nathonicus Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 This is that channel I was talking about last night. English accent makes it doubly entertaining. I love listening to this type of amateur historical research. It seems like one of the fields where an enthusiastic layman can still make valuable contributions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailbraithe Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 That was extremely interesting, and completely changed my understanding of how bucklers work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathonicus Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Yeah, the channel has been awesome for reinvigorating my imagination when it comes to medieval (and later) arms and armor. It's also amusing to note that a lot of my preconceptions about what arms & armor were like and how they functioned are completely based on fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMGraham Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Nice! Really enjoyed that. I hadn't considered shape before, but I've always considered strapped shields (like the kite) more of a passive defense, while a boss-held shield is much more active. Given, his round looks a bit smaller than some of the ones I've seen historical re-enactors use, but the idea that you have to move it for protection makes sense to me. I'll bring a handful of books for you to borrow on Tuesday, Nathan. This is totally going to result in us putting together a bunch of wooden swords and boffers and drunkenly beating the crap out of each other in Brad's backyard. You know, for "research purposes". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathonicus Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Can we get a grant to do that? Funny you should say that about the shield; in another video, he responds to comments along those lines and then goes into exhaustive detail about archeological finds and shield sizes.... I love this stuff. So nerdy, but endlessly fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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