What is the PURPOSE of BROADSWORDS?
Clearly some swords from history, from broadswords to falchions, from dao to Bronze Age leaf-blades, have particularly WIDE blades. But WHY? WHAT DOES THIS ACHIEVE? ▼3 extra EXCLUSIVE videos each month on PATREON, which make this channel possible: / scholagladiatoria ▼Facebook & Twitter updates, info, memes and fun: / historicalfencing / scholagladiato1 ▼Schola Gladiatoria HEMA - sword fighting classes in the UK: https://www.swordfightinglondon.com ▼Matt Easton's website & Pinterest: https://www.matt-easton.co.uk/ https://www.pinterest.co.uk/matt_east... ▼Easton Antique Arms - antique swords for sale: https://www.antique-swords.co.uk #history #swords #wargaming
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Ox Bow. It WORKS! - First Test
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What the BATTLE OF TOLLENSE tells us about early BRONZE AGE FIGHTING
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How A 1440s Italian Jouster Shall Be Armed
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Why Did Sabers DOMINATE Other Swords in the MILITARY?
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Testing CHEAP Chainmail, Modern Problems REQUIRE Medieval Solutions!
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Nothing about the honey badger is normal... and here is why
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I Was Right About AI
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Western Swordsmen learn Chinese Dao
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Why Heavy Cavalry Lances Fell Out of Favor? With @ZacharyEvans
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Chinese Dao vs European Sabers: Why Two Empires Chose Opposite Blades
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How they turned HANDS into ANTI-RAPIER weapons!
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James May Tries Archery
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Why weren't METAL SHIELDS more POPULAR in history?
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Why did Europeans think ASIAN SWORDS WERE BETTER?
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Is this really our first glimpse of BOEING'S F-47?
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Why Have We Forgotten The True Religion Of The Anglo Saxons?
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Leaf Blades: How Good are They, and Why Did they Disappear (Mostly)?
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I Tested History’s Most Deadliest UNDERRATED Weapon...
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Historically Accurate Oceangate Titan Build (in 1:72 Scale)
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