Throughout the 1500s, the RENAISSANCE affected the design of Arms and Armor⚔️

Nobles comissioned lavish suits, meant to inspire classical antiquity and mythology, and dressed them for parades and tournaments.

Here's a THREAD🧵 on some of the most beautiful ALLA ANTICA armor.

The extants are mainly from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Kunsthistorisches (Vienna).

But there's tons of examples in other museums like the Wallace Collection, the Bargello, the Hermitage and I cannot possibly fit them all.

You can check the ALT-Text for references.

FANTASY vs HISTORY

THREAD 🧵 on WAR HAMMERS

This will work as a little introduction to how they worked in reality as opposed to how they're often portrayed in media.▶️
Wether it's because of videogames, DnD, Fantasy books or otherwise war hammers are popularity perceived as this massive weapons, mainly due to the fantasy genre.

They're a slow but devastating weapon that big strong men wield to beat armor.

How does this compare to history?

I saw this meme and thought this could be a good topic for a small THREAD🧵

So let's talk about WAR HAMMERS.

It will work as a little introduction to how they worked in reality as opposed to how they're often portrayed in pop media ▶️ Wether it's because of videogames, DnD, books or otherwise war hammers are popularity perceived as these massive weapons, mainly due to the fantasy genre.

They're a slow but devastating weapon that big strong men wield to beat armor.

How does this compare to history?

Let's talk about Ghibli movies and War⚔️

Something that I really appreciate about them is that despite being heavily anti-war there's great attention to detail in all things military.

Here's what I've noticed▶️



A lot of this is attributed to the studio's recurrent director: Hayao Miyazaki, and it's his movies Im gonna talk about.

A man who highly values realistic depictions of humanity, even in fantasy stories.

Apparently this is where those "anime was a mistake" memes come from, btw.

Ignoring the Eurocentrism in his ideas of what qualifies as disciplined:

Both "Eastern" and "Western" armies used the same kinds of units for shock tactics and holding the line.

There are differences for sure, but Asian warfare is not only about hit and run tactics.

https://twitter.com/bad_histories/status/1780260779595284749

As a matter of fact:

Those allegedly undisciplined horse-archers would often engage in close quarters combat DESPITE not being as heavily armored as their foes.

If that's not a sign of courage or discipline idk what is.

Sword's reputation seems to be at an all time low.

I think it's time for a new Historical THREAD📜

Let's Talk about SWORDS IN WAR⚔️

Over the years a lot of people have made an effort in order to dignify polearms by highlighting their advantages over swords (mainly range and power).

This has sadly led many into viewing swords as merely back-up weapons or even just symbolic.

There's a 16th century version of football, still practiced today in Italy, where (nowadays) you can punch, elbow and take down your opponents.

It's called "Calcio Storico" or "Calcio Fiorentino", it was resurrected in 1930.

La bella Italia.

https://twitter.com/Dexerto/status/1769230154029477909

And yes, it's bare knuckle.

Since I always see these accounts re-posting this question, but never answering it:

HOW?

How is a massive army defeated by a smaller force?

Well dear writers and (fellow) nerds, It's happened in History, so let's see how▶️ First:

It's worth noting that Mance's army is not entirely made out of able combattants as wildlings marched with their elderly and kids.

So it's not "100k warriors".

(Their equipment is also unsuited to engage the Westerosi knights head on.)

Islamic armor is amongst the most obscure and under-depicted in all of Eurasia.

Through Turkey, Egypt, Persia and India you can see the rich and very interesting shapes their equipment took.

Im not an expert in this subject, but here's a THREAD of Examples!☪️

https://x.com/Knightly_H/status/1730255868359249978?s=20

Some people seem to have this weird idea of armor where it either protects 100% of your body or it's useless.

Your ability to move and parry off enemy attacks is what most of humanity has consistenty relied upon to keep themselevs safe.



Armoring yourself is always a trade off between mobility, visibility, long term (maximum) endurence, and protection.

Being (almost) 100% covered up is just as imperfect as being 100% unarmoured. And both were viable and common approaches

THREAD ❗️

Let's look at the ARMOR in Shrek!🐉⚔️

For fun and educational purposes here’s a comprehensive guide of ALL armor seen in the first Shrek movie.

You'll be surprised to learn Shrek that represented armor better than most franchises!

Let's go!▶️▶️▶️ First things first!

Shrek is a marvelous franchise that's won over the hearts of many of us. Even 13 years after it's last iteration, it's still being talked about.

So what's my goal here?

To contribute to this saga's appreciation with my field specialty: arms and armor.