A 13th Century Knight's Kit

Many thanks to the kind folk of Conquest - the re-enactment society - who invited me down to join them at the annual Battle of Evesham bash. Alas, my main camera and all the footage on it were stolen on the way home, but here is something salvaged from the wreck: an interview with Will, with his 13th century knight's kit. It was shot on a mobile telephone, and the sound isn't what you would normally expect from this channel. Sorry about that.

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[JustGrowingUp]

7:40 "We tend not to sharpen them because it's a lot of paperwork when it goes into someone" - this is just *chef's kiss* level of British dry humour!

[jeffasbestos]

Honestly, I wouldn’t mind a video of Lloyd just talking for hours and telling us what the fair was like- even without any footage of the thing.

[Eragon]

Sad that Lindy got robbed, but at least this feels like a classic Lindybeige video.

[unoriginalcontent]

sorry to hear about u getting robbed lindy

[wduckworth]

It was a blast to have you along with us Lindy and a privilige to be interviewed. Was gutted to hear some thieving type made off with your camera, hopefully we can have you back with us another time!

[edcrikey]

"In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for coursing. An olla of rather more beef than mutton, a salad on most nights, scraps on Saturdays, lentils on Fridays, and a pigeon or so extra on Sundays, made away with three-quarters of his income. The rest of it went in a doublet of fine cloth and velvet breeches and shoes to match for holidays, while on week-days he made a brave figure in his best homespun. He had in his house a housekeeper past forty, a niece under twenty, and a lad for the field and market-place, who used to saddle the hack as well as handle the bill-hook. The age of this gentleman of ours was bordering on fifty; he was of a hardy habit, spare, gaunt-featured, a very early riser and a great sportsman."

[herbiehusker]

Lloyd, this why we subscribed to you. Make more of this.

[zsvtywd]

Damm... I absolutely love the Battle of Evesham reenactment... to know we lost the oportunity of a fourty minute video makes me want to find the burglar...

[daniellewis]

I met someone, earlier this year, who had his new, high end bicycle stolen from Evesham train station bike racks. There may be a career criminal targeting the place.

[SueBobChicVid]

Your British-ism of the week: "half-inch".

[fancyultrafresh]

The audio was quite serviceable Lindy, thanks for this!

[WlLDEHlLDE]

super sorry for the loss of your camera and hard work. Hope you still had fun at the event nevertheless!

[bigmanbarrett]

I just recently started creating a fantasy graphic novel based off of various historical cultures. Mainly 13th century English and Norman warriors. This is a godsend.

[Luddite]

The country’s becoming a sad shadow of its former self where a chap could fall asleep on a train and wake up without having been robbed

[privateprivate]

So there's bootleg Lindy video out in the wild. Heavy metal as a genre hasn't appeared so popular.

[antoniomoreira]

Thanks Lindy. If anyone's veritably obsessed with ultra in-depth 13th century military history (arms & armor, tactics, unit types, armies organization, battles, military wages, etc.) by a PhD in Medieval warfare I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's relative playlist. That's by far the best introduction available to the period. Keep up the amazing work

[maxrobe]

You do know that lighting a cigarette makes the transport appear immediately?

[Cherubim]

I'm so very sorry to hear that. People really are the pits to steal your bag from you.

[horsebattery]

Transitional era kit is fascinating. I'd love to see more about the way weaponry changed in response to the developments in armour technology.

[lunct]

Was at Evesham last year too . Got to say I was surprised by the number of late medieval gear at the 13th century battle.


There’s a brief glimpse of me at 3:30 . I am one of the chaps with the blue shield with yellow chevrons.