Tod's WorkshopによるZweihander（両手剣）レクリエーション。ツヴァイハンダーは、今日よく呼ばれるように、歴史的には両手剣、グレートソード、スパドン（イタリア）、モンタンテ（スペイン）として知られています。
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トッドのワークショップ：
Zweihander vs Polearm：両手剣とポール武器の違い
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Now, that's a true great sword!
Beautyfull video,lots of informations thanks
LMG of the renaissance
I had read previously the Swordsmen worked together with billmen who would scoop up the pikes allowing the men with Zweihanders to run underneath and cut the pikemen down.
That is a magnificent sword.
I wanna know where he bought that
God that sword is just beautiful, I wish those types of swords were common to find even if expensive. God I'd love to get one and learn the historical techniques, wish there was a HEMA school near me.
I came here for a death match but stayed for the information
Plot twist: They're both 4 foot tall.
I don't claim to know what it does, but if you can get on the flanks of a pike block or the rear, well you'll put the murderising into them. That's what the Medieval 2 Total war tactician inside says…
Isn't zweihander also used from the second row, as a can opener?
Thanks for the video, this is really fascinating. I hope you'll both talk more about these things in the future.
05:05
Tod: "When do I get my sword back? Is it my turn now? Give it back please."
yes i whack my friends polearm before he tries to stab me, it really helps with the penetration
Man Tod is an absolute master sword smith, that zweihander is beautiful. The twisted pommel, the twisted cross guards and rings, the pattern on the grip, they way the spokes blend right into the blade. It's perfect.
3:45
That thing could guard your hands, and the hands of the guys next to you.
I bet those Swiss mercenaries came equipped with the BEST equipment. I'm talking Havel's ring, the ring of favor and protection(health, stamina, endurance, everything they need), the grass crest shield(ON THEIR BACKS!), and a full set of giants armor(becoming unstoppable!), masks of the father, and 2 black flames each.
I think you can carry the two-handed sword on the Fehlschärfe especially is wrapt with leather.
It looks like it was used as short spear where the user would hold the pommel or the near end of the grip and the blunt area, if the user was in a situation where open space wasn't available
Would it be a factor who a double soldier might be defending a bridge or door against? Peasant levies aren't exactly motivated to step up to that chopping block, and paid mercenaries would probably want to wait for someone to shoot the bastard. This sword sounds like the sorts weapon you carry when ya wanna ensure you're left the hell alone.
6:45 Sorry, I can only hear "The so-called Fetish Fur"
Glad there was overcast so the reflections didn't blind us the whole video.
Demo the swings!
if the tiny spikes near the hilt are supposed to be a kind of extra crossguard why didnt any other weapons use them?
If the blade was used to intercept a blow from a polearm, wouldn't that increase the likelihood of the sword breaking the polearm?
Zweihander is in fact Shaquile O'neil's one handed sword
For attacking pike formations, what about using the zweihander to ground the pikes, and then simply stepping on them to break the heads off? The counter spear grip seems to be focused on controlling the blade and moving quickly rather than leverage, and we know that you cannot directly cut through the head of the spear in a single blow, but from the their description, it is easy to ground the point of the spear. We also know that they are susceptible to bending and breaking from too much bend. I also notice that the treatise drawing shows him standing on spears with all different head lengths. If he was hewing them off, I would expect a more uniform length, and probably a shorter length too (Why would you let the spear get 3-4 feet past your blade) but if you are bending them until they break, or are dropped, you'd end up with them breaking at their weakest point or points of highest stress, or sometimes simply being dropped outright
So, ground incoming spears, and try to step on the heads to break them off while they're down keeps you mobile, and keeps the sword in action defending against other spears, though at the same risk of slipping and falling.
Thoughts?