests also have to be paid for, and the results might just tell you the century of manufacture or maybe not even that. it just isn't all that useful for objects like these helmets where we can tell their approximate age from other factors.
@TheOhgodineedaname
8 жыл бұрын
Nice intro music!
@georgerobinson7078
8 жыл бұрын
The visor reminds me of the 'bucket helm' that has been stretched out. It could suggest the development of amour.
@300warrior300
8 жыл бұрын
+George Robinson certainly. If you look at the early types of visor. The klappvisor looks even more like a bucket helm.
@petebouchard1777
3 жыл бұрын
I’m coming to this quite late, but I wonder, what is the size of the individual who would wear this armor. Certainly not a 160 lb 5 foot 10 inch man. I ask this, because I wounded if 175 ft lbs or 200-250 joules of energy would cause some impact shock. Just thinking.
@arthurwellesley3654
8 жыл бұрын
The craftsmanship of th-... actually never mind.
@KDAirman
Жыл бұрын
Forge of svan makes this type of helmet with 3 visor types to switch up houndskull pigface and wolfrib all klap visor attached
@Yimyimyimyim277
Жыл бұрын
The cutest of helmets
@dextrodemon
8 жыл бұрын
pretty sure it's gorget with a 't' sound on the end. sort of, 'gorzshett,' just the same as bascinet or um, baronet, or any of those other older formally french words.
@morqwal
8 жыл бұрын
in the art at the end of the film it looked like the men-at-arms were wearing gambeson. i thought gambeson was worn underneath mail, but the images show mail shirt sleeves coming from underneath what looks like gambeson. what is actually going on?
@ValendianCrafts
8 жыл бұрын
+Timothy Wood (EricJive90) Men at arms and footmen often had an aketon/gambeson or coat armour over the haubergeon. Of course this implies the man being able to afford mail. Knights did that too, especially in France; their outer gambeson was worn over plates and mail, usually coloured so that such a garment would also have the function of a surcoat, for recognising one's side. As I said, men at arms did that too, and I think that it was a preference of the individual. If they could wear something else beyond mail, to ensure some more protection, I'm sure they would go for a thicker padding, that still allows some mobility and absorbs some of the blunt trauma. Under the mail, I'm about sure they would wear something light-padded, fitting for the body as a doublet or pourpoint. This all from the second half of the 14th century onward.
@deektedrgg
8 жыл бұрын
+Timothy Wood (EricJive90) My guess is that they're wearing padding, with mail on top of that and another layer of padding onto that. I guess buying new gambesons is cheaper than buying new mail.
@NonApplicable1983
5 жыл бұрын
Would you wear an arming cap under a skull cap like that?
@scholagladiatoria
5 жыл бұрын
The padded liner is attached to the inside of this sort of helmet.
@krystofdavid1117
3 жыл бұрын
It's weird to see Matt's head from the profile.... :D
@caveymoley
8 жыл бұрын
video bomb at the end...
@usernaem4818
8 жыл бұрын
ythis guy was in the Richard 3 documentary
@usernaem4818
8 жыл бұрын
this guy
@scholagladiatoria
8 жыл бұрын
+Beowulf Fierce Indeed. So was I for about 1 second (I was edited out! lol)
@usernaem4818
8 жыл бұрын
scholagladiatoria wow
@jaybluff281
8 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the more covering English armour is was due to doctrine? After all if your knight's and Billmen's primary infantry role is to protect your archers, mobility may be a lesser consideration.
@HaNsWiDjAjA
7 жыл бұрын
Likely because they fought on foot a lot. Fighting on foot allowed you to place your attacks more accurately and use more powerful two handed weapons, and also exposed more body parts that on horseback would be automatically covered (back of the thigh, groin), so unless mobility was very important you wanted more protection.
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