Lindy in 2013: says "I've rambled far too long as it is" at the end of a 6 minute video Lindy in 2021: does an hour-long video about ladders

@iceee420

Жыл бұрын

Was going to say something similar

This is not a Greek helmet, it's a Jewish helmet. You can tell because it's clearly circumcised.

@sukarnos3xy

5 жыл бұрын

No. Not that shitposting comment... 0_0

@Einomar

5 жыл бұрын

@@sakeytoes Because it's a silly comment.

@gidthecook8892

5 жыл бұрын

@@Einomar But the resemblance is there

@Auriam

5 жыл бұрын

Second best comment.

@fukpoeslaw3613

5 жыл бұрын

The Jewish never circomcitioned theyare helmets so where for are you communicating nonsensically?

The reservoir tip only comes in the Trojan model.

@CelestialShroom

8 жыл бұрын

underrated comment.

@Auriam

5 жыл бұрын

Best comment, pants down. I mean hands down.

@zappawench6048

4 жыл бұрын

You're too naughty. Funny, though!

@andrewharper1609

4 жыл бұрын

Groan.

@dELTA13579111315

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewharper1609 *groin

it was quarter to one in the morning and my volume was up at 0:45

@-Honeybee

8 жыл бұрын

+jabbathehutton RIP eardrums

@CurtisEFlush5962

8 жыл бұрын

quarter after 12 in the morning for me... Why am I watching KZread 4 hrs before work

@hartree.y

8 жыл бұрын

+jabbathehutton Lol, the same.

@rattinox

8 жыл бұрын

+jabbathehutton same here! Then I heard outraged thumping on my floor........the neighbor's ceiling.........

@scottieboomboom1

8 жыл бұрын

rattinox hahahah!

I had earphones in and when you asked if the helmet made you look terrifying .. the yells scared the shit out of me. so yes.. good job. the helmet in fact works

@gaiusjuliuscaesar2099

3 жыл бұрын

Same lmao

Between the phallic helmet and pronouncing cuirass as 'queer ass', really found myself stifling a giggle.

@RabbiHerschel

2 жыл бұрын

Getting stabbed in the cuirass is a regrettably common occurrence.

@badlandskid

2 жыл бұрын

*stiffing

Yes, there is a leather cradle inside for the top of my head, and a padded band all the way around my head at forehead-height. The angle around the eyes is not steep, so is little danger, and the shape strengthens the edge. If you shuffle along, you will trip over everything. You don't need to look down over perfectly flat land, but there isn't any perfectly flat land in Greece.

@rachard

3 жыл бұрын

i agree

Looking at the helmet, I really did not have the picture of a Stormtrooper come to my mind. It reminded me more of the tip of a penis. Not that this hasn't been pointed out before, but the shape of the top - in conjuction with the contrast of colour with the lower section - really makes it...erm..."stand out. " :)

@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis

5 жыл бұрын

Hans-Christian Bauer, it is more similar to Mandalorian and Clone Trooper armor, and was probably an inspiration for those.

@Djzommer1

5 жыл бұрын

stand up*

Mandalorian helmets are based off of hoplite helmets. Clone Army helmets are based off of Mandalorian helmets, and Imperial helmets are based off of Clone Army helmets.

@bp837

7 жыл бұрын

***** I'm not talking about the new models of Mandalorian helmets, but the old ones, during the Sith-Republic wars. Fun fact: Senate Guard helmets are inspired from those old ones.

@fuzzydunlop7928

6 жыл бұрын

Those look even more-so like Barbutes, my dude.

@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis

5 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking as well.

@TheAtomicCross

5 жыл бұрын

@@fuzzydunlop7928 The Barbute was based on the Corinthian helmet during Italy's Classical Period Retro phase.

@Jrez

4 жыл бұрын

In-lore explanation perhaps, but I would assume in reality everything was designed off Ralph Mcquarrie's drawings.

That "helmet" looks very phallic

@johnjaeger2257

7 жыл бұрын

My phallus looks very helmet

@olliephelan

7 жыл бұрын

my hallmus looks very velvet

@wolfpackrogue3893

5 жыл бұрын

Well, there is some fact about phallus, ancient greeks believed that "phallus" brings protection from the bad spirits

@andrij3078

3 жыл бұрын

@@wolfpackrogue3893 how?

@streetfighter2471

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrij3078 Would you approach a man with his hose just hanging out in its battle pose?

I did "Classical Civilisation" advanced level, and it was made clear to those taking this course that Classical art is good, and Hellenistic art is not.

The style of cuirass I have came in in the later 6th century, well before the Peloponnesian War, and there are many vase paintings showing this style of cuirass paired with this style of helmet.

Ah. Difficult to know how to react to this comment.

@frankbarnwell____

3 жыл бұрын

Wink nudge

@pixelbogpixxelbog2090

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm

"queer ass". Internet Gold

@Arnaere

8 жыл бұрын

+Patrick Moore Metatron was doing this for a long time. Killed me.

@LoneWolf-wp9dn

8 жыл бұрын

it should be cuh-ee-rass... stupid english people cant pronounce anything foreign

@Arnaere

8 жыл бұрын

Lone Wolf Ker-is. With a southern twang. All else is wrong.

@redjack2629

8 жыл бұрын

+Lone Wolf Miriam-Webster and Oxford dictionaries both say "Kwi-Rass", while Webster also accepts "Kyu-Rass". Your source?

@CorvusPrudens

7 жыл бұрын

+Lone Wolf Cuirass has been a part of the english language for a long time. And besides, the way he pronounces it is an almost perfect anglicization of the french vowels.

And please paint the top part of you helmet as well...

@australianword3812

4 жыл бұрын

@Molon Labe I think he said paint

@manlyangel3768

4 жыл бұрын

@Molon Labe I think you didn't see the SHAPE of the upper part of the helmet for Simon to make this comment

@ROFT

4 жыл бұрын

What are you pair on about? He didn't reply to Simon.

@john.harrison

3 жыл бұрын

@@ROFT the unpainted helmet looks a bit like the head of a mans nob. Thats what they are on about.

@ROFT

3 жыл бұрын

@@john.harrison well obviously, but why mention Simon? Unless that's a euphemism for glans?

Rip ears

It is accurate in shape. Indeed, many of the helmets had much narrower slits between the cheek pieces.

You look freakishly like Meryn Trant from Game of Thrones.

@MrJarth

9 жыл бұрын

The greatest swordsman who ever lived killed by Meryn fucking Trant?

@DeadFleshPariah

9 жыл бұрын

MrJarth It was because Trant had armor. And a big fucking sword.

@drew2dee2

9 жыл бұрын

I wonder why.

@dorsin174

9 жыл бұрын

Antidiocese Have some chicken...

@hazzmati

9 жыл бұрын

dorsin174 actually he looks more like the main athens guy from 300

Yes, it has a cradle on the inside for my head, and there are examples with this shape of cheek piece.

Possibly, although I find them a bit mysterious myself, and I would question the value of a video in which the presenter says "I don't know much about these, but aren't they a bit odd?"

Regarding the limited vision of the helmet - I would think that would be what was wanted. Remember the men fought in a formation where moving forward in formation was the optimum. So only able to look forward through the helmet would have been ideal. Single combat where you need a wide range of vision was not how the Greeks fought. Also, not being able to look down (and thus see your dead comrades) would preserve your forward momentum and decrease the tendency of panic.

@megadeathx

9 жыл бұрын

You weren't paying attention. He can see side-side just fine. Every direction except down and immediately in front of him.

@MarvelDcImage

9 жыл бұрын

+megadeathx It is limited vision looking down and you don't want the hoplite looking in any direction other than forward I imagine.

@j4mb34r

9 жыл бұрын

MarvelDcImage The inability to see where your stepping could easily lead to some people falling down in your formations when they trip over rocks or bodies.

@MarvelDcImage

9 жыл бұрын

j4m You would assume that but the Greeks would not have kept the design if that was so. It could be also how they marched - how the feet are raised and lowered that allowed for them not to trip. Again, if this was a problem the helmet would not have been used.

@j4mb34r

9 жыл бұрын

MarvelDcImage Have you ever considered that they might not want to buy new, practical helmets for their entire army?

Nice helmet nohomo

Yes, on viewing it back I see that I was a bit gentle, but a quick tap demonstrates a ring better than a firmly pressed-down wallop. Also I didn't want to scratch the paint-job.

0:50 dropped my phone :p

@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785

6 жыл бұрын

Terrifying! 0:45

@AverageAlien

5 жыл бұрын

00:50???? What happened?

Is it me, or does Lindybeige look quite a bit like Graham Chapman while in the helm?

@Captain-Jinn

8 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace in peace?

@MsFlamingFlamer

8 жыл бұрын

Now I can't get the image out of my mind

@headrockbeats

8 жыл бұрын

+Dax Garson YES! I was just coming to the comments to say that!!

@TheSuperQuail

8 жыл бұрын

+Dax Garson Oh my god!

@vaclav_fejt

8 жыл бұрын

Especially in a flat top.

I never thought of having a Lindybeige page. What would it be useful for that I can't do with my website?

This is like, a war version of ashens They are not similar at all but he reminds me of ashens

@rayzor181

6 жыл бұрын

Athens

@salex354

5 жыл бұрын

OHMYGODYES

@Big_Loo

5 жыл бұрын

Ray Noonan no...Ashens

@VadersFist95

5 жыл бұрын

@@Big_Loo Hes making a joke

@gerryjtierney

3 жыл бұрын

@@Big_Loo it's. A. Joke.

Iron was better for weapons than bronze, but bronze had many advantages. Iron is harder, so an iron spearhead has an easier time piercing a bronze breastplate.

The Corinthian helm is my favorite helmet in history. I like the ones with the crest.

I've seen a number of these Helmets with engraved inscriptions of the side that said everything from "I am blessed by Aries" to "I am going to kill you all" just a suggestion for decoration!

Its does look like a penis..serious question, was that intentional? the reason I think it could be is cause, you know..Greeks...masculinity, manhood, fertility and all that seems like something ancient, pre christian modesty, cultures could feasibly incorporate into their battle gear..

@Thrainite

9 жыл бұрын

The slanting surface makes it so that a falling blade doesn't get a solid hit against the head. Like slanted armor on tanks, it helps to deflect and disperse kinetic energy. Granted, Greeks had a hard on for... hard ons, but they also had a brain. As do you, so use it.

things that exist in the classical period in proffusion: brambles rocks other things

Just found this channel by accident, and I'm rather impressed. I'm taking notes. Thanks, man!

Yes, my eyebrows are immediately behind the brows of the helmet.

The cuirass comes up as far as it can without threatening to choke you. Of course, there are other ways to extend it without just increasing the height of the front wall - you could have separate parts for the neck. Possibly the neck area was important for losing heat?

Ah, yes! Those're the ones! I fell in love with their design, when I was a kid and used to read a book on ancient armory my father had. It'd be awesome to see you covering those. I'm sure I'm not the only one absolutely fascinated by vandal style armor.

Don't fight any little people.

@Jeremiah90526

9 жыл бұрын

So you are saying don't fight Tyrion Lannister while wearing this helmet?

@ThatGuy182545

9 жыл бұрын

The greatest weakness of the Corinthian Army? ENEMY MIDGET ATTACK!

@eddard9442

9 жыл бұрын

you wont need a helm against little people, they can't reach your head very easily if at all

@ShiningDarknes

9 жыл бұрын

Justin What if they come at you with a pointy stick?

@eddard9442

9 жыл бұрын

A spear? well a helm won't do much good unless you have a visored medieval helmet on, this one has an opening .

The more you know: Birds see their beak, hoplites see a trapezium.

Some later helmets had hinged cheek pieces that folded upwards.

I get a steady trickle of comments like this. All I can say is that they sound fine and normal on my kit.

Its interesting to see how well the helmet protects your throat. I remember reading once (the source escapes me) that the Spartans specialised in using their very short swords to cut the throats of enemy hoplites in the crush of a phalanx battle.

From your description of the eye space situation I am reminded of the boxing posture wherein one tucks in the chin keeping it down thus both protecting the throat but also making the chin less of a target. I wonder if the helmet is designed for a particular posture, something like a chin-down look-up style allowing for lateral and advancing movements, using the cheek guards to maximum efficiency in protecting the throat and face and maintaining as many sightlines as the helmet will allow.

@TemenosL

10 жыл бұрын

This is likely. When struck from above I imagine the natural tendency for men to tuck their heads downward would happen. It looks quite protective of the neck in this position.

I love your videos. Thank you for making them and share with the world.

Some beating around the bush in the comments below.

lindy you know scary it is when that noise comes out

The helmet makes him look worried.

i love the t visors on clone troopers. its just so cool

Marvelous quotes of wisdom at the end!

Dammit, does that mean, that corinthian helmets wouldn't have been developed in a world with dwarves, halflings and gnomes?

Fleshy colors... Bad choice ;)

@cosmonaut999

5 жыл бұрын

@@SimonWoodburyForget the flesh tones make it look remarkably phallic.

@Charles2k

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao simon u are really missing the point here. The helmet looks like a dick.

@alexmichellelottie

4 жыл бұрын

"I do look a bit like a star wars imperial trooper." No. You look literally like a bellend.

@user-zg5ey5xo9i

4 жыл бұрын

@@SimonWoodburyForget Your walls are skin colour??

@eagleflight2627

4 жыл бұрын

Well actually intense colors like black or red and shapes in the shields were a personal choice of each warrior and used as identification and intimidation. Some great warriors were known and their allies recocnised them and often the enemies feared them. Imagine listening stories about the achievements of a certain warrior and seeing him in front of you. If you were not brave enough you would hesitate and pick another enemy or turn to defence mode against that guy making his work easier.

The sutton ho I wore was hand forged by the guy who owned it, and is just all sorts of lovely. The vasalgarde was a bit big for me, and it was quite heavy compared to other helms. A simple goggle fits most periods and cultures.

Fascinating, thanks for that. Curious, what are your thoughts on teh Norse spectacle helmet?

It DOES look a bit like a bell end from the front, though. Was that intentional? Nice quote from Mitch Hedberg at the end.

"...I do look a little bit like a Star Wars imperial stormtrooper." You're thinking of Boba Fett.

"Some people just have no patience" That made my day :)

Vendel style? Watch this space?

I was wearing headphones when you shouted, is it normal I can't hear?!?

He looks like Meryn Trant from Game of Thrones in that helmet

@Samuel-iv4qt

7 жыл бұрын

Terryn ment

great vid and knowledge and dry british humor mixed perfectly...love your channel!

I wouldn't do anything energetic with the helmet that way - mine would soon fall off - but it is a way to get some fresh air on your face.

Thats a pretty good helmet design if you ask me. Ok visibility while keeping the soft vital things safe. Maybe it would be better if the eyeslit was widened a little and the nose peice extended?

@Andrew-qw1kq

7 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing that since they were originally cast bronze they worked out the best compromise for utility and material limitations through trial and error - and once they got it right didn't change it until materials improved.

You look more like magneto on his wedding day than a stormtrooper imo.

i have read about the phalanx being notoriously succeptible to rough terrain, and people getting trampled in battles, so the lack of downward visibility is a wonderfully welcome explanation

Thanks for the reply. Have you tried putting the helmet up in the way all the fashionable heroes did on the vases? I wonder how easy it would be to push it up and down and how well it would sit on your head like that.

About the looking down thing, I suppose that's why you see so many statues and paintings etc depicting the helmet worn with the cheek guards sitting up on the top of the forehead, rather than down covering the face. Wear it 'properly' only when there is risk of enemy spears poking you.

@ShiningDarknes

9 жыл бұрын

That and helmets of any sort that cover the majority of your head and face get hot.

@Auriam

5 жыл бұрын

like a welding helmet

Lloyd, you think that roaring sound effect might be a bit loud compared to the regular speaking volume, for those of us using headphones?

@ulfrtheblind9262

6 жыл бұрын

The Man From Earth commie facist

So incredibly funny, yet informative. Thank you sir.

These are the coolest helmets, especially with a plume

Makes you wonder about the fighting style they were designed to protect against.

"Now if I look down I can bash myself with my 'queersass"

Every time I see a new video from you, I involuntarily say "oh dear".

Could you do a recap of all your equipment in one video. Weapons and armour etc. It would be good to see all of it together. 😀

Fkin hell, 1:30 at night and that scream blew my ears and and my calmness if you know what i mean...

they did not actually want soldiers looking down at the carnage too much. troops were expected to keep their eyes forward on the enemy, and simply trample on the fallen- even if it was your own men. much harder to stomp on your friend if you can see him crying in agony! They weren't dancing around- they were stomping. There is also a reason why closed/semi-closed face helmets are slightly away from the face (hence obstructing vision). One reason, is so you can actually get your head into it! even modern closed motorbike helmets keep the chin guard away from the face, and obstruct downward vision. it is a trade off.

I always wondered, does this (and helmets in general) protect that well against blows or stabs?

Please stay on youtube. I have a full fledged obsession with Lindy Hop dancing now thank you very much. Evita Arce and Alice Mei are absolutely addicting to watch. And the Lindy comps involving two couples are great too.

I believe the reason you find the Corinthian helmet reminds you of a stormtrooper helmet is that the Corinthian helmet was a primary inspiration for mandalorian helmets, which were the basis for clone trooper armour and that was the predecessor to storm trooper armour

RIP Headphone users.

That's an understatement. If you're into gaming, though, there's a modification of that game called "Europa Barbarorum" which has changed everything they can with the aim of historicity. Much, much better at that front than the commercial game itself.

Whenever we talk about helmets it always makes me giggle to learn how difficult it is to see down and imagining all these super elite armor clad warriors, soldiers, and knights... Constantly tripping and falling over eachother like a Benny Hill theme song

why was this model of helmet abandoned? It seems like the perfect helmet

@GWAR2334

7 жыл бұрын

No visibility, or ability to hear. It was great protection, but very encumbering.

@theomega2773

7 жыл бұрын

Helmets in the medieval era seem way worse though

@TheAurgelmir

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it surely has better visibility than the Medieval "full" helmets... Also these look the most bad ass!

@GWAR2334

7 жыл бұрын

TheOmega277 The trend with hoplites was always to get lighter. As time progressed, they realized that a little les protection was more than offset by an increase in agility and better visibility. Hell, the Spartans got rid of the Corinthian helm in the mid-5th century BC and replaced it with the much simpler pylos helm.

@marcelob.678

7 жыл бұрын

anomaly P meaby because it looks like a penis

Damn, I spent $80 on a rubbish Corinthian helmet. At least it's still a good popcorn bowl for when the need arises though.

@danielc9826

5 жыл бұрын

nah man use a ww2 brodie helmet. much better

@SharkWrestler

5 жыл бұрын

@@danielc9826 kettle helmets are good for soup

do you have any carthaginian armor to show off? maybe a video about what their stuff may have looked like?

how tightly does it fit on your head, some hoplite reenactors in my area called the "sydney ancients" he mentioned that it was quite a tight fit , and putting it on, well, you could HEAR the sound of the air being slightly pressurised and escaping (I think you might know the sound effect) and noted that your eyes are RIGHT up against the eyeholes and creates the whole phenomenon of 'looking through the peephole' where you can see a whole room by pressing your eye up against a quite small hole

80% of this comment section: "the helmet looks like a penis" 20%:everything else

@hastisc

7 жыл бұрын

Jrlomay0616 Gaming 80% of that comment: about 80% of the comments section 20% of that comment: about the other %20 of the comments section

0:45 Wow! I didn't expect that. O_O

I've always wondered where to go to meet up with people willing to start doing re-enactments, are there any forums or sites online you can suggest that could give someone aspiring to try it out some beginners advice?

I have worn a lot of styles of viking helm in my time as a reenactor (sutton ho, goggle, nasal, vasalgarde, etc. None of them effect your vision too much. The sutton ho is especially nice since you have the full face protection (goggled helms actually give quite a lot) like the vasalgarde, but the mouth and nose holes make it easy to breathe still.

I would never put that on my head... simply because it looks like a falace...

@Connorcj1

8 жыл бұрын

+Joonas Ahonen Phallus.

My ears are bleeding now....

But the discussion already happens here, and KZread is ideal, is it it not, for reply videos? It seems to be a duplication, but I've never really worked out what Facebook is for.

I was always under the impression that the horse hair crest was to denote officer ranking.

please, stop that silly screaming

Love your videos! Do you have a official Facebookpage? Couldn`t find one

I would say the gap is less for vision and more so you can yell loudly and communicate with your formation. (Especially after watching you deafen yourself with your new helmet) BUT i also think that the area youre wanting to see is likely just shield if your close and unnecessary if you've got ~15ft of reach on your spear thrusts potentially at a distance. Alternatively, try and position yourself as if youre about to engage a target youll notice you'll hunch a little leaning forward giving you a slight tilt aswell to see most of the enemies body (so slightly looking up with the toughest/thickest part of the helmet facing your opponent. Awesome videos as usual :)

I've see picture and statue of helms "sitting" on the top of the head (with the cheak guards resting on your forehead) how comfortable/practical is that

How easy is it to wear on the top of your head, pulled back? Like you see on all those vase paintings?

I always wanted to know how well those famous viking helmets worked, compared to others. I'm talking about the ones with visors, covering around their eyes and nose. Ever thought about talking about those?

Did they wear padding between the helmet and the head or webbing as in modern helmets?

Hey Lindybeige. I`ve been watching alot of videos about helmets from you and other KZreadrs. And the Point about the impaired vision (mainly towards the ground) comes up alot. Are there helmets that do not impair your vision to much but still protect you reasonably well? What is your favorite helmet type.