A Brief History of Swords

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Everybody likes swords. Well, except the people stabbed by them. And for thousands of years swords were the most efficient way to do so in battle. So let's talk about that, briefly, a brief history of swords.
Written, Edited and Narrated by Tyler Franklin
Music by:
Medieval Myths 3- Andreas Ericson
Medieval Feast - Magnus Ringblom
Medieval Myths 4- Andreas Ericson
Medieval Myths 18 - Andreas Ericson

[@knowledgehusk]

Yes Tyler voiced the video, I only voiced the start and end. My voice didn't change people.

[@awesomenessbravoness596]

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[@natedunn51]

Tyler, also known as Cody's alter ego.

[@justarandomfox4251]

Is this Tyler's channel or Codys

[@legoworksstudios1]

JustARandomFox maybe they share it or maybe Cody's busy with Alternate History Hub. Who knows?

[@Godzilla-mq5zv]

Cody 10000 years in the future: Ah,the humble hydrogen powered lightsaber...

[@namingisdifficult408]

Godzilla 123 perfect

[@KenrickBrown75]

BMAN488877 It's a joke, smartass

[@dipayandegtyarev7177]

You misspelled Chainsword.

[@astodone9022]

if lightsabers become a reality then nothing stops them from being SUPER long since it's literally a ray coming out of a handle. Their range would be yards longer than in the movies, or at least nothing stops them from so.

[@RockerMarcee96]

You mispelled power swords.

[@kekero540]

"Bronze was quickly replaced" Id say that around 5,000 years was a pretty good run.

[@frotwithdanger]

Those Goths were hardcore. They smashed the Romans literally using the site where Jesus was crucified. I did not know that

[@nephdrummond3168]

frotwithdanger Can you imagine the balls they must've had? To take the town of crucifixion, mount it, and charge on it into battle against the Romans...no small feat indeed.

[@bolloggfisch1100]

I don't think swordsmanship first really appeared in Rome. After all, their most famous weapon, the gladius, was copied from Spain and the Gauls used swords before them as well

[@monsieurboks]

This video is horribly inaccurate, ignore most of these misconceptions please.

[@captainchaos1311]

Spain was for almost 1000 years a part of Rome

[@jalexkenney]

You're using the wrong word. "Cavalry" - Soldiers on horses "Calvary" - Where they killed Jesus

[@Ardkun00]

right.

[@abnercruz7083]

Wasnt that Golgotha

[@abnercruz7083]

or am i just being stupid

[@giustinosuarez8711]

abner Cruz Calvary was the Latin word for the hill Jesus was crucified on while Golgotha was the Greek translation. Both terms are correct but since the New Testament was written in Koine Greek Golgotha is usually the more prevalent translation.

[@user-gu7yo5yn9g]

no he's saying cavalry it's you that's wrong my mistake he says both

[@JackRackam]

Late to the party, not sure if this has been said elsewhere, but cavalry were used well before 378 AD. The Romans as far back as the early republic had an entire social class called the equites - so named because they were wealthy enough to provide their own horses for battle - but cavalry went back well through the first millennium BC

[@chanceopinion]

Jack Rackam, there seem to be allot of misconceptions in the video, and should be taken as history fluffy.

[@thecharlemagnekid9997]

even later to the party here, but while the early republic did posses cavalry its something of a trend that they were neglected in favour of romes excellent heavy infantry. Later on this problem would be fixed with the inclusion of foreign allied cavalry (eg gaulic or numidian) but i think what the video means is that this is when romans began to idealize cavalry above infantry.

[@julius6803]

Even later to the party ... That's it.

[@joseovalle5344]

Rapiers were not that light, they actually weighed the same as their medieval predecessors.

[@RockerMarcee96]

about 30% more

[@alexnguyen5563]

Why more? the blade thinner = less steel. So they added more steel to make the blade longer and adding complex guard. That came out to be some what the same right? Not more.

[@scottmantooth8785]

they got over this weight to wield ratio hurtle by attaching helium filled sheep's bladders to the hilt and blade tips to make them lighter, but alas, paintings of this being done have all been lost due to fire or kept in secret archives kept by the knights Templar.

[@vincentemerson765]

Scott Mantooth don’t spill the secret..they know

[@aimilios439]

@@alexnguyen5563 Greater hand protection. Heavier than a bastard sword, but more nimble because all the weight sits in your fist.

[@MFMegaZeroX7]

"In my opinion, sir, any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed" - "Mad Jack" Churchill

[@ville307]

1. Competition between ranged weapons and armor didn't appear in medieval times. From bronze age to modern day there is armor that can cover against most projectiles. It's just about if everyone can have that armor, does it cover all of the body and a matter of few weapons that can penetrate everything in the battlefield. 2. Thrusting and cutting swords have been around since the sword became a thing. In western Europe straight cut and thrust swords just dominated middle ages. 3. Rapier wasn't any lighter than a long sword both averaging around 1.5 kg 4. 4:47 shows small sword, not a rapier, which was a light sword but intended for duels where opponent would have a small sword as well

[@RockerMarcee96]

Additio to #4: Or officers of the 17-19th centuries.

[@bobbyferg9173]

I bet Tyler stays up at night because he was never given a magnificent deep voice that soothes the soul and brings happiness to all like Cody has.

[@mrshmrsh5073]

"Thrusting to pierce armor" NO! CLARIFY THAT THIS DOES NOT WORK WITH PLATE ARMOR, PLEASE!

[@thesupertoaster9628]

Not Hitler sounds like something hitler would say... hmmMMmMMMMM*MMmMMmmmM*

[@chanakya6871]

Honestly this shouldn't be called a brief history of swords. This should be a brief history of European and Japanese swords.

[@ay6626]

Chanakya Agreed

[@guyinacage]

But what's the point?

[@namingisdifficult408]

Vizlox sword are truly cutting edge technology, an example of the great inventions of humanity.

[@poots605]

Quickman may win Ha "cutting edge"...

[@Nugcon]

BMAN488877 Should've wielded more sword puns.

[@gustav1712]

The point is at the top, wtf???

[@Daniel_Huffman]

Swords are the point, *sergeant.*

[@jedimastersterling1]

Rapiers were never light. Stop repeating this myth. A renaissance rapier weighed about as much as a medieval arming sword. They were however longer, due to the availability of better steel, balanced differently, and engaged in a different (less armored) context. But they were never "light".

[@peterii3512]

Okay the japanese samurai didn't wield the katana as their main arm since it was too poor for a real fight. It was a side arm. Real samurai would rather wield the bow, the lance, and the spear long before picking a sword. So many inaccuracies in this video.

[@kekero540]

Petrus II also he said bronze lasted only a small amount of time It lasted 4,000 bloody years!!!

[@RockerMarcee96]

Considering the Bronze age started around 3200 BC and lasted to 1200 BC but bronze remained an important metal well into 400 BC for weapons and armour at least. I am sure it did rather well.

[@thepumking365]

Petrus II yes but knight's also used spears, before a sword that doesn't mean what he said was innacurate. It's a video about the evolution of swords not the multitude of weapons used by the samurai.

[@Groznyj_Tutscha]

the samurai used swords other than katana, like the odachi

[@peterii3512]

The thing is in the 90% of all weapons in the medieval times were spears. Training with a sword took a long time and practice while any village idiot could understand stick 'em with the pointy end. Plus they had a range advantage so if you have a bunch of people with spears then the enemy had a hard time getting close to you. Swords only became prominent in the 19th century as officers were the only ones bearing swords. And for the samurai after the warring states period was over and peace was achieved they banned all weapons expect the sword for the samurai. Classes also became rigid meaning if you're born as a merchant you can't become a samurai. Thus the sword became a samurai's symbol and they started practicing with it.

[@erebus7306]

Did anyone notice how inaccurate this video was.

[@lordvishnu7507]

Zoltan Gyongyossy yes, yes I did

[@RockerMarcee96]

Yes. Just about every single point could be debunked.

[@mazeradeville2911]

Zoltan Gyongyossy This comment needs more up votes. Bronze swords flimsy? Ranged weapons being insurmountable? Armor "only doing so much" against bows? I don't even need to watch the latter third of the video to know this is poorly researched bullshit.

[@SWCaptainREX]

It's in vain tbh. Most people just watch videos like these, assume everything in it is correct and think they got "smarter". It's the same target-demographic as sites like "I Fucking Love Science". Whilst IFLS reports on some sciences sometimes, it has devolved into political bullshit and clickbait articles. But people still like everything because "Hey, see how I love science? I'M SO SMART!!!". Just as people watch videos like this, don't fact-check a single thing - sometimes they don't even use their mind - and then think and pretend as if they actually know what they're talking about. I don't know everything, nobody does. But at least fact-check videos, especially if they don't provide any sources.

[@JimGiant]

Half way through, it's not great but at least it's not Game Theory's for Honor video lol.

[@brysky2011]

More research required

[@mrshmrsh5073]

No, rapiers were not especially light, they only had closer centre of mass to the hand, making it feel lighter and have greater point control.

[@blackjackreviews8489]

Shaduniversity did a GReAT response to your video I hope you check out and now subed due to him.

[@TheOnceAndFutureDoug]

Rapiers were not light. On average a rapier is around 2 lbs. where a long-sword is, on average, around 2.5 lbs. A rapier would have a similar weight to an arming sword (one handed sword). The reason for this is the blade actually held nearly as much material, it was just significantly longer. To make such long blades maneuverable they often had to have heavier guards and pommels to keep the pivot points reasonable. Ergo, heavier sword over all but still quite maneuverable.

[@RockerMarcee96]

Well, arming swords average out around 950-1050 gramms, rapiers around 1300 gramms and longswords somewhere between 1400-1600 gramms.

[@TheOnceAndFutureDoug]

Depends on who you ask and the sword in question, but my point still stands as they are of similar weight and not something you'd consider lighter than a normal sword.

[@Orthos4]

For comparison's sake: Blade lenght (circa, in cm) Arming Sword: 75-80 Longsword: 85-95 Rapier: 90-130 Blade width at Ricasso Arming sword: 4-6 Longsword 3,5-6 Rapier:2-3 Also, the rapiers hilt used waay more material and is thus waay heavier.

[@shweatypalms4423]

Hope everyone has a great day. There aint enough love online.

[@azau2457]

Shweaty Palms thanks dude, you too. There needs to be more positivity

[@spicylemon6255]

no fuckoff Edgy

[@BloodRider1914]

I agee

[@thetomatoking9714]

Thank you Putin

[@namingisdifficult408]

Shweaty Palms hello

[@monsieurboks]

Rename this to "a hollywood history of swords", or perhaps "an inaccurate history of swords". Either one will do.

[@AntSwift1]

But why though?

[@rowbot5555]

@@AntSwift1 because swords really are actually pretty bad, a dude with a spear and the same amount of training as a swordsman will win 9 times out of 10. Even in Japan, the home of samurai, they had a proverb that a swordsman had to be three times as skilled as a spearman to defeat him in combat, and spearmen work even better in groups together.

[@websterhernandez9025]

4:58 "You seen those warriors from Hammerfell? They've got curved swords. CURVED SWORDS."

[@Pantharian]

Webster Hernandez I thought of that too haha. Take care. Jamie

[@shulkthesmileyboi]

Their swords aren't the only thing they have that's curved... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@autismalert2788]

The one youtuber not involved in the drama

[@namingisdifficult408]

AutismAlert what about The Great War and OSP

[@BatonuDeRas]

And Baz Battles

[@ApocolypseBunny]

AutismAlert Drama?

[@LStudios78]

Wich drama is it this time?

[@emocowboy4684]

what drama?

[@massineben7198]

The fact that I might never experience a sword fight in my life is making me sad af.

[@comradeweedity1648]

Let's meet up and fight to the death sword combat, fuck it bro.

[@HenryAB]

I'm so grateful to being able to live in this era. Yes, things are not perfect, but is amazing how much information we can access nowadays. Thanks for the video.

[@BatonuDeRas]

I love how Tyler is slowly taking over the channel

[@rocketman359]

Tyler is a pro genji and knows all about swords

[@MrGameManIsCool]

KFC_Collins mmmm yes ..... I need healing

[@oofsader]

*TF2 > Overwatch*

[@poots605]

Rogue Jew Slayer PREACH

[@purpleapple4052]

Eyelander is a scottish claymore possessed by a ghost who likes to decapitate people and manages to cut horizontally even though the swing is Vertical TF2 FTW

[@rocketman359]

Rogue Jew Slayer Why you bully me

[@zambatox]

Hey buddy Shadiversity answered correcting a few points of your video. Check it out.

[@Avideus]

Up this people!

[@Android-dg5ri]

tbh knowledge hub is a propaganda arm now he could careless if hes right he just wants that $$ bill yall

[@zambatox]

Nah, Im sure he cares.

[@notsnarky_5604]

TheDailyGaul Let's hope so.

[@davidvazquezg.3764]

Android 17 propaganda for... what?

[@joshuaford9714]

I gotta say between this and alternatehistoryhub, I'm really glad these channels exist. I love listening to these videos in the car. Screw the radio.

[@beargrill42]

His voice seems to Change every video

[@beckettfordahl5450]

Magic

[@davidmontoya7191]

Orange Ness Read the discription it isnt Cody

[@davidmontoya7191]

Surl Tastic Was I talking to you -_-

[@BloodRider1914]

Tyler

[@notagenwunner9299]

He must be hitting puberty.Im happy for him

[@josephstalin9939]

They had swords made of bronze. Khopesh for example

[@swapsplat]

CAValry Not CALvary. Jesus Christ.

[@Pantharian]

swapsplat actually it's calyrval

[@josephdavis1704]

swapsplat once again because someone has a different dialect than you doesn't mean they mispronounced it

[@Hopeofmen]

Zing!

[@AutismIsUnstoppable]

if you think thats the biggest mistake you need to watch the vid again.

[@clyran5507]

Actually, it's Clavulalyry.

[@Ninjamanhammer]

Shadiversity made a reply to this video pointing out some of the misconceptions.

[@mrinternetguy3625]

KnowledgeHub: A Brief History of Swords Me: I don't need sleep I need -answers- *knowledge!*

[@t_babe]

I love you, Cody from KnowledgeHub.

[@gorkaaustin5306]

His main channel is AlternateHistoryHub, if you didn't know.

[@junkycheetah1779]

cool, you learn something new every day, i didn't even know you could mount a town and ride it into battle! will be sure to learn more about CALvary charges!

[@tankofnova9022]

So many people talking about this error... your comment however is HILARIOUS!

[@danman7584]

I like Tyler. I'm glad you decided to bring him into the channel!

[@MyRkAcc]

Rapiers have the similar weight as a regular sword, just different balence point... Saying rapiers are light is a false "fact" often said when not true.

[@mgread51]

So many things wrong in this video

[@marcelosilveira2276]

did you saw Shadversity reply to your video?

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Marcelo Silveira see *

[@marcelosilveira2276]

thank you, can you explain the rule behind it, so I don't repeat the mistake with other words?

[@marcelosilveira2276]

oh, but I meant it in "have you already seen", so it's "saw", right?

[@anter176]

not when you structure your sentence in the way you did at first :P

[@billybassoon10]

"saw" is the past tense of the verb "see" and usually comes immediately after pronouns or nouns.. "seen" is the past participle of "see." "seen" is commonly used with "have," "had," "has," or "was" to create a compound verb.

[@jjtomecek1623]

Okay, so good video! Only thing is that rapiers aren't lighter than normal blades. The blade weighs less, but the handle weighs more to compensate for that

[@genericineverything7619]

03:54 the man shown in these two paintings is gustavus adolfus. He was the king of sweden, he was known as the lion of the north due to his ability to lead armies and he died due to getting shot in the torso by an unknown individual in the battle of lützen It's speculated that it may have been friendly fire. The bullet caused him to fall off his horse and he lied on the ground untill he bled out. He was unable of moving because his armor was incredibly heavy It seems like the swedish monarchy has a tendency of getting shot since charles Xll also known as carolus rex (he vas a very good leader) got shot in the head by an unknown individual but it's speculated that it may have been friendly fire. And Gustav lll, one of the two swedish monarcs known for their heavy investment in the culture of the country instead of war (the other being kristina queen of sweden who was the successor of Gustav ll adolf) died to a bullet in the back while he was participating in a masquerade while wearing a very good looking outfit. Oh yeah... Gustav ll adolf ordered this one battleship in the later parts of his life (ironically built by a bunch of polish people). It was both massive for it's time and beautiful. The rear was covered in beautiful sculptures and the ship had a majestic red color with a gold colored lion statue at the front that represented the vasa family and the lion of the north. It was like a moving art museum, it was known as a sailing castle and it was simply named "vasa" to show that the ship was the embodiment of the vasa family and their might. It sank on it's maiden voyage because they messed up the size of the ship. Gustav ll adolf never got to see the ship set sail, he didin't even know the ship had sunk. The house of vasa's ruling of sweden ended with his successor

[@karmagator2312]

Good video, but I have to make a small correction: The rapier is not a sword exclusively designed for thrusting - that is its main purpose, but it can also be used for cutting. It is also not very light, the long blade and massive guard creating a weapon that is as heavy or even heavier than your typical mediveal one-handed sword (aka "arming sword"). What you are referrring to - and even show directly after the picture of the actual rapier - is the smallsword. It is very light and can't cut, but is great for thrusts.

[@franciscopereira2341]

You paint the Samurai as swordmasters but how about the many reliable sources that show Samurai culture as we know it was "invented" around 2 centuries ago? That in reality they prefered bow and arrow and the sword was so easily breakable that it was seen as a last resort weapon?

[@AutismIsUnstoppable]

as far as im aware samurai would carry katana in everyday life and as you say it was a backup for after the bow (yumi) and spear (yari) in battle.

[@monsieurboks]

Like in pretty much every other culture in the world, swords were almost always used as sidearms. Only those with a death wish would arm themselves with a sword as their primary weapon.

[@AutismIsUnstoppable]

+. swords are relatively easy to carry so people would use them for self defence in civilian life. "Only those with a death wish would arm themselves with a sword as their primary weapon." this statement is just false. the Roman legions primary armament was a shield (scutum) and short sword (gladius). shield and sword or shield and axe is a common combination in many cultures all over the world since at least bronze age. there have also been many cases of swords specify designed to be 2 handed (definably a primary) weapons these were often for battle not for show.

[@Hidden-Kard]

I have been waiting for this video for years

[@mypenishuge3499]

What a great guy who is never in drama lol

[@Leroyteam]

Everyone know a Rune Sword is the best F2P sword there is!

[@mrshmrsh5073]

No, plate armor was not heavy. You'd barely notice it, especially on horseback.

[@nicolaysalazar1939]

Not Hitler I'm sick of the whole weight misconception

[@mrshmrsh5073]

Mr Mystery European armor was so heavy you couldn't move, and could only stop European swords, which were so blunt and low quality that it couldn't even pierce bare skin. European armor would stand no chance against GLORIOUS NIPPON STEEL KATANA, FOLDED 18 QUADRILLION TIMES, DESIGNED FOR CUTTING THROUGH THE FABRIC OF TIME AND SPACE, AND WIELDED BY MIGHTY SAMURAI IN GLORIOUS SAMURAI ARMOUR, SO LIGHT THAT THE USER CAN USE ULTIMATE NINJA SPIN ATTACK AND CUT PEASANT EUROPEAN KNIGHT IN HALF!

[@SniperiusForever]

Sorye Ge Ton!!!! Q_Q

[@seabb]

I would think giant sheets of metal would be heavy. Why would the armor be light?

[@Groznyj_Tutscha]

because the weight is distributed across the whole body, like cars on a bridge

[@omkumarsuarezramos7010]

Actually the rapier was not lighter than a regular sword is a common misconception. Because of the protecting hilt that the rapier had it gained enough weight to be comparable to a normal sword.

[@lucasschaffer4369]

:D Good video! I always enjoy learning from your videos!

[@LucidLivingYT]

4:44 Rapiers were not light

[@mrshmrsh5073]

Raxius Yeah, just weight close to the handle so it feels lighter

[@RockerMarcee96]

Well, average weight of rapiers in museums and private collections is somewhere around 1350 gramms, about 350-450 gramms in the handle, rest in the blade. They are the heaviest single handed swords on average.

[@mrshmrsh5073]

Tomáš Laštovička Which is what the counterweight is for. I understand that they are not the absolute easiest weapon to hold (since it is done with only one hand) but most arming swords, axes, maces, and greatswords were a lot more cumbersome.

[@mrshmrsh5073]

Tomáš Laštovička I don't really see where you are coming from with the shield thing. Anyway, it is true that rapier fencing may be more physically demanding than arming sword etc due to a lack of wrath guard and momentum conservation, but that doesn't make them feel any heavier in their movement. I think we are just using different definitions of perception of weight.

[@Paulo-py4mm]

The amount of misinformation in this video is astounding. Bronze combat swords were not at all limited to daggers. Infact most archaeological examples of bronze swords fall midway between a longsword and a dagger in length.... There are Litterally thousands of historical bronze swords as long as modern steel arming swords. You say the Greeks (and other pre Roman civilisations didn't practice in the use of their swords) honestly? So what they just carried these big heavy hunks of metal around for fun? If you were about to go into a life or death situation and you had a sword as your backup weapon would you not practice in the use of the sword beforehand? Ancient Greek sword mastery was definitely a thing!

[@andylordy177]

This was my favorite video by Tyler

[@jessicakakern4571]

You should do videos of the key points of each decade in the 1900s as a series, very helpful for us history class and European history

[@JimGiant]

Without haven't done any research in to Greek swordsmanship common sense would tell me if they have the technology to make swords and a culture big and complex enough to form armies they would have devoted some effort in to figuring out effective ways to use their weapons. They had styles of wrestling and boxing as simple sports so it's inconceivable that they would flat out ignore weapon based military training. If there is an absence of evidence this isn't evidence of absence. We've never found flesh on the remains of their soldiers but this doesn't mean they attacked with skeleton warriors, it just means lots of evidence doesn't preserve for 1000s of years.

[@jasondoe2596]

Exactly! (Not that it matters; this video is *full* of poorly-researched bullshit, from the cavalry -sorry, I meant the calvary- to the "light" weight of the rapiers.)

[@CatholicismRules]

Everyone, check out Shadiversity's video for more information on this topic.

[@angusyang5917]

Swords were used to great effect during the Battle of Rehe, during which Chinese soldiers armed with nothing but broadswords and the Great Wall managed to fend off the Japanese for a quite a while.

[@isaacrafio3497]

Are there any swords designed for the secret art of pommel throwing? its was a very effective technique.

[@autobot-jedi-iron-man3166]

He uploaded! *Get Helmet and Bolt action Rifle* Let's go!

[@kuriaspaul]

In the modern era. A new sword dictates the Realm. The Prick. The bigger the better. But the best. The ones that have the most concentrated firepower.

[@apelhitam]

and in the far, grim dark future, a man yells to his driver, "bring this tank closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"

[@SeanKL107]

You always have cutting edge explanations

[@manetho5134]

shaderversity did a reply video where he corrected lots of things

[@hentehoo27]

one word: *puukko*

[@Watermeloon-lm1qt]

perkele

[@six2make4]

If I recall bronze weren't really flimsy, not late bronze age at least, it were actually better than many of the iron age tools, but it were also A LOT more expensive to produce and it was quite heavy too.

[@philippobitz2592]

At 4:44 , you said that rapiers were light, but that isn't true. A rapier usually weighs just as much as a longsword, the blade of a rapier is much thinner, yes, but it's also longer than that of a long-, arming- or broadsword.

[@Feminismisfornobody]

calling a katana a longsword is silly, it was the size of an arming sword.

[@rolebo1]

but the weight, balance, and overall handeling similar to a longsword

[@docslastname2711]

Which country do you think is the oldest?

[@joemama3735]

Khadar Knowledge Kekistan

[@parkertinsley2315]

Khadar Knowledge Japan is

[@youwilldie8835]

Khadar Knowledge San Marino 🇸🇲

[@namingisdifficult408]

Youwilldie oldest continuous republic. I say China, Egypt , or Iran

[@Miquelalalaa]

Quickman may win China oldest continuing Republic??? Ever heard of the Chinese dynasties?

[@Crondo420ReFrEsHe]

Love the Age of Empires music in the background

[@silvertheelf]

Actually the armor used by the time of guns was much lighter than the average chain mail most people think when they think armors weight, sure it did weigh a bit but you could still jump a fair bit, run pretty far and fast, and do all sorts of things as long as you had the energy.

[@Cov1ngtonsGhOst]

Shadiversity

[@sphen_]

Does anyone know of a good documentary talking about the history of guns or swords?

[@TheShiz9797]

It isn't a documentary, but the KZbin channel "scholagladiatoria" is really good source about historical weapons and combat. The guy running it has a degree in the history of land warfare and he is a HEMA instructor.

[@AutismIsUnstoppable]

i spend too much time on youtube watching this stuff so here a list of channels. scholagladiatoria is a expert on English 19th century combat (lots of bayonet and sword). Metatron is a Italian linguist who has makes a good amount of videos about Rome, Japan and other military history. Skallgrim has a good mix of HEMA, weapon tests and other related content. shadiversity has a mix of medieval and fantasy related stuff. ipostswords for general swords. forgotten weapons for the very best firearms Chanel for information. C&Rsnel for extreamly in-depth videos on ww1 guns with animations of the internal workings and operating/firing footage. Hickok45 for and very experienced shooter with a huge back catalogue of videos. Miculek.com (KZbin channel) for amazing shooting.

[@RockerMarcee96]

Back to the source, it's a 90-ish minute documentary you can watch on KZbin. Not exactly about the history of swords but about the martial arts that used swords.

[@josephdavis1704]

Autism Is Unstoppable can you email me that please

[@AutismIsUnstoppable]

+Aidan Davis just copy n past it into a notepad file?

[@jasonhaven7170]

An entire video on swords... I like it

[@avian1]

I needed to get away from the tear-jerking sadness that was "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story" and "The World Was Wide Enough".

[@showery1376]

Sword - drows

[@DickTrickleqt]

YOU CANNOT COMPETE WITH JAPANESE KATANA FOLD OVER 1,001 TIME ME CHOP HEAD OFF

[@mrshmrsh5073]

Dick Trickle SILLY EUROPEAN KNIGHT IN ARMOR SO HEAVY THAT HE CANNOT STAND AND WITH BLUNT PEASANT EUROPEAN SWORD STANDS NO CHANCE AGAINST GLORIOUS ULTIMATE NINJA KI POWERED SAMURAI KATANA WHIRLWIND SPIN ATTACK, THAT CUTS FASTER THAN LIGHT AND ANNIHILATES PLANET DUE TO GLORIOUS CURVED DESIGN AND NIPPON STEEEEEEEEEL!!!!!!!!

[@DickTrickleqt]

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[@Ardkun00]

0w0

[@starsixtyseven195]

Me wear chainmaille😂

[@rokka7188]

To clarify a few mistakes, you could argue that aztecs with their obsidian blades attached to a handle in pieces created a sword/some did this also with flint, though this was more of a replication of copper/bronze swords. Hammering of bronze to toughen it's edge to allow it being made into swords and so on. The developments of just cast iron, then wrought iron, with bits of carbon steel, forge welded together to make stronger swords than just pure iron back in the day, also mixing flexible materials for the core and harder for the edge to retain it's sharpness. Not to mention spears, development of polearms, etc. were the main weapon throughout most of the battlefield and were superior to swords, even if romanticized. Maces and blunt weapons were made for armor, since most swords were meant for cutting flesh and cloth, some bulkier ones towards mail. Of course, heavier two-handed swords were made to also crush armor. (Of course this being just the history of swords than anything else, understandable.) Sword was useful, though overall, it was still more of a status symbol than anything. I also have to mention that even with the printing of sword techniques, most were still only allowed access to elites that what those masters gave. Because most of the people, well, couldn't read shit, because people weren't taught reading and learning was permitted for the elites. Of course for few soldiers and such it might've been a case, but sword manuals weren't still for everyone. You could also argue to certain extend that bayonet is more of a spear than a sword per say also.

[@stevenvaughn9080]

Could you do more videos on the history of different weapons?

[@seigeengine]

This video was just bad. It's grossly inaccurate, about 40% of it's not talking about swords, another 30% is basically just saying "swords were used," 20% of it was advertisement, and 10% was of any substance... which was wrong more than it was right.

[@jasondoe2596]

Exactly.

[@nicolassanchez4021]

bronze swords are stronger than youmigjt think

[@IAmACrab2020]

small note rapiers were cut and thrust weapons though they were mainly used for thrusting they weren't only used for thrusting

[@mAdfIngers21]

There is so much historical inaccuracy in this video that my head is spinning

[@rasya9953]

Bitch we use *LASER* guns now 😂😂👌

[@RockerMarcee96]

We've been using guns for the last 650 years now you know.

[@MortyMortyMorty]

I prefer Valyrian steel swords.

[@Ardkun00]

I prefer the legendary 18 trillion folds katana that can cut plate armors in half.

[@Groznyj_Tutscha]

European armor was so heavy you couldn't move, and could only stop European swords, which were so blunt and low quality that it couldn't even pierce bare skin. European armor would stand no chance against GLORIOUS NIPPON STEEL KATANA, FOLDED 18 QUADRILLION TIMES, DESIGNED FOR CUTTING THROUGH THE FABRIC OF TIME AND SPACE, AND WIELDED BY MIGHTY SAMURAI IN GLORIOUS SAMURAI ARMOUR, SO LIGHT THAT THE USER CAN USE ULTIMATE NINJA SPIN ATTACK AND CUT PEASANT EUROPEAN KNIGHT IN HALF!

[@mrpenguin2131]

Katanas sucks.

[@0przem]

Great video! Shame it was so general but i suppose the history of swords really is a VAST subject! I wouldnt mind seeing this video a little extended though but i guess im just being fussy! Much love!

[@sharkastic2633]

Sorry, but a lot of this is wrong. A rapier is in fact very heavy and its “speed” comes from the extra length of the blade making a thrust from a rapier a faster way to reach the target than a thrust from a shorter weapon. The katana is also not a longsword, specifically in the way that it is one of the shortest two handed swords and the classification of a “longsword” is used to describe medieval European swords that were two handed weapons, but not a greatsword.

[@mrward6510]

I really doubt any person, in any time in history , neglected to train to fight if that was expected of them and they would know how to use their tools in war, we need to stop this they just ran and hacked at each other, its silly.

[@threeio9951]

I kinda wish swords were back in style #DeusVult

[@samp.1766]

I usually really enjoy your videos, and I know you threw this together pretty quickly, that being said: I found it pretty cringy that you didn't emphasize or even mention bayonet warfare until WW2, which ironically was probably the last great example in history of semi-practical bayonet use. (even by WW2 it's function had become rather limited compared to the 17th-19th century European battlefield)

[@NonApplicable1983]

Both sabres and rapiers are cut and thrust swords though, even if they favor one or the other.

[@TheMuslimdon]

This guys voice makes me feels so uncomfortable, he's got a frog in his throat UGHHH!!

[@monsieurboks]

He's just another male with a high pitched voice trying (and failing) desperately to make it lower using fry tones. I always turn down the treble for voices like these.

[@DeletedUser-mz6bw]

I want to be the best swordsman in modern day. I'm starting to train, and soon I'm gonna get a practice sword to use.

[@priffe3440]

I wish you good luck in your swordsman adventures Sir _RedRaider1738_ . Just be sure not to take any arrows to your knees.

[@generalzeta7000]

It will be a long and hard path. I used to fence. Do you fence? It a good way to help ya train.

[@LarsaXL]

You have a lot of training to do then. But I hope you achieve your goals and win a couple of HEMA events.

[@on-cod]

_RedRaider1738_ I

[@cryowreck3193]

_RedRaider1738_ You've got some stiff competition, but I bet you could pull this off. Good luck on your journey to the top, amigo!

[@docslastname2711]

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[@NonApplicable1983]

Bows and to some degree even crossbows were already ubiquitous before the middle ages, and late medieval armor could make you virtually impervious to both.

[@historywithhilbert146]

Great video once again, straight to the point! ;) This channel never fails to entertain me no matter what the topic. Thanks for your hard work! Hilbert

[@namingisdifficult408]

History With Hilbert agreed

[@BloodRider1914]

Who's first

[@BloodRider1914]

Seriously though

[@bobbyferg9173]

Does it matter

[@cleanhomer]

When are you following up on the Southern Victory series?

[@xlstaticpandalx]

To be accurate the Khopesh can definitely be counted as a sword and it's earliest recorded instance is roughly 2500 BCE on a stele. There also exists records showing what are presumably duels with Khopesh and point to a martial system all of which predate the Roman era and much more so than gladiators.