Lecture on armor and common misconceptions

[Enraged Slith]

 

I'll just leave this video here for any history buffs or people simply interested in medieval armor. I thought it was really interesting, and I think many would be surprised at how light and flexible the stuff really was.

 

I was also surprised to learn that metal screws and bolts have been around since the 15th century.

 

If only my anatomy classes were this interesting.

[Mistb0rn]

Wonderful! I've been planning on doing some research on this sort of thing, but keep procrastinating. Thanks!

[RCCCL]

That was quite interesting, thank you for sharing it.

[Sss-Chah]

there definitely was some really, really heavy armor (there was at least one person who drowned because he fell on his back and couldn't get up), but that was the exception to the rule.

[Tyranicus]

Originally Posted By: Sss-Chah

there definitely was some really, really heavy armor (there was at least one person who drowned because he fell on his back and couldn't get up), but that was the exception to the rule.

If you're talking about Frederick Barabarossa, there is some debate about that. It is thought that he may have had a heart attack whilst in the river, which is what caused him to drown.

[Erebus the Black]

Originally Posted By: Tyranicus

If you're talking about Frederick Barabarossa, there is some debate about that. It is thought that he may have had a heart attack while in the river, which is what caused him to drown.

probably induced by sacking constantinople and then wading a river with very strong currents in full body armor

[Enraged Slith]

http://www.thearma.org/essays/nobest.htm

 

I'm not sure about the veracity of this essay, but I thought it was interesting none-the-less.

 

This one talks about swords.

[Tirien]

8-bit Theater sums up my feelings about that.

 

"I like swords."

[Ceiling Durkheim]

Also, he was around 68 at the time, which is pretty old now, and was positively ancient back in the twelfth century.