Medieval Swordplay

Footage of various swordplay displays given by members of the Companie of the Duke's Leopards to the public at the Foire de Jersey (May 2005).

Apologies for poor sound quality.

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• medieval
• re-enactment
• sword
• fight
• Foire
• Jersey
• Channel
• Islands

[Sermaelgrim]

Fun presentation; I couldn't help but notice, though, that the anecdote about the Englishman taking on six Frenchman with a bec-du-corbin during the Hundred Years War was a mis-telling of the actual event. The real story took place in the 1500's in the war with Spain, and the Englishman in question (Peake, I believe) used a halberd with the head taken off--a quarterstaff.

[Blythe31]

wtf? how? this is of kings, broadswords, and general medieval shit. Not katana's and samurai shit.

[heartlesswatcher]

@ssimoliwfwh I call utter bullshit......

[MrSantiago0789]

@ssimoliwfwh In fact Europe was more advanced than Japan in medieval combat...

[EgholmViking]

@ssimoliwfwh O.o how the hell do you calculate that? no offence ofc.

[WaagooshTheRedFox]

@ssimoliwfwh and where do your calculations stem from? movies?

[ssimoliwfwh]

Samurai are statistically more advantageous in combat. (by about 36.782% in my calculations)

[naoseiqualeh]

@Blythe31

it is 4 fun! =D

[pureshadows]

Perhaps how the fights where long drawn out battles instead of a short fast battles (to which Japanese animes are nortorious for doing).

[LoliBattleTank]

This reminds me of one of Japanese animes.

[redwalnut]

That was an excellent presentation. And, of course, I love seeing women encouraged and allowed to fight.