BRONZE AGE SWORDS were AWESOME! #shorts #sword #martialart #history #archaeology #weapons

Bronze Age Swords were AWESOME! #shorts #sword #martialart #history #archaeology #weapons

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[genghiskhan]

“What are the sons of men but leaves that fall in the winds breath?”

-Homer, The Iliad

[loganguitars]

Fun fact: forged by the elves, they glow blue in the presence of orcs

[nealsterling]

I just LOVE the color and shape of these Bronze swords. In some way they look way more beautiful than later steel words imo.
Maybe they are the reason why magic sword myths have become popular in the mythologies of europe?

[ObservingLibertarian]

The central rib prevents the bending effect that most (not all) swords have during a deep stab. instead of flexing and deflecting a lot of the energy of the stab: it stays straight and gives a lot more penetration power.

It'd be really interesting to see some different armors on a ballistic gel torso and show how effective stabbing is with this design over that of later common steel blades which didn't make use of this sword's features.

[clayfoster]

In my work as a tradesman I frequently work with copper and know it’s properties well. So when I did some work on a drummers cymbal, which are made of bronze, I couldn’t help but think of our ancestors discovering it by chance and exclaiming “THIS STUFF IS AMAZING! WE’RE USING IT FROM NOW ON!” I was really struck by how hard and less ductile bronze is vs copper. It works much more like iron and steel than copper.

[strydyrhellzrydyr]

Ahhhh... That's it... That blade ... Is sooo close to my PERFECT sword profile

[thechroniclesofthegnostic]

Yes, LOVE bronze swords!! We need more replicas--and we definitely need many more videos from you on all topics related to bronze weaponry.

[hermeusxerxes]

Neil Burridge's work is just so absolutely gorgeous.

[QuentinStephens]

More bronze age content, please, Matt! For instance, have you tried cutting with it?

[jacobsholm]

Probably the most beautiful sword I’ve seen in my life 🫶

[joec]

Look forward to seeing any videos you myt do on this. Neils swords and spear points are absolutely stunning! Our bronze age ancestors definitely had style!

[dadventuretv]

We NEED a full length vid(s) on Bronze Age swords Matt!!!! Come on man, the age of heroes!

[chrisw.]

Wait, is this a sword short of a short sword? I'll see myself out...

[alternativeavenues]

Gonna have to look for this Bronze Age Swords guy

[nilo]

“There was a Golden age of sword making“. Holds up Golden Sword. 😊

[kallewirsch]

My grandfather once found a flintsone dagger in a similar shape. It is a bronce age dagger, but from an area where the people didn't know how to work with bronce yet. The people knew bronce weapons because of traveling traders and they wanted something similar, so they made it out of flintsone. These daggers are called fishtail flint daggers. Really interesting pieces!

[greggillespie]

My best guess to why it never came back? Chain and plate armour started becoming more and more popular with the dawn of the iron age and sword smiths were more focused on finding ways to pierce the small gaps in armour plates rather than re-perfecting a cutting weapon

[andreweden]

Very nice! A high-status item for sure, especially at that early period!

[FX]

Dude on his day off be like: "And I practice with them toO!"

[justtalking]

I fell in love with bronze after many years of working with iron on a hobbyist scale. I even built my own miniature foundry at home. After making almost everything from the obligatory bronze dagger to practical household items like drawer knobs, mallets, axe heads, nails and even some sawblades, I would say that bronze can replace iron in most cases with the added benefit of corrosion restistance, possibility of serial manufacture (by casting) and endless recyclability. Just imagine that probably most of the copper ever extracted is still around, whereas much of the iron has simply corroded away over the centuries. The only real advantage of iron is that it's ingredients are available almost everywhere and on a much broader scale than copper, and tin in particular