European Arms and Armour at the Met
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- čas přidán 20. 10. 2017
- A look at the Metropolitan Museum's collection of Medieval arms and armour from Europe. Notable displays include the field armour of Henry VIII and full displays of mounted knights.
www.metmuseum.org/
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You came from Europe, all the way to the US, to look at armour. From Europe.
Solomon Birch irony, thy name is museum collections.
Solomon Birch there are lots in the UK mate & alot older than these ones!
The only way for US to show some kind of culture is just by stealing these magnificient pieces (and many other works of art) from us, europeans. US history is so shallow...
(Btw I'm italian)
@@joebloggs3551 You're right but the main difference is that here in Italy in our museums we don't show any piece belonging to Iraq/Iran culture. We don't need them. In case you don't know ancient romans were among the most prolific and original populations in history. Probably you're using right now something THEY invented, like the aqueducts of your city or the heating coils under the floor of your house. Go home and learn history again.
Joe Bloggs Well, in that regards I have to agree with you. I can’t stand Islam and the culture related to it... I have nothing against US, my comment was just a statement about what they need to show in cultural places due to their short (even if it’s not their fault) history.
When Sargon defeats the evil forces of Regressivism. This channel can get more love.
Find the sword of Kek in the Met. Its will guide you on your quest young seeker.
If you seek his legacy , look around you.
What about the endless horde of alt-righter that will replace them?
+Gianni Carrea that's obviously the expansion pack, adds a bunch of new characters like MouthyBuddha the monk and Hi I Think I'm Real, the illusionist
One thing to note: Armour like hat seen here would not actually have felt heavy to wear, especially the more advanced, upmarket sets, as they were engineered to distribute the weight evenly between the shoulders, waist, and hips. The weight distribution actually made it feel light, especially as all full plate armour was tailor-made, it was also very easy to move in. There are a number of popular historical channels on CZcams who can go into far more detail than I can, and I'd urge you to check them out. But beware, it is a rabbit hole, and you may lose a day watching it.
Also, those polearms, specifically the halberds were actually used on battlefields a lot. They were their time's equivalent of assault rifles, with most one-handed swords serving as sidearms. They were also a lot nimbler than they appear.
Same with most weapons, like the Warhammer or the greatsword. They weren't that heavy, and the most heavy part for armor was the mail armor.
Nice to see you using this channel.
If you ever find yourself in Yorkshire you should record yourself going to the Royal Armoury Collection in Leeds. It's well worth a visit.
Coraz used to shield the parts around the hart, panzer comes from panza plate used to shield the lower part around the belly, it eventually was taken to Germany and used to mean Armour.
29:40 "I imagine a piece of armor like this would last a lifetime"
Yeah good luck getting it to fit 20 years after it was made for you.
BlindAF I think it lasted more than a lifetime.
Typically the most beautiful armor was made for a celebration and was only used once
"44 minutes?? I don't have time for that!" Proceeds to watch the whole damn thing. Thank you so much Sargon.
Okay, I'm a sucker for Medieval European stuff. That's one of my favorite time periods to study.
Henry VIII? My ancestor, Edmund Moody, was a footman for him. Saved his life once.
Alexandra muh ancestors
Misha Okay, I could have thrown in the fact that, if my records are accurate, all four of my maternal grandparents had Henry I as a common ancestor.... :)
My Liege! :^)
The majority of the armours and weapons seen in the first half of the video is from the Middle Ages (specifically the end of the Middle Ages: mid 15th - early 16th century), the rest being clearly early modern period! ;) :)
Stoked that you have given this channel some much needed attention. Great video! Thanks!
Been waiting for a video on this channel for so long. Thanks for the content Sargon, good change of pace for us both I'm sure.
the wheel on red background, that's Thuringia, Erfurt
found it :D de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt#/media/File:Erfurt_Pavese.jpg
i went to the met on a fifth grade field trip this was the exhibit i was hoping to see, ended up going to the egyptian exhibit instead because public school of course
Bame
Happy to see you adding content again. Im blind and loved ypur readings of apocryphal texts
11:45 you should watch Lindy's video on that type of dagger. I forgot what it was called but they were mainly decorative defense measures for wealthy city folk.
I see the keks are training the ancient European ways
Excellent! You read my mind! You hadn't posted on here in about 6 months..
Thank you!!
Good video, my guy. We don't all have to be super informed on history and material culture. You gave us a great show around an amazing collection!
The only thing I really want to express in complete spurging fashion: The high-medieval period was typically from about 1066 to some period usually drawn between 1250 and 1340. Both ends of that spectrum are pretty hot, but it seems most people tend to place it at a comfortable middle at around 1280-1290. In the end, all historical periods are arbitrary, as are centuries, but there's a huge disrepency between a mail clad crusader knight of the 'high medieval', and an almost completely plated knight of the late medieval / early renaissance.
22:19 Sargon mate, swords needed to be sharp to do their job, the "swords werent sharp" thing is a myth,
if you had armor and were facing down another guy in armor and you both have swords you would do something called halfswording, where you grab the blade of your sword and basicly use it as a spear to jab at your opponents weak points (eyes, armpit, groin) i train using armor and swords, if you want to see how it looks today go ahead and look up "battle of the nations" its an event that happens once a year where teams from every country gather to duke it out, its right fun, anyway cheers from serbland, praise kek
PIRATECAPTAINGUY battle of the nations, though entertaining has little to no historical value in the way it displays combat.
happy this channel is stillup!
Hey Sargon thanks for the trip. I appreciate it.
6:17 We don't use heavy armor Sargon. Our warfare was highly mobile and ranged. There were some types of maces (şeşber, gürz, topuz etc) carried when on horseback or foot to defeat these armors. Later periods (1400-1500) we switched from composite bow to firearms which made it possible to penetrate armor.
Also Ottoman Slap made it possible to fight unarmed against heavily armored opponents such as these ones.
Finally goddammit! 'Sargon i wish once a month or something you would produce for this channel, i nearly forgot it existed and just joined its Notification Squad.
try the royal armories
Sargon, you should check out a channel called Knyght Errant. He'd clear up a lot of these misconceptions you have about medieval armor and weapons.
Sooooo good to finally see new content here! Return to your loves more often Sargon,
I love this. Its like a guided tour of the Met.
Sargon i recommend you go visit the Wallace collection in London. And if you decide to, take me along too!
AjitB07 also the Royal Armoury in Leeds would be another one to visit.
Fun fact those armor suits have been sitting in the same spot at least since 1925, they’ve seen all your relatives visit them
Dammit, I want more. Just wow and you're right these are works of art. Thank you for sharing.
great work man, thank you!
The oddly wide Italian sword is purely decorative. They weren't designed for combat. Italian nobles would display their wealth and status by always keeping heavily decorated daggers and short swords with them. Thinner swords ran out of room for such lavish decoration, so they demanded wider and wider ones in order to display more art.
Also full plate armor may have been heavy so to speak however because each piece was independently attached and the wait was distributed across the whole body it was possible to run jump and even preform calaesthetics and even swim in full armor
We got a chance to visit the MET in 2019 (shortly before Covid) had a great time.
It's my favorite room at the Met. As I live in NYC, I have visited the arms and armor exhibit several times.
This is very helpful for the running of my AD&D game, thanks sargon
Those hussar shield is awesome. Curved with 1 long point on top.
w00t, Ancient Reci' videos! I've been waiting for you, Obi-wan.
the horsemants shield is called TARTSCHE
Glad to see some content on this channel again! Don't you see medieval swords in European museums all the time?
Thanks for this video, Sargon. I enjoyed it a lot. I love medieval weaponry. :)
wtf i never knew you had this channel. instantly subbed after looking through vids real quick. WHY DON'T YOU ADVERTISE THIS!?
Because he decided the lotus eaters were a better choice. What an idiot.
The cinquedea pronounced chin-que-dea was more of a decorative piece than practical carried by nobles on the Italian peninsula. The word cinquedea means five fingered as its as wide as five fingers.
The Rapier was designed to not only disarm the opponent but also to slip into the small gaps between the armor the swept-back point allows it to actually slip into places were normal swords were not able to get
love these videos Sargon
That Italian armour around 5:00 was awesome, interesting helmet design, very smart
Lol love it when he said "DONT WANT TO DAMAGE THE ARMOUR.CAUSE IT SO NICE". I can just see someone in battle..... hey hey hey... watch the armour I just had I polished
Armor was heavy but didn't feel very heavy. The weight was well distributed and movement would have been still extremely athletic. Extremely cool stuff.
Great video Sargon !
0:34 hands were smaller then, and yes, most of the swords there are ment to be held in the "hammer" grip, rather than the far more common later, "handshake" grip. The sword you mentioned apparently was supposed to be held in the 2 finger grip, with the index finger and thumb on the guard.
The fatty parts of the armor give some space to crush without crushing ribs
It's generally agreed that they would normally raise their visor for hand to hand combat and the down position was mostly for arrows.
Those swords are gorgeous.
I know your not that familiar with museums, but you don't need to be an expert on swords to read the labels
Swords were definitely sharp, especially the parts of the blade that are closest the tip. The tip was the most important part against another armoured opponent, but the rest of the blade was kept sharp for less-armoured opponents. Swords (aside from zweihander-sized ones) were also sidearms, not primary weapons. Polearms were the primary weapon of most people, regardless of class or wealth.
I'm loving the caution tape guy. Basically construction armor.
I'm not much into medieval stuff, but these items are pretty fucking awesome.
Wow Sargon I didn't know you were a channel necromancer. Bring back thatistheplan next.
Sargon, fluting on armour tend to be a German thing not Italian. Italians prefer curves and asymmetry.
Thanks dude.
Is this "armoured™ dude" second channel or what?
Nice collection
There's actually counter-recoil on crossbows so you might lose control when firing a heavy one.
it's good but put more thing on this channel Sargon
Content! I am pleased!
it's quite cozy in such helmets, i enjoy fighting in a closed burgonet and they problem is the high weight of the helmet if it doesn't rests on your gorget
those cloth pieces on the halberds and the partisane indicate these are the weapons of officers or the lifegurd of an important person, which would be equal hierarchy to an officer i think
it takes about 20 mins to half an hour to get into armour which is actually called harness, plus armour was designed to sit on the hips in order to make it feel lighter, the average sword probably weighed about 1.2kg not exactly heavy, weapons are much lighter than they look, because the people of the past weren't idiots.
I think the MET is the single greatest attraction in NYC. The volume and quality of historical relics they have is breathtaking. I especially love all the christian art. It's so weird and dark. Such a strange time to be alive.
Meh none of that armour was powered
Or pommel proof
nurnbergs early industrialisation came due to water power those armore were actualy just pressed into a negative as i know, the black colore would help agaisnt rust(making maintenainse easier as less open space needed to be polished and looked after) also it allowed a rougher finish on the blackened parts.
The swords with crosshilts that are 1h are usually called longswords quite safely.Or else a knight sword.You can usually get away with one of those two if you are unsure, but you can probably ask Layman if you really wanted to actually know.If.
21:34 completely badass. 22:45 more badass 22:36 dandy poof.
If ever you get a chance to go to Birmingham, check out the Anglo-Saxon hoard that's kept at the museum. Unbelievable workmanship. Good videos, Sargon.
Even the simpler armor is so complicated and hard to make
This is so badass
ben there in NOV 1994 ... fantastic
I was just there a couple months ago. I wish I lived in New York, so I could visit daily.
in late 16th century actualy the majority of imperial german armys were armored, the need for armor increased due to the higher number of fire weapons
“...decorated with some nice swirls.”
Hahaha, this just cracked me up for some reason, as part of a description of an ancient sword.
the triangular swords were made for cutting steel. They would create a puncture then open a triangular shaped hole (because that's the type that steel cuts into easiest) like a tin can
AyeJayCee Well this is nonsense
You can really see how the helmets at 9:27 inspired the german helmets in the first and second world wars
The lack of rear armour, normally indicates a mounted rider. Officers need their horses after all.
wicked cool!
No Carl. A fine horse would be the equivalent of a lambo. What we are looking at is a armoured truck.
I see you made it..did you pick up the book?..massive thing...I got it 20 years back
2:29 the reason the counterweights on those are so heavy is due to wanting a balance point on the blade to be closer to the grip. If the point of balance is too far away from the swordsman the blade will want to fly out of his hands during a swing, and will make recovery time after a missed swing very long.
Sometimes they have uneccesaraly large pommels because they just want ornamentation.
The really large pommels were usually hollow, so they wern't that heavy. If you need a really heavy pommel to balance a blade its a shit blade to begin with. Pommels were usually more for fine tuning the dynamics of a blade rather than as a pure counterbalance
When are you going to do a documentary?
I thought you had forgotten about this channel
hey man
you are awesome
excellent to listen to
can you please make an audiobook for gustav Le bon A study of the popular mind: the crowd ?
I would be very thankful
also those polearms which look like giant kitchen knifeblades ona spear are called KUSE in germany a dedicated guard weapon becaus eit was invented to have enough inertia to CHOP through chainmail choulders, in an earlier age
01:46 the most understated pun of 2017. i know not what's more brilliant: saying my Arabic's a bit rusty whilst staring a rusty sward in the face, or the amazing modesty it takes to resist reveling in the well earned bragging rights that accompany a pun of this caliber?
Mate those "counter weights" are almost certainly hollow
I wonder if they had summer and winter armor or only had one type?. Because if during the winter they had to do something they'd probably had more cloths underneath which would make the armor not fit like it used to, or perhaps the craftsmen accounted for that?.
English armour around that time 15th 16th designed armour that totally enclosed the wearer. joint's rear leaving no gaps outstanding craftsmanship amazing
I own three sallet helmets and you can see very well through that one slit. And no, it is not claustrophobic to wear them. It is highly possible that the author has a form of claustrophobia since he repeatedly brings it up. Keep in mind that knights began training when they were adolescents and trained all of the time and often in their armor suits too. They were the greatest athletes of their time.
Im really curious whether these soldier that had these sword were capable of holding and swinging them due to the swords weight! They look really heavy!
"Serious expression on that helmet" Sargon 2017
Sargon, at 8:36 if I heard that right the Name would be Jorg.
Now with Jorg the "o" could be pronounced as an "ö" but I am 99% sure you would pronounce it, again, like ".org" with a the J as in "Yo". So Yo.org but just one, short "o"
Would almost sound like the city of York.
George is close but no cigar. The German equivalent for George is Georg and is pronounced with an "e" as in "get" and the "o" as in ".org" So it would go Ge-org as saying "get.org" just without the t.
(And Jorg is a another for of Georg(e) as far as I am aware so your guess isn´t wrong)
Your "Wagner" was spot on. 10/10
Oh god the sword misconceptions are painful. That said I appreciate the video, love the channel
new series for this channel, this week in history?