Archer vs Knight

*ATTENTION* This video does not represent or claim to be a historical test of archery on armor. This is purely for entertainment. The rules are as follows: A game involving an archer with rubber arrow heads, and a knight with a shield. Archer lands one shot he wins, knight reaches archer he wins. Enjoy!

[teutonicpenguin]

Please note: This particular video is more for entertainment. It's just a game we play at events. Not a thought provoking test. Take it for what it is and don't read to much into it. In other words, all you historian types, don't get your jimmys in a twist.

[pinkdogroslyn]

Me trying to kill that last damn archer in my Mount and blade siege

[SnarkyZazu]

This music makes me want to challenge random people to a round of gwent

[marcop]

Imagine how frustrating shooting a Roman Testudo formation must have been back in the day

[chaosvolt]

"I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow to the knee."

[kemonyte]

I wish there would me more festivals like this one in my country :(

[jacobcohn]

Fighting skeletons in minecraft be like

[freakoutu.]

“I’m honoured that a knight such as you takes an interest in me.”

[darthvegan]

2:29 "Just my knee" Yeah, but now you'll never be an adventurer. Sad

[sirreginaldfishingtonxvii]

Was almost afraid that first arrow would hit the knight through the eye slit.

[Thebitbeard]

Middle-ages illuminations depicting archers and warriors often show the warriors with arrows through their legs. Looking at this it makes sense, as with a shield the legs appear to be the only remotely vulnerable target an archer has to aim for.

[markhatfield]

English archers were referred to as 'hunchbacks' as years of drawing bows which had a draw weight almost as much as the archers own weight deformed the back and shoulders. Even now, one can look at skeletons and know immediately who the archers were.

[hanoli]

Now imagine the knight sprinting at you with the intent of caving your head in with his sword guard

[JoFa]

The archer's only real way to survive an encounter like this would be to run away.

[zoidsfan]

This is very similar to how I want to set up my own harness. I would love to see the breakdown of this kit. Overall, good show!

[retrogandalf]

What we often forget is that arrows could splinter on impact with armor and the flying bits had a nasty shrapnel effect

[Ranstone]

This could be a light, competitive game. The slower the knight moves, the more points he racks up, but if the archer hits, he loses everything. :P
Blocking, dodging and shooting faster would add points as well.

[Haigen-MI]

"Wow the Archer class is really made of Archers"

[edgarmaestre]

The new age of empires is so realistic!

[MrCmon]

I thought they were really mad lads before I saw that the arrows had blunt tips.