What It Was Like to Be A Medieval Soldier
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Date: 2022-12-29
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NDRonin1401
There is no such thing as a 'medieval' soldier.
In the part about the horses you speak of research on horses from the 4th to 17th century, if that is the timespan we are considering then there is so much difference in the war experience that it is ridiculous to generalise it.
Take the Franks, we're talking tribal invasions there, the time of the wandering of the peoples.
Or 1066, probably the highwater mark of feudal warfare.
And if you're gonna call the people that did the fighting 'soldiers', then you'd have to move up to 1645 (not really medieval now, isn't it) with the formation of the New Model Army. At that point firearms and cannon were pretty common.
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There is no such thing as a 'medieval' soldier.
In the part about the horses you speak of research on horses from the 4th to 17th century, if that is the timespan we are considering then there is so much difference in the war experience that it is ridiculous to generalise it.
Take the Franks, we're talking tribal invasions there, the time of the wandering of the peoples.
Or 1066, probably the highwater mark of feudal warfare.
And if you're gonna call the people that did the fighting 'soldiers', then you'd have to move up to 1645 (not really medieval now, isn't it) with the formation of the New Model Army. At that point firearms and cannon were pretty common.
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Andrew
You completely left out the development of armor, from chain maille to full plate armor! This also led to an evolution in weapons, and a sort of Medieval arms race. As armor became increasingly protective, cutting attacks with the sword became almost obsolete. As a response, swords became narrower, and pointier at the tip, and fencing began to emphasize using the sword to stab through the joints and other gaps in the plate armor. For example: look at a Viking Age sword, and compare it to a 15th/Late Medieval sword.
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You completely left out the development of armor, from chain maille to full plate armor! This also led to an evolution in weapons, and a sort of Medieval arms race. As armor became increasingly protective, cutting attacks with the sword became almost obsolete. As a response, swords became narrower, and pointier at the tip, and fencing began to emphasize using the sword to stab through the joints and other gaps in the plate armor. For example: look at a Viking Age sword, and compare it to a 15th/Late Medieval sword.
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David
They didn't bring those small horses that stood at 4'10 into battle. Those were horses used for more comfortable travel. Their trot was very steady and smooth and barely moved vertically which all the full sized horse breeds do. Traveling just a few miles on a full sized horse can give your back a pounding. War horses were a real thing in Medieval times and they were full sized Arabians for the most part.
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They didn't bring those small horses that stood at 4'10 into battle. Those were horses used for more comfortable travel. Their trot was very steady and smooth and barely moved vertically which all the full sized horse breeds do. Traveling just a few miles on a full sized horse can give your back a pounding. War horses were a real thing in Medieval times and they were full sized Arabians for the most part.
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Nimai
I'm sorry, but reading Wikipedia would give more knowledge than most of these medieval videos of yours. I honestly don't even want to know how you research your videos, although it's most likely just taking the most absurd title of a non-sourced article and going with that. You're actively misinforming thousands of clueless people about major topics in history and it's disgraceful
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I'm sorry, but reading Wikipedia would give more knowledge than most of these medieval videos of yours. I honestly don't even want to know how you research your videos, although it's most likely just taking the most absurd title of a non-sourced article and going with that. You're actively misinforming thousands of clueless people about major topics in history and it's disgraceful
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johnsamu
It was just a payed extended vacation. You had the chance to acquire souvenirs on the road to your holiday destination. Some nitpickers call that looting. You could have a good workout. That's literally, you had to work outside. You trained your skills. You had to otherwise you were dead. You see it wasn't all gloom and doom.
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It was just a payed extended vacation. You had the chance to acquire souvenirs on the road to your holiday destination. Some nitpickers call that looting. You could have a good workout. That's literally, you had to work outside. You trained your skills. You had to otherwise you were dead. You see it wasn't all gloom and doom.
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Bob
It's just not true that common soldiers were untrained. There is lots of anecdotal evidence that martial arts such as wrestling, boxing and stick fighting were a big part of men and boys culture back then. In a time when it was not uncommon for extreme violence to happen at any time. you had to know how to fight.
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It's just not true that common soldiers were untrained. There is lots of anecdotal evidence that martial arts such as wrestling, boxing and stick fighting were a big part of men and boys culture back then. In a time when it was not uncommon for extreme violence to happen at any time. you had to know how to fight.
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Joseph
Wow jousting is equal to kickball huh. I do remember as a kid fearing for my life as the ball approached, Just put a nice kick nothing to fancy and then before I knew it I'm one leg short and kickball is no longer a viable means to glory. Looking back if only I played a more civil game like monopoly.
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Wow jousting is equal to kickball huh. I do remember as a kid fearing for my life as the ball approached, Just put a nice kick nothing to fancy and then before I knew it I'm one leg short and kickball is no longer a viable means to glory. Looking back if only I played a more civil game like monopoly.
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Double
we really need to remind ourselves how good we truly have it nowadays. even when times are really rough our THIRD world problems are a joke (yes i said THIRD. not even gonna mention how got the first world has it.
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we really need to remind ourselves how good we truly have it nowadays. even when times are really rough our THIRD world problems are a joke (yes i said THIRD. not even gonna mention how got the first world has it.
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Wolf
Fakt check your sourcess, that ponny study was not in all defining war horse as ponny! Rather as animal used in military. Thats a difference. So. Dont spread nonsense. There is miriad of other sourcess.
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Fakt check your sourcess, that ponny study was not in all defining war horse as ponny! Rather as animal used in military. Thats a difference. So. Dont spread nonsense. There is miriad of other sourcess.
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Adam
isnt it strange how a horse size of a current day pony could carry a grown man equipped with 50 kilos af weapons and armor? while also armored. with all the horse riding equipment?
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isnt it strange how a horse size of a current day pony could carry a grown man equipped with 50 kilos af weapons and armor? while also armored. with all the horse riding equipment?
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weird_history
At least Europe was not multiculti back in them days. Imagine walking on the streets in your country and only see real Europeans. Now it looks like northern Africa
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At least Europe was not multiculti back in them days. Imagine walking on the streets in your country and only see real Europeans. Now it looks like northern Africa
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Conway
Back when kings and lords fought right alongside their men. Now they hide in the White House and let young men they don't care about die for their political agendas.
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Back when kings and lords fought right alongside their men. Now they hide in the White House and let young men they don't care about die for their political agendas.
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Will
Yea the pony thing. i did some digging. Your making it sound more concrete than it is. Iconography for one, vastly disagrees as well as primary sources.
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Yea the pony thing. i did some digging. Your making it sound more concrete than it is. Iconography for one, vastly disagrees as well as primary sources.
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Sean
The soldiers didnt supply anything. The lords the king was calling upon did. Most people could barely afford to eat let alone buy a sword and shield
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The soldiers didnt supply anything. The lords the king was calling upon did. Most people could barely afford to eat let alone buy a sword and shield
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Steel
Ponies don't take up that much space on a ship, its why the Vikings had the small horses as well, it beats walking when you get over the sea.
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Ponies don't take up that much space on a ship, its why the Vikings had the small horses as well, it beats walking when you get over the sea.
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A.
Both in Iraq and Afghanistan during the winter months the fighting against coalition forces would seize due to lack of morale and equipment.
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Both in Iraq and Afghanistan during the winter months the fighting against coalition forces would seize due to lack of morale and equipment.
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speaking
Smaller horses where more nimble on the battlefield, it was a well known tactic in the Ancient world right through to medieval times
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Smaller horses where more nimble on the battlefield, it was a well known tactic in the Ancient world right through to medieval times
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Bas
There was a squabble over a shoe that led to the slaughter of 6, 000 people during the crusades. Who says they werent petty?
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There was a squabble over a shoe that led to the slaughter of 6, 000 people during the crusades. Who says they werent petty?
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English
Lol first talk about the Revolution in Europe in 1838 I thank that was you lots arrival full of shit the lot of you
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Lol first talk about the Revolution in Europe in 1838 I thank that was you lots arrival full of shit the lot of you
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yoruichixX
how did those fights look like it seemed they got like 0 training, did they even know what a formation was?
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how did those fights look like it seemed they got like 0 training, did they even know what a formation was?
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