Irish & Viking Medieval Weapons & Armour On Display At Gallow's Hill, Dungarvan
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2016
- As part of a community archaeology project exploring the origins of Gallow's Hill, Dungarvan a medieval fair was held. Members of Déise Medieval met the public and demonstrated the weapons and armour of our Hiberno Viking ancestors. The Medieval Dart at the start of the video is particularly impressive.
Nice to see some reenactors who know their stuff and quote sources. instead of propagating common reenactorisms such as 'the weapons were all really heavy' etc.
tsk yeah, most weapons barely went over 5 pounds. the only thing that comes close are the claymores, flamberges and zweihanders that May get to 6-7 pounds at the heaviest
What kind of reenactors claim weapons were heavy? Wouldn't they say the exact opposite from the very start?
@@pavelstaravoitau7106 unfortunately some of the ones I've ended up talking to
THANK YOU. THAT FEATHERED DART WAS NASTY.
HAVE FUN GARE
Hello Mr Chynne. Is your caps lock key broken by chance ? I've seen you shouting under many videos.
Wonderful!
How can a comment left by Bjorn himself have so few likes?
HI from Maine Bjorn! SKÀL to you and this video!
"... the horns on the helmet would impale the opponent and give your men a huge moral buff" i think was cut at the end.
the romans had a version of the fletched dart it was called plumbatari.
Respect from Sweden! Skál!
Really great interaction and information there.
I've always wondered about the Irish foot-spear that is mentioned in the Cú Chulainn legends. Wonder if it's related?
Yes, the Gae Bulg, in Ulster Gaelic.
@J T There are four dialects of Irish Gaelic, Munster, Connaught, Ulster and Leinster.
I like this. Thanks
Nice mate!
Great video- Is the Irish Dart thrown with the assistance of rope a different weapon with a different name in your opinion?
Nice.Any Gaelic Irish stuff mate?
That guy forgot his belt xD, it helps with the weight of mail
In fairness he was in the middle of getting ready for the battle when the cameraman came along xD. Yes, a belt helps with the weight of the mail, for sure
Can't help but notice the hill in the background. It looks out of place, like an archeological mound that we ee across Europe and the Americas..
Whats buried within it?
Did vikings have bracers/vambraces? I've tried, but I can't seem to find anything historical or none fantasy about this. I feel like such protection would be very easy to acquire.
There are metal splint vambraces and shin guards from the Vendel period, but that's pretty out of place in the Viking Age, especially as far as re-enactment goes.
I wonder how that would do shot with an atl-atl.
Is there documentation for fletched darts in use by the Irish during the Viking period?
No, nothing from the Viking age sadly. The discussion here relates to the 12th century and beyond (he mentions "bonnachts" ). The discussion though does say it is conjecture and experimentation. Some later medieval images from Scotland show something identical to what is shown here, a fletched dart. There is a curious reference in the Fragmentary annals (written down in the 12th century) to the use of different types of spear missile used at the Battle of Cell úa n-Daigre in 868 - "...The King of Ireland had not finished saying the last of those words when their enemies came near, and first they loosed vast showers of arrows and afterwards showers of spears, and the third shower was of javelins". Presumably the order was related to the range, and the weight:damage ratio. So while this suggests darts were used, it does not say they were fletched. However, they clearly work a lot better fletched and at some point they were fletched. When precisely will always remain guesswork.
@@patternweldedblaa6979 Thanks for that no nonsense explanation. Fascinating stuff.
one big problem here throws sharp dart at an area where the public and their children are playing classic example of were you insurance company would screw you to the wall if anything happened but luckily it didn't.
The weapons they use are always blunt. There is some camera perspective issues going on, in that the throw was not as far as it appeared, and the people were further away and higher up on the embankment than it looks here. For example, compare the size of the traffic cones (same distance as the throw) to the people on top.
WarDogMadness I guess you never got "Lawn Darts" as a kid?
@@13bravoredleg18 no i live in sweden were we dont give our children weapons.
Yeah you teach boys to be girls and girls to be boys in sweden.
@@borktheswedishchef1190 sweden? you mean swedanistan?
what is that black stuff called in the bowl.
ninja man pine pitch
I will make a video of my samurai sword
What is this a dwarven weapon shop?
Dwarven smithing is far more superior than this pile of scraps.
His beard is so stereotypes
Dayak War Fighter what? Lol men have beards. Not stereotypical. If you are a male, you can grow a beard
I think he means the ‘red/ginger’ beard, both are stereotypes for Irish and Vikings lol...
all we ever hear about are the Danes, Vikings and Normans. Its amazing to recall the fact that the Irish were successful in defeating all three yet everyone talks down Irish warfare, weapons and clothing. As an Irishman who wears traditional Irish clothing everyday (not a weekend warrior like these guys), I can tell you that the Irish weaponry is superior to all except guns. As for the battle-axe/halberd show here, I have an original one which is made of heavier materials than the lightweight one here. We tend to forget that in the medieval period, people worked different muscles in different ways. I have shown my medieval style sword (made to the same weight as one in the Ulster museum) to 're-enactors' and they can hardly lift the sword. Finally, yes it was very expensive to make a sword and for that reason alone they were regarded more as a status symbol than a perfect weapon of war. The Irish javelin could be a throwing weapon as well as a closer attacking weapon and in such cases was far superior to a sword and shield.
Everytime look up Irish weapons just show Viking we had great weapons way before the Vikings came here like see more on Irish History
you wear traditional irish clothing every day? That doesn’t sound right!
Yes you are right and what is ne er mentioned is the vikings were amazed and the skill and bravery or the irish they met on the battlefield and took in board many of their ways even brought them raiding with them .
Iver the dane king of Dublin who established the ui imar dynasty his army he brought to york to control northern england was swollen with irish Gael warriors
For the love of God you're full of yourself.