medieval manuscripts

[MrBobHaley]

Did you know that i dont give a shit? Well now u know it! haha

[kamil3ek]

How called is this song which is played at te begining.

[Knightofthetruehorne]

ya but you also would nor block with the edge you would do it with the flat of the blade

[doulevoir]

What is the title of the music at the end of the video.

[immortaliserwow]

hah thank you for the info guys ;) i wish we had such swordfight schools here too:S

[immortaliserwow]

the way they grab the blade itself sujests that their swords were not sharpened at all.

[Trainsoulnet]

That because sword with very sharp blade grow blunt when it hit armor. that why they do not sharpen it's blade like razor.

[Kunstdesfechtens]

Oh, they were sharp. It is entirely possible to grab and hold a sharp blade. You have to do it properly, pressuring the flat of the blade. That being said, swords weren't razor sharp. Too sharp and your edge gets nicked all to hell. Too dull and you can't "draw cut". The trick is to have the right edge geometry and level of sharpness to be able to cut and slice while still being able to hold the blade while half-swording.

[orkasteez]

i like how some dudes have fatter cod pieces than others any old illustration of me would likely share this attribute XD lolz interwebz dick size jokes are priceless are they not even lame ones whoot cool video

[DreamDwellerRS]

what's the name od the song?

[Ranziel1]

In european blades the point is razor sharp and the hardest part of the blade, other parts are softer, some parts are dulled on purpose.

Another thing is, a sword won't cut without a slicing motion or an impact, so the trick is to not make the blade slip in your hands.

[vikiinki]

gotick knights

[Cuah123]

amazing the movies have it wrong, they held their swords with two hands in some moves!

[thetwilightzone777]

I agree and do not agree, don't forget the fact that most manuscripts were copied by clerical people and/of written only on memory skills. Some of medieval swords were so heavy that your both hands were necessary to handle them, but never touching the blade indeed, otherwise what is the interest of having "la guarde de l'épée". Blades in times of yore were not so sharpened than later, touch a true mastered katana blade to see your fingers flowing aways... Good video, 5 stars!

[Kunstdesfechtens]

Medieval blades weren't particulaly heavy. Even most longswords were useable in one hand. Ony the true two-handers (zweihanders) were for two hands exclusively, and even they weren't that heavy... just LONG. :)

[showofarms]

Cool! I practice medieval sword fighting too and i have the Talhoffer Book. Very nice and interesting indeed!

[GarethofOrkney]

deutsche schwertkunst!!

[EPU01]

what is the music?

[blackcheesyghoul]

how captivating!

[memphadon]

great video, good images, and i love the music

[superiorsantateresa]

Great! Greets from Venezuela. *****

[cqc75]

very nice

[Inisfail82]

It's so...enchanting... *_*

Very nice video!

[255Knights]

Gothic armor in the pics...

[memphadon]

you'd never guess that, seeing how Talhoffer was from GERMANY

[255Knights]

Well Italians made Gothic armor as well...

[VikingWannaBe51887]

where can I find the colored manuscripts?

[varangianguard01]

i found it at "kongeliges bibiliotek" or something like that

[VikingWannaBe51887]

could you send me a link? I would really appreciate it.

[varangianguard01]

i'm affraid that i don't have the link anymore

[Gilmaris]

Do a search for "Talhoffer". If you do an image search it will perhaps be easier to find links to the whole thing.

[VikingWannaBe51887]

I found it thanks.

[MoshotheSpear]

I have that book!

[pyrrhic123]

First tune is by Medieval/Ren band called Mince Pye and the song title is "Medieval Drum Dance." Second song is the unmistakable sound of Amon Amarth and the title is "An Ancient Sign of Coming Storm."

[varangianguard01]

thank you

[kamil3ek]

@pyrrhic123

THANK YOU!!!!

[lemonsorbet06]

cool manuscripts!!!!!! and I also love the music (although you have no idea who made it, it's still awesome!!!!!!)!!!!!

[Hadokenmaster]

Da gibt es noch etwas hier bei Youtube von "Eivør Pálsdóttir" - "Faroe Islands My Mother" sie ist von den "Färöer-Inseln" (zwischen Norwegen, Schottland und Island).

[Hadokenmaster]

Echt toll! Kannte ihn schon vorher aus Büchern und aus dem internet. Schöne Musik übrigens.

[varangianguard01]

eej lul dar versta ik toch niks van

[lemonsorbet06]

hij ook niet van jou:P...

maar hij zegt dat er op youtube ook een filmpje is van "Eivør Pálsdóttir" - "Faroe Islands My Mother" en dat zij op de Färöer eilanden woont (tussen Noorwegen, Schotland en IJsland). En dat hij dit filmpje echt leuk vindt, en dat hij het al kende uit boeken en van Internet. En dat het trouwens mooie muziek is.

dus... nu weet je het.

[Hadokenmaster]

Danke.

[Hadokenmaster]

Ja doch ich hab ihn bestens verstanden. Er sagte:" Ey lol(?) da versteh ich doch nix(nichts) von."

[varangianguard01]

ik verstond het wel ik vind het alleen asociaal om niet eens even de moeite te nemen dat in het engels te zeggen

[Hadokenmaster]

Woops! Sorry!

[jFzevil]

music is very good

[cesarmortis]

BRAAAAAAAAVO!...

[slavophile1]

Beautiful.

[varangianguard01]

thank you

[PostaFinestra]

Who is doing the music?

[varangianguard01]

i have no idea i just searched for medieval music on limewire and this is one of the things i found

[haroldsmoketoomuch]

Interesting to see how often these guys grab the blade. I am guessing that these swords are mainly for stabbing, and any blade action you would get would be more like a clubbing effect than a slice as such.

[varangianguard01]

both correct in medieval times in a war

even the poorest soldier at least wore some form of protection often made by himself so what they had whas a padded coat called a gambeson so cutting that just doesn't work

so you'll start looking for weak spots (armpits and neck) and only 5 inches of the sword where really sharp and allot of wrestling techniques (ringen am schwert) would only work you used your hands and your sword aswell

[Fivernz]

It isn't necessary for a sword to b blunt to safely seize the blade (even in a fight). I admit there is a knack to it, but it isn't that hard to do safely even on a razor-sharp blade. It is true that some blades were designed only to pierce plate armour, and so were largely blunt as you describe Varangianguard, but the longsword Talhoffer teaches the use of is designed to cut strongly as well as thrust.

[varangianguard01]

then I think you are really going to like the "messer" manuscripts

[Fivernz]

Oh I do! :evilgrin:

[Kunstdesfechtens]

Indeed. My teacher posted a clip here called "Sword Tug-of-War" showing him grabbing a sharp sword blade while I drag him by its hilt. As long as the blade doesn't slip, you won't get cut. :)

[nebuwolves]

why were the holding the blade and not the handle and in one a guy is grabbing the blade and attacking with the handle

[varangianguard01]

thats called the "mortslag" or the murderers stroke to penetrate a helmet with the crossguard and the guy holding the blade and the handle thats called half-sword that was used to get in those small open parts in a armour

[nebuwolves]

oh thx