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.
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.
@@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....
@@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 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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😊
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.
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
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.
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
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
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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.
@@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
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.
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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 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
@@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.
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.
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.
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!
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 :-)))) )
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
An engineer between a Swedish Kings warrior and a Dabish one.. a long time again, Hamesh, the slave was chosen that day.ruclips.net/video/rRVZtmhvkas/видео.html
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
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
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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You see that warrior from Arabia?
He's got a curved sword.
A CURVED SWORD!
Fint namn
His crafting unlocked the finesse feat on the weapon. Now he rolls with Dexterity.
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.
I love how they pick on him like big brothers but always smile cuz he can adapt and overcome
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.
@@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....
@@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.
@@Determined.. Arab world was so far ahead of everything with knowledge of mathematics, engineering, and philosophy. Then Islam happened.
@@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.
"When you die, can I give that to me daughter?" Made me laugh then, made me laugh now.
i love it!
every time
I love it.
I still laugh at this part. Lol! I love their acceptance of him and how they just welcome him into the fold.
Dael Utherikke I was gonna say that.
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.
supermanoftheoc improvise adapt and overcome with all the tools you have in hand
D S marine philosophy
supermanoftheoc
More like it isn't about the size it is about how you use it
@@somanoma6465 Size was definitely the problem. It was too heavy.
@@Troop3r666 just in the movie but real life swords of that time were not that heavy. They certainly were not 2 handed
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.
Truly a band of brothers lol
this movie is criminally underrated
Heretic damn right
Yeaup
Nope. But it could have been *WAY* better.
Who remember " at least I know who my father is " 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Such a great part of that movie they were caught completely off-guard
"my mother is a Noble women from a Noble family"👌
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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
@@khairiaris that's true I can name my grandfather's up to Naoh
The chemistry between the characters is outstanding in this movie
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.”
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.
or just push the tree down
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.
@@Jafmanz 😂😂🤣🤣😂
@@206Zelda lincoln was a character.
There is not a single bad scene in this movie.
HE MAKES A NOIFE
Daryl Solis "noife"= knife
Yeah just in case some didn't understand it
Scots (Tony Curran, to be precise) make the best Vikings 8-^).
@@luislopez3726 Yes thanks for the translation.
@@luislopez3726
Thats not a knife
This is
@@allopez8563 correction, accent.
"It works" kills me every time 😂
I used to be the 13th warrior until I took a curved sword to the knee.
Amazing how many history experts show up on these clips... or, so I think.
"Give an Arab a sword, 'e makes a knoif"
Give a norseman an accent, he makes it Sco'ish.
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😊
I like how he laughed along with them LOL!
"When you die, can I give that to me daughter?" I love this movie!
see those arab warriors they have curve swords CURVE SWORDS
+jack krauser curved swords are weak swords long swords are better
Lucas Matheus long swords are weak against long curved swords :p
+jack krauser Short swords are the best because we're all secretly Roman, deep inside.
Sigurd Vansen so you are saying that a short blade is good for romans okay then curve swords are the best for arabs
jack krauser I hope you understand that it was a joke, yes?
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.
this movie is basicly about a redguard fighting the forsworn together with a bunch of nords
agility sword vs strengh sword
"when yo doi can i give it to moi daughter?"
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.
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
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.
Awesome scene! Love this movie.
I love that upon immediately slashing the pole and displaying his finesse it plays Arabian music. Thats awesome, i love it.
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
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.
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
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
This movie is one of my guilty pleasures. I know objectively it's pretty meh but I like it a lot nevertheless.
It's a very underrated movie. I find it marvelous and quit entertaining.
@@goldenphoenix4475 This scene and the "I LISTENED" scene are just amazing.
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.
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.
@@Peer165 You had me thinking that there is already a 4k directors cut out there. Damn..
Long live Arabe 💪💪❤❤❤
Weak sub-race
@@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
@@salim6305 actually only 11 months , Khalid bin alwaleed with 18000 soldiers took down the persion impier . They don't know our history
@@Adam-xd8df they also beat the Vikings in one night and destroyed there 50 ship
@@6958921 that’s kinda anti-Semitic
Ahmed when they first encoutered vendols: "i am not a warrior!"
Ahmed a few days after: 1:56
ah every bit of this movie is just a pure gift to this world
Funny but, in fact, arabs were using straight swords in that period of time. Straight and quite heavy.
Also Viking swords weren't that big or heavy.
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.
^Nope it was first used by Turkic tribes the Arabs used straight swords.
@ Türko-Farsi Stoner Thanks bro you too, what country are u from?
@Türko-Farsi Stoner Salaam to fellow Central Asian brothers, my mother's step mom is Uzbek. We get along great!
Such an underrated movie
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!
Anyone with a mass cavalry force I guess.
😂
Dr. Michael Crichton wrote a wonderful novel which was adapted into a half way decent movie.
I read the book once and watched the movie way to many times. I prefer the movie
camaraderie at its finest.
The 13th warrior, such a great movie ⚔️🗡️🛡️🗡️⚔️
To be fair, Arabs were the smart and sophisticated ones in the ancient world. (Were)
yes but nowadays they are so lazy
Nations rise and fall..its good 😊
A Alsherbini So it goes.
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
sodium proton where are you from? Just curious cuz westerners don’t usually talk good about us arab muslims
Give him a normal sword and he carves it into a Scimitar xD
My favorite scene in the movie.
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.
mohammad almotalq have you see the rape in europe the war in syria
@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
Oh yeah we are enjoying arab culure since 9/11
Ignore them.
Honestly. This scene annoys me because THAT'S NOT HOW REPROFILING A SWORD WORKS.
I know about Arab culture, mohammed was a pedophile and arab conquest was brutal and immoral, convert or die
Such an under rated movie.
You can tell a lot about a culture's geography and weather by looking at their swords
Typical dex build, this movie is on of my favorites ever.
Better go with barbarian,full vitality and strength,higher health and resistance.
Dex and agility always gamble
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
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...
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.
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.
great movie
my favorit movie
Such a great movie
Now imagine if he came back with a Khopesh.
dat sword toss trick tho
Turning your M16 into an AK47...
Well AK is better
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..
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
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.
@@Amine0Jazair Curved swords go back to the Turks and Mongols, Arabs before their arrival were using straight swords. Google is your friend.
@@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
@@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.
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.
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
the difference between heroes and adventurers.
adventurers are never afraid to change the rules.
Great quality
A sword back then was worth serious money. He just shaved off a serious amount of metal too.
No point in having a sword you can't weild.
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.
Too Underrated But a Huge Movie.
أنطونيو ..من أفضل الممثلين ..على الإطلاق تقمص الدور بل كامل
salah alden saludos amigo...grettings friend...
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!
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 :-)))) )
@@flaminiom.2930 that is not entirely correct. Everyone dug ditches for fortifications. Everyone but holywood.
@@Staremperor ah ah you are right!
Thanks for sharing your insight! That's really cool! I'll be sure to write a comment that'll please you and not hurt your feelings next time !
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
Ahmed and Herger enjoyed the adventure together
1:43 holy shit, what did they give to the guy that worked that grinding stone?
@@CarlosValenzuela-sx9xb Do you see how those sparks are flying? Dude is spinning it at thousands of rpm
And they are led by Ulfric Stormcloak himself.
No one would ever use a sword on a piece of wood btw. That's what axes, easily fixed and made are for.
Unique shamshir. The Ali baba
@FixxxeR208 ah, but point beats edge or have you not been reading your Sharpe books?
And a shield wall against a mounted archer is sitting duck... but nobody's perfect right? hahaha
Curved sword, otherwise known as the schimitar.
curved swords If you are on a horse
Straight sword for infantry
DEX build confirmed
Does everybody loosing the fact that the 'reformated' sword looks way cooler in that curve shape?
Metal Worker
I really liked this movie, so watchable but it tanked in the theaters.
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.
arab sword makes a knife
@hmizoouu wasnt the abbassid dynasty destroyed by the mongols?
We meet again 240p, long time no see !
1:57 I thought he was gonna cut a Z on his shirt 😂
why are Jealous
Well i believe stormcloaks had bear masks but I guess youre right if take the politacal account and not visual.
Still here laddie... Heres some gold to help you bury him... Hamish, we will miss his soul.
An engineer between a Swedish Kings warrior and a Dabish one.. a long time again, Hamesh, the slave was chosen that day.ruclips.net/video/rRVZtmhvkas/видео.html
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
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
@@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.
It's a parody of a Skyrim quote.
''Give an Anglo a Viking role and he ll play a Scot'' ;p
movie name?
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.
amazing how he managed to wrapped that expertly in leather and engravings while there should be battle prep
+Justin Srivastava It was already that way. He just reshaped the blade.
I'm 99% shure he was joking.
From the movie 13th warrior
When a Khajiit joins the Stormcloaks Lol
Curved. Swords.
2:00 zorro vibes
They use Curved Swords! Curved. Swords.
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.
2:02 lol
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.
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.
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.
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.
You may be thinking of Sikhs.
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.
@@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