How Did Medieval PEASANTS LIGHT their HOMES?

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@nathantaaron
@nathantaaron 2 жыл бұрын
Botanist here! The reason there was disappointing results regarding pith is because that’s actually a grass, perhaps the genus Poa or Agrostis. The stems of graminoids (grasses, sedges, rushes) can all look quite similar so it’s usually easier to ID by the inflorescence (flowery part). The grass you harvested has a pyramidal “Christmas tree” like structure to the inflorescence, classic sign of grasses in the Poas group. Rushes (the common name of plants in Juncaceae, the rush family) are incredibly dissimilar to grasses and sedges when looking specifically at the flowers. Most of their flowers look exactly like tiny lily flowers. Juncus effusus is a worldwide species of rush that was most used for rush lights. Each stem from that plant is a long sharp spike (with no nodes), and the inflorescence emerges from the side of the stem towards the tip. Those plants will give you a much better result for pith! (Going deeper, the “pith” you pulled out of the grass was actually the rolled up immature leaf sheaths. Grasses are hollow and have no pith. I think this is cool though because it likely proves that rush lights could be made out of a larger variety of plants than previously thought!)
@rossmcleod7983
@rossmcleod7983 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, was hoping a botanical type would chime in.
@anagsom376
@anagsom376 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! I think this comment is underrated.
@Sebasdranf
@Sebasdranf 2 жыл бұрын
So cool to see how a too often underestimated science field helps shine light over everyday life like the medieval people. Long life to Botany!
@johnkaranja-jones131
@johnkaranja-jones131 2 жыл бұрын
I've never been more captivated by a comment like this before very satisfying 😌
@bartolomeugusmao4445
@bartolomeugusmao4445 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nathan, you saved the day.
@Overlord99762
@Overlord99762 3 жыл бұрын
Love how this lad is a millionaire (ceo of a gaming company) and instead of doing the typical CEO stuff he decided to basically do what History Channel should've done. Godspeed and stay healthy, my guy, appreciate your work.
@ModernKnight
@ModernKnight 3 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@monksapollo735
@monksapollo735 3 жыл бұрын
What gaming company
@Overlord99762
@Overlord99762 3 жыл бұрын
@@monksapollo735 Rebellion Developments? IIRC the guys behind Sniper Elite
@Muljinn
@Muljinn 3 жыл бұрын
And the Evil Genius set of games.
@MrMgentryholt
@MrMgentryholt 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was quite outstanding myself! I very much appreciate the information and it is what the History channel should be.
@KhromTX
@KhromTX 4 жыл бұрын
Feels like I'm watching what History channel should have been.
@dr.8553
@dr.8553 4 жыл бұрын
You mean with no aliens, or Nazis, or Nazi aliens?!? Madness!
@GaryMcKinnonUFO
@GaryMcKinnonUFO 4 жыл бұрын
"Feels like I'm watching what History channel should have been." Yes, actual historical information, well said khrom.
@nithqueen
@nithqueen 4 жыл бұрын
feel like i'm watching what i wished i learned in school
@asuka813
@asuka813 4 жыл бұрын
Part history lesson, part instructional video. I love it!
@jasonwong972
@jasonwong972 4 жыл бұрын
I got pretty tired of the sensationalist nature of it a long time ago. Thankfully KZbin has done much to allow information to filter to us in an accessible and entertaining manner.
@troutfisher7182
@troutfisher7182 2 жыл бұрын
I visited Sri Lanka in the 1970's, i stayed with a family in a village with no electricity. Everyone lit their homes at night with homemade coconut oil, poured into a half coconut shell with a wick. The aroma was delightful.
@seanhuds7351
@seanhuds7351 Жыл бұрын
At one time here in Scotland, they used fish liver oil as the fuel for their lamps, I somewhat imagine it didn't smell quite as delightful.
@fjb4932
@fjb4932 9 ай бұрын
Coconut oil will act as a weak mosquitoes repellent . . . ☆
@ejkalegal3145
@ejkalegal3145 8 ай бұрын
@@fjb4932 So do my socks.
@Gravadlax-ki7rh
@Gravadlax-ki7rh 20 күн бұрын
No coconuts in Europe.
@RuiNa42
@RuiNa42 19 күн бұрын
@@Gravadlax-ki7rh Well then what were the swallows supposed do carry!?
@nintribble64
@nintribble64 5 жыл бұрын
The Vikings were really good at lighting people's homes. As a matter of fact they traveled town to town providing that courtesy service to everybody.
@DesertEagleV
@DesertEagleV 5 жыл бұрын
And sperm donation.
@allim.5941
@allim.5941 5 жыл бұрын
Well played.
@vincentlaw1415
@vincentlaw1415 5 жыл бұрын
What a nice folk
@Sassy_Witch
@Sassy_Witch 5 жыл бұрын
@@DesertEagleV they actually didnt rape as mentioned before
@notyetactive
@notyetactive 5 жыл бұрын
@ger du this isn't the case; this person will not be able to provide a reliable source to this effect. Vikings is a collective and vague term, Iceland was populated mostly by farmers from Norway with plenty of Irish-British-Hiberian elements for a medley of reasons (including escape from taxation per Harald Fairhair). History and people are extremely complicated, multifaceted, and messy -- don't buy into this lazy twaddle. "Vikings" raped monks (male), helped to unify England under William the Conqueror (also see origins of 'Russia' and K of Sicily), and served as soldiers under the Byzantine emperors. They were brilliant scholars and fearful and uneducated peasants. If a person thinks the history of any large group of people is one-dimension; they almost certainly are. Don't buy into this lazy twaddle -- we have literature for such enjoyable simple fantasies.
@brandingrindstaff3758
@brandingrindstaff3758 4 жыл бұрын
“Sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses have knees that bend to the ground.” Rushes have round stems, sedges have triangular shaped stems, and grasses are round, with “knee” or joint-like nodes. Grasses also have hollow stems, where rushes and sedges have solid stems. Remember that little rhyme next time you have to distinguish between the 3. Cheers!
@martabachynsky8545
@martabachynsky8545 4 жыл бұрын
That is very interesting and useful. Copied & pasted onto my sticky notes of useful herb lore! :-)
@zenkakuji3776
@zenkakuji3776 3 жыл бұрын
Oranges have wedges, grapes are round, and apples have cores that are thrown to the ground. ☺️😉👍
@anotherdamn6c
@anotherdamn6c 3 жыл бұрын
​ Churches have ledges, rotundas are round, wells have holes bored in the ground.
@wolfgangkranek376
@wolfgangkranek376 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't expect the poetic society!
@toadelevator
@toadelevator 3 жыл бұрын
@@wolfgangkranek376 NOBODY expects the.....;)
@Quicksilver_Cookie
@Quicksilver_Cookie 5 жыл бұрын
They obviously used massive torches that burn suspiciously without any black smoke for hours and hours. Haven't you seen any Hollywood movies? TORCHES. Everywhere. Even outdoors. Medieval life was pretty lit...
@RLTraverse
@RLTraverse 5 жыл бұрын
lit...
@yamingoat
@yamingoat 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah Skyrim taught me that all caves are constantly lit by torches, even ones that have been untouched for hundreds of years
@whyisyoutubemakingmeuseana7875
@whyisyoutubemakingmeuseana7875 5 жыл бұрын
And even conveniently left lit in ancient temples
@lilsammich8252
@lilsammich8252 5 жыл бұрын
@@whyisyoutubemakingmeuseana7875 Everyone knows torches have no expiration date. lol
@AFatalPapercut
@AFatalPapercut 5 жыл бұрын
Imagine being the one who had to go around lighting all of them every night. Thankless job and everyone's always grabbing torches and taking them off on quests and adventures and never putting them back. :(
@tracimetcalf3374
@tracimetcalf3374 2 жыл бұрын
45 years of reading historical fiction and I finally know what a rush light is .
@michaelfreeman6390
@michaelfreeman6390 2 жыл бұрын
You weren't alone Traci, truly you weren't alone! Michael Freeman Western Kentucky
@CrystalRaye
@CrystalRaye Жыл бұрын
Same here
@alvinseah5423
@alvinseah5423 Жыл бұрын
Brother of Rush Limbaugh
@govang5191
@govang5191 Жыл бұрын
Rush ta the loo light rush
@sovereigncrux
@sovereigncrux 10 ай бұрын
LMAO I remember asking myself why they were rushing the floor the first time I encountered rushes in historical fiction.
@davidlarson4422
@davidlarson4422 3 жыл бұрын
You would rest the rushes as you would for flax. And you make them in autumn because A. The plants are mature, B. You need them for winter, and C. You’ve done your fall butchering so there’s ample supply of rendered fats for riches, candles, jar covers, preserves, and soap making
@katewizer2736
@katewizer2736 3 жыл бұрын
COMPLETELY logical..
@thedaddechannel
@thedaddechannel 3 жыл бұрын
You know, sometimes I get only so far, and wish I'd been copying comments down in a notebook!
@Frugal_granny
@Frugal_granny 3 жыл бұрын
Yeh I was thinking of flax too & I thought he should have weighted them to give the micro-organisms opportunity to digest the softer bits.
@BoobooSnafu
@BoobooSnafu 3 жыл бұрын
YES!....When you lived in tune with the seasons...its interesting to see that you got what you needed , when you needed it most👍
@peterdoyle1591
@peterdoyle1591 2 жыл бұрын
@@justicedemocrat9357 Without pictures this information is useless.
@polygonalmasonary
@polygonalmasonary 2 жыл бұрын
It would appear from many comments that 'Rush Lights' were made and used right up to the beginning of the 20th Century. My Grandad was born in 1897, he had shown my dad as a boy how to make rush lights. I remember my Dad showing me the soft spongy center of the rushes down on the banks of the River Trent near where we lived, we didn't actually make rush lights out of them but I knew what they had been used for in the past. I'm 62 now.
@luketimewalker
@luketimewalker 2 жыл бұрын
wow what a transmission
@popeantichrist8847
@popeantichrist8847 2 жыл бұрын
How time fly's
@dr.floridaman4805
@dr.floridaman4805 2 жыл бұрын
Your generation allowed Nixon to take us off the gold standard. You allowed soros, Blackrock, and vanguard to steal America I will have my country back
@Surv1ve_Thrive
@Surv1ve_Thrive 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Paul. 👍
@dejavu666wampas9
@dejavu666wampas9 2 жыл бұрын
Lucky for you to have learned a rare little bit like that.
@donlebo6824
@donlebo6824 5 жыл бұрын
So, I guess soaking the rushes in lamb fat, one would make a "lambp".
@mostlycensored7668
@mostlycensored7668 5 жыл бұрын
Ba da.... chsh
@alanparris8823
@alanparris8823 5 жыл бұрын
*starts slow clap*
@thebluestplanet6768
@thebluestplanet6768 5 жыл бұрын
Bahaha😄
@v5u7sulh2
@v5u7sulh2 5 жыл бұрын
ahhhh i see what you did there! nice one! lol
@tomlobur111
@tomlobur111 5 жыл бұрын
Why wooled you make such a bad joke?
@MegCazalet
@MegCazalet 2 жыл бұрын
Wax candles were a luxury for a long time. In Mrs. Gaskell’s Cranford novels of the mid-19th century, she describes the “elegant economy” of one household, where they had two candles displayed on the mantle, but only burnt one at a time, switching them out so they were level, and thus it appeared to daytime visitors as if they could afford to burn both candles at the same time, an impressive luxury to them. It was quite humbling to read by the light of my lightbulb with a ten-year lifespan, burning a huge scented candle just for the pleasant fragrance. Life is so different in tiny ways we often don’t even think of, and it fascinates me!
@theuglykwan
@theuglykwan 2 жыл бұрын
"thus it appeared to daytime visitors as if they could afford to burn both candles at the same time, an impressive luxury to them." Keeping up appearances seems timeless. lol
@IngenieurStudios
@IngenieurStudios 2 жыл бұрын
Your lightbulb would last even longer if lightbulb companies didn't put planned obsolescence to be able to keep selling lightbulbs.
@MegCazalet
@MegCazalet 2 жыл бұрын
@@IngenieurStudios I think that 10 years is pretty generous at not very high prices. They have to continue selling lightbulbs or there’d be no company, and they need to fund R&D. Of all industries, I don’t think the lightbulb industry is highway robbery.
@aarchiewaldron
@aarchiewaldron 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting! I will now turn on TWO LED lights on my porch to demonstrate my prosperity to my neighbors.
@Bronzescorpion
@Bronzescorpion Жыл бұрын
@@IngenieurStudios Go see technology connections video on that subject and get rid of that misconception. Yes planned obsolescence is a thing, but the lightbulb industry isn't as bad as its renommé.
@janetmackinnon3411
@janetmackinnon3411 3 жыл бұрын
The pre-soaking of plants is called "retting".This uses the action of bacteria and moisture to dissolve or rot away much of the cellular tissue surrounding the fibre of the stem. Usad for flax, hemp---and nettles.
@SoulSoundMuisc
@SoulSoundMuisc 3 жыл бұрын
I learned something new. Thanks!
@danmorgan3685
@danmorgan3685 3 жыл бұрын
I had a feeling it was done to make the rushes easier to work with. How long do you recommend soaking?
@nancylindsay4255
@nancylindsay4255 3 жыл бұрын
@@danmorgan3685 Apparently a week or two up to a couple of months when the retting was for the purpose of preparing flax to make linen. The process might be similar for preparing rushes to make rush lights. There would be many variables.
@janetmackinnon3411
@janetmackinnon3411 3 жыл бұрын
@@danmorgan3685 Sorry, i have no personal experience of this.See Nancy Lindsay's response.
@58Kym
@58Kym 3 жыл бұрын
Retting was also used in making silk.
@KumaBean
@KumaBean 5 жыл бұрын
I think that I may be able to help you with the water conundrum, When harvesting certain species of plants, sometimes they go through a process known as 'water curing'. This helps to remove volatile compounds (terpenes, terpenoids) etc, as well as reducing chlorophyll content The still-wet freshly harvested plant material is placed in a vat of clean water and left to sit for a few days. Once the water starts to turn green, replace it with fresh. Rinse and repeat until water remains clear. Thoroughly dry, and your done. Now, if you heat that plant material up, say, with a lighter, it will no longer smell 'green', or like a bonfire, or whatever, and it will smoke less. Maybe they water cured the rushes to keep their homes from smelling like bonfires and filling with too much smoke? 🤷🏻‍♂️ Excellent video by the way, thank you, information well and truly stored 🙂👌
@user-rm4yd2cl2k
@user-rm4yd2cl2k 5 жыл бұрын
KumaBean thank you so much for this explanation!!!! I truly appreciate it!!!!
@billtoenjes955
@billtoenjes955 5 жыл бұрын
It would also have the added benefit of flushing out any insects. Interesting video.
@jessicacanfield5408
@jessicacanfield5408 5 жыл бұрын
@@billtoenjes955 that is what I was thinking.
@brianflenner340
@brianflenner340 5 жыл бұрын
Did anyone test the cured vs uncured rushlights? I’m curious if there was a noticeable difference
@tokeeptrackofrandomsubs5899
@tokeeptrackofrandomsubs5899 5 жыл бұрын
That makes a lot of sense, especially if it's primarily going to be used for indoor lighting.
@esperthebard
@esperthebard 5 жыл бұрын
Forgeteth thy messy cookefyre, useth the implement the goode Lorde intended: the heat gunne
@deckacards
@deckacards 4 жыл бұрын
In fairness they probably just used dragons as beast of burden, like the Flintstones.
@timr9752
@timr9752 4 жыл бұрын
On the midieval Pyrex dish....
@deckacards
@deckacards 4 жыл бұрын
@@timr9752 Yes they were sold at ye olde Ikea
@telfordrunners3254
@telfordrunners3254 4 жыл бұрын
ha ha ha ...
@ciarfah
@ciarfah 4 жыл бұрын
The crossover I needed, hey Esper
@kiwiviking175
@kiwiviking175 2 жыл бұрын
It would appear that Denethor survived the Battle of Minas Tirith and is indeed thriving, now making excellent KZbin videos. Can you make one on how the soldiers of Gondor were trained and equipped please?
@liquidsleepgames3661
@liquidsleepgames3661 2 жыл бұрын
great comment
@leeming1317
@leeming1317 2 жыл бұрын
This made me laugh so hard lol
@sunshine2528
@sunshine2528 2 жыл бұрын
😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@edwardwallis9748
@edwardwallis9748 2 жыл бұрын
Hah! You nailed it!
@jairocolombo4410
@jairocolombo4410 2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@radialrothary
@radialrothary 5 жыл бұрын
In Finland the most common type of lighting (atleast in the countryside) from atleast the middle ages all the way up to late 19th century were shingles, thin strips of wood (typically pine) that you pull off the tree so that the grains remain intact and continuous from end to end. A single such shingle ("päre" in finnish) burned usually for about 15 minutes and you'd normally have several burning at a time for extra light. The shingles were typically attached horizontally to a simple shingle holder, oldest ones that have been found indeed originating from the middle ages. Such shingles were obviously rather easy and quick to make, but according to some estimates a single countryside family would typically need 20 000 of them for a full year's supply. To find images of various shingle holders you can search for "pärepihti".
@devinloveridge2164
@devinloveridge2164 5 жыл бұрын
Rothary very interesting, it looks like the shingles would fall out of the pärepihti as they burn though
@naomiquinlivan905
@naomiquinlivan905 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Very interesting.
@eskimberly7424
@eskimberly7424 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this information. I am especially interested in Finnish history so this is really valuable to me.
@HornadyMatt
@HornadyMatt 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rothary. Interesting to know.
@scouttyra
@scouttyra 5 жыл бұрын
I thought of something similar (possibly the same thing ) from Sweden, the "Tjärsticka" (lit. tar stick)
@audhildbenjaminsen665
@audhildbenjaminsen665 2 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Norway, in my area we used wooden sticks ,they were about the thickness of arrows and about thirty centimeters long,if you made the sticks thinner they burned down too quick.The trick was to not make them dry completely but if you had pine tar you dry them completely and then let them soak in tar for days.The soaked sticks burned like standing candles,the unsoaked sticks were burned in a horizontal posisition preventing the flame to go out by itself.
@LynxSouth
@LynxSouth 2 жыл бұрын
Sticks from which tree or plant, please?
@ItsAweeb
@ItsAweeb 2 жыл бұрын
We used them as well here in Finland! Though there were many types some used long carvings of tree bark that was kept over a water source
@fusion9619
@fusion9619 2 жыл бұрын
How do you harvest the pine tar? Is that the same as pine sap?
@stormisuedonym4599
@stormisuedonym4599 2 жыл бұрын
@@fusion9619 Pine tar is rendered from pine wood. Traditionally, from roots and stumps. You can find videos detailing the process, but it's not overly complex.
@keithklassen5320
@keithklassen5320 2 жыл бұрын
Given the incredibly long winter nights, Scandinavia must have had much more need of long-burning lights than the rest of us might expect.
@avalondreaming1433
@avalondreaming1433 5 жыл бұрын
I love this history of practical every day things. This is the type of knowledge that is often lost.
@ElixirOfEuphoria
@ElixirOfEuphoria 5 жыл бұрын
Yikes.
@jstevo1349
@jstevo1349 5 жыл бұрын
@İlyas Furkan why are you gay?
@an0n23
@an0n23 4 жыл бұрын
@@jstevo1349 pretty sure he's trolling. why are you stupid?
@kidsundance9021
@kidsundance9021 4 жыл бұрын
Bitch
@arthas640
@arthas640 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite parts of history shows like this has always been every day kinds of things like this. We tend to only focus on famous battles or famous moments in history but neglect the fact that ordinary people were living day to day lives and they may go an entire lifetime without a major battle or a famous event. Some people went an entire generation between any major wars
@timpsk9440
@timpsk9440 2 жыл бұрын
I made some rushlights using an 18th century recipe I found which I followed to the letter. First I soaked them in water for a few days then peeled off the outer skin while still wet, leaving one sixth of it in place in a narrow strip along the entire length of the rush. I’m not sure of the purpose of this but I assume it acted as some sort of wick. I then left them to dry before soaking them in thoroughly rendered mutton fat which I’d also put through a sieve. When lit they burned slowly with a very even clear flame, without any spluttering at all and each rush lasted about twenty minutes to half an hour. I was surprised and impressed with how good they actually were!
@jguenther3049
@jguenther3049 9 ай бұрын
Another thing the video lacked, probably the most important--How long will a rush last?
@sroberts605
@sroberts605 22 күн бұрын
Did you have a rush holder?
@robinrichardson5243
@robinrichardson5243 5 жыл бұрын
Botany tip: grasses, rushes, and sedges often live in similar habitats. Grasses are hollow (lacking a pith) and are round. Both rushes and sedges have a pith but rushes have a round cross section and sedges are triangular ("rushes are round and sedges have edges").
@296801
@296801 5 жыл бұрын
Botony: 100
@AtlasReburdened
@AtlasReburdened 5 жыл бұрын
Ok, I think I've got it. Rushes are round and sedges are *_the devil._* Flippin nut sedge rode in on a flood or something and after a whole spring of pulling it it's still everywhere. Probably have 5 more years of pulling it because of those stupid tubers.
@lawr5764
@lawr5764 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks... Saved me from having to research it myself.
@jimcrants7517
@jimcrants7517 5 жыл бұрын
Sedges have edges; rushes are round; grasses, like asses, have holes.
@QuasiELVIS
@QuasiELVIS 5 жыл бұрын
Little rhyme at the end in brackets for the slower pupils.
@BS-vx8dg
@BS-vx8dg 3 жыл бұрын
I *deeply* admire your willingness to film yourself while you are experimenting and learning. This seems so genuine and so real. Thank you. As others have said, *THIS* is what they should have been doing on the so-called History Channel.
@sa.8208
@sa.8208 2 жыл бұрын
this
@brentgooch5213
@brentgooch5213 2 жыл бұрын
I actually was thinking the same thing. When he said he hasn’t mastered it yet I was impressed
@mafuletrekkie
@mafuletrekkie 5 жыл бұрын
Apologizes for thirty seconds that he is using a modern dish... pulls out a heat gun twenty seconds later with no shame. Never change :P
@maggsbufton1969
@maggsbufton1969 3 жыл бұрын
Boys with their gadgets and toys ...are their greatest joys.... Honestly? I wouldn’t have been surprised if he melted the fat with a flame thrower...if he had one. PS...the easiest way to get a fellow to tackle and make headway on a Honeydoo List...is buy him a cool tool/toy that’ll help him get the job done...works every time ...they can’t resist the opportunity to play with a new toy..
@jamesdewane1642
@jamesdewane1642 3 жыл бұрын
Earlier in the vid I split a gut when he said, Then I'm going to harvest it with... this tool. lol! All that production value and prep and research, but re-takes to find the name of a tool? No! That heat gun set up by apologizing for the modern dish, tho. And he sets that gag up with the blithe disregard for the name of the tool. It's either sincere or a deeply layered put-on. Fun either way!
@SarV1
@SarV1 3 жыл бұрын
@@maggsbufton1969 This works for women too 😆
@BoutonsdOr
@BoutonsdOr 3 жыл бұрын
@@maggsbufton1969 so true! 😅 I wanted to put up a pegboard backsplash, but my husband wasn't keen on the idea... I told him we'd need to buy a jigsaw to cut a hole in it for the electric socket... He didn't mind as much anymore. Now that it's up & functional, he actually likes it. (Yes, he did do the cutting 😆)
@50450720
@50450720 3 жыл бұрын
The oldy worldy medieval heat gun, no respectable peasant would be seen without it!
@WhisperWolfe
@WhisperWolfe Жыл бұрын
Writer here, I absolutely love all of the information I get here and in the comments. There is nothing quite like having the living research library I can curate on KZbin. Thank you for making these videos!
@paulpritchard1980
@paulpritchard1980 5 жыл бұрын
From what I've seen rush lights burn quickly. I wonder if that's where the saying comes from your rushing it or you're in a bit of a rush. To indicate that you don't have much time.
@heidizuri
@heidizuri 5 жыл бұрын
😮 wow
@ragnkja
@ragnkja 5 жыл бұрын
Nice folk etymology, but the plant and the verb have different origins: "rush" (the plant) is distantly related to "rope", whereas "to rush" is related to "ruse". www.etymonline.com/word/rush#etymonline_v_16661
@thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603
@thebelfastvikingmartinbrow3603 5 жыл бұрын
I made a few candles but I used rush and hemp rope to try different ways. They very rough looking you can see them with my fire kit. But they was quick to make and cheap I only made small ones but they work and the rush ones worked better than the hemp . I got my rushes from beside a river and just put them in the hot cupboard overnight. I just melted the fat in a pot on a slow heat and took it of before it was all melted.And used a spoon to cover them. I did 10 then went back to one and covered it and repeated till I was happy.And you can just buy white lard and use that.
@captainulyanov1008
@captainulyanov1008 5 жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja and I'm inviting you to my birthday!
@johnDukemaster
@johnDukemaster 5 жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja In swedish it's still called "rusa" when you are in a hurry.
@nigelgordon
@nigelgordon 2 жыл бұрын
I was shown how to make rushlights some 65 years ago. Our rushes were left to ret before they were dried. Took about a month. That made removing the outside tissue a lot easier. Also, the rush cores were laid in a narrow tray and the tallow was poured over the rush cores in the tray and left to set. The individual rushlights could then be separated from the block of tallow as required.
@tonyboneful
@tonyboneful 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your tips, they make a lot of sense. Can’t wait to try this!
@mgwgeneral6467
@mgwgeneral6467 2 жыл бұрын
Im going to try this with a sunflower stalk! It has a huge core of pith! I used to save it for char because it takes a spark really well from a flint n steel! It may turn out to be the new torch light!
@williamfawkes8379
@williamfawkes8379 2 жыл бұрын
@@mgwgeneral6467 that's the ticket, work with what grows in your neck of the woods, and test until it works good enough to satisfy you.
@17h127
@17h127 2 жыл бұрын
@@mgwgeneral6467 let us know how it goes ^_^. Sounds like a good idea. Curious how it turns out!
@Mary95191
@Mary95191 2 жыл бұрын
Very good information!
@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking
@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking 3 жыл бұрын
4:36 - Unintentional Historical Accuracy: _A nobleman having no idea how to do a peasant's job._ 😉
@Wolfrover
@Wolfrover 2 жыл бұрын
Notes: Rushes, for the non-Brit, are a specific plant genus, _Juncus_ , that prefers cool, wet conditions. They were also used to make floor mats during this same period and on into Shakespeare's time. (And you can even buy some mats today.) They're a slow-growing plant, however, which is why the greener rushes have no pith, as our host discovered. Historically, rushlights varied a lot in quality. The light produced could be dim or bright, and the duration could be anywhere from ten minutes to an hour, depending on the rush. You could even sacrifice brightness for duration by leaving some of the outer layer intact, making for a slower burn that lasted longer. Rushes were also used in a cheaper model of candle, the rush-candle. Still not cheap enough to be common, though -- it only replaces the twisted fibers of a normal wick with the rush pith. Medieval peasants also used oil lamps fueled by vegetable oil. These were very basic -- literally just a tray or bowl with a wick in the oil -- and prone to accidental spillage, giving them the nickname of "spills" in-period.
@loofy9147
@loofy9147 5 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the heat gun. An essential implement in any Medieval peasant household.
@Arbiter099
@Arbiter099 5 жыл бұрын
aye, milord I wondere howe we fhould be abl to afforde such a wonder as this heate gunne. By what means or whitcherey doth it operatte?
@t.c.bramblett617
@t.c.bramblett617 5 жыл бұрын
We call it the Hell-Gun, from the Devil but it maketh work much easier
@jinhyung1792
@jinhyung1792 5 жыл бұрын
*heath gunth
@dobiem1
@dobiem1 5 жыл бұрын
Wouldst be less laborious thanst managing the weight of ye fair maiden, who wouldst sit upon it and melt yon rendered juices. (possibly) :)
@rhodesianwojak2095
@rhodesianwojak2095 5 жыл бұрын
@@dobiem1 lmao
@stephensmith6707
@stephensmith6707 3 жыл бұрын
I remember my grandfather who had a very impoverished Victoria childhood, showing me these rushes and the spongy core when I was very young, he also used to tell me about how he caught various birds to feed his brothers and sisters. A lost world, the medieval period went on for a lot longer than we think, for some.
@justicedemocrat9357
@justicedemocrat9357 2 жыл бұрын
Thank god I don't live in that shithole.
@246vili
@246vili 2 жыл бұрын
If a skill is still usefull after the medieval times, it makes sense if people continue to use it. In other words: "If it ain't broken, why fix it?"
@willbick7889
@willbick7889 2 жыл бұрын
@@justicedemocrat9357 you live in a different kind of shithole
@ixxxxxxx
@ixxxxxxx 2 жыл бұрын
@@justicedemocrat9357 but your ancestors did
@kingforaday8725
@kingforaday8725 2 жыл бұрын
@@justicedemocrat9357 The one you live in is worse!
@Thomas-dw1nb
@Thomas-dw1nb 5 жыл бұрын
The Modern - I'm using a Pyrex because I don't have a wooden bowl. The Medieval - I'm using a wooden bowl because I don't have a Pyrex.
@mrseriousonlyhalf513
@mrseriousonlyhalf513 5 жыл бұрын
Im using a heatgun because I dont have a hairdryer
@igorribicic8809
@igorribicic8809 5 жыл бұрын
Thomas77 I'm pretty sure they would be using a clay bowl, because you know wood is flammable. Also clay is also dirt cheap as is wood, even cheaper i think you just need to mold it into shape you want it and then just let it sit on summer heat sun, or if you want it badly you just bake it in any oven.
@anter176
@anter176 5 жыл бұрын
A simple terracotta bowl could be made using locally available clay and after it has dried it could be fired (to make it a ceramic) in nothing more than a campfire for a few hours.
@mikha007
@mikha007 5 жыл бұрын
thomas77 I'm using led lights...im on startrek
@mikha007
@mikha007 5 жыл бұрын
we all don't have a microwave
@CarolynKnits
@CarolynKnits 2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the country side in a fairly wet area where these rushes grow in abundance and I can confirm - you can get papercuts from the leaves! The leaves also make a fabulous whistling aid when put between the thumbs
@a_921
@a_921 Жыл бұрын
No childhood summer day was complete without making a whistle from a blade of grass.
@gailrothschild1
@gailrothschild1 5 жыл бұрын
Most likely others have already posted this but the sandpapery stems of rushes have been used to scour pots and pans. Musicians use them to polish the reeds of woodwind instruments. The stems of this ancient plant have also been used to polish furniture. Love what you are doing! Thank you
@aspidoscelis
@aspidoscelis 3 жыл бұрын
The "rushes" used in scouring are generally horsetails (genus Equisetum), a superficially similar plant but quite distantly related. Horsetails are in fact ferns, while rushes are flowering plants.
@petersack5074
@petersack5074 3 жыл бұрын
yes. here in western, central canada, over the centuries, the native Indians, used cat tail heads. This is a marsh plant, grows about 3-5 feet tall, they soaked these heavy pressed fiber heads in the same animal fat......burnt for hours......
@mungbean345
@mungbean345 3 жыл бұрын
@@petersack5074 What a brilliant idea! I can't believe I've never seen their potential as natural torches!
@maggsbufton1969
@maggsbufton1969 3 жыл бұрын
And in the tanning of sheep skins and other hides...after you scrape the hide, the outer stems have been used to rub fat into the leather side of the hide...to polish the hide Smooth..
@mattperryman1948
@mattperryman1948 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I did not know that.
@TapthatZhopa
@TapthatZhopa 3 жыл бұрын
*pulls out heat gun* Townsfolk: “he’s a witch burn him!”
@PuppetMaster-Blade
@PuppetMaster-Blade 3 жыл бұрын
Warlock*
@dante666jt
@dante666jt 3 жыл бұрын
*Wizard
@Splattedable
@Splattedable 3 жыл бұрын
I just love how apologetic he was about tray right before pulling out the heat gun
@Ifyernotawakeyet
@Ifyernotawakeyet 3 жыл бұрын
Only if a duck out weighs him!
@neiltitmus9744
@neiltitmus9744 2 жыл бұрын
Only if he invented electric and plastics first
@jarvis1508
@jarvis1508 2 жыл бұрын
This must be one of the nicest places on KZbin. Here we have Jason explaining, in a great way, what peasants would have done and we have people in the comments sharing their lovely stories from their experience with rush lights :-)
@butwhytho4858
@butwhytho4858 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like this was suggest to me because the economy is so bad that I’m living paycheck to paycheck, and my utilities may be cut soon. Whatever got me to this channel, ty! I find this stuff incredibly interesting and possibly even useful.
@wmluna381
@wmluna381 2 жыл бұрын
I made a bunch of olive oil candles in a variety of jars with tops, including the usual mason jars. They work really well and burn long and bright if the wick is tended to properly on relighting. One thing to remember is that once the surface of the oil gets to about an inch distance from the top of the wick, your flame will likely go out. So you have to make sure to configure it in a way that's not wasteful of the oil you have on hand. You should also 'prime' the wick (drip some oil on it) before lighting. Makes it easier to catch the flame. I like the flat oil lamp wicks (can be found at Walmart in the camping or candle section, rolls on Amz are cheaper), but a strip of 100% cotton from clothing, etc. can work.
@butwhytho4858
@butwhytho4858 2 жыл бұрын
@@wmluna381 ty for that info! I'm gonna have to reread it cause some of that was foreign for me, but I am interested in trying. In my forced quest to save money, I'm trying to make it a journey learning experience and have some fun with it. I made my first masive batch of laundry detergent, found a used wash board in decent shape, hang most our clothes out to dry rather than use the dryer, I've used a school glue - acrylic paint mix to black-out my windows to keep the a/c bills down, learned how to boil and debone a whole chicken, make broth/stock, etc. I also don't ignore tech that can save me $$$. Apps, especially to fast food, all have deals. McDonalds being the best and sadly can even cost me less than cooking at times thanks to coupons/deals on their app. I also invested in a small solar panel and generator/back up power bank. I set that out all day in this heat, and by night time, I gather up all our devices and set them to charge; from the kids gaming remotes, to cell phones, to flashlights.. if it uses usb, I use that thing. Idk how much I'm truly saving hahah but I'm trying LOL So again ty! The experienced advice truly is helpful if and when I can focus on this as a project!
@brennadickinson3562
@brennadickinson3562 2 жыл бұрын
ButWhyTho? I think we will be getting a reset back to medieval times this winter, and all this kind of knowledge might well come in handy...
@sivanitaguvaag2183
@sivanitaguvaag2183 2 жыл бұрын
@@butwhytho4858 you can make oil lamps from any vegtable oil-like soy oil,cocos oil and so on,fill it in a jar and make a hole in the lid to put some cotton string or tear ut an old cotton shirt and use that,make sure to put some oul on the cotton and put it down into the jar and pull some out of the hole in the lid -now you have a good candlee,you can also put 3 clay bricks -like a scare missing one side-put a couple of t light candles or bigger ones in the middle and put a cpule of teracotta pots over the lighs on the bricks. this trick can warm up a room,the more teracotta you have the warmer it gets. i do this in our house here in norway when the power goes out and its a great money saver too. also remember-butter ,crisco and oil burns. Big hug
@apostateturtle1960
@apostateturtle1960 2 жыл бұрын
I am so sorry, I hope your utilities stayed on
@FadeDance
@FadeDance 2 жыл бұрын
The comment "it might have just been convenient in between seasonal tasks" after the seasonal characteristics of the plant sums up a big reason I like watching this guy. Actually taking some effort to experience the day to day life of the history, and having a strong connection with nature provides so much illumination. I remember thinking the same thing when he's talking about heat in armor when riding horses in the summer.... obviously a huge part of history and the Crusades, and it barely gets an asterisk in a textbook! The dude is almost having a heat stroke!
@jazzochannel
@jazzochannel 2 жыл бұрын
just bring a usb fan and a power bank when going on a crusade. problem solved.
@flowersnyc
@flowersnyc 2 жыл бұрын
😂 “providing illumination” I see what you did there.
@pietrovismara1698
@pietrovismara1698 2 жыл бұрын
@@brushstroke3733 You compare ancient war with modern peace. Try to have a go at some modern war and tell me if it's "comfortable" and "convenient", then tell me if you wouldn't be more comfortable as a medieval peasant in peaceful times.
@pietrovismara1698
@pietrovismara1698 2 жыл бұрын
@@brushstroke3733 My point is simply that your comparison didn't make any sense nor bring any value.
@pietrovismara1698
@pietrovismara1698 2 жыл бұрын
@Brushstroke lol I guess you realized you only wrote nonsense and then deleted everything to save your face?
@ccaa6221
@ccaa6221 3 жыл бұрын
It's nice to see Denethor living the simple peasant life.
@samanthawylie893
@samanthawylie893 2 жыл бұрын
Someone get this man some tomatoes.
@alysononoahu8702
@alysononoahu8702 2 жыл бұрын
🌝
@luketimewalker
@luketimewalker 2 жыл бұрын
Looooooooooooooooool
@debbiedogs1
@debbiedogs1 2 жыл бұрын
@Phil M - he has the medieval look, entirely suitable!
@MrWayne147
@MrWayne147 2 жыл бұрын
@Cicada TV Yes, but I'm a little worried he's experimenting with fire. This could go down badly for him.
@seanbryan4833
@seanbryan4833 5 жыл бұрын
As a writer creating stories in a world with medieval-level technology, information like this is golden!
@bahaar2825
@bahaar2825 5 жыл бұрын
Was that supposed to be a pun?😂😂😂😂😂
@jomcabanilla3732
@jomcabanilla3732 5 жыл бұрын
agreed
@lilsammich8252
@lilsammich8252 5 жыл бұрын
Don't rush into anything.
@txicocamotl
@txicocamotl 4 жыл бұрын
Enlightning information, indeed.
@FrenchcoreFlava
@FrenchcoreFlava 4 жыл бұрын
I love the medieval equipment he uses, especially the gum boots
@3girliez617
@3girliez617 2 жыл бұрын
The Brits, Scots, Welch, and Irish have such a rich history. They all seem to present history in such an immersive way. I wish all history presentations were like this.
@crazyedo9979
@crazyedo9979 2 жыл бұрын
If you are brave you can visit Germany next year. There will be medieval practice everywhere including witchburning, sieges, crusades, knight tournaments ....😁
@Godwinsson77
@Godwinsson77 2 жыл бұрын
You seem a little confused with geography and ethonyms. The English, Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish are all 'British' by virtue of their citizenship of the United Kingdom of Gt. Britain and Northern Ireland. 'British' in and of itself is arguably not really a nationality as it is not specific and in its current sense is a relatively modern invention. It's kind of like 'North American' could also refer to Mexicans, Canadians, Panamanians, Bermudans etc ...
@automachinehead
@automachinehead 2 жыл бұрын
@@crazyedo9979 and synagogues
@graceygrumble
@graceygrumble Жыл бұрын
@@Godwinsson77 Many people think the term 'British' means 'English', including many other British and Irish people. Northern Irish people are Irish... or British, depending on who you speak to... but, they are not really British, because they don't belong to 'Britain'. It's complicated. Trying to educate foreigners on the whole mess is fruitless. The folks who live on these islands haven't quite sorted it out in their heads. So, give others a break. The English are 'the bad guys'
@Godwinsson77
@Godwinsson77 Жыл бұрын
@@graceygrumble Well it's not rocket science. However I can see from your reply that even that humble level of brainpower would make a difficult task out of knowing what 'stuff' is in the world by yourself. Yeah I'll give you a pass.
@tornghost
@tornghost 5 жыл бұрын
“these are medieval rushes” ...they’ve lasted well.
@lilsammich8252
@lilsammich8252 5 жыл бұрын
Almost as well as the torches in ancient Hollywood temples and dungeons.
@healmyroots
@healmyroots 5 жыл бұрын
H Richardson Lol!
@VideoNOLA
@VideoNOLA 3 жыл бұрын
6:30 The difference of soaked reeds is that it will naturally be without bugs or dust that would otherwise render their employment indoors potentially unsavory.
@shonagriffiths8907
@shonagriffiths8907 2 жыл бұрын
Your broadcasts are great. I really enjoyed this. One little tip- if you leave a strip of the outer fibre along one side, the light won't bend inward as it burns.This is what they used to do.
@johngoodin3445
@johngoodin3445 2 жыл бұрын
Kind of like the self trimming wicks for candles they invented back in the mid 19th century.
@MegCazalet
@MegCazalet 2 жыл бұрын
Keeping your home lit in the past, even up to gas-lighting, seems like a part-time job! And in fact it was a whole job in the great stately homes on England, where a man or boy was in charge of cleaning lamps, trimming wicks, whatever lighting maintenance was required all over the mansion. (I believe I learned that from Liza Picard.)
@EvilSapphireR
@EvilSapphireR Жыл бұрын
So a full time job
@fynyxdezine524
@fynyxdezine524 5 жыл бұрын
One of the best channels on KZbin. Your passion for your subjects, and your beautiful horses really shines through. Exceptional job!
@CeramicQuill
@CeramicQuill 4 жыл бұрын
It would be cool if Netflix commissioned this guy a history show akin to how Steve Irwin was for animals.
@updownstate
@updownstate 3 жыл бұрын
Without being stomped to death.
@dmsmhic
@dmsmhic 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe hire the 18th century cooking guy too! What's his name? Dangit. You know who I mean. Something something and sons. I'm gonna have to look it up now.
@CeramicQuill
@CeramicQuill 3 жыл бұрын
@@dmsmhic I'd love to find out the one you are bringing up, so in the meantime, I will recommend the channel Tasting History with Max Miller.
@updownstate
@updownstate 3 жыл бұрын
@@dmsmhic Townsend?
@LeatherCladVegan
@LeatherCladVegan 3 жыл бұрын
@@CeramicQuill Yo, it's Townsends, dawg.
@crow__bar
@crow__bar 4 жыл бұрын
Medieval DIY light tutorial: Step 1: Prepareth thine bundle of rushes Step 2: Taketh thine Pyrex dish and placeth it on thine table Step 3: Puteth thine tallow on the dish and heat it with thine magic heat aparatus Step 4: Once it is meltethed, drowneth thine rush core in the tallow Step 5 : Doneth
@stefan1924
@stefan1924 4 жыл бұрын
Can you please make a painting of this? The average medieval peasant can't read.
@nantesbrits5415
@nantesbrits5415 4 жыл бұрын
Step 6 : Profit...eth.
@mandboat
@mandboat 4 жыл бұрын
Ha ha he he.
@adeadgirl13
@adeadgirl13 4 жыл бұрын
Step 6: Turn on thine light bulb.
@ThePdog3k
@ThePdog3k 3 жыл бұрын
Step 6: Posteth on Ye olde KZbin
@HoneyMarketingBoard
@HoneyMarketingBoard 2 жыл бұрын
Back in Medieval times me and my dad made these, we used a tall thin clay pot with pig fat in the bottom next to the fire place , a quarter full, then stand a bundle of reeds in the pot, when the fat was hot it was drawn up inside the reeds, today you call it capiliary rise. Dad called it the drawing of the fire juice. True Story.
@ceej2198
@ceej2198 2 жыл бұрын
Okay bro, I believe you
@aarontooth
@aarontooth 2 жыл бұрын
Can vouch. I was there too in his mom's room.
@Scriptorsilentum
@Scriptorsilentum 2 жыл бұрын
@@aarontooth 🤣🤣😂😂
@telwood15
@telwood15 2 жыл бұрын
Before you know it ,thanks to our incompetent government (s) we may very well be looking for rushes and trex in Waitrose .
@levibluekentucky
@levibluekentucky 2 жыл бұрын
Peter was able to remember his past life what a rare experience he shared with you all 💪
@Chiikasaurus
@Chiikasaurus 5 жыл бұрын
Came for the medieval history lesson, was blessed by horsie yawns in the middle of it. 10/10 love your channel, sir.
@damienomen68
@damienomen68 5 жыл бұрын
Haha ...err.. heehaaw heehaaw.. Not sure whether Prof.... in the final credits has two or four legs....keep my humour powder dry for the moment. Top3 Channels on YT.
@kimifur
@kimifur 5 жыл бұрын
@Frank H Bergeron ba-dum-tsssh!!
@theonemrtom101
@theonemrtom101 5 жыл бұрын
Indeed, this guy is amazing!
@veng3r663
@veng3r663 5 жыл бұрын
Yeppers, those where some fat AND happily-pampered horses. Loved it..! :)
@ratherbwithhorses
@ratherbwithhorses 5 жыл бұрын
That gray one's face is just adorable. All the horses are beauriful. They want in on the show too.
@j.b.4340
@j.b.4340 3 жыл бұрын
William Cobbett explained his book, “Cottage Economy”(1821), how to use rushes for light, and detested the use of wax candles.
@vsee2207
@vsee2207 2 жыл бұрын
Ah!
@Microtherion
@Microtherion 2 жыл бұрын
I don't think we need go quite so far as detesting wax candles. Couldn't we just disdain them slightly, while sometimes using them anyway? :)
@tmo.48
@tmo.48 2 жыл бұрын
@@Microtherion yall are too much!!! Too witty for me ♡♡♡
@Microtherion
@Microtherion 2 жыл бұрын
@@tmo.48 Well, thank you. (Bows).
@saddleridge4364
@saddleridge4364 3 жыл бұрын
Jason, I would think they tied them in a bundle after they were ready, so the light would be brighter and perhaps not burn as fast as a single rush, standing upright , the flame would have to work it's way DOWN, whereas, if you held it to the side, as you did, the fire burned it more quickly. This is only a guess, but comparing it to a standing candle , or if you held the candle on it's side, the fire reaches more wax, more quickly. Thank you for the video, I sent it to my son who very much likes trying to make things the old ways.
@maggsbufton1969
@maggsbufton1969 3 жыл бұрын
I believe a single one was mostly used as a taper to light fires and candles ..But, . If you braided several fat soaked rush piths while still warm and then dip them again into the tallow or fat like you would a candle...allow to cool and set...they look and act very much like a candle ...with much less precious fat or tallow needed... Addendum: Button lamps were used as well...very simply, it’s a clay bowl half filled with oil or tallow and a wick is threaded through the holes of a large abalone shell or clay button to support and float the wick on top ....
@audigit
@audigit 3 жыл бұрын
I’d agree with Maggs. Probably six or ten in a bunch together wrapped in the leaves or (stripped away) sheath like a rope. Might get that up to equivalent of a 25W incandescent bulb. Nice experiment. Enjoyed the video!
@TheOldRailRoad
@TheOldRailRoad 3 жыл бұрын
I believe Laura Ingles used one of those in one of the Little House On The Pairie books.
@fakiirification
@fakiirification 3 жыл бұрын
ackshully! rushlight holders were upright clamping mechanism and most engravings of people using rushlights show them clamped horizontally with the flame over the top of whats being written or read, etc. even sometimes pointing down slightly at the flame end. they were known to burn at a high rate, as much as an inch per minute or more, but they were so cheap and easy to make that you would just keep cycling through them. there were other forms of light available to the peasant. such as simple oil lamps (bowl of oil with wick stuck in it and lit.) as well as the option of just chilling by the fire place till time for bed. there was very little to do in those days anyway. the only entertainment was what you could come up with yourself, as books were expensive AF, and mostly boring religious junk. So generally they would just go to bed soon after the sun went down. No daylights savings nonsense either.
@raykent3211
@raykent3211 3 жыл бұрын
@@fakiirification do you know what oil was available in UK? I've heard of roman lamps using olive oil, maybe olive oil was imported?
@MegCazalet
@MegCazalet 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard tallow candles and rush lights actually smell quite bad, because the rendered fat goes rancid quickly but of course must not be wasted. They lasted only about 20 minutes at a time, so you had to be constantly changing them, and they gave off a very dim light. Night used to be VERY DARK. We barely have a conception of how dark, because of incidental ambient light and even light pollution in the sky reflecting light back on cloudy night. The moon really, really mattered. I think that was Liza Picard or Ruth Goodman I read much of that from, but also multiple other places, including novels from the 19th century.
@anima6035
@anima6035 2 жыл бұрын
We don't even really need lights anymore, except for reading and things, there's so much ambient light/light pollution.. a friend and I once had a good belly laugh at night walkers with headlamps - we were out without torches and they were stumbling around, dazed and confused at our spooky noises, in a field near Runnymede just outside of Staines. Good times .
@Fledhyris
@Fledhyris 9 ай бұрын
@@anima6035 lol yes, we ended up walking back late at night with the dog one time and my child insisted on using their phone torch - I said you really don't need it, just let your eyes adjust, but they wouldn't have it! So I said at least stay well away from me so that MY eyes can adjust. If you use artificial light at night, as soon as you look away from the field of light, you can't see a thing, it seems pitch black!
@BillyTheBigKid82
@BillyTheBigKid82 5 жыл бұрын
"If you couldn't afford beeswax candles..." And the same time a bee hovers in to the picture. Just awesome!
@greggi47
@greggi47 3 жыл бұрын
A single bee wouldn't make much wax nor honey. The households of lords, and monastic houses, kept hives to produce both, for sweetening (and to ferment mead) and to provide the candles.
@RetroMonkey1999
@RetroMonkey1999 3 жыл бұрын
@@greggi47 not to mention there's a heck of a lot more to making beeswax candles than just getting the wax from the bees. It's a long and involved process, especially back then without molds!
@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681
@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 3 жыл бұрын
@@greggi47 Where you have a bee, you got a hive. Right?
@drfill9210
@drfill9210 3 жыл бұрын
"Rushes are different to grass" A plant biologist would definitely agree. "Sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses have nodes where leaves should be found"
@Twyzted42
@Twyzted42 3 жыл бұрын
I love your name
@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681
@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 3 жыл бұрын
Did your biology teacher force the class to sing about plants too? *Shiver*
@drfill9210
@drfill9210 3 жыл бұрын
@@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 I majored in plant anatomy at uni
@armistice_front
@armistice_front 3 жыл бұрын
do you mean a "botanist"?
@adolfgaming1761
@adolfgaming1761 3 жыл бұрын
As an expert in eating ass (I’ve got a decree and a T-shirt) wood differs very much from steel.
@aslob9321
@aslob9321 5 жыл бұрын
Stand it up vertically and it won’t burn as fast, the flame will probably stabilize. I do appreciate your humble spirit while learning this craft. I could make a forged rush light holder for you, if you would like.
@GBfanatic15
@GBfanatic15 5 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what they put them in :P
@Maniceureka
@Maniceureka 5 жыл бұрын
@@GBfanatic15 I mean, I'm sure a little pot with sand would be sufficient to hold a stem in place
@ragnkja
@ragnkja 5 жыл бұрын
Maniceureka Or a holder with a metal clip, which allowed the rushlight to be held at any angle from horizontal to vertical. (Horizontal gives more light but burns faster, vertical burns slower but dimmer.)
@kitwhitfield7169
@kitwhitfield7169 5 жыл бұрын
How kind!
@SoulWhite
@SoulWhite 5 жыл бұрын
@@Maniceureka Or a piece of wet dirt, or a turd...
@juliasmith9004
@juliasmith9004 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love how genuine and humble you are. 👏🏻 wonderful content in an age of (as I like to call it) “fast food media” and unrealistic perfectionism.
@TheHulksMistress
@TheHulksMistress 2 жыл бұрын
Same. I love the honesty of “I’m not entirely sure if this will work”, makes you feel like you’re there doing the experiment with him, rather than being lectured lol
@lorinapetranova2607
@lorinapetranova2607 9 ай бұрын
I really like his hands n how he tells things. Very refreshing.
@shmuckling
@shmuckling 3 жыл бұрын
In my experience growing up, when we didn't have candles, the cheapest and easiest way of lighting was an oil lamp in the corner with a mirror or a piece of aluminum foil behind it to reflect more of the light towards the middle of the room. Truth is, aluminum foil that's been crumpled first actually works better than a mirror or anything else, I'd assume in the old days anything with a somewhat reflective surface would have served double duty as a "reflective lamp backer", like a wider blade or anything with a metallic surface.
@d.aardent9382
@d.aardent9382 3 жыл бұрын
Did anyone use polished silver discs as mirrors back in medieval times?
@lynnthomas8457
@lynnthomas8457 3 жыл бұрын
@@d.aardent9382 Probably, though I'm not sure about silver specifically. Polished copper was used for mirrors back in Ancient Egyptian days.
@servraghgiorsal7382
@servraghgiorsal7382 3 жыл бұрын
Yes,in Arkansas we had reflective lamps.later,an Aladdin parlor lamp.couuld read,sew, etc just fine!
@pamelaspooner8335
@pamelaspooner8335 3 жыл бұрын
A glass of water amplifies light next to a candle or a flashlight.....just used this during our week of power outages in Texas!
@timfagan816
@timfagan816 3 жыл бұрын
They used to use old scratched cds that no longer played as lamp backers, in medieval times!
@papaspongetv2352
@papaspongetv2352 5 жыл бұрын
I love how he looks more and more deshevaled and tired as the video goes on. Rush lights are this man's only weakness apparently
@NemeanLion-
@NemeanLion- 5 жыл бұрын
I noticed that. Lol I think this video might have been a bit of a pain in the ass.
@ramixnudles7958
@ramixnudles7958 5 жыл бұрын
@MichaelKingsfordGray !? No catapults!? :-)
@theonlyantony
@theonlyantony 5 жыл бұрын
PapaSpongeTV he just isn’t a poncey test wearing Lynx or one of its analogues. He looks natural. Good!
@mikha007
@mikha007 5 жыл бұрын
papaspongetv its the lighting
@simontemplate
@simontemplate 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. When you look at the surviving rush light holders you can see that they were generally angled at about 45 degrees to burn.
@angelopalmieri434
@angelopalmieri434 2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching a video on beeswax and how expensive and unaffordable it was to an average peasant of the times. Thanks for posting I've always been interested on furthering my knowledge on this topic(lighting issue).
@samaraisnt
@samaraisnt 2 жыл бұрын
I thought he was going to be making the candle side not the light lol
@erikamay1205
@erikamay1205 2 жыл бұрын
I processed my first beeswax this year and even with a healthy, active colony one could only get a dozen or so candles from a single hive. I got one pound from the 10 or so frames i processed. And the wax was used for so much more than candles. Certainly it would take quite a bit for a years worth of candles
@hermitandhappyaboutit3267
@hermitandhappyaboutit3267 5 жыл бұрын
Anachronism Alert: Everyone knows that the Medieval peasants only had access to the heat crossbow.
@silverstrike6048
@silverstrike6048 5 жыл бұрын
hahaha! You're a funny Hermit.
@esper6119
@esper6119 5 жыл бұрын
oh god, my sides
@Quicksilver_Cookie
@Quicksilver_Cookie 5 жыл бұрын
Crossbow? A peasant caught in a possession of a crossbow would be swiftly punished, probably by death. I suppose a heat sling, or a heat bow would be more viable alternative :)
@Xassaw
@Xassaw 5 жыл бұрын
😂
@bulasturubula3660
@bulasturubula3660 5 жыл бұрын
Genius xD
@paulclifford6941
@paulclifford6941 2 жыл бұрын
When I was a child I noticed that the pith of elderberry twigs was ideal for soaking up paraffin and using as a candle. Elderberry twigs of all sizes has a very nice uniform porous pith.
@fabricatedreality418
@fabricatedreality418 2 жыл бұрын
When I was working for the CCC (California Conservation Corps) we were told to not touch any elderberry twigs or bushes. Being caught cutting them down could have resulted in a hefty fine. Apparently, there's a certain type of beetle that will only nest in the elderberry bush
@paulclifford6941
@paulclifford6941 2 жыл бұрын
@@fabricatedreality418 I can understand how that would be the case in California, particularly with it's delicate flora. Where I grew up, in the woods of Maryland, elderberries were a lush, prolific, undecanopy bush -- a prolific weed. We picked the berries for jam, but also for using as a dye. Now that I live in California, most of the elderberries I see are isolated trees. They're beautiful, but not the lush understory foliage I was accustomed to.
@KendrasBrain
@KendrasBrain 2 жыл бұрын
Oh great as I have elderberry shrubs. I'll try it one day.
@PowerofClarity
@PowerofClarity 2 жыл бұрын
Live elderberry folage and berry seeds have cyanide, that is why the berries must with first be boiled or dried....changes the cynide into harmless... So...dry twigs should be safe... That beetle, BTW, is VERY DESTRUCTIVE to the plant... I'm glad I'm not in Cali, I can prune my plant as I ease
@personalcheeses8073
@personalcheeses8073 2 жыл бұрын
You were a strange child 😂
@skribeworks
@skribeworks 5 жыл бұрын
Py Rex: Early medieval king. Later known as The Indestructible. Died unexpectedly in an ice pool on a particularly hot day. Family was shattered. I love your stuff. Thanks.
@Mayakran
@Mayakran 5 жыл бұрын
skribe 🤦🏻‍♀️
@sojjjer
@sojjjer 5 жыл бұрын
skribe This might be the best comment here
@maggiemakgill
@maggiemakgill 2 жыл бұрын
The burn rate is primarily related to melting and evaporation points of the fat. It is the GAS that typically is burning so the heat must melt and evaporate a small portion of the fat and that burns. The heat to change the phase is created by the burning gas. If you can raise the melting point, without increasing the heat generated you get a longer, but dimmer burn. So heaviest of fats is best (a reason bees wax is preferred over tallow is it has a melting point about 10-15 degrees higher). Adding a salt (no necessarily sodium chloride, many inorganic salts which dissolve readily will do) to the fat will increase the burn time because it changes the melting point. Beef fat is particular rich in the triglyceride with the highest melting point, Stearin. Processing the fat more to increase the Stearin content would improve the quality of the light (I'm thinking partially melting and filtering or leaving melted fat in a tall thin container so the heaviest fats end up at the bottom). Beeswax is NOT a triglyceride and is a a wax ester.
@brianfuller7691
@brianfuller7691 5 жыл бұрын
Great video , again. Light was always important in every century. Many a home was lit with rush lights . A word on candles. Both beeswax and tallow were used by those who could buy them. Many made tallow candles and beeswax candles were preferred by the Church or those of means. Being a Chandler was one the lucrative trades of the Middle Ages.
@ramixnudles7958
@ramixnudles7958 5 жыл бұрын
Harder waxes seem to burn cleaner, and should have less objectionable smell, as well as not going rancid.
@dshe8637
@dshe8637 5 жыл бұрын
A few years ago I was showing children how beeswax candles were used by Tudors. One lad looked horrified and I asked him if he was ok. He was sure it wasn't real beeswax and after I told him it was, he called out, 'But how do they get it out of their ears?'
@MonkeyJedi99
@MonkeyJedi99 5 жыл бұрын
@@dshe8637Should have told the kid, "None of your beeswax!" but then explained the reality of the process.
@forestdenizen6497
@forestdenizen6497 5 жыл бұрын
@MichaelKingsfordGray fat doesn't putrefy. It goes rancid, which isn't caused by bacteria but light and oxygen.
@anthonyelg9232
@anthonyelg9232 5 жыл бұрын
ah yes, ye olde medieval Black and Decker Heat Gun. my favorite of the medieval tools
@MissShembre
@MissShembre 5 жыл бұрын
I love this channel. I watch it when I'm settling down to sleep at night. His voice is so calm, and it's all lite education that's practical knowledge. Thank you for producing these videos and for having beautiful horses!
@ModernKnight
@ModernKnight 5 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy what we make and thanks for your support.
@Sobieski1
@Sobieski1 4 жыл бұрын
Bet the heat gun woke you right up!
@adeadgirl13
@adeadgirl13 4 жыл бұрын
Don't watch backlit screens just before sleeping. Not good for you.
@chrisgriffith9252
@chrisgriffith9252 3 жыл бұрын
@@ModernKnight The soaking of rushes appears similar to the process of making linen. The time frames might be similar also.
@greggi47
@greggi47 3 жыл бұрын
I like his willingness to admit ignorance of details and the practical way he investigates processes. He owns up to failures graciously. That is genuine knowledge seeking.
@nikzane
@nikzane 2 жыл бұрын
Well this was a totally random and fascinating video suggestion in my feed today! You have such a calm and clear way of presenting and the environment is stunning! So of course I did a little background research on this channel and WOW! Jason Kingsley is legendary! Much respect to you, good sir! Also, those might be some of the happiest horses I've ever seen! ❤😊
@AdmiralAwsm
@AdmiralAwsm 2 жыл бұрын
We used to make something in Boy Scouts called "magic matches," which were just lengths of string soaked in paraffin wax. They were especially useful for making fires during winter camping trips.
@ohmightywez
@ohmightywez 2 жыл бұрын
I really do wish the Scouts could be a requirement for a certain age group. Learning these skills teach so many things, the skills themselves, of course, as well as self reliance, confidence, learning to cooperate, all manner of useful things.
@rmkenney
@rmkenney 2 жыл бұрын
The soaking/retting sounds like it provides a similar function to what was done to prepare logs for Guarnieri/Stradivari violins. They could never figure out what gave those violins their nice tone, until they realized that those violin makers had used wood from logs that had been sitting/stored at the bottom of a river for months/years. They realized that most wood(maybe all cellulose based plant materials) has a regular cellulose structure that's open, like a bunch of organ pipes strapped together. The problem is that there's a lot of gummy gooey sap-like material inside that cellulose structure. Left-over materials from when it was a living matrix. The easiest way to eliminate that, and reduce the wood down to its pure cellulose structure - apparently involves just soaking it for months/years. Clean out the goo, and the remaining cellulose structure has a nice, mellow tone when used for musical instruments. Perhaps it's the same for these rushes(?) Retting results in a pure, gunk-free cellulose matrix that can absorb more fat/tallow? Of course, it's not thick, like a log, so the same process for rushes probably can run its course in weeks or a month(?)
@SmellyBones
@SmellyBones 2 жыл бұрын
There are a lot of artificially created lakes in the US, with a lot of dead trees still standing in them, soaking for decades. Now you've got me wondering how to harvest and use that.
@joannleichliter4308
@joannleichliter4308 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Robert! As a (former) violinist, I often wondered about that. I can remember playing a violin that some friends had had in the family for a few generations, and the tone was very mellow. Maybe not made like a Stradivarius, but it was a lovely sounding instrument.
@porteal8986
@porteal8986 2 жыл бұрын
there are many reasons the violins of the old masters give their coveted tone. Most of it really comes down to the fact that they just know what they were doing and were good at it
@brennadickinson3562
@brennadickinson3562 2 жыл бұрын
Why not use a bunch of rushes together to make a better, longer-lasting light?
@galfisk
@galfisk 2 жыл бұрын
@@brennadickinson3562 fat flames get flickery and smoky if they're made too big, and the concentrated heat actually makes them burn out faster.
@lindawitherspoon446
@lindawitherspoon446 5 жыл бұрын
What a long process. Makes me appreciate a lightbulb.
@neonskyline1
@neonskyline1 5 жыл бұрын
invented by Joseph Swan
@robertromero8692
@robertromero8692 4 жыл бұрын
They essentially made their own light bulbs.
@erikjarandson5458
@erikjarandson5458 4 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, but it's even trickier to make homemade light bulbs...
@S3l3ct1ve
@S3l3ct1ve 3 жыл бұрын
You should take a look at how the tungsten wire in the light bulb is made :) that is a bloody complex process....
@ubrayj02
@ubrayj02 3 жыл бұрын
Great, make your own and tell us how it goes.
@DuckAllMighty
@DuckAllMighty Жыл бұрын
Just stumbled upon your channel a couple of weeks ago, and being quite a history lover myself, I can say with confidence, that your work is outstanding. As pointed out by Nathan the Botanist, you where unlucky enough to get a grass species for your rush lights, but I guess people also made lights out of grass in areas, where there weren't much rush, so this video might actually have unintentionally taught everyone about a piece of historical use of grass not known before, quite fascinating to say the least. Keep up your work man, it's amazing.
@ModernKnight
@ModernKnight Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support. I learn from every video we make.
@mousermind
@mousermind 3 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who cracked up when he brought out the heat gun? xD
@excavate08
@excavate08 3 жыл бұрын
Sadly no. I’m waiting on him to just hit on with hooking a light switch to the next one.
@bmike7075
@bmike7075 3 жыл бұрын
He needed to at least add "Ye Olde" to the Black and Decker label... 😆
@operatorblack
@operatorblack 2 жыл бұрын
This is freaking cool and makes me wonder if I can use the incredibly pithy giant sunflower stalks for something similar! Going to experiment with a bunch of last season’s stalks and see what happens! Thanks medieval history enthusiast guy, you rock!
@giancolabird
@giancolabird 2 жыл бұрын
Let us know what happens. Thank you
@ThindiGee
@ThindiGee 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, please let us know. Thanks in advance!
@PeacefulPeteable
@PeacefulPeteable 2 жыл бұрын
Makes us all wonder too. How's it coming?
@PeacefulPeteable
@PeacefulPeteable 2 жыл бұрын
Makes us all wonder too. How's it coming?
@luvondarox
@luvondarox 2 жыл бұрын
It genuinely would never have occurred to me to even attempt that, but now I'm dying to know. Squirrels ransacked my last sunflower, so now I live vicariously through you! Please let us know if it can be done!
@tombackhouse9121
@tombackhouse9121 3 жыл бұрын
I seem to recall, having had a go a couple of years ago, that I found it easier to peel rushes which were freshly cut, and then dry them out once peeled. I wonder if soaking them in water is a way to store them for processing later without drying out, rather than a necessary step; I too tried soaking them for a couple of days without noticing any benefit.
@ForeverLaxx
@ForeverLaxx 3 жыл бұрын
It's a process called "retting" and is used to essentially rot the outer shell, making it easier to remove and expose the core. You gotta soak them for about two weeks though and it's better if you're able to fully submerge them. It's used for other plants too, such as flax.
@JohnFleshman
@JohnFleshman 2 жыл бұрын
Ive read a lot of fantasy and stories that mention rush lights are usually so vague I always assumed it was a bundle of basically dry twigs and didnt realize they were soaked in tallow or oil. Very cool to know Ive been wrong for close to 40 years. lol. Thank you for teaching us about one of my favorite eras of history.
@bulletproofpepper2
@bulletproofpepper2 5 жыл бұрын
There is a growing plant about 50 miles from my grandparents oil home that it call a petroleum palm that is very flammable. My grandpa told me that during the American depression his family would work for the land owner to harvest the juice and pulp to most out of every plant, distilled it and into a lantern oil
@lizryan5848
@lizryan5848 3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the Chinese tallow trees that have become weeds in the gulf coasts of Alabama and Florida. Supposedly you can make wax from them? They are sometimes referred to as popcorn trees.
@SolarfallBaits
@SolarfallBaits 5 жыл бұрын
In medival times in Finland ( and I assume our neighbouring countries Norway and Sweden) Peasants used to burn thin wood shingles in their houses in a lantern or in a special metallic holder where a thin wooden shingle strip would stand horizontally lighting up the house. apparently they used to use them up until the 1800 and houses that had survived from that time are almost black on the inside because of the smoke coming from the shingle lights, some smarty pants once counted that they had to make 20.000 of these per year to light one household properly. Anyways very interesting video, the production and presentation is on par with what you would see on the teli, excellent work like always.
@ragnkja
@ragnkja 5 жыл бұрын
In Norway, turpentine-rich pine, called "fat-wood" in English, was traditionally used for indoor lights.
@TheWampam
@TheWampam 5 жыл бұрын
@Evi1M4chine More sepcifically "Kienspan". Horrible lightsources
@quicksc1
@quicksc1 5 жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja I've always called it "fat-lighter", southern US
@ragnkja
@ragnkja 5 жыл бұрын
@@TheWampam It burns steadily, but produces quite a lot of soot.
@frigglebiscuit7484
@frigglebiscuit7484 5 жыл бұрын
@@ragnkja we call that "lighter" in the south. my entire house is built out of it LOL.
@msmellowmood84
@msmellowmood84 4 жыл бұрын
We take so much for granted today. I absolutely love learning these things. Humans are resilient and creative, I’ll give us that.
@sergeant5848
@sergeant5848 3 жыл бұрын
Until this generation of wimps, simps, SJW, whiners and mine mine miners passes, we shall not witness the resilience and creativity that our forefathers used to bring us to this sorry state of affairs. This generation is far too self absorbed, busy looking at their phone screens and hanging out on social media to see the real issues affecting the world.
@Twyzted42
@Twyzted42 3 жыл бұрын
@@sergeant5848 Ooookaaaaaay BOOOOOMEEEERRRRRRRRR. As it blissfully types out their responses with its face glued to a screen on a platform literally run by the things it hates.
@joshoconnor9666
@joshoconnor9666 3 жыл бұрын
Life finds a way.
@bigbird4481
@bigbird4481 3 жыл бұрын
@@Twyzted42 you realize that he's one a video that's educational and it's possible he only uses KZbin to learn things, and what he said is true
@REALfish1552
@REALfish1552 2 жыл бұрын
@@Twyzted42 You pretty much verified his comment though. :)
@RobWhittlestone
@RobWhittlestone 2 жыл бұрын
What a stunningly authentic and honest presentation of rush lights. I had no idea about them. The indoor setting made me feel quite at home, as if some hundreds of years ago. Absolutely delightful. Surely the choice of rush would have been passed on, generation to generation each time finely tuned to get the best results. This is living history at its best, allowing us to better understand how our ancestors lived. Thank you for all the work that went into it.
@ModernKnight
@ModernKnight 2 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! Thanks for both watching and commenting.
@evelynsaungikar3553
@evelynsaungikar3553 2 жыл бұрын
Especially ye olde heat gun!
@mauricioszwerdszarf1455
@mauricioszwerdszarf1455 2 жыл бұрын
Very appropriate. As the world is regressing to medieval times, we should learn medieval technics.
@Profile__1
@Profile__1 2 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to have a bunch of peasants camping on my front and back yards, farming for my benefit as I grant them protection from outsiders
@HenryPaulThe3rd
@HenryPaulThe3rd 2 жыл бұрын
@@Profile__1 Bro same
@noobpro9759
@noobpro9759 4 жыл бұрын
So I guess to be "in a rush" would have connotations to trying to do something before it goes out.
@chuckkline2970
@chuckkline2970 4 жыл бұрын
Or perhaps just in the light.
@000Mazno000
@000Mazno000 4 жыл бұрын
Or just a reference to how much faster they burn than a normal candle. Someone going at normal pace being more like a normal candle, someone trying to hurry being "in a rush."
@dr.8553
@dr.8553 4 жыл бұрын
: O
@TehJumpingJawa
@TehJumpingJawa 4 жыл бұрын
More likely "rush" as a verb predates the phrase "in a rush". However the origin seems plausible.
@pirobot668beta
@pirobot668beta 3 жыл бұрын
I've seen an old 'rush lamp': a reflector and a tube to hold the rush. The rush would be held vertically, which slows down the burning. Any fat that melted and ran would be channeled by the tube back into the rush. The user would push the rush upward a bit as it started to dim. Well made rush lights in a good lamp could run about 20-30 minutes per rush. They can be brighter than candles, but that shortens their life. Clockwork variants have been seen.
@momo7gato
@momo7gato 2 жыл бұрын
Fire creation and maintenance is one of the hardest things I've experienced in long-term survival training. You have just given me another technique to explore. I am wondering if this can be done properly with the pithy grasses in the Midwest USA.
@nikiTricoteuse
@nikiTricoteuse 2 жыл бұрын
Someone commented above that the name of the rush you need is "juncus effusus". I just googled it and discovered it also grows in New Zealand so, it's possible that it's quite widely distributed and could be in the Midwest too. Good luck.
@jenliu3187
@jenliu3187 2 жыл бұрын
Cattail plant stalks work.
@TheHulksMistress
@TheHulksMistress 2 жыл бұрын
So that’s where the word pithy comes from. Damn I’ve learnt a lot from this one short video lol
@Imugi007
@Imugi007 2 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel thanks to Lindy. I wish I would've found your channel sooner but on the bright side I now have a whole catalog of videos to watch!
@ModernKnight
@ModernKnight 2 жыл бұрын
welcome aboard!
@jaredfullmer7043
@jaredfullmer7043 3 жыл бұрын
Seeing him crest that hill on his horse made me miss my Smokey, May he Rest In Peace. There’s nothing like being on the back of a good, fast horse. That’s what freedom feels like.
@tanyawieczorek7943
@tanyawieczorek7943 3 жыл бұрын
I hope I'm lucky enough to have a horse in this lifetime. I'm sorry you lost your Smokey.
@adolfgaming1761
@adolfgaming1761 3 жыл бұрын
R.i.p. Smokey you were good son real good maybe even the best.
@guymorris6596
@guymorris6596 2 жыл бұрын
Not even a fast horse but just a horse in general for me is fine. I'm sorry your horse passed away.
@gford8551
@gford8551 3 жыл бұрын
Your channel punts the history Channel right in the sack! Keep it up!
@sumari972
@sumari972 2 жыл бұрын
He's so lovely being honest about the outcome of this adventure ❤️ I so enjoy his calm speaking, too 👍
@tamere3
@tamere3 2 жыл бұрын
The quality of the content on every video is incredible ! Keep up the amazing work
@ModernKnight
@ModernKnight 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@christinaFaith84
@christinaFaith84 2 жыл бұрын
I love real history. I wish there were more channels like this.
@scottd9448
@scottd9448 2 жыл бұрын
My mother was from Iceland and as a child visiting her grandparents farm, they still used oil lamps as they had no electricity (a dish with a wedge spout and a wick). They would use fish oil or sheep tallow when available, or paraffin.
@Chlupac010
@Chlupac010 5 жыл бұрын
Since it wasn't mentioned - difference between soaked x not-soaked was zero ? :)
@jackuin3387
@jackuin3387 5 жыл бұрын
Bump
@KumaBean
@KumaBean 5 жыл бұрын
Here was my response, it might help shed some light on the whole water thing; I think that I may be able to help you with the water conundrum, When harvesting certain species of plants, sometimes they go through a process known as 'water curing'. This helps to remove volatile compounds (terpenes, terpenoids) etc, as well as reducing chlorophyll content The still-wet freshly harvested plant material is placed in a vat of clean water and left to sit for a few days. Once the water starts to turn green, replace it with fresh. Rinse and repeat until water remains clear. Thoroughly dry, and your done. Now, if you heat that plant material up, say, with a lighter, it will no longer smell 'green', or like a bonfire, or whatever, and it will smoke less. Maybe they water cured the rushes to keep their homes from smelling like bonfires and filling with too much smoke? 🤷🏻‍♂️ Excellent video by the way, thank you, information well and truly stored 🙂👌
@sojjjer
@sojjjer 5 жыл бұрын
KumaBean that’s a really well made response, wish reply’s were more visible (on mobile) so other could see it
@jennodine
@jennodine 2 жыл бұрын
Those look like the happiest horses I’ve ever seen. It looks like they really enjoy living there.
@matnaylor8939
@matnaylor8939 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a farrier and black Smith and love making rush nips ,the metal holders that hold the rush light when it's lit posh ones are equipped with a candle holder as well ,such simple bits of kit mounted on a block of wood but look great ,a lot of people have no idea what they are in this day and age .
@yankeh
@yankeh 2 жыл бұрын
@Mat Naylor can you share a link to some images?
@lalli8152
@lalli8152 Жыл бұрын
In my country to my understanding people used splintered wood often in this manner. Usually it was i think pinewood, and had often iron holder that held the thing as it burned. They only lasted 15 mins, and usually people had just dim light coming from example fire place, but if you had to do something you needed to see well then you used them
@justicedemocrat9357
@justicedemocrat9357 Жыл бұрын
OMG I'm the exact same way I love nips too!
@iagreewithyoubub
@iagreewithyoubub 5 жыл бұрын
Not sleeping at 3:00 AM, and now I know how to make rush lights. 👍
@unhippy1
@unhippy1 5 жыл бұрын
Every time i rush lights they give me a fine....
@pckkaboo6800
@pckkaboo6800 5 жыл бұрын
@@unhippy1 rush green light instead :-D
@unhippy1
@unhippy1 5 жыл бұрын
@@pckkaboo6800 Then they give me one for "unnecessary speed and acceleration"....New Zealand is run by SJW marxists who hate cars
@ChineseChicken1
@ChineseChicken1 5 жыл бұрын
Coal fired paradise And guns.
@pckkaboo6800
@pckkaboo6800 5 жыл бұрын
@@unhippy1 that's ridiculous ,now I wonder what is the "necessary speed" regarded by the law makers :-D
@ElectrologyNow
@ElectrologyNow 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant work: excellent and interesting content, professional production, perfect use of music, 4K camera, great voice and delivery. And, the English accent that even an American can understand ... DAMN, you're good!
@jamesdewane1642
@jamesdewane1642 3 жыл бұрын
All of which makes the blithe disregard for the name of the cutting tool, the twine, and the Pyrex apology followed by a heat gun (!) even funnier.
@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681
@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 3 жыл бұрын
One guy said that this guy is a somekind of boss in a game company that makes top of the line games, so he probably has to know everything about making videos... as well as having quality equipment lying around.
@glossaria2
@glossaria2 Жыл бұрын
The water method of curing your rushes immediately put me in mind of retting flax to make linen-- you tie the pulled-up plants in bundles and submerge them in cold water (weighting them down if necessary) for 1-2 weeks to break down the cells of the outer stem and separate it from the fibers within (but not for too long, or you destroy the linen fibers, too). Then you break the flax (pound it) to release the fibers, rub off the outer bit, and you've got the fibrous core to work with. Obviously, since flax has that tough fiber at its core, it can put up with this kind of abuse. Not sure how tough the spongy core of a rush is, but the technique of retting the outer layer may at least make the outer stem easier to remove. Mullein (Verbascum thapsis) was used in similar fashion, dating back to the Roman period. The flower stalk was dried and then dipped in tallow or wax, and burned for light. (And given the size of a typical stalk of mullein, it would be closer to a torch than a candle.) They later gained the nickname "hag's candle" or "witch's candle" which might suggest they picked up a superstitious association at some point, but I don't know how old those nicknames are. (They could have been later associations, when most people had better light sources and poor old herbalist women who lived alone still relied on their home-grown light sources.) Would a rushlight always be a single rush, or might it be a small bundle or twist of them? A candle can at least go into a candleholder... a rushlight as you describe seems a bit spindly for free-standing, and it would be inefficient to have to hold your light source when you're working.
@zachgray9104
@zachgray9104 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I dont live in Europe but I've seen similar looking weeds growing in the US that have that same spongey foam core that you have there. Very interesting indeed, thank you for sharing!
@joannleichliter4308
@joannleichliter4308 2 жыл бұрын
Settlers in the U.S. did use rush lights, too.
@angelalopez2003
@angelalopez2003 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing! In New Mexico, where I grew up, we had a plant with spongy centers that grew wild everywhere... I think they are called milkweed. We used to break open the stem, let it dry a bit, and then chew on the inner flesh like gum.
@DE0DAT1989
@DE0DAT1989 2 жыл бұрын
I could watch actually informative history videos like this all day. Kudos to Modern History TV.
@SquidkidMega
@SquidkidMega 5 жыл бұрын
That heat gun from the 13th century must be worth a fortune
@beezowdoo-doozopittybop-bo3949
@beezowdoo-doozopittybop-bo3949 5 жыл бұрын
I read on wikipedia that it's kept under the Vatican so its devil magic can't hurt anyone.
@angelinabrown2931
@angelinabrown2931 5 жыл бұрын
That would be a heat arquebus.
@allim.5941
@allim.5941 5 жыл бұрын
I actually lawled on that one, lol.
@miketharipr
@miketharipr 5 жыл бұрын
Trade it for a shitload of beeswax candles!
@LittlePhizDorrit
@LittlePhizDorrit 2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video. It reminds me of a book I read when I was a kid. In that one, the pioneers in the American midwest made grasses into a heat/light source in a very similar way to this. But they twisted the dried grasses together to make them thicker. I wonder if that is a step that was done by medieval people as well. Perhaps increasing the thickness and density in that way made them last longer.
@susancorbett8155
@susancorbett8155 Жыл бұрын
That sounds like The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They also made a button light with a button twisted in greased cloth and a thread for a wick. Using whatever is on hand to solve a need is a lost skill for many these days.
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