Mobility in Medieval Plate Armor/ Armour

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  • čas přidán 3. 09. 2015
  • Mobility in Medieval Plate Armor. This video shows that full plate allows one to stand up from a fall with relative ease. Perhaps the most infamous example is the notion that "knights had to be hoisted into their saddles with a crane," which is as absurd as it is persistent even among many historians. Misconceptions and Questions Relating to Armor. Armor was worn only by knights.Wrong. Women of earlier times never fought in battle or wore armor.-Wrong. Armor was so expensive that only princes and rich nobility could afford it.-Wrong. Armor is extremely heavy and renders its wearer immobile.-Wrong. Knights had to be hoisted into their saddles with cranes.-Wrong.

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  • @booptidyscoop7790
    @booptidyscoop7790 Před 3 lety +10013

    Dude running like he saw heresy in the distance.

    • @Rae-nm1bp
      @Rae-nm1bp Před 3 lety +254

      I've been fucking laughing at this for nearly 40 minutes!

    • @Aurora07
      @Aurora07 Před 3 lety +192

      The beginnings of space marines "I heard HERESY and came as quickly as I could"

    • @christopherreynolds4506
      @christopherreynolds4506 Před 3 lety +58

      @@Rae-nm1bp perhaps, 40,000 minutes?

    • @ian5437
      @ian5437 Před 3 lety +49

      DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT!

    • @jojophillips5620
      @jojophillips5620 Před 3 lety +33

      *cocks shotgun* son?

  • @Axl4325
    @Axl4325 Před 3 lety +12894

    From the creators of "Silencers don't actually silence your gun" comes "Medieval armor doesn't actually turn you into a turtle with arthritis"

    • @empireepic92
      @empireepic92 Před 3 lety +184

      But silencers actually don’t silence guns

    • @Axl4325
      @Axl4325 Před 3 lety +910

      @@empireepic92 I know, and now I know medieval armor doesn't slow you down either

    • @vengefulone6282
      @vengefulone6282 Před 3 lety +24

      @@Axl4325 let's talk about VSS :D

    • @Kia044
      @Kia044 Před 3 lety +160

      @@vengefulone6282
      Yep. Silencers do actually silence your weapons, but the volume reduced very much depends on the weapon, silencer and ammo design. And of course silencers applied to the conventional guns don’t make them dead quiet like in the movies.

    • @ReeferSmoker
      @ReeferSmoker Před 3 lety +285

      @@Kia044 Look up the definition of silence then the definition of suppress, crazy how the English language has words made for specific situations

  • @ChiquitaSpeaks
    @ChiquitaSpeaks Před rokem +1622

    It’s even more crazy when you realize how super custom the armor had to be made to be

    • @hevnervals
      @hevnervals Před 9 měsíci +243

      Everything back then was custom and made to order.

    • @ChiquitaSpeaks
      @ChiquitaSpeaks Před 9 měsíci +69

      @@hevnervals better than any of the most designer stuff these days and made for a reason, peak fashion of humanity for real

    • @hevnervals
      @hevnervals Před 9 měsíci +62

      @@ChiquitaSpeaks We've lost our way. Look at our soulless glass skyscrapers

    • @Maxawa0851
      @Maxawa0851 Před 9 měsíci +83

      ​@@hevnervals "soulless"
      That word is super overused now. It doesn't mean anything in most cases, youre talking about a fucking building.
      also, skyscrapers look nice imo

    • @hevnervals
      @hevnervals Před 9 měsíci +47

      @@Maxawa0851 Soulless is frequently used because society is turning soulless.

  • @Corzappy
    @Corzappy Před 7 měsíci +1253

    Plate armor was really a lot less cumbersome than most people think, and it’s protection against blades weapons was unmatched.
    What was really an issue is when 8 peasants rushed you with big rocks and clubs and then held you down as they stabbed you through the gaps in your armor, that was no fun.

    • @randomname9723
      @randomname9723 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Filthy peasants not fighting fair 😡

    • @EtamirTheDemiDeer
      @EtamirTheDemiDeer Před 6 měsíci +226

      Sounds like you speak from experience

    • @mrfrog0913
      @mrfrog0913 Před 6 měsíci +157

      Oh yeah, that happened to my buddy Jeffree last week.

    • @baandroidarg2006
      @baandroidarg2006 Před 5 měsíci +47

      Gone weak at the knees, have you?

    • @morganum87az
      @morganum87az Před 5 měsíci +4

      Yeah we saw the clip as well

  • @troo_6656
    @troo_6656 Před 3 lety +5180

    The chances of you being killed by running knight are low... but never zero.
    2022 Edit: Why the fuck did this blow up so much? I was half asleap when I wrote this.

    • @smallandstressed2364
      @smallandstressed2364 Před 3 lety +172

      Well... you’d be able to hear them before they even got close enough. No ambush, stealth, or element of surprise.
      When you’re in a forest and you hear “ * clank clank clank * “, start running. Best chance is hiding and making an escape while the tin man gives away his location, but you might have a stamina advantage. Even if they are mobile, having an additional 30-ish pounds to your every movement has to be taxing.
      But I will admit that the thought of hearing steadily approaching clanking is really fucking funny.

    • @Roger-rh5lu
      @Roger-rh5lu Před 3 lety +107

      @@Rehaaaaaaan Some people were killed in Canada a week ago, by a guy wearing armor and a sword. The odds are never zero.

    • @reeeeee987
      @reeeeee987 Před 3 lety +10

      say that to the medieval peasants

    • @So__far__away__
      @So__far__away__ Před 3 lety +11

      @@Roger-rh5lu The fuck? That actually happened?

    • @Roger-rh5lu
      @Roger-rh5lu Před 3 lety +18

      @@So__far__away__ I'm not a politician, I don't need to lie

  • @jackhazardous4008
    @jackhazardous4008 Před 4 lety +11781

    So this is what the skyrim bandit sees sprinting across the tundra.

    • @mikedanielespeja6128
      @mikedanielespeja6128 Před 4 lety +443

      No, they see Reanu Keeves.

    • @Nitram4392
      @Nitram4392 Před 4 lety +153

      @@mikedanielespeja6128 "I understood that reference."

    • @TY-44
      @TY-44 Před 4 lety +154

      @@mikedanielespeja6128 Ah, truly a warrior of legend. They say that his shouts have no end. He has slain countless men and dragons alike. He is the legend, Reanu Keeves.

    • @ziweiyuan
      @ziweiyuan Před 4 lety +83

      And still thinks, "Eh, I can take him," unless he gets hit by a fear shout or spell.

    • @milopresidente1291
      @milopresidente1291 Před 3 lety +24

      The ebony gear

  • @jjspittel327
    @jjspittel327 Před rokem +309

    Seeing people in full plate mail sprinting and doing acrobatics is something I need more of in my life

  • @LovleyLemonade
    @LovleyLemonade Před 9 měsíci +1051

    I think the whole "heavy and immobile" armor stigma was from the time when guns were getting common on the battlefield. They tried to make armor more and more resistant to gunfire and it eventually became too heavy.

    • @grayfox9869
      @grayfox9869 Před 8 měsíci +158

      Actually no, at the time they just made plate armor for the torso and the hips while trying to make it more resistant but in the end they couldn't outpace the development of gun

    • @mrbloodylordbaronsamedi.9937
      @mrbloodylordbaronsamedi.9937 Před 8 měsíci +7

      Or creator of this clip putted modifications from modern time allowing that armour to be so mobile face it moder replicas are mockery they didnt had stainless steel and swords i saw in museum that are authentic were not from white stainless nasa steel

    • @grayfox9869
      @grayfox9869 Před 8 měsíci +126

      @@mrbloodylordbaronsamedi.9937 do you really think that the blacksmiths at the time were dumb to not be able to make armor that allowed you to be mobile yet resistant?

    • @navaryn2938
      @navaryn2938 Před 8 měsíci +93

      the idea of armoured knights being slow and cumbersome is due to the fact that at the time they were described that way because they were slow and cumbersome... compared to unarmoured soldiers. It's only relatively recently, with experimental archeology and whatnot, that we realized this.
      Imagine if you tried to describe a tank while only having a car to compare it to.

    • @lb5818
      @lb5818 Před 8 měsíci +44

      i personally believe it was primarily due to jousting, since jousting armour is extremely heavy and cumbersome because it might have to take a lance at full speed
      more peasants would have seen knights jousting than in battle, so they'd see slow clumsy knights if the contest went to foot

  • @kajixdn
    @kajixdn Před 3 lety +21498

    The fact my jeans are more constricting than medieval armour makes me severely ashamed and sad.

    • @notmemeoftheweek6674
      @notmemeoftheweek6674 Před 3 lety +2428

      Then what are you waiting for? Go get some plated armor

    • @codymedeiros1299
      @codymedeiros1299 Před 3 lety +104

      Not meme of The week Underrated comment

    • @errata
      @errata Před 3 lety +63

      Its not the jeans fault

    • @kajixdn
      @kajixdn Před 3 lety +371

      errata you’re right, my giant balls do get in the way sometimes

    • @markhenley3097
      @markhenley3097 Před 3 lety +20

      It's a bit like Roman armour which was also good..

  • @Excal111
    @Excal111 Před 3 lety +17072

    So what you're telling me is Dark Souls has accurate armor physics.

    • @unoriginalperson72
      @unoriginalperson72 Před 3 lety +587

      Yes

    • @mcdonutboy9817
      @mcdonutboy9817 Před 3 lety +844

      Glances over at a Havel Knight

    • @noobatgames3321
      @noobatgames3321 Před 3 lety +603

      @@mcdonutboy9817 I mean its stone armor thats thick what do you thinking going to happen

    • @flufkyn8150
      @flufkyn8150 Před 3 lety +249

      Armor yes weapons not so much

    • @Valiguss
      @Valiguss Před 3 lety +255

      Flufkyn I mean the weapons are used like someone who just picked up a massive sword and started swinging woudl use it

  • @neovo903
    @neovo903 Před 9 měsíci +445

    Seeing this reminds me of one of the Uni Technicians, he used to do medieval re-enactments in full armour. He had some really good stories including one where a little car failed to stop as he was crossing the road and proceeded to wrap itself around his leg. He was fine, the car wasn't. Sadly he passed away just before I graduated.
    RIP Colin

    • @MilkyMaccyMilkers
      @MilkyMaccyMilkers Před 9 měsíci +63

      Did he die on the battlefield with a bloody longsword in his grip

    • @deadboyo2773
      @deadboyo2773 Před 8 měsíci +26

      Yeah sorry about that, he was a good duel tho

    • @almondsai7214
      @almondsai7214 Před 26 dny +1

      But, he would still be experiencing the force of the car as it hit his leg, even for a little car it would of hurt like hell.

  • @trenttrip6205
    @trenttrip6205 Před 6 měsíci +212

    I feel like part of the misconception about armor being cumbersome comes from fantasy depictions making armor look like it's three quarters of an inch thick, they'd be carrying around 300 pounds of metal on their bodies. Anytime I've seen real plate armor I'm always shocked how thin it is.

    • @kuru-yami9416
      @kuru-yami9416 Před 5 měsíci +13

      I think its cause its meant to be dense rather than flexible. So yeah it fends of blades easily, even tho its rather thin.

    • @publiusventidiusbassus1232
      @publiusventidiusbassus1232 Před 5 měsíci +44

      It probably came from jousting armor, which was super heavy and unwieldy as it was made mostly for protection and not for actual combat functionality. It was like 2 to 3 times the weight of battlefield armor.

    • @mekingtiger9095
      @mekingtiger9095 Před 4 měsíci +16

      ​@@publiusventidiusbassus1232 For me it's probably more to do with the fact that people just tend to expect "heavy" armor to be actually incredibly heavy in general due to the reality of modern warfare while errouneously projecting it to medieval warfare.

    • @ShadowFungus
      @ShadowFungus Před 23 dny

      With tons of think layers, these armors don’t need to be thick to be effective. It’s quite amusing tbh.

  • @blitzburn2871
    @blitzburn2871 Před 7 lety +16684

    Facking hell, where did the myth that armour restricts mobility come from?
    I have worn jeans that restricted me more than those armours did.

    • @superfriends-sammy
      @superfriends-sammy Před 6 lety +1625

      Anime.

    • @wulf7463
      @wulf7463 Před 6 lety +3139

      Hollywood most likely, like most medieval myths.

    • @effigytormented
      @effigytormented Před 6 lety +2622

      1800's historians who had this idea that the middle ages were a more primitive time. Seriously, read Mallory's Round table, it's full of crap like that.

    • @Sakkehattu
      @Sakkehattu Před 6 lety +2086

      Because at first glance, it looks very cumbersome. Its not until you see all the joints, segmentation and overlapping parts that you can fully appreciate how much mobility they have.

    • @emanuelm3255
      @emanuelm3255 Před 6 lety +56

      trvrdgr1234 guest
      No

  • @jerrychili5203
    @jerrychili5203 Před 3 lety +9171

    Full plate armor stats:
    Defence: +10
    Stealth: no.

  • @leonardmilcin7798
    @leonardmilcin7798 Před 9 měsíci +175

    There is even more. I have some time ago started walking with a weighted backpack. This is called rucking and is essentially what army soldiers do during training to improve their overall fitness and aerobic capacity.
    Over months of regular daily walks I would monitor my heart rate and slowly increase my pace and load to keep my heart rate around my target. My fitness improved to the point where walking with a backpack was less taxing than walking without it before I started my training.
    When the weight reached 45 pounds it became painful to walk due to uneven pressure on some parts of my body. I changed the backpack to a weighted vest of the same weight. But now thanks to this vest being *around* my trunk rather than on my back, it became very easy for me to walk around.
    I can confidently say that people who wore these contraptions would not have any problem moving around due to weight alone, as long as they also spend enough time each day training in them. Your body can adjust to the load, you learn to move in new ways that take the added load into account and all your muscles, tendons and joints strengthen to withstand it as well as your cardiovascular, aerobic and endurance.

    • @doggosuki
      @doggosuki Před 9 měsíci +6

      would that not damage your spine or something though

    • @leonardmilcin7798
      @leonardmilcin7798 Před 8 měsíci +22

      @@doggosuki Nope, unless you something stupid, it will strengthen it over time. Are soldiers or backpackers coming down with spine issues? Not really…

    • @hardbrocklife
      @hardbrocklife Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@doggosukinot really. Your spine is designed to be load bearing.
      High impact jumping could damage your knees, but you'd be retarded to think jumping down even a 3ft elevation would be ok. As long as you are avoiding the high impact on your knees, you are good. You will actually increase bone density as well as muscle strength. Pressure on those tissues triggers them to strengthen.
      You should google "weight training bines vs normal bones" and typically you can find some pictures. They are thicker and more dense. Its like looking at a piece of wood vs a piece of rock.

    • @Wildschwein.
      @Wildschwein. Před 7 měsíci +5

      great point!

    • @mrSanders.
      @mrSanders. Před 6 měsíci

      @@leonardmilcin7798 you will have problems with your spine, 100%

  • @michaeldefeo3030
    @michaeldefeo3030 Před rokem +267

    I am not surprised as a retired soldier. 50 pounds of deadweight on your body vs. 80-120 pounds of deadweight on your shoulders is an amazing difference. I am very impressed with their ability to perform in full plate. It was, after all, the M1 Abrams technology of its time. Unexpected results. 😮

    • @SMGJohn_Secondary
      @SMGJohn_Secondary Před 6 měsíci

      Nonsense, M1 Abrams is a tank that simply cannot be destroyed, its armour is impervious to anything while this medieval armour can be defeated easily.

    • @razztastic
      @razztastic Před 5 měsíci +32

      @@SMGJohn_Secondary Finally beaten Black Ops 1 on Veteran, have you?

    • @jacobmacpherson8516
      @jacobmacpherson8516 Před 5 měsíci

      I agree

    • @mekingtiger9095
      @mekingtiger9095 Před 5 měsíci +3

      The difference being that the plate armour's physical protection actually worked, was weight efficient and was worth the investment in the Medieval Period as opposed to the M1 Abrams or any modern MBT for that matter.

    • @Sklb
      @Sklb Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@SMGJohn_Secondary M1 Abrams definitelly can be destroyed by like 1000 of other weapons.

  • @Delicious_J
    @Delicious_J Před 4 lety +4545

    Imagine having a knight cartwheeling towards you at terminal velocity.

    • @DoctorInk20
      @DoctorInk20 Před 4 lety +158

      While the King of the Hill theme blares from somewhere. XD

    • @lukejackson1575
      @lukejackson1575 Před 4 lety +33

      Well he's about to hit the ground so I wouldn't worry about anything besides not being under him.

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 Před 4 lety +25

      @@DoctorInk20 you mean the Benny Hill theme?
      XD
      OH
      *hears the end of the video*
      Ok what the fuck HAHAHAHA thats priceless XDD

    • @DoctorInk20
      @DoctorInk20 Před 4 lety +15

      @@davecrupel2817 Totally! I love that bit. I was going to say "just wait for it". XD
      That there's a knight determined to sell you propane and propane accessories. XD

    • @PANCAKEMINEZZ
      @PANCAKEMINEZZ Před 4 lety +3

      You mean the Isle of Mann flag basically?

  • @Bowfella
    @Bowfella Před 4 lety +14350

    **guy in armour does a roll**
    Everyone: So you have chosen.... Darksouls.

    • @nore5992
      @nore5992 Před 4 lety +259

      Its called Fatroling.....

    • @Erik-fy9dy
      @Erik-fy9dy Před 4 lety +148

      @@nore5992 not with havel's ring it isn't

    • @HekateMGO
      @HekateMGO Před 4 lety +60

      Now we just need to find someone with enough STR to wield the FUGS.

    • @idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792
      @idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792 Před 4 lety +39

      NoRe nah, that’s more a mid roll. If he was fat rolling, he’d be falling on his back first

    • @Yazz-bu3zi
      @Yazz-bu3zi Před 4 lety +17

      Gotta bump up that VIT

  • @svan4748
    @svan4748 Před 4 měsíci +38

    1:13 when the maiden in the distance flashes her elbow

  • @samj1185
    @samj1185 Před 9 měsíci +54

    Medieval metal craftsman were just amazing. Really must appreciate the skill required to create such armor.

  • @zackz1245
    @zackz1245 Před 3 lety +4551

    I feel like someone is trying to win an argument with their DM.

    • @defensivekobra3873
      @defensivekobra3873 Před 3 lety +246

      Yeah not having a speed penalty for heavy armor feels so unrealistic at first glance, but it checks out

    • @dbergerac9632
      @dbergerac9632 Před 3 lety +285

      At a demo I was in armor and was taking a nap between fights. Someone from my d&D group was present and summoned the DM who was nearby to observe. Sleeping in armor was thus authorized.

    • @davidwestin6345
      @davidwestin6345 Před 3 lety +8

      Lmao

    • @zeroshade715
      @zeroshade715 Před 3 lety

      Type shit

    • @lemons1559
      @lemons1559 Před 3 lety +60

      @@defensivekobra3873 You most definetly should have a speed penalty. You're much more agile with cloth on your back and can move more without getting tired but your agility isn't that of a log though.

  • @losfregiatoremagico4231
    @losfregiatoremagico4231 Před 4 lety +2031

    00:01 Imagine you’re taking a walk in the woods and you hear some weird metallic noises behind you so you turn around and you see a man in full armor dashing at full speed towards you with his sword out

    • @shaynehughes6645
      @shaynehughes6645 Před 4 lety +63

      U//w//U

    • @losfregiatoremagico4231
      @losfregiatoremagico4231 Před 4 lety +4

      @Branden Heineman thanks 🙏

    • @lollikabosso.w.n7153
      @lollikabosso.w.n7153 Před 4 lety +53

      Funny enough, if fighting full armored knight, hes gonna prefferably attack your ass on a horse. In that case you have exactly 20 and less seconds to turn the road into agincourt.

    • @SariusxX
      @SariusxX Před 4 lety +16

      Imagine you're taking a *shit* in the woods and you hear...

    • @dirqvan8052
      @dirqvan8052 Před 4 lety +5

      00:01

  • @jorjeproductions6943
    @jorjeproductions6943 Před rokem +104

    It’s still pretty damn cool that even a small portion of the world back then used full on armor like this. Shows you how good human ingenuity was back then, and it’s crazy that we have technology more advanced than this.

    • @kid14346
      @kid14346 Před 8 měsíci +15

      An important thing to remember is that armor and weapoms always were developed to suit the regions of the wearers. It is documented that heavy metal armored conquistadors eventually started wearing the central american armors because their giant tin cans basically cooked them alive and was hard to navigate dense jungle and swamp in. While the native armor wasn't as "advanced" it fit the region it was made for by being light and letting air flow.

    • @yayvey
      @yayvey Před 7 měsíci +9

      @@kid14346 That imagery of Conquistadors wearing native armor always gives me 60s Vietnam vibes. Also, another thing I wanna support with is they used horses and were a very small population in every battle they were in, using other tribes for much of their manpower. Full armor would only be useful if they were seiging or defending behind walls, which much of the native depiction of Spaniards in full armor were during those 2 types of warfare - and more notably, during diplomacy.

    • @publiusventidiusbassus1232
      @publiusventidiusbassus1232 Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@kid14346 the native armor was pretty much the same as early medieval gambesons. While lighter armor came to be preferred (depending on which land they were conquering), they never abandoned steel plate. They just reserved it for more special occassions, like cavalry charges.

    • @kid14346
      @kid14346 Před 5 měsíci

      @@publiusventidiusbassus1232 I never said they fully abandoned, just that many foot soldiers adapted by taking armor from slain enemies or creating their own lighter armor inspired by the native's armor.

  • @jmmproductions6741
    @jmmproductions6741 Před rokem +62

    Armor always has some restriction on mobility, but considering how many methods there were to defeat armor back then, it'd be very stupid to repeatedly design armor that's meant to fight in with low mobility. At the very least, those people probably didn't come back.

  • @dannyskybox293
    @dannyskybox293 Před 3 lety +3781

    Everyone in a zombie apocalypse movie: wears cloth. gets bitten. dies.
    Me:

    • @IRON_KING_KNIGHT
      @IRON_KING_KNIGHT Před 3 lety +433

      I always wonder the refusal to wear armor in zombie apocalypse

    • @DTux5249
      @DTux5249 Před 3 lety +263

      @@IRON_KING_KNIGHT granted, getting crushed under hoards of 100 bodies probably isn't a better scenario.

    • @IRON_KING_KNIGHT
      @IRON_KING_KNIGHT Před 3 lety +361

      @@DTux5249
      I didn’t say fight 100 zombie at once i meant when they are defending a building and one zombie sneaks behind them then the armor will come handy

    • @DTux5249
      @DTux5249 Před 3 lety +111

      @@IRON_KING_KNIGHT
      True, but generally being able to move is better. Especially in "walking dead" type universes. Of course this vid proves that to not be the case, but stereotypes
      And honestly, given how deaf these characters are, i think armour is the least of their priorities.
      Like, in no mainstream universe have I seen quiet zombies and they somehow sneak up on people.
      Regardless, characters have to be able to move quickly at a moment's notice, and because "armour makes you slow" (at least by their universes logic) it's better to keep light to avoid the horde

    • @IRON_KING_KNIGHT
      @IRON_KING_KNIGHT Před 3 lety +99

      @@DTux5249
      You have a point but one thing you forgot to mention is that armor is noisy so sneaking around can be difficult but what I’m talking about is when someone staying in the base defending... and some survivors or “base members” are coming back with a horde chasing them. So if you put it this way:
      Ten armored men with automatic fire mode on or single fire for ammo saving.. encounter a horde coming from obviously one side. And the defenders attack!! The defenders will eventually reload and lose sight of some the undead in the horde... so if they lost sight of the horde then they might get attacked from behind.... depending on the structure and how the zombies can get in so maybe zombies will crawl from holes or tunnels and get behind the defender and since the defender can’t hear anything and maybe one of their own men dies without noticing anything!! So I would say armor is for a “scenario” that has a 17% chance of occurring once each raid... then armor is there for that scenario.
      But scouting is best without armor ( like you said you need best mobility possible)

  • @Xramu
    @Xramu Před 4 lety +3565

    1:41 "And it has to be able to withstand what is perhaps the pinnacle of medieval metallurgy, the L O N G S"

    • @andyknightwarden9746
      @andyknightwarden9746 Před 4 lety +173

      Pretty sure that was "Longsword" and the word was cut off.

    • @ry4nmaster
      @ry4nmaster Před 4 lety +649

      @@andyknightwarden9746 Nope, it was the secret weapon of medieval time
      Fear the L O N G S

    • @guthetanuki256
      @guthetanuki256 Před 4 lety +188

      @@ry4nmaster The longs. Such an amazing weapon. Quite versatile too

    • @David-bc4rh
      @David-bc4rh Před 4 lety +103

      But did you see how the longs just bounced off the armor.

    • @don_p7546
      @don_p7546 Před 4 lety +100

      Yeah the L O N G S were the reason knights always won

  • @thearnoldarmy1899
    @thearnoldarmy1899 Před 9 měsíci +20

    My son just learned in school that knights could not get up off the ground without several people helping. So I showed him this. Which somehow didn't convince hime. But bloop is totally real.... I just... I can't even with kids.

    • @myblacklab7
      @myblacklab7 Před 7 měsíci

      Well this is one CZcams video that doesn't seem to have used any of the actual armor from the period, nor even specified the time period, so it's not exactly scientific evidence.

    • @publiusventidiusbassus1232
      @publiusventidiusbassus1232 Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@@myblacklab7you're kidding, right? Literally everything you said is wrong

    • @myblacklab7
      @myblacklab7 Před 5 měsíci

      @@publiusventidiusbassus1232 It isn't a CZcams video?
      Because I said it's a CZcams video, and if literally everything I said is wrong, then I must be wrong about that.
      I literally don't think that the word "literally" means anything anymore.

    • @leeecraven488
      @leeecraven488 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@myblacklab7Several of those harness are from world renowned armourers costing $20k+ and even then they are often not of the same quality as the originals. If anything it underplays the mobility of good harness.

    • @myblacklab7
      @myblacklab7 Před 2 měsíci

      @@leeecraven488 Thank you for expressing your opinion. I suppose there is a lot of information out there about the subject, but not much of that information made its way into this video.

  • @theresnothingness
    @theresnothingness Před rokem +13

    Perhaps one of the most ideal video on CZcams. No nonsense, straight away jumps to the content. Good work.

  • @iamascumfuckbastard9269
    @iamascumfuckbastard9269 Před 3 lety +2631

    "I don't want to wear armor, it slows me down"
    0:00 *Lemme tell u sumthin*

  • @honorb4glory606
    @honorb4glory606 Před 6 lety +3375

    People don't use their logic today. They think that wearing 50lbs of plate armor is like wearing a 50lbs backpack. It's completely different when that weight is dispersed throught your body.

    • @epicwisp7450
      @epicwisp7450 Před 6 lety +518

      And even then soldiers today carry a 100lbs pack plus other equipment.

    • @bigtime9597
      @bigtime9597 Před 4 lety +414

      @@epicwisp7450 Except these days, most of that weight is on your back and chest, which is unequal distribution.

    • @Zangetsu789ify
      @Zangetsu789ify Před 4 lety +231

      Well, they never worn one before - so they're just using some instinct and imagination. For things like this, even when thinking with logic, you might visualize something incorrectly because you have never experienced it (never perceived and familiarized those particular, specific physical sensations before. Like seeing a cake, knowing its gonna be sweet and stuff, and eating it and realizing it's not exactly what you thought it'd taste like - maybe there's unexpected texture and all. Still sweet though.) Things get clearer with hindsight and experience. But you're right, thinking critically with regard to detail like that does help in tempering your visualization/imagination.
      Think Critically (the Concentrated kind - Not the confrontational/conflict kind)

    • @blurgle9185
      @blurgle9185 Před 4 lety +55

      "People don't use their logic today"
      Well, that's a very illogical statement of itself. Besides, this idea that armor is overly cumbersome isn't a myth I've heard much about, if it all. No TV show or movie have really perpetuated this "myth" as far as I can tell. Nor have I read a book describing armor this way.
      These guys just made a clickbait title by telling you everyone thought this, but really, most haven't thought about it whatsoever.

    • @__prometheus__
      @__prometheus__ Před 4 lety +25

      BIG TIME I can confirm that the unequal distribution in modern armor/equipment is quite cumbersome if you’re marching for long distances or trying to get up.

  • @Cameron_the_Robot
    @Cameron_the_Robot Před 7 měsíci +5

    Armor of that era was never a problem of mobility. It was the problem of "I can't see a damn thing with this bloody helmet on".

  • @jan_07
    @jan_07 Před 7 měsíci +5

    People probably mistake jousting armour as the real wartime armour. Those competition armour are heavy and thicker. Knights train hard and prepared for their day in the battlefield and are part of the nobility in addition to being the “special forces” of the army, surely they would demand and have authority to demand armourers to make armours that will showcase their hardwork and skills.

  • @coltencurlin45
    @coltencurlin45 Před 3 lety +4442

    I'm sure knights had to train in their Armour too. Dudes would have been some serious tanks.

    • @SuzukiChen
      @SuzukiChen Před 3 lety +445

      yep they did, and there was a knight-only free time training before tournaments to climb a really high ladder using only hands (hanging from it) to the castle walls, as flex and show of strength, so ye, maybe medieval people was shorter then we are right now, but the sure thing they where strong as hell

    • @likeashish
      @likeashish Před 3 lety +285

      yes you are right, in fact French Knights were so tank that 5000 knights cut through 30,000 ottoman lines without any support from their infantry only to be destroyed because they were surrounded from all sides. They were some of the most fearsome fighting machines in medival times.

    • @Vtlaghe69
      @Vtlaghe69 Před 3 lety +88

      Yeah they trained there whole life back then people were in shape

    • @Vtlaghe69
      @Vtlaghe69 Před 3 lety +172

      @@Spectrum_Wireless so you obviously know nothing

    • @Vtlaghe69
      @Vtlaghe69 Před 3 lety +2

      @Fullmile Gaming yeah

  • @Marzlpan
    @Marzlpan Před 4 lety +70479

    That is a terrifying sight, a man dashing at full speed towards you, full armour, sword out

    • @Red41554
      @Red41554 Před 4 lety +4633

      Until you pull out a gun.

    • @t.va.6611
      @t.va.6611 Před 4 lety +1603

      @@Red41554 gl hitting or doing severe enough damage to stop them.

    • @KeanuOR
      @KeanuOR Před 4 lety +3199

      @@t.va.6611 With a gun? It's not Mjolnir armor.

    • @ConstantineJoseph
      @ConstantineJoseph Před 4 lety +1986

      If you run away, he probably won't catch up to you

    • @Bakotcha
      @Bakotcha Před 4 lety +1592

      @@ConstantineJoseph: Not if he from dork soles

  • @FolkoMagipaw
    @FolkoMagipaw Před 6 měsíci +10

    The chances of a knight in full plate armour charging you randomly are low....
    But never zero.

  • @heroiccombatengineer6018
    @heroiccombatengineer6018 Před rokem +10

    Making such heavy materials feel light is truly masterful.

  • @okrutnikbozy3150
    @okrutnikbozy3150 Před 4 lety +24448

    I remember my history teacher when I was about 8 years old, she was claiming that medieval knight would not be able to even stand up if fallen. Shame on her for teaching me and my friends bullshit like this.

    • @Norbert011
      @Norbert011 Před 4 lety +796

      Same man

    • @benatchison8962
      @benatchison8962 Před 4 lety +2597

      There were certain armors that wouldn't allow specific movements, but like 99% of armor was like what's shown in these videos

    • @ChangedMyNameFinally69
      @ChangedMyNameFinally69 Před 4 lety +1618

      @@benatchison8962 I think the only really constrictive armor was the jousting coaches that were basically stiff metal coffins, but those were for sport. They were at the ass end of the Medieval era so that's probably why people thought they were all like that, as earlier armors weren't found until later

    • @benatchison8962
      @benatchison8962 Před 4 lety +536

      @@ChangedMyNameFinally69 Yes, that's likely the armor I was thinking of. There's also a story of a king falling from his horse and drowning in like 3 inch deep water, but I don't know if he couldn't get up because of the armor or his weight

    • @Paradisio84
      @Paradisio84 Před 4 lety +168

      Cultural Marxism that's why

  • @IM3z
    @IM3z Před 4 lety +3745

    0:00 POV of a Dark Souls boss.

  • @MrEricmopar
    @MrEricmopar Před měsícem +2

    People seem to think that, because they are out of shape, and couldn't lug that armor around, so were knights... The knights wore it all time and trained in their armor, so they built up tons of muscle to move it.

  • @Elthenar
    @Elthenar Před 9 měsíci +10

    I know some guys that were big into the SCA. Of of them was a man mountain who looked like a 240 pound tree stump. I saw him do a standing backflip while wearing a full suit of plate armor. It wasn't as fancy as the stuff this guy was wearing either but it would have weighed roughly the same. So yeah, the guys who are used to wearing that armor could move pretty well in it.

  • @12thlegion38
    @12thlegion38 Před 3 lety +6033

    "Squire?"
    "Yes, milord?"
    "I need to pee"

    • @bait5257
      @bait5257 Před 3 lety +37

      😂

    • @fathom2732
      @fathom2732 Před 3 lety +362

      I read somewhere the heavily armoured knights had no choice but to just shit and piss in their pants due to the hassle of removing their armour.

    • @noble14
      @noble14 Před 3 lety +409

      @@fathom2732 oh man that would've been the worst, imagine getting ready for a big battle and the first guy you fight stinks so bad you can't even breathe after every movement he does. Every step the man takes just vibrates the turd so much that all you can smell is the turd.
      Your eyes water and all you wanna do is fight someone else who doesn't stink, the horrendous smell from that turd combined with the amount of water he didn't drink and the fact he's probably sweaty af in the armor would make any man run in disgust, I think we all know how battles were won on the front lines.

    • @fathom2732
      @fathom2732 Před 3 lety +278

      @@noble14 Yes I would definitely have enlisted as an archer.

    • @noble14
      @noble14 Před 3 lety +86

      @@fathom2732 I think I'd rather just be a wayfaring knight challenging people to duels on the road. Or even just a tournament fighter. Something simple that won't make me puke in disgust.

  • @peterstromboli8979
    @peterstromboli8979 Před 4 lety +17586

    So this proved that dark souls dodging can be a real thing

    • @jaywyse7150
      @jaywyse7150 Před 4 lety +2321

      Yeah you can but you don't get any invincibility frames though.

    • @peterstromboli8979
      @peterstromboli8979 Před 4 lety +456

      @@jaywyse7150 ah yes of course

    • @GirthCheck
      @GirthCheck Před 4 lety +1301

      @@jaywyse7150 you can't prove that maybe they just haven't rolled with the right timing.

    • @grandadoboman1995
      @grandadoboman1995 Před 4 lety +588

      But they are fat rolling.

    • @drifterax7731
      @drifterax7731 Před 4 lety +285

      GrandAdoboMan need to put more points in Vitality

  • @degariuslozak2169
    @degariuslozak2169 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Its 2am,you're eating leftovers with the lights out and a subtle metallic noise catches your attention. You turn and see a suit of armour sprinting at you

  • @Merlok_3_0
    @Merlok_3_0 Před 7 měsíci +13

    Medieval armor: saves you from direct hit by a blade
    Modern armor: light, but you're still as vulnerable as before

    • @lonewolfhero3526
      @lonewolfhero3526 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Different protection for different threats.

    • @mekingtiger9095
      @mekingtiger9095 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Not if you're counting modern ceramic plates instead of flak jackets, though.

  • @billbill6094
    @billbill6094 Před 3 lety +50745

    Almost like armor was designed for humans to move in...

  • @maxsimpson3924
    @maxsimpson3924 Před 4 lety +8095

    Boss: *breathes*
    Dark souls player: 0:32

    • @kdr1235
      @kdr1235 Před 4 lety +66

      XD

    • @user-sr6pi5lp3q
      @user-sr6pi5lp3q Před 4 lety +40

      Blade of Darkness
      Edit: so, bod is not forgotten?

    • @Kounnah
      @Kounnah Před 4 lety +268

      In Dark souls, the boss breathing can probably kill you.

    • @rattled4806
      @rattled4806 Před 4 lety +51

      @Seraphi Grimaldi that's like a mid roll in ds1

    • @knm9338
      @knm9338 Před 4 lety +2

      fr

  • @bedeuhdb27y9
    @bedeuhdb27y9 Před 6 měsíci +2

    That little clip at the end is probably the most wholesome thing I'll se today. Regardless, really great and informative video

  • @jevinday
    @jevinday Před 2 měsíci +1

    thought this was going to be a funny compilation of people stuck in armor, ended up being a thoroughly educational piece about the actual mobility of medieval armor

  • @guyf321
    @guyf321 Před 4 lety +5345

    When you’re retaking the holy land and she says she’s home alone

  • @biggains1
    @biggains1 Před 3 lety +11657

    It's almost as if when people started creating armor they wanted to make sure they could actually fight in it 🤔

    • @davidreeding9176
      @davidreeding9176 Před 2 lety +517

      I'd definitely min max my way to victory if I were to go back to the medieval times. Why bother with mobility when you can have an impenetrable coffin of steel to guard your life? Sure, I couldn't hurt anybody, but nobody can hurt me, either!

    • @waltersobchak4565
      @waltersobchak4565 Před 2 lety +326

      @@davidreeding9176 wouldn't blunt weapons would be devastating to armor.

    • @davidreeding9176
      @davidreeding9176 Před 2 lety +72

      @@waltersobchak4565 not if it's think enough

    • @DuringDark
      @DuringDark Před 2 lety +336

      @@davidreeding9176 the problem would be your joints, too much armor and you'd be giving up your ability to defend effectively from someone stabbing your armpits.
      Unless you armor your armpits (armorpits?) in which case you can't move your arms and have to kickbox people like the Black Knight

    • @wegner7036
      @wegner7036 Před 2 lety +298

      @@davidreeding9176 The enemy would promptly capture you with ease and set your steel box armor on top of a fire pit, leaving you to cook inside of your steel sarcophagus Brazen Bull style.

  • @notintohandles
    @notintohandles Před 9 měsíci +1

    Unanticipated and very enlightening.
    Thank you.

  • @harrymorton6872
    @harrymorton6872 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Agree with most of your points in your description other than implying that plate armour was affordable... it certainly wasn't. Good full plate was still 6-12 months wages on a typical soldier's wages and it would be several years wages for lower paid peasants so its still pretty expensive. You'd have to be wealthy and at least of the upper classes to afford. Also I think some of these videos on the mobility are a bit misleading. Watch some of the videos from the modern fully armoured fighting series in eastern Europe and see how quickly the wearers get puffed out and can barely move through exhaustion. Yes you might be able to sprint but not for very long.

    • @mekingtiger9095
      @mekingtiger9095 Před 4 měsíci

      The overall affordability of armor varied from period to period in the Middle Ages, though. While in general it was still quite expensive, plates (not necessarily full plates, but still) were starting to become more affordable and more sophisticated as time went on. Sure, still expensive, but take into account that in the Early Middle Ages pretty much *nobody* had any armor to speak of and knights only had chain mail. Fast forward to the later stages of the Middle Ages centuries after and decent brigandines were starting to pop up more and more frequently amongst common soldiers while the knights just simply got even more sophisticated armor. Warfare in general was trending more towards armored warfare as time went on.
      Until *G U N* happened...

    • @terrylyn
      @terrylyn Před měsícem

      @@mekingtiger9095 There were armors against guns as well

    • @mekingtiger9095
      @mekingtiger9095 Před měsícem

      @@terrylyn Those were of the *very* heavy and expensive variety, though. Specially the ones from the Early Modern period at the tail end of the armor era when armorsmiths were trying to make their last ditch attempts at making *something* that could reliably stop bullets.
      The result was a suit of armor that *did* weight almost as much as jousting armor.

  • @Cuppamilky
    @Cuppamilky Před 4 lety +16651

    They could move a lot quicker if they’d only equip Havels ring

  • @moomoo1984
    @moomoo1984 Před 3 lety +2234

    Plate Armor is literally the first form of Pay to Win.

    • @ivanlagrana878
      @ivanlagrana878 Před 3 lety +214

      Yeah, but the Chinese update destroyed the whole meta.

    • @panqueque9750
      @panqueque9750 Před 3 lety +11

      What about horses?

    • @whoswho1233
      @whoswho1233 Před 3 lety +55

      @@panqueque9750 that was a free DLC pack only available in Mongolia

    • @towarzyszmarcin474
      @towarzyszmarcin474 Před 3 lety +8

      Patrolling the medieval castle almost makes you wish for a crusader attack.

    • @jukes4499
      @jukes4499 Před 3 lety +2

      The second was called "indulgences"

  • @se7enthsoul
    @se7enthsoul Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thank you for this video. I will definitely need this information for later in my life.

  • @RandomPostsOnTheWeb
    @RandomPostsOnTheWeb Před 4 měsíci +2

    Whiles these are trained professionals keep in mind most anointed knights began their training as children, squiring as young as 14. What we see today is likely only a small percentage of what a knight trained through their entire adulthood could do.

  • @bottlegaming6726
    @bottlegaming6726 Před 3 lety +5118

    Knights in game: Somewhat slower than average walkspeed because of the "heavy" armor they wear
    Knights in real life: Ooh, you think I'm slow just because I have armor on, eh? *Well, let me teach you a lesson boy*

    • @SiberianScytheYT
      @SiberianScytheYT Před 3 lety +271

      then they sprint towards you with swords in hand, ready to kill you.

    • @dudep504
      @dudep504 Před 3 lety +178

      If they dont have their armor, i wonder how fast a medieval knight can run.

    • @Zerum69
      @Zerum69 Před 3 lety +236

      A knight in full heavy plated armor with a halberd is definitely slower than a unarmored knight with just a longsword
      Thing is the difference isn't something massive and even if the armor weight makes your stamina drain as if you have a heart disease the fact you don't have to dodge 90% of all incoming blows means you'll still get tired slower than an unarmored dude who must dodge everything or die/lose a limb

    • @PAYM3
      @PAYM3 Před 3 lety +13

      But I'm pretty sure that it is very stamina draining

    • @danielmarioriveracordova5069
      @danielmarioriveracordova5069 Před 3 lety +72

      oh, no, they were definitely slower, but not slow enough to don't make you run for your ass

  • @crimsonskye2579
    @crimsonskye2579 Před 3 lety +6082

    Fair Maiden: “Did you bring protection?”
    Knight: “I am protection”

    • @davix994
      @davix994 Před 3 lety +24

      Lmao

    • @futsk01
      @futsk01 Před 3 lety +138

      Soon after: sells armour to raise child

    • @t-_-minus947
      @t-_-minus947 Před 3 lety +122

      @@futsk01 child finds his father's sword in the old chest in the attic *quest complete*

    • @jameswagstaff984
      @jameswagstaff984 Před 3 lety +5

      Maybe you're been over protective

    • @Linosek279
      @Linosek279 Před 3 lety +3

      TRIPLE entendre. That’s rare.

  • @jonkauf4812
    @jonkauf4812 Před 8 měsíci +1

    didn't know I needed video of a full armored knight doing cartwheels while the King of the Hill theme plays, in my life haha! That alone was worth the like!

  • @lonelyguyofficial8335
    @lonelyguyofficial8335 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Me trying to **quietly** sneak into the kitchen at night: 1:11

  • @BenjaminPeterParker
    @BenjaminPeterParker Před 4 lety +2107

    Imagine walking in the forest and seeing a full metal men sprinting at you

    • @yourmajestythegoldentoilet6744
      @yourmajestythegoldentoilet6744 Před 4 lety +27

      Me:*Runs in forest saying*GUYS I LIKE STEEL MORE THAN GOLD GUYS

    • @dillis2188
      @dillis2188 Před 4 lety +47

      I mean, just sprint in the same direction? You clearly have the advantage in a chase.

    • @lollikabosso.w.n7153
      @lollikabosso.w.n7153 Před 4 lety +39

      In the 15th and 16th century (gothic and renaisance) the plate armor was the most active, but sadly, either you have to be rich enough to afford it ( horse, armor, weapons, clothes under the armor, saddle etc) and that price is equal to modern tank (with different currency, but still a tank) your other option to get it is to loot. The best armory was in german territories (holy roman empire) and italian states. But id recomend for your fattas the italian, since german required for you to be unaturaly slim. They did this by having a certain thing on them. They were still mobile (i believe terrifingly even more so) but german knights had to make themself slim by wearing a piece of clothing that would be later used by women from 18th century to 1930's.

    • @midnightwolf818
      @midnightwolf818 Před 4 lety +3

      Just say your part of the holy land.

    • @PingasMonkey3rdClass
      @PingasMonkey3rdClass Před 4 lety +1

      NONE SHALL PASS

  • @emilbrandwyne5747
    @emilbrandwyne5747 Před 3 lety +1586

    1:24 when he receives a letter from his maiden saying she's alone in the castle

  • @ediblemussel4115
    @ediblemussel4115 Před rokem

    Classic.
    Just came by to watch this again for a reminder.

  • @UndeadKIRA
    @UndeadKIRA Před 2 měsíci +4

    this video must have ended so many arguments

  • @BlueBlaze99
    @BlueBlaze99 Před 2 lety +6544

    Light Armor Trainers: You'll be able to run circles around those big slow brutes in heavy armor.
    Big Slow Brutes in Heavy Armor:

  • @zackv3957
    @zackv3957 Před 2 lety +17117

    I never realized until today how horrifying it would be to see a fully decked out knight charging you at a full sprint.

    • @tay2250
      @tay2250 Před 2 lety +1274

      Even more terrifying if they're astride a horse and it's a mounted cavalry charge.

    • @slinkerdeer
      @slinkerdeer Před 2 lety +814

      @@tay2250 and the horse has armour same as the knight, Gothic Knights.

    • @junkiedropouts3186
      @junkiedropouts3186 Před 2 lety +273

      Even more horrifying is that after canons and muskets they just got blown to bits

    • @JJsiN84
      @JJsiN84 Před 2 lety +23

      I was thinking the same thing!!

    • @gus.smedstad
      @gus.smedstad Před 2 lety +142

      It's particularly bad if the knight is Sir Lancelot and you're guarding Swamp Castle during a wedding.

  • @badgerrrlattin35
    @badgerrrlattin35 Před rokem +11

    Most enlightening, thanks. I had no idea medieval plate allowed such freedom of movement.

  • @Tonja_Coffman
    @Tonja_Coffman Před 23 dny +1

    As a person who loves history I find this video to be interesting actually.

  • @nadhijhakimanalim560
    @nadhijhakimanalim560 Před 4 lety +5837

    And that's why Dark Souls is *_MOSTLY_* realistic regarding armor and mobility
    Edit: *Bold* and _italics_

    • @borgestheborg
      @borgestheborg Před 4 lety +474

      DS starts off realistic but then gets ridiculous pretty quickly. In the beginning you are rolling around in typical leather and plate armor but very soon you are rolling in full Havel's and swinging weapons that would swing you in real life.

    • @maskedmenreiki
      @maskedmenreiki Před 4 lety +302

      Imitation Krabs to be fair, a lot of those lategame armor and weapons tend to require ridiculously high stats to use properly without the use of magical items like Havels Ring.
      I doubt most humans go around sporting Chaos Zweihanders with only 16 STR

    • @joesheridan9451
      @joesheridan9451 Před 4 lety +189

      I have always thought dark souls does a great job, for a game, of blurring the line between somewhat realistic medieval combat and complete fantasy

    • @TheBasedMan.
      @TheBasedMan. Před 4 lety +44

      99 vitality be like

    • @jason99king
      @jason99king Před 4 lety +57

      0:33

  • @cizzymac
    @cizzymac Před 3 lety +9065

    Imagine being on the battlefield and there's an entire line of armored knights cartwheeling towards you.

    • @-dusan5726
      @-dusan5726 Před 2 lety +228

      Actually the Zaporozhian Cossacks used to do just this, right in front of their enemy, before battle. This is recreated in this video:czcams.com/video/542XpqBy4kY/video.html

    • @eddiehazard3340
      @eddiehazard3340 Před 2 lety +125

      That actually happened to me, not once, but twice.
      We answered with Backflips, and we won! (My captain did some handsprings..but you know..he's the leader and all that...so...pffft)

    • @vampiric172
      @vampiric172 Před 2 lety +74

      Havel’s dark wood grain ring

    • @lukitommele3798
      @lukitommele3798 Před 2 lety +13

      @@-dusan5726 ooo this film is based on a very known polish book

    • @-dusan5726
      @-dusan5726 Před 2 lety +4

      @@lukitommele3798 yes

  • @piousbasas7245
    @piousbasas7245 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Why on earth is youtube recommending me this video 7 years later

  • @oliverwiggins1394
    @oliverwiggins1394 Před 7 měsíci

    great video, will be purchasing a full medieval plate armor set soon!

  • @henrygageyan1441
    @henrygageyan1441 Před 3 lety +32439

    The effectiveness of plate armor during a zombie apocalypse is slept on

    • @Jun-Kyard
      @Jun-Kyard Před 3 lety +1772

      True

    • @zsDUGGZ
      @zsDUGGZ Před 3 lety +2271

      Lmao true. Was just thinkin about this the other day

    • @akali6858
      @akali6858 Před 3 lety +991

      Zombies have opposable thumbs though 🤔

    • @beans8479
      @beans8479 Před 3 lety +1864

      But here's the thing
      People
      If it's armor like it's shown on the video
      Then almost any bullet would ne able to pierce it, but if it's renaissance era armor then small calibre bullets would be stopped by it.

    • @Callsign_Bear
      @Callsign_Bear Před 3 lety +1666

      @@beans8479 yeah but if the zombies or inFeCTed were large scale, then you would have less people to think about

  • @interwestingstuffinterwest6459

    Famous last words:
    *don’t worry he can’t run fast*

    • @mrstorch5068
      @mrstorch5068 Před 3 lety +84

      The last thing you see: 0:01

    • @memegod4674
      @memegod4674 Před 3 lety +29

      Hey don’t worry mate it’s plate armor he can’t run OH MY GOD RUN

    • @laamonftiboren4236
      @laamonftiboren4236 Před 3 lety +8

      He would at least tire out more quickly than you, with no armour on, would - assuming that you are as fit as him (which admittedly is a big assumption).

    • @interwestingstuffinterwest6459
      @interwestingstuffinterwest6459 Před 3 lety

      @@laamonftiboren4236 woooosh

    • @laamonftiboren4236
      @laamonftiboren4236 Před 3 lety +5

      @@interwestingstuffinterwest6459 Oh really? Do tell.

  • @tyr7876
    @tyr7876 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Yeah the thing that makes the fights look more clunky isn't so much the weight or mobility loss, but rather the huge sight decrease from the helmet. Thats what gets yah.

    • @StonesSticksBones
      @StonesSticksBones Před 5 měsíci

      That's why they had visors.....

    • @tyr7876
      @tyr7876 Před 5 měsíci

      @@StonesSticksBones Visors still block your vision a lot up until they get large enough to compromise your safety.

  • @kubel83
    @kubel83 Před 3 lety +4654

    The blacksmiths and engineers back then were surprisingly talented. Can’t be no easy task to make a tank armor for men that they can actually move in.

    • @SeanDaNerd
      @SeanDaNerd Před 3 lety +268

      Many recent advancements in engineering have been because calculators/computers have made it faster to do iterative calculations. A lot of principles have remained the same for millenia. Engineers and skilled laborers had the skills and talent, they just didn’t have the tools quite yet.

    • @kubel83
      @kubel83 Před 3 lety +17

      SeanDaNerd very true

    • @navilluscire2567
      @navilluscire2567 Před 3 lety +104

      Each set of historic plate armor is a ingenious work of craftsmanship and brilliant engineering in its own right. To me the armorers and blacksmiths that forged and fitted these plated armors were no less epic tier!

    • @GrandRiserOfficial
      @GrandRiserOfficial Před 3 lety +11

      Agreed. Even full armored samurai is heavy

    • @petrapetra6776
      @petrapetra6776 Před 3 lety

      Agreed

  • @_LilRascal_
    @_LilRascal_ Před 4 lety +7411

    Females: “Guys only want one thing and it’s freaking disgusting”
    Guys:

    • @MausOfTheHouse
      @MausOfTheHouse Před 4 lety +200

      Dark souls players be like:

    • @AbyssalPlague
      @AbyssalPlague Před 4 lety +42

      @@MausOfTheHouse Yeah, that's pretty accurate.

    • @MausOfTheHouse
      @MausOfTheHouse Před 4 lety +22

      @@AbyssalPlague "this game is the dark souls of (x)

    • @judygambel2801
      @judygambel2801 Před 4 lety +18

      @@MausOfTheHouse lol those "journalist" cant think of a better way to word it if its just slightly dificult
      "Journalist": its just like darksouls

    • @mathewhale3581
      @mathewhale3581 Před 4 lety +1

      Why...how many have you got?

  • @matthewsheppard7050
    @matthewsheppard7050 Před rokem +11

    It might be worth noting that plate armor evolved over times. Steel became lighter and stronger but did not start out that way.

  • @feedyourmind6713
    @feedyourmind6713 Před rokem +9

    These men had trained from childhood to operate in this equipment. They were physically fit and knew their life, and financial well being, depended on their abilities.

  • @settratheimperishable4093
    @settratheimperishable4093 Před 3 lety +1215

    Dude wasn't even fat rolling, that was a solid mid roll

  • @sawysauce1256
    @sawysauce1256 Před 3 lety +37629

    When dark souls is more accurate than most movies.

    • @Krevet_The2
      @Krevet_The2 Před 3 lety +1197

      Yes, thats the problem :/ and some peaple be like: nAH NaH NAh tHEi CaNd MoFE iN ThySs!.! yTz 75 KilOGrAm, nAH!

    • @SomersBugtopia
      @SomersBugtopia Před 3 lety +579

      @@Krevet_The2 Don't do that.

    • @ocek2744
      @ocek2744 Před 3 lety +1440

      @@Krevet_The2 What I find funny is that people often say Chainmail is better for movement, but that's incorrect as well.
      Plate armor is simply superior in almost all ways from a combat perspective. (Now from a combat readiness / economics stand-point you can make a case for chainmail.)

    • @williamsnekspeare3090
      @williamsnekspeare3090 Před 3 lety +42

      69th like.

    • @ags8507
      @ags8507 Před 3 lety +377

      @@ocek2744 the thing is, soldiers/ knights left the castle fully armored and armed, in long treks and runs, a fully armored knight will always be more tired than just foot soldiers in chainmail/ leather, not only when leaving castle, but in the middle of battle too

  • @ericbelify
    @ericbelify Před rokem +2

    I now MUST sponsor a 5k fun-run in full armor for all participants.

  • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
    @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Před 8 měsíci

    Cool. This video brings back fond memories of Danny Kaye in " The Court Jester ".

  • @alexrexaros9837
    @alexrexaros9837 Před 4 lety +1794

    Her majesty : Come, thee Roy and Queen aren't present
    Thou : Nay, I must anwser to Papal orders from the Church
    Her Majesty : Mine chastity belt is off
    Thou :

  • @ItsLloydM8
    @ItsLloydM8 Před 4 lety +3749

    Imagine looking out your window and seeing a man in his back garden dressed in full metal armour doing star jumps.

    • @petrus153
      @petrus153 Před 4 lety +32

      ght ima gonna head out

    • @daniellevanaelst499
      @daniellevanaelst499 Před 4 lety +55

      I would make that man my best friend

    • @hodgindaylon
      @hodgindaylon Před 4 lety +54

      Lmfao Star jumps? That a UK thing?

    • @kyle18934
      @kyle18934 Před 4 lety +30

      I've only heard those being called jumping jacks. Star jumps make sense though

    • @jetrickgordo4026
      @jetrickgordo4026 Před 4 lety +7

      I think I prefer calling it Star Jumps now.

  • @aaronsavage8018
    @aaronsavage8018 Před rokem

    I’m liking these armor suit videos on my related lately

  • @MicaFarrierRheayan
    @MicaFarrierRheayan Před 7 měsíci

    Very cool-looking in full armor

  • @ikdw3259
    @ikdw3259 Před 3 lety +10403

    One also has to consider the fact that the knights themselves spent most of their days training and were probably in much better physical shape than the average person today

    • @splitsong7368
      @splitsong7368 Před 3 lety +1566

      Professional Murder is hard work. Gotta be in tip top shape for it.

    • @ChrisPBacon-bl9rv
      @ChrisPBacon-bl9rv Před 3 lety +1325

      Probably? The average person has the speed, reaction time and reflexes of a dead lizard. Im pretty sure training was more intense back then too

    • @SirCandyMint
      @SirCandyMint Před 3 lety +698

      @@ChrisPBacon-bl9rv unlikely
      They knew fuckall about nutrion and body mechanics

    • @BaxsStudios
      @BaxsStudios Před 3 lety +380

      @shooty tooty gun with big magazine they compare it with the regular human from today not with athletes and everyone who does sport is fitter then the average lets say US american or then the average european.

    • @iLostTheStreak0
      @iLostTheStreak0 Před 3 lety +492

      I'm sure that almost any of the people back then that were not malnourished or sitting in a position of power had veins busting out of every muscle. Ex stepdad was an alcoholic and had terrible eating habits but never left the farm and had a more solid physique than someone who does crossfit 5 days a week. The random peasant woodcutter or bricklayer without monsters and snack cakes would likely be among high end high school athlete level.

  • @kylebernadyn2465
    @kylebernadyn2465 Před 3 lety +5219

    Imagine how ungodly loud battlefields had to be with all these armor sets clangin’ and bangin’ around.

    • @edryctan672
      @edryctan672 Před 3 lety +1082

      The screams of people will drown everything else though.

    • @kylebernadyn2465
      @kylebernadyn2465 Před 3 lety +331

      @@edryctan672 Poetic, my friend.

    • @Brantonellis
      @Brantonellis Před 3 lety +367

      I’m sure bombs nowadays are slightly louder

    • @1003JustinLaw
      @1003JustinLaw Před 2 lety +369

      Battles have always been a loud business. The clash of weapons, clanging of armour and shields, screams of the dying and injured, frenzied battle cries, officers attempting to shout out orders amidst the chaos, etc.
      The only “quiet” battlefield, I think, are assassinations.

    • @kylebernadyn2465
      @kylebernadyn2465 Před 2 lety +74

      @@1003JustinLaw I’m picturing being in a village maybe a mile or two away from the battlefield and hearing at least faint cries and noises, if not ones clear as a bell, as I wait to see who’s victorious.

  • @agf05_zbn06
    @agf05_zbn06 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Imagine being running from enemy like that in medieval battle.

  • @LandkreuzerPRatte-ov1rc

    Once per year this video gets recommended to me, and once per year I watch it

  • @BeardedButter
    @BeardedButter Před 3 lety +1657

    Imagine ramming someone with full body armor at full speed.

    • @sleekm7maverick374
      @sleekm7maverick374 Před 3 lety +114

      BeardedDoc that's like getting hit by a cabinet in the face....

    • @akakios7386
      @akakios7386 Před 3 lety +147

      Now add a horse and a sharp lance!

    • @Daniel-rd6st
      @Daniel-rd6st Před 3 lety +57

      Well play professional american football as a noob, pretty much the same effect.

    • @sir_krusty7881
      @sir_krusty7881 Před 3 lety +5

      fatality

    • @Yamsthenills
      @Yamsthenills Před 3 lety +19

      Someone took the Pain Train perk...

  • @hewhositsuponfroggychair5722
    @hewhositsuponfroggychair5722 Před 3 lety +2577

    "Come over"
    "Can't I'm busy"
    "The Saracens have returned to Jerusalem"
    0:01

  • @MCMLXXXVICCXII
    @MCMLXXXVICCXII Před 4 měsíci +1

    Pillaging the nearby villages while the collumn marches? The choice of a true gentlemen!

  • @schishne7546
    @schishne7546 Před rokem +2

    Not even fatrolling, damm thats a lot of endurance

  • @nathanhale4328
    @nathanhale4328 Před 3 lety +2624

    1:16 Imagine there's a break in a chaotic battle and you and this guy lock eyes and he decides you're his next target

    • @Grabnok
      @Grabnok Před 3 lety +277

      A One Man Crusade has chosen YOU as today's conversion target.

    • @LocalGoober10
      @LocalGoober10 Před 3 lety +236

      I have one thought:
      “FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK”

    • @cobalt6467
      @cobalt6467 Před 3 lety +84

      *induced panik*

    • @Pvviolinist
      @Pvviolinist Před 3 lety +19

      Yeah, f that lol

    • @StarShade0
      @StarShade0 Před 3 lety +45

      POV: Your eyes lock on to another Pokémon trainer

  • @FrogEnjoyer17
    @FrogEnjoyer17 Před 3 lety +1165

    1:43 POV: You’re a Dark Souls boss

    • @shadow04cool
      @shadow04cool Před 3 lety +9

      Haha, thanks for the chuckle! Here’s a like 👍🏻😂

    • @AstarothGX7
      @AstarothGX7 Před 3 lety +3

      XXDDDD

    • @systemoflilly4376
      @systemoflilly4376 Před 3 lety +5

      Roll

    • @Klyfel
      @Klyfel Před 3 lety +1

      this video also proved that souls are slow af, reality is even faster

    • @harrenysk
      @harrenysk Před 3 lety +26

      1:25 POV: you're a normal enemy on the path to the boss

  • @patoss69
    @patoss69 Před 5 měsíci

    Very good test and results!

  • @PeterMcleod117
    @PeterMcleod117 Před rokem

    well the weight of the armor is distributed across the entire body, so that most pieces are supported by a difference muscle, so it makes sense that they would be able to move that fast.

  • @FriedrichTheGreatest
    @FriedrichTheGreatest Před 4 lety +2273

    Me: Picks up item in an Oblivion shopkeepers store to look at it better
    Every guard in Cyrodil: 0:00