Underappreciated Historical Weapons: the Goedendag, spear-club

In this episode of Underappreciated Historical Weapons we look at the Goedendag or the spear club, where it comes from, why it was developed and how effective it is.
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[@ethanking9003]

I’ve been Reading Shadow of the Conqueror and damn, is it a REALLY good, fun fantasy epic. As someone who’s had to develop some settings for D&D campaigns (using your tips) I’m baffled with how rich you made the world of this book. I’m not done yet, but I’m really crossing my fingers that there’ll be more stories in this beautiful setting. :)

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

What if it got in the gaps of the armor?(where you’re supposed to see from)

[@haillobster7154]

@@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 the eye slits? Everyone will become John Cena.

[@gekoultima6668]

Know that i liked this post but Alas i cant Also SPOILERS!!!

[@RaidenHeaven]

Okay... if someone could turn the book into a D&D campaign ... that would be insane!

[@mooseitself]

Gross fake account with 0 subs with a pin on it... not cool man.

[@silentkiller2mm]

When you're a Flemish, medieval peasant going to war but your mother always told you to greet stranger nicely: *Goedendag intensifies*

[@Eugensson]

Schild en vrienden :)

[@scottmantooth8785]

when your a peasant and you don't feel like dragging out the pitchfork and cleaning it after a long days of picking "things" before going into battle of the weekly disgruntled riot in front of the regional overlord/despots manor you can always count on the Goedendag to get the job done with out much fuss or adverse effects to the wielder in question

[@defensivekobra3873]

@@Eugensson may you please translate for us non-multilengual people

[@defensivekobra3873]

@@scottmantooth8785 you know, just the weekly riot

[@ferrancabezadevaca8899]

@@scottmantooth8785 Who said you need to clean it puting stuff on it is what the vietnamese did and that worked well.

[@genghiskhan6809]

When you go full circle and become your own sponsor.

[@My_name_is_I.P._Freely]

Hey, whatever works.

[@corinkenyon3801]

That's how it used to be. if you didn't sell your product, nobody bought it.

[@silkwesir1444]

what a weird profile picture... is there a meaning to it? would you care to explain that meaning?

[@agoodone6446]

@@silkwesir1444 It represents the end result of communism

[@joaquimpereira4995]

@@agoodone6446 a good one indeed

[@Shiratto]

Bartender: So what’ll it be? Shad: Fantasy. *Patrons turn around in their seats.* Shad: Err…Hard Fantasy?

[@lockwoan01]

Well, "Grunts!" by Mary Gentle is a fairly Hard Fantasy. Bunch of Orcs discover Modern weaponry and start spouting off "Full Metal Jacket", just before the big battle between Good and Evil.

[@joshuawhitlock896]

@@lockwoan01 In that case wouldn't it be 'Ard Fantasy? :)

[@lockwoan01]

@@joshuawhitlock896 Actually, It would be "Oorah!" Fantasy, complete with a bunch of Orcs charging in with M16s and AK-47s, going full-auto! Afterwards, one would rip the head off of a fallen enemy, and they'd start kicking it around. If said head gets destroyed..... Good news! You've made the Orcball team! Bad news is! As the ball!

[@jeroenvandenbossche4699]

Hi Flemish history major here! I did my thesis on the weapons of war used in the early 14th French-Flemish war. There are a few important sidenotes to make. At Courtrai the Flemish made extensive use of pike men to stop the French cavalry charge. It is believed that 1 in 2 of the Flemish infantry made use of a longer pole arm (pike, glaive, whatever, ...) The 'goedendag' as u call it was excellent to finish of armoured opponents when the initial charge was halted/disrupted. The weapon fell out of use fairly quickly it seems. I believe that in the sources of the battle of Cassel (1328) its not mentionned anymore. (This I am writing out the top of my head right now) But it was certain that after Courtrai and Mons en Pévèle that weapon is way less mentionned in the sources. Whereas pikes, spears and longer poleweapons gain more renown in the sources. This corresponds also with the Flemish formation trend of fighting more in pike formations from the 1330-1340. Secondly: in 'Diets' the language spoken in 13th and 14th century Flanders the weapon was called a 'gepinde staf' or simply 'staf' which translates to spiked stick or stave (I believe). Only in French sources the weapon is called 'goedendag' (many variations exist). And only the French attach this story of saying hello to someone before mauling/stabbing someone to death. It is sugested that the word goedendag actually comes from 'goede dagge' which means 'good stabbing tool' Anyway, dont want to nitpick but spread some more info around our history. Keep up the good work!

[@andrewjohnson6716]

Wow, thanks for sharing this!

[@Chili0xFF]

Woah. Thanks for the notes bro. Really appreciate adding even more info to an already great video.

[@palharaldrindal4871]

Meanwhile in 1300. BREAKING NEWS LOCAL WEAPONPRODUCER INOVATES BY PUTTING A SPIKE ON A CLUB!!! French are sweating wine

[@benthomason3307]

"sweating wine" HA!

[@dustroier7310]

@starfield2 English longbows did a lot against the french during the 100-year war.

[@InventorZahran]

I read "French are eating swine"!

[@lucofparis4819]

Nice one 🤣. However, regarding longbows, you really should mind the gap between gameplay and historical accuracy. They're different. There's a reason why the bulk of that sweet longbow action is concentrated in the early parts of the Hundred Years War, and why the French ended up winning the War. Case in point, longbows weren't as relevant as you think they were in this war and... weren't really that concerning after, since firearms rose to prominence. The Spanish Tercios proved far more deadly, lasted longer, and were more dreadful than longbow companies.

[@thomaster8870]

Hmmmm... Anti-Armor Mace Arrows.... No amount of armor is going to protect you from pepper spray in your eyeballs.

[@amalgam1210]

So, he now have a big pokey stick that doubles as a large smaking stick. Nice, i'll take 20.

[@nevisysbryd7450]

You cannot take 20 on that type of roll.

[@dynamicworlds1]

@@nevisysbryd7450 no, but you can buy 20 on the cheap and hand them out to some hired thugs.

[@phenaxdk5857]

Child: "Mommy? The neighbor is saying "GOEDENDAG" and stabbing the foam man again." Mom: "Look away little one"

[@chucklesdeclown8819]

this made me laugh audibly.

[@Thomas-cl9he]

IT IS TOO LATE MOTHER I HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE MACHICOLATIONS

[@Loddfafnisodr]

@@chucklesdeclown8819 Because you're a dipshit.

[@MrUmakemelaff]

@@Loddfafnisodr Geez...Settle down and buy a vowel.

[@nugget3888]

this made me chuckle

[@cleanerben9636]

This proves whoever came up with this weapon had a great, dark sense of humour. Like calling a pistol handshaker or the salute.

[@deeznutz8320]

Story i heard is that the Dutch speaking Flemish peasants would carry this thing like a garden tool. And would approach French soldiers with 'goedendag' and if they replied in French or with a French accent they would kill him

[@alvinyu2424]

@@deeznutz8320 he said that in the video

[@neerGdyahS]

Pretty sure the ones who invented it didn't name it that.

[@andrewjohnson6716]

This is very much the sense of humour in Flanders. Almost every major war in European history had some engagements in Flanders. This left them with a somewhat sardonic outlook.

[@luciferamigodobairro6169]

"Salutations!" *Shots them*

[@m.a.packer5450]

I think they were being sarcastic when they named it "good day," because people back then were snarky bastards like we are today

[@reanamet1901]

Yeah I always assumed it was a case of intentional blatant irony, cause that thing is likely to seriously ruin somebody's day.

[@michaelblacktree]

Germanic humor, like naming a giant battle tank the Maus (mouse).

[@rjfaber1991]

It certainly wasn't the shiboleth used by the Flemish against the French garrison in the Bruges Matins, because the phrase they used there was "schild en vriend" (meaning "shield and friend)", or possibly " 's gilden vriend" (meaning "friend of the guilds"). The two are pronounced almost identically in Dutch, so there's some ambiguity.

[@Wetcorps]

They probably launched an internet poll to name it and the inevitable ensued.

[@markhorton3994]

If you faced an armored knight with one and lived it WAS a good day.

[@ghevaer1]

As a Flemish boy myself I always heard it was called "goedendag" because the enemy first gets stabbed in the gut by the weapon. In result they bow forward, like a friendly bow as a form of greeting. After the greeting they would get smacked on the back of the head with the club.

[@spila123]

Another Flemish here. I heard they stabbed it in the throat. As that was about the only place that was unprotected by the armor. So the French knight ended up looking as if he nodded "goodday" before dropping dead off his horse.

[@Artrysa]

As a Dutchmen I've heard neither of these stories.

[@ruhalfoyls]

as a unicorn i wonder how i typed this 0.o

[@Artrysa]

@@ruhalfoyls With great difficulty I'd imagine.

[@timj.]

@@Artrysa ik denk dat aleen Vlaamse mensen deze verhalen kennen

[@TheSonOfTheDragon]

I can see a dwarf using this while yelling "I SAID GOOD DAY!"

[@BlueGhostofSeaside]

If only Goedendags were available as weapons in LOTRO. I want to use one with a dwarf toon now.

[@user-ij7nt9iz1y]

*crunch*

[@Zurrech]

Your forgot to say Sir at the end there my good sir.. Dont be rude :)

[@kokofan50]

Ik zei goedendag!

[@dirtypagan5793]

I feel like this would be a perfect weapon for a dwarf.

[@FulgrimPhoenician]

Flemish here! I was excited to see this video and I really appreciate it. The goedendag was famously used in the Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302) which was basically between France and Flanders (mostly peasants and artisans, but that would include blacksmiths). As far as I remember being told, the goedendag was particularly effective when used against chevaliers. The battle itself was fought in Flemish bogland (wet, it rains sooo much in Belgium, and muddy) so the terrain worked against the chevaliers and their charge wasn't quite as effective (On a sidenote, supposedly the French infantry was doing fine until the knights decided they wanted their part of the glory and finish off these upstart peasants). Now the goedendag came in quite handy against a knight on horseback whose charge was broken and is amidst infantry. The reach and angle from the infantry's point of view meant the goedendag could be used to stab upwards into the gap between the top of the breastplate and the underside of the helmet, stabbing the knight in the throat/upwards in the head. Now supposedly the name goedendag, according to how I was told, came from the stabbing in the throat and the subsequent 'nodding' of the head from the knight as if to say 'good day, sir'. Also, quite correct on the militia, particularly in Bruges where the artisans' guilds were quite prominent and a lot of trade came in, so wealthy city, in one night, the Flemish militias went on a hunt for French speaking citizens, besides 'goedendag' which would be basically impossible to say if you spoke French only, the other slogan they used was 'schild and vriend' (Shield and Friend), again one of those phrases only a Dutch/Flemish/German speaker could pronounce properly, if you couldn't do it, you were killed.

[@PierredeCur]

That's why 'Schild en Vrienden' has been adopted as its name by a Flemish extreme-right xenophobe group with militia aspirations... :-(

[@FulgrimPhoenician]

@@PierredeCur Very true =( they also like to use the Lion of Flanders as a flag, and take over the Flemish national holiday, turning it into some kind of right-wing extremist rally, usually at Ypres. They always like to use symbols of power and patriotism.

[@PierredeCur]

They forget that Walloons fought the French side-to-side with Flemish in the Battle of the Golden Spurs. As for the flag, they prefer the battle flag with the black tongue and claws instead of red, as in the real Flemish flag because it was the one chosen by the Nazi and collaborateurs during WWII.

[@TheHorridius]

One small detail: knights didn't have breastplates yet in 1302. They would have used chainmail against which the goedendag is even more effective since mail only really protects against cutting.

[@sloshy2412]

dude its dutch lmao

[@Overlord734]

I'm sure it's actually very much appreciated among rodock crossbowmen.

[@ericward8459]

Mount & Blade!!!

[@LeonM4c]

It's almost harvesting season!

[@brightonbegole5459]

That’s a nice head you have on your shoulders!

[@rollochairbreaker230]

I will eat from your skull!!!

[@ericward8459]

@@rollochairbreaker230 Less talking, more raiding!

[@Brynn_Cadoc]

Break his kneecap, stab his visor - hope his day is still good and well.

[@timotejmares]

@Dragon born Ok, I have the scenario in a battle: Flemish: Goedendag meneer. French: Aaaaaaaarrrrrr **SMASH ** Flemish: Ik zei GOEDENDAG MENEER!

[@KuronoCthulhu]

Shad, concerned: "Getting hit like that, ugh, you'd KILL someone!" Me, an intellectual: "That's...why I'm here."

[@kitsinthewebs222]

I died 😂

[@nselvianvengida9227]

Better "why you think I came all this way?"

[@nathanjanzen2158]

I love your pfp lmao.

[@trailguidealex5010]

My character " I've brought my weapon." Allie with a spear " that's a stick " Me " a stick with a spike."

[@grayeaglej]

A pointy stick good sir!

[@pixelsheep8939]

I mean that could describe a spear

[@grayeaglej]

@@pixelsheep8939 Noooooooo, a spear is a looooooong pointy stick. Or a loooong stick with a knife on the end. O.o Knife is different from spike. More flattish.

[@pixelsheep8939]

@@grayeaglej sounds to me like you got a spear broken in two

[@Gooberpatrol66]

"How is this better than a spear?" *goes through the chainmail* "Oh, I see."

[@Sr_ECO]

You can't bonk someones's head with a spear

[@sevenproxies4255]

"Good day" as a name for a weapon. I never thought "Ol Painless" would be beaten.

[@Dinitroflurbenzol]

try "Fluffy Bunny"

[@knowcomment4525]

How about the Austrian version of; Guten Tag, which is " Grüss Gott!" which ironically translates to "Greet God!" so it's not only a greeting and send off, but a kill quote as well. Imagine the renegade/rogue crusaders using that line whenever they ambushed someone, would be fitting wouldn't it?

[@dirtywashedupsparkle]

Can anybody tell Shad REALLY REALLY loves this weapon? The enthusiasm is dripping profusely here.

[@PandorasFolly]

Its been 2 years and he recently had a tier list video. His enthusiasm sparked right back when this weapon came up.

[@ForeverEpicness]

So glad Shad figured out why they had caps. Many axes, picks, and other tools to this day use a cap or ring for such reasons.

[@Notmyname1593]

Also, those wooden cannons

[@sockmonkey6666]

Plus that's probably a historically accurate demonstration of how the first guy to do so thought "hey I should stick and end cap on this thing"

[@danc6167]

of course the Australian does a video on a weapon called a G'day

[@jb_lofi]

Aussie here. I didn't even think about that. G'daying is just instinctual to us, I guess

[@morganrobinson8042]

A little more work and it'll probably work as a didgeridoo too. It's about the right size.

[@seneca983]

He should write "G'day" on it!

[@richardmoore5347]

Recently I have been introduced to the Goedendag in a fantastic Germanic based strategy game called "Battle Brothers" (In Steven Fry voice) "Oh Hullo!" *BONK*

[@royjaskowski905]

The spear isn’t just attached to cap. It is driven into wood as Shad’s is. BUT the key function of the cap is to prevent the wood grain from splitting. If you drive the tip into a tough substance it tries to drive it deeper. The attached cap prevents this, and even a non attached cap that allows tip to drive slighter deeper the cap will stop the end from splitting and releasing tip.

[@krystofdayne]

You really need a separate channel called Shad's Shop or something (like you named some earlier videos) where you go through the process of how you build these things. Even if you feel like things like this spear-club were too fast and uninteresting, people would be fine with just a 5-10 minute video, I bet a lot of people would watch that channel. Only if you the time for a second channel though what with extra editing and so on.

[@LorisTheUntethered]

I really do second this; you're missing an absolute trick Shad. I mean, you're already making the weapons anyway, It'd be so fun to be able to see you making them.

[@iamwhatitorture6072]

It doesn't need a seperate channel, it could be here with the audience or alternatively as bonus content on Patreon

[@NEOMNIMON]

Would love to see that, I watch people making weapons all the time on KZbin. So watching one of my favorite KZbinrs doing it as well would be really cool.

[@krystofdayne]

@@iamwhatitorture6072 Doesn't _need_ its own channel but I think it would work better with KZbin's algorithm. These would still be a different sort of content that could attract a different audience, distracting potential Shad viewers who aren't into his workshop videos. Plus, with the outpout Shad lately has, additional workshop videos could overcrowd people's sub box, potentially tiring people into not watching all of his vids. Bonus vids for Patreon is always a possibility but attracts a much smaller audience of course

[@KristoffDoe]

Shad's Shed? :)

[@Scarabswarm]

To some weapons, chainmail is no longer armor, it becomes just a series of linked holes.

[@bigdiccmarty9335]

Well.... yeah...

[@robertnett9793]

I am not an expert - but as mail was mostly developed to counter strikes and blunt attacks, it also started the whole development of dedicated stabby stuff.

[@Archimedes.5000]

@@robertnett9793 no, no, no. Mail was made to counter CUTS. Its even weaker against blunt weapons, because it doesnt absorb the impact at all. The thing that counters blunt impacts is the GAMBESON

[@MrBottlecapBill]

@@Archimedes.5000 Yes and before the mail and before the gambeson, your shield was there to protect against almost everything, and did a fantastic job. You could say that armour was actually your backup protection for the stuff that snuck past your shield. Which I suspect was mostly cutting or blunt attacks since they come in at weird angles. Stabs are more straight line and easier to block with a shield. Of course if you were out flanked or hit a wall of spears that could be coming at you from multiple directions......things got messy.

[@Archimedes.5000]

@@MrBottlecapBill well yeah, piece of steel/wood blocks everything

[@silvertheelf]

GOEDENDAG SIR “What?” I SAID GOOD DAY SIR!!! *stabs person*

[@christosgiannopoulos828]

The original vibe check

[@thebelgianlemon6815]

Well, I mean, it would actually be "Goedendag meneer" but I get what you were going for.

[@silvertheelf]

TheUltimateLemonGuy, why thank you French man.

[@thebelgianlemon6815]

@@silvertheelf I'm not French, I'm Flemish, and I actually hate the French language.

[@silvertheelf]

TheUltimateLemonGuy well

[@zigzaghyena]

"Now good day." "But Shad!" *Spear club to the face* "I SAID GOOD DAY!"

[@alexandermartinez1318]

Haha 😂

[@scottbruckner4653]

And that's how it was used in midevil times.

[@star-lord4208]

Isn't this a reference to Fez from that 70's show?

[@zigzaghyena]

@Star-Lord420 : You got it in one my dude.

[@ergohack]

But what about dragons?!

[@thatbadmuthafucka2626]

I received my copy of your book yesterday. I like the about the author section which simply states "He likes swords." I will be starting it today and will share my opinion with you.

[@markhorton3994]

What about DRAGONS?

[@thatbadmuthafucka2626]

@@markhorton3994 That is the only question that matters.

[@WendiGonerLH]

Gotta love the human mind sometimes, whenever we need more effective weapons, it always comes back to some variation of a pointy stick. Heck, even when guns came about, it didn’t take long for the problem of their effectiveness in close quarters to be solved by putting a pointy bit on the shooty end

[@Superemeoverlord]

"Good day Sir!" THAWACK!!! Anyone else find this extremely funny?

[@sky10456]

I can't help but hear the coconut bonk.

[@solaireofastora7325]

Vibe check

[@GIWE2024]

Yep

[@brandonarline1316]

Yes

[@masterchief2909]

Yes

[@MagizardInternet]

Ah. I love it when a medieval soldier walks up to me and says Goedendag with his mouth and giant spear-club.

[@lucaswallace7476]

"Oh, Bonj.." *SMASH*

[@mikefule330]

The famous Dutch utility weapon combining spear, club, staff, mace. The Swiss made one that also included a bottle opener, flat bladed screw driver and nail file.

[@roycebunce9373]

And another that was a spear, axe, and pick!

[@emptyforrest]

the cap also serves the function of preventing the wood to split when you thrust. Edit, note to self. watch till the end before commenting.

[@andresperez8658]

I was thinking the same during the video, when i reach the end i was like "I knew it!"

[@Lappmogel]

Obviously, and its the same on every other weapon with a wooden shaft. Which makes me wonder about axe behind him because it doesn't look like that axe has an eye, instead the axe is fitted inside the wood and then riveted into place. I haven't looked closely on that axe but if i'm seeing things right i doubt it would stand up to much punishment when its built like that.

[@ozkan576]

@@Lappmogel It's a prop, made out of wood. He tried to get it to look like Kratos' axe in God of War.

[@Lappmogel]

@@ozkan576 I see, thanks

[@handsinthefire]

So instead of pommel throwing, we now have long range good day spikes.

[@sorenweber3599]

That thing needs a Pommel to throw

[@TheAwesomes2104]

Shad: "Long, hard, shaft", "Penetrate." Me: giggles like the most immature person alive .

[@RokuroCarisu]

You are a very naughty Hobbit Jerkins.

[@nemo0036]

I wanna like this, but you already have 69. So I won't.

[@grayeaglej]

I too am forgoing giving you a thumbs up, so as not to deprive you of your current 69 likes.

[@placomsonat9483]

So you didn't notice when he said "you might have trouble pulling out".

[@SweGunner71]

Careful... Watchful Mommies may flag the video as inappropriate! :P

[@landonvandop1875]

Flemish peasant to French knight: YOU LOSE. GOOD DAY SIR.

[@mennograafmans1595]

Can you imagine Wonka whipped this out during that scene.

[@Stellar001100]

Augustus Gloop would be the only one who'd know what to do... maybe.

[@mistergal3173]

'Sees a Dutch word being used in one of Shad's video's' My Heart: "Yeah! Dutch!" 'Hears Shad's pronunciation' Me: _"oh honey no"_

[@BigMek456]

tbh Dutch pronunciation is kinda the opposite of obvious

[@ToonedMinecraft]

@@BigMek456 It's obvious if you're dutch

[@BigMek456]

@@ToonedMinecraft Well most people aren't dutch, so you can't just assume that they know the pronunciation

[@savagetapioca1672]

I had to look up the pronunciation. Then I had to look up one of the IPA characters, because I'd never seen the initial consonant. ":gargle:U-den DA:drier gargle:" is what I wager "goedendag" sounds like to most native English speakers.

[@mistergal3173]

@@savagetapioca1672 That's honestly pretty accurate actually

[@jojoecr7626]

"I love my gambison so much, I don't wanna damage it" Relatable AF

[@TeisuMontgomery]

What! I thought the Goedendag was a flanged or spiked mace... not a thicc spear I am so scared right now.

[@Philafxs]

Common confusion. That would be the morning star/morgenster.

[@martinthewarrior5016]

A thicc spear. Yes. This is best name.

[@Devin_Stromgren]

Thicc spear wins today's internet award.

[@firenter]

Yeah that's a common thing, I think something got lost in translation at one point and when people talked about a pointy club they meant this thing and instead it got depicted as a spiked mace.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Stop it's not thicc there is no butt.

[@BasicShapes]

0:41 "If you like your magic epic and hard....hard, meaning, hard magic, as in...err...hard magic rules..as, as...as in.....umm.... *[Shad.exe has stopped working]*

[@salansar6661]

I bought the paperback and finished it last weekend. It is one of the best high fantasy I have read in a long time. I can't wait for the sequel *nudge nudge*

[@Essoje]

Well, there we go. When the inevitable apocalypse happens and everyone is fighting for gas and cars, I know what weapon my madmax dwarf minions in iron masks will be using. I'll even instruct them to unintelligibly shout "good day" in at least one of seven different languages before each striking, which I'm sure will take anyone by surprise.

[@xerenas1593]

Goedendag is actually pronounced with uvulas trills (harsh guttural sound you hear in languages like European Spanish, Russian and Dutch/Flemish) I’ll transcribe it as kh for non-IPA (international Phonetic alphabet) users. It’s more pronounced like ‘khuyendakh’ than ‘goodendag’ in Dutch, and Flemish is the same as far as my knowledge. Of course, this is not a rant, nor is it in any way negative, just some feedback and I’m sure it’ll be helpful 😊 Thanks for reading

[@Finnie1203]

It is with an /u/ (oo) sound in dutch. In formal standard dutch you would pronounce the d as a /d/ but in casual speach it is indeed often reduced to a /i/ or /j/

[@wu1ming9shi]

Looks like the weapon is all about functionality. Yeah, sure it doesn't really look "beautiful" but MAN you do not wanna deal with it. Sounds perfect for militias now that I think about it. edit: fixed some words I somehow forgot to put in there.

[@kevgmei]

I think it looks awesome. Spears are too familiar looking anyways.

[@capulanbeastkiller2855]

Literally had the same thinking gonna have a dnd campaign where town watchmen use these

[@gilgabro420]

@Anti-Federalist 1776 the katana is such a bad comparison it's not simple it's not sheep and most definitely not a weapon for common people.

[@gilgabro420]

@Anti-Federalist 1776 the weapon was at it's time when it was used expensive and only samurai where allowed to use them. It's not an historically accurate comparison. And it was also not easy to make it takes a master Smith to acutely make them. It was definitely a high class weapon...

[@Laverty1998]

Sword is not a suitable weapon for normal people. Also, In real combat, sword is only used as a secondary weapon and against peasants since people do not wear paper into the battlefield. Spear and staff is probably the best weapon for new recruits or "noobs", because they need minimal training to be used efficiently

[@williamwinder5011]

The level of detail and passion of these videos make me feel bad for many of the so called "experts".

[@ItatsuMagnatsa]

So True. Even R. Lee Ermie did a Katana vs. Longsword video. But I think that he Favored the “Ka-Tan-Ah” too much. Plus used a cheap rip-off metal chest plate. And Cheap steel weapons.

[@vieruur]

Goedendag. As in good dagger. Good weapon. Contemporary called "gepinde staf", pinned stave (cfrt. quarterstaff). Never used as a pike, too short. Used in combination with pikes. The latter stopping a cavalry charge, the goedendag used to neutralize horse and knight. Hence the length of the goedendag varies by period. Always a bit longer than a knights sword, giving advantage. Needs to have metal cap, to fence of a sword blow that would otherwise split the wood from the top. The concept of a club becomes popular as the knight starts using plate armor, beginning 14th century. Heavy blow will inflict damage without the need for penetrating armor. Popular weapon with city militias who trained the pike-goedendag combination in large formations as they ware often confronted with cavalry armies. Believe that a goedendag was tailor made to the soldier much as the quarterstaff and used in the same way, though heavier. Not unlikely that sports as baseball, cricket or even golf evolved from militia training games with such weapon.

[@disdood6289]

Me: a big fan of spears Me when is see this weapon: I think I'm in love

[@JA-sn1or]

Should've been Me: *happiness noises*

[@mattaffenit9898]

Goedendag + French knight = _laughing in Flemish_

[@firenter]

We'll be reaping golden spurs for years boiz!

[@mattaffenit9898]

@@firenter Well... a couple of years, at least. Until the French avenge Count Robert of Artois. Also - French knights suicide charging infantry just seems to be a thing in the 14th and 15th centuries. A massive suicide cult, mayhaps?

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

@@mattaffenit9898 When I think of French Knights I think of Loris from GoT. Seems apt.

[@firenter]

@@mattaffenit9898 Don't remind the nationalists, they'll just say we were with the French!

[@Dasbelg]

@@firenter I mean if you look at a map of mideval flanders then anyone that weren't from the provinces west and eest flandres (rufly) would have been neutral as they were part of the hre or in case of Antwerp fighting with the french

[@pveeckhout]

Flemish here. Your pronunciation is not to far of. It is pronounced nearly the same as the German. Another reason for the name I hav been told is: When a mounted knight passed you by, the spear point could be used to jam it up into relatively unprotected throat area. often severing tendons which made the head of the rider tilt or "knod" forward. As if the rider was greeting you a good day. the not being able to speak flemish was indeed used for "purging" french from cities but the phrase used was "schild en vriend" (shield and friend). This is due to the hard "sch"and "vr" sounds being very hard to pronounce correctly for non native speakers. this event is know to us as "de brugse metten" or matins of Bruge on 18 may 1302.

[@MADhorseKD]

Also Flemish here, can confirm. :p

[@richardbraakman7469]

So similar to the way the dutch used "Scheveningen" to detect germans :)

[@mighij]

Also Flemish here and the "Schild en Vriend" anecdote you are mentioning it actually an anachronism that is quite popular but actually wrong. It's something that was added to a chronicle 2 centuries after the fact (in a diffrent handwriting even) and if it was actually used it was probably Gilden Vriend (meaning friend of the Guilds) who were the main force of the revolt. The name "Goedendag" itself probably comes from "Goede Dagge" and a more accurate translation would be "Good Dagger".

[@user-yr5nv2gv7m]

nah it was the great zombie pandemic of 1302 smacky end vs zombies but then they spent points on poky end vampire bonus

[@willkenny5687]

It’s called a Shibboleth. Identifying spies and foreigners that way is ancient.

[@hannuala-olla4302]

in Finland we have a saying "Hyvää päivää kirvesvartta". It literally translates to 'good day ax shaft'. That could mean something like the Goedendag, but it doesn't though. It just means two people speaking about totally different issue in a conversation.

[@tomc.5704]

Gambeson? Good day, sir! Chain mail? Good day, sir! On a horse? Good day, sir!

[@theangryaustralian7624]

This comment is underrated

[@isitnotwrittenthat1680]

Plate? I Said Good Day Sir!

[@gendoruwo6322]

what a polite gentleman.

[@clanof1144]

Plate helmet? Good day sir!

[@SeymoreSparda]

Why does this sound like in infomercial tagline of a product sold on tv? Either that, or a pretext before a Trivago joke comes out.

[@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819]

The shortness would be an advantage in street fighting, compared to full size spears.

[@oscarclaudio2848]

Good point but hardly ever someone use medieval weapons in a street figth

[@AVGyerra22]

@@oscarclaudio2848 LMAO

[@enigmaodell6806]

Like a shelaighle? that Scottish club.

[@rollothewalker5535]

@@enigmaodell6806 irish, and it's spelled shillelagh.

[@smormannen]

Never bring a knife to a goadendag fight

[@faultypillars9697]

Just to add to what you were saying about Flemish militia walking up to people and checking if they were French. A common phrase used for that was "schild en vriend" which translates to "shield and friend". Those words will make even the slightest hint of a French accent pop out to the ears of a Flemish person due to the particular way the "sch" and "r" are pronounced by French speakers.

[@studioplopmemes2985]

And now people associate schild en vriend with dries van langenhoven

[@theogtsm9951]

There are multiple sources of flemish people using language (especially the g sound) to seperate french from felmish people during the flemish-french wars, so that is probably the right explenation. (For another example see "schild of vriend" from the guldensporenslag)

[@gogroxandurrac]

If you give it a sheath, it doubles as a walking stick. It's the poor man's cane sword.

[@bazookallamaproductions5280]

10:15 pretty sure the cap is to prevent cracking after the video, my statement was correct. you owe me a handshake.

[@NikkiTheOtter]

And this isn't the only weapon of this sort that does that. (I've been saving up for a proper Halberd, and every single head I've seen, meant to be fitted to your own stave, has a hollow cap with a pair of holes drilled in the sides. No tang on the blade, no hole drilled in the stave, no weak-point. Ram a nail through the stave at the holes, and the head stays on nice and solid, no matter how hard you hit. Even if the stave breaks, you can just go to Home Depot and buy another. The smith I've been talking to has them sized for 1.5" Closet rails, which are $0.80USD/ft

[@Aatell764]

I actually had thought the same exact thing at the beginning of the video

[@Juho.S.]

Take my handshake as well. Also, I was thinking the same.

[@bdemaree]

Made complete sense to me.

[@logantidwell7698]

Thanks shad, now I'm going to be really wary of anybody that says "good day" to me. The safety of both me and polite people are now gone. GOOD DAY SIR!!!

[@zvonimirtomac7896]

I swear I saw my dentist use one of these.

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Cotati]

I'm off to the dentist in an hour...hopefully I will report back safely.

[@Pyxis10]

What kind of teeth do you have!? O.o;

[@silkwesir1444]

they kinda do, one of their tools is like a miniature version of this... no wood though, all metal.

[@QoraxAudio]

Litter picking poles also look like that.

[@tomkuiper9812]

"Goedendag meneer." "What?" "Goedendag, speer in uw hoofd."

[@AndyVampified]

“Good day sir” is the spear’s club “end him rightly”

[@chenoaholdstock3507]

This sword meme will never die and I love it

[@fluiypj]

loving your book shad!!! take 2: FANTASY REARMED FIGHTING HORDES OF THROWAWAY ENEMIES

[@kishin2996]

We need this shad

[@haillobster7154]

Greetings, Shad. Thanks for teaching me about another awesome weapon I never heard of.

[@patrickcharette2151]

“The spear club” Personally I prefer “splub” but that’s just me...

[@dmd8552]

Add another couple spikes and it becomes a splubork.

[@realityshotgun]

"Spleab"

[@derpylion6734]

“Clear”

[@brett8945]

As a spear and club lover, this makes me moist

[@Law-of-EnTropy]

Oh look, two of my favorite weapons fused together.

[@Scientist118]

Ah, I remember this weapon when I'm cutting down Rhodoks with my Bastard Sword.

[@-GyBer-]

are you life of boris fan playing mount & blade? :D

[@Aatell764]

Hahaha playing mnb right now I was thinking about the rhodoks the whole time during this video

[@dag_of_the_west5416]

Never. This and a heavy crossbow for the win, go Rhodocks.

[@grimoirworkshop6623]

And yes, the cap is must for any appliance of any steel element stuck in the wood both for tools and for weapons. And there is name for it: FERRULE

[@sanjaymatsuda4504]

Isn't it just as good if you wrap a wire around the end of the wood many times?

[@victorwaddell6530]

Here in the Uited States the Naative Americans used rawhide as wrapping . Just buy a dog chew toy made of rawhide , soak it in water for a couple of days then wrap it around something and let it dry .

[@razvanconstantin740]

That looks absolutely devastating and I also wonder if there were any examples that had metal bands around it to enhance the clubbing capabilities

[@Pile_of_carbon]

Wouldn't surprise me one bit. In one of the pictures in the beginning of the episode it looks like a goedendag with a hefty metal ring which, if so, might've doubled as a way to hang the weapon on the wall as well as making it more damaging.

[@KaoVamp]

Some of the examples I see with a google search had the cap extend quite a bit, but that's about it. Putting metal bands on it, while possible and effective, would extend production time considerably. The Goedendag is very much an "I need to arm a large number of men on a tight budget" kind of weapon, any fancy blacksmith work like bands around it was a secondary concern. I doubt any rich knight ever commissioned a personal top of the line goedendag. If anyone has, I want to see it.

[@uhdude34]

I believe that if you were to add spikes to it, it would be closer to an "evenstar" or "eveningstar"

[@KaoVamp]

@@uhdude34 Eveningstar seems to be a name invented entirely for Mordhau. A morningstar is a mace head type, they weren't distinguished by name for 1 and 2 handed morgensterns.

[@uhdude34]

@@KaoVamp eh, wouldn't surprise me if that were true

[@ericswinson3719]

me: "Hello there" person: "*says something other than General Kenobi*" me: "so uncivilized" *stabby stab time*

[@alexeecs]

Hundreds of years from now: underappreciated historical weapons, the hello there

[@WakarimasenKa]

Hah.. Love the name of this thing. Say goedendag to my little friend.

[@mikavanpolen8418]

I actualy heard a joke that it got the name because people snuk op on someone, said 'goedendag' (so 'good day' ) with a smile on their faces, and then bashed the other guy's head in.

[@kyomademon453]

@ hood day to you sir

[@johnchestnut5340]

Can one imagine a police report after this man successfully defends his home/family against intruders? "We had knives. But he had just finished a video and had gambison, mail and a long pointy stick. We didn't stand a chance."

[@claudeanello3362]

Rip to all robbers

[@blackbeardzc]

This weapon would be perfect in a fantasy game or show! Hopefully Bethesda makes more weapons like this and others for the next Elder Scrolls.

[@MarschelArts]

I mean, how better to wish a good day than with a mace to the face?

[@DaBezzzz]

As a Dutchman, I gotta correct you there: Flemish isn't a language (at least, now it isn't, maybe it was historically at one point); Goedendag is Dutch for Good day, and Flemish is the accent in which Dutch is spoken in Belgium. So yeah.

[@deldarel]

It never was a separate language from standard Dutch, at least not a hundred years ago and earlier. In fact, the standardisation of Dutch started in Antwerp. You could argue that Flemish now is a separate language because of the evergrowing division in pronunciation and vocabulary, but not in the past.

[@HeadsetRuler]

It's more a dialect than an accent

[@GatlingNG]

As we linguists say "A language is a dialect with an army." Dialects are on a continuum of variation. A dialect becomes a language when a powerful political class such as a Nations court starts using it.

[@Lttlemoi]

Flemish nowadays can mean anything from "Whatever dialect or variant is spoken somewhere in Flanders" to "any of the dialects spoken specifically in West and East Flanders, so not including Flemish Brabant, Antwerp or (Flemish) Limburg"

[@Emperor_Atlantis]

@@HeadsetRuler Not really. A dialect of dutch or flemish cant be understood by most people in the Netherlands or Belgium. If i would go to antwerp I can understand everyone. If I go to the more north or east part of the Netherlands where they speak Fries and Twents I cant understand a flyibg fick what they are saying. So no Flemish isnt a dialect

[@krystopherjohnson4548]

He's right about metric being the right way to measure. We need to get with the program here in the USA; we're the only ones who use the "standard" measurements.

[@Mostlyharmless1985]

We are officially metric. We just have the freedom to choose whatever system we want to use. Metric sucks, therefore the US Customary system (which is based off of SI) of measurement prevails. But hey, you want to spend the several billion dollars it would take to convert to metric to be like the cool kids... Me, I have some better suggestions to spend the money on, say, healthcare for everyone, or an updated rail network, or roads that aren't 86 percent potholes, or bridges that aren't on the verge of collapse, or dams that are mechanically sound... But hey, yeah, lets replace all the signs in the US for no reason! And buy new machinery for everything as well!

[@TheKarmak]

@@Mostlyharmless1985 right now I'd be happy if you just changed from "MURICA!" back to "USA" again.

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

Why would we want to be like other countries?

[@TheKarmak]

​@@MachineMan-mj4gj Having a global measurement system is not about being like everyone else. It's about strength in unity. You know unity? you should, otherwise I urge you to look up the meaning of the letter U in USA.

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

@@TheKarmak Unity, not conformity. The US should go out of it's way to not be like other countries, otherwise what's the point of The American Experiment?

[@AbelDuviant]

For so many years I thought the Goedendag was a morning star, thank you for enlightening me Shad. Also, Goedendag is pronounced with a different G. Source: am Dutch. You did get close, though. Second edit: Okay, I suck at explaining. It's pronounced goo-dun-dahg, with a Dutch G.

[@bray2964]

You can't expect a not-dutch person to pronounce the Dutch G Source: Dutch guy at an international university

[@GatlingNG]

Allow me to get pedantic here: The Flemish "g" is the soft one while the Dutch from the Netherlands have a hard "g". In the IPA that would be Flemish 'x' vs Dutch 'X'.

[@AbelDuviant]

@@GatlingNG In the North that'd be the case, yes, but Brabant and more predominantly Limburg use the soft G- it's all a matter of dialect, as we're all speaking Dutch in the end.

[@studioplopmemes2985]

If you can pronounce the Dutch g then you're a real G

[@AudieHolland]

Dutch "g" makes you wonder if the Dutch 'g' might be related to the Arabic "g." The guttural sound, like someone cleaning their throat. Better approximation: like the 'g' in English word "aargh."

[@MercuryAlphaInc]

Addendum: When the Flemish were at war with the French, they also had a code "phrase" to root out French spies, namely "Schild en Vriend", something native French speakers cannot repeat in the same way. The SCH in Schild is the same sound as the SH in Shield (it's also means the same) and the French pronounce it as "Skild", with a hard K sound, like in Kilt. Additionally, the French have a rolling "R" which the Flemish do not have, which is audible in "Vriend". As a Flemish person myself, it's fun to see this!

[@AudieHolland]

I don't know what part of Vlaanderen you may be from, but in the Motherland (NEDERLAND) "sch" is pronounced like sshhgg (g like the 'g' in English aargh). We used it to tell friend from foe also back in 1940 because the Germans could not pronounce "sch" as in "Scheveningen" because they would say "Shayfeningen."

[@NPC-vg8kx]

@@AudieHolland Where are you getting this idea the Netherlands is the motherland of Flanders? We are talking about medieval Flanders here, a powerhouse compared to the then low lands.

[@AudieHolland]

@@NPC-vg8kx Tut tut tut. Even though it was called Flanders, it was part of the Low Countries too. Just the Southern Low Countries. And ever since I can remember, Flemish people have striven to outperform Dutch people in the Nationaal Dictee. Which is rigged in favour of Flemish people anyway so they can feel good about themselves. But really, if you try to talk to *actual Flemish* (not the specially groomed and bred for the Nationaal Dictee) then it's a completely different story. You can feel their insecurity and even if they don't actually, in their minds they are hanging their heads when confronted by actual Native Dutch Speakers. Because together with being a Dutchman comes this attitude that you should be as direct as possible without looking like the cartoonish American tourist. Whenever one provokes a Flemish person into becoming angry and starting to shout and curse, it becomes even funnier. Nobody can take such a person seriously! There are few things funnier than an outraged Flemish person. Of course, we have some very funny jokes about Belgians in general. So yeah, they may not have been mothered by the Northern Low Countries strictly speaking. But we own them. Figuratively speaking.

[@NPC-vg8kx]

@@AudieHolland Tut tut tut. It wasn't part of the low countries until 1464, over a century after the guldensporenslag. At the time, it was the county of Flanders and independent. I'm not sure why you are going on a tirade about how much Flemish people suck. If you have some anti-Flemish sentiments, I'd advise you to go spew your verbal diarrhea on some Dutch anti-Belgian board.

[@AudieHolland]

@@NPC-vg8kx I'm sorry but YT *is* the Dutch anti-Belgian board.

[@arne7522]

I am from belgium and i love the way how you say it with a german accent (I think you say it that way)

[@Apple_pi3.14]

It's funny how he says it but that is not the right pronunciation. He says it like Godendag but you pronounce it Gudendag.

[@argr4sh]

nothing funnier than hearing an English speaking person trying to pronounce the 'g' sound as it is pronounced in Dutch or FLemmish.

[@arne7522]

@@argr4sh gij spreekt toch nedermands dan he

[@argr4sh]

@@arne7522 zeker spreek ik wel Nederlands. Bij deze is deze video en alle comments erbij officieel: G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@DrTheRich]

@@argr4sh lol

[@joshuatendoornkaat8558]

In dutch and flemish, the expression “goeiedag” or “goedendag” litterally means good day, but it can also be used as an expression of fear or excitement. Like “goeiedag! What the hell is happening there?”

[@pixelsheep8939]

We all need to make a r/ShadSubmissions where we send him memes

[@Spiceodog]

"This weapon isn't a sword, it's like modern art. I once saw a man drink a bucket of paint, vomit it on a canvas, and sell it for a depressing amount of money" - shad from shadiversity on the bat'leth

[@Spiceodog]

" a great person is like a great arming sword, hesitant to flex, but very capable of doing so"

[@ttthttpd]

Be careful, or you'll get submissions for the internet's other Shad (man)

[@pixelsheep8939]

@@ttthttpd or they'll see the Shad memes and be like "... who the fuck is this?"

[@livedandletdie]

Owen Keenan I'm quite firm in not flexing, but I'm capable of flexing after all $20 is $20. Or so the meme goes.

[@trogdo]

i love the way you just carry a longsword the whole time

[@8-bitsarda747]

It is his side arm of choice

[@TF_NowWithExtraCharacters]

In event of zombie apocalypse... Everyone else: CHAINSAWS! Me: Big stick. With a spike.

[@Gooberpatrol66]

Machine gun

[@bryce4724]

Zombies.... eh there fine. Now zombie australian wildlife thats when you start to panic

[@TF_NowWithExtraCharacters]

@@bryce4724 At that point we might as well give up. Imagine zombie drop bears!

[@bryce4724]

@@TF_NowWithExtraCharacters more scared of zombie magpies tbh

[@TF_NowWithExtraCharacters]

@@bryce4724 personally, more scared of zombie crows. Smart and fierce. And the Japanese ones are huge!

[@Asertix357]

Shad, your goedendag reminds me of an improvised weapon idea I had a while back. On a discussion for improvised weapons produced during an emergency, one person was suggesting making a wooden spear and fire hardening the point. I suggested instead of fire hardening, simply drill out the center of what would be the spear, insert a short piece of mild steel round bar, and then sharpen it to a point while tapering the wood haft. It's a lot less work, and produces a much stronger point without being time or resource intensive.

[@kpaenen]

Underappreciated? As a Fleming, I can confirm you that our entire history revolves about this weapon. EDIT: as for the pronounciation, use a softer G xoxo

[@caccioman]

You call your Dutch „g“ soft?? 😂 greetings from Germany

[@kpaenen]

@@caccioman a Dutch G is the hardest ugliest thing I ever heard :p But the Flemish G is a soft letter

[@jeremydavis3631]

Agreed. I learned Dutch in Suriname and then lived in Flanders for 4 years. I always found it hard to distinguish the Flemish "g" from an "h". I think the Flemish one is the same as the German "ich-Laut", whereas the one I learned in Suriname (the one associated with the Netherlands) is the "ach-Laut".

[@caccioman]

Killian Paenen didnt know that. Thx 😀

[@NPC-vg8kx]

@@caccioman Uhm...yeah...the Flemish G is typically very soft...surprised?

[@THEbROCKol]

Yes! Yes! Yes! I waited this episode from the beginning of this serie... Now i want it on mordhau.... DAMNNIT!

[@ok-ln8fs]

It is in mordhau its a skin for the eveningstar

[@paualamar]

A new weapon for me enters straight into my Top5 Favorite weapons: Guandao/Naginata, Goedendag, Bo/Quarterstaf, Nagamaki, Montante. Thanks Shad. :)

[@Sunny-ld4nn]

Shad being a Rhodok CONFIRMED!

[@DZ-1987]

There's seriously something about the Rhodoks. When i first played, they were me first faction to join. I don't know about the rest, but i do know for a fact that Soviet Womble went with the Rhodoks as well. Its Graveth, i tell you. The damn Bearded bear with a bald spot looks the most kingly.

[@tomaszkrawczyk9344]

Random Rhodok trooper: Jelkala belongs to the Rhodoks! Camel: Oh, no. It's retarded.

[@thatonekid640]

*Dirty Rebels*

[@alphamon701]

When a blacksmith has a sense of humor. GOOD DAY SIR

[@bogustoast22none25]

Everyone thought he was a weirdo until he makes a simple, deadly, cost effective weapon, that requires very little training to be effective.

[@corvidus]

In the Netherlands, the Morning star and the Flail are often mistaken for a Goedendag. By the way, the way you pronounce Goedendag is: G's have a rough growling sound OE is pronounced as OU like in the word You

[@KageRyuu6]

Mount and Blade Warband, Rhodok Crossbowmen tend to use a Spiked Staff which is basically a Goedendag, at least until they reach their final upgrade.

[@VandalCleaver]

KageRyuuUji Rhodok master race

[@Ally5141]

@@VandalCleaver Swadias heavy cavalry disagree.

[@fabiovarra3698]

@@Ally5141 not if you use mods were Rhodok can implement a spearwall

[@Ally5141]

@@fabiovarra3698 I miss modding Warband.

[@MrJustonemorevoice]

Just imagining a Flemmish mercenary screaming "GOOD MORNING SIR!" before stabbing someone

[@DZ-1987]

"Oh, Good morning sir, what's that? Oh, too bad, there's a rather large gash on ye. Oh, Hello sir, your friend ove- oh, sorry about that." "Oi, Grealand, what are you on about?" "I'm just trying to make a polite conversation, but they keep jumping onto me stick."

[@NPC-vg8kx]

You would be wrong. Goedendag happens to be "good day" in Dutch/Flemish. Goten-Tac is "good stabber" (tac eventually became "dagger" in English) in celtic, which it came from and makes more sense. All this "greeting the person you kill" sounds cool but it never happened. It was a penetration weapon called "good stabber" and "gepinde staf" (piked staff) in Flemish.

[@DZ-1987]

@@NPC-vg8kx heh. Good stabber.

[@flitsertheo]

Flemish are polite people.

[@Nezha_Main]

imagining them singing good morning with this weapon... good morning GOOOD MORNING enemy" OH NO OH NO *GOOD DAY SIR* enemy" OH N- *dead*

[@Hikieblitz]

I live in Belgium and the gaurd would say goedendag menneer if the other men said koedendag it was a french

[@GatlingNG]

Yes, it was a shibboleth used to identify French on Flemish territory. The French have issues pronouncing the soft Flemish "g" so it sounds like Koededak. "Schild en vriend" (shield and friend) is another example where a French speaker would say "skild et frind".

[@Hikieblitz]

@@GatlingNG yes I forgot about schield and friend (in flemisch schild en vriend)

[@studioplopmemes2985]

The only problem That the guards could've had was That a french man replied: ik moest kloppen want de bel doet het niet .

[@Eugensson]

@@GatlingNG unfortunately this is most likely an urban legend. Why? Because the French at the time had different phonetics to the modern French. They were most likely able to mimic the zachte-G without any trouble. What they were not able to pronounce is any word starting with W- for example. That's why German languages have ward, Wouter and war, while the Romance languages have guard, Gauthier and guerre.

[@GatlingNG]

@@Eugensson You're right, it probably is a legend. It is used in order to instill national Flemish spirit. I mentioned this in previous comments I made about this but not here.

[@luzfire7523]

Shad: "Getting hit like that... ach it would kill someone." Me: "I believe, That's the frickin Point"

[@evo_is_confused]

I may enjoy the novel, but... What about dragons?

[@something2108]

Not even half way through the video and I already love this weapon

[@milkwater1204]

someday I hope the phrase "Godendag" becomes as popular as "Omae wa mo shinderu"

[@intellyless1910]

would be nice only pronounce it then the right way, and btw it ain't flemish it's dutch.

[@DARamosYT]

I want an npc in a game to yell "Goedendag!" when attacking now.

[@MrDibara]

I want a town in an RPG where the guards constantly greet you with "Good day, sir!" and hit you if you don't reply back.

[@James.D.B.]

Alright, I'll get on it

[@LucyWest370]

@@MrDibara nah maybe like a random encounter in a Bethesda elder scrolls game where a guard approaches you and says “goedendag.” And then he attacks.

[@MrDibara]

@@LucyWest370 "Goedendag~!" 😊 ... "I SAID GOEDENDAG!!" 💥

[@LucyWest370]

@@MrDibara “I said GOEDENDAG, SIR!”

[@simonvangeert5453]

Many people here (in Flanders no less) call a flail (or mace) with a morning star a "goedendag"... Something went wrong around these parts. I've been trying to correct them for as long as I remember... Even in school my history "teacher" showed a morning star when he talked about the battle of the golden spurs (where these weapons were used to great effect, even if the prominence of that battle is greatly exaggerated thanks to Conscience's work the 'lion of Flanders/leeuw van Vlaanderen'.)

[@panszatan5220]

This weapon is just a thicc spear. I approve, 10/10!

[@kevgmei]

A spear for str users

[@thenthson]

Like a spear boned a mace and had a child.

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