How A Man Shall Be Armed: 14th Century

Discover how the introduction of plate armour changed the way knights of the 14th Century armed themselves for battle.
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[@bloonic64]

That squire has been alive for four hundred years.

[@Fr0st1989]

Lords and Knights may come and go but squires are eternal

[@aether3697]

He remained a squire for four hundred years??!

[@bloonic64]

@@aether3697 Aye, four hundred years my boy.

[@HeinzFugenstie]

@@bloonic64 lol

[@barristanselmy2758]

@@bloonic64 He was my squire too.

[@RhangDao]

Knight Actor: Am I allowed to smile? Director: No, frown harder.

[@MrDarklord965]

Knighthood leaves no place for mirth in one's life

[@donaspanos1332]

RhangDao lol

[@conangaming2156]

It’s kinda realistic. Many knights probably weren’t the happiest people, they weren’t sad per say but they were probably a bit more somber, for a lack of a better word. That’s largely because many of them, seeing it is their job, had seen combat. War has never and will never be a nice thing to experience. Yes, knights were hardened to those events but they could still be effected by it. So if a veteran knight returned from war, you can’t imagine him smiling all that often after that.

[@MsAngelique]

The people that designed the armor centuries ago were geniuses.

[@Williaem00]

Tinyfată they had to be because there was always War. And they were brutal ya know

[@selloutsanders5774]

I wouldn't exactly say that, the fact that armor was used for so many centuries goes to show that they weren't geniuses.

[@VideoMask93]

@@selloutsanders5774 What?

[@christaylor1672]

​@@selloutsanders5774 You do realize gunpowder was discovered by accident right? If we never discovered gunpowder we'd STILL likely wage war with melee weapons, and armor.

[@elliotdeflorinier2780]

sellout sanders The fact armor was used for so many centuries shows they WERE geniuses dude. If the armor these people invented wasnt effective and badly designed nobody would use it, and it requires a lot of knowledge of metalwork to create such intricate armor.

[@TheLivingHeiromartyr]

0:58 "As before, the knight begins to arm himself..." Apparently squires are just an extension of a knights own body!

[@awesomedonut8228]

That’s basic medieval biology 101.

[@MrShirial]

Error 404, solution not found

[@G1NZOU]

Hippity Hoppity, Squires are property.

[@andyknightwarden9746]

As I said on another site, knights pay attention to important people. Squires are peons _training_ to be important people. They're not important yet.

[@jona.scholt4362]

All of these "Knights" have amazingly accurate period hair

[@deckeroful]

Great casting

[@barryblatt6269]

I know the 'knight' in this vid, he's had hair like that for the last 20 years.

[@anoakenstaff]

@lidocaine pka Knights had to get the armor put on them most of the time.

[@matthewspence7476]

Blacksmith: what dimensions does thou want their helmet in? 14th century knight: does thou know of the creature called a bird Blacksmith: sayeth no more

[@supamanlova9250]

just fucketh me up, brethren!

[@zaidhernandez4601]

Amazing 😂

[@xandolf2852]

And just like that, the pointed bascinet became one of the most iconic medieval Helms in history.

[@shockwave6213]

The funny thing is that these Bascinet visors were called "Hounskull" or "Pig Face" visors. It was made to deflect arrows coming at the face. Personally, I prefer a flatter faced Klappvisor, or great bascinet.

[@robinkozusnik8425]

In Czech language, it's called "Psí Čumák" ( Dog's nose in English).

[@p0ck3tzzz]

watches mordhau once youtube algorithms: yo you wanna watch 5 historical videos?

[@Thiefwriter]

Well you watched didn't you lol?

[@MegaAnonymoussupport]

Im glad someone pointed this out.

[@DeNihility]

Good thing with this is now I know how not to customize my character's armor, that way I don't look like a clown.

[@Dragon359]

I actually got algorithm'd these videos before when I was looking over stuff for Chivalry Medieval Warfare. XD

[@jairoquinino7261]

LOL it happened with me with kingdom come deliverance, I subscribed to 3 chanels of the sort, now with modhau another 3 XD

[@Tyrantatheart]

Wow! I actually made that armour many, many years ago when I worked at Historic Enterprises. I'm honored to see it used for something as important as education. Thank you.

[@GermanSwordMaster]

Nice work. You couldhave given the gauntlets fingers. Should have even :D But really nicely done :) (y)

[@wyattw9727]

It's really quite a nice suit, Churburg harness inspired, correct?

[@jacobkent2457]

I too made that armour at Bullshit Armour Inc.

[@GingerBeard24]

Tyrantatheart I like your handy work on the different armor pieces . Nice work .

[@edie9158]

Karpov Liam theres evidence he is

[@alexy.3512]

"Squire, I need to pee!" "Good luck, my lord."

[@julesricard5933]

It's actually way more easy than it seems to pee while in armor. The only thing that blocks you is the mail skirt then you have directly the breeches which often haves openings to do your buisiness

[@Thamer4life]

I wish I heard three dramatic WHOOSHes when I'm getting dressed for work

[@johny9414]

This has to be the most menacing bascinet visor I've seen so far. It looks like an ugly smirking troll comming to get ya. Imagine how terryfying it would be for a common peasant to have something like that charging at you with a poleaxe.

[@cm01]

johny9414 that was generally the idea. I think it translates to pig face and was originally supposed to resemble the devil, but it quickly became so popular that they were just too familiar to be scary.

[@HandleMyBallsYouTube]

You probably know this already but the knight vs peasant is a bit of an overused trope, sure it happened, especially earlier on in the medieval period. BUT most of the infantry and cavalry at this time would be professionals, the English longbowmen were professionals, their men at arms were obviously professional, the Genoese crossbowmen etc. Were all professionals who had volunteered to fight in the war. The likelihood of a pitchfork armed peasant facing a knight in open battle was far less than the likelihood of that very same knight facing 3 professional billmen in open battle.

[@adamstringer7092]

I still don’t understand how you’re supposed to see anything in that helm.

[@BloodyCrow__]

It's designed to deflect arrows better.

[@PadraicSmith]

The helmet was usually only closed upon the approach; to keep arrows out of your face. Once a knight closed for melee many raised or discarded their visor.

[@sahelmohamed2650]

The real battle starts when the knight gets an urge to itch🥴🥴🥴🥴

[@christianitis]

3:44 Here's a fun fact: The military salute has its roots in this sort of helmet. When a knight met someone they respected while they had their armor on (for example another knight on the battlefield), it was customary to raise your helmet visor with your right hand so you could see eachother's faces while speaking. This was the basis for the modern military salute, in which you raise your right hand to your eyebrows as if raising the visor on a helmet.

[@holzbierproductions9153]

Fun Fact #2: This is actually an urban myth without any source. Historians tried to find the roots of the military salute and found out, that there is no connection to medieval helmets. There is too much time between those helmets and the first use of the salute. #mythbusted

[@tairneanaich]

@@holzbierproductions9153 drat- sounds like fun world-building for a fantasy setting tho

[@stevetheduck1425]

For most of history, the salute of one armed man to another was to clap your hand to your weapon, either to draw or to relax together. Either way, it's not about being recognised, as faces were rarely covered, except by the richest, but about readiness as war is serious business.

[@japhfo]

The military salute developed from the custom of raising the hat, as documented in various C18th manuals

[@unhommequicourt]

Bs

[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

This channel just started a medieval obsession for me.

[@TheCopyNinja733]

Aah, the bastard sword. Such a dangerous weapon in the right hands.

[@Hspecialsx]

" I'm honored that a knight such as you takes an interest in me. "

[@Mike_858]

Such a well made series, this deserves way more attention than it gets!

[@justiciar1964]

"Took an arrow to the knee. Didn't give a shit, because knee armor was a thing. Sallied forth and stabbed the fucker." *-A knight's account of the grueling battle of Visby (circa 1361, colorized)*

[@EquestrierPugna]

Love that Stella splendens in the background

[@kristofantal8801]

The popularity of the shields during the men-at-arms (heavy cavalry) was indeed supressed from the late 14th century but it did not dissapear completely. A burgundian source claims that some French men-at-arms used shields at the Battle of Agincourt.

[@APoetByAnyOtherName]

You know... seeing the arming doublet I suddenly realized where those formal jackets that the military wear probably came from!

[@hewhoplugwalks]

I've never thought about that until now.

[@japhfo]

A four hundred year gap before the military tunic emerged, principally as a return to a more practical garment than the previous high-waisted, long-tailed 'coatee'

[@curseditem8354]

Squire! Yes milord? I have to pee...

[@zerogbot23]

Believe it or not later armour actually accommodated for that.

[@stolaslikestea6169]

But sir you have a batt- *Pees in pants* Sorry, I couldn’t hold it much longer so I had to do what other knights did.

[@trolltalwar]

@@stolaslikestea6169 i dont buy the idea that knights pissed and shit themselves. if youre about to put your armor on and you gotta go to the bathroom then logic would dictate that you would do that first. especially number 2. trying to fight a war with shit filled intestines would be so uncomfortable and would probably decrease your prowess in battle

[@trolltalwar]

@@user-vt6td9hp3g whats the context of the situation? people dont just shit themselves unless they absolutely have no other choice. again: if you know youre going to battle, you shit before you put your armor on. its common sense. you cannot fight to maximum efficiency if your bowels are about to blow. why would you put your armor on, then shit yourself, instead of shitting first then putting your armor on? the logic just isnt there

[@Nocraza_Kram]

@@trolltalwar Studies have shown that when people die abruptly from shock. And waste filled intestines. They die literally shitting themselves. Especially when stabbed in the gut or stomach area. It also happens when someone dies from an allergic reaction. But usually it is done out of fear. There are historical accounts of a Ancient Egyptian warlord (Whose name im not even gonna attempt to spell) Charged through an encampment on chariots. Which scared the hell out of the people who lived there. Imagine at one point they were just sleeping and next they were told to run for their lives. That intense fear of the moment led to a great amount of them shitting themselves. Which I imagine happens alot in the battlefield.

[@sniper.93c14]

Some Knights still used shields and its interesting to note that the Heater Shields of the 14th century were much thicker and heavy becuase Knights would use them to protect against whatever kind of two handed can openers their enemies were using against him

[@davidgoreted]

this is exactly what I have been looking for! Thank you!

[@LaurelCityHistoricalFencing]

Excellent job, this series is great. Beautifully shot, very informative

[@gabrielathero]

Long hair and chainmail. Oh the pain XD

[@KenDelloSandro7565]

That squire has been practicing his trade for centuries.....

[@alexcalo4619]

Aah, yes, the ol’ basinet

[@Vedzmin]

Great series of video! Nice & accurate job!

[@obi-wankenobi1233]

That Knight has a beautiful head of hair...

[@Wanderer628]

Love this series. This is probobly my favourite era of armour, light enough to be donned quickly but still providing good protection and relative lightness.

[@GermanSwordMaster]

And looking most awesome ! :D

[@losilluminados3729]

These videos are so damn relaxing to watch.

[@nathanielwilcox4947]

The stop rib also does a good job of deflecting arrows away as well.

[@lukeparmenter920]

This is very well done! ❤️

[@MaxHohenstaufen]

These videos are like Age of empires 2 infantry tech researchs and I'm loving it. Clicked the 1st vid with some resistence, now ai want more!!!

[@TYW-be8zo]

Now it make sense to me why in Diablo 2 the Chain armor is +46, the plate armor is +92, and + 130 for the gothic armor.

[@robertthebruce-geniusofban647]

An excellent video!

[@ZemplinTemplar]

Background music: Stella Splendens :-)

[@giorgosanagnostou2834]

Do you know if the bagpipes melody exists on KZbin?? (in the first minute)

[@shockwave6213]

I also wanna know where the bagpipe opening is if it exists outside the video.

[@firstchoicetuber3757]

Movie makers directors from Hollywood and Bollywood should learn from here

[@adamamato4889]

Best look out of the 4 vids

[@TBStudios91]

If you're interested, the song is named "Stella splendens in monte"

[@Patrick-pq3dx]

See that squire is a good immortal. Doesn't get involved in anything major, just the best at dressing his knights. Good immortal squire.

[@andreweden9405]

I appreciate the period music! It sounds like Machaut and Landini which is perfectly appropriate for the late 14th century.

[@Dermeister009]

I watched this because of a PC game Kingdome come deliverance :) happens in 1403 in bohemia. I wanted to know how to equip my knight properly ;P!

[@TheOldBlackShuckyDog]

You need the 15th century video then

[@Dermeister009]

YEa I watched that too but in kingdom come there's a lot of late 14th early 15th. Because KDC is in 1403 so 3 years in the 15th. A lot of the Late to mid 15th century stuff is probably not yet invented and a lot of the late 14th stuff is probably still in use.

[@TheOldBlackShuckyDog]

Dermeister009 oh right yeah. You need a half way point between the two then 😂. I was trying to find an early 14th century one cuz Templars lol, nothing exists to show that unfortunately

[@rl886]

Do you not know how centuries work?

[@MrPanos2000]

Ryan Zapp In case you didnt realise, just because the game is set in 1403 it doesnt mean that the world was drastically different than 1390. In fact this video is closer to Kingdom Come deliverance age than the 15th century video made by this channel. Change takes a lot of time

[@MaxHohenstaufen]

How a man should be armed: 21st century: the first layers is comprised of a thick steel material. Than there is the chobham layer, a secret compound made of a multitude of spaced metal and ceramics. Over that, there is what it was called ERA, which stands for explosive reactige armor, which helped stop the energy from high explosive rounds....

[@wYeL333]

Good on you guys using actual medieval music.

[@DevSolar]

Ah, too bad -- when, in the 11th century part, you mentioned the 4-mesh, I was excited about the attention to detail. Then, here, we see the evolution of 6-mesh... but it goes unmentioned. Anyway, beautifully made series!

[@haio7743]

Damn that one shinning armor

[@shockwave6213]

Song is Stella Splendens In Monte

[@Jmarcoux1906]

The bagpipes got me grooving

[@christiandauz3742]

For those interested in Medieval Time travel The Good Men by Matt Turner Contact, second book by Walt Socha

[@mta7444]

4:32 Literally me anytime justice needs to be served.

[@BaldwinVonDresden]

I have looked everywhere for the rendition of Stella Splendens used in this video to no avail and its driving me crazy! Does anyone have a link to the exact rendition used?

[@maxdesutter4372]

Great video. The light flashes are giving me a headache though.

[@tomnaughadie]

Great video. Very cool. Informative, but to be honest, I didn't get the one piece of information I was looking for: How much does this guy weigh in all that?

[@philiprayner]

could you do one of these videos for the middle 14th Century such as 1350-1370?

[@Willow_I_think]

0:51 also it kind of looks like a cool jacket if you look at it from far away

[@alexandercanneyt8484]

I’m feeling quite hungry

[@plinkbottle]

Colored garment with matching shield looks great. He's too nice to hit.

[@nicholasricardo8443]

I'm seeing a lot of comments about Kingdom Come: Deliverance here, so I thought I'd give my piece. The armour shown in the next video on the fifteenth century is anachronistic to 1403 Bohemia. Not by a large margin, but by a few decades. By the Hussite wars, which started in 1419, armour like what is shown here is still in usage, although it is being displaced by fuller harnesses.

[@clairepoole7029]

Very interesting

[@zaidhernandez4601]

Nice

[@Octavius0]

The Bastard Sword is truly well named

[@abhinavyadav4381]

I imagine it would be tough to build this crazy amour back at the day

[@jonpress4470]

Barley Hall! I recognize that place! :D

[@markjonathanprepena1280]

It's the plague doctor in iron armor!

[@bretthess6376]

As stated in the video, the improvement of armour caused the obsolescence of shields. Outside of the targes of Scotland, shields were seldom used in Europe past c. 1450. Men-at-arms began using many larger, two-handed weapons, alongside of traditional arms and new developments such as the rapier. Somewhat later yet the sabre was adopted for cavalry, and then for infantry. By that time (c.1700) foolishly, and because men's lives were cheaper than armour, most armour had been discarded. Bah. I wouldn't march my men into a street-fight without helmets and a coat of mail.

[@davidemelia6296]

Because of the proliferation of firearms and other black-powder/gun-powder weaponry - even your most ornate plate mail wouldn't do much against even an arquebus shot. That's WHY your famous Musketeers of the 17th through to the early 19th century dressed in very light armour - mobility was much more important.

[@perihelion7445]

Gauntlets without finger protection as can be seen at the end of the video?

[@stolaslikestea6169]

Kingdom come: Deliverance is actually quite accurate.

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

You might want to check out the next century for an accurate historical representation. Kingdom Come: Deliverance takes place in the 15th century.

[@NotTheCIA1961]

@@Thor.Jorgensen 1403 IIRC, so while technically 15th century, it's really in the middle of these two videos.

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

​@@NotTheCIA1961 Yes, 1403 is 15th century, and in the 15th century video they show off armor from Augsburg, which also features in the Kingdom Come game, and the game even features fluted armor. Furthermore, by 1403 hounskull helmets were more or less considered outdated, but they were still around.

[@richardlionerheart1945]

@@Thor.Jorgensen which set i haven't seen anything like the 15th century video

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

@@richardlionerheart1945 You can find it right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5fPcnquqJWgna8 This armor is featured in the game.

[@Marauder1981]

I wish I had such a cool armor for my cats

[@nickcurry77]

I just noticed baseball leg guards are modeled after these obviously not metal but cool to notice

[@dellawrence4323]

If his sword breaks in battle he can peck the enemy to death with his beak.

[@TheGoodCrusader]

Thats it, I'm getting this

[@donkeyrelax8592]

this is Late 14 century...i would love to see the early to middle 14 century

[@nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901]

These were good Times actually... Great Plague, hundred years War... Really good Time to live in europe

[@kafon6368]

@@nekhlioudovbolkonsky2901 I wish we could go back.

[@bretthess6376]

" Pity about the Fourteenth Century....."

[@crafter170]

Great for walking around London these days....

[@rubytroy7756]

Fascinating 🤨

[@lisacoston8175]

He looks so handsome wearing his armour

[@JohannHitz]

What was the elbow guard called again?

[@manifestdestiny1191]

Yo this dude has literal cannons for arms

[@clairevol]

It’s so interesting to see everything evolving! What caught my attention was the fact that all the protective metal pieces are facing the front on the man. People could attack from behind!! Why isn’t there a fancy butt-protector-plate-thing?!!😅 or a large back-supporter that also acts as a shield?? 🤔 you know? Like the protectors that skiers and snowboarders often wear..... but then, of course, of metal 🙃

[@clairevol]

Joehandsis Licktenhoward wow!! Thank you so much for this explanation! :) that totally makes sense!

[@colinmackay92]

No gambeson underneath the plates on the legs?

[@theduke7539]

The Arming doublet reminds me of uniform coats of later armies which makes me thing that the styling of military uniforms after the development of firearms was based on the garments knights wore under their plate as the plate was no longer effective against firearms.

[@EvMund]

that's pretty true, I wonder if that is related indeed

[@bretthess6376]

It was in part Armour was still and is still effective against firearms but cheapskate kings wouldn't pay for it.

[@japhfo]

Not so. The European coat replacing the doublet in the C17th was influenced by the Turkish kaftan. As worn by soldiers, it served as a practical garment, only requiring the forward hem to be turned back for ease of marching, but over the course of the C18th the coat became increasingly tight and curtailed until by 1800 with a tight closed collar, a high waist and long tails it had wholly unsuitable.-(hence Napoleon's soldiers favouring the great coat) However, the gentlemens' hunting 'frock' had remained more practical and influenced the adoption of a thigh length closed 'tunic' which of course then had to be smartened up, requiring a looser, more practical version for wear in the field, still called a 'frock' in British usage. This still forms the basic model for military uniform today - notwithstanding the emergence of the 'combat pyjama'

[@douglasfulmer5483]

The padding should be flush against the mail, not hanging below it.

[@siamakaghazeinali]

how much weight all together ?

[@ShutoStriker]

Wonder how much poise this armor set gives him before the wolf ring.

[@micahbush5397]

Compared to a full suit of plate armor, this transitional hybrid of maille and plate harness seems more forgiving in terms of fit (i.e. the tailoring doesn't need to be quite as precise).

[@angelnavarro2540]

Song?

[@Crimson-kt7fd]

Fun fact. Some Aventails can have scale mail instead of chain

[@VojislavMoranic]

Byzantine armor is the most beautifull to me especially the later ones. That scale is there are no words for it :D

[@MrPanos2000]

Taijess Basnaw Thats more of an antiquity and early middle ages thing, that only persisted in the middle east or in Greece as the comment above pointed out.

[@chronovac]

scale mail isnt a thing, its from D&D

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

Henry's come to see us! Lord be praised!

[@DarthSinistris]

Yeah, you get that high AC, but then your stealth checks are at disadvantage.

[@ballpoint7887]

One mistake. 4:43 he is holding the hand and a half sword or "bastards sword" incorrectly. There is simply not enough space to put both hands on the handle. Instead, one should place one hand on the grip and one on the pommel. This allows much more versatile weapon movement.

[@lambokr3497]

when you die with all that armour, and all you see from heaven is just a random dude, stealing your armour.

[@netenes1]

Its almost harvesting season!

[@bluewardog]

Another name for a hand and a half word is as bastered sword. Most likely because if some checky fellas slashing at you with it you'll think he's a right bastered.

[@rockyv6115]

that is an oakeshoot type XVA triple fuller longsword

[@bretthess6376]

Fine scholarship.

[@ronbird121]

imagin modern and future armor, will follow this series again just with other materials and fittings. look at the talos. a plated torso with mail on ams end legs with full helmets, supported by a exo rig. history repeats itself. a knightly armored tankbuster im lets say 24th century. i wanne timetravel and see these

[@spigotsandcogs]

This video makes me want to play Kingdom Come: Deliverance again.

[@harkrishangour7854]

I just saw the Skipton coat of arms

[@annakobuk3618]

Armor becames more and more sofisticated with every century.

[@thanosinfinity9098]

I need those Gauntlets