I can just see my head....or should that be ma heed ? - down the front. Eddi was brilliant, fantastic voice and funny as...Thanks for posting this.
@christoguichard43119 күн бұрын
Fast forward twenty years...and most of this Cropredy lot will be gone. The last of the good music.
@whiting2b10 күн бұрын
I was there up the field a little bit and I was waving a napkin
@nectafarious88428 күн бұрын
I was in front of the sound tower and it was a fair old sight from there. I thought this year from Richard was one of his best.
@jeeleal50845 күн бұрын
We were always back from the tower but to the left, haven't been for years as ticket prices shot up drastically, as a kid I used to be up the back playing with the games ect, do they still have all that now?
@timothystewart82819 ай бұрын
Brutal!
@jan-jans1439 ай бұрын
are real medieval knights this slow and almost weak?
@maddeninggamer10 ай бұрын
Bec de Corbin versus a halberd in close quarters is a bit of an unbalanced matchup. Halberd gets a lot more out of being close while the bec won't get the leverage needed to hammer in on the armor (while being safe), meanwhile the fighter was trying to use it more like a spear the entire time. Points towards the design for the spear end on the bottom of it though. That managed to remove one of the weapon's bigger weaknesses and added a bit of versatility for the moveset. Kind of wonder how valid going for the legs is though when the weapons are contested like that given how a lot relies on solid footing for balance at that point
@9f81rsd0010 ай бұрын
You guys should also check out the goedendag. Basically a club-spear combo. Also quite practical. For all you GTA players who want to bring every weapon type but can only carry one at a time IRL.
@KieraQ03239 ай бұрын
It's a big thick stick with a spike on the tip. Doesn't look too nice, but you definitely don't wanna be on the business end of one.
@silverswordguy419110 ай бұрын
Why are these fools fighting with their visors open? Did anyone else see how close the guy on the left was to eating the spike? If you're going to fight and harness, you should be doing it properly.
@fhen_10 ай бұрын
Medieval tin cans with a medieval tin opener, you could say this is a (can)on event.
@MrMatchete10 ай бұрын
would be way cooler if they fought to the death like their ancestors
@AcceptYourDeath11 ай бұрын
To be honest I doubt this is how it went back then! Give these guys a polearm made of foam or something and tell both of them kill as fast as possible. I bet you see something very different than poking around with the bottom end trying to be technical.
@alexmiesch442311 ай бұрын
A heavy weapon which requires a proper swing to do damage requires a wind up and a telegraph means it's also very easy to avoid in a 1v1 situation. Avoiding a wild swing means the attacker is off balance and easy to counter. Swing wild like you mentioned and you're dead pretty much immediately in a big battle, spears, pikes, pole arms from various angles all able to wound you the second they see you unable to guard against them. Knocking an enemies weapon away and off balance with small hits is a great way to create the opened guard so you can hit them properly as is provoking the enemy to take a proper swing at you, it also allows you to keep your guard ready because your not over committing. What you see here is a bit of that going on.
@KieraQ03239 ай бұрын
It probably went the same way but a bit faster back then. The point was never to kill the other guy asap, but to kill him while getting hurt as little as possible.
@fanda612211 ай бұрын
i swear british people are so r tarded 😂 you know all of these guys would be like deer hunters or nascar fans in the united states fat goober dads playing dress up they are barely hitting each other! 😂😂😂
@Lanceolotl9011 ай бұрын
What is this and how can I join (real question)
@benjaminyoung969411 ай бұрын
These guys can barely move
@olegevstigneev536711 ай бұрын
Рыцари пенсионеры.
@eadweard221411 ай бұрын
I like this side of youtube
@whitemonk369 Жыл бұрын
where this tournament happened? what is the name of this?
@gm2407 Жыл бұрын
Arms dealer: Nevermind a sword; which do you want a spear, hammer or axe? Man-at-arms: Yes
@2lbsTrigrPull Жыл бұрын
They don't even try.
@ethienosinsky5186 Жыл бұрын
Why does reenactor armour always looks so bulky and oversized ?
@yumazster Жыл бұрын
I imagine to not enjoy the rest of the event with broken bones... The group fights (bohurt) are rather intense.
@yumazster Жыл бұрын
There was another reason for it to look bulky, especially across the torso. Breastplate was shaped a little like a ships prow to get more stiffness and deflect blows. Also there is padded undergarment under the armour with fixing straps to distribute the weight properly and avoid chafing.
@marcuscicero423111 ай бұрын
Because the armour they are wearing is bought off the rack, instead of tailored to the wearer. A breastplate needs to bend at the height of the natural waist, so that it (the waist) supports it. What is happening due to the breastplate being so flat (especially with the fighter on the left) is that all the weight is carried by the shoulders, which is very uncomfortable. A historically inaccurate depiction of medieval armour.
@astrotrek353410 ай бұрын
Some reenactors are bulky and oversized.
@joeligma472110 ай бұрын
@ringadingding7667 Medieval armour was not as bulky
@markusjack92082 жыл бұрын
tin opener... they dont understand this weapon...
@Monotheism_is_the_way_to_peace2 жыл бұрын
Be noticed learn about Islam ⛔️
@goblinoide10 ай бұрын
Muhammad married a 6yo
@saf58962 жыл бұрын
"This is a medieval Tin Opener!" I'm dead😂😂😂
@raditicat2 жыл бұрын
the chest plate is too big for the guy on the left
@rasmasyean Жыл бұрын
They aren't real knights, bro! They are just fat dudes who used to play WoW but now make $$$ in the office and decided to blow a paycheck on custom made replicas!
@Kuhmuhnistische_Partei2 жыл бұрын
Every time I see fights like this I ask myself how often people in armor got hurt while they defeated their enemies. Like: yeah, you got him right at the head, but while you were busy with that he smashed your leg with a strong blow. You may wear armor, but it still broke a bone.
@losgargabonzi972 жыл бұрын
Why didn't they put the visor down?
@XPBean11 ай бұрын
They weren't "properly" fighting, probably had some sort of structure as in a proper fight the visor would be down and thrusting wouldn't be allowed because it's really dangerous even with blunted weapons, so my guess is it was a structured demo of sorts.
@joshualeefoote87402 жыл бұрын
Awesome friend!! My old shizmary German fencing school teacher folks
@sanchezevan8982 жыл бұрын
Didn’t hear an Ad Mortem Inumicus
@johnnyjimenea36132 жыл бұрын
fight good
@koerthragsdale60373 жыл бұрын
So the only used the wood part of the weapon in the medieval period?
@dankeykang92203 жыл бұрын
There is a spike or sometimes a pommel on the other side.
@renewoffles43694 жыл бұрын
You could just imagine how this happened in reality, I'm sure those moments would've been filled with rage, violent attacks attempting to kill the man in front of you.
@kasta6694 жыл бұрын
Honestly I know swords get all the attention in hollywood but polearms were the most used weapon in all of history
@yeetusyeezesmcfly3664 жыл бұрын
Sorry to bust ur comment but wouldn't it be swords
@kasta6694 жыл бұрын
YeetusYeezes Mcfly No swords take way more work to produce than let’s say a spear. You could make an argument for club like weapons or projectiles.
@yeetusyeezesmcfly3664 жыл бұрын
@@kasta669 Fair point
@irfannurhadisatria25403 жыл бұрын
@@yeetusyeezesmcfly366 for formation warfare spears and related polearms are the most used weapons since men in formations can support each other, either in front or besides him.
@Osvath97 Жыл бұрын
But enthusiasts also have a tendency to hypercorrect, saying things like: "The sword was not a battlefield weapon, especially during the Middle Ages." I am sorry, but the sources from the High Middle Ages talk about the sword being used A LOT by knights. Of course, lances were used at the start of an engagement but almost invariably the knights would switch to swords (and indeed daggers), as their lances became broken, lost or they became too hemmed in to use them. Then further on they might get fresh lances, but before that they would still have to fight with swords for quite a while, generally. So swords were DEFINITELY battlefield weapons. And let me reiterate: this is not idle speculation from my part, but the way the high medieval sources actually describe it. Not just a singular source I just have happened to have read either: I have read quite a few by now, from detailed first hand eyewitness descriptions to more overview-type ones by chroniclers, and I even complemented with the fictional tales of that time, such as the Arthurian legends. They all follow the same pattern in this regard. One thing which does bother me is that depictions of knights fighting on foot during the High Middle Ages almost always show them using swords from the get-go, even fairly realistic medieval video games. But dismounted knights during the High Middle Ages are very often described as fighting in a phalanx formation with their lances, but for some reason the concept of High Medieval knights fighting in a phalanx formation with lances is just too weird for the popular imagination?
@Psiberzerker5 жыл бұрын
The man in the Black Tabbard is very good!
@andrelaboy20027 жыл бұрын
The armor doesnt look like its been fitted to them properly.
@jonathantitterton94554 жыл бұрын
Meme Destroyer tailored armour is extremely expensive while munitions armour is cheaper. Most reenactors might not be able to afford a suit of full tailored plate (you’re looking at about 2 grand upwards depending, on if you want English, Italian or Germanic style armour).
@augustovasconcellos71734 жыл бұрын
TBF, armor that's been properly fitted to your form probably was something only the nobility could afford Most guards and rank-and-file probably wore something like this
@mortache2 жыл бұрын
Also, even if they could afford to own good armor they probably don't want it to be used, bashed and abused
@gm2407 Жыл бұрын
Then of course the reenactor has to stay consistent with body shape if tailored. So there is that problem as well. I mean where are they going to get a breast plate stretcher from? jk
@badart3204 Жыл бұрын
@@munchinondat4321It’s to help you survive IF that stuff happens. Blocking and dodging is ideal to taking hits if you can help it
@7dayspking7 жыл бұрын
Seems a pretty poor demonstration, some interesting intuitive / untrained fighting going on there though.
@OreallyR177 жыл бұрын
That's a pretty versatile weapon.
@jameshill21687 жыл бұрын
Oreally V E R S A T I L E
@elgatochurro2 жыл бұрын
you can use the back end and even the wood shaft itself.
@aguspuig661511 ай бұрын
ADMORTEM
@LecherousLizard11 ай бұрын
@@aguspuig6615 INIMICUS
@user-Noname36710 ай бұрын
that’s the point…. blade , hammer, whatever
@MsPurpleHippy8 жыл бұрын
I miss it too. can't wait to go next year :)
@lindseycooper1598 жыл бұрын
Oh its you, hi Kerin. Great video. I am going to watch it a lot cause I miss Cropredy so much.
@lindseycooper1598 жыл бұрын
I was there. Miss it so much. I was in the Starfish group where you were.
@poopface78478 жыл бұрын
you must have been just infront of us,great weekend even with sunburned face.lol