This sort of thing becomes revisionist when we can’t disprove what has remained via oral tradition. Sometimes we’ve got to go with what we’ve got, unless there is undeniable historical proof otherwise. As someone who has studied folk music for a long time, it’s not unlikely that many of the later romantic era songs are older, if altered or not. Lastly, if they are good landsknecht songs, sounding period accurate and performed accurately, they are landsknecht songs, even if not of the era. Let that spirit live on!

Now do a 100 combo XD

We'll never know because that's not a great sword it's a foam stick

因为他有无敌翻滚

I wish guns didnt make war lame and for fruity men. These were the days when real men ruled the battlefield.

He's the embodiment of a paladin class warrior from Diablo II I wonder if someone has the strength to handle it with one hand, barbarian anyone?

this is maybe one of the sickest exchanges i've ever seen, good show

Game devs, please take note.

Distance ?

What about "Reveilles vous picards", should it not also count as landsknechts' song? It even has the word "lansquenets" in it ;)

Turns out real life history everyone wasn’t Guts from Berserk with the Dragonslayer. Who knew?

Weight is not all that matters. It’s moment of inertia that prevents you from twirling something about too quickly. And the longer something is, the more moment of inertia it has around a perpendicular axis.

Where can I hire this warrior to my team? the melee AOE skills would be very useful against large quantities of enemies like goblins.

Parry this you filthy casual!

Nah, I could block it

“nah nah bro its not-“ gasps for air- “its not heavy and cumbersome at all bro its like-“ gasps for air- “its just like using a slightly bigger longsword bro i swear” dont push yourself, cliches exist for a reason. of course the 50 pound greatswords used in MEDIA are going to look heavy and slow. you have nothing to prove by struggling to throw around 7 pounds of steel

I hope i had seen your insight one month ago! Excellent!

Ah kids, One day they are fighting their siblings with the wrapping paper tubes on Christmas eve and before you know it they are getting stabbed in the backside due to a poorly timed attempt to taunt the Swiss pike square in front of them.

Seeing the greatsword defense for multiple attackers in an alleyway was a massive eye-opener in regards to greatsword application.

God that slap at the start

Как правило такое оружие использовалось в фаланге из плотного строя мужиков , в случает разрушение фаланги , фалангист использовал оружия для ближнего боя

You will have to take some stamina potions with you

Useless though

😂

They are not slow, you are just weak nothing more haha 😂

I think your Shield's a little bit small

Man, imagine fighting in that gear for hours on end.

That was slow and cumbersome.

Bro is swinging at air.. easy to stay quick and mobile when you aren't hitting anything or wearing armor. Watch some Greatsword action in a Buhurt match. They aren't swinging like a maniac wasting a bunch of energy trying to look cool.

Dark-souls and souls like treat these like dragon slayers, even though they’re longer long swords. Very effective and long range with area denial at the cost of not fitting in smaller places with its wide sweeps but poking should be fine

Its not slow and cumbersome as long as you can keep moving with it, but what happens when u have to stop and start repeatedly? I mean, i can swing a steel ball at the end of a chain around well as long as i can keep it moving, it's those abrupt stops and starts that'll get you

Woah. Such a swift and smooth greatsword movement. I just hope the opponent's armor are made of tofu so that my swings won't get blocked and make it hard to move

You couldn’t even cut grass with that last one lol

Damn, that's some momentum. Wouldn't want to be in the way of that!

summery: great swords are not slow and cumbersome, just hard to use

Carry a shield basically. If everyone is carrying swords a shield would be really useful.

Seigfried approves...Soul Calibur didnt lie to us 😅 now do Maxi 😂

Dont care didnt ask and Ive seen a dozen tryhards explain this already

Hmmm, Hollywood sports with all the important parts: swinging the sword as if they were used in duel situations. Even better swinging the sword for looks, ahh it looks so cool yeah. And finally for all the good looks spin around your own axis to turn your back to your opponent. So cool...

I pick the spear, thank you.

It's a concept or should I say misconception we've got from video games swords don't nearly weight as much as they do in video games. Kills the whole purpose of a weapon if it's too hard/heavy to wield.

Копейщики должны быть в плотном строю

Im no sword expert. So correct if i am wrong, but based on what i have seen, it almost looks like greatswords are more used for a defensive, area-of-denial type of combat style, rather than an offensive style. A regualr sword uses attacks and damage as its actual goal, while a greasword uses the threat of greater damage to keep people at bay.

I don’t think it’s encumbrance that people are more concerned about, the swings are just really broadcasted and easy to read. By its own right, it’s not slow, but put alongside a faster sword it’s quite noticeable. Granted, the whole point is that it’s basically not parriable, it’s a fantastic sword nonetheless as its strengths are what make up for its lack in other areas.

You have to know how to use them, like any other weapon. Being a large person definitely makes it easier, but you're also a larger target

Would love to see a current kit breakdown for your fencing gear

I don't remember if Vikings had such large swords, it probably was more late Mediaeval period; But i still feel my ancestor's blood flow out of sheer curiosity, eager to try what a 6-ft armour-clad warrior can do with this.

Wasn't the last one a zweihander?

Me playing Beidou.

Now you're invincible