Bronze Socketed Spears - Neil Burridge's Sword Corner - Ep 05

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[@anthonyhinton583]

Thank you for this amazing incite into the past. History and technology enthusiasts need more content like this. 👍

[@darbylytle4553]

Just been reading the Iliad and have been fascinated with bronze weapons, thank you for the videos!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

worth looking for Thrand testing my swords thanks for the comment

[@KLAYCO47]

I could listen to Neil talk about bronze edged weapons all day long.

[@kc3718]

I'm a cyclist and the manufacture of and developmnt of steel bicycles by artisan builders for performance and prestige reminds me of these objects, technical development and innovation, great deeds and victories won, great history of maker and rider/ warrior, the heritage and adventures. Steel feels alive to ride and I keep my bikes until the break at which they are retired to wall art, some I bought second hand from local top riders, and it's a priviledge to carry on the life with their bicycles and the heritage feels good. Been so many places on them, won so many races, they have a life. Sometimes whilst cycling across France you will bumble into a tiny village far from anywhere and there will be a small exhibition to a local rider who won the Tour de France and there will sit his steel steed like some sword or spear in a round barrow.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

the patterns of life are fasinating when you see parallels in non conecting stuff , material or karmic

[@corrugatedcavalier5266]

Great video, thank you!

[@samconduct1356]

These videos are real education.

[@brianmincher716]

Very nice, pleasant fellow. Love the content too.

[@fintonmainz7845]

So interesting. Thank you.

[@evster7flick]

As always, what a joy to listen to.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

someone posted my film on an ASMR site, had a lot of positive likes on my voice

[@ptonpc]

Fantastic. Thanks :)

[@greenjack1959l]

Fantastic informative videos. Feeds my fascination for the bronze age far more than most archaeologists do. They seem to skirt over the bronze artefacts without really telling you much about them.

[@AriontheWanderer]

Thank you for sharing your incredible knowledge!

[@cremonx]

Masterful, simply masterful! A true living legend. Salute!

[@bigbasil1908]

You sir are a legend. May the gods bless your furnace and your soapstone

[@rat17]

These are always so entertaining.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

i do my best to to make it enjoyable

[@djgiammaruti702]

Amazing as usual thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@pj_mckenna]

Fascinating, as usual. Moar!

[@tothzoltanhenrik1681]

Wonderful!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

cheers Zoltan

[@gryken765]

Great videos Neil :D hoping you do a khopesh video soon

[@SardinianWarrior]

keep going! one video is better than the other!

[@kc3718]

just a comment for the watery algorthym gods of youtube.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

awesome may the Gods bless

[@danielflynn9141]

Awesome video, Neil! Thanks for this lesson on spearheads. I especially love that the lunate style spearhead became the basis for the Rohan spears in The Lord of the Rings films.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

never knew that thanks

[@budhaboy88]

Superbly interesting video, I've substandard am looking forward to checking out more!

[@snakeoveer1046]

Perhaps the loops on the spearheads are used to attach tassels or a crossbar akin to a later boar spear.

[@balasaashti3146]

I hope you do a video on the Carp's Tongue my favorite looking bronze sword.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

i have next one

[@Dominator046]

Looking better than ever, Neil, and what an awesome video! Also, I have to say, I love the Yetholm (hope I'm not misspelling) spearhead design. It looks almost sci-fi, but yet so intrinsically ingrained in the shapes and designs we'd see in the eras BC(E) that they came from. So spectacular.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

not much i can do to change the spelling now i have a magic power called dyslexia and should not be allowed near spellings

[@byronjones6127]

I love your videos. I've been trying to pour a socketed spearhead and have yet to have any success. It's beyond my skill level, which, I'm afraid is dismally low

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

the gods of bronze can be cruel at times, i always say start small and work up and sockets are difficult probably i was where you are 20 years ago

[@3vanguardofthephoenix335]

Hey bro I'm not sure if this helps, but you could place a mandrel or make one out of rebar or steel, for the sockets hollow. Then you just have to carve what would be the outside of the socket and blade. Then pull the metal spacer out after the spear has been cast :)

[@vivianjames9925]

Hi Neil, I can't see a link to buy you a coffee (or anything) so that will have to wait until I see you. Great video - lots of love xxx

[@vivianjames9925]

Silly me, I only had to click 'show more' and I would have found it xxx

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

@@vivianjames9925 give you a hug when i see youxx

[@wordwielder887]

Thank you very much, fascinating video! Will you ever be doing a video about Bronze Age halberds?

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

maybe

[@sandwichdelta]

Regarding the mysterious loops on the Heathrow spear, I once saw a Chinese spear with feathers hanging by string just below the spearhead. Someone commented that it was there to help prevent an enemy's blood from flowing back along the spearshaft and making the grip slippery. So instead of beading back along the shaft, the blood would catch on the string and flow onto the feather where it would drip away. Unfortunutely I can't remember where I read that, and I can't say if it was historical truth or just speculation from a random person, but that could be the reason for spearhead loops. Or we can just go with the classic archeologist's fallback: it was for ceremonial purposes. Great video as always.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

i will try it with a raw steak

[@greenjack1959l]

Scalp locks or fox tails to confuse your opponent.

[@bigoldgrizzly]

They were surely put there with the sole and express purpose of ensuring those who followed them 3000 or so years later, would be obliged to exercise their brains and imagination ;

[@parsa1372]

3:09 Neil...where is the spear? You know something don't you??! Give it back Neil!

[@drcfgonzo4961]

Hi Neil, really amazing reproductions, thank you for this video! I wonder how they made fine sheet metal or wire or drilled holes into metal without steel tools. Would be interesting to hear your opinion

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

needs a big reply so may take ages

[@Evan_Bell]

A question on the fact that bronze age spears are hollow, with the haft running almost the entire length of the blade. This isn't the case for iron age spears, in which only the socket extension is hollow, with the leaf of the actual blade being solid. Does anyone know of any theories for this difference in construction?

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

early bronze spears are more like iron age ones there is not simple development route or simple answer to your question sorry bronze caster fail

[@Evan_Bell]

@@BronzeAgeSwords Not to worry. Appreciate the response!

[@WildBearFoot]

Iron is also lighter than bronze so the weight wouldn't be as much of an issue with iron, iron is more obtainable than bronze so there wouldn't be as big of a need to do more with less like there was with bronze.

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

I wonder if when it comes to the heathrow spear head if those little loops are vestigial? As a former soldier & the product of a military family i know all too well how soldiers/militaries are & they tend to hold on to those old traditions for no more reason than "its what my grandfathers did". Just a thought & im anxious to see what my peers think about the theory. So if anyone disagrees please fire away.

[@BernasLL]

Monetizing may actually be a good idea, with sharing in mind. YT prioritizes monetized videos to show to people (since it's also making money).

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

i have noticed i have hit a glass celling the views are limited by algorithms, but on the other hand the views are people with a genuine interest its hard to know what is the best choice

[@dawdoh3226]

very interesting! I wonder if the long spear heads can chop? or are they all for thrusts only

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

i tend to leave that to archaeologists and walk away smiling

[@M.M.83-U]

Thank you very much.

[@scottpofahl8208]

Can you go more in depth on information about the core and how you get the core to extend all the way to the tip? Your videos are awesome, thank you for the information!

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

maybe later in a film

[@ebahns]

I would be very interested in seeing this done also.

[@bigbasil1908]

Maybe you tie cord to your spear head so you cannot lose your ever so valuable spear head if it comes off of the spear shaft. I'm thinking more for hunting than for war. With thicker cord you could actually tie some sort of anchor like thing to the other end so that your prey traps itself on a tree or rock maybe.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

until we find one with cord we may never know , they cpould have worn them around there neck :-)

[@chriskelly6574]

Suddenly I have chosen a corner. Spears not swords are the ultimate expression of the human will. Ok, leavers and spears are the ultimate expression of etc etc.