Book Recommendation: Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection
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- čas přidán 24. 03. 2017
- This book has detailed pictures in high quality print of historical weapons and armor from the Middle Ages and Renaissance, along with written information.
It's the best book on the topic that I currently own, and very affordable for what is offers. Highly recommended.
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Matt Easton from Scholagladiatoria has a video series on his channel in which he went to the Wallace collection and interviewed the author Toby Capwell about various topics/exposition pieces.
20 minutes after the video is uploaded and there are already pommel jokes. Someday someone has to end this rightly...
Orcus i didnt see that coming
Neither did that guy in the Mordhau trailer
*throws a bag full of pommels on the table*
LETS DO THIS!!!!!
I'd like to add that the Wallace Collection's channel, featuring the author is criminally undersubscribed. If you read this and are interested in armour, I highly recommend it, alongside Knight Errant (How to clean armour such as mail, how rust was prevented, why armour was sometimes decorated, civilian clothing, helmets and articulation, etc.)
Also plenty of videos featuring Toby on Scholagladiatoria.
Subscribed! Thanks for the great recommendation! =D High quality! =D
Had a look at the channel, watched parts of some and a few others entirely. Especially for people who have a broad interest in all kinds of old objects its an excellent channel.
But even if you're somewhat more interested in a niche subject like "mostly arms and armour" this channel has plenty of good videos making it worthy of subscribing.
I visited London a couple weeks ago, and was able to trick my family (four girls) by telling them that the Wallace Collection is an art collection, which it is. However I "failed" to mention the four massive rooms of arms and armor, the collection was easily the highlight of my trip.
was it worth the complaining/nagging after or were they rather understanding? lol
It was more than worth it! haha
way to go!
Helm is a revival of the archaic Old/Middle English word, it had been largely replaced during the late middle ages by helmet(te) from Old French where it meant a small helm. The French had, in turn, borrowed helm from Germanic.
pretty sure it's "heaume" or "hiaumet" or even "yaume" and "armet" not helm and helmet in french, but it's also depend of the time period. For the late middle age, I think "bacinet" or "bassinet" is the mostly used name.
Pentheus _ Yes, heaume is modern French, it's fairly easy to see how the word changed in French;a similar divergence happens to the pronunciation and spelling of other word pairs such as elm and orme, realm and royaume, etc., French drops the -l- and the vowel becomes longer or even a dipthong.
modern? If you consider the 13th century modern ( I believe, it was in a ballad of Villon a French middle age poet). But that was not my point. In fact, it was more about helmet and armet, and I really doubt that helmet come from France. But well, it's really is a mess, for example the bacinet : the helm with a visor from the 14-15 century, seems to be use sometimes for the "cerveliere" ( the "puny" metal cap on the top of the skull), so you could be right.
Pentheus _ I hadn't realised the change was that early, had thought it would be fifteenth century. There are a number of words ending -et that entered English from French during the middle ages and early modern period, generally they are anglicised versions of French diminutives and are associated with high status items such as arms and armour.
Can't wait to read this. I've been impressed by Dr. Capwell's collaborations with Matt Easton and as the Curator of the Wallace Collection and someone who wears the stuff and jousts in tournaments, he talks and walks the subject very well.
Skall I strongly recommend you and others to get their hands on books about Waffensammlung in Kunsthistorisches museum in Vienna . Their collection of arms and armour is much more diverse in my opinion. And I think it's also bigger.
Kamil Szadkowski I think every important european nation has its fantastic museum of arms. I'm fan of french history, so visit of les Invalides in Paris was beautiful experience. Original armours of french kings or artefacts from napoleonic wars...
Define "important nation". Also, I said I like and recommend Waffensammlung because it contains arms and armour from literally all europe. It's very diverse, not focused on one nation. It really can't be since it's Habsburg collection
WIEN
Oh yeah, good point! Let't get this comment to the top. ^^
The collection ranges from late XIV to early XX century. It's also the best-documented collection in the world since many of weapons and armour in it were gifts to the Habsburg family members thus they are very well documented.
instantly clicked when I saw the upload, great way to start my Saturday with Skallagrim video!
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Thanks Buddy :)
Great review, I think I have picked up nearly all the books recommended and enjoyed them all. Keep them coming ;] The photos in this do look exception.
awesome flip through defiantly on my wish list this year!!!
Thanks for the suggestion Skall! Awesome book!
I just purchased it! Was tempted for a while but your review was very good and gave me a much better idea of what I was buying :) Cheers!
"Helm" is the german word for helmet, just like "Kriegsmesser" is the german word for the "war knife"
so it is probably the name for this kind of helmet, mainly used in germany.
thats at least my guess
I'm a viewer from germany and that was also my first idea.
indeed, it's simply the german word for helmet like kriegsmesser or langes messer dir warknife and longknife. old german knighthood / royalty was quit a bit influental at fighting techniques and wargear as you know skal ;)
MasterChief oh, okay. I did not know that.
I don't thing that is correct. Helm would be the correct word for the armor on your head. A helmet is a smaller helm as in a "novelette" or a "minuet". I think that "helmet" came up during sometime that they no longer wore real helms put helm like things called helmets.
As far as i looked into it both words originate in the germanic word "helma" which than became "helm" and future "helmet" in English while it still is "Helm" in german. Maybe some crossovers happened due to the similar words and the English adopptet "Helm" for Great-Helm from the germans.
Great find. I am definitely looking for that book. Thanks.
Awesome book! I'll have to add it to my list of books for purchase.
I bought the book (at Amazon UK because at Amazon Germany the price is around 500 Euros) and totally love it. Thank's a lot for your recommendation and keep up the good work!
One of my friends is currently living in southwestern England, for a couple of years, and based on what I've seen in video and by following The Wallace Collection on Facebook, I advised him to visit it. When he got there. he thought that I had sent him to just another one of the preserved historical homes. That changed when he got inside and saw the vastness of the collection. He said that he was practically in tears over the beauty of it and vowed to return.
On Helm - Helmet: I don't know what the historic use of different termini indicates, but one cue might be that 'HELM' is and has been universally used for protective head-covers in German^^
Sweet....... I might buy it, thanks!
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Looks like a great book I’ll have to pick up a copy. I’ve heard that “helmet” is the diminutive version of “helm” so I guess a helm is bigger than a helmet though they are used interchangeably sometimes.
please make an asmr video you have the best voice ever and it would be great for asmr. and I love your normal videos too so keep up the great work
I met Tobias (the author) at a castle few months back, seemed like a decent chap, amazing jouster as well! He told me the difference between helmet and helm, it's in the French which many of these words are derived from. Helmet is essentially a smaller helm due to the et.
It's well worth visiting the Wallace collection in London, some very well preserved pieces there.
Thanks for the recommendation.
Now to wait for a cheap used copy.
Helmet mostly refers to a safety hat, a hard hat, a (motor)cycle helmet etc.
A Helm is a close faced steel armor cap, like the Templar bucket-style helms.
Have you ever been to the palace armoury in Valletta, Malta? It's absolutely amazing, please make a vlog if you ever go!
Kinda wish those really "rustic" swords had some modern recreations shown next to them so you could see what they were supposed to look like originally.
Helm is a related term of helmet.
As nouns the difference between helm and helmet is that helm is (nautical) the steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel or helm can be (archaic) a helmet while helmet is a protective head covering.
As a verb helm is to be a helmsman or a member of the helm; to be in charge of steering the boat.
as someone who is interested in both photografy and european arms and armour this is absolutely brilliant
I could be wrong but I believe a Helm is a piece of protection that covers most or the entirety of the head, where a helmet offers less coverage, for instance like the top of the head.
Can agree wholeheartedly that the Wallace collection is amazing.
Wow, ya excellent photos.
great video
We would like to see some book reviews like this but actually look thoroughly at it.
The Wallace Collection is actually awesome! I got to go there last October and I spent hours there, absolutely fascinated!
If you ever have the chance, I strongly recommend visiting. (Also, I was baffled that entry is free - you can however leave a donation, which you should)
According to the oxford dictionary helm is an archaic word meaning helmet. And helm is just an earlier version of the word.
As with much of the English language, "helmet" is derivative of preexisting words, in this case: helme and helm. The Germanic helm being the older of the two, and the French helme being derived from helm it's self. Helm in Old English refers to a position of control, commonly of command over men, or literally the place you stand to steer a ship. If you're "at the helm," you're in the lead position; you're the point man. It also refers to the front-most part of a vessel. In Hungarian, the French "helme" can also refer to intelligence, sensibility, or dependability. So, as with a lot of old words, it feels more like a poetic choice to lend the name to the thing you wear to protect the part of your body that controls the rest of your body. With the "-et" suffix, it's almost literally a "tiny head you wear to protect your real head."
TL;DR: helm is just the old version of helmet, but colloquially helm is often used now to refer to big, all-encompassing medieval/ancient head guards, and helmet for sort of brow-up/cap situations. This is, however, a modern convention, and not technically or historically accurate.
Hey skallagrim
I have a new suggestion for a video: In the movie "The Hobbit l Battle of the five armies" there is a scene where you can see some ballista like things that block the arrows shot by the elves. I questioned myself a lot because I don't know if this really would work in real life and I'll find it very interessting topic.
If your ever in London the Wallace collection is free to get in. It's on Manchester square.
i freaking love this book
Helm is an anglification of the french "Heaum", ostensibly Helmet derives from a french term for a smaller "Heaumette" or is some bastard term that sprung off from the introduction of old french into England
"Helm" is the german word for any head protection, Medivel as well as any modern type,
like Bike and Motrobike, the yellow ones worn by construction workers and many more
types. Maybe the word was kept like Messer or Kriegsmesser. But i dont know for sure.
How to Read European Armor, published by the Metropolitan Museum is also a really good book on this topic
Hi Skallagrim what sword forums would you recommend? Also I am thinking of starting some Blade smiting as a hobby would you know of anywhere were I could find detailed sword designs with length, weight, POD, point of persecution, ect...? I am planning to start out with knives but at some point that would be helpful when I start making swords.
Check out Mount & Blade Warband: Viking Conquest! It's a pretty historically accurate game!
At 2:54 all I could think was "It's Batman's chainmail."
Skall, have you considered visiting Spain? The royal armoury has a fantastic collection of XV, XVI, XVII, and XVIII arms and armours that belonged to the kings of Spain.
About "helm or "helmet": in Brazilian Portuguese the equivalent to the word "helm", ELMO, is used only for medieval and other antique helmets, when they have a closed design (just like the picture or those whith a visor, and "Kabuto" samurai helmets).
The equivalent to "helmet", CAPACETE, is used for all tipes of helmets, from medieval (like those called "Chapeau-de Fer" or any others) to modern army helmets, bicycle helmets etc.
I think that migth help to understand the diferences, at least from the perspective of my native language, that originated from Latin, that mostly set the standarts for this kind of stuff.
By the way, I'm Brazilian, as one can guess.
Helm is the Germain , Dutch and Flemmisch name ,for Helmet.
Skall, If they could make very thin links to better protect the neck, so no points could enter it, could they do the same for the other parts of the body like the armpits and joints, which were the common gaps in plate armor?
in germany we only use the word "Helm" as a translation for the englisch word helmet
Leo Kofer sweet! what are helmets called then? what did they call the old knight helmets in the German realm? or did they call them helms, because they liked the english word and stuck with it?
the old knight helmets are called "Helm" as well as modern military and motorcyle helmets, if that answers your question
oh and i dont know if the german word "Helm" originates from the english word "helm" but i dont think so. I think that similar words are used because english and german originat from the same or a similar language, as far as i know.
+Gren Moyo 1 Helm. 2 Helme.
I work less than 5 minutes walk away from the Wallace Collection, free entry and a great lunch time break :) Once a week at least !!
skall please review rock slings.
Hey im a newer subscriber and was wanting to ask a question. What do you think of the Steel Khopeshes that the Kult of Athena sell? I want to learn sword fighting and im really drawn to that style of blade. Would the Kult of Athenas one be okay or should i go ahead and invest the money and get a custom one made to my specifications? (I do have the money saved up)
i accually already have this book 😁
Personally I love museum of arms in les Invalides, Paris.
Helmet in my native language is actually 'helm' always (dutch) so I looked up what exactly the difference was when I learned 'helm' in english could also mean 'helmet'.
Apparently it's the exact same, just 'helm' is much more oldfashioned.
From what I understand, helmets cover the (top of the) head while helms cover the whole head and face
so kinda like "all helms are helmets but not all helmets are helms" type of thing
Does this book contain any information about the A474 sword? I ask because the book is very expensive so I don't know if I want to risk buying it unless it has the information I need
I hope I can get one in my country
Can you tell us something about the TIger Hook sword ?
Ei, it looks nice.
Hey Skall, not related to the video, but how's your weight loss going? I hope it's progressing well, and I must say, your progress in general has been very motivating for me, so I shed some weight myself. :) Keep it up!
I'm now only 5-10 kg away from my ideal weight but I've been stuck at a plateau for a while. The more fat you lose the harder it gets.
Yeah, I know, I'm a bit stuck, too. Might be time to switch the workout routine up a litte. But hey, good job, man, it's good to see someone else's progress.
to avoid plateaus you just have to switch your workout routine a bit, attack different angles,different weights,different durations reps etc good luck! 😊
Skall should check out Sabaton if he likes music about history, such as the sing "Winged Hussars", about the siege of Vienna in 1683. They're clean, and not really heavy metal, but a reliable source of info.
Im writing a school paper on how the use of cannons in warfare changed the defences of castles, got any good book recommendations for me?
yes I do In fact, it starts with a e and ends with a n (what am I doing here)
nizvkfb7vs bvrsct Atlas of Military History has a small portion talking on this, so that may help.
Mutsuhito Yamato thank you very much
Are the measures in the international system?
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reading a book about medieval arms and armour on top of a white Gambeson... classic Skall!
Since you know more about medieval warfare and anything that relates to that, I've wanted to ask you something. You may have already answered this before, and if you have I'd like the link. Anyways, my question is: How effective would a glaive be against platemail or any armor that warriors used?
Are there instructions for pommel throwing though?
"swords of the viking age "by ian peirce has POB
I meet you at blood & iron today. it was fun practicing with you
Josh, right? Or did I mishear your name?
Skallagrim yeah it's Josh. I find it funny because just before i entered I said that you were going to be there
Normally I go to the evening class on Saturdays but Erik was in Nanaimo today for a demonstration at a con, so I jumped in for him.
Skallagrim yeah makes sense, it was cool too finally meet you, also I just wanted to say that you were the one that got me inspired to do this.
got it like 3 months already ^^
What I've heard is "helm" was the general word for all helmets in the Germanic languages. By the 13th century what we now call a great helm came into use. people back then called a great helm a "helm", and called smaller helmets the diminutive of helm "helmet". Hopefully this made sense.
Also, there is the semi-maritime use of helm in the phrase "at the helm", which may account for helm remaining in spelling dictionaries.
Pls I need to know about that gambeson that keeps appearing in the background XD
Well, 'Helm' is german for 'Helmet'. As many historical manuscripts and illustrations are from germany or german speaking countries, it would seem reasonable to use the words interchangeably.
+Skallagrim Captain here. The word helmet is diminutive from the medieval helm. So a helm was a medieval piece that protects mostly your whole head. A helmet, as I said before is diminutive. So a smaller version or a form of a helm that only partly protects your head. For example: A great helm protects your whole head otherwise a norman (nasal) helmet protects only your calotte and your area of the nose. But today the words are messed up and are used equivalent. So I guess you can say what you want. Hope you see my comment.
*flies away*
I'm a french viewer and in my language we have two words too.
Heaume = Helm
Casque = Helmet
But they are not synonymous. Helms are what we could call "full" helmets. They are a sub category of helmets with protection for all around the head (sides, face and neck) with no gap.
I should have use the french words for my "definition".
Does it feature the Spear?
Well.. since it is The Superior Weapon and all...
Does it have any information on eastern europe?
hey skal! I have a question, did medieval soldiers carry rucksacks with them? I don't think they would carry around bags in combat, because they would have trouble fighting with one, but In scenes in movies or even books for tat matter, I never see or read any references to their backpacks, (if they even had them). can anyone help me out here?
Maxim Marmen Maybe they leave their bags in the camps as it is problematic in battle. Otherwise they have animals carrying it for them. In battle, people carrying bags are way behind the line to run away if the battle is getting worse for them and thus avoiding starvation and live to fight another day.
I suspect that the military backpack is a relatively recent invention, probably post Renaissance when guns became the primary weapon of the world's militaries. Prior to that the wealthier of soldiers would have all of their extra gear, clothing, etc. on an animal like a horse or a mule or in a wagon, poorer soldiers would would probably bundles up everything in a bedroll or something similar and carry it with them on the march. Living quarters and food would be largely, if not exclusively communal and tents and cooking gear would probably be kept on wagons and broken out whenever the army would stop to make camp.
Helm is more germanic word. As English is germanic language helm(and some variations) probably was more likely how they called helmet back in a day. In old french it was helmet(and other similar words). As modern English is mix of probably like 30 different languages now "head protection" is called helmet.
So as language was changing, technology, warfare ect. Helm is now used for many things but not to describe something that is "head protection"
On other hand german language stayed fully germanic(generally didn't changed much) and helm is still helm.
I may be wrong, but I thought helm was used for helmets with no moving parts
funny, as an austrian i never knew that helm was an english word, i just remember our english teacher say that the english word for Helm would be helmet.
Helm - Full Covering. Great Helm - Full Covering plus décor, as in Jousts. Helmet - Literally "Helm-ette" - Small helm, often without face covering. I Think
For the question about helmet/helm:
I am no expert, but I am german, and guess what the german name for helmet is. Yep, Helm. And considering that germany influenced a lot of armor types in the middle ages, maybe the word just came over to the english language. Simple but logical answer.
But like I said, I have no idea if thats true and no evidence to support it. Just put my toughts into it.
Can someone recomend a good either greatsword or krieg messer please??
I think Helm and Helmet is just a differenc of the language Background. Here in Germany we just say Helm. So I think it is just the same but a other Language
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Helm is the german word for helmet and I think helm is also used in English speaking country's because Germany has such a rich medieval history.
any say on when you are getting your armor request put in?
I'm on the waiting list. About 10 months from now.
does it contain Byzantine armor and weapons?
"Helm" is the older word, from Old English. Apparently "helmet" came in from norman influence, a bastardization of French "helme" and Old English "helm", yielding "helmet" in in the blender that was Middle English.
Silly me I would have guessed that "helmet" started as a diminutive of "helm". Certainly seems to be how the terms are used now; if it' really big and roomy, it's a "helm". If it's tighter and only partial, it's a "helmet". Unless it's used by a motorcyclist. Those things manage to be huge and tight at the same time LOL
Skallagrim, your best bet for getting authoritative answers regarding arms and armor, such as "helm or helmet, what's the difference?" is going directly to Tobias Capwell, or hit up Ian LaSpina over at Knyght Errant here on CZcams.
I have noticed that "End him rightly" Thing has become so popular in this community and I love it :)
Has been for a while, not only on this channel either. You must be new...
Yep, I am new. Almost on every video there's a comment about pommels and ending somebody rightly. So yeah, kind of new to me
Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour or for short MoEAaA (Moe AAA)
Skall have started to pronounce sorry as "sori". Let the Canada flow through you!
Helm is the german word for helmet. the Kriegsmesser isn't translated into other languages, the Gladius isn't translated into other languages, katanas, nodachis and naginatas aren't translated... So maybe it's just one of these cases, just this time not with a weapon but with an armor piece.
Oh by the way, I just realized that someone else has allready posted a similar reply, so don't give me any credit for providing this knowledge.
Book + narrator + rubbing pages = ASMR
but does it give information about
miniguns loaded with pommels?
Hey skall do you listen to sabaton