Jul 15, 2017

A firefighter, a soldier in full gear, and a medieval armored fighter


"A firefighter and a soldier in full gear bear the same load as a medieval armoured fighter. Which one will perform best on the run?"

This video displayed in the exhibition "Armatus Corpus" at the Military Museum, Castle of Morges, Switzerland is a pretty fascinating comparison. The clip shows how well designed medieval armor really was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAzI1UvlQqw

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3 comments:

  1. porphyre77July 17, 2017 at 1:21 PM

    ... walk in a bar ...

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  2. MikeJuly 20, 2017 at 3:07 PM

    Note the knight is 10 years older at 34. Big difference from 24. Of course a fighting knight at 34 in medieval times is likely one bad ass to live that long.

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  3. MikeJuly 20, 2017 at 3:08 PM

    So much for the myth that if a knight fell off his horse he needed help getting off the ground.

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