I have long thought of the handgun as the modern sword and rifles as the modern pole arm, and it usually takes some convincing to get people to get over the idea of handguns being equivalent in role to a dagger
Absolutely awesome video, good food for thought, presented in a concise manner, with good production quality... How does this have sub 300 views?! :O You earned a subscriber!
Thank you! I appreciate both the kind words and constructive well articulated feedback. It helps me focus on the things I'm doing well and do them better.
@@TheTurnipOfTerror You're welcome! And btw, your headgear is quite stunning as well! Definitely keep the hat for future videos! (Although I may be biased, because the motto of my HEMA-Club is "Historical fencing and silly hats!", haha)
Also, you *wear* a sword. You don't wear a spear, or warhammer, or mace, or axe (usually), or halberd. The more a society/application favors displays of standing and class (eg. medieval society, modern military uniform) the more useful it is to have a dedicated weapon that is also a conspicuous item of personal adornment. It's a bit like wearing spurs in certain cultural/historical settings. They can function not only as a vital tool of a privileged class, but also as a *badge* of that class even when not in use. In the Western analogy, a sword was almost like a combination of six-shooter and tin-star, except with an aristocratic twist. Especially since, unlike in movies, most people didn't, couldn't necessarily afford to, and weren't allowed to just walk around in public with a pistol on their hip. If you saw it, it meant the person was a law man, a gunslinging desperado, or some free-ranging cowboy flouting the law and daring somebody to do something about it. They were someone, admire them or fear them, that you didn't want to mess with unless you too were of a similar cast.
Problem is I like axe's more fun in my point of view. I have a few. Plus I play a poor Viking.So shield spear/ axe /seax etc. Yet again my seax is a copy of one found in Dublin and it looks like a sword had been broken and then turned into a good size seax. There's to many people using swords and I don't think they should be in our history time.As you said they was expensive but you turn up at an event and nearly every Viking is carrying swords. Yes I have 2 swords but they over 100 year's old and Scottish.
I don't see why that's a problem. You're allowed your preferences. The easiest way to get lost in a conversation about general trends is to cite the exceptions, which no one posits don't exit. However, whether or not too many people carry swords, it is a very impression dependent statement. You're likely right, I don't do viking stuff, but it would not be accurate to say for a group of late 14th century French impressions.
Swords predate iron-and one can argue our own biomechanics carried the impetus for swords at a design, teleological, or evolutionary level (the human body is highly specialized for the kinds of movements swords use), arguably making them an archetypal tool. Unsure how much I buy the longswords really being the weapon of the affluent or aristocratic on account of technological development. While they were often enough using superior material (crucible steel to Europe's wrought iron), China had blades that were pretty similar to High Middle Ages longswords when the (Western) Roman Empire was still around. That said, it is possible the technology had not spread to Europe, although considering other, later inventions of Chinese origin made their way there (eg trebuchets), I doubt it. Daggers are actually quite different from (small) combat knives. czcams.com/video/eHlX2yM7pSo/video.html czcams.com/video/PLzd5pvoY5A/video.html The bit about swords often being an everyday device may have played a significant factor in their appeal (although I lean towards their singularly martial specialization being the primary reason). The more visible and more often stuff was, the more liable people were to make it aesthetic and/or fashionable. The sidearm varieties of swords, being mostly worn and not used (minimal damage and replacement compared to primary battlefield weapons), would make for a sound fashion investment (especially in European culture, which held martial prowess in much higher regard than, say, East Asia) by way of decoration. I imagine the bourgeoise's and aristos' pimped armaments did a lot to further cement the image.
I have long thought of the handgun as the modern sword and rifles as the modern pole arm, and it usually takes some convincing to get people to get over the idea of handguns being equivalent in role to a dagger
Keep fighting the good fight!
There is so much going on in this video that I want to unpack, the pencil stabbing specifically. But that aside I really enjoyed your analysis
I had some rapscallion years in my youth. The tip broke off in my thigh and I could feel the lump of graphite for years.
@@TheTurnipOfTerror ahh yes kids with pencils.
@@PopulaUrbanum yes, we tended not to fight fair. In retrospect I'm surprised things didn't get worse.
@@TheTurnipOfTerror Had something similar happen, the graphite tattooed the webbing between my index and middle finger.
@@Leubast how interesting. I couldn't see it, I could only feel it.
Some great thoughts here. I have been wondering about this myself
Thank you!
Nicely explained!
Thank you!
carrying a sword is a bit awkward here in Australia. Victoria at least. I lust after a Bollock dagger.
Awkward as in illegal?
Absolutely awesome video, good food for thought, presented in a concise manner, with good production quality... How does this have sub 300 views?! :O
You earned a subscriber!
Thank you! I appreciate both the kind words and constructive well articulated feedback. It helps me focus on the things I'm doing well and do them better.
@@TheTurnipOfTerror You're welcome! And btw, your headgear is quite stunning as well! Definitely keep the hat for future videos!
(Although I may be biased, because the motto of my HEMA-Club is "Historical fencing and silly hats!", haha)
@@helojoe92 bycocket for life.
Also, you *wear* a sword.
You don't wear a spear, or warhammer, or mace, or axe (usually), or halberd.
The more a society/application favors displays of standing and class (eg. medieval society, modern military uniform) the more useful it is to have a dedicated weapon that is also a conspicuous item of personal adornment.
It's a bit like wearing spurs in certain cultural/historical settings. They can function not only as a vital tool of a privileged class, but also as a *badge* of that class even when not in use.
In the Western analogy, a sword was almost like a combination of six-shooter and tin-star, except with an aristocratic twist. Especially since, unlike in movies, most people didn't, couldn't necessarily afford to, and weren't allowed to just walk around in public with a pistol on their hip. If you saw it, it meant the person was a law man, a gunslinging desperado, or some free-ranging cowboy flouting the law and daring somebody to do something about it. They were someone, admire them or fear them, that you didn't want to mess with unless you too were of a similar cast.
Swords!
Swoooooooords!
I knew as soon as I made that last one I'd have to follow it up with something intellectual.
@@TheTurnipOfTerror as soon as I saw this video I had to comment that.
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Mora about my harness imo. Pollaxes also come across my mind more than swords.
I'm not sure I understand.
shirou would like to have a word with you
I don't know what that means but I appreciate the comment.
Problem is I like axe's more fun in my point of view. I have a few.
Plus I play a poor Viking.So shield spear/ axe /seax etc. Yet again my seax is a copy of one found in Dublin and it looks like a sword had been broken and then turned into a good size seax.
There's to many people using swords and I don't think they should be in our history time.As you said they was expensive but you turn up at an event and nearly every Viking is carrying swords.
Yes I have 2 swords but they over 100 year's old and Scottish.
I don't see why that's a problem. You're allowed your preferences. The easiest way to get lost in a conversation about general trends is to cite the exceptions, which no one posits don't exit.
However, whether or not too many people carry swords, it is a very impression dependent statement. You're likely right, I don't do viking stuff, but it would not be accurate to say for a group of late 14th century French impressions.
Swords predate iron-and one can argue our own biomechanics carried the impetus for swords at a design, teleological, or evolutionary level (the human body is highly specialized for the kinds of movements swords use), arguably making them an archetypal tool.
Unsure how much I buy the longswords really being the weapon of the affluent or aristocratic on account of technological development. While they were often enough using superior material (crucible steel to Europe's wrought iron), China had blades that were pretty similar to High Middle Ages longswords when the (Western) Roman Empire was still around. That said, it is possible the technology had not spread to Europe, although considering other, later inventions of Chinese origin made their way there (eg trebuchets), I doubt it.
Daggers are actually quite different from (small) combat knives.
czcams.com/video/eHlX2yM7pSo/video.html
czcams.com/video/PLzd5pvoY5A/video.html
The bit about swords often being an everyday device may have played a significant factor in their appeal (although I lean towards their singularly martial specialization being the primary reason). The more visible and more often stuff was, the more liable people were to make it aesthetic and/or fashionable. The sidearm varieties of swords, being mostly worn and not used (minimal damage and replacement compared to primary battlefield weapons), would make for a sound fashion investment (especially in European culture, which held martial prowess in much higher regard than, say, East Asia) by way of decoration. I imagine the bourgeoise's and aristos' pimped armaments did a lot to further cement the image.
Interesting feedback, thank you.
Yes, great comment!