classic guard half asleep leaning on his halberd, perfect for rogues wanting access to some official building
@nobledragon1714 Жыл бұрын
Treacherous advice
@robinrehlinghaus1944 Жыл бұрын
And the guard will be letting out a comical hrrrrr-zzzz snoring sound
@robinswords Жыл бұрын
Funnily enough, stealing halberds from dozing guards was evidently a popular prank. From The Martial Ethic in Early Modern Germany: "...off-duty city guard Erhardt Ziegler, who became involved in an alter-cation with the watch in 1594 and, according to his accusers, yelled at them, “You’re all desperate rascals, he has never lost a halberd by falling asleep as they had, he is also a servant of our Lords and also has a pike and weapons.” Testimony in the case suggests that after Ziegler had found the abandoned halberd lying around, a colleague of the guard who had misplaced it asked him to keep quiet out of fear of reprisal. In another case, a furrier quietly took away a halberd from a drowsing guard, apparently as a joke intended to draw attention to the sleepy watchman’s inappropriate behavior."
@Shield_OW Жыл бұрын
@@robinswords we engage in a modicum of medieval tomfoolery
@AnimeSunglasses Жыл бұрын
Now I'm imagining some grizzled veteran appearing to be asleep leaning on his halberd, but being plenty alert enough that when some young scamp tries to steal it, he sticks the butt of the poll between the lad's legs and trips him up!
@danjohnston9037 Жыл бұрын
I'm just imagining some Medieval Town Merchant complaining about his Tax Money being spent on Town Guards who stand on street corners leaning on their polearms all day 😏
@ruffethereal1904 Жыл бұрын
Always overpaid and overstaffed guards till the roaming band of kleptomaniac murder hobos rolls in.
@Lftarded Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't really see why not tho, they're standing there probably 5-8 hours a day before someone switches or their shift ends.
@danjohnston9037 Жыл бұрын
@@Lftarded 8 Hour Shifts ? Very 20th Century Conception, ( took unions strikes with dynamite to get that ) I would assume more like Dawn-to-Dusk and also Dusk-to-Dawn duty rounds. You'll learn to sleep standing up 😏
@justinthompson6364 Жыл бұрын
@@danjohnston9037It's before legislated work day limits, but it's also before corporations. Even then, this isn’t the sort of job where you can boost effectiveness indefinitely with more man-hours. Quite the opposite; a tired guard is an ineffective guard.
@danjohnston9037 Жыл бұрын
@@justinthompson6364 In an agrarian society your work patterns are going to be much more linked to the seasons and natural daylight. The Night Watch is a long watch in winter, and that is just the way it is
@cazador71313 ай бұрын
Some weapons just have a presence that says, "I am being carried for one purpose. Do not become that purpose"
@CDKohmy Жыл бұрын
This is why I'm fascinated by shepherd axes as they were often used as canes. The Dane axe is famous for the lean, and is likely the origin of the sparth axe and Hungarian axe, the latter I heard was also sometimes used as a walking stick.
@robinswords Жыл бұрын
That's another convenience curve along the line, certainly. The cane test.
@woytank2843 Жыл бұрын
You're 100% right. As soon as I read your comment I thought about a small axe used by polish highlanders called Ciupaga. It was a common self defence weapon and a useful tool used in polish mountains for ages. I myself have some experience with that particular one, because it's a prop for one of polish folk dances I dance
@aced4fun Жыл бұрын
"Sir you can't bring weapons in here." "But this is my emotional support polearm :("
@gabrielgoes019 күн бұрын
Underrated comment
@polinaignatenkova3634 Жыл бұрын
This is fascinating for a writer, cause I can only use my imagination for what is and isn't comfortable and convenient to carry around, YOU get to figure it out by actually carrying those things around. I'm curious about swords and, especially their hilts/guards
@TotallyNotLoki Жыл бұрын
I think it pretty much depends on how it’s worn, but more complex guards will definitely be more bulky. There are ways to wear them so they’re not digging into your side though, so I think overall length is a bigger factor than hilt construction.
@yoeyyoey8937 Жыл бұрын
Why “as a writer”? You basically described every person who doesn’t own these weapons
@TotallyNotLoki Жыл бұрын
@@yoeyyoey8937 probably because a writer might actually have use for the information, while most people would just consider it a bit of interesting info
@breadbread4226 Жыл бұрын
I mean if you want a decent idea of the thing, get a thick wooden shafts (for a shovel or the like) and attach something of weight to the shaft at different heights(or get several and cut them up into different lengths), there are also some ren fairs where you can get good replicas, both to buy and just to hold.
@woytank2843 Жыл бұрын
For a few years I've been working at historical events in Poland (im polish myself) and my role is mostly to be a City guard from different ages, a line common infantry if you will. I can 100% confirm that leaning On your Spears, axes, glaves and all that jazz is perfectly viable and comfortable. Also another thing to point out is the fact that halberds or polearms in general are a great sign of authority in them medieval esque settings, while being good weapons themselves. Sometimes in my area there are nighttime events where tourists get to know the story of a certain city in northern Poland with rich early and high medieval history, while under the watch of me and a buddy of mine as medieval city guards. From this I learned how great polearms are at crowd control, keeping people on the sidewalks at night is pretty hard and would be impossible without my trusty ol' spear😂
@yoeyyoey8937 Жыл бұрын
That’s super interesting thanks for sharing!
@maxsoderstam1482 Жыл бұрын
After doing a reenactment march we figured out that the greatsword is very comfortable to march with since you can rest the crossguard on your shoulder
@Steelpoly3dJ316 Жыл бұрын
"Weapons get less convenient the larger they are." Anime swordsman: 🤨
@genericuser984 Жыл бұрын
Cloud, Guts, Kurosaki, etc: "I have no such weakness"
@purachinachinchin Жыл бұрын
Nuts from berk
@reapordeath Жыл бұрын
Just place it on your back like everyone else
@EmperorZ19 Жыл бұрын
@@genericuser984In the remake, there's actually a scene where Cloud can't draw his blade quickly because it's hitting the top of the doorframe he's standing in
@genericuser984 Жыл бұрын
@@EmperorZ19 thats hilarious
@allgomesareevil6121 Жыл бұрын
Why Roman guards on watch duty weren't allowed to carry their shields 😅
@johnevergreen8019 Жыл бұрын
I’m sure they had smaller shields for specific purposes like you wouldn’t give your cavalry a scutum and if you’re on a wall or guarding a narrow space a smaller shield is more useful (this is just personal speculation based around logic it’s also important to remember that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence)
@POTUSJimmyCarter Жыл бұрын
@@johnevergreen8019the issue there is now you've got TWO shields that have to be transported with an army on the march.
@martytu20 Жыл бұрын
All of a sudden, scutum falling out of favour starts to make sense. If you’re just patrolling and stalling an advancing force, a scutum is just going to weigh you down.
@dudi0_0 Жыл бұрын
@@johnevergreen8019They don't. Only standard bearers (and maybe the general) use smaller shields.
@dudi0_0 Жыл бұрын
Roman guards did use shields when on watch duty, in case of an assassination attemp or a riot. The Romans never really used spears up until the legions was replaced by the comitatenses.
@chainsawchanselour54523 ай бұрын
In survival situations, people say never use a spear shorter than you or you could fall on it and die
@Orangnus Жыл бұрын
Hot medieval enthusiasts aren't real, they can't hurt you Hot medieval enthusiast:
@ragnkjaАй бұрын
He could hurt you if he wanted to.
@GunShocka Жыл бұрын
Lean test is so true. I remember getting my first staff. The optimal height of a staff for users is to be a few inches taller than the user. I used to lean on it all the time or rest my arms on it with it on my shoulders when they were tired. Super comfortable.
@Wesmin Жыл бұрын
I know you're leaning but I can't help but see a "hug" instead and anthropomophize the polearm into a dog. "Who's a good polearm, you are!"
@duetopersonalreasonsaaaaaa Жыл бұрын
Real. That would 100% be me on a battlefield lmfao I pack bond with anything
@ihavekalashnikovyoudomath92757 ай бұрын
Now I want to see a chart depicting the "Curve of Convince." The x-axis is high/size reletive to one's body, so it's be a percentage (100% being the same height as the weilder). The y-axis is the amount of convenience(you would have to have a graded rubric to give it a measureable score). It starts at 10% someone's height - so if they're 70 inches tall, that's a 7 inch weapon - and have a high amount of convenience. Then as the weapon gets larger the convenience shrinks. When you reach 100% of the high you can then go to even longer weapons like polearms and greatswords. That's when you get leanable weapons like around 130% someone's height
@danielmobley1 Жыл бұрын
Over here in Britain, sentries on guard outside military garrisons used to lean on their rifles in a similar way as, with bayonets fixed, the weapons were just above shoulder height and so they used to lean the false edge of the bayonet (not sharp) against their shoulders for a comfortable way to stand with their arms- convenient!
@Existential_Tempest3 ай бұрын
Hmm... Another reason that shorter polearms were frequently used by wealthy knights and other nobility, I suppose - they had other people to carry them around for them!
@gregory2482 Жыл бұрын
You’re the main character in a YA novel, just before you are recruited to investigate an ancient tel that turns to be haunted by the ghost of William Wallace. Movie adaptation will star Tom Holland.
@gregory2482 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, though, I love your stuff. Please keep up the good work.
@rottenmeat5934 Жыл бұрын
Something else to consider, too : carrying bundles on poles was probably more common than backpacks or satchels.
@CptRyaffio Жыл бұрын
Actually, experimentation has shown that if there is any significant weight in the bundle, the pole will dig painfully into your shoulder. Meanwhile, there is a way of suspending your stick for easy accessibility and transport with period accurate "backpacks" (actually a wooden frame to which the bundles are tied) that looks a lot like the bags are suspended from the stick on your shoulder.
@bigbrowntau Жыл бұрын
My naginata is exactly the right length for the lean test! Thanks for codifying something that's felt right for years.
@d-w-b-c Жыл бұрын
based naginata bro
@VVVHHHSSS Жыл бұрын
In my spear, my barley-bread, in my spear, my rich wine. I drink leaning on my spear - Archilochus
@zaxthedestroyer675 Жыл бұрын
Another nice thing about the pole axe is that if the handle breaks you still have a decent weapon one handed weapon. That is to say if it snapped in half. I guess you'd still have a pointy stick if the head broke off lol
@MCYonazz3 ай бұрын
"The Curve of Convenience" is also the scimitar wielded by Faerûn's most pragmatic Fighter.
@wooblydooblygod3857 Жыл бұрын
Halberds are just the perfect medieval weapon.
@bobmcbob49 Жыл бұрын
Learned the same thing in the army on my own when I went from an M16 to an M4 in basic training. M16s might be heavier on paper, but they have much better weight distribution and it's easier to just rest them somewhere, or just shift your grip to use different muscles when you're holding them
@bloodbond3 Жыл бұрын
Why's Clark Kent so well-versed in medieval weaponry?
@teancrumpets5685 Жыл бұрын
yet again the case for the staff being the ultimate tool and weapon for the traveller!
@sorashirogami1729 Жыл бұрын
It costs little to nothing to put a blade on one end of that staff and have a massively better weapon. And if it breaks off you still have your staff. The spear is the true king of all weapons.
@teancrumpets5685 Жыл бұрын
@@sorashirogami1729 yes i fully agree, however some policeman dont like people walking around with knife-on-stick's
@yoeyyoey8937 Жыл бұрын
Where do people walk around with these outside of hiking or camping?
@teancrumpets5685 Жыл бұрын
@@yoeyyoey8937 i dunno, its still less suspicious than a spear, old people have canes, whats to say someone likes to have a longer cane?
@yoeyyoey8937 Жыл бұрын
@@teancrumpets5685 that’s true lol I just wished I saw it more often. I hen canes were common, people were using them for fighting and self defense. I knew a guy who would walk around like that but he was a transient and everyone called him “the wizard”
@empatheticrambo4890 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if there’s enough records to try and see if this can be studied and charted on a graph
@mitchelljohnson559 Жыл бұрын
When your job is a guard its like stand around, mess with anyone foolish enough to mess with you first.😅
@johnevergreen8019 Жыл бұрын
I like leaning on my Dane Axe like it’s a cane
@chrislaws4785 Жыл бұрын
The same goes for more modern weapons as well. When I was in the Army I found that there are many forearms that are just EASIER TO CARRY and it's not always the smaller ones. Sure a pistol is easiest to carry, but so are some larger ones. Some are more cumbersome than others simply because of their shape more so than their weight. Same goes for other gear as well. For example, I found that I'd much rather carry more bulky items on my best that allowed me to comfortably rest my arms on them than I would smaller items that were too small to allow me to rest my arms on them, but too large for me to even put my arms all the way down and forced me to stand or walk in an backward uncomfortable manner.
@cattysplat Жыл бұрын
My man literally the embodiment of Theodore Roosevelt's great quote: "speak softly and carry a big stick. You will go far."
@abberssАй бұрын
Medieval squad leader: "If you have time to lean, you have time to clean"
@tangero34622 ай бұрын
And thus, Private Schmuckatelli endures through time immemorial, forever slacking off and leaning on duty
@Gukworks Жыл бұрын
When I think of polearms, I now think of this guy.
@grilledleeks6514 Жыл бұрын
I could listen to you drop weaponry factoids for days, Clark.
@lilporky8565Ай бұрын
Now i'm thinking of a war veteran who makes up a bunch of crazy stories for how he lost his eye when the truth is really that he just fell asleep standing and poked it out with his polearm.
@mizuriiii Жыл бұрын
You're like the enthusiastic Clark Kent of weaponry; subscribed immediately 🎉
@hlommersottana923610 ай бұрын
The hammer on the poleaxe looks comfortable to rest your head on
@TAP7a Жыл бұрын
I didn't expect the image of Robinswords leaning on a polearm to be so adorable
@Aoitori365Ай бұрын
this is my favorite version of Superman
@firebolt2775Ай бұрын
You're a classic menswear idol and you're not even trying.
@SeanCrosser Жыл бұрын
For a soldier/guard, a lean-able polearm is good. For the adventure-y sort, I'd take a me-height polearm, good enough for most doorways.
@thatotherperson211 ай бұрын
It's a nice halbard, I'll admit, but why did he look so... cozy? Don't worry man, you look good together. 😂
@joelmacha2104 Жыл бұрын
This guy looks like Clark Kent if he wasn't actually Superman.
@GUNUFofficial Жыл бұрын
You look like if clark kent really got into bladed weaponry.
@chrisseymour2848 Жыл бұрын
There is a painting called arrival of the pilgrims to Cologne, with heavily armed men leaning on polearms.
@kingpatrick1265 Жыл бұрын
Congrats this coining of this phrase will now be in textbooks forever!
@jzoer392 Жыл бұрын
Lol conveniently the guy with the longer pokey is gonna conveniently win against the guy with the conveniently shorter pokey😂
@Wombattlr3 ай бұрын
Evil Mr. Sausage: "Here we come!"
@Raycheetah3 ай бұрын
When did Clark Kent start sidelining as a medieval weapons KZbinr? =0[.]o=
@quickattackfilms7923 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos.
@robinswords Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@MorinoTaiga11 ай бұрын
Get someone who holds you like Robin leans on that polearm
@williammclyr333016 күн бұрын
I think swords are also good example of it, even longsword is more convenient and easy to access than axes or maces which are overall smaller
@MannerdDesert7 Жыл бұрын
Pole Axe was usually used while wearing Plate Armor so leaning on it isn’t really a problem in context.
@brendandor Жыл бұрын
A Shepards axe is ideal, especially if it has a sheeth as its walking stick height.
@CosmicBob1111 ай бұрын
Women call me the curve of convenience 😎
@Fantastic_Mr_Fox Жыл бұрын
the _bumpy_ curve of convenience
@user-zr9hu3tf1y2 ай бұрын
ribbed for your pleasure
@wildbill50Ай бұрын
Beware the man who can comfortably lean upon his own pole
@davidpopolizio3781 Жыл бұрын
I do enjoy Robin's Words
@crabmannyjoe2 Жыл бұрын
I think the perfect length is just a bit longer than the length of the arm wielded by your combatant.
@I_Willenbrock_I11 ай бұрын
Thibault wrote in length (pun intended) about how long a rapier should be.
@ovni2295Ай бұрын
Also, man-height polearms can be used as walking sticks, alleviating some of the burden of carrying them!
@danielcox7629 Жыл бұрын
Axes are also less convenient than spears, with swords being the most convenient in general, and really weird things mostly being inconvenient.
@jackunknown1692 Жыл бұрын
They had spears 2-3 times that length too, pretty interesting seeing the formations they used with them too.
@mariobosnjak99 Жыл бұрын
Smaller is more convenient, larger is more deadly. You have to balance that well
@Sensiblefool Жыл бұрын
I want to say this robin i love your style and aesthetic
@larsmurdochkalsta880811 ай бұрын
I agree wholeheartedly this is why I will be obtaining an elephant gun post haste
@foolsgold5588 Жыл бұрын
Does this guy dress up like a 1940s businessman just to film videos, or is this his everyday attire? Massive respect either way
@kkupsky6321 Жыл бұрын
This guy is the weirdest financial advisor ever. Or insurance salesman or whatever. Always lookin sharp tho.
@shazmah Жыл бұрын
Lol that shot of you leaning on it is cute xD
@sheskiefry Жыл бұрын
Damn. This dude has to be an economists.
@diegochavez6322 Жыл бұрын
Pole Axe: LEAN ON ME
@kuno3336 Жыл бұрын
You can't fool me, Clark
@Baumstumpf. Жыл бұрын
Haha but only if your height isn't an inconvenience to begin with. I'm 6,4 and every polearm which is taller than me is really combersome to move around outside of a fight^^. What I would give to be a hobbit!
@sorashirogami1729 Жыл бұрын
Get a poleax without the spearpoint, lean on top of it like a cane.
@nicholashodges201 Жыл бұрын
That explains why royal guard are given shorter halberds. That way there's no way those guards are gonna lean and nap like the town guards
@TicySpicy Жыл бұрын
I keep seeing your videos and I keep expecting you to open up your shirt and turn into super man. ( love your videos!)
@CLCasual Жыл бұрын
I love how you look like Clarke Kent, with the same poorly hidden fact your actually ripped
@davidaugustine3686 Жыл бұрын
Don't let the King catch you leaning on your polearm tho!
@Calebgoblin Жыл бұрын
I'm all about halberd representation in this day and age. My favorite medieval arm
@angryman1206 Жыл бұрын
So long as any of the points of attack are high enough to avoid digging into the shoulder, I don't see the problem. My biggest issue with polearms is that while they while they have a good reach, that same reach causes them to swing wide which creates a very large opening that an opponent if fast enough can enter through. And while a longer weapon has more momentum, they also extend the point of percussion further down so any strike below that isn't going to be as damaging. They also tend to be inconvenient in close quarter spaces so a man height polearm is still the better weapon.
@markmawson3904 Жыл бұрын
Interestingly enough there is the same phenomenon with concealed carrying a handgun in modern America. The bigger it is, the less convenient, with the exceptions of how you carry it and certain lengths relative to your height. Interesting stuff.
@osvelit20 күн бұрын
reminds me of tierzoo where it shows the inefficiency of steadily increasing weight on mobility up until the point of manatees, which are so dense that they can actually walk underwater, thereby increasing their mobility despite peaking on weight
@0friend0310 ай бұрын
I love the looks of the helmet on the Lil desk thingy
@OneMindAnyWeapon11 ай бұрын
The apsect of convenience... is important but only for wepons you are carrying or wearing every day or in a normal activity. A poll axe is a weapon for a prettu heaviliy armoured man at arms.. a halberd is for some less armoured... in combat... where the less armour you have the longer your primary weapons will be...
@briankuczynski688411 ай бұрын
The curve of convenience also has to factor in what people's heights were given genetic factors [dutch] and nutrition in that era/place
@ericthered1154 Жыл бұрын
Very good point, but I think when dealing with two handed weapons around man height, the design of the head also comes into play. IE: that poleaxe doesn't look too comfy, but a Dane axe might be okay
@Erikreaver Жыл бұрын
I've always had a soft spot for axes. They are just plain more convenient than swords and maces and what have ya in the daily life - I try to keep mine fine enough edge to cut bread, but sturdy enough to fell a tree, hah! Of course, as mentioned elsewhere, being able to use a weapon as a walking stick or staff is a great boon for just existing out in the wild (or not wild!) and adventuring. Vaulting over streams, and I think that some of the Norse sagas even mention using axes for scaling walls! That said, I used a billhook to collect high-up elderflowers a month ago. I like my weapons handy for other things than merely combat. :)
@thefallenmonk605Ай бұрын
idk if this really adds info but our rules of thumb for our LARP is fingertips when stretching up. So roughly 8ft.
@WhitecrocАй бұрын
I think the last one, but with a flattened top and maybe a few inches shorter, would be best, so that you can rest your hand on top of it.
@FFXI_Addict Жыл бұрын
OOOOOOOH dang I've never seen langets stacked like that on a poleaxe before. That's so classy-lookin'.
@estrogenyumyum4801 Жыл бұрын
That’s good to know
@Yeti-db8qd Жыл бұрын
Ever heard about the polish mountaineer axes ? Small head but enough to fight with effectively and long as leg to be basically a weaponized cane for Polish mountain folks in the late medival to even present some people from polish mountains don those small head axes called "ciupaga" until present day !!! It's basically part of their folklore dress routine
@dasamont8274 Жыл бұрын
I feel like the perfect convenience would add a handle like a farm-scythe in the perfect height for the elbow to rest on, although considering that it would be quite a way up the shaft it would probably be very convenient for an enemy combatant to grab onto while fighting you to disarm you
@TFZ. Жыл бұрын
I LOVE Billhooks in design, but (mostly because of Warhammer...) the Halberd holds top place for me.
@coltonsheets1414 Жыл бұрын
I would also consider the dainaxe and that you can lean on it's haed so there is a slightly lower height as well
@bluehemlock1156 Жыл бұрын
I'm always explaining why my weapon's size is extra convenient, but so far no woman has believed me ...
@connortobin3775 Жыл бұрын
Well, a tripod IS the most stable number of legs an object at rest can have...
@mikurusagawa689711 ай бұрын
Also another part is the ballance of the piece. It's pretty comfortable to carry decently size longsword but axe of the same size would be cumbersome
@nightshade4873 Жыл бұрын
Emotional Support Poleaxe
@andrewhazlewood4569 Жыл бұрын
Quarterstaffs are convenient as they don't have an issue with injuring yourself but you are also able to take them into a synchronistic community without appearing threatening.