Splayed Arrow 🏹

[@the_hooded_man_]

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[@JTL1776]

I have to give credit to a dude who actually Works out is in Medieval Reinactment. History buffs and Nerds in Social media are not seen as Jacked. As a History Buff and Gamer. Nice to see a fellow bodybuilder in the history community.

[@the_hooded_man_]

@@JTL1776 absolute legend 🤝💪🏻

[@jakobraahauge7299]

@@JTL1776 I guess life demanded such measures back then - but he has combined it with advanced Modern nutritional knowledge! I'm said to look nice, but this guy looks absolutely fantastic! I find myself in a hard place deciding whether I am jealous or infatuated! 😂

[@КонстантинБаранчиков-щ9р]

Хороший йъёмен.

[@Irobert1115HD]

@@the_hooded_man_ may i ask what regal number hedward has and if there is already an heir in line to take up the mantle?

[@Doc-Holliday1851]

I can’t tell you how many arrows I’ve lost in the grass exactly as you showed. I never realized there was a better way. I feel like this could be a medieval info commercial.

[@africanalchemist9165]

Ikr. Makes me wish my archery teacher knew this and told me, would've saved me a lot of money!

[@jaredreeder2198]

Same

[@Dinofaustivoro]

* arows

[@Doc-Holliday1851]

@@Dinofaustivoro Arrows is spelled with 2 "R"s

[@jonide8914]

I am sure there are still a few of my arrows buried in the practice field at my college. That was 15 years ago😂.

[@maxmorris7025]

Roving sounds much more sophisticated then shooting random stuff.

[@robertmueller6979]

this

[@rtyuik7]

same with "plinking" (more for pellet guns, at empty cans or bottles)...its Just Shooting Stuff, but now it sounds 'official' lol

[@thedragonofcanada6659]

Roving traditionally means Wandering or Travelling or Moving from A to B. It's a really fun word!

[@pbayers]

Roving was the equivalent of mag dumping into trash

[@archiveacc3248]

Roving is a word that describes traveling over the country. You can use the word completely independent of archery. "As I roved out" "he's a rambling rover" etc. Where do you think the term Mars rover came from? Sure didn't have anything to do with shooting

[@serujiphonx9070]

By far the most well spoken medieval period English peasant archer i ever encountered on my quests

[@the_hooded_man_]

@@serujiphonx9070 my friend, I am no peasant archer.. I am a yeoman archer 😎🏹

[@28russ]

@@the_hooded_man_ Yo man!! 👋😉😂

[@miainsen70]

​@@the_hooded_man_So you're Jamaican?

[@rexxbailey2764]

​@@28russ : 😆😆😂😂😂😄😄🤘

[@Cryogenius333]

*Yeoman, not peasant

[@drewvaldez]

This man is proof that archery is a strength build not a dex build

[@amiami6413]

Its quality tbh

[@drewvaldez]

@@amiami6413ah a “souls” player

[@JaroslawSlizewicz]

player ? or real live man?

[@drumhailer547]

For real

[@MonsieurWeevil]

I'd argue it's both.

[@Jari-95]

Video's like this make history so much more fun

[@percival371]

The little things that make it more relatable. It's literally the medieval version of "Hey, you think you can hit that tree over there?" "Bet"

[@ezriderdznutztillyomomzcomhome]

Too bad the history channel doesn't show this sort of thing. They're too busy talking about alien nonsense.

[@michaelmontano4280]

​@@ezriderdznutztillyomomzcomhome The TRAVEL Channel and STORY TELEVISION are way better.

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

Didn't think the archery guy would keep 2 guns on him at all times, but here we are 💪

[@zl14l41]

Multiclassing!

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

@@zl14l41 haha, excellent point 😂

[@Choujeen]

Try drawing a longbow all day, you will get them too

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

@@Choujeen too late for me, I'm already swole af now 💪

[@myusername3162]

At first I was looking at his hips for the gun then I realized it was a joke hahaha

[@wopachop4582]

English youtubers are such a treat, especially when the subject matter is quintessentially english! Long bows rule

[@markrossow6303]

#fact

[@the_hooded_man_]

@@wopachop4582 thank you for saying English, not British 🙏🏻

[@Azog150]

@@the_hooded_man_ To be fair the Welsh did their bit

[@dr.bright3081]

Damn bro. Sportin that extra swoll villager drip!

[@caesar8683]

you're right but I don't think they had steroids in the middle ages.

[@dudebrono]

​@@caesar8683dude what 😂 that's just the build of a long bow archer. He doesn't look like he's touched steroids

[@the_hooded_man_]

@@dudebronohe hasn’t got a clue what he’s talking about, mate.

[@milosevicmilorad9375]

​@@caesar8683 Someone is jealous 😂

[@dr.bright3081]

@@caesar8683 what in the hell are you on about?! Steroids weren’t mentioned even once in what I said lol. Homie, if he was a big dude that was super lean I’d side with you (and this is coming from someone who is currently on testosterone and has used MANY different PEDs in the past). But he legit just looks like a dude that takes excellent care of himself, doesn’t pig out, and is extremely active and regularly uses the muscles that are on display (probably lifts weights on top of that). If you seriously think you need steroids to achieve that physique… then… yeesh. Sorry, brother. You can’t blame your physique on bad genetics. Even with the worst genetics in the world, if you put in the work and are consistent you should 100% be able to achieve a physique somewhere in the vicinity of his (not saying the exact same, everyone is different. And it’s obvious this dude has been taking care of himself for a good length of time and has been consistent).

[@freyatilly]

Love this, the accent, the outfit; and the bowmanship. 👍🏼🏹

[@theoutlawking9123]

Man single handedly keeping Robin Hood's Legacy Alive!

[@elguerojusticiero]

this young man is very intimidating to me. i picture being a proud (yet flowery) french knight in agincourt grinning madly cause i finally got into stabbing range with the english archers and seeing this absolute unit grinning back, waiting for me.

[@SamBrownBaudot]

The best explanation I've ever heard for these "rope cutter" arrows. I've been hearing people point out for years that not only are they not really very good at cutting ropes, but seriously, how many of us shoot that precisely anyway? This explanation makes so much more sense.

[@ianbelletti6241]

And you don't even need to sharpen the tip for this purpose.

[@bestsellingbeatdown9162]

My first thought is that they'd be good for damaging sails during naval conflicts, and google has confirmed that assumption.

[@ianbelletti6241]

@@SamBrownBaudot don't trust the AI responses. However, with sufficient mass and velocity I don't see why they couldn't tear through sails. You'd probably be looking at crossbow bolts, though.

[@ThatHabsburgMapGuy]

I've also seen it claimed they were used for hunting birds. Mongols and Turks used a similar Y shaped arrowhead.

[@the_hooded_man_]

@@SamBrownBaudot this isn’t an explanation of what they were used for, my friend. I’m simply sharing my own experiences - historically, these arrows were hunting arrows. Popular for hunting game birds and small game animals.

[@ShinobiM116]

“Some people spend more time looking for arrows than they do loosing them” I didn’t need to be called out like that 😂

[@ShinyAnvil]

Crescent shaped arrowheads were predominantly used for bird hunting, rarely small game hunting as the impact brakes bones but missing the target will likely not result in loosing the arrow.

[@michaelmcginn7260]

They were also used for cutting rigging in ship to ship conflict.

[@Tesla7Gaming]

It doesn't result in loosing the arrow? So instead it tights it?

[@Ulfheodin]

Good chance with that​@@michaelmcginn7260

[@fabioq6916]

​@@Tesla7Gaming tightens. Pedant ;)

[@Imrahil94]

@@michaelmcginn7260absolutely not. The edge is not sharp and the inertia of an arrow is never enough to cut a rope, even a small one. Also it would require absurd precision. Fire was the predominant mean to incapacitate a ship.

[@Sebastian-vi2jh]

I love this type of History it’s makes it so much more interesting to have the details explained by an expert and you enthusiasm is contagious 😊

[@Gloomlight]

If I were a bandit I'd be more afraid of his veins than his arrow.

[@davepearce6359]

Education is always fun with Robin. 👍🏻😊😊

[@indianmartialartsresearchg9728]

In Sanskrit, the crescent arrow head is called "ardha-chandra". "Baan" is Sanskrit for arrow. Just thought I'd add that.

[@gratefulguy4130]

aar•the-shawn•druh phoenetically

[@indianmartialartsresearchg9728]

@@gratefulguy4130 *Arrd-a Chann-draa

[@rexxbailey2764]

IT BASICALLY MEANS, CRESCENT MOON ARROW 🌙

[@indianmartialartsresearchg9728]

@@rexxbailey2764 Yes

[@devsingh7965]

It's called chandra baan (moon shaped arrow) used by ancient Indian archers in war

[@vatsal7640]

Used by everyone at one point*.

[@ColdHawk]

I’d like an endless video loop of this man saying “unencumbered,” please.

[@FilmNerd2010]

What a good explanation of this arrows use! Historical and practical, thank you!

[@Skorch92]

anybody else notice the nasty vascularity of this guy's biceps. Holy lord brother.

[@gilles6177]

Yea

[@Jason-re4dw]

I was wondering if that was ok.

[@FGMCI]

Not to mention the actual like difference in his length of arms from just how much he does this super cool, like a for real midevil archer

[@johnvanhorn9909]

It's from how much he shoots the arrows.

[@Casparify]

It kinda looks like varicose veins, especially on his right arm.

[@nicholaskearney678]

Great presentation and energy; interesting and superb storytelling about British history.

[@richtomlinson7090]

Okay, that makes sense. I thought that type of arrow would be for small rodents and birds, but an arrow that flips into the open would help to find them again.

[@13thTemplar718]

The KZbin channel Todd's workshop, which uses (or at least claims to (you can never be sure these days)) actual Medieval historical manuscripts, modern research papers, and historical researchers as the sources of his info, would agree that they were used for birds. This guy strikes me as using a persona to pass off his 'facts'

[@logansomething]

​@@13thTemplar718He speaks about fowling arrows in the immediate next video. He's just showing how he uses it. Cop on to yourself.

[@the_hooded_man_]

Their primary use was for hunting small game and fowl, this is just a nice little bonus.

[@GnohmPolaeon.B.OniShartz]

​You're still on to something. I would think most roving had a secondary purpose of hunting(You'rejust always hunting) but you wouldnt eant to bag a deer while on the march so having your quiver mostly full of crescent moons means you can slug a few small animals as well, ensuring dinner. @the_hooded_man_ I came down here looking for the "But actually" people don't think cyclical anymore if you don't hand them the A to B they think you're a moron.

[@vidard9863]

Honestly while I always knew that these arrows were "for birds" I didn't know why. This actually makes sense. Shooting at a bird you generally have no backstop, your arrow could go ANYWHERE. it never occurred to me that the tip would make it easier to find.

[@AmitPal-gt6qh]

The most comforting narration one could find, just loved the way it was explained 😃😃

[@PlutoTheSynth]

Just stumbled upon this guy I love him

[@InukaUthsala-s4f]

Bro that arrow is like ardha chandra vaan in hindu mythology

[@irelanddarrie1996]

Super cool knowledge. It's amazing how we rediscover the practicalities in historical tools and weapons. Great job 🤙

[@JaiShreeRamJaihanuman-rs1jp]

In mahabharat That's cold Chandrarik Astra ❤ It for head off from neck ❤

[@xavierstubbs9077]

Thank you very much for this! I myself have lost a ridiculous amount of my own handmade arrows. It always is such a disappointment! Plus I thought these crescent points were used for bird hunting. Nice to see someone making a practical observation to rediscover a use for this historical item!

[@wyldelf2685]

Amazing arrow , well done 🏆😸👍👍

[@bearieroblox6451]

I need one of these, I would love archery but spending 10 minutes looking for my arrows afterwards always really turned me off

They are like the arrows of Mahabharata and Ramayana

[@wardrm5598]

When I began in archery and purchased my first custom bow the bowyer who made it introduced me to these types of arrows. It was a modern version known as "judo" points. Cheers!

[@jackvoss5841]

There’s a spring loaded tip called a judo point. 4 springy prongs radiate around a field tip center. The springs catch on grasses, tipping up the arrow shaft. These points are also good for small game. They are good “plinking” points. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@professornuke7562]

They're expensive, but better than losing the whole arrow under the turf.

[@_the_spy_8867]

I'm no archer(nor i have any bows/crossbows to train it), but as a guy who has Knife Throwing hobby, i feel you there. I've cleaned a lot of area for my practices, but still, every time i go to the forest, half of it i spend on finding my knives stuck deep in the soil...

[@bagifaction]

More power to you medieval man! 😊✨️

[@the_hooded_man_]

@@bagifaction 😎🏹

[@eggofshell]

Paper cuts fear this man.

[@fitter1972]

Came for the archery, stayed for the gun show lol

[@jemdillon3620]

Ive been seeing lots of your clips recently, and this one was the most interesting to me, since you were sharing personal experience. Really interesting.

[@SageKor]

I’ll be making my own bow soon, I’m extremely excited to get back in to archery.

[@drumhailer547]

I had a dog that would find absolutely anything once she was the best dog i ever have seen she would find our crossbow bolts and arrows in the hills for us and so so much more

[@gallaghergreen2053]

I have found arrows YEARS after losing them while mowing. The slide under the grass, and it is impossible to see them.

[@rustynail9007]

Awesome little parade! Your girl steals the show with those curls though!

[@nellowethereal6633]

This dudes arms

[@kardoxfabricanus7590]

serious spaghetti veins on him.

[@EchosTackyTiki]

Also gives you a wider spread to hit little birds with if you're hunting small game.

[@dewizard1879]

A person I know uses a paint roller hook with the roller taken off on a pole and drag it through the grass yo find their lost arrows

[@josephfoster5593]

As a hunter and former competitive archer theres no telling how many arrows are hidden under the grass at the housr i grew up in

[@JoKaR80-d5r]

That's awesome, can't tell you how many I've lost in the woods, lol!

[@RealCanadanMan]

little tip for ppl who do not want to lose their arrows in the grass......... mow the grass within a 100ft or so radius around your target..... you will never lose an arrow in the grass again.

[@garynumber22]

Fun fact those types of arrows were invented by the Roman empire and they were designed to decapitate ostriches. Because the Romans found it fun to watch them run around headless. So they designed an arrow with a crescent shaped tip to make the job easier.

[@grahambrown1980]

Those Romans were a sick bunch, anyone who does that with animals will be seen as an upcoming threat to humans.🧐

[@garynumber22]

@@grahambrown1980 What do you mean an upcoming threat? The Roman empire collapsed hundreds of years ago.

[@grahambrown1980]

@@garynumber22That means anyone, because they always escalate. Idc who they are. Yeah, I couldn’t have guessed that a group I learned about in grade 8 social studies, has only been gone, for like forever.☺️😁😊🤣

[@devanshverma7691]

@garynumber22 These arrows were used much earlier in Indian subcontinent. There are proofs of these arrows ("ardha chandra" or half moon) dating back to The Mahabharata War, clearly mentioned in ancient Indian texts.

[@johntandycrabtree392]

The original “judo” point.

[@Jonus_Sips_Mate]

Judo points have saved me a small fortune.

[@Wow-p9b1h]

Очень колоритный персонаж! Как будто из средних веков на машине времени прибыл....👍

[@ReRiderChi]

Surreal clean fun

[@EingeborenerVollblutmischling]

Man, that's a great advice! I tend to loose at least 1/4 of my arrows and I'm not a wealthy man. 😂

[@soulmare333]

His. Fucking. Arms. Dear *LORD*

[@marktwaine9344]

English long bow workout....even changes the density of the bones and ligaments...

[@soulmare333]

@@marktwaine9344 fair point but damn, the veins and everything

[@thesmokedeck]

Medieval judo point! Sweet

[@jeffreybrandes881]

💯

[@sugarperez6933]

Bro maxed out his archer character lol 💪

[@kasperraves]

The vascularity of the right arm is nuts

[@Ostrynsky]

Look at his biceps veins... 😮

[@CameronMcCreary]

Very nice! 😊

[@raditicat]

I'm now going to buy 20 of those arrows :'D

[@Fishingwithsid]

Bro got worms in his arms

[@gameryon8400]

those arrows are also used to bleed their targets, usually when hunting

[@ankitmahar8070]

Oh... so that's why those arrows exist.

[@fieldagentryan]

Great to see yiu keeping this alive

[@HeraldoDeInfortunios]

Grande Eric Idle explicando como hicieron los caballeros de la mesa cuadrada

[@fullmetal929]

Oh shit, I haven't done any archery in over a decade, but this video brought back memories of countless hours of (often unsuccessfully) searching for arrows in the grass.

[@hismajestylordsmenkhare5878]

Feels nice to hear the pronunciation 'arras' instead of the American Canadian or Aussie versions aaaah good ole England greetings from Scouseland

[@philtronnn]

Dude. This is fucking awesome. Thank you so much for making this video.

[@sunrisemonk]

That’s such a life saver. When I tried archery for the first time I lost my 2 out of 6 arrows in grass. The next time I lost next 2. I was so upset I gave up for a long time. This would save my day

[@rickdarris6152]

My favorite channel for stuff i have nothing to do with, but stuff that is cool.

[@lindsyfish6704]

I've lost count of how many times the whole firing line at events helped a stranger find a buried arrow when it's time to retrieve. Eventually it's found or deemed lost. I really like that this arrowhead makes retrieving easier

[@StygianEmperor]

i need these. i'd probably actually enjoy archery again with this.

[@bazc1378]

This short made me seek out these arrowheads. Thank you for informing me, sir.

[@eedobee]

100 speech, 100 archery.

[@gunslinger554]

I don’t know where this channels been all my life….but I’m here now ❤

[@krakenpots5693]

You make an interesting point... I was always told that those arrows were used for hunting or for cutting through rope and rigging when at sea, but the fact that the arrow is spinning never really occured to me: that spinning would make cutting very difficult, but (as you demonstrated) would also make arrows easier to find (so hunting might still be a valid reason)...

[@John.McMillan]

When sharpened, these arrows are also excellent for small game hunting.

[@tired_and_stressed]

This would have saved me so much time hunting for my arrows in my youth.

[@UrDailyUpload]

Its and indian arrow known as half moon 🌙 used to cut throw the Armor of enemy and hic neck in one shot

[@EstechMagnetics]

Wouldn’t know what to do without the subtitles. Thank you

[@BanditoBurrito]

It’s really not that hard to understand if you pay attention.

[@GlidingZephyr]

You, sir, probably know more about traditional archery than I do about modern bow hunting. I use either a recurve bow or a black powder shotgun, here in the U.S. Very informative segment, thank you!

[@anotherbowtieguy]

I was once a poor lad in the middle of nowhere with a bow and a dream That dream ended when, over time, every single arrow disappeared under the grass

[@natalribeiro]

Your outfit make me think of Bernard Cornwell characters in the book The Archer, Thomas of Hookton. Awesome book!

[@1leggedaddy]

I love the history lessons, plus archer and rangers are the best class to choose. Those scars on your bicep are knarly. A video of how you got them...maybe.

[@zachwise476]

Those arms! Spreading more than my arrows here!

[@RadicGaming]

Your content is just fun and infomative! I love it still!

[@adamjohnsonstudio7910]

That is so true. I've been amazed at how well arrows hide in the grass

[@comfortablynumb9342]

That kind of tip might be very good for hunting birds and maybe squirrels or rabbits. You don't want the arrow to fly through the animal and get lost or have it dig into the ground. Those probably do enough damage to stop small critters and not get lost. I've seen elk hunters with special tips for shooting grouse to eat fresh at camp for the same reasons, they don't want to lose arrows and their tips are blunt but still work for small things.

[@derekstocker6661]

Well done on this, enjoy your hobby!

[@Cameron-n3b]

Proving yet again necessity is the mother of invention...

[@Kattery_Alt]

Those arms are perfect

[@bicivelo]

I used to do in my youth but the arrow head had a flat head and 4 little spring grabbers that would flip the arrow up so it wasn’t lost under the grass, just like this arrowhead. I like this his design better because it’s simpler and looks cooler 😊

[@rddayjr]

It's That Harlequin Crest Shako that Got that extra Buff going!!! Plus to all skills!!!

[@DavidGillespie-m1w]

Ground!! Ok outside is ground ok. The FLOOR is INDOORS . Please tell the rest of Britain. Thank you(i sound pedantic, i know, i love all of your videos) stay Awesome 👍🏹🏹🏹🏹

[@HauntedHawker]

I spent a lot of my youth shooting a bow, lots of fun.

[@hshshshsh190]

25:42 lmao the way you checked if Sarah is bitten 😆

[@tangent480]

I remember these being in the War of the Roses game (a proto-Chivalry) and they would do insane damage to exposed skin, but nothing to armor or even padded gambesons. I had no idea this was their actual usage. Very cool!