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Nice interview and definitely agree that next on the shopping list is a replica for demonstrations. With regard to the discussion on sword rings, there is a clear reference for their use in How a Man Shall Be Armed for a knight's sidearm: "And then his short swerde upon the lyfte side in a rounde rynge all nakid to pulle it oute lightli".

Go on one of this shops, spending "money" (golden coins ? XD) is the most RPG thing you can do in real life XD

A Wakefield-hanger... So it lies about vaccines?🙄

Yeah, you don't get distal taper on a reanactment sword, matter how beefy the edge. In a way, it's LESS safe in that you are hitting someone with more weight at the tip. I wonder if an I-beam type of construction could be viable.

This is a little out of the scope of this (otherwise nice!) video. So it’s sort of an addendum to the comment that Zac makes in passing about carrying swords, and therefore scabbards, when mounted (i.e. on horseback, obviously). Zac touches on the rider not wishing to slap his/her trusty mount on the flank with his/her scabbard; as everybody can probably comprehend, this could potentially trigger the horse into instinctively concluding: “I’m being attacked by wolves (or something)!!!”… 😱 This is conceivably pretty much why the Japanese bushi (“samurai”), from ca. the 12th century onwards (possibly earlier), when mounted, traditionally would wear their swords (originally; the tachi) cutting edge down. This in a fashion so that the tsuka (hilt) was noticeable lower-hanging than the tip of the blade - and consequently, the end of the saya (scabbard). This considerably minimized the risk of your scabbard hitting your horse. 👏🏻 This old method of carrying the long(er) sword (daitō), notably, did not so much facilitate the fast-drawing techniques (iaijutsu), of the general art of Japanese swordsmanship (kenjutsu), that were developed later for the uchi-gatana - i.e. from the latter part (15th and 16th century) of the Sengoku Jidai and further developed and refined throughout the Edo period. However, the practice of wearing the long(er) sword “tachi-style” was widely maintained throughout the medieval and feudal eras of Japan, when the warrior was mounted - or when in armor, especially for those of higher rank. Apart from being seen as ‘traditional’, it is likely that the understanding that ‘you really should avoid annoying your mount’ carried over to subsequent generations. 😉

Knuckle bow may not be for protection.

Always great to see an interview with Tod! Nice work, Zac!

Great discussion. Cool swords. Thank you.

Great video, although i disagree that people would take off their scabbards …because the sword was not your primary weapon, so in battle you would be fighting with a spear or lance or poleaxe and you would have your sword in scabbard if you need it, however if you took it off before the fight you wouldnt have a sword for backup…. I mean in 18th and 19th centuries they always wore scabbards cause again your primary weapon was a gun so the scabbard needed to be worn otherwise you have no sword. The only place were that could be possible is a duel maybe.

Inetersting discussion, and a great colab between two of my favorite youtubers! Looking forwards to seeing the longsword and the fantasy thing from Tod. I have a clipped pointed falchion from him and it is the best. I also have a pair of daggers(quillion and rondel), which are super neat!

Heard the people in harness walking past, be nice to see them, have them discuss their kit; if possible.

Broken scabbard reminds me of the picture of three guys talking, I think it's a Dürer, with one of them having his sword in a broken scabbard with the tip poking out

An excellent discussion. Thanks Zac.

imagine later period industrialised people applying German manufactured blades on medieval style hilts for a nostalgic/ classic look

despite that the Wakefield hanger is a transitional design between the medieval falchion and the post medieval backsword it seems to be more thrust oriented than both of them

One headcanon I like but that doesn't hold up is that since Bilbo wrote the Silmarillion, it's not necessarily an accurate source. There actually supposedly were a couple elves in Rivendell who had seen Valinor and so a lot of it might actually be coming from primary sources, but everything from before the awakening of the elves would have been, at best, a story relayed to the elves thousands of years ago, and perhaps embellished.

There are several companies making HEMA feders with more nearly correct profiles with reasonably accurate weight and balance.

Todd's work is always top quality. Now I feel the need for yet another sword....

Tbf modern reenactment swords are a lot lighter than he makes out, most of the modern ones nowadays are about on par with their historical equivalent.

Loved the talk, and loved the swords!

Thanks for the opportunity Zac- a nice chat through

interesting, clearly an appease the algorithm comment

Epic collab!

Lovely talk! Tod is such a key nexus in the weave of RUclips reenactment and HEMA. Great to see the two of you! And that Castillon just sends shivers of nostalgia down my back. Iconic!

I could listen to Tod talk about his blades all day, great impromptu interview Zac 👍👍

I do like how the besagews are shaped like miniature pavise shields.

Fought in a SCA tournament on a miserably hot Midwestern US August day. All of us were wasted by the end of the day.

Will I get dress coded if I wear this to school?

that aventail looks a bit loose/low, used to seeing them go across between the chin and lower lip

What horse breed do you feel is best for modern mounted combat?

I had the pleasure of buying my 13th Century from Tod at Tewkesbury this year.

Gorgeous painting! Can't tell from the video, but did you put a layer of linen on top of it, or do you just paint straight on the wood? Also I would love to get myself a similar shield from Lorifactor do you still recommend them after the years of use? Did they hold up? I would love to use one fro harnischfechten, but I am worried they break easy and it is a waste of money.

Looking good. I dont like full cuirasses so in my experience of making and wearing armour a breastplate and a shirt of mail has served well.

Wow, multiple harnesses! I'm jealous. Thanks for making this.

In Japan, where materials on medieval Europe are scarce, this video is much appreciated. My question is, is it possible to attack with a lance in each of the right and left hands in mounted combat? If not possible, is it possible to have two scimitars in a mounted combat?

This is my emotional support sword.

I just have to point out: Matt is wearing Under Armour under armour :)

Was lovely as always to see you there - hopefully will see you at Empire 1 next year at the latest!

Thanks for a look at fight camp

Nice! Thanks for lifting the lid on Fightcamp

Interesting video as ever Zac. I loved watching Sharpe back in the 90s. 👍

Hi Zac. I would love to see you cleaning your armor from the rust from a campaign. That would be a really educational video for alot of us new reenacters. Greetings from Denmark

I wish we had this in America, it looks so fun to attend.

Glad you had that battle experience! It was a really tough fight. And far from the best example of the unit manoeuvres on the field.