The Arabian sword

the 13th warrior

[@TheBasjenator]

You see that warrior from Arabia? He's got a curved sword. A CURVED SWORD!

[@porkypile]

Fint namn

[@jotacep]

His crafting unlocked the finesse feat on the weapon. Now he rolls with Dexterity.

[@Shotgunsniping]

That's literally exactly why I looked this video up. I wanted to see if his custom sword would be thin enough to be passable as a "rapier" category of finesse weapon.

[@rainstand2772]

I love how they pick on him like big brothers but always smile cuz he can adapt and overcome

[@Determined..]

In the Arabic culture even before Islam:- Magnanimity, Generousity Are the most Important Features in Manhood, Knighthood. They shared food with him so he trusted them, Thats how we all shoud overcome the small things, mistakes from those we love, trust , and those who did good things to us. Tolerance, Magnanimity, Generousity will make even your Enemies your ftiends.

[@TheCampercore]

@@Determined.. its not really about the Arabic culture and Islam, people in general became more hateful... to each others, to animals, to nature, to traditions.... nowadays, you cant even mess and joke around with friends without being called racist, xenophobic or homophobic assh**e or whatever else....

[@Determined..]

@@TheCampercore Agree with you, some people are becoming very cruel no Concience no Heart no Mercy etc but there are still the Good people whereever you go, The Good ones will always PREVAIL. Even not now but in a while. Best Regards to you.

[@17MrLeon]

@@Determined.. Arab world was so far ahead of everything with knowledge of mathematics, engineering, and philosophy. Then Islam happened.

[@rettwoods]

@@17MrLeon Then oil happened. The arabic countries were "fine" up until the last 60 years or so. Islam has been around for hundreds of years. I say this as an atheist. Islam is not the problem. It's a tool. Same as any religion.

[@daelutherikke2886]

"When you die, can I give that to me daughter?" Made me laugh then, made me laugh now.

[@UmbrellaWatch]

i love it!

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

every time

[@theeatherlash69]

I love it.

[@CrazyGood88]

I still laugh at this part. Lol! I love their acceptance of him and how they just welcome him into the fold.

[@erlyabrigo-arredondo7251]

Dael Utherikke I was gonna say that.

[@artfan101]

this movie is criminally underrated

[@-Blast]

Heretic damn right

[@dphill96]

Yeaup

[@WestLegend03]

Nope. But it could have been *WAY* better.

[@connman8d617]

My favorite part of this is that they tease him about the sword so he promptly slashes the post and showboats by flourishing with the sword and they immediately just tease him some more. Like...no mercy man.

[@Outlawbyname]

Truly a band of brothers lol

[@supermanoftheoc]

I think this clip shows that it's better to handle the weapon you are familiar with instead of the one you are not familiar with. No matter the situation.

[@b10hz4rd]

supermanoftheoc improvise adapt and overcome with all the tools you have in hand

[@HAWKEYE21343]

D S marine philosophy

[@somanoma6465]

supermanoftheoc More like it isn't about the size it is about how you use it

[@Troop3r666]

@@somanoma6465 Size was definitely the problem. It was too heavy.

[@TheMan-je5xq]

@@Troop3r666 just in the movie but real life swords of that time were not that heavy. They certainly were not 2 handed

[@Adam-xd8df]

Who remember " at least I know who my father is " 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pyrolopez854]

Such a great part of that movie they were caught completely off-guard

[@kongkonsarmahimbecile149]

"my mother is a Noble women from a Noble family"👌

[@mariamdavudova1389]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@khairiaris]

It is common to see even modern day Arabs able to recite their ancestory.. way beyond their great great grandfather for clan identification.. They put a lot of stock on family legacy

[@Adam-xd8df]

@@khairiaris that's true I can name my grandfather's up to Naoh

[@Magician12345]

Abraham Lincoln was quoted as saying “ Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.”

[@Jafmanz]

he was a moron. if you ever let your axe get so blunt it takes 4 hours to fix it you should probably buy a beaver.

[@TheGhostScorpion]

or just push the tree down

[@206Zelda]

A wise quote; preparation is everything. Sharpening the ax not only implies the sharpening, but the search for the quality and comparison before making your careful decision.

[@kongkonsarmahimbecile149]

@@Jafmanz 😂😂🤣🤣😂

[@mrnobody6447]

@@206Zelda lincoln was a character.

[@Doc_Vega]

The chemistry between the characters is outstanding in this movie

[@paulgrove1407]

There is not a single bad scene in this movie.

[@michaelstaley1420]

"It works" kills me every time 😂

[@DarylSolis]

HE MAKES A NOIFE

[@luislopez3726]

Daryl Solis "noife"= knife Yeah just in case some didn't understand it

[@Ragitsu]

Scots (Tony Curran, to be precise) make the best Vikings 8-^).

[@allopez8563]

@@luislopez3726 Yes thanks for the translation.

[@AC-ny1di]

@@luislopez3726 Thats not a knife This is

[@luislopez3726]

@@allopez8563 correction, accent.

[@pspboy7]

Amazing how many history experts show up on these clips... or, so I think.

[@Swordsquire]

"When you die, can I give that to me daughter?" I love this movie!

[@Shrapnel82]

"Give an Arab a sword, 'e makes a knoif" Give a norseman an accent, he makes it Sco'ish.

[@draganov2008]

By the way, the owner of the Arab character is real from a historical perspective, and he is the explorer Ahmed Ibn al-Fadlan. He lived during the era of the Abbasid Islamic Caliphate. Extending from the borders of China to the Atlantic Ocean in Morocco It was the number one world power at that time😊

[@Adora_Witch]

I used to be the 13th warrior until I took a curved sword to the knee.

[@blockmasterscott]

I like how he laughed along with them LOL!

[@jackkrauser6882]

see those arab warriors they have curve swords CURVE SWORDS

[@caim4611]

+jack krauser curved swords are weak swords long swords are better

[@jackkrauser6882]

Lucas Matheus long swords are weak against long curved swords :p

[@sighansen9147]

+jack krauser Short swords are the best because we're all secretly Roman, deep inside.

[@jackkrauser6882]

Sigurd Vansen so you are saying that a short blade is good for romans okay then curve swords are the best for arabs

[@sighansen9147]

jack krauser I hope you understand that it was a joke, yes?

[@johnblack8655]

In our Aussie reboot of this, the guy forges a boomerang. Slices multiple poles in one throw, then it flies back to the Scotsman's daughter's hand.

[@SaracenChronicles]

agility sword vs strengh sword

[@deuone]

this movie is basicly about a redguard fighting the forsworn together with a bunch of nords

[@caaaaaaaaaz]

"when yo doi can i give it to moi daughter?"

[@Anton-cc7yc]

A completely ridiculous scene… but somehow still I remember it word for word even if I just saw the movie once when I was 7. Still can’t believe it was hammered by critics… I mean, its amazing.

[@bokvarv1926]

kind of fun fact is that the "large sword" that viing was using, and the sword that banders is barely able to lift, weighs about the same as a baseball bat

[@MrAhme63]

People weren't as well fed as we are today i guess, it's also the theory behind the increase in length of people since the 19th century.

[@alvaromarde]

It's not the sword being to heavy, it's the inertia that comes when swinging a blade that broad and rough. (That's why swinging a hammer feels way heavier than a knife of the exact same weight) Ahmad is used to blades that were far more thin and balanced. Abbasid Caliphate lasted up to renaissance, and their weapons were more sophisticated, specially compared to weapons from the Rus Khaganate, who are depicted by Ibn Fadlan as being early-middle age developed

[@MrSurrealKarma]

@@alvaromarde No, that has to do with weight distribution. Your typical viking sword's center of balance would be near the handle, so it would be super light to swing. The movie just plays off stereotypes.

[@alvaromarde]

@@MrSurrealKarma that's exactly what I was talking about when I said "balanced". The craftmanship of steel by arabian cultures was far more supperior than their western counterparts. That's why the populary called "damascus steel" was so used in other european kingdoms. The scene is just trying so hard to depict that. Also, those are not vikings.

[@MrSurrealKarma]

@@alvaromarde They were ahead of the curve in terms of smelting techniques, but they weren't super high tech in terms of design. Not worse, either, just different. The curved swords he'd be used to typically had their center of mass way further from the hilt than a western sword, which would make them feel slightly heavier to wield (like you said, like a hammer). That helps them in terms of cutting. A western sword is generally used more for thrusting, which puts the CoM closer to the hilt. And I know they're not vikings, but it's a general term, like "arabian" swords.

[@eddiekalista3222]

I’d love to see a weapon smith actually try to make this modification. It seems reasonable, but I question if it’s actually possible, and how long it would take on modern equipment, let alone on just a spinning stone

[@faustopancake234]

It would definitely take longer and would most likely require reforging. That said, it works just fine as a story telling technique, it gets across the idea of what he is doing without the time (and cost) of filming a long forging montage or something like that.

[@krzysztofjackiewicz9620]

Funny but, in fact, arabs were using straight swords in that period of time. Straight and quite heavy.

[@rollochairbreaker230]

Also Viking swords weren't that big or heavy.

[@rollochairbreaker230]

I agree it is a cool movie and I get that it's not meant to be accurate, however I just feel it's good to know the facts from the fiction and there are plenty of misconceptions due to Hollywood.

[@TheAfghan72]

^Nope it was first used by Turkic tribes the Arabs used straight swords.

[@TheAfghan72]

@ Türko-Farsi Stoner Thanks bro you too, what country are u from?

[@TheAfghan72]

@Türko-Farsi Stoner Salaam to fellow Central Asian brothers, my mother's step mom is Uzbek. We get along great!

[@FromHyrule]

To be fair, Arabs were the smart and sophisticated ones in the ancient world. (Were)

[@ahmedislam2580]

yes but nowadays they are so lazy

[@drsherb1552]

Nations rise and fall..its good 😊

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

A Alsherbini So it goes.

[@tareksaleh7016]

Divide and conquer.... and that’s how we became weak but we won’t be divided for long because we have Islam and Islam reunites us and when we’re united we’ll be great again

[@tareksaleh7016]

sodium proton where are you from? Just curious cuz westerners don’t usually talk good about us arab muslims

[@attiamaizet6841]

Long live Arabe 💪💪❤❤❤

[@6958921]

Weak sub-race

[@salim6305]

@@6958921 May be in your zionist media stupid slave not in Real life 😜 in Real life they destroy your Great Eastern Romain Empire and Great persian Empire in just few years 😁 Ummayad Caliphate : From chinese border into 👉 south of france

[@Adam-xd8df]

@@salim6305 actually only 11 months , Khalid bin alwaleed with 18000 soldiers took down the persion impier . They don't know our history

[@knightofhope2282]

@@Adam-xd8df they also beat the Vikings in one night and destroyed there 50 ship

[@mageds2684]

@@6958921 that’s kinda anti-Semitic

[@joeyD213]

Awesome scene! Love this movie.

[@greateldritch8141]

Ahmed when they first encoutered vendols: "i am not a warrior!" Ahmed a few days after: 1:56

[@sugarba1]

This movie is one of my guilty pleasures. I know objectively it's pretty meh but I like it a lot nevertheless.

[@goldenphoenix4475]

It's a very underrated movie. I find it marvelous and quit entertaining.

[@Renagade2332]

@@goldenphoenix4475 This scene and the "I LISTENED" scene are just amazing.

[@lulospawn]

This is not a bad movie by any means. Maybe it underwhelmed at the box office and it would've made a little sense to make it five to ten years before its release, but it's well done, well paced and well narrated. My only complaint it's lighting.

[@Peer165]

The only real issue is the short lenght of The 13th Warrior. The studio forced John McTiernan to cut everything down to approximately 98 minutes at the expence of all the character development. A Director's Cut made from the original 35 mm print, now restored at true 4k resolution and with added Dolby Atmos, could really change this movie into something special. I mean, HDR/Dolby Vision would really enchance the already stunning cinematography. Not to mention the costume and set design.

[@Raduldo]

@@Peer165 You had me thinking that there is already a 4k directors cut out there. Damn..

[@Darksky1001able]

I love that upon immediately slashing the pole and displaying his finesse it plays Arabian music. Thats awesome, i love it.

[@kldalm1379]

European swords are made on the principle of smashing your enemy, the Arabian sword is based on the idea of friction, when the sword hit the enemy and then you push your sword all the down then go back to your position you inflicted a heavy cut, if not cutting your enemy in half.

[@AaronPaulIbarrola]

Nah. That's modern day misconception. From my own experience of handling properly made swords both western and eastern and you can lacerate just as easily with both. Europeans sword, which lets go with a Carolingian sword, for relevance to the time period of the video. You do not "smash', you slice and stab. You play chess with your movements until you or the opponent finds the gap in the defense (whether that be shield, armor, or parries) and you strike swiftly with agility and finesse. The same as you would with Eastern styles, using friction and technique. One could, even cut a man in half under similar conditions an Arabian sword can. European swords were not heavy clubs with which to "smash" through the anything. If you wanted to "smash", you would use a maces or other blunt weapons, of which have their own techniques and skills that are also not just mindless "smashing". Many European swords are as light as many of their Eastern counterparts if not lighter. The European swords are extremely varied with all meant to focus on different things. Even ten of the same profile sword, meaning ten swords that look like generic European Longswords, can each have a different purpose with changes in weight distribution, changes in bevel angle, blade width, taper, depth of the fuller, etc. Some were better at cutting, some where better at stabbing, some were better at slashing, some where better at armor piercing, etc. All while looking, to the untrained eye as the same type of sword. Meaning they have versatility. And least not forget, European swords actually optimized for cutting and slashing such as the Falchion, Messer, or earlier designs like the Falcata, Kopis, and Falx. On the other side, straight swords were not alien to the Arabian peninsula either by any means. There are many historical examples of straight Shamshir especiallyin the earlier years that are used for thrusting as well as cutting. The Zulfiqar, a beast of a sword, some designs were clearly more for hacking than slashing, being thick like a machete. However like with the longsword style swords design, the Arabian sword design was gradually replaced by the Turkic sword designs, which isn't too dissimilar to Arabian swords. The Turkic swords were just as diverse with some being more for slashing such as the Kilij, which is a Scimitar like the Arabian Shamshir and some being more for hacking and stabbing such as the Yatagan. In some cases Kilij were just straight, optimized for thrusting. In the end, its all nuanced.

[@abusalah4914]

At times when Arabs, and Muslims for decades have been vilified by Hollywood this movie offer very refreshing and inspiring reality about the Arabs from their shining past . At times when Western European and Scandinavian societies were sunk in backwardness , bloody fueds , illiteracy , and low personal hygiene , the Arab and Muslim Orient had then vibrant societies , learning , and higher level of personal hygiene . Unfortunately there was reversal in past few centuries that some poineers are trying to reform these societies toward modernity , justice , and political freedom to accelerate such reform. Many people think Islam is the stumbling hurdles that stand in the face of reform , when in reality Islam played a decisive role in inspiring Newly established faith as catalyst to promote learning and research . In Islam , the first word revealed to Muhammad in the Quran was " READ " .

[@fistinyourface7053]

Abu Salah Backwardness?Norsemen were not only warriors, they were also pioneers, boat builders and sailors better than anyone in the known world. Their ships could sail through inland rivers and open seas equally with little problem. They ventured through Volga to the Black Sea, afterall...Not to mention discovery of Vinland...Which is North America. More than 600 years before Columbus. Also, they were much cleaner than southerners... And created the first parliament after the Roman Senate...I mean the tings. I don't undermine the civilisation progress of the Orient, of course...They florished in the middle ages...Unfortunately they fell down to lunacy as we can see now.

[@benmansourmahdi9097]

newbihack as a muslim i encourage you not to say christian any more because there is no such thing you sir are a muslim if you believe in allah and Jesus but only one little thing just believe in mohammed too but not only that you also must believe in angels other prophets like moses and younes (don't know his name in english )

[@fistinyourface7053]

fd,azm,a aflfùn,af Christian. This guy is not a muslim. ;)

[@benmansourmahdi9097]

reread my comment and undrestand it

[@fistinyourface7053]

Some religious demagogy...Abrahamic religions are similar to themselves but not the same.

[@mohammadmd4628]

I'm sad cuz there is some people who don't know anything about arabic culture and they took about it , now we have the internet so if you wanna know something about someone just spend a few minutes to educate yourself.

[@caim4611]

mohammad almotalq have you see the rape in europe the war in syria

[@caim4611]

@Salman The Nub i dont have a answer to that but this is no doubt the arabs fault if not than a i dont know who is

[@Velnias8]

Oh yeah we are enjoying arab culure since 9/11

[@darklordofsword]

Ignore them. Honestly. This scene annoys me because THAT'S NOT HOW REPROFILING A SWORD WORKS.

[@6958921]

I know about Arab culture, mohammed was a pedophile and arab conquest was brutal and immoral, convert or die

[@cameltanker1286]

Dr. Michael Crichton wrote a wonderful novel which was adapted into a half way decent movie.

[@slayking2378]

I read the book once and watched the movie way to many times. I prefer the movie

[@Isildun9]

You know, some might think that because he was a poet and writer that he would be unfamiliar with weapons and fighting, but at the time, it was considered appropriate for an Arab gentleman, such as himself, to be skilled in a multitude of different arts, including weapons and warfare. Though, it is unlikely that he would have been using a scimitar type sword, as those did not become extremely common in the Middle East until the Turks invaded in the 11th Century. He would have been familiar with, most likely, a straight blade, double edged sword, not too different from what they are using, if only lighter and made from better steel

[@Amine0Jazair]

It was famous way before the arrival of turks , turks had different type of swords that are close to the mongol swords. and relied mainly on horse archery. Since Andalusians had those swords(Found and preserved till today) even before the turks existed as a state and Yemenis are the only nation to have curved daggers and they are the source of all Arabs , displaying the orientation towards curved weapons since the beginning of the Arabic existence.

[@TheAfghan72]

@@Amine0Jazair Curved swords go back to the Turks and Mongols, Arabs before their arrival were using straight swords. Google is your friend.

[@mohamedlaarabi7148]

@@TheAfghan72 you live and die by hating on Arabs. if a post claimed that Arabs used a straight sword you will disagree. The curved head blade is an Arabic unmatched brand registered and documented, saying otherwise would be dumb. the Turks Persians Mongols used a more curved blade but on the belly area of the sword, and if you know one thing about swords is that a curved belly sword is absolutely different than a head curved sword

[@TheAfghan72]

@@mohamedlaarabi7148 Dude what?? How the hell is stating an obvious fact "hating on Arabs?" The curved design is undoubtedly Turko-Mongol and that's well researched, Arabs did NOT use curved swords before the second crusade and neither did Persians. Also you are Algerian NOT Arab.

[@goldenphoenix4475]

Dude the Arabian swords are curved ones. We have in museum Arabian swords of the prophet and his companions dating 1450 years ago and that were all curved swords. The double edged one was all curved and used by imam ali prophet Muhammed cousin. Turks and Mongols didn't have curved swords they had short flat ones. Yeminite are the heart and origin of Arabs and they always used the curved daggers and curved swords just like entire Arabia since the beginning of time even before Islam time. Turks and Mongols were good at archery while riding horses and thru had different swords than the Arabs.

[@Pirustae]

I don't know who exactly invented that shape of sword , though I think the early arabs did, but Ahmad did a smart thing here: he made his sword lighter, sharper and more elegant. So..he can slice the enemies easier. Nice job Ahmed!

[@MarkGoding]

Anyone with a mass cavalry force I guess.

[@hilal288]

😂

[@amjad_trievods]

Ibn fadlan was An arabian scientist And the only one who Has traveled And lived with vikings His book about them is the only one showes their methods of life And described every thing about them This film showes some of that book

[@Staremperor]

What I like here is the fact, that they actually worked on their defenses. A Palisade and a ditch! How many movies have castles or towns and NO DITCH?! That way attackers can get to the defenses with ease. Dig a ditch and when you're done, dig another one!

[@flaminiom.2930]

Much accurate dear @Staremperor...I noticed the same in many movies,only Romans really understood the effectiveness of a ditch (trench),to add more height to the defense wall itself :-) cheers from Italy (and an ancient Roman :-)))) )

[@Staremperor]

@@flaminiom.2930 that is not entirely correct. Everyone dug ditches for fortifications. Everyone but holywood.

[@flaminiom.2930]

@@Staremperor ah ah you are right!

[@phantomwraith1984]

Give him a normal sword and he carves it into a Scimitar xD

[@doomskunk]

Typical dex build, this movie is on of my favorites ever.

[@abiyobiyo]

Better go with barbarian,full vitality and strength,higher health and resistance. Dex and agility always gamble

[@onedeadcat]

Turning your M16 into an AK47...

[@ahmadkhalil1708]

Well AK is better

[@khairiaris]

I tried M16.. well AR15 to be exact, .. too long for my small body frame, prone to jams, a real bitch to strip and assemble, a bigger bitch to clean..

[@mitch45ac]

My favorite scene in the movie.

[@pyrolopez854]

Such an underrated movie

[@michaelf.150]

The 13th warrior, such a great movie ⚔️🗡️🛡️🗡️⚔️

[@ThePorsalino]

my favorit movie

[@robluxipiech4033]

No one would ever use a sword on a piece of wood btw. That's what axes, easily fixed and made are for.

[@robluxipiech4033]

A sword back then was worth serious money. He just shaved off a serious amount of metal too.

[@AlligatorAli]

No point in having a sword you can't weild.

[@ismata3274]

He shaved off a serious amount of obstacle is what I am seeing. Was an expensive obstacle to clean, absolutely true, agreed, but nontheless was doable. thankfully.

[@jtchristiank1]

camaraderie at its finest.

[@Lappmogel]

1:43 holy shit, what did they give to the guy that worked that grinding stone?

[@Lappmogel]

@@CarlosValenzuela-sx9xb Do you see how those sparks are flying? Dude is spinning it at thousands of rpm

[@mahmmadish]

أنطونيو ..من أفضل الممثلين ..على الإطلاق تقمص الدور بل كامل

[@balduino9105]

salah alden saludos amigo...grettings friend...

[@Tangakkai]

ah every bit of this movie is just a pure gift to this world

[@14.huanle60]

and this is why Katana is overated ! I like Katanas and also scimitar and shamshir and other curve blades. there's something sexy, mysterious, deadly about curve blades that attract me to it. thumps up if you think so too !

[@Ragitsu]

Nowadays, there's this weird trend of "curved sword bashing" when it comes to the community of historical weapon enthusiasts on KZbin.

[@thebigleowbosiki]

Love this movie ,but hate innacurate portrayal of norse swords they were not heavy probably around the same weight as that scimitar (2lbs I think ) and the speed of a weapon depends on the user not design.

[@JackSilver1410]

True, and they were no where near so wide that you could get that dramatic curve just by grinding the blade down. All things considered, a scholar/emissary just coming from palace life mentioning having problems with a broadsword all of twice in an overall great movie? I can find it in me to forgive it. Especially when there's dross like Highlander floating around like dead fish.

[@Parker8752]

Not to mention that grinding a sword down like that would kill the balance and weight distribution. Still, it's a fun film.

[@JackSilver1410]

Parker8752 I dunno.. If the handle is weighted to balance a wide viking blade and you grind it down that much.. Seems to me like the blade would suddenly feel weightless. Then again, the largest thing I've ever made was a Dundee style bowie.

[@Parker8752]

That's the point - it changes the weight distribution. Not to mention that swords in those days typically weren't flat; even relatively straight blades had a distal taper, and they'd be thicker in the centre of the blade than the edge. So yeah; it's a great way to ruin a perfectly good sword. But the film is good fun, so I forgive it ;)

[@JackSilver1410]

Parker8752 Riight, distal taper. Plus the wide fuller viking swords usually had would be an issue.. Okay yeah, it's an impossible transformation. I just woke up, my encyclopedic blade knowledge needs a while to reboot. Maybe I'll watch a movie in the meantime. Oh hey! The 13th Warrior, that's a good one.

[@porkypile]

Great quality

[@Regalya]

Curved swords came from central asia from turk sword called kilij.(Also fold forging,heat threating etc aswell..) it's suprising tho "thearabsword1" hadnt mention that in his videos

[@mohamedlaarabi7148]

The curved head blade is an Arabic unmatched brand registered and documented, saying otherwise would be dumb. the Turks Persians Mongols used a more curved blade but on the belly area of the sword, and if you know one thing about swords is that a curved belly sword is absolutely different than a head curved sword

[@Regalya]

@@mohamedlaarabi7148 Arabs didn't had ANY curved blade until we arrive and bring kilij. it's neither registred nor documented as it says Turks introduced curved blade to arabs,persians,afghans,indians etc. Stop talking bullshit youngman. Lying is a sin. Lying and making up stories in your ignorance and price is even more so. You don't know anything at all.

[@gregjames666]

great movie

[@jennytallwart7091]

1:57 I thought he was gonna cut a Z on his shirt 😂

[@18BoYwOnDeR81]

Its called a Scimitar and no it originated in the middle east; the kilij is of the same family and yes your right, came from the turks. the sword you see on here though is a scimitar which incorporated the design of the kilij to the arabic blades after the mass migration of Turks to the middle east.

[@anarchistalhazen7084]

Indeed, in origin it is Turkic, but it is very much a part of Arab, Persian, Indian cultures today(and yesterday). Europeans think crossbows and longswords European, even though it originated hundreds of years earlier in China. The crossguard, handle, remain very much Arabic in origin for Arab swords. I think it has to do with the cultural resemblance of it than the origin. Regards, An Arab-Turk

[@Botchulism_asdf]

Unique shamshir. The Ali baba

[@dphill96]

Such an under rated movie.

[@2chaskell]

U can tell there was prob a deleted scene where he and skeld had an understanding of sorts cause they are on better terms than before

[@tactless8671]

You can tell a lot about a culture's geography and weather by looking at their swords

[@kkmprodection4265]

too much racism in comments, people nnowadays are weird

[@yousef.al-assaf]

They hate us cuz they ain't us 😉

[@freebethlehem6813]

+KKM Prodection I notice that as well as someone of Viking decent it saddens me to see the meaning of brotherhood between Northman and Arab displayed in the movie go over the heads of most new people to see it now days it started around the time isis came on the scene .

[@MizanQistina]

+KKM Prodection Human never changes....

[@kkmprodection4265]

free Bethlehem it's American propaganda that feed the thirst of neo Nazi nerds. They need something to hate on

[@desertleopard8972]

Since the beginning of time they have been there, just learn how to ignore and let the history speak for itself 👋🏾😂

[@BlaneNostalgia]

dat sword toss trick tho

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

the difference between heroes and adventurers. adventurers are never afraid to change the rules.

[@Biopunked]

''Give an Anglo a Viking role and he ll play a Scot'' ;p

[@amania9254]

Too Underrated But a Huge Movie.

[@VanTemplar]

And they are led by Ulfric Stormcloak himself.

[@HigHrvatski]

Now imagine if he came back with a Khopesh.

[@firmangobike1985]

2:00 zorro vibes

[@ColonelMarcellus]

Someone told me once that young Muslim men train (or used to train) with the sword as part of the religious education. I don't know if it is (or was) true.

[@t.fayomi316]

MarcellusTheGreen one of our prophets companions (omar ibn alkattab) said that all muslims have to teach their sons on bow and arrow, how to swim, and how to ride horses. Why? Cause thats how they used to survive, riding horses amd shooting arrows to hunt, meaning that if your kid didmt know he will be like modern day bump and would probably die or be a burden.

[@nerthus4685]

You may be thinking of Sikhs.

[@Khwaab]

That´s right, it´s part of Sunnah (the prophet´s way, s.a.w.w). It includes women too though. Spear-handling and archery included. There were female Muslim warriors too. It´s sad how we´ve deteriorated into becoming more strict and "backward" than the Muslims during the prophet´s time. Today, Muslim men and women avoid each other like a plague, when back then..they would do business and trading together, and the mosques were open for all, even kids running about. There were no barriers or walls between people.

[@ColonelMarcellus]

@@Khwaab The Samurai of Japan had a similar warrior custom, swords and archery for men, and the naginata for women, and other skills as well

[@robertmiles1603]

I read that doing that to a straight sword would only bust it up, and that Arabs of the era of the Crusades, which was a couple or a few centuries after this when movie was set in, had straight, not curved, swords, the curved ones (scimitars) being of Persian origin. Besides, a work axe would be preferable for carving at least the basics of a sharp defensive pole, anyway, not a sword.

[@Wyrmshadow]

I really liked this movie, so watchable but it tanked in the theaters.

[@fordgt402]

We can watched this movie many many times, but i dont think we can watch avengers for the second time, i didnt even touch it the first time.

[@gothless]

And a shield wall against a mounted archer is sitting duck... but nobody's perfect right? hahaha

[@EVILBARBARIANIMPALER]

believe me iv tried, im primarily a mounted archer, and me and m sister gave a bet to the viking section and the roman group at a fest, that we could defeat them with live arrows on horse, we tried and after half an hour and 5 horses changed we gave up, but yes, against a shield wall with no experience is a sitting duck, but an experienced is a nightmare

[@ashkash8686]

They use Curved Swords! Curved. Swords.

[@bellgrand]

Ironically, no. Arabs at this time used straight, double-edged broadswords that were wider and heavier than Viking swords. It wasn't until the Turks took over that sabers became the norm.

[@BF109G4]

Ahmed and Herger enjoyed the adventure together

[@adnantariq3346]

Such a great movie

[@GermanicWarrior]

2:02 lol

[@gothless]

Actually, what the movie portrayed was, the Vikings' ignorant about Arab sophistication..

[@somethindarker]

They were messing with him, playing around. Real vikings had deep ties to the Muslim caliphates all across the Mediterranean from Spain to even Iraq. Most of their steel were traded from Muslim traders.

[@robertcuevas3602]

@@somethindarker Spaniard we’re not arab ignorant

[@somethindarker]

@@robertcuevas3602 Spain wasn't called Spain at the time, it was run by multiple Caliphates for centuries and the majority of what is now Portugal and Spain was Muslim. How about YOU learn history.

[@xxxxxxxKhaledxxxxxxx]

curved swords If you are on a horse Straight sword for infantry

[@MrLantean]

@supersmash43 There some claims that the Damascus steel of Arabian swords are the only swords that rivals the Japanese katana swords. Both types of swords are known for its light-weightness and razor sharped edges. Too bad that the techniques for making Damacus steel was lost after the 17th century while the techniques for making Japanese katanas are preserved and maintained by Japanese swordmasters.

[@mohamedlaarabi7148]

rivals? dude they are not even close the katana is a two-handed sword used for one slice, one vs one, or even for a ceremony event. as for the Arabic sword, it is a one-hand sword while holding a shield with the other hand, it's a knight sword used for long battles. The Arabic warrior don't wear mush armors as he use more his speed and the fatality of the swing

[@sumanlewis9488]

From the movie 13th warrior

[@luislopez3726]

Curved sword, otherwise known as the schimitar.

[@TheRealboy007]

Arabs relied on their skills in battle, that included being fast and light weight .but to be quick and light weight ,you had to lose on your personal protection and armour .vikings and Romans chose to have heavy swords and altos of armour for protection but that slowed them down and made them easy targets

[@unchainedirony9499]

Not at all. The Vikings {Or as we call them the Norsemen and Danes} Often wore close to no armour, utilizing only a shield and a spear{Which was common practice in nearly every society of the time, armour was expensive} The Romans used armour, swords, shields and so forth because they had a professional army unlike nearly every country for the next thousand + years, as for the Romans they utilized light cavalry for speed and used their large "Tower" shields for protection, it was very common for Roman armies to face much and I mean much larger armies made up of more unorganized and lighter soldiers and come out with minor losses, added to that the core of the Roman army was professional as for the rest of is was often made up out of Auxiliaries which were mostly non-Roman forces drafted from different tribes and states under the Roman Empire or Republic, for an example in Central Europe Rome very often used Germanic Horsemen rather then Roman Horsemen, the extreme success of the Romans was more so due to their adoption of the positive traits of the people they conquered, as an example, the Roman shortsword likely comes from the Gauls. As for the success of the Arabic people it was mostly due to numerical superiority in the middle east if you read about the battles during the crusades you see a common theme of the Crusaders being vastly outnumbered yet even so conflicting massive amounts of casualties on the Arab forces, this was because they were mostly properly armoured veteran soldiers. The same thing can be seen during the Ottoman era where Ottoman forces often overwhelmingly outnumbered the Europeans they fought yet still suffered much more casualties when compared to their European counterparts.

[@jebise1126]

no... with good armour there is almost no loss of speed while with no armour every mistake can be fatal. also for vikings they had chain armour and probably linen one too but no for linen anyway... and pretty sure arabs had armour too probably cloth or linen or something but thats still good protection.

[@2adamast]

At Marathon the whole heavy infantry line ran to the enemy over terrain too heavy for cavalry. Relying on superior skills is not always good enough

[@thecommentsectioner]

Unchained Irony not at all to you too, If you claim that us arabs and muslims are weak just because we did suffer even while being at high numbers, then you don't, with all due respect, know SHIT, being able to talk about the history without having the proper understanding of how suffering from a battle YET winning, is called, winning, the simplest rules of war are, we lost the battle, but we did not lose the war, but what i recall, back in history, we've rarely lost battles, by that i mean compared to our wins, plus not everyone is a great commander-tactician-strategist, compared to the history, MOST arabic and muslim princes/leaders were great commanders in comparison to your armies, you're trying to prove what exactly? That we are not perfect? No one is, but i'm sure as hell we are better than all of your nations, why don't you mention our shortage of armor and heavy weapons? You're mentioning the arab-viking conflict that never crossed the numbers of fingers, hell, barley a hand, nations lose war, but we've had the greatest streak, you better thank god we've lived in the desert, or hell, hell would've unleashed upon you, hypocrites.

[@alejandrocasalegno1657]

Comment. The russian in WWII did say "Quantity has a quality all its own" some say was Stalin, others was Lenin..............i don´t care..........the russian numbers were the decisive factor . If you like, before the Middle Age, the second punic war, Hannibal destroyed entire roman armies.....but Roma have reinforcements and at the end.............Roma win!!!!!!

[@khervan]

We meet again 240p, long time no see !

[@StormchaserKnight]

Actually a shield wall is very effective against any kind of archer. It is a solid wall of interlocked shield and spears. The only real threat to a shield wall was war dogs and poor discipline.

[@leothewarrior1]

This clip is from movie "the 13th warrior."

[@Buzgut]

DEX build confirmed

[@LuckyDukeSeven]

He's actually partially right. Semites had curved jagged swords (like the Kopesh, or the Falcata) but Arabs eventually preferred and learned combat with straight swords- particularly during the Rashidun Caliphate and the Abasid Dynasty. Muhammad's sword, as well as the Caliphs swords, are all double edged straight swords. The "fat" scimitar is indeed, Arabic, but was never the battle standard. The thin, long one, is distinctly Turkish. The Arabs adopted it eventually.

[@anarchistalhazen7084]

I disagree with some details(fat scimitars), but generally agree with what you have said.

[@TheAfghan72]

The Kopesh is an ancient Egyptian sickle sword not Arabic.

[@mdawni6933]

Hello friend from 5 years, i'm from that area, our history of straight and curved swords is filled with confusion and alot of debate. Highest probability is, arabs used curved swords before islam and almost through the rashidun era, after expanding into persia and asia, and them influencing arab culture in return, arabs picked up the curved designs from those cultures. Not that it mattered all that much, as still most common weapons where spears and daggers. Cavalry raids are where curved swords where most commonly used

[@TheAfghan72]

@Md Awni Curved swords were brought by the Turkic Malmuks while Pre-Islamic Arabian swords were straight.

[@hernanyanezf.957]

Does everybody loosing the fact that the 'reformated' sword looks way cooler in that curve shape?

[@szymonbober2280]

i wonder how much time would he need to be in that forge to shape and ballance the blade to do the move after he cutted the log...

[@Caz91]

When a Khajiit joins the Stormcloaks Lol

[@johnmcdonald587]

His difficulty with the sword is a bit exagerated. Viking swords were in the 2-3 pound range.

[@bellgrand]

Ironically, Arab swords (saif) were heavier than Viking swords in this era. People always associate Arabs with sabers, but it was the Turks who introduced them to the Muslim world; as the Turks became more culturally and politically dominant, so too did the saber. Anyhow, the Arabs preferred straight, double-edged broadswords, worn suspended from a baldric. The literature of the era suggests that the wider and heavier the blade, the better. Surviving examples we have today suggest 3-5 lb is typical.

[@Reshad713]

no the Arabs and Persians used a straight sword until the Seljuk Turkish invasion. After then it became adopted curved cavalry swords, which the Persians named the Shamishir

[@MrRustyDust]

it was older than turks. old arabs knew swords coming from india called (al hindy) and it was a bit curved. so not from turks

[@bandira1000]

We must to bring the old style war to show what the real Arabs Muslim made of

[@user-vr1fm5so5p]

if you read the history ......our land was a graveyard to you kind b.e.a.c.h

[@bandira1000]

+‫ناصر الحوامده‬‎ نعم ؟

[@gandalfthewhite9864]

+‫ناصر الحوامده‬‎ I bet neither of you have seen this movie so shut up before commenting

[@user-vr1fm5so5p]

+Gandalf the white what you mean ....

[@bandira1000]

+‫ناصر الحوامده‬‎ يا رجال ما عليك منه هو يعرف قدره امام العرب وجه لو لوجه 😂

[@jamessm4401]

Perhaps you should use an axe for axe work and a sword for sword work? You know instead of making your weapon all fucked up and dull.