Weapons and armour
194 videos • 4,984,722 views • by Lindybeige
Largely me, talking to the camera, often brandishing something ancient or medieval, and voicing opinions which people seem to find interesting enough even when they disagree with them.
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Renaissance pikes
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Shieldwalls
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A point about historical advisors in films
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Hoplite swords
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Muskets
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Bayonets
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A point about sieges
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More points about spears
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Spear usage
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A clarification about an earlier point about drawing swords that goes a bit adrift
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Four things about archery they get wrong in the movies
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Water bottles in ancient war
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Battle-axes were SMALL
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Slings and shields
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Some more points about slings
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Sling stones and bullets
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Slinging techniques
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Making slings
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A point about slings
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A point about bows
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Double-bitted axes
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Franciscas (throwing axes)
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Vellum
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Throwing knives
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"Braveheart" and FREEDOM!
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Warrior societies
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The Katana
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Another quick point about the hoplite cuirass
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Hoplite cuirass
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Chainmail - part 3
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Chainmail - part 2
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Sword pommels
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Chainmail - some points about
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Hoplite shields
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Shield grips
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Yet another point about drawing swords
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Another point about drawing swords (from the back)
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Drawing swords
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Scimitars
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Pointing sabres
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Sabre trouble
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Dark age re-enactment with commentary
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Some Points About Federschwerter
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Spiked armour
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A point about cloaks
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Button bosses on shields - decoration or practical in a fight?
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Katanas
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A point about World War helmets
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A design for a fantasy weapon
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The Great WW1 Helmet Mystery
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Fantasy weapons
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Arrows
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Longbows
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A Point About Bullets
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Tread traps
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A point about some short weapons (et caveat emptor)
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Double-handed swords
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Greaves (lower leg armour)
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Light chariots
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Corinthian helmets
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Corinthian helmets part 2.
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The gladius
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The kopis
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Cavalry
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Infantry shoving-matches
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Conclusions from a mock battle
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Some points about bronze age rapiers
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The khopesh
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Yetholm spearhead (and bronze age shields)
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Some points about tanged bronze age spearheads
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Scythes in battle!
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Crossbows
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Crossbow mechanisms
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Scythes again
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Heavy crossbows and light crossbows
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Bastard swords
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A point about another way to use a late medieval sword
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A point about fancy fighting stances
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Rondel daggers
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Pushing swords
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Dual wielding with two-handed weapons
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Bascinet helmets
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Medieval pole-arms - poleaxe, bec de corbin, Lucerne hammer etc.
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Black Death - part 1: the beginning bit
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Black Death part two: the characters
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Throwing daggers (again)
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Fumbles
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Poleaxe usage
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Skirmish skill
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'Morning Star' flails
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'Morning Star' flails part two
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Medieval flails
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Medieval maces
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Dagger fighting
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The quarterstaff
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Quarterstaff techniques
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Stabbing clarification
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Medieval massacre
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Ancient shoes - with tales of falling over
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Medieval massacre bones
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Medieval massacre bones
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Gauntlets, helmets, studded leather armour, and gold.
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Fighting skill - it isn't just the weapon
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Ygritte from Game of Thrones - how strong is she really?
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Quarterstaff reach
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Fallen foes, and how to finish them off
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Horse archers - the unbeatable troops?
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Fauchard-glaive-guisarme, or something (pole-arms)
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Berserkers! The facts and the fictions
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The pilum - did legionaries carry one or two?
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Wearing armour - is it a skill?
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Cannon loading in the eighteenth century
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Vikings - did they actually exist?
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Apologising to James Cosmo
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Casting swords in the movies - forging a lie
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Cinquedea - Venice's five-fingered dagger of mild doom
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Making mail armour - part one
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Making Mail Armour - part two: triangles and expansions
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Ottoman slap - a feasible Turkish martial technique?
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Paul's unusual weapons
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The history-pedants' guide to The Last Kingdom - episode one
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Mail Coifs - not as simple as they seem
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Speed of sound in movies
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Archery ballistics
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Nets - not such a great idea in battle
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Fire-arrows!
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Plated mail - armour of the Moghuls
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Moghul armour part two
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Swordsmiths in Visby - part one
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A bowyer talks about authentic longbows
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Longbow versus breastplate - which will win?
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Axes heads and shields - should they be pointy or rounded?
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Donning hoplite armour
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One-man tank turrets - were they a good idea?
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At the armoury for my new suit
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Halberds - why were they that shape?
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Ironclad: Part Three - Weapons
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Ironclad: Part Two - costumes
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Muzzle Brakes - what are they for?
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Six reasons you might parry with the edge of a sword
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Three General Principles of Combat
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Back-Attacks - historical reality or gamer trope?
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At the armoury for a fitting: greaves and breastplate
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Single- and double-action revolvers
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My first ever armour - tegulated plate?
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Chinese butterfly swords
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The Bayeux Tapestry - all of it, from start to finish
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Why block his sword if you can block his wrist?
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The more you risk, the more you win - Shastar Vidiya part 3
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Answering viewers' questions with Schola Gladiatoria
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How to make a staff-sling - in possibly too much detail
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Forging a sword - part one: the basic shape
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My new leg armour, and a fitting for the breastplate
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Gloves for gauntlets
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Boots for sabatons
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Forging a Sword - part two: fuller, bevels, straightening
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Broadsword and targe - how Highlanders fought
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Spears are better than swords (longer version)
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Spears are better than swords: scientific proof
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British Officers' Kit
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Gothic 15th century helmet and sabatons
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Modern armour for sword fighting
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Forging a sword - part four: linishing and quillons
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How they settle disputes in FIGHT CAMP
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Forging a sword: part five - completion
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The fighting method of most soldiers: one-handed spear and shield
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Olympic-style fencing: a YouTuber versus a professional - you won't be shocked by what happened next
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Olympic-style fencing: a YouTuber versus a professional - you won't be shocked by what happened next
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How safe can you make a practice spear?
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The spadone - was it a longsword or greatsword or... what?
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HEMA versus Kung Fu
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Forging an arrowhead - plus digressions
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A Castle Siege in 1464 recreated
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The surprising amount of work there is in finishing a suit of armour
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Racing to get my armour ready
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Can I finish my armour in one week?
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Finally trying out my 15th century armour
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Making my own bowstring
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Forging a Sword - part three: heat treatment
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The Stabbiest of Daggers
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Spadone - the mysterious sword
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Gladius - the legionary's sword
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The Falcata - the great Iberian chopper
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Tulwar - the sabre of the Indian Mughals
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Longswords are not what they say
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How rough were medieval weapons?
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The English billhook - a popular tool
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What did Excalibur look like?
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The past's most common weapon
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Butterfly Swords
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I Made a Bastard Sword
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The Roman wooden sword of POWER
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A 13th Century Knight's Kit
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