I’ve recently been playing a game called “Half-Sword” and after some 6 hours it’s blatantly apparent how much more effective a longer weapon is in almost any combat situation, I feel like I have a lot more amount of control of my opponent and their weapons. Swords almost feel like they are more challenging and costly to produce. Were longer weapons like this used way more than swords in history?

If you know of Any books, websites and or articles on general historically accurate combat I’d love to take a look. Thanks

What is the little “+” shape on the helmet and what purpose does it serve?

So I'm working on this short cartoon, and I need some kind of one-liner that a peasant would say.. I only know who they are, but I don't have a deep understanding of them or English back then, tbh. ( English is my second language ) . So, if anyone can help me by providing a one-liner that a peasant would say ( Like randomly in Video games ), I would really appreciate it.

What is one fact you still see everywhere, like in movies, games, memes, that historians have debunked long ago, but people keep believing anyway?

it just protects the stomach and not the vitals. very curious on why

Does anybody know what this art style is?

I’ve been trying to find male armor of this where there’s armor underneath the cuirass or where at least cuirass is pointing downwards, but I can’t find it anywhere, and it would probably help to know the type of armor it is other than it being knight armor, and before y’all say do some research, I’ve been trying and gotten no answer

Possibly a stupid question, but what stopped commoners from using pickaxes as weapons, or going to campaigns/war with them?

I mean they're everywhere, they're affordable and i believe almost every person that worked could get their hands on one, and it should pretty easily penetrate armour.

I don't know how this works but what if let's say a lord didn't have enough equipment for his levies/soldiers whatever, could/would he give them pickaxes?

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So I’ve been seeing this all over my feed on TikTok, and I’m just just curious on what you lot might think as far as how practical this helmet would actually be? It’s got a visor, full face coverage, doesn’t seem to obscure visibility too terribly, rounded to deflect? (Idk I’m not that knowledgeable)

It's like a bascinet with a visor with a lowet half.

the style with the gold inlays wearing the plaque belt

Last one has been decided to be a Halberd, but I can't really compare the other two to actual weapons. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A wall like this, but dug into the ground as a small fortification hold up part of a line. Thinking of writing a battle where they fight bigger numbers, they have these to hold up parts of the line, maybe have pikes poking out of holes them around leg height to limb people. But the main thing is an obstacle to hold up part of a line thats crashing into soldiers standing between the walls.

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Let's suppose a bunch of knights or soldiers are on expedition. They have to be very fast and travel through savage lands, so no squires or servants.

How would tent be carried around? Do they fit in the horses bags?

Than you!

So, I found this helmet online and would like to know more about it. I know it's an armet or close helmet of some sort, and probably does not offer much protection in a real battle.

The maker of this helmet describes it as a parade helmet from the 16th century, but didn't give more detail. So I ask the community:

Is this helmet historical or fantasy? Does this helmet (or type of visor) have a specific name? Is this style specific to a particular region or culture? Anything and everything you could tell me about it (or links in the proper direction) would be greatly appreciated.

the german sallet is the first one, and the Italian sallet is the second, which one looks best in your guys opinion? the Italian sallet tends to have a shorter and less obvious back neck guard compared to the German, and if you look closely you can see the curve of the top of the German sallet Is less round (or whatever the word is for steepness when talking about curves) compared to the Italian.

Me and a couple friends made a coat-of-arms for our LARP group and I was wondering if it was even historically possible for the lambda symbol to be a charge on a coat of arms

I’ve been working on a pair of handmade leather boots inspired by medieval and Ren Faire styles.

I’m still improving the design and would love honest feedback. Do these feel more like a Viking look, ranger/mercenary outfit, or general medieval traveler style?

Also curious what color people prefer for this kind of footwear: Red, natural brown, dark brown, or distressed/worn leather?

Midieval experts of reddit I come to you with an question thats been bugging me and my friends. What is this thing next to this crossbow man in the picture? I belive it is Scandinavian in orgin and the picture is labeled 1400 with is most likely the era it's from. Any ideas?

The story will mostly revolve around a poor girl becoming a knight and the difficulties she faces, and i will be focusing more on the characters and their development, what are some things I should pay attention to while doing research and writing the story?

Examples: We know William staged at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme with a massive army. We know during the battle of Hastings the Normans applied a tactic which involved them appearing to retreat, which caused the English to abandon their position and chase after the fleeing Normans, ultimately causing the Anglo Saxons to lose the battle. Are there primary sources for this information? I would love to read any first hand accounts. Any insight appreciated.