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The flail (often inaccurately called "morning star") is one of the most iconic arms of the Middle Ages. Except that some historians think that it was not a real medieval weapon that saw actual use in combat.
So in this video I discuss the available evidence (practical considerations, museum pieces, and historical pictures) and give you my opinion on the topic. It briefly touches on the nunchaku but it's not about the drama(?) that Shadiversity's video seems to have stirred up. :)
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** Sources **
The blog post that I comment on:
www.publicmedievalist.com/cur...
German heavy morning star, 16th or 17th century
www.hermann-historica-archiv.d...
German flail, ca. 1520/30
www.hermann-historica-archiv.d...
17th century flail with large, smooth ball and multiple chains
www.futuremuseum.co.uk/collect...
Indian flail, 18th century
www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
History of the kisten
holodnoeorugie.ru/kisten/
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Russian forum discussion about flails
www.yaplakal.com/forum2/topic...
Piotr N. Kotowicz, Early Medieval War-Flails (Kistens) from Polish Lands
rcin.org.pl/Content/22894/WA30...
Technique demonstration with a flail (in Russian)
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Fighting manuscripts
wiktenauer.com/wiki/Category:...
Depictions in medieval art
manuscriptminiatures.com/sear...
Korean flail demonstration
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Flails of the Ming Dynasty
greatmingmilitary.blogspot.co...
mandarinmansion.com/item/chin...
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