"Goddamnit! I moved all the way here from Australia and got another noisy bearded man obsessed with medieval weapons. At least this one doesn't have children."
I'd love to see a video talking about how a Two-Handed Battle Axe wielder would fight an opponent using a shield. I think it'd be interesting to see how it could actually be done.
A reenactment group once showed me how to push down a shield with a "Bartaxt" (like he mentioned in the video) I don't know the english term, but I think it's "bearded axe" ore something. Yea, you can grab the shield with youre axe and push it down to strike behind the shield.
@@dalucke8907 I belong to such a group and indeed, axes are shield-killers when used properly. "Bearded axe" is the correct English term for the type of axe you descriibe. In Icelandic we call it a " skeggjaður öxi." A bearded axe is typically one-handed, while the type Skall demonstrates here is generally known as a "Dane axe."
Death of mosquitos is coming! There is a reason some of us prefer winter. Too cold for mosquitos is a big one. Look into mosquito repellent if you are going to love in the woods lest they try to carry you of next year. My mom sweetie that used dryer sheets rubbed over the skin would repel them. Unfortunately I was always too tasty too mosquitos for that to work and found repellants, well, repellant 😕
In all honesty, in a fight, even a stick is useful. Not being armed at all is worse than having at least something, especially if it has a long reach and can chop.
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There is also *scholagladiatoria* video demonstrating exercises with a two-handed dane axe: ua-cam.com/video/NbUhtdwQ1wI/v-deo.html
"historical sources are not terribly comprehensive" They're essentially non existent. Which is a shame, I'd love to read some accounts of how these were used
0:36 _. . . and from the Vikings we have nothing. We don't know how they fought, because they didn't leave behind detailed accounts_ Yeah! They only left behind death, blood, bodies, burning houses, and missing gold. /Amon Amarth plays
Don't forget... Farms. Shit loads of poetry. Intercontinental trade and exploration. Also a little signature on a very significant religious building in turkey. Really, the blood and ashes were a small part of their legacy. It was mostly the poetry. Seriously. And it's very good aswell. Much higher in both quantity and quality than any other culture except maybe the Greeks, as far as I'm concerned.
@@brodieknight772 Everyone knows that the only thing more scary than a poet is a warrior-poet, because he will immortalize your defeat in song. Sometimes that concept was turned up to eleven, so the montenegrin vladika Peter I, was known as a warrior-prince-bishop-poet.
I'm currently working on a fantasy axe design, and this was SUPER helpful, especially because I was trying to determine the real function of a double-bit battle axe. Now it makes much more sense; thanks!
Great to see the axe getting some love :D One thing I have wondered about is how axes were used in battles. I would imagine that while in formation they would be very impractical, as swinging it around would undoubtedly be in the way of those around you. Yet there are plenty of sources showing that they were at least present during battles. One solution I could think of is that they would be reserved for the later parts of a battle when formations and frontlines become a bit more chaotic. But even then we would rarely see the moshpit of Hollywood battles, so I'm unsure as to how effective they would be.
NeoNep With training, soldiers could swing in unison. A bit like a pike squad. Alternatively, the axe wielding special forces/officers can be spread along the line with other soldiers forming shield walls between them. Or the attack could use a more spread formation, covering any gaps with the awesome reach of the axes, similar to how modern soldiers with firearms patrol in open fields.
Got a layman's gut feeling dane axes were basically early middle ages greatswords. For the elite warrior madmen that didn't care about shields and bodyguards to nobles.
Not Me!! He left us here in Victoria! I feel betrayed and wish I had my own country property and not an apartment dweller in this city, just like he was..
I’d LOVE more tactical videos like that! They are very enlightening and entertaining as well. You are a new person on this house, Skall. It’s really your HOME, one can see. I’m VERY happy to see it and I’m lucky/honored to have been able to accompany you long enough to witness this change.
I always remember the doc on Deadliest warrior, saying 'these are the sorts of injuries you expect to see when someone's been hit by a train.' when talking about the two handed viking axe.
I have to say, the difference in your attitude from these past few months and now is infectious. I can really see how happy moving has made you and I can feel that you have new energy about you. It's really infectious, and I can't help but feel happy for you Skall.
He definitely has considering the amount of videos he's done with the zombie heads. If you can't find it by searching the channel, here's the same axe he used on a gel torso: ua-cam.com/video/IK5Elo-KZKc/v-deo.html
Thanks a lot Skal! I do HEMA and the primary weapon i want to learn is the two handed axe, thanks for helping me get a idea of how to wield this awesome weapon!
Anyone remember the berserker at Stamford Bridge? Probably the best or most well known story with a Dane axe. Thanks for this Skallagrim, the Dane axe was always my favorite ancestral weapon.
Wow that forest in the background instantly just improved the video 100% I’m listening to you talk about axes and now I just want to go fell trees haha
Thanks for the presentation. There hare some findings I want to share based on my practice with such an axe several years ago. 1.) the base (lower hand) should 'cup' the bottom of the shaft for greater subtle means of dexterous maneuverability 2.) the upper hand should slide down the shaft as you swing the axe which adds to the force and fluidity of the motion. the top hand logically comes to firm grip/rest at the pt of the strike into the Ås rune form 3.) the 'thor rune form (back hand) which you suggested is awkward is very effective although you should never cross the top arm over the base. Think of this regards to unarmed kung fu styles like Wing Chun where you never cross the arms or get locked/pinned in Chi Sao. Hence, once you raise that axe up and over the back of the head and then lower it, you should turn the hips and slide the back foot around with the weight shift so the added waist power sees you take the line of the opponent via the Hagl rune cross cut and your hands are not crossed rather one is above the other. Other fun techniques to try are based on their renown at pulling foes off horse back and pulling down shield walls i.e. swing the axe forth, over extending over the top of the shield pulling the axe down to expose the opponents face and then thrusting forth.
I've always been interested in how Poleaxes and halberds work... seem like such an underused type of weapon in fantasy/historical fiction. Thanks for the vid!
I love how you use your deck to frame the video. This new place makes the videos better and you seem able to be more yourself. make sure you keep connected with the people around you tho. rural life can be difficult.
(David Attenborough voice:) Here we see an Axewielding Norseman. Originally from northern Europe and previously found all over Canada, its numbers have been drastically declining due to urbanization, government regulation, and increasing housing prices. Now, a small population remains in the woods of eastern Canada, but their future remains uncertain. This particular male, now that he has found a suitable location, displays his prowess with remarkable camerawork. Some believe that this is done to attract followers, who might also choose to become Axewielding Norsemen. Others think that this tactic might merely be to attract viewers, who occasionally leave behind some scraps for him to feed on. Whatever the purpose, it is truly a marvelous sight to behold, here in the dense forests of Nova Scotia.
It just clicked with me that the sick jacket you’re wearing that I always admire is literally a CAF DEU jacket and I have one in my closet from my initial kitting..... I could be skall-cool so easily
"Axe me no questions, I'll tell you no lies." (Sorry, had to get that one in.) Good video. I have been fascinated by axe techniques since 'Vikings' first came on TV and brought the axe as a weapon to my attention in a slightly more realistic portrayal. All weapons of war are deadly, but I think the battle axe is particularly horrendous, psychologically; perhaps because it is often portrayed in the hands of a 'berserker,' a force of up-close-and-personal rage, combined with the weapon's perceived mass and physical power.
Superior camera work? Superior sound quality? Superior background (not that we didn't like the rugs and green screens)? Super Skal smiles? Psycho Mantis? Awesome video!
I guess one thing that would be interesting to see would be just how effective an axe is against shields compared to swords. A few video games(Mount & Blade in particular) tend to showcase axes as being the perfect counter to shields. But just how well would the axe be able to render a shield useless?
Axes won’t really chop a shield apart like in games. It is, however, a very hard hitter. Deflecting an axe blow will take a lot more energy, and in particular, be quite painful. So someone won’t be able to withstand repeated axe blows for long even with a heavy shield.
Danskur öxi! This is the Danish War Axe from Arms & Armor, which I can highly recommend. It is extremely well-crafted, light and agile, yet sturdy. I've owned mine for about a year now, and I've been training and demonstrating with it quite enjoyably in that time.
I've been thinking about this more, and I have another analogy. This axe obviously has more offensive potential than a sword and shield or spear and shield or many other weapons combinations. It's optimized for putting the hurt on folks, not defense of self etc. It's like a machine-gun, a better force multiplier. But it requires a squad of riflemen around it to work best, because it's heavy and cumbersome and not very pointable and so is vulnerable to being overwhelmed close up and in. The way riflemen maneuver and keep the enemy at bay, is what sheildmen do. While the guy with this clobbers people safely, the same way machine-gunners do far more than their fair share of DPS. The same way most units are all of shieldmen with swords or spears, and rarely are units all with greatswords or 2 handed axes, most military units are rifle ones, machine gun units are less common. Another way would be to think of Core and Heavy or elite choices in Warhammer, how the badasses don't work well without the regular guys setting everything up. Just a hypothesis, if even that.
Absolutely best video I have seen so far on axe combat... I know you are geared to the more medieval weaponry but would you please do a video incorporating modern size 31/32 inch axes... I would absolutely love that and find it super informative.
Well that really isn't anything new though... Most dwarves in fantasy fiction are just that anyway. They are pretty much the fictional depictions of vikings except their height what with the horned helms and a tendency to swing axes and hammers and all. Aside from the Tolkien dwarves which are a bit more unique when it comes to their names the way they behave and their weapons and armor.
@@Inaluogh Aren't dwarves usually more so artisans and miners? There are some viking references in the cultural and military side but seafaring raiders? That bit seems to be... missing...
@@000Dragon50000 So you mean the Norse Dwarfs of Kraka Drak? also: searfaring Dwarf Raiders? Meet Long Drong and his Pirate Slayers! :P www.axesofaix.de/Bilder/LongDrong2.jpg
Illusionist Kyouko Vikings, or to go Viking was a raiding process. I think Roaming Dwarvish raiders is a pretty unused concept. Though Tolkien-inspired dwarves definitely are Norse-based, I wouldn’t say they were víkingrs.
You seem much happier in your new home, glad you've moved out of that cramped apartment it was clearly a hiderance to your videos, congrats you've earned it!
Thegn Thrand has an awesome series about it. There's a lot of stuff you can do with it, paired with a shield, that you cannot do with any other weapon.
This is pretty helpful for me. I’m trying to become a writer and i have a character who often uses axes. Was trying to get a feel for how he’d actually fight
Pole arms and in particular the pole arm tactics you used with the axe, opposed to just swinging it wildly, seems to be under represent by most medieval enthusiasts. From all accounts most melee soldiers went to battle with some sort of pole arm. It's nice to see a bit of a historical look into some of the most common tactics used on the battle field.
Imagine his new neighbors coming to meet him and they see a mad lad on his deck swinging a battle axe talking to himself
Ahh finally an intellectual!!
"Welcome to Vinland, traveller. We have not seen your kind in many centuries."
Neighbor: Huzzah, a man of quality!
"Goddamnit! I moved all the way here from Australia and got another noisy bearded man obsessed with medieval weapons. At least this one doesn't have children."
Nova Scotia*? Neighbors? LOL
How to Use a Two Handed Battle Axe:
Step 1: Acquire large enough property to finally be able to swing it with impunity.
I love it, the man is finally in his element. Now he can go wild
A large porch helps from tripping too
Bob The Combat Dummy: "You wanna know how I got these scars?"
Skall - 'No, but I know how you got these"-
HACK.
I'm da jokah baybee
We live in a society
My fathah was a drunk.....and a fiend...lolz
Red Lantern's Rage WHY SO SERIOUSSS
Is it me or Skall looks happier.
He is really loving the new house.
Who wouldn't look happy with an axe like this?
A number of people have commented on that.
Bankrotas Freedom
I'm so happy for him :)
You forgot to show the historical technique of throwing the axe into your enemy to freeze them, then summoning it back to your hand.
GODSLAYER!!!!!
"...running up and down the shaft. Yeah yeah."
*Stop giggling*
I red that before in a book called "Lusty Argonian Maid"...
You are a raider, legendary !
Also nice coat and cameo of the igorot headhunting axe
Funny enough; from what I've read, the developers never intended for that boss to say the "You are a raider, legendary!" line more than once.
Lol
Yeah, nice coat, I'll have to ask skall where to get one if I decide to turn sexual offender.
X -R1
For honor is trash
I'd love to see a video talking about how a Two-Handed Battle Axe wielder would fight an opponent using a shield. I think it'd be interesting to see how it could actually be done.
Indeed, as axes are excellent against shields
A reenactment group once showed me how to push down a shield with a "Bartaxt" (like he mentioned in the video) I don't know the english term, but I think it's "bearded axe" ore something. Yea, you can grab the shield with youre axe and push it down to strike behind the shield.
I completely agree--definitely want to see this!
@@dalucke8907 exactly, my friend told me that
@@dalucke8907 I belong to such a group and indeed, axes are shield-killers when used properly. "Bearded axe" is the correct English term for the type of axe you descriibe. In Icelandic we call it a "
skeggjaður öxi." A bearded axe is typically one-handed, while the type Skall demonstrates here is generally known as a "Dane axe."
"Let's talk about AXE baby
Let's talk about weaponry
Let's talk about all the right ways and the wrong ways to chop thee"
That....
Is amazing
Lets talk about ending them rightly
*"How to Use a Two Handed Battle Axe"*
*Thorkell:* Why use a Battle Axe when you can use a Giant Log
don't worry, he's known for using two dane-axes.
lol
Omg finally some meme about Vinland Saga
i would like to see skall's reaction on vinland saga.
Thorkell is best girl
"Mosquitoes- I hate you."
-Skallagrim, 2019.
it seems rather cold for mosquitoes lol but what do i know
Death of mosquitos is coming!
There is a reason some of us prefer winter. Too cold for mosquitos is a big one.
Look into mosquito repellent if you are going to love in the woods lest they try to carry you of next year.
My mom sweetie that used dryer sheets rubbed over the skin would repel them. Unfortunately I was always too tasty too mosquitos for that to work and found repellants, well, repellant 😕
LOL As I just read this he said that xD xD xD
*scared mosquito noises*
Thank you all for the upvotes.
Hopefully Skalla-senpai will notice me, lol
Finally, I had an argument with my friend who said 2 handed axes were useless in a fight. Finally have a great video to show them
In all honesty, in a fight, even a stick is useful. Not being armed at all is worse than having at least something, especially if it has a long reach and can chop.
There is also *scholagladiatoria* video demonstrating exercises with a two-handed dane axe: ua-cam.com/video/NbUhtdwQ1wI/v-deo.html
Did he have anything to back up his claim lol
"Two handed axes were useless in combat"?
Somebody's never seen the subtracted bodies of old, who never got old.
Maybe hw was referring to woodsman axes?
"historical sources are not terribly comprehensive"
They're essentially non existent. Which is a shame, I'd love to read some accounts of how these were used
The hero Raider from the game For Honor (while not dressed correctly) uses the axe fairly well in my opinion. If just want a Visual.
@@WarM3chGaming I wonder how much of it was taken from European manuals and how much it was created for the game.
@@matiasaguayo3175 For Honor strived for authenticity, so probably quite a bit.
@@SymmetricalDocking I'm pretty sure they did, but as Skall pointed out. We know nothing on how Vikings used the axe.
@@SymmetricalDocking For Honor did not strive for authenticity whatsoever
‘You need to run up and down the shaft’ Skall-2019
"your hand" ... you forgot the important part .-P
1. Identify the sharp edge of the axe.
2. Swing the sharp edge towards enemy.
Step 3: Identify the sharp metal bit of the axe as the pommel.
Step 4: Refer Step 2
0:36 _. . . and from the Vikings we have nothing. We don't know how they fought, because they didn't leave behind detailed accounts_
Yeah! They only left behind death, blood, bodies, burning houses, and missing gold. /Amon Amarth plays
Not to mention a bunch of butthurt monks :D
Lindisfarn was an inside job! Longboat's hull can't break stone beams!
@@drunkenthoughts6072 you're a fucking idiot.
Don't forget... Farms. Shit loads of poetry. Intercontinental trade and exploration. Also a little signature on a very significant religious building in turkey. Really, the blood and ashes were a small part of their legacy. It was mostly the poetry. Seriously. And it's very good aswell. Much higher in both quantity and quality than any other culture except maybe the Greeks, as far as I'm concerned.
@@brodieknight772 Everyone knows that the only thing more scary than a poet is a warrior-poet, because he will immortalize your defeat in song. Sometimes that concept was turned up to eleven, so the montenegrin vladika Peter I, was known as a warrior-prince-bishop-poet.
with this setup I am now 90% sure skal lives in skyrim
I'm currently working on a fantasy axe design, and this was SUPER helpful, especially because I was trying to determine the real function of a double-bit battle axe. Now it makes much more sense; thanks!
Great to see the axe getting some love :D One thing I have wondered about is how axes were used in battles. I would imagine that while in formation they would be very impractical, as swinging it around would undoubtedly be in the way of those around you. Yet there are plenty of sources showing that they were at least present during battles. One solution I could think of is that they would be reserved for the later parts of a battle when formations and frontlines become a bit more chaotic. But even then we would rarely see the moshpit of Hollywood battles, so I'm unsure as to how effective they would be.
Valid tactic would be to send heavily armored troops wearing battleaxes as a sort of vanguards (just my opinion)
NeoNep With training, soldiers could swing in unison. A bit like a pike squad. Alternatively, the axe wielding special forces/officers can be spread along the line with other soldiers forming shield walls between them. Or the attack could use a more spread formation, covering any gaps with the awesome reach of the axes, similar to how modern soldiers with firearms patrol in open fields.
@@immortalsnail-xd7zv
>wearing battleaxes
All I can think about now is a dude covered in axe heads tackling his enemies.
@@Alex_Fahey You're welcome!
Got a layman's gut feeling dane axes were basically early middle ages greatswords. For the elite warrior madmen that didn't care about shields and bodyguards to nobles.
Skall looks so happy in his videos since he moved it's making me happy too
Not Me!! He left us here in Victoria! I feel betrayed and wish I had my own country property and not an apartment dweller in this city, just like he was..
Skall you really seem so much happier, it's so lovely to see and very well deserved! Long may it continue!
I’d LOVE more tactical videos like that! They are very enlightening and entertaining as well.
You are a new person on this house, Skall. It’s really your HOME, one can see. I’m VERY happy to see it and I’m lucky/honored to have been able to accompany you long enough to witness this change.
I always remember the doc on Deadliest warrior, saying 'these are the sorts of injuries you expect to see when someone's been hit by a train.' when talking about the two handed viking axe.
3:23 can we just appreciate Skall's precision.
*GO FOR THE EYES*
0:01 If you activate the UA-cam subtitles:
Skallagrim: "Stop! Tax time!".
US during the 1770’s, getting the muskets out:”say that again?”
Canadian Government when you're finally, after 12 years of waiting, allowed to purchase your set of blunted, child safe, padded, kitchen spoons.
I am a Viking HEMA fighter, and I find your videos very helpful and kinda fill in the blanks of our lags leader
STEP 1: Look like a freakin Viking
STEP 2: Be a freakin Viking
STEP 3: Raid your nearest supermarket
YeAh BeCaUsE vIkiNgS cAnT uSe AnY oThEr WeApOnS
STEP 5: Get swatted by law enforcement
@@dennissala9173 STEP 5: Sail across the Atlantic with the supermarket cart and discover America before Columbus
I have to say, the difference in your attitude from these past few months and now is infectious. I can really see how happy moving has made you and I can feel that you have new energy about you. It's really infectious, and I can't help but feel happy for you Skall.
I'd love for you to show some halberd techniques. Polearms need more love
It´s refreshing to see different backgrounds, seeing the property, nature, etc. i'm Definitely excited to see more of "Skalls world".
I'd like this axe to be used on one of those zombie heads
I think it was actually!
Try searching Zombie Head Axe on Skall's channel.
He definitely has considering the amount of videos he's done with the zombie heads. If you can't find it by searching the channel, here's the same axe he used on a gel torso: ua-cam.com/video/IK5Elo-KZKc/v-deo.html
Pedro.Those zombie head aren't cheap.
Here you go:
ua-cam.com/video/a_WwHFzJi70/v-deo.html
(Not sure if it's the exact same axe, but close enough)
I just want to compliment how beautiful your back yard is. I'd kill to have woods that beautiful in Texas!
Dane axe? More like Job Done axe.
A majestic weapon, and one of my favourites. Thanks for the video, Skallywag.
🤩
Using you as a reference for my game animations! Amazing Video!
Thanks a lot Skal! I do HEMA and the primary weapon i want to learn is the two handed axe, thanks for helping me get a idea of how to wield this awesome weapon!
Stepping my chivalry game up
Anyone remember the berserker at Stamford Bridge? Probably the best or most well known story with a Dane axe. Thanks for this Skallagrim, the Dane axe was always my favorite ancestral weapon.
Wow that forest in the background instantly just improved the video 100% I’m listening to you talk about axes and now I just want to go fell trees haha
“You wanna move your hands up and down the shaft” oh myyyy
this man has saved my writing so many times absolute king
Seems like a spike on the other end would open up a lot of options
Thanks for the presentation. There hare some findings I want to share based on my practice with such an axe several years ago. 1.) the base (lower hand) should 'cup' the bottom of the shaft for greater subtle means of dexterous maneuverability 2.) the upper hand should slide down the shaft as you swing the axe which adds to the force and fluidity of the motion. the top hand logically comes to firm grip/rest at the pt of the strike into the Ås rune form 3.) the 'thor rune form (back hand) which you suggested is awkward is very effective although you should never cross the top arm over the base. Think of this regards to unarmed kung fu styles like Wing Chun where you never cross the arms or get locked/pinned in Chi Sao. Hence, once you raise that axe up and over the back of the head and then lower it, you should turn the hips and slide the back foot around with the weight shift so the added waist power sees you take the line of the opponent via the Hagl rune cross cut and your hands are not crossed rather one is above the other.
Other fun techniques to try are based on their renown at pulling foes off horse back and pulling down shield walls i.e. swing the axe forth, over extending over the top of the shield pulling the axe down to expose the opponents face and then thrusting forth.
This is awesome. I would love to see this type of video on quarterstaffs,
This has got to be the best "how to" video out there, there's no way to top this (or if there is, I have no idea what it'd be)
How to use pommel?
loving the Darth Vader gloves lmao
I've always been interested in how Poleaxes and halberds work... seem like such an underused type of weapon in fantasy/historical fiction. Thanks for the vid!
You can tell he moved away from Erik, because the axe survived the video.
Even now a crack is forming along the handle as Erik concentrates his will...
I love how you use your deck to frame the video. This new place makes the videos better and you seem able to be more yourself. make sure you keep connected with the people around you tho. rural life can be difficult.
I think the wilderness is tapping his inner Viking lol
Considering Viking once inhabited that area, Nova Scotia (Vinland) its extra true... Missing him and feel betrayed he left us here in Victoria..
(David Attenborough voice:) Here we see an Axewielding Norseman. Originally from northern Europe and previously found all over Canada, its numbers have been drastically declining due to urbanization, government regulation, and increasing housing prices. Now, a small population remains in the woods of eastern Canada, but their future remains uncertain.
This particular male, now that he has found a suitable location, displays his prowess with remarkable camerawork. Some believe that this is done to attract followers, who might also choose to become Axewielding Norsemen. Others think that this tactic might merely be to attract viewers, who occasionally leave behind some scraps for him to feed on. Whatever the purpose, it is truly a marvelous sight to behold, here in the dense forests of Nova Scotia.
It just clicked with me that the sick jacket you’re wearing that I always admire is literally a CAF DEU jacket and I have one in my closet from my initial kitting..... I could be skall-cool so easily
This is exactly what I was looking for as I was researching proper axe technique for my fantasy novel :D
How is your novel coming along?
"Axe me no questions, I'll tell you no lies." (Sorry, had to get that one in.)
Good video. I have been fascinated by axe techniques since 'Vikings' first came on TV and brought the axe as a weapon to my attention in a slightly more realistic portrayal. All weapons of war are deadly, but I think the battle axe is particularly horrendous, psychologically; perhaps because it is often portrayed in the hands of a 'berserker,' a force of up-close-and-personal rage, combined with the weapon's perceived mass and physical power.
A devastating weapon indeed, never went quite out of fashion until the gunpowder era.
your content is getting better with every video great work :)
The reverse cut is precisely why I'd prefer a glaive when it comes to polearms..
Glad you seem to be loving the new place!
thorkell: *WANT TO KNOW HOW TO DUAL WIELD 2 HANDED AXE?*
I'm loving these videos at the new place. It was always weird imagining Skall in a cramped apartment in a city. This place suits him much more.
It would be really interesting to see the dane axe used against other weapons in practice!
I used to think axes are only for striking and grabbing shields , i never thought they could be this versatile , thanks for the informative video .
"MOSQUITOES!! I hate you!" 08:03
Here I thought Canada was mosquitoe free :(
@@D4rkTooga Nope. We have blackflies and no-see-ums too. On the up side, Skall can practice his sword form with one of those electric fly rackets.
@@schonnj heh Oh well, poutine must be worth the fight with the mosquitoes.
Superior camera work? Superior sound quality? Superior background (not that we didn't like the rugs and green screens)? Super Skal smiles? Psycho Mantis?
Awesome video!
I guess one thing that would be interesting to see would be just how effective an axe is against shields compared to swords.
A few video games(Mount & Blade in particular) tend to showcase axes as being the perfect counter to shields. But just how well would the axe be able to render a shield useless?
Axes won’t really chop a shield apart like in games. It is, however, a very hard hitter. Deflecting an axe blow will take a lot more energy, and in particular, be quite painful. So someone won’t be able to withstand repeated axe blows for long even with a heavy shield.
Danskur öxi!
This is the Danish War Axe from Arms & Armor, which I can highly recommend. It is extremely well-crafted, light and agile, yet sturdy. I've owned mine for about a year now, and I've been training and demonstrating with it quite enjoyably in that time.
I have gotten an interest in billhooks lately, and can't find many videos on it, so I would like a video about billhooks.
@Jim Nickles What I have been able to find suggest they were pretty effective.
@@TheHornedKing Shadiversity just made one
@@konstellashon1364 I have seen it. It was great.
thank u,u the best. not like others who ramble just to extend video to 10 mins
I've been thinking about this more, and I have another analogy. This axe obviously has more offensive potential than a sword and shield or spear and shield or many other weapons combinations. It's optimized for putting the hurt on folks, not defense of self etc. It's like a machine-gun, a better force multiplier. But it requires a squad of riflemen around it to work best, because it's heavy and cumbersome and not very pointable and so is vulnerable to being overwhelmed close up and in. The way riflemen maneuver and keep the enemy at bay, is what sheildmen do. While the guy with this clobbers people safely, the same way machine-gunners do far more than their fair share of DPS. The same way most units are all of shieldmen with swords or spears, and rarely are units all with greatswords or 2 handed axes, most military units are rifle ones, machine gun units are less common. Another way would be to think of Core and Heavy or elite choices in Warhammer, how the badasses don't work well without the regular guys setting everything up. Just a hypothesis, if even that.
This was the first skallagrim video i ever whatched, glad i found this channel!
You are a raider, legendary!
Really nobody on about this man's fantastic outro, I loved that!
Great vid too
Never mess with Huge Axeman he's jacked!
Absolutely best video I have seen so far on axe combat... I know you are geared to the more medieval weaponry but would you please do a video incorporating modern size 31/32 inch axes... I would absolutely love that and find it super informative.
That´s Axectly how you use it
I don't even remember when it has hurt more to give a thumbs up to a comment.
Exaxectly what I was thinking
So low effort i had to like it
not funny, didnt laugh
I'm gonna have to axe you to stop
Thanks for the demonstration and teaching with the two handed Long Axe how to use it
"up and down the shaft" hehe
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@@Tzarkaan Who is Matt Easton?
Gabriel Garcia Look up shcholagladiatoria. Matt is a Hema instructor and has been doing videos for a few years. It's a great channel.
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@@Y3ll0wJack3t He grips the butt for better penetration.
9:06 Skallagrim coming at us with that stunning tap
Dwarf OR Viking!?
Such a lack of imagination, DWARF VIKINGS~!~!
Well that really isn't anything new though... Most dwarves in fantasy fiction are just that anyway. They are pretty much the fictional depictions of vikings except their height what with the horned helms and a tendency to swing axes and hammers and all. Aside from the Tolkien dwarves which are a bit more unique when it comes to their names the way they behave and their weapons and armor.
@@Inaluogh Aren't dwarves usually more so artisans and miners? There are some viking references in the cultural and military side but seafaring raiders? That bit seems to be... missing...
@@000Dragon50000 So you mean the Norse Dwarfs of Kraka Drak?
also: searfaring Dwarf Raiders? Meet Long Drong and his Pirate Slayers! :P
www.axesofaix.de/Bilder/LongDrong2.jpg
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Vikings, or to go Viking was a raiding process. I think Roaming Dwarvish raiders is a pretty unused concept. Though Tolkien-inspired dwarves definitely are Norse-based, I wouldn’t say they were víkingrs.
@@TooMuchThought Exactly, exactly. They're more norse-inspired artisans and miners in most executions of them, not so much vikings.
You seem much happier in your new home, glad you've moved out of that cramped apartment it was clearly a hiderance to your videos, congrats you've earned it!
Can you do a fighting tutorial about one handed axes?
Thegn Thrand has an awesome series about it. There's a lot of stuff you can do with it, paired with a shield, that you cannot do with any other weapon.
Ever since the move, the production quality has skyrocketed.
I'd love to know how tridents were used.
The pointy tips go inside your enemies.
Blaze M.D. to catch fish. Other than that? To poke,because tridents probably weren’t really used outside of the arena
@@bosknight7837 They were also used as hunting weapons in China; the tines prevent predatory tigers or wild boars from lunging at you up the shaft.
I use a lot of your videos for reference in choreographing fight scenes all the time. Good stuff as usual.
Next video: how to use a two handed battle axe as a throwing axe.
Really glad you have all this new room for activities after the move!
I got flashbacks of getting bopped by raider at the end
*RRAAAAAAAIIIDDEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR*
@Red of the Man wouldve been cooler too if Raider parries attacks the way Skall briefly showed
That forest is so colourful and vibrant. You look so much happier in the new house and the videos are full of so much more energy as a consequence :-)
The mostquitoes obviously drew first blood in that duel.
This is pretty helpful for me. I’m trying to become a writer and i have a character who often uses axes. Was trying to get a feel for how he’d actually fight
Everyone knows how easy that weapon is
just look down and scroll your mouse down
8:04 Killed +100
This multiple angles you can show now are awesome. The move to the new home is great for you of course, but it is terrific for the videos👌🏽👌🏽
I'm here to learn how to soft feint spam like -q- raider in real life
Really helped with my war story! it's set in Viking time so there are lots of swords and axes! Definitely will be on your page more often :]
You should react to thorkell scene in vinland saga anime
I love how this man is just having fun and being finally happy
Major problem with two handed battle axes is that there’s no pommel with which to end them rightly.
What if the axe head was the pommel all along?
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG
Waiting for hammer time
cant touch this
Pole arms and in particular the pole arm tactics you used with the axe, opposed to just swinging it wildly, seems to be under represent by most medieval enthusiasts. From all accounts most melee soldiers went to battle with some sort of pole arm. It's nice to see a bit of a historical look into some of the most common tactics used on the battle field.
0:57
a white animal in the background when he says "use one"
Similar movement to that of a deer, but it looks.. ALL white.
I think that might be a car mate.
I think that was a reflection in a car's window which passed through a road behind the trees.
A wild Kia appears!
Yeah, that was a car. You can hear the engine.
Definetely a car, though it would've been awesome if it were a cryptid of sorts
Great video! The new place has really upped the productionquality!