Improving my Impression: Medieval Arab Armour!

[@bc7138]

There's plenty of reconstructions of European clothing & armour through the ages but I haven't seen much at all of other parts of the world beyond all the videos on the Samurai of Japan. This was an interesting insight into the subject.

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

Thank you

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@GoldenMiddleAge please do on indian talwrs and infantry in arabia

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@GoldenMiddleAge please do how to use a Saif

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@GoldenMiddleAge please do anthara bin shadd

[@danielcarrillo4385]

as a Colombian with Arab ancestry this was a most helpful video! Im part of a SCA group that looks to recreate these times and we just dont have enough representation outside European styles

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

Glad you found this useful for your projects

[@danielcarrillo4385]

@@GoldenMiddleAge Where'd you get this gear btw? and good websites to shop?

[@joaoteixeira6443]

This is definitely interesting to me. I've participated in western European medieval reenactment, in a series of settings. One thing I've always wanted to get into is Andalusi, and later Taifa period reenactment, but there isn't much of a public for it, especially in the UK where I live. Great impression. Good attention to sources. Well done.

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

Thank you

[@GallowglassAxe]

This is great video. One thing that I'm rather curious on is how does Arab armor work in the heat. We know it works in the heat but why does it work better than other armor types? One reason I'm curious is because I do LARP which means live action roleplay. A gross simplification is that is like Dungeons and Dragons but you actually act out the parts and do the fighting. There are many larpers who live in hot areas like New Mexico or Texas and this information could be useful to them. Not only in a mechanics of playing the game but could help them not get overheated when fighting.

[@cillianennis9921]

Riding boots Sirwal - baggy trousers qamis - the undershirt Padded gambison - the layer to soften blows & such (The thing that every medival army used but that most writers have never heard of) Belt - to keep the material close to the body Chain mail shirt - protective armour (Leather) lamella armour - the main armour on the front of the body Arm braces - made of leather or iron to protect the forearm in combat Turban scarf - around the neck Turban helmet - an egg shaped helmet with a turban wrapped around it. Islamic style helmet with nasal Round shields (usually leather), Curved swords (saif)/ straight sword, dagger. I think I have the words right for this. I am using the video as reference for the descriptions of the armour of the Southern Similayans an ethnic group in my writing that is heavily influenced by the ideas of Arab & other Middle eastern Cultures along with the Turks of the Steeps (however the group I just call the great nomads is more influenced by the Turks, & Mongols)

[@Ahmad__Muslim]

Condor cutlasses are cheap high quality Islamic-style cutlasses. Of course the cutlass design was a Muslim sword design tweaked for the US Navy so it’s very similar, and very good. Strangely when it comes to daggers, something like a condor bowie looks alright and would also be a useful tool and not just a secondary weapon.

[@FrothingFoulness]

What’s crazy is the cutlass and the Western European military sabre are “modern” descendants of the 16th century German/Central European dussack, which definitely did adopt the blade design from Turkic Muslims in the region. They added a European style complex hilt, bad for fighting with a shield but very good for using the sword on its own or with a matchlock pistol in the other hand.

[@raymather1742]

Thanks man dor your videos its treasure to have them

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

Thanks!

[@tboudewijns113]

Some constructive critism: Try and get hardened or boiled leather for your lamellar armor, untreated chrometaned leather is not that cut resistant. Historically boiled/hardend leather would have been prefered. Same goes for the arm guards. Also try to avoid shiny metal pop rivets on the straps, it's better to use mild steel/iron/brass rivets instead of nickel plated ones. Its even better to sew the straps onto the armour. Same for the sword frog/suspension system, i don't suspect that it is based on a historical design but of course i'm willing to be proven wrong. I'm not going to comment on the mail shirt, since that is probably something you're already working on and, using this to give an impression. Keep it up.

[@HayasMelodies]

Thank you for your insightful videos, so much to learn about Arab armour.

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

Thanks much appreciated!

[@tracyajones]

Your videos are always so interesting! Thank you for your insight into a subject some of us wouldn't otherwise know much about. Cheers

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

Thanks!

[@alyssaortega3185]

It's always so good to see a new video from you, your impression looks fantastic !

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

Thank you!

[@DuhaMohammad]

Just finished listening to a series about Salahuddin and his battles, and came here to see what their armour & weapons looked like. Thank you.

[@lanmarknetworking3034]

Ty!

[@frogmad13]

Cool!

[@wael4070]

الدروع العربية أتت متأخرة عن نظيرتها التركية و الفارسية و تأثرت بها بعد أن صارت جيوش المسلمين متعددة الاعراق و تطورت أساليب القتال عبر القرون. ربما أثقل الدروع هي دروع فرسان المماليك. شكرا اخي و ان شاء الله تجد لنا خوذة المرة القادمة

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

شكرا للمتابعة اخي و للمعلومات الدقيقه

[@defaultname-xm8wn]

Wow this is awesome I've always been curious of islamic military equipment, and the similarities and differences between thier European counterparts

[@robertschriek1353]

thank you, there is far too little info on this!

[@samiuhl9255]

I love your videos 👍🏾 My question though is: Did Iron Lamellar Armor not exist in the 10th Century? I know you used one picture of Osprey's The Armies of Islam 7th-11th Century thats why i am confused

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

Thanks! Yes it did exist but no so much in the Arab world until later on

[@almubarizunarchery4607]

Amazing brother, i can see a potential collab between us in the future inshallah , we need to redo your archery video!

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

Thank you brother, it would be great to collab with you and see your expertise in archery, Inshallah

[@DaRealRocketMan]

Alhamdulillah brother,this armor is very nice looking but i have 2 Questions (i understand if you can't answer them) but here are the Questions: 1 did islamic knights wear helmets? And if yes what type of helmets and what did those helmets look like 2 are you muslim? 🙃

[@Honest_Question]

Yes, he's muslim, I saw him saying "Inshallah" when replying to a different comment

[@doctorata3338]

I’m looking for Arabian weapons for my medieval Arab character in Elden Ring.

[@sesimie]

you can 3D print your Helmet brother. May Allah aza wajjal make it easy for you. Ameen. That chainmail shirt is something i would wear daily!! :D

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

Can you made Medieval Jewish armor and Jewish traditional medieval weapon.

[@Farmboy_Habibi]

Brother where do you get that beautiful green keffiyeh you use in your videos?

[@Sah1o-cu4cj]

Your Dirah or Zirah and Khud is missing, but accurate enough

[@joaomanoel3197]

Muito bom 👍🏻👍🏻

[@elshebactm6769]

🗿👍🏿

[@SamiBayasi]

هل انت شيعي ؟

[@GoldenMiddleAge]

نعم

[@موسى_7]

​@@GoldenMiddleAge اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد

[@хантдонжуан]

какой позор.маскарадный костюм

[@donq2957]

Persians had breastplates on their calvary by 500 bc. Ask the Romans.

[@pawelt843]

I spend last 6 months looking fo historical sources about arabic arms and armours in museum collection and books with this and... You too should do this. Is better than in last movie with LARP leather armour, but in lammeral should be arms protection or should be chainmail under it, no shirt. Most heavy east armors have source in China and Korean, and spread acros Asia and east through Mongolian warriors. So Your "example" armour in real is completly useless. Nice that You doing this material, but You need looking little more about this in more historical sources, becouse for reconstructuon it is, unfortunately, not correctly.