The Evolution of Knightly Armor and Weapons - DOCUMENTARY

From the innovations of the Normans in the 11th century, to the increasingly more elaborate armor of the late 13th century, knights were constantly seeking ways to reduce their vulnerability on the battlefield, and to maximize their ability to inflict damage on an opponent. Today on Real Crusades History, we’ll take a journey through the military technology of the Middle Ages, and see how the fighting men of the era met the challenges and dangers of warfare as they armed themselves for battle.

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[tschohanfaitscher]

You are THE channel for crusade history. Thank you a lot for covering this era/area

[nutyyyy]

Most spears for Infantry were actually 8-9 feet in length throughout the period. Its common to see reenactors using shorter 6 foot spears though.

[Blalack]

It seems like a lot of people say humans always try to find creative ways of killing each other and while that might be true, I've always thought that the pursuit of military technology has kind of driven a lot of science and discovery.

[mercianthane]

My favorite kit for a night lies between the 11th and 12th century.
There's something fascinating, the elegance of seeing a knight in full chain mail.

[scivrpt]

We would like a lecture about the GrecoRoman medieval armor and weapons.

[jackbedle]

I just threw up five times from drinking too much Jack Daniels and this is the best way to spend a hangover

[angeloauditore]

I know there is less infortmation, but it would be really intresting to make a video about the weapons and armor of non-knightly troops such as men at arms and militias.

[xlopossum]

9:50 why the Circoat (the shirt worn over chainmail and other armor by crusaders) was invented, the crusaders made it to prevent their armor from getting hot due to the sun and to block arrows from Turkish horse archers.

[isaiahschmit]

Shoutout to the dude that threw a mace at the Anglo-saxons. Hes a real one

[marcuspacheco]

I agreed with all of this except that late swords got heavier than earlier ones. Yes pommels can off set the weight, but like a Gladius, Arming sword and Norman sword all weigh about the same. The exceptions would be early medieval swords like the falchion or Viking swords. They are both front heavy and just plain heavy (avg about 1- 1/2 lbs extra). That's on average the truth is 2-3lbs is the avg for all one handed weapons around the world. Because we use the same arms to swing them.

[tibsky]

We often tend to associate the typical armour-clad of 14-15th century with all the medieval era, while it took a lot of time to get there.

[orderoftheredstarofbethlehem]

last time I was this early the second crusade was still sieging Damascus

[-RONNIE]

⚔️ I hope people are appreciating these videos from you that are just getting into the crusades. Keep up the good 👍🏻

[abcjuniormilton]

Could you consider sharing the songs you use? I'm particularly interested in the song you used for the eleventh century section. Great video, I knew that medieval armor started with chainmail and that the plate armor we often associate with the Middle Ages came after but you really specified and broke down the development of the armor and weapons.

[PNWCagey-Dub]

I can’t imagine how much all that weighed plus swinging a heavy sword/axe and shield…..and fight for days, months or years….bad nutrition, dehydrated, sick, injured. It’s mind blowing to me. They had to be so, so resilient.

[parisfrance]

That red armor looks crazy 😎🔥 for the video

[southpawmoose]

Haven't heard from you in months.. glad to see you are still making content

[scrutinizedamerica]

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[Chud_Bud_Supreme]

Finally, a video that talks about paladins

[erniegutierrez]

I can totally imagine common levied soldiers pillaging a battlefield for armor after a battle. A small fortune could easily be made. Excellent video! "Like"