Poleaxe and Falchion

[Ian]

Some cool videos I stumbled across on YouTube.  The tests he does aren't the greatest in the world, and there's some dramatic flare, but they caught my eye nonetheless.

[Sir Brian]

I've seen those before and they are excellent at showing the fierce damage that poleaxes are capable of!

[Lord Dane]

I just got myself a new poleaxe head. Need a sturdy staff to mount it upon.

[MacDimm]

Guy's name is Kevin Hicks. He is an amazing archer as well and has worked for a few different historical sites in England. He's got a lot of charisma, for sure.

[Sir Ulrich]

I liked those videos when my friend Eliot showed me them while back. Almost makes me wanna move to the UK for the reenacting actually.

[Sir Gerard de Rodes]

I liked those videos when my friend Eliot showed me them while back. Almost makes me wanna move to the UK for the reenacting actually.

Come on then, the more the merrier 

Yes he`s a little eccentric, but does support our medieval history.
G.

[Ian]

I liked those videos when my friend Eliot showed me them while back. Almost makes me wanna move to the UK for the reenacting actually.

Come on then, the more the merrier 

Yes he`s a little eccentric, but does support our medieval history.
G.

I wish he did more of these.  His style draws you in.  He does a really good job making you feel like he's speaking as a contemporary.

[MacDimm]

once I get home from work i'll hunt down his videos on the longbow and crossbow.

[Sir Wolf]

cool

[MacDimm]

Got home and forgot, oops. Anyway:

[B. Patricius]

I'd like to know where people think it's required for history to be boring!  I LOVE this guy.  Experimental archaeology at its finest to me, not for the scholarly aspect, but because it will hopefully get more people interested!  It's just like MythBusters, yeah they're nuts, but when people ask about my gradwork, and I say "MythBusters" they immediately go "oh cool!" and then some, "can you get me on the show?"   ... 

I also think Experimental Archaeology was some LARPr's genius way of being able to do his graduate research in what he loved.  I know that's what I'm doing anyway.

[Sir James A]

I liked those videos when my friend Eliot showed me them while back. Almost makes me wanna move to the UK for the reenacting actually.

Come on then, the more the merrier 

Yes he`s a little eccentric, but does support our medieval history.
G.

The guy's throwing pianos and small cars with trebuchets are eccentric. I think it's just an english word for "awesome guys to hang out with".

Curious about the breastplate; thickness, steel type, heat treated or not...

[B. Patricius]

Curious about the breastplate; thickness, steel type, heat treated or not...

I was thinking that about the "Templar" coat of plates myself.  Just because it's a COP, that looks awfully tailored, more like a brig.  I'm still debating on my torso protection.

Good catch Sir James.  After you posted that, it made me look more at his armour too.

[MacDimm]

That's not Templar, it's St. George's Cross, represents a soldier of England. I believe his garb is based on a Hundred Years War foot soldier. It does look very templar though.

[Sir William]

Loved the bowman vid- I like his easygoing style, it isn't all dry and bookish, he looks like he's having fun.  One thing I did note tho, he only pulls the string to his chin, not his ear, and the arrows look shorter than I thought they'd be.  I've read of arrow lengths of 3 feet (36") which would require a man to draw back further than his chin, if only because his arm is but so long.  I'll have to see if I can recall where I'd read that.  Barring that, he was just planting arrowheads like I would seeds.  Impressive.