The Falcata - the great Iberian chopper
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2023
- In the ancient world, the Iberians had the falcata and the Greeks had the very similar kopis. The hilts were decorated often with horse or bird-themed shapes.
A longer video talking about this weapon: • The kopis
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A longer video talking about this weapon: czcams.com/video/keq-HGNX37E/video.html
( Fall - cot - ah ) maybe?
It's great on horseback, because there were no sabers.
Beheading also referred to as, “Full cranial amputation”.
Aaah, this is where I will hopefully find the information I wrote about in my other comment here! 😂🥰
Might it not be pronounced fall-chot-a?
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This is KUKRI SWORD. From NEPAL
This is KUKRI SWORD. From NEPAL
Let's call it "Choppa"
He clearly says “get to the falcata” these Mandela effects are getting ridiculous.
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IZ GOOD FOR KRUMPIN'
@@spelcheaki don't know what your on about he definately called it a choppa
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHGGGHGHHHHHHHHGGGHGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!
Misread this as the "Great Librarian Chopper" and envisioned a brutal precursor to the late stamp. Can't say I'm not a little bit disappointed
if only the great librarian chopper stood guard at the library of alexandria
"That's it! Last time I tell you kids to stop talking in the library!"
Same 😢
Look, I... I may not be an explorer, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am. A LIBRARIAN
(as Evelyn raises falchata to "strike a pose")
...from an early draft of "Mummy"
As used by Conan the Librarian.
This is what I use to butter my toast in the morning.
If that’s a euphemism I’m calling the police.
I too like large toast.
Yeah? What do you cut your bread with, mate? The same thing? Good multi tool that!
Cheers!
I use mine for pizza.
I use it to keep my baccarat games peaceful and calm.
You had me at giant kukri.
“I’m ready! How ‘bout you?!”
- Emile
Thanks lindybeige, finally a youtube short which doesn't make me want to throw my phone away
Also existed in northern Portugal, although unfortunately the acidic soils around here mean little to no iron survives after 2000 years
It's like because Portugal is a part of the Iberian peninsula
@@egm01egmmind blown
@@egm01egmwhaaaat? No way! I live there and I didn't know that!
This is KUKRI SWORD. From NEPAL
@@egm01egmsi lo es , en la península ibérica esta España , Portugal y Andorra y las mejores espadas , chuchillos , navajas , en general el mejor acero del mundo es el español por citar algo los cuchillos Aitor oso negro o jungle king y cientos más.
My favorite sword and my favorite historian!! Saludos
Same hope to buy one ima get a summer job and buy some mail and sparring gear
Hannibal of Carthage and most of his army used this weapon as he was raised by the side of his father and the Carthaginian military in Iberia/Spain.
"It's great for beheading!
(I have not tested this)" - there are videos, even here on youtube, of people beheading a bull with a large two-handed kukri, sometimes in one go!
So presumably the similar falcata could also be quite good at beheading!
A fuckin bull?? Bro what and what 2 handed kukri is long enough for that lmao thats crazy, def link it if you can
@@Idle_Cerberus
Well, in all the videos I've seen, it's usually more like a large calf, but sometimes you can see some more adult bulls.
I'll link you in the next comment, in case CZcams's algorithm bans it.
But you can just search for:
bull sacrifice with kukri
@@Idle_Cerberus
Here's an example:
czcams.com/users/shortsynDrtLmbPnI
Note that he uses a small kukri, so it doesn't cut that deep.
Here the head is gone in a single cut, but the animal is much smaller, and the blade is bigger:
czcams.com/video/FzAk2sBqoeM/video.htmlsi=2IISg2X_xTY8w42J&t=71
@@JustGrowingUp84 damn thats nuts thanks for that man, super interesting stuff!
Please send me the link please
The Iberic one is used for stab too not only cut because here in Iberia they made it with double edge (one full edge and 1/3 of it in the other side)
That's a very clever design.
These were also found in Lusitania, current Portugal.
Dicen que falcatas no ,se encontraron Gladius .
There are literally 0 falcatas found in Portugal...
"great for beheadings" best sales pitch!
Please keep these coming, they're great.
so Kopis is a word with some really fantastic history going back long before Alexander. In Koine Greek (Alexandrian period) it roughly translates to cutter, however it is thought to have had Egyptian linguistic links to the word Khopesh which dates back to 2000 BC where the Hieroglyphs Khop (meaning 'knife') and ḫpš (meaning 'leg') were used to describe the sickle shaped swords that were buried in the tomb of Tutankhamun and discovered in 1922, and depictions of Khopesh on amphorae were created in Mesopotamia as far back as 2500 BC.
Very cool sword. But I would also like to state how envious I am if Lindy’s sweater (jumper) collection. I stay for the history 9/10 times but I’m here for the knits 💯🧶
That’s a big knife
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@@gr1mmy954 sorry mate but it’s pronounced “kah -nif-ie”
The joy you radiate when unsheathing each of these is infectious
My history teacher told me at high school that the design of the sickles was inspired by the falcata. Interestingly, the sickle is called "falç" in Catalan language, very similar to "falcata".
It's always good to have a good beheading tool around. You never know when the zombie uprising might begin.
Politicians, my friend, it's for politicians...
It's already begun. Just look at LA or Portland
What you mean it hasn't started ? Ahh crap l'm in a lot of trouble!
Had to delete my old CZcams account and this video helped me “re-find” your channel, so glad I did
A similar weapon to this was the machaira, a forward curving sword popular in the balkans during the iron age
Alexander of Macedonia was apparently from Dublin.
Laughably wrong Dublin wouldn’t become an established city until the “Viking Age” of the early medieval period
@@johnevergreen8019 According to the film, Alexander had a Dublin accent, and most of his associates had Irish accents.
great film that, pretty historically accurate too i say
@@massimookissed1023Funny how bent out of shape people get about that whole having no problem with everybody in historical movies having English ascents. Not to mention SPEAKING english.
@@johnevergreen8019 Laughingly emberassing how absolutely defective your humour detector seems to be.
I’m unsubscribing if the next video he makes isn’t him beheading someone with that sword.
You do realize that not only would be censor but illegal. I suspect even a dummy wouldn't fly. You could try it yourself 😂
@@elizabethjansen2684I'm pretty sure that's the point of the joke my guy
@@elizabethjansen2684there are uncensored videos of animal beheadings on youtube.
Weapons should be demonstrated I agree
@@kevmoful CZcams should give every content creator a free ballistic dummy
These are my favorite shorts!
Kopis is a Greek derivation from khopesh, because the kopis was inspired by the khopesh.
This was my favorite short today easily 🙌🏿👍🏾
My dad had an awesome kukri back in the day. There's something very satisfying about how those blades are weighted. It's like it's always keen to chop.
Instantly bringing back teenage memories of Rome: Total War where the hoplite and pike units often had these (called Kopis in the game) and their secondary weapon. They worked better if you wanted to unit to close into melee for some reason. And afterwards they'd magically all have their massive spear to hand again if needed...
Greeks refer to barbers razors but also knife cutters as Φαλτσέτα (Faltseta)
Interesting how I can read the Greek alphabet just because I know Cyrillic
@@unterhau1102 The same I thought also about Cyrillic but the pronunciation in some letters is different.
I learned a number of things from this video, not least that CZcams shorts have a description!
Same except I still can’t find it 😅
@@squidmanfedsfeds5301 during the video, there's a "hamburger menu" (three dots) which brings up some options, one of which is Description. The linked video is one of his oldest so quite amusing to see for that reason alone.
@@andrewmartin3671 ahhh okay I see it now, I’ve already seen the video but thank you, now I know where to find the description
My man, I'm so glad you're still making content. I started watching you... gawd, a decade ago? Every time I see you it's a welcome bit of nostalgia at this point, you've become the quintessential British intellectual history enthusiast in my mind.
The falcata was not a kopis. The falcata had a point more suitable for stabbing, it was not just a cutting weapon, as was the case with the Kopis
Lindybeige shorts are actually really good. Props for using this feature well.
There currently popular in North Manchester England.....along with machetes and kitchen knives etc.
My favorite sword!!
Right!!
Much More Promising Than The Lastest Lines From A to Z
I dont know were all these sword videos are comming from but i absolutely love it! Keep up the good work Lindy Beige
A really great and nice weapon during Punic Wars too...
I LOVE THAT BLADE IT'S ONE OF MY FAVS OF ALL TIME
I love this Blade infact is my favorite blade
Maybe my favorite sword... so sick
It’s BIG!
great for slicing golden apples
Ah what a blessing, some Lindybeige to cleanse my abhorrent reels.
I think it's quite nice.
I love that one
This series is so fun
Dude looked like he was about to demonstrate the beheading ability.
My favourite sword from those times
I really fancy your jumper.
Man, you can just see the weight in how this gentleman holds this thing.
Lindybeige! Good to see you still posting! I’ve watched you for years.
All i had to know is ”its great for beheading” & i was sold.
It's beautiful
Of the swords I own, my falcata is my favorite.
Love these shorts
Epic use of 'falcata' in Gene Wolfe's Latro in The Mist
Your content actually works as shorts ❤
I must say you have a very impressive chopper 😮😂
I'm a spanish knifemaker and i'm very proud of our falcata 😂: The difference between the kopesh & the iberian falcata (pronounced FalKata) is mainly the width of the blade, the iberian falcata was well known by the romans as one of the most feared swords they had to fight, Biriato de Caura was a celtic iberian warchief that stood against the roman empire for many many years, his army was equiped with the falcata as main weapon. Also the falcata shown in this video is not one of the most accurate designs, they really were like a giant kukri, with a narrower middle section and a wider, pointy head. And a traditional horse head forged as pommel. Hope all this info helps 🙌🏻🙌🏻
That's a rather huge butter knife you got there 😮
This is me When people stop over for a beer and they never come back because i make them "uncomfortable"
It’s extremely good for chopping motions and some say it actually could produce a bit more power than your standard straight sword.
I kinda want one
The wrist wrecker
Great for yard work, more versatile than a hatchet
Can you make a video about mobility weight and heat in armour plz
İn Turkey we call the box-cutters falcata
The beige man is back, waving swords in the void.
Beautiful
Dont get caught sneaking in through this guys window at night, it will be a half in half out type ending. The men wielding these had to be some strong.
I have a kukri that size. I used it to fell a tree in my mother's garden.
I recognized it as a larger Gurkha knife…looked it up and that’s a “kukri “
Falcata is a name of the 19th century, romans called it Iberian machaira, witch shows its Greek origin
i love the falkata. its such a cool sword.
carthaginian sword
Ah, the falcata. Truly a fell cutter.
Popular in Spain from the Moors...I had to do a Report on The Moors of Spain in the 6th grade
“I’m back you fuckin geese, and look what I brought this time!”
My kukuri for bushcrafting is about that size and it has an American style handle.
Always loved them really any blade with a similar shape - I dont know why though
British commentary is the best. Especially the no nonsense humor poker face. Priceless
Wish you were my history teacher.
"Its great for beheading" honestly you really look like a guy who speaks from experience
Ouxh what a heavy looking blade. Bet it's great for circumcisions too
I've only used one once, but I was mindblown by just how ergonomic and "right" it felt in the hand; cuts like a sword, chops like an axe and stabs like, well, you can't have everything right?
The Iberians very likely didn’t call this sword a falcata. That is a 19th-ish century invention from the Latin word for “beak-shaped”.
Get the chopper!
Ooh! Have I spotted a N.B. in the wild! Indeed I have! Molto bene!
Quite a number of men met the end of their lives to these during the great Persian invasion many many years ago.
Ah my favorite sword
That last line was disturbing ! like he actually tried it for real!
Oh my! The great blade of over compensation 😂
the names are so interesting. just by the names and the characteristics of the sword alone ( falcat or machaira) it's an obvious ancestor of the falchion and machete
Nice !
Immediate thought on being removed from the sheath: "That looks like a big kukri."
lindybeige: "It's like a giant kukri."
Me: Oh good.
Though to be honest, only reason I know what a kukri is, is due to Pathfinder (Rogue) for crit-fishing (as it has 18-20/x2)
Falcata, the celtic-iberian sword. So effective some spanish-roman soldiers disregarded their gladius for that.
@Lindybeige, tip, remember to pin your link in the comments so your link stays on top. I don't know what I am not seeing but I can't see the link. I will find the video anyway but just an FYI.
Description, not comments. He's still doing it as if they're regular videos where description is easily accessible. For context, it's under the meatball menu in the top right corner of your screen
It's certainly impressive.
My first thought was ' that would take a head right off...'