MEDIEVAL MISCONCEPTIONS: jousting and lance combat

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  • @Ninavask
    @Ninavask 5 років тому +307

    Excellent video with some great information on historical jousting and mounted combat. I work for a stunt company that performs jousts for a number of renaissance faires across the United States, and I have to say I love seeing a lot of the information I have learned over the last eleven years being outlined so concisely. Not only that but I got to learn something about historical mounted combat and have a new thesis on the topic I get to read!
    Thank you for the excellant video, Shad!

  • @neurofiedyamato8763
    @neurofiedyamato8763 5 років тому +303

    Today: "Medieval jousting and lance combat: MEDIEVAL MISCONCEPTIONS"
    500 years later: "21st century airsoft and small arms combat: 21st CENTURY MISCONCEPTIONS"

    • @MW_Asura
      @MW_Asura 4 роки тому +13

      Hello stranger from the future!

    • @vaclav_fejt
      @vaclav_fejt 3 роки тому +6

      @@MarekSVK81 That reminds me of that great scene in Iron Man 3, where they argue about non-interchangable magatzines while holding airsoft magazines.

    • @barrylyndon5552
      @barrylyndon5552 3 роки тому +6

      Many historians claim that the millennial tonk was an armored toilet mostly used by officers or soldiers who really needed to go. But was it? Today I examine the claims that the tonk may have had playstations inside it

  • @emarsk77
    @emarsk77 5 років тому +301

    10:58
    Squire: "Your lance, my lord."
    Horse: "Aaaaah!! A long stick!!!"

    • @DutchieAbroad
      @DutchieAbroad 5 років тому +46

      It's more like: "He has the stick! LET'S GOOOOO!"
      Horses know very well when they are allowed to run :P

    • @Ninavask
      @Ninavask 5 років тому +17

      You have no idea how much it can be either that, or the horse getting pissed that the knight is telling them to wait cause he doesnt have a stick yet. It is a lot of work to get a ready and rearing to go horse to listen.

    • @user-pj1ec5om5g
      @user-pj1ec5om5g 4 роки тому +10

      @@Ninavask today I learned that horses too want to kick ass, today was a good day

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 3 роки тому +3

      I wonder if anyones wardog ever chased after a knight trying to steal his giant lance/stick...

  • @Errtuabyss
    @Errtuabyss 5 років тому +799

    Waiting for Shad to do some jousting in his garden.
    Because Shad garden videos are best videos.

    • @Maninawig
      @Maninawig 5 років тому +7

      Wait.. That's his garden?

    • @theblancmange1265
      @theblancmange1265 5 років тому +16

      On the rolled-up thingy horse?

    • @baronvonbeans9887
      @baronvonbeans9887 5 років тому +30

      That's doable
      Just have the smaller kids get on the bigger kids backs and have them charge each other with brooms

    • @nathanc939
      @nathanc939 5 років тому +7

      He should do wheel barrow joust with his kids. I did it a few years ago when I was 19-20 with some friend and we had a blast, we laughed so much our abs were burning the next day.

    • @LindaGailLamb.0808
      @LindaGailLamb.0808 5 років тому +3

      @@baronvonbeans9887 😂😂😂 !! One way to work off their excess energy, or settle their disputes 😁.

  • @cuthalion4281
    @cuthalion4281 5 років тому +196

    That "HAVE AT THEM, BOOOOYS!" in the background was brilliant.

    • @anselme198
      @anselme198 5 років тому +24

      i doubted for a second that I had mordhau video running in another tab

    • @LazyBastard69
      @LazyBastard69 5 років тому +12

      PUMPKINCANNONYEAAAH

    • @psydemekum
      @psydemekum 3 роки тому +2

      *hehe i had to rewind the video to be sure it came from it ^^

    • @silk6473
      @silk6473 3 роки тому +2

      @@psydemekum LMFAO same, i just checked the comments to see if anyone else did it as well

    • @cam9829
      @cam9829 3 роки тому +1

      YAAAAA mordhau that was a voice line in the game

  • @Tobbzn
    @Tobbzn 5 років тому +88

    My most hype medieval festival experience was when I was "charged" by a knight on horseback while I was on foot, bracing with my shield.
    Yeah I know the lance is designed to break but that's still several hundred kilograms of death trampling towards you.

    • @kylehill3643
      @kylehill3643 5 років тому +6

      But horses can only go in one direction. Once you figure out which way they are going they aren't going to easily turn without rolling over. You just have to get out of the way. One possible scenario is to get them while they are turning towards you and hit the horse in the butt and spook it to throw off the rider.

    • @dariuszzebrzydowski7974
      @dariuszzebrzydowski7974 5 років тому +3

      @This Dude yes,but there was one mounted knight,not many charging towards him,so it was much easier to defend

    • @user-xl9bb7gc4l
      @user-xl9bb7gc4l 5 років тому +17

      @@kylehill3643 You may as well do a Jedi mind trick to the horse, it's more possible than the crouching tiger hidden dragon acrobatics you propose

    • @the_rover1
      @the_rover1 5 років тому

      so you're telling me that you survived this ambush?
      you know, knights were training the swords.

    • @Ugh-Fudge_Bwana
      @Ugh-Fudge_Bwana 5 років тому +13

      @@kylehill3643 Have you ever actually been around a real horse before? lmfao holy shit do yourself a favor and *never* try your theory out irl. You'll live longer.

  • @MarineQueen2001
    @MarineQueen2001 5 років тому +294

    Why is it that my favourite guy on UA-cam has to be literally on the other side of the world to me. kind regards from Britain my beautiful Australian friend.

    • @dorkandproudofit
      @dorkandproudofit 5 років тому +13

      Speak for yourself, I'm from Tennessee in the US. You're closer than me, you lucky dog!

    • @dorkandproudofit
      @dorkandproudofit 5 років тому +17

      Semantics. At least the UK has actual castles so even when you can't make it to Super Poison Death Continent Island (aka Australia aka That Place Where The Most Awesome Master of Machicolations Lives) you can at least visit a place to get you in the proper mood, so to speak. In my neighborhood we have the Battle of Franklin, aka one of the most needlessly bloody battles in our already-bloody civil war, and all the super-depressing stories about that. That's really it in terms of local history, just blood and death (and lots and lots of racism). You guys get machicolations!

    • @gohunt001-5
      @gohunt001-5 5 років тому +14

      _laughs in indonesian_
      Which sounds somewhat like this:
      *wkwkwk*

    • @DysnomiaFilms
      @DysnomiaFilms 5 років тому +8

      How do you think Australians feel about almost every famous or interesting person?

    • @sapphocomputers
      @sapphocomputers 5 років тому +4

      @@DysnomiaFilms hey they have uhhh...Keith Urban? and uhhhh...Hugh Jackman?...yeah nevermind

  • @Paladin585
    @Paladin585 5 років тому +119

    Intriguing, lance combat has always mystified me a bit, it seems so simple on the surface, literally just "pointy end goes into the other man". I've struggled with how to describe it in my writing and how to work it into RPGs, this is very helpful.

    • @balerionthedread9284
      @balerionthedread9284 5 років тому +15

      Stick em with the pointy end....

    • @Paladin585
      @Paladin585 5 років тому +7

      @@nobunaga9533 true enough, though to be fair, a lot of D&D attacks would be lethal without question. Could be some interesting homebrew options with a squire NPC and treating the lance more like ammo than a constant weapon. Be pretty limited in use I would imagine, but it could work.

    • @rags417
      @rags417 5 років тому +2

      Try out a set of miniature rules called DBM (De Bellis Multitudinis). It really shows the evolving dynamic between heavy charging lancers and the sorts of opponents they were likely to face. Against massed spearmen or axemen (the usual foot levy of the time) they were lethal, but against light horse with javelins or horse bows they suffered badly - witness the battle of Hattin.
      Heavy lancers emerged as the answer to the prevailing question of the day, which was how to take out massed close rank foot levy. Later on the question became how to take out heavy massed lancers and the answer was massed heavy bow (longbow or crossbow) fire, pikes polearms.

    • @historiculgeomocule5569
      @historiculgeomocule5569 5 років тому

      I know, it can be confusing at times!

    • @BenVara
      @BenVara 5 років тому +4

      Look up Full Metal Jousting here on youtube. It was a borderline watchable reality show on History channel about a decade ago, and its historical statements are about as worthwhile as Deadliest Warrior's. But the depiction of training, technique, and fatigue in the course of the competition really does illuminate the strain of jousting. Also, since the show features diverse backgrounds of its participants--from ex-military, rodeo riders, stunt riders, and theatrical riders--you get to see a lot of different personalities and skillsets pitted against each other.

  • @act.13.41
    @act.13.41 5 років тому +17

    For those of you who have not gotten to see live jousting, it is incredible. The impacts are loud. The guys really get rocked in the saddle. It is an awesome/exciting/unforgetable show that everyone should witness at least once in their lives.

  • @EpreTroll
    @EpreTroll 5 років тому +116

    Could you perhaps make a video on the significance of horse use in the medieval ages specifically in cities and towns. How did people go about with horses? Did everyone have a horse? Where do you keep your horse if you live inside a city? Did you have horse parking lots? xd Would be an interesting topic for a video

    • @kyomademon453
      @kyomademon453 5 років тому +11

      I dont know about medieval cities, but in spanish colonial period, cities would have designated horse and people streets, and houses would have really big tall doors for people with horses to enter and leave their horses in that designated area before entering the actual house, overall i suppose people would leave their horse on stables or posts

    • @godking
      @godking 5 років тому +6

      No not everyone had a horse. Horses where and are very expensive animals.

    • @Yarblocosifilitico
      @Yarblocosifilitico 3 роки тому +5

      @@godking a regular labor horse isn't that expensive. It's the pedigree that rockets the price up but if you just want a horse to work on the field they are way more affordable (especially if bought young and untrained). As for the medieval period, idk but I assume it wouldn't be much different. War horses being very expensive but farmer horses not that much. Also, were there still wild horses roaming around for poor people to try and catch? A video on the topic would be great.

    • @ronweber1402
      @ronweber1402 3 роки тому +6

      @@Yarblocosifilitico I think most farmers of the time still used oxen for draft animals. Horses were still a luxury and would have been used by merchants, nobles and knights. The most common would have been the English Ambler which was a shorter horse that was very comfortable to ride over long distances because of it's level gait so the rider doesn't bounce. War horses were the equivalent of buying a Abrams tank and were crazy expensive to buy, train and maintain. The knights would have ridden an Ambler most of the time and only ridden their war horse during training, jousting or actual battle.

    • @Yarblocosifilitico
      @Yarblocosifilitico 3 роки тому +1

      @@ronweber1402 I mean, you're probably right but there's also horses without pedrigree. Neither English Ambler, nor Abrams, nor anything. Just a horse. Again, you're probably right about farmers using oxen but I bet there were regular horses available to some of them too (a horse must eat less than an oxen so it's a good option too).

  • @cherryrook8684
    @cherryrook8684 5 років тому +118

    Dont think you can sneak that Mordhau Foppish "Have at them boys!" in there without me noticing !!

    • @victor1945
      @victor1945 5 років тому +19

      LOOK MEN! LOOK! LOOK HOW TERRIBLE HE IS!

    • @bonelessman56
      @bonelessman56 5 років тому +4

      as soon as I heard it I thought I was tabbed out of mordhau for some reason XD

    • @ballpoint7887
      @ballpoint7887 5 років тому +10

      If you shake it more than twice, it's playing with it!

    • @MCWren
      @MCWren 5 років тому +1

      Kierran Kivinen Damn you for stealing my comment!

    • @GameFuMaster
      @GameFuMaster 5 років тому +3

      @@victor1945 Art thou mad brother?

  • @gary-rc8bt
    @gary-rc8bt 5 років тому +119

    I'd love to see Shad review the jousting in A Knight's Tale

  • @noisetank6620
    @noisetank6620 5 років тому +169

    I was asking for a vid on jousting am happy you've done it now

  • @dreadthemadsmith
    @dreadthemadsmith 5 років тому +45

    The only way to joust is double lances.
    You use one to pulvult and the other to strike your opponent in the back of the head.
    This can be countered by having a second smaller horse tied to your back and backflipping off your main horse and knocking your opponent's pulvulting lance out from under them.

    • @LindaGailLamb.0808
      @LindaGailLamb.0808 5 років тому +6

      😂😂😂 !! ...and if that's not enough, then you finish by throwing a pommel to end them rightly.

    • @the_rover1
      @the_rover1 5 років тому

      @@LindaGailLamb.0808 a spandau pommel?

  • @Sam-iw6te
    @Sam-iw6te 5 років тому +264

    Shad, do you mind doing a fantasy class set-up type of video? Kind of a fantasy re-armed, but creating loadouts for those classes, with explanations for each weapon, armor set, etc.

    • @Ally5141
      @Ally5141 5 років тому +20

      But classes in RPG are stupid.
      Shad's words, not mine.

    • @justinsims7935
      @justinsims7935 5 років тому +4

      @@Ally5141 you can still use classes to define a character without restricting yourself.

    • @Ally5141
      @Ally5141 5 років тому +10

      @@justinsims7935 Then it's a role, not a class. And with roles I can live

    • @justinsims7935
      @justinsims7935 5 років тому +3

      @@Ally5141 thats what I meant (I dont know the proper terms for everything) but I agree about the classes theyre to restrictive.

    • @rafaelllaban4115
      @rafaelllaban4115 5 років тому +4

      Sounds like it would be very interesting, especially for us who play tabletop rpg's :^)

  • @nasserfirelordarts6574
    @nasserfirelordarts6574 5 років тому +51

    2:00 CLANG
    Please don't take a hiatus mate

    • @alejandrofernandezcastro5421
      @alejandrofernandezcastro5421 5 років тому +9

      1:50 "I'm Captain America!" Lol these details deserve credit too

    • @JimGiant
      @JimGiant 5 років тому +5

      I knew a CLANG was on it's way as soon as I saw the SFX texts.

    • @emrekulac3207
      @emrekulac3207 5 років тому +4

      Time for grasses

    • @Eruoso
      @Eruoso 5 років тому +2

      Nothing will be rong

  • @Altrantis
    @Altrantis 5 років тому +62

    The knightly cavalry charge an it's composing elements are extremely underdiscussed, specially compare to swords in the context of knights.

    • @penttikoivuniemi2146
      @penttikoivuniemi2146 5 років тому +2

      Probably because most HEMAists don't have the resources to do mounted stuff. The same can be seen in the popularity of unarmored fencing versus armored fencing, a suit of armor costs a lot more than what you need to start sparring longsword.

    • @michaelcurl9200
      @michaelcurl9200 4 роки тому +1

      I'm writing an article for Medieval Warfare Magazine where I go into this stuff in more detail. It's still in the works but should be out some time in 2020.

  • @daltoncook209
    @daltoncook209 5 років тому +75

    Well, I know my next D&D character

    • @Xaylence
      @Xaylence 5 років тому +10

      I fighter wearing 90 lb. inflexible tournament plate?

    • @mechamem3391
      @mechamem3391 5 років тому +11

      @@Xaylence nah, a slightly chubby weapons enthusiast.

    • @Bluecho4
      @Bluecho4 5 років тому +6

      Fighter, Cavalier subclass, Mounted Combatant feat. Probably the Defense fighting style, for added AC. While the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style _would_ apply to lances, it would only do so if you were wielding it two-handed. And while mounted, you usually use the lance one-handed (unless you're being historical, as Shad demonstrates). The Defense style, while less flashy and damaging, has more universal applicability.

    • @barrybend7189
      @barrybend7189 5 років тому +3

      Gnome Cavalier with an Orc npc buddy who carries you master blaster style with twin lances.

    • @josiahneal7455
      @josiahneal7455 3 роки тому +3

      @@Bluecho4 since the lance isnt a two handed weapon, the dual wielder feat hilariously allows you to use two lances at the same time while mounted, with a bonus to AC to boot

  • @RoBert-tz4jp
    @RoBert-tz4jp 5 років тому +58

    1:40 - 2:20
    I couldn't hear anything he said. Laughing too much at the pop up texts.

    • @KathTalia
      @KathTalia 5 років тому +3

      Me too, I couldn't focus at all xD

  • @TheHobberGames
    @TheHobberGames 5 років тому +3

    1:32 HAVE AT THEM BOYS!

  • @michaelcurl9200
    @michaelcurl9200 5 років тому +9

    Thanks for making the video Shad. There is plenty of fodder for other videos in the article, so feel free to do so once your schedule clears up. The stuff that most interested me were the various techniques for defending against attacks from the rear, and how to defeat opponents with longer weapon or even longer lances. The article also goes into some of the dynamics of mounted combat, such as the importance of different saddles for different combat styles, the reasons why Middle Eastern and Iberian combatants chose one method over another, and the importance of the 8 o’clock position, roughly analogous to the 6 o’clock position in aerial dogfighting. There is really much more that had to be cut from the article to make room, and if people have access to articles through JSTOR, I sincerely hope they enjoy it and use it to further their own research.

  • @LootMaster007
    @LootMaster007 5 років тому +21

    Double thumbs up for mentioning the same article I used in my uni history essay

  • @baronvonbeans9887
    @baronvonbeans9887 5 років тому +30

    The Demilance is just a spear
    But *premium*

  • @pinnedthrottle7690
    @pinnedthrottle7690 5 років тому +3

    Shad, I’ve always been interested in jousting and this video helped me understand so much more about it! Thank you for the quality content!

  • @bergolas8
    @bergolas8 5 років тому +41

    Thanks, Shad, I'm always learning from you.
    Greetings from Mexico.

  • @marcodatreviso9619
    @marcodatreviso9619 5 років тому +12

    Great in depth video. I always asked myself if two handed lances were used in era of the knight, they were in earlier periods of history all things considered. A small language related fact: in Italian there's only one word to indicate both spear and lance which is "lancia" and I believe it was the same in the various vernaculars throughout Italy with "lanza" and similar variants while other polearms have specific names like pike:"picca" etc.

  • @Chopthemonions
    @Chopthemonions 5 років тому +1

    Such a well done video Shad. Well researched as always. You have cultivated my love for medieval history. Originally found your channel for Skyrim content but I stayed for the well researched content and wonderful personality. Great work as always and a massive hats off to you!

  • @duchi882
    @duchi882 5 років тому +223

    *History:* Lances don't have pommels
    *Me:* :O

    • @NoobSharkey
      @NoobSharkey 5 років тому +8

      This is why the European sword is best

    • @Guderian2
      @Guderian2 5 років тому +19

      We have the Technology! We can build it!

    • @liammorris9372
      @liammorris9372 5 років тому +20

      The back of the couched lance is a pommel, all we need to do is unscrew it and end thy joust rightly :P

    • @illegalmemedealer3549
      @illegalmemedealer3549 5 років тому +9

      The coronel on the end /is/ the pommel

    • @Alaerick1
      @Alaerick1 5 років тому +1

      0/10 weapon

  • @doctordetroit84
    @doctordetroit84 5 років тому

    One of your most interesting and informative videos ever, and that's saying a lot. The joust looked truly awe inspiring and it was great seeing the men making the lances. Wish I could've been there (an entire ocean away), hope you had an excellent time!

  • @leonardoribas6974
    @leonardoribas6974 5 років тому +2

    As always, amazing video Shad, love your content. Greetings from Brazil

  • @steevemartial4084
    @steevemartial4084 5 років тому

    Thank you Shad for sharing this amazing info from a premium quality source: actual science! I hope you can do more of that in the future.

  • @GilgameshEthics
    @GilgameshEthics 5 років тому +9

    More videos like this. Excellent look into a niche area of martial arts AND warfare. Mounted combat is so interesting.

  • @TheSonOfTheDragon
    @TheSonOfTheDragon 5 років тому +3

    I've been trying to start a multitude of stories, some of which are medieval fantasy, and you and your videos have been a blessings from the gods. This must be home William Shakespeare felt when Odin helped to influence his writing. Thanks Shad.

  • @co2blast996
    @co2blast996 5 років тому +4

    Speaking of Mordhau, Shad are you planning to do a review on its historical accuracy?

  • @fmsyntheses
    @fmsyntheses 5 років тому +2

    We have what we call 'Renaissance Festivals' or sometimes 'Fairs' in the United States. They're really more Medieval festivals, but that doesn't matter.
    At the one that is still held in my area, there was and is jousting in full plate armor, and when I was younger, the knights would also do mildly choreographed longsword fighting. So in my mind, melee was always a part of the tourney.

    • @Kathdath
      @Kathdath 5 років тому

      Crocmaster McGeezax our Medieval fairs tend more toward teen actors and attempts at historical accuracy.

  • @johnleach8553
    @johnleach8553 5 років тому +1

    Great video again. I have enjoyed a few live jousting tournaments here in Ontario Canada and loved them. Also enjoyed the brief Tv show heavy metal jousting or a similar name.

  • @UnstopablePatrik
    @UnstopablePatrik 5 років тому +47

    Were there any MACHICOLATIONS at the event?

    • @aliedperez
      @aliedperez 5 років тому +11

      but what about dragons?

    • @RocketHarry865
      @RocketHarry865 5 років тому

      no because they weren't at a castle

  • @lewisl5985
    @lewisl5985 5 років тому

    The jousting was Epic ! much better than i expected ,ill defiantly go next year if it returns .iv been keen to find out a bit more info about it and BANG Shad makes a cool video in the subject ! THANKS SHAD wish i had of seen you there would have said hi

  • @martinzemek5798
    @martinzemek5798 5 років тому +2

    Yes! I was hoping for Shad to cover this topic.

  • @CowCommando
    @CowCommando 5 років тому +24

    If someone else already said it, I can't find it. Half-lancing is a thing!?

    • @iamtj111
      @iamtj111 5 років тому +1

      Tim Homer I know I had never heard of it before, but it makes sense

    • @CowCommando
      @CowCommando 5 років тому

      @@iamtj111 Oh definitely, I had just never considered the possibility, and I find the name just rediculously fun to say.

  • @nathanc939
    @nathanc939 5 років тому +4

    You should have seen the wheel barrow joust me and some friends did when I was 19-20. That was brutal and hilarous! It could have been less brutal, but hey for 20 years old men, the more violent it is the better.

  • @kevlarandchrome
    @kevlarandchrome 5 років тому

    Thanks Shad, that was quite fascinating information, and the footage was excellent.

  • @ObiJuanKenobi3
    @ObiJuanKenobi3 5 років тому +2

    I saw that sneaky “HAVE AT THEM BOYSSSSS,” you put in there Shad.

  • @Jordan-cs6bn
    @Jordan-cs6bn 5 років тому +5

    Nobody:
    Shad: *Delivered couched lance damage!*

    • @lukatomas9465
      @lukatomas9465 5 років тому

      @Winter's Destruction With Fire and Sword.

  • @ForceExodus
    @ForceExodus 5 років тому +4

    Whenever someone asks what good source of medieval info is, I tell them the good ol' library or good ol' Shadiversity :) shout out Shad you have awesome content :)

  • @Boyzby
    @Boyzby 5 років тому

    That melee combat footage was fun to watch and kind of terrifying when thinking about how screwed some of those people would be if those were real weapons. And thanks for the red circles in the thumbnail. I couldn't figure out where people's hands are, so it was nice knowing that information beforehand when that part of the video came.

  • @gsmadmax100
    @gsmadmax100 5 років тому +1

    Grate vid Shazza , God sum of those hits look brutal. perhaps you can cover sum of the event highlights ? its nice to see sum proper fighting. MORE please !

  • @be3469
    @be3469 5 років тому

    This was a great video, I am particularly fond of your weapon discussions. When I first saw lance I thought you might talk about the "lance" as in the group consisting of a knight, squires, and men-at-arms so I got extremely excited. However, I realized after rereading the title that you were talking about the weapon. I still appreciated the information presented. However, I really wish you'd consider doing an in-depth video on squires and men-at-arms and their roles, armor, and equipment in combat. Especially skirmishs in a company.

  • @mrchips89vods23
    @mrchips89vods23 5 років тому

    that looked like an epic day! I do plan on visiting Autralia sometime and maybe i can setup a day something like this is going down. New fan but really enjoy your work. Have fun and enjoy life!

  • @DaFiischkopf
    @DaFiischkopf 5 років тому

    Hey Shad.
    I have been to castle Ambras in Tyrol two weeks ago where I could take a look at a lot of Stechzeug from the Maximilian tradition of jousting from the 16th century. I would be very happy if you could look into the rules and equipment of that. They developed very interesting armour and even mechanical devices for all kinds of disciplines.
    Thanks for your amazing work and enthusiasm!

  • @tubekulose
    @tubekulose 5 років тому +1

    Dear Shad, you explained the late medieval jousting manners very well in all of their facets. Thank you! :-)

  • @michaelgoldberg4000
    @michaelgoldberg4000 5 років тому +20

    this is very interesting.
    thank you shad for the hard work.
    i hope to see more soon!
    and until that time, farewell.

  • @TKButterfly
    @TKButterfly 5 років тому +2

    I was there too! It was amazing!
    So annoyed I didn't see you
    Thanks for the extra info!

  • @ZarlanTheGreen
    @ZarlanTheGreen 5 років тому +37

    6:31 Hm... excellent insult, towards a son of dryad: "son of beech"

    • @justinsims7935
      @justinsims7935 5 років тому +6

      ...Oak-kay that was a good one.

    • @Ruarscampbell
      @Ruarscampbell 5 років тому +4

      Unless it's a complement to the dryads... they can make large, strong shafts...

    • @ZarlanTheGreen
      @ZarlanTheGreen 5 років тому

      @@Ruarscampbell Dude, dryads are exclusively female...

    • @Ruarscampbell
      @Ruarscampbell 5 років тому +1

      ​@@ZarlanTheGreen I'll correct it then: A compliment to the dryad's son.

    • @ZarlanTheGreen
      @ZarlanTheGreen 5 років тому

      @@Ruarscampbell Heh :) Nice response.

  • @UncleMikeDrop
    @UncleMikeDrop 5 років тому +1

    The saddle in some ways can actually be more beneficial to the horse as it disperses the weight of its rider across a larger area of its back and it also helps to dissipate any impact from the natural bounce of a writer whilst the horse is in full stride.

  • @Haerodiel
    @Haerodiel 5 років тому +1

    Beech trees ARE the best tree, and you absolutely should say it! Even as a kid, beech trees were my favorite tree, which confused many people, other kids and adults. I told them it made me think of the Mallorn trees that grow in Lothlorien. Years later, I found out Tolkien based Mallorn trees on beech trees, and they they were HIS favorite tree! I felt so validated!!

  • @LauraDelvecchio
    @LauraDelvecchio 3 роки тому

    I swear, at 12:40 that looks A LOT like Sir Edgeron from a medieval festival I went to a few years back. He was in the joust tournament as well, so I have reason to believe it is indeed him. Love your videos Shad!

  • @meanstarfish
    @meanstarfish 5 років тому

    nice and good video shad and the horses look very nice.
    some of the information i already new but learend alot of new things from you, i already did now some things because in my home town 1 time per year in the sommer there are knights games and that looks always awesome, cant wait for it to see this year again at castle Hoensbroek

  • @chancewilson2752
    @chancewilson2752 5 років тому +1

    Hey Shad, love your content. Always look forward to seeing what’s next. I’ve been around for some time now, and I was wondering if you’d consider doing a series on different formations/battle strategies for the different time periods. maybe you could talk about how weapon evolutions changed the way battles were fought. I know you usually only do mid evil periods. But... perhaps you could go into seperate cultures and the differences between them. I don’t know. Just thought it be cool. You always go into great detail about your content. Figured it’d be quite interesting to learn about some genuine strategies that were actually used. I’m rambling... sorry.

  • @MetaSynForYourSoul
    @MetaSynForYourSoul 5 років тому +3

    I wish I was in Australia then I could gain a true audience with Lord Shad, Lord Protector of Medieval realism in media, crowned prince of a guy, and master of Matriculations!!! Thanks for all you do, my brother. You've not only entertained me to the fullest, but you've given me so much insight and knowledge I genuinely credit you as one of the few great UA-camrs that have truly expanded my mind, horizons, and thinking. Thank you again, sir! You're a true gentleman and a scholar!

  • @NoobPTFO
    @NoobPTFO 5 років тому +3

    No one:
    That one guy in the charge: *HAVE AT THEM BOYS!*

  • @richard6133
    @richard6133 5 років тому +4

    Using the lance in two hands pre-dates the one-handed couched technique by quite a bit. It goes back to the cataphracts of the later Roman times, in use by the Byzantines and Parthians, amongst others. It actually goes back even further to the steppe peoples and Sarmatian peoples, it's just that the Romans documented it better during their times.

    • @PJDAltamirus0425
      @PJDAltamirus0425 5 років тому +1

      That is basically ancient era saddles were garbage and lances were just spears but heavier. A medieval lance was modified over the Medieval period to be heavier over time but designed to be able to used in one hand and the bucket saddle allows to impart more force into a charge without worrying about being unhorsed.

    • @matthiuskoenig3378
      @matthiuskoenig3378 Рік тому

      Actually the sadles in roman times were not garbage. Roman cataphracts also charged couched 1 handed.

  • @MANNY100123
    @MANNY100123 5 років тому +1

    Really cool! Learned quite a bit about jousting thanks to this vid! G'stuff, Shad!

  • @brotherandythesage
    @brotherandythesage 5 років тому

    Wow cutting edge research thank you so much for making this video!

  • @OrigMaelstrom
    @OrigMaelstrom 5 років тому

    Great video Shad! Funny, the guy at 9:37 (and elsewhere in the video) I've seen at many festivals around here (Burgundy, France). So yes, certainly a World tourney! Also, note (not sure if it's already been said) but so much of that terminology comes from French/Latin, 'Lance' being spear, couched from 'coucher' meaning laying down or horizontal...

  • @crozraven
    @crozraven 5 років тому +4

    Not gonna lie, I knew jousting sports was a thing because of the movie "Knight's Tale" starring Heath Ledger. It's a great movie imo, despite being very fictional, but at least quite historically authentic in some parts.

  • @fredericrike5974
    @fredericrike5974 5 років тому

    Glad to see you perusing the Royal Armoury. Your source work is always better than most, but in a while of following I had seen little reference to the RA- they've been "harboring" a bunch of retired mils, especially SAS for some time, and they have been working slowly and diligently to "reinvent" many aspect of Medieval combat. The few written guides were sparse on details, so they built a salle and started whacking. Les than 15 years ago the two handed use of the long sword or great sword was nearly unknown, and they've done a marvelous job. The info re "historically correct" jousting lances surprised me, as I have read that none of the whole lances had suvived, only a few butts and the metal shield. Watching "A Knight's Tale", shot in Eastern Europe, was a treat- the prop department's rendition of the jousting lance as a hollow multi part shaft, filled with something like spaghetti to make for a flashy break strikes me as very likely; it would make lethal accidents less prone and it would add a WoW factor for the audience. Would love to hear who came up with a whole lance of enough pieces to make a solid conclusion. Thanks for your usual good show!

  • @impendingdoom7920
    @impendingdoom7920 5 років тому +1

    I can already tell by the thumbnail this is gonna be a great video

  • @Sk0lzky
    @Sk0lzky 5 років тому +2

    Not only weren't the rules set in stone nor universal but apparently a lot of tournaments of the bohurt kind were judged by a jury made up of all other contestants judging one's performance, technique, manners and overall presence of their fellow knights.

  • @monadotheoneunovanwarrior4018
    @monadotheoneunovanwarrior4018 5 років тому

    _I remember seeing you at the jousting. Was certainly a fun and very interesting event to have attended. I didn’t end up saying hello simply because I was a bit nervous and never really saw a good chance to without interrupting something. I’m a bit too self-conscious about interrupting things, you see. Although I do regret not doing it. I was fortunate that my mother got us vip tickets for both Saturday and Sunday, so that was a good things at least._

  • @Jesses001
    @Jesses001 5 років тому +2

    I read about another points system as well where strikes to different body parts, shield included would incur different points. So head, chest-plate, shield, ext. I have to find that agian sometime.

  • @firebladeentertainment5739
    @firebladeentertainment5739 5 років тому +13

    what about using mounted warfare techniques on a motorcycle? aka how could it be implemented today. (assuming that youre out of ammo for ranged weapons)
    also how useful would guns be in a world with strong magic?
    more fantasy stuff pls

    • @Kathdath
      @Kathdath 5 років тому

      Fireblade Entertainment there was a movie about the first part of your question, Knightriders (1981)

    • @firebladeentertainment5739
      @firebladeentertainment5739 5 років тому

      @@Kathdath Lol, seriously?

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena 5 років тому +1

    This reminds me of Heath Ledger's "A Knight's Tale"...a good, funny movie despite some inaccuracies.
    We will, we will rock you!!!

  • @aksmex2576
    @aksmex2576 5 років тому

    I once saw a show that was later cancelled, it was on jousting and was awesome. Glad to see it continued by others.

  • @Maribro4
    @Maribro4 5 років тому +8

    After watching a lot of shads videos I’ve learned.
    Shad loves kite shields
    Shad loves swords but pole arms were more prevalent in warfare
    Shad was a weeb
    Shad’s good at wooden recreation of weapons
    Shad like memes
    MACHICOLATIONS

  • @dyllbobaggins
    @dyllbobaggins 5 років тому +4

    HAVE AT THEM BOYS!

    • @tedarcher9120
      @tedarcher9120 5 років тому +2

      *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*

    • @orkwc3
      @orkwc3 5 років тому +1

      DODGE THIS YOU BAAASTARRRDSSS!

  • @antoinemonks4187
    @antoinemonks4187 5 років тому +1

    Wow, super informative! I've got some cavalry action coming up in my novel so your timing could not have been more perfect. 👌

    • @elvenfellow8596
      @elvenfellow8596 2 роки тому +1

      Whats the novel called. Have you published/finished it?

    • @antoinemonks4187
      @antoinemonks4187 2 роки тому

      @@elvenfellow8596 The title is up in the air sorta and it's not published yet but just needs some polish before I start on that merry-go-round:)
      I can't believe this comment is two years old already :o What am I doing with my life XD

  • @Divertedflight
    @Divertedflight 5 років тому +1

    Great video, thank you very much!

  • @Sk0lzky
    @Sk0lzky 5 років тому +2

    Btw I love the idea of swinging a lance the other way around, that lever must produce ridiculous force

  • @lutobor13
    @lutobor13 5 років тому +10

    What kind of wood do they use that it splinters so easily? St. George jousting tournament in Moscow that gathers people from all over Europe and US, uses same wood that was used in the past, so more people get knocked off horses.

    • @FreelancerND
      @FreelancerND 5 років тому +4

      Yeah, thought the same. AT St. George Tournament they use fir-tree lances which deliver quite a punch =)

    • @ElijsDima
      @ElijsDima 5 років тому +1

      aussie wood?

    • @kylestanley7843
      @kylestanley7843 5 років тому +1

      He said it in the video, if you paid attention. Pine, usually, it's softer and isn't good for a proper lance, therefore making it great where a proper lance is dangerous.

    • @lutobor13
      @lutobor13 5 років тому

      @@kylestanley7843 so it's a show, not a tournament

    • @lred1383
      @lred1383 5 років тому +1

      @@lutobor13 Guess what, the medieval tournaments were primarily for entertainment too. And there is still a tournament aspect to it, you need to stay in the saddle and try to make the lance break in a specific way.

  • @KevinoftheCosmos
    @KevinoftheCosmos 5 років тому

    Man, I love this channel.

  • @AntonEugeneLanthier
    @AntonEugeneLanthier 5 років тому

    I was just wondering how were lances couched this morning, and Shad makes a video. Nice.

  • @tpmjg
    @tpmjg 5 років тому +1

    1:32 Gotta love the Mordhau sound effect

  • @aspeclgift1712
    @aspeclgift1712 5 років тому +30

    I was wondering if you could do an analysis of Hyrule Castle from Breath of the Wild.

    • @yetanother9127
      @yetanother9127 5 років тому +3

      Just taking a look at it in-game, it looks like it does have a defensive wall with battlements around the outside (as well as another, outer wall enclosing Castle Town), but the castle building itself doesn't look particularly defense-oriented and seems to basically just be a regular palace.

    • @aspeclgift1712
      @aspeclgift1712 5 років тому +3

      Yet Another I figured it would not be a perfect defensive structure. In fact it probably is not, I just like watching his videos on castle accuracy in various media. I also figured that it would be an interesting video.

  • @salgarellius7434
    @salgarellius7434 Рік тому

    This is one of the best videos of shad

  • @toncraye
    @toncraye 5 років тому +4

    I loved seeing all the cute sound effects.

  • @schlawa
    @schlawa 5 років тому

    Starting Saturday with a big smile :) Well done shad :)

  • @delmerputnam1679
    @delmerputnam1679 5 років тому

    I went to a Rennesance Fair a year ago and got a shard from on of the knight’s lances signed. It was awesome!

  • @molyneux3056
    @molyneux3056 5 років тому +1

    I was there and saw you doing your thing, but didn’t want to bother you. I took my little brother and had a great time. It was a great event. We even got a war hammer and went for a drink. Interesting seeing people walking around with weapons and alcohol.

  • @petrkucera3432
    @petrkucera3432 5 років тому

    The more i watch your videos, the more i like your music by the end of your content. :D

  • @rafilosofo
    @rafilosofo 5 років тому +1

    About lance/spear: in portuguese we do not have two words for that, call both "lança". Even a javelin is sometimes called "lança".

  • @varkesh456
    @varkesh456 5 років тому

    Some very nice insights here, a lot of food for thought, never knew it was that diverse

  • @Leman.Russ.6thLegion
    @Leman.Russ.6thLegion 5 років тому

    Very cool.
    My buddies and I used to weld a bike on top of another and ride double deckers around. We ended up making plastic armor and helmets and Jousted eachother on our tall bikes.

  • @plaidpvcpipe3792
    @plaidpvcpipe3792 5 років тому +4

    1:35 SO exactly what it is in M&B. AHA! Mount and Blade triumphs again!
    edit: Of course in M&B you use wooden swords.

  • @TruckManThings
    @TruckManThings 5 років тому

    LOVE the foppish "have at them bois" well played shad

  • @gizmo16x
    @gizmo16x 5 років тому +1

    Shad I went back and found your video on how Jedi *should* fight using lightsabers. I personally think you might enjoy taking a look at the Wookiepedia page on lightsaber combat in Legends, specifically the later sections on the different forms (both formal and informal).

  • @ShagShaggio
    @ShagShaggio 5 років тому +1

    Nice! Really awesome video!
    Thank you for sharing. Cheers!

  • @cezarysiemieniewski5502
    @cezarysiemieniewski5502 5 років тому +14

    But what about dragon lances? ;)

  • @sirnobilant8077
    @sirnobilant8077 5 років тому

    I love the edits in this video

  • @FedericoMalagutti
    @FedericoMalagutti 5 років тому

    Very nice video Shad!