Giant 16. cent. german Battlesword - cozy swinging

[@West-Virginia-Man]

The ultimate battlefield pick up after you merc a giant

[@cubanwhiteman]

Those swords must cost WAY more than 16 cents

[@randybrown2220]

So does my *quarter* staff

haha...indeed

[@txinterceptor8428]

The flamberge is one of my favorite swords, and it's great to see such a nice example being wielded so well. It's hard to imagine the amount of kinetic energy and torque that exists at the tip of the blade during a full swing. It would definitely ruin someone's day.

[@joeyvanhaperen7715]

Flamberge is the blade type the sword is a zweihander or battlesword. There are all kinds of Flamberge weapons, like rapiers, daggers, arming swords and other cultures made similair blades aswell. Not trying to be pedentic just don't know if you know.

[@txinterceptor8428]

@@joeyvanhaperen7715 I did know that (though others may not so thank you.) I call that a flamberge because that is the only sword with a wavy blade that is colloquially known as a flamberge while other swords and daggers with a wavy blade are generally not.

[@ricardodemarco3486]

Ah, I can never get tired of big swords.

[@schwartzprime3045]

OOOOO! MY BELOVED FLAMBERGE!

[@sebastianschmidt7234]

Sonniger Tag in Hamburg, allein das verdient einen Daumen.

[@EvilGNU]

Cozy Lo-Fi Battlesword swinging, for relax and study.

[@thomaswilkinson3241]

Never cross him, for he will put a cross on your grave. 😂 As always, amazing Show of force and agility.

[@richstone2627]

Love that sword and you wield it well. The German Battlesword is one of my favorite edged weapons. Thank you for sharing.

[@MikaelKKarlsson]

Witness, he's approaching his final form!

[@V9bct7]

Guys will look at this and say - Hell yeah

[@txinterceptor8428]

Hell yeah

[@just_a_guy_on_yt3853]

Hell yeah

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Hell yeah

[@gmkgoat]

Hell yeah

[@riyadislam3441]

Hell Yeah

[@Overgis4058]

GIANTS! GIANTS! GIANTS! Everything you need

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Awesome sword!

[@onepunchbud1472]

Großartiges Video. Bin so froh deinen Kanal gefunden zu haben - jemand der Ahnung von Schwertkampf hat, das selbst perfekt beherrscht und keine Show daraus macht. Einfach toll. 👍 Ich hoffe, du bekommst den ein oder anderen Auftritt in Wissensendungen, wäre so wichtig mal bisschen Wissen zu vermitteln ohne die Hollywood Brille.

hehe danke... wenn du gerade erst reingeschaut hast in den channel gibt es sicher noch ein paar nette vids zu entdecken :)

[@tidypog3272]

😅😅

[@Isadora11somaaa11]

you wield the sword perfectly ⚔️🌹

[@Hartin31]

Great video brother and looking leaner too! Keep em coming! 💪

[@Davlavi]

Nice training.

[@NutsFromBerk_]

Bjorn Is the modern days gutter pier

[@Gaettusk]

When unsheathing is half the video, you know it's going to be a banger.

[@stephenlewis6922]

Absolutely Beautiful sword!

[@snipercomrade3059]

You look like Promised Consort Radahn in the thumbnail lol

[@tatumergo3931]

The germans always have a funny way of showing dancing...!

[@Fullmetall_Felix]

Great video about great sword 👍👍👍

[@kurtschultz356]

My shoulders hurt looking at this

yep...can tell you^^

[@vangvon2215]

What an elegant beast that is, and your motion is so fluent, the music is so chill, I guess I'll put this video on as background in repeat for my next house party ;)

[@DavideRamboPT]

My boy is swinging a metal tree

[@3skoronimus]

That is some top notch body mechanics! A good watch 💪

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Very impressive form with such a beast! It's making me want to get a slightly smaller zweihander to exercise with, seems like a great way to stay in shape while also learning something interesting.

the regenyei no5 is nice...just smaller but similar

[@heideknight9122]

It's beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

thx mate

[@m21sup]

16 cent sword? What a bargain!

[@wills9392]

Well that's terrifying 😂 imagine the same picture but donning full-plate 💀

[@obeastness]

It's unlikely anyone ever combined such arms and armor, full plate was falling somewhat out of fashion at around the time that these styles of swords came into common use. Even though there were certainly times where fully plated bodies of men fought on the same battlefield as those wielding a two handed sword of this size, their roles on the battlefields were much different. The lack of hearing, breathing, and maneuverability would have likely made it challenging for you to move about a formation protecting the gunners and pike men in the formation you likely fought amongst. additionally to take this kind of weapon against someone in full plate, would surely break it, it would challenging to wound this opponent, it would be far better suited to leave those belligerents to the hand gunners.

a halfplate could be helpful to be honest...to counter the momentum when swinging^^

[@LuxisAlukard]

That thumbnail is totally historicly accurate, I don't care what anyone says! :)

[@Yawn1e]

This is gonna make for great animation reference material. Thanks!

[@HiddenbyLeaves]

Thank you!

[@whakadabellgate5699]

This looks fun and it is a really nice longsword. Another question. Can you show us your training? You have a really awasome physik.

[@LXV304]

Probably more efficient than your normal hedge trimmers!

[@ralfhtg1056]

2,10m und 6kg?! Wow, das ist krasser, als jedes Fitness-Studio! Aus reiner Neugier: darf ich fragen, was dieses Gerät gekostet hat? Ist jedenfalls eine Freude, Dir beim Üben zuzusehen! Wunderbar flüssige Bewegungsabläufe. Da geht das Kampfkünstlerherz auf!

[@JonFelix-m6p]

Properly utilized, you would only need to strike an opponent once with a sword like that! 😊 ❤

[@alphanumeric1529]

Nice one!

[@derbaummitfleisch]

Great video. I should really start training with my Zweihänder. How much did it cost to make yours

[@Dragojazz9318]

Amazing sword

[@ZaximusRex]

This has to be the ideal (melee) zombie slaying weapon.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

If you're you 6'4+ and have the stamina then sure, otherwise it's just a basic aluminium bat

[@AscendedRodent]

I'd say so. Could probably deal with a robot uprising ok too

[@ZaximusRex]

@@anitaremenarova6662 Look everyone this guy doesn't know about half-swording! 🤭👉

[@darthplagueis13]

​@@anitaremenarova6662 Use a hammer or a crowbar or an axe instead. An aluminum bat certainly hurts if you get hit with it, but it really doesn't have that much stopping power and you'd have to get pretty lucky to actually land a lethal hit with it.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

@@ZaximusRex How would that help you against zombies? The priority is to be as far away as possible ideally with a weapon that can't get stuck in them.

[@doppelsoldner]

So Cozy 🥰

[@shkotayd9749]

Wielding a giant weapon with such ease? Who votes Bjorn to be a character in the next Dark Souls game? :D

[@crypt_hound]

That's a nice dance.

[@MrDaros89]

I finally solved the mystery. Going back to his oldest videos you'll notice the hedge is much lower, and grows taller over the years. The bigger the weapons, the taller the hedge!

[@AscendedRodent]

I purchased Cold steel great sword for $15. This videos are amazing for training. Much appreciated

[@Crossbowman88]

Thanks for another video friend. I wonder if it would be possible for you to make a video with spear techniques? thanks.

[@OutlawMaxV]

Man I hope we get greatswords in KCD 2

@@OutlawMaxV Hopefully not, because that would be historically incorrect. Great swords did not appear until the Renaissance :)

[@JRiot115]

Interesting... a lot of the swing-work of the battle-sword doesn't seem to be concerned as much with edge alignment compared to conventional longsword and montante techniques. I always wondered if the undulating edge of the Flamberge was a means to correct misalignment when swinging the sword in broad, sweeping strokes during the frenzy of battle. A serrated, wavy edge like that would deliver lethal cuts regardless of edge alignment.

[@dominicnzl]

oh it's the age, not the price

[@ЕгорБелый-ж4х]

Красиво. Сильный. Не могу не завязать спор об оружие: Что я бы взял в лес/поход: Нож -> Малое Копье -> Малый/средний топор -> короткий/средний меч не больше чем пол руки .

[@Tombringer]

понятно.

[@SAG2102]

Top 👍

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

Just like tai chi or kenjutsu kata's, montante movements are a sort of meditation in motion. That's a big handsome fellow to dance with, and you wield it well.

[@tommeakin1732]

6kg? That's a chonky boy. Is that in line with what you'd see from historical greatswords? I'm going to guess the answer is yes lol, but that has to be one of the heaviest "true swords" I'd have heard of. My guess is that there's not many, if any museum examples *that* long (210cm is almost 6ft 9 for anyone that isn't great with their French), if not only from it being less likely to find men of your height back then - but a good modern swordsmith would still be able to more or less scale up the historical cases for taller folk nowadays. Still, I had something like 3-4kg in my head for these big swords

[@darthplagueis13]

From what I've seen, 6 kg is on the heavier end of things, most were probably a bit lighter than that.

[@gehtdichnixan3200]

@@darthplagueis13 well usually they are also more on the around 180 cm side of things and not on the 210..... so for the sice its a good weight but yes its on the upper end of the scale in sice and weight

When I recently visited a storage of a museum, I had some north german battleswords in my hands...the biggest was 195cm with 4.5 kg...so 6kg at 210 is really the absolute maximum...the hilt alone weighs 2.5 which makes 3kg+ including the handle alone directly on the front hand...that really puts a strain on the shoulders in the long run^^ But that was the plan when designing the sword...huge battle sword with a stiff blade (didn't want a thin wobbly blade).

[@tatumergo3931]

If zweihanders hit like a dump truck, this thing must hit like an 18 wheeler!

@@tatumergo3931 Indeed^^

[@tatumergo3931]

😄

[@LeonM4c]

OH yes! BIG swords...

[@CausticPuffin]

6 kilos AND 6 feet in length?! I wonder how common back injuries were for guys that wielded these for many years?

[@samuelllakaj5439]

Now a duel

[@jeremy4655]

Great to see all the protection on your sword. Is this historic?

its based on munich style battlesword...so yes. Only the proportions are pushed to the maximum :)

[@rgarcia7392]

I've always held that tthe blade was designed with its wavy pattern in order to catch the shaft of a pike and break it without the edge sliding off. Is there any historical evidence for this?

@@rgarcia7392 In my video description you will find a link to an article about the battlesword topic. I wrote also about the wavey shape...

[@rgarcia7392]

Thanks. The article was very interesting.

[@JoeYT23]

👍⚔

[@alexanderren1097]

So do you just wear those pants and shoes as your normal everyday wardrobe when you go to the store and such? Please say “Yes”

[@FiliiMartis]

From the thumbnail... you played a dual wielding barbarian in Diablo 2, didn't you. 😅

[@lub7013]

how many goblins could you fight at once

[@JonFelix-m6p]

Where did you get those swords made if i may ask! I think I want one! 😊❤

wrote it in the vid description :)

[@hadiajina]

If the sword is 210cm, how tall is Björn!?

[@romanor1er]

👍🏻

[@GenX-Rising]

Bro.... I hope you see this. But I wanted to tell that several years ago, I found out that because of my back surgeries in 2004 and 2007 that i couldn't lift weights or do hardly any cardio because it was too jarring on my lower back, and i eventually gained 29 pounds... but I've always collected replica swords from every area during every century, kpringas to claymores, Italian hand in a half, my favorite, arming swords, the very vague interpretation of long swords and i got obsessed and started buying real ones, but dude, that video you made doing the Zwelcher Square.. sp.... with the 18 slashes and quick footwork, as soon as my real swords came in, I lost 38 pounds doing that damn square 15 time 5 days a week, and several of your other drills. I've lost more weight that I've ever lost in the gym and swords don't hurt my back. It's awesome!! thanks for you work!

[@didndido3638]

Wo kriegt man so eine Plunderhose her? Suche das Internet schon ziemlich lange danach ab!

@@didndido3638 such mal nach highhill pants :)

[@WretchedEra]

OSRS Godsword IRL x3^^

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

How much does that giant sword weigh? It looks at least 5kgs to 10kgs. The way you wield it is exactly like a giant Nodachi.

@@UltimateTruthChannel its exactly 6kg :)

[@Mikes-knifeworld]

Hi Björn, Ich habe gerade angefangen mich selbst zu beüben, als Grundlage nehme ich meyers fechtschule. Mir ist aufgefallen, dass meyer seltener stiche verwendet, als haue. Ergibt sich das aus den anderen waffenarten oder wo liegt der grund? Hast du dazu wissen? Freundlichst, Mike.

@@Mikes-knifeworldMeyer verwendet später im Rapier, Stange etc durchaus Stiche. Im Schwertteil lässt er sie tatsächlich etwas außen vor. Dies liegt wohl am Kontext des Schwertfechtens bzw dem Bezug auf sichere Schulfechten. Da aber Meyer durchaus solides Kriegshandwerk in seinem System vermittelt und Stiche leicht einzubauen oder an gegebener Stelle einzusetzen sind kann man dies durchaus tun. Das sind reine Sicherheitsaspekte.

[@Mikes-knifeworld]

So ähnlich vermutete ich es! Danke dir.

@@Mikes-knifeworld Gern...das war auch nur die Kurzversion xD

[@Mikes-knifeworld]

Alles gut, ich finde mich schon ein in die Thematik. Aber wenn ich schonmal dabei bin. Ich meine gelesen zu haben, dass das letzte geschriebene Werk Meyers irgendwann 2020 oder 2021 aufgetaucjt ist. Kennst du es? Ist das schon veröffentlicht?

@@Mikes-knifeworld Schick mir mal eine mail (findest du in den komtaktdaten) und ich schicke dir einen scan und eine transkription der "neuen" Quelle

[@necroseus]

This sword was only from the 16th century?

and beginning of 17. :)

[@necroseus]

Thank you for the reply :)! It's a really beautiful sword. Were there any earlier examples of greatswords similar to these? Such as in the 15th century?

[@Cormano980]

My Kriegschwert looks like toothpick compared to this

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

Are you German or Nordic?

@@UltimateTruthChannel Im from northern germany... Hamburg!

[@MemphiStig]

And you want your *wizard* to wield that? I don't think so.

[@AKlover]

I don't see much need currently for hacking through pike formations. "Big" has A practical limit ............... this sword sails passed it.

[@johntaylor8469]

You’re going to fat roll with that build, unless you remove clothing and two hand it.

[@HrothgarTheSaxon]

Hey, I just got like no 444 🙂

[@mattnobrega6621]

Das uber bastard 😎👍🤺

[@Warszyc]

smocza zguba gothic 2

[@Quarataia]

I wonder how one would wield one of these with just one hand. I know it's possible, but I never saw anyone do it properly.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

You wouldn't, while it's technically possible it wouldn't be practically usable for anything.