What is Scale Armor? - Practical Aspects & Historical Overview
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- This is an introduction to a type of historical protection that seems pretty popular in fantasy settings in one form or another. Not quite as iconic and ubiquitous as a mail hauberk, but arguably cooler looking. :)
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Timothy Dawson, Armor Never Wearies. Scale and Lamellar Armour in the West, from the Bronze Age to the 19th Century
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David Nicolle, Arms and Armour of the Crusading Era 1050-1350: Western Europe and the Crusader States (Volume 1)
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Arms & Armour of the Crusading Era, 1050-1350: Islam, Eastern Europe and Asia (Volume 2)
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Hugh C. Rogers and Donald J. LaRocca, A New World Find of European Scale Armor
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Tutankhamun's leather scale (or lamellar?) armor
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Roman Lorica Squamata
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Subeixi or Scythian leather scale
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The Repton Warrior (possible evidence of Saxon scale armor)
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I could definitely see Skallagrim being a castle to castle salesmen with his wife trying to sell different types of armor to lords lmao
*knocks on portcullis*
"Greetings, my lord! Can I just say that your moat looks splendid this morning? I'd like to interest you in some of the latest products of metallurgy, truly a craze among the nobility; like this fine piece of scale armor! Nearly impenetrable, except perhaps for rising thrusts, and may I say, might look most lovely on your beautiful lady wife. ;)"
@@adronius147 which lord just stands at the port cullis
keesiegames 2.0 chill tf out do you require historical accuracy in order to find something funny? Cuz that’s kinda funny
Missed time period
Laughing too hard at this
"Don't worry, il be gentle"
"That's what you always say"
"..."
"..."
*Slash with the sword*
Lol I used to use that pfp of yours for my pfp
@@thegrammarcrusader4085 Same
You made my fucking day dude lmao
On a reenactment camp I took my sword, talked to the public about how greek linothorax armor is effective, and without warning my friend (who was wearing the armor) I stabbed him with the sword. And not a gentle thrust. His look was priceless x)
@@Chfoulu Please tell us more about what happened immediately after.
Reasons for scale armor:
*I LOOK LIKE A DRAGON*
Nuff said
The trick to killing a dragon. Shoot it from behind so it penetrates in an upward thrust.
@@jndvs95 That wouldn't work as scales on real life reptiles don't work like scales in scale armor, also it's a dragon so shooting it in the back will just result in a dead overconfident human
@@leounknown1227
Or a bothered dragon.
The Greeks were once fighting an Iranian captain. They kept stabbing his mail armour, but he still kept fighting the Greeks. Then they aimed their blows at his face, until they finally killed him. I heard that story from Adam Eugene Donaldson, all his teachings are removed from RUclips, now.
"You said you had protection!"
"I was wearing my armor!"
Go team three stars!
"I meant a condom!"
"The fucks a condom!?"
@@texmexmurican8733/ Good ol' TFS references!
Love it.
I love you guys.
Armored spouses, even more dangerous than pommels.
yeah but much harder to throw
theMAKSAB
Not harder to beat tho
A pommel can't hold a grudge.
You fool, you condemned us all!
american cheese Are you mad? she's covered in armor!
Armored spouses, also known as "Iron (Fe-)Mails."
More likes for this comment, please *entitled clap*
Hmmm Big brain
*Everyone clapping furiously to the irritating but also amazing comment*
Iron maidens?
Rofl
Skal: *places hand on boob*
Wife: *looks at camera and grins*
Skal: *begins stabbing*
God I love this channel
+N K
yeah right
Begins thrusting*
@N K she's pretty Imo so...
@N K what's the bad news doc?
@N K Jesus dude, chill
So, it turns out scale armor really does give you disadvantage on Stealth rolls.
Cept it caps at 16 w/o a shield since it only allows dex benefit up to plus two
I hear laughing coming from my dwarven cleric with the forge domain, he doesnt seem impressed. ^^
Lmao of course the forge cleric is a dwarf. Pfft racist.
Lmao
+Matteus Silvestre
Remember, looking like a snake doesn't make you sneaky like a snake.
+Grim reaper +Kaiser Crimson
Get that studded leather; my squishy sniper Ranger with 8 CONS has the same AC as someone wearing full plate. Well, after a +1 armorer bonus, at least.
5% of comments: About scale armour
2% of comments: Others
93% of comments: Sexual jokes about Skall and his wife
RUclips + Skall chanelling Easton, what do you expect?
Welcome to the internet?
As much as I would expect from a skinny man who fancies himself a Viking. A skinny babushka.
It's actually very weird to see him touching her in breast area. No jokes or anything
Campbell Harris spouse*
Skallagrim, your wife deserves a medal for her patience.
Don't worry, she gets her own back in the Stinger Whip video...
Jeremy Bouwhuis I think he means she gets revenge
YOu can probably tell her directly
She is definitely a keeper. Skall is a lucky guy
@@spiffygonzales5899 Well if you are into that kind of thing...
My scalemail armor made it to a video!!! Looks great and I’m glad it is in good hands!
Miles Murphy Awesome job on it
Congrats! And were you expecting Cara to demonstrate it?
lemmingrad kinda maybe. I was hoping to see what it could take, but I understand why he wouldn’t want to. 😀
Miles Murphy hey I plan to become a blacksmith/bladesmith when I become of age do you reccomend any schools I live in America.
Great job on it looks awesome
I love how she just stands there, smiles to the camera. Like this is not the first time.
Then look at us. She is either judging us or asking for help.
He's a she? I thought it was a fem boi neighbor
@@henryofskalitz2228 henry did her dirty
Yes
@@henryofskalitz2228my disappointment is immersurable and my day is ruined...
Skall is just helplessly watching as his channel becomes the innuendo channel
Oh i know the problem. A couple of years back i was doing swordtraining with a female friend for some time. And i can tell you, the innuendos in the German language are even worse than in English (for example, the German word for scabbard is "scheide" which coincidently is also a commonly used term for the vagina), to the point where i had trouble explaining to other people what we were doing and keeping it innuendo free (which i had to do repeatatly when i came to work with a black eye that i had received by blocking too slowly - at some point i only replied with "i got beaten up by a girl") *sigh*
It's always been like that: ruclips.net/video/iPx2ahTAWl8/видео.html
great work Skall, excellent use of wife as model
spouse, not wife
no,wife .
Spife?
they are spouses not man and wife.
aint spouse just non-gendered for husband and Wife?
"Man Attacks Wife with Sword, Wife forced to wear Scale Armor"
*Any rising thrust has the opportunity to penetrate*
I'm getting a dark souls vibe.
Use rising thrust, Maden ahead
@@radioface4997 thrusting is effective
I get the hidden meaning 😂. Nice one
@@radioface4997 Be wary of trap.
@@fish4225
liar ahead.
Cara's inner monologue: "he keeps stabbing my boob...aaaaand now hes just going for a full grope *sigh* must keep quiet, must not snark."
I really wanted snarking though. Too many openings for jokes over the entire video.
Man skall is just feeling her up in this
RUclips: what is this?... Not advertiser friendly? Demonitized!
Chainer hahahahah
Chainer Lol maybe they were trying to be good. There usually is more snark :P
I love how she's always looking at him like "I love this man"
I think she just has to remind herself.
Sometimes with a question mark at the end 😂
I think its more like ''I love this man?'' xD
I see it more like a total domination look
SHe's just so in love with her goof of a viking. :p
Don't worry, I'll be careful.
Mhm. That's what you always say.
LOL. good job skall.
Peter John the Brave ;)
Awesome burn, Cara!
*looks at camera*
What's a German man fondle his girlfriends breasts for 15 minutes and make bad sex jokes
he said GENTLE now that's some much better work ;) if you know what i mean!
An 11 minute video of Skall groping his wife, this is why we subscribed xD
obviously a joke lol keep up the good work Skallagrim!
Groping his armoured spouse, thank you very much. Armoured spouses for the win!
The ClockTower deserves more likes
The ClockTower This is what I subscribed for!
"you have a larger..."
*points to her chest*
"...err... non... flexible... area"
we need a tinestamp for the peeps xD
Stamp
@@hammerite6418 So you're a fallout fan, all that I have to say is yes.
3:16
It's around 3:18
“Don’t worry I’ll be gentle”
Sounds like that’s been said more than once.. ;)
"that's what you always say"
Yanousse i love when ppl in the comments are making dozens of « that s what she said » but his wife does it in the very video
4:58
Clara's Assassin Bunny hop killed me.
I just realized that I'm way to immature for this video
I know i am late but
Immature in terms of what?
@@captainobvious8037 I was wondering the same, Captain! Sadly, we will probably get no answer on this matter
@@sdghjkvh Very unfortunate
@@captainobvious8037 so many intentional sexual innuendos
Replace the scales with removable pommels and youve got me sold
They call it the pommel guard
Ed edd and eddy.Maaan nostalgic af
But the real question... Can pommels defend him rightly?
Lol end him rightly more like defend him rightly
You would be able to end everyone rightly
"Anything can slip through, any RISING THRUST" oh skallagrim you silver tongued devil
4:17 She: I might wonder if it sits a bit on my
Hips..
Him: *PROBABLY YOU GOT PRETTY WIDE HIPS*
She: thanks...🙃
I think of it as a compliment. I like curvy hips.
@TeamHansen19 I dont really see how landwhales and curves relate but ok.
@@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935 Some people are fans of anorexia
She looks pale, a bit dull and seems to have a strange taste in men but she looks curvy and i personally like this
Are you all gay? She's hot.
the look in Caras eyes when he "measured " her scales tho :P
Mauricio José Osuna I think it's more just they always joke around like this haha
Though it *might* be possible that he didn't fully notice lol
Me? Looking at my husband 'inappropriately"... why, I'd never *smirk*
he works especially on her armored breasts region xD
I feel like after he turned the camera off, she jumped him.... in a fun way. Lol
I could make scale armor out of guitar picks
Maybe
DAM USA youd drop them, and theyd disappear in the pick void
@@koffieverslaafde627 any small object has a 50% chance of falling into an unreachable endless void where it will never be found again. With a 10% chance of reappearing somewhere completely different.
Would you use studded picks then? Like the dunlop ones huehuehue. Koffieverslaafd...that's the one and only reason I use my acoustic ones as tambourines
Watch that pick armor disappear when you put it on the table.
please tell me you actually built one!, also if you jump from a high distance your entire body will be teleported to the pick void, if from there you can manage to jump again, you will appear back in this plane avoiding all falling damage
Your spouse switches between "I'm happy to be here" and "what has my life come to"
It looks to me more like "He is so cute when he gets excited over these things."
there's just something about scale armor that makes it look sort of majestic and badass at the same time, like looking like an emperor but the emperor is a dragon
ThatGuyYouKnow I definitely think of dragons
well, the byzantine emperors wore this type of armor because it was a common type in their time, and they were basically the only emperors in Europe in early medieval times( holy roman emperor doesn't count, he came much later and for long periods of time his title was.......well, more of a symbol), so yeah, when you look at scale armor, it does send your thought to an emperor.....
Damian Mares highly doubt it was common and the bizantine emperor was as emperor as the holy roman one, considering the title was basileus: king, over imperator
one of the titles was also aftokrator (autocrat) which basically translates to emperor and it's etymology indicates absolute power over his realm,whereas the Holy Roman Empire was kind of a confederation since the Kaiser's subjects (dukes etc.) were kinda autonomous but they were a considered one state,that's what probably Damian means by symbol,cheers :)
"basileus" in Greek or "basileios" ( if I can actually put 2 thoughts together these days and remember how it was spelled) meant, in a weird way, both "king" and "emperor" , but because of the continuous line of emperors from the Roman Empire to the ERE, the title remained technically the same, even if in 5th-6th century the administration started to shift towards Greek, and not Latin, so the title of "Imperator" became "Basileus" , but also being accompanied by "Autokrator", meaning an entity with absolute power, and in modern Greek, from what I remember, being the word for "Emperor"
as for the Holy Roman Emperors, they only had real power until 13th century when the war between the ghibellines and guelphi started, the supporters of either the emperor or the pope, and that conflict restrained the emperor power until it was more a diplomatic figure than an administrative and military one
the only times when the Holy Roman Emperor was powerfull was when the emperor was the ruler of wither Austria of Bohemia, and that was because of their inherited land combined with the privileges that their title of emperor gave them, otherwise the title was just sustained by the member states of the Empire in order to protect themselves and make the most use of it
I like how you can tell that Skall's wife really does love him a lot in this video.
cara does love him. watch every video she was in
I stumbled into this video while searching for info on D&D realism, namely whether various armors are noisy enough to impose disadvantage on stealth, and this is the only example I’ve found of anyone moving in any armor in a noise isolated environment. (Sound of movement in scale mail at 3:00) Can you do a video comparing the volume of various different armors?
I can tell you from experience that maile is very similarly loud, as it still has thousands of metal pieces moving against one another. Plate armor is also loud, as even though there are relatively fewer pieces, the pieces are larger and resonate more, and still hit one another, making clanging sounds as you move.
Overall, I would leave the Disadvantage to stealth checks as they are in the PHB, and allow for fantasy materials and magical enchantments to make medium and heavy armors quiet and stealthy.
Hope that helps! :D
@@JadeSun7 So anything with overlapping metal should be imposing disadvantage on stealth. Thank you for the info, it’s very helpful.
@@nekoman8560 the exception would be brigandine as the pieces are all tightly bound and sometimes sandwiched between cloth or leather. Lamellar armor is in the middle ground where depending on the exact construction it could go either way.
Happy to help, and Happy gaming! :D
From what I understand most all metal armor would more likely make noises. Though if you wore a snug tunic over scale mail, it would muffle the noise alot.
I think chain mail would jingle more under a tunic than scale mail would, though it would muffle it some I'm sure.
But I believe scouts that spied on the enemy went in just leather armor at most, because often the smallest noises can spook the horses or alert the dogs in the dead of night.
During the day there is the issue with reflected light, which would alert the enemy way faster than noise, since the movement of people in armor in the camp would make it too noisy to notice much noise of the same kind of a armor outside of camp. So a armor worn under a tunic would likely work well in the day time only, and would be more risky at dead of night.
Well that is my hypothesis anyway.
So is ok to openly poke Cara with your stick on YT? :D
Great video by the way. Scale is a pretty overlooked armor type.
DEMONITIZED!!!
i gess Cara never learned how to defend herself against someone with a poitn-end-stick ^^
Silberzunge
I dont think its so much a lack of ability.
Wavemaninawe
yeah but i was actually refering to someting else :)
Silberzunge
I know. Hence the hidden innuendo. 😁
2:18
“That’s what you always say”
Glances at camera and proceeds to wack wife in stomach with sword
"Don't worry, I'll be careful"
"That's what you always say"
* They stare at eachother *
* _stonk_ *
Chainmail bikini next? *dodges Pommel*
OUCH! Who tried to end me rightly?
Christopher Rhodes skall
Christopher Rhodes dont worry, it wasnt aimed at you; thats why you are still alive
Condom of plates
A Maille Bikini doesn't physically block the attack, it clouds the mind of the attacker reducing their attack bonus.
> Sees Cara is in the video
Oh yeah, its gonna be one of those... Innuendo the Movie
I was behaving!
I always imagine how many hours of hard, meticulous work must go into actually creating things like scale or chainmail. It must have taken AGES to create enough for entire armies.
Yes but the thing is a king wouldn’t approach a blacksmith and say
Yo we need 3000 chainmails when can you deliver them
Smiths would work at them one at a time continuously across their lifes
And individuals bought their own armor most of the time
Much quicker than plate though. With playe its is all much more finnicky and demanding of high quality across the entire piece, or else it could be compromised
With scale, chain and lamellar, yes it takes a while to make all of them but they dont require as much care and precision as plate, and one bad unit doesnt require that you start all over. Plus repairing the armor is far more cost effective and time efficient than plate
@@zanderdev57 You're thinking of a nobleman's bespoke plate armor.
Munition plate was quicker and easier to manufacture than maille.
@@stevenschnepp576 yes but at what time period was it better? Mail and lamellar armors were made in the early days because they were far easier to actually produce before steel became easier to make into sheets
I think Skals "upwards thrusts" might defeat more than just Caras scale armor... *wink wink nudge*
That's rather a statement of fact than anything that needs a wink, sweetie *smirk*
*WINK WINK WINK*
Say no more, say no more
nudge nudge
Paxmax i gotchu b .3.
The sexual tension in this video is truly extraordinary.
Jack Box that's normal for those two haha
It's great seeing them on screen together
And there I was behaving so much!
Jack Box Eh, mostly in the imagination of internet fanboys here. :-P
@Daniel Nope, not just your imagination, that's how we really are
"Dw I'll be gentle"
T H A T S
W H A T
Y O U
A L W A Y S
S A Y
3:25
The *curvature* of the *torso*
Okay, Skall, okay 😂😂
Loved the video, nice work Skal. I like this format of half ragular practical video with you (and in this case your wife Cara, always nice to see her too) and half voice over with historical stuff and Iconography
Agreed. And I like them mixed where appropriate (not that you didn't also suggest this)
Metatron and Skall, I love you both!
Andro Manu Meta is a Jew?
Metatron yeah its awesome one of my faves
Andro Manu you are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity
This scale armor is a work of art. Incredibly well done. It definitely deserves more credit. I don't care if it's loud, you just need to practice and adapt. It'd be even better with a belt, I reckon. I wonder who made this... Great artisan, no doubt.
Drinking game: take a shot every time Cara does the "Yes I know what innuendo you are thinking pervs, I am thinking the same" face. You will be drunk enough to throw an uppercut to a scale armor before the history dump
You know my mind so well... *downs drink*
2:10 that face
That's the face of "next time we test an armor, you'll wear it and i'll be gentle" :D
The awkward to no end halfways thru the autistic spectrum for no reason face?
BAM! Right in the babymaker!
"That's what you always say"
Gian Palacio That's Skall's wife dude, why you guys are always shitting on her, Skall would fuck your shit up if you said that to his face
I love the man of science that skal is from time to time « probably, u got pretty wide hips »
1:26 "Honey not now, we are making a video."
ig33ku 👌👌
Tiddies are always the priority
1:09
👌
*rising thrust*
"I'll be gentle, that's what you always say", my god you 2 are perfect
Isn't that a version of chainmail to stop the upwards thrust like that.
I'd use it in conjunction with a shield 🛡️ for added protection.
Good modeling to your very patient wife.
2:12 is the best moment of the video.
Their faces, the position of the hand, the sword. Just perfect.
5:08
_Padded Doublet_
+5 defence
_Scale Mail Bikini_
+20 defence WTF
*MMORPG LOGIC*
Alfatazer _ sauce for your profile pic?
Character: Power Girl
Artist: Butcha-U
I think you know where to go from here. Happy hunting.
It's against the rules to hit unarmoured areas.
Alfatazer _
Convincing most ladies to play a long MMORPG without pretty characters to play: *IMPOSSIBLE*
No point fighting the inevitable
I mean, nobody wants to kill someone who looks hot.
"Mhm. Thats what you always say."
"Numerous fetish sites"
Im starting to wonder if Skall is a kinkster.
Based if true
I can't help but read "Lorica Squamata" in Metatron's voice... heh heh
coryman125 I'ma italiano
ma chi preggo!
itsa me mario
but we all know its not lorica segmentata tey probably called it L O R I C A L A M I N A T A
Remember to use the rhotic 'R' sound in the Italian way. I have trouble with that, being from south England. Lorrrrica Lorrrrica. Nope. Tongue won't move that way.
I don't know if that counts, but scale armor is experiencing a comeback, overlapping discs of kevlar are used in bulletproof vests, because the overlap offers comparable protection to a thicker slab of kevlar while keeping the vest lighter and more flexible. it's just not visible on the outside of the vest.
'Dragon Skin' is a particular brand of armor that uses such a method. Though, sadly, there has been a lot of drama between the manufacturer and the National Institute of Justice involving how well it actually works.
Dragon Skin armor by Pinnacle Armor started this idea wayy back in the 2000's. It was far superior in many ways to the simple plates and fabric stacks that were in vests at the time. It also vastly spread the force of the incoming rifle round much better. All while being quite flexible for the user.
>2000's
>"Wayy back"
I have never felt so old before.
We are in the late 10s dude. 00s ended in 2010.
Tanall If only they could test it (not on humans obviously), I hope technology gets us there one day.
I loooove this video. I wish I’d seen it sooner.
Earlier this year you talked about ways to change up your videos. I think guests are a fantastic way! Also, if you two were to change roles in the videos, it would be great!
Your relationship is adorable and charming, and I can tell you approached this video with a different personality, and I really enjoy this side of you
“You have pretty wide hips.” I’ve only made his comment once to a girl, and she thought it was an insult. It was quickly resolved thereafter, but still. Wide hips are GOOD on ladies! If a guy comments on this, he is normally not calling you fat. Btw you two are a great couple!
Jerome Wilshank Did you tip your fedora?
Karasamune like five times brah
Karasamune the lady was my GF. It happened when I went to reach for my wallet to buy us some drinks. I hit her hip, said sorry, and made the comment. It was aight because we make of of each other all the time, but I wasn’t making fun of her. The lesson here is that you got to be careful with what you say around your womyn.
@@bigman7856 How long you been growing out that beard on your neck?
Karasamune approximately for 250 years, my son. It is now long and gray. I have acquired the knowledge of the wise neck beard gods and have acquired the golden goblet of Mountain Dew. This bejeweled challis has given me power to respect m’Lady.
"They move more in larger clusters"
**Hand moves towards bob**
The inuendeos are just....lol
Bob?
It’s basically by default. Whamen have da bobs
Edit: I don’t remember typing this
No, not again, not poor Bob
Whos Bob?
Bob is a builder
I’m not even particularly into armor and these weapons but I appreciate the history and background research you provide👍
Great material to procrastinate with! Thanks skall!
HAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHA haha ha... ha... yes.
You too? :D
For me I ate Smittys breakfast while watching it
Procrastination is the only activity I never put off for a later time.
i wish i was so disciplined
To be honest, I wonder if scale is less about protecting from sword thrusts and more about protecting from missiles. We know that the ancients used arrows extensively -- e.g. the Persians would pretty much actually darken the sky with their volleys -- and then there were the javelins, which were still used all the way through the early middle ages. I'm thinking that most of those would hit you downwards, and scale might actually be better at stopping a pilum than mail would.
And then there were other missiles. E.g., the ancients used slings extensively. (E.g., lead bullets from slings defeated the Persian cataphracts.) Or lately the lead-weighted darts of the Romans. If scale actually did better at dissipating the shock from those than chain would, that might actually make it good specialized armour.
I'm thinking for example the skirmishing cataphract cavalry that was extensively used in the ancient times, and in Persia they kept the scythed chariots until at least Alexander's time. Those weren't supposed to stay and get into melee. They would harrass the enemy with missiles, and save the all out shock charge for when the enemy was already wavering or showing a vulnerability, like exposed flanks. In both cases the most immediate threat to the rider would be from enemy missile troops. So I'm thinking that scale would actually make a lot of sense.
What are your thoughts?
NegotiatorGladiarius - your theory at least accounts for the weird angle.
While writing this I wonder if it could be as simple as rain proofing?
Arrows just go through where the scales over lap because they aren't solid so arrows have been known to bypass them by hitting a scales and sliding in the path of least resistance which is every spot a scales is place next to another scale
pablo Hill
Depends on the scale type
Xaris Xeros I don’t know if people have made videos like this, but I would love to see different archers with different bows (longbow, compound, horse archer [cant remember the name], etc) against scale mail.
I guess for a (idk like) 5kg bolt coming from terminal velocity down onto your chest, it won't do much. Not because it would penetrate, but because your chest would be weirdly misshapen after that thing hitting
Missing in all Aquaman media to date: the jingle-jangle noise any time he moves.
He wore metal armour under water?
@@nomangreybeard535 I suppose, given the context, it could be, like, the literal scales of an underwater dragon or something like that. But any time it's shown in detail (including in the recent movie) it certainly looks metallic. (And any time there are extra pieces attached to it, they tend to be portrayed as solid metallic plates or rings.) As far as I can tell, that's never actually been explained in the comics.
*Canadian man hits wife with sword*
*Trudeau cries in public*
fsmoura , Hah!
And immediately apologizes to minority groups.
Sir Firenewt spouse
SilverEevee ?
EDIT: Ah. I see. Nevermind.
SilverEevee more like SJWevee
Scalelagrim
Ishan sharma my god ,,,
and Scaleara
www.myinstants.com/instant/rimshot/
Apparently the sound of "sword on scale deflection" is what they use for drawing of a sword in a lot of movies and games.
"Don't worry I'll be gentle"
"Mhm, that's what you always say"
As much as I love Skall I vote we kick him out and let his wife take over the channel.
Easy there, neckbeard
Well he's a pretty cool guy. It would make sense for him to have a pretty cool wife.
Misandrist
@@zaytheslasha1263 I don't think he was being serious. just saying that she made a good comeback.
either that or he was saying she is more interesting than skall.
But I like them both, they have very good chemistry together.
Bruh she already has a channel
I've always had the idea to start a company that would make jackets and other outerwear with hidden mail inside it, for self-defense. Like a heavy winter jacket with a layer of chainmail in it would offer a decent amount of protection, or even a scarf with mail inside could be wrapped around the forearm would be useful against someone with a knife
For armored jackets, you could do brigandine around the torso, and mail for the sleeves and below the waistline. Aside from the extra weight, people may dislike the noise of metal against metal. You might be able to work out some way of getting cloth between the rings.
This was both educational and adorable. Watching her hop was to cute. Love the video guys! I was really interested in scale mail since you dont hear near as much about it as you do plate or chainmail.
3:23 "Curvature of the torso"
w h a t
As nerdy as this sounds I'm totally going to use these new videos you're making for my Dungeons & Dragons games I'm the DM and it really helps to be able to liven up combat descriptions with realism.
Simply amazing , I do the same ,but with quests and NPCs
These are the best comments I’ve ever seen 😂😂😭
Skal, good for you brother, your wife looks like a lovely lady. I love your videos man, I've been a long time watcher, seeing an armor review is new and really awesome!
The way she looks at him, that's love right there
*sighs happily* Yes, yes it is
She doesn't project a shadow on the backdrop... Is she a vampire or something???
She does, she is just really off center from the lights position thus the shadow is barely visible on the filmed frame, also only when she moves much
@@flosa1995 no, she's a vampire
@@tomothybahamothy
Now that I think about it..
Its THE ONLY logical explanation
@@flosa1995 🤣
That's real interesting. Up to now, all sources that I have read said that the difference between scale and lamellar is that scale only overlaps verticaly and lamellar over laps both vertically and horizontally. As far as over lapping upwards or downwards, again the sources I have read have said that it would depend on whether it was a foot man or a horse man who was wearing it, the footmans armor would tend to overlap downwards ( according to what I have read) because most blows would come in from above while a horsemans would over lap upwards cause of most blows coming from below. Certainly an interesting different view on the subject matter, thank you for posting this video.
That's what I've read as well, so I find that statement very weird.
More Cara! This isn't the sort of video I would normally watch but I clicked on it the moment I saw Cara in the thumbnail. Her dry humour and witty comments make every video a joy to watch.
Aw, thank you! And there I was behaving with the humor this time... sorry to disappoint
Devan the Rat my name is Devan so I approve of your screen name, Cara.
2:12
“Don’t worry I’ll be gentle”
“That’s what you always say”
*Smirks at camera*
I have made a lot of research for a 13th-14th century Rus style scale armor set I'm making and the Rus (Russia, Ukraine and Belarus) used it quite a lot, but still lamellar was more popular. One other thing to note, it that an upward thrust with enough angulation to go under the scales is very very hard to do with anything but a dagger if both warrior are on foot and it probably won't go very deep and lack power. According to my research, lamellar was more popular because it was very efficient for both cavalry and infantry, but for infantry, the rus judged scale to be slightly supperior as it doesn't limitate mobility as much.
There are exemple of scale armor from the 1500's in Russia as it was never completely erased by plate there, probably because some warriors used skis during winter and a bow all year long.
Nathan Carrier Hooray for crazy and at the same time practical Russian designs - then and now...
i think you're right. in combat, a lot of hits are going to be awkward, opportunity hits, not at perfect angle etc. from experience in boxing and other combat sports this is usually the case. - the "perfect" textbook hit rarely happens. so scale armor would probably be decent armor 90+% of the time.
@@mortenovergaard7397You are right.
It goes a bit further. Scale is weak against upward thrust, but with both men on foot, they are hard to place to start with and even on a static target, at chest height, they are akward and often don't have the angle to really exploit that weakness. If the man in scale is on horse and his opponent on foot though, the game just changed, you are naturally thrusting up and often with enough angle that scales will more often lift up and let the pointy thing through. A dagger can do the job on foot though, because it is short, it is easy to give it the right upward angle and thrust. Now apply this to moving targets and scale will be effective the vast majority of the time, probably even against daggers, but on horse back, spears from infantry become a serious issue, still will not get through most time, but often enough to be concerning.
Reversely, lamellar has the gap up to down and is weak to downward thrust, which on a horse won't happen, but on foot, they are actually quite common and efficient, still a dagger once again is the most likely tool to go between the lamellars with a downward thrust. The failure rate of lamellar on foot, for moving targets, is likely lower than the failure rate of scales on horse back though.
Again, I suspect that winter fighting has a lot to do with Russia keeping scale and lamellar around much longer.
It's armor that scales with your luck stat. Duh
Get out
Luck Scale? That's what Falcor drops
I swear the Luck stat in DS3 is pointless.
Gabe Scharf Bleed the world.
clearly you've never played a hollow build
I like Mrs. Skallagrim. A rare find, she puts up with a lot :)
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GLORIOUS NIPPON LACQUERED LAMMELLAR SAMURAI ARMOR
FOLDED OVER 47 BILLION TIMES
Kraanox WHEN YOU WEAR THE ARMOUR, YOU FOLD IN HALF SEVERAL TIMES, DYING IN THE PROCESS BUT BECOMING FAR SUPERIOR TO WESTERNERS
Easily defeated... by pommels.
Ya know when I hear lacquered armor I wonder if its ethereal and has 6 slots for my runes.
As much as I dislike the way you come across in the majority of your videos, I enjoyed this one. Informative.
Relationship goals
I do believe you've stumbled on to a new kink.
*fapping noises in the back ground* yea look at that figure baby yes slide your sword under her scales uhhhhh *cleans mess*
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2:14 LOL She's a dream Woman LOLL OMG she's awesome. she loves weapons AND she's funny. Good on you my man :)
I will be gentle. - You always say so!
Fizximuk
that made me laugh so hard i nearly pissed myself
The full quotation is "That's what you always say"
And that smile after that...
My pleasure that the one snark I did let slip did the job for you :)
But was the horse armour overpriced?
DovahSpy I see what you did there, sir. Good one!
Nice reference
Have you heard of the high-elves?
Stop! You have violated the law. Pay the court a fine or serve your sentence!
THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD!
Definitely heavy on the Sub/Dom energy looks like you two had fun with this one
Armored spouses? HUSCARL'S!!!!
Give a pommel to an armoured spouse and we have the only thing that can injure Saitama.
"That's what you always say."
*Knowing glance at camera*
That armor looks great on Cara.
It looks really stylish too especially over the black coming soon to red carpets everywhere.
When the different types of scale armour were being discussed; it was pointed out that type 3 and 5 were better for protecting against up thrusts (as the scales are pinned to stop them lifting) yet surprisingly they were rarely used. Surely if you start to pinning the scales together (or to the substrate), you prevent them slipping over themselves and in doing so reduce the armours flexibility - one of the very reasons you may choose scale armour over other types in the first place.
Dragons use it so it must be good!
TheBraindead Ant Yet again some dude with a yelling fetish can hunt then with a bow and arrow
I assume you're talking about the Dragonborn?
MrNoFaceGuy That's because they keep landing, for some reason. They'd by fine if they just kept flying.
To be honest, this was an amazing video as there aren't too many videos on scale armor to begin with (maybe one by scholagladiatora but his was more of a rant of some sorts to be fair) and each time Cara she looks more and more like a viking shieldmaiden haha
Scale armor really looks more like just an archaic version of mail that requires less labour, so it was likely popular until mail was properly industrialized. A retake of the concept then brought lamellar armour and brigantine, the latter largely being considered a more economic alternative to plate.
The best interpretation of scale armour that's around is essentially mail with added scales, which is obviously more decorative intent than purely practical (though that added layer might help against structural damage of the armour).
So scale armors are best for dwarves.
Also from my perspective, scale armor is very aesthetically pleasing, even more so than maille and plate.
The scales are larger which make the even-ness more noticable than in maille and the design as a whole looks elegantly simple and not too complex like in plate.
Then again, it probably depends on the quality and the designs that I've seen. There are, of course, ugly looking armors/weapons no matter which category they belong to.
Shit, that's a good point. You can't uppercut a midget.
That's a grudgin'.
Dat number of innuendos tho...X')
And there I thought we were behaving this time...
Please, don't behave.