The Welsh Viking | Running in Viking Armour: How a 5K Killed Me @TheWelshViking | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
I ran a 5k in authentic Viking chainmail and lemme tell you: it sucked! But it was awesome.
Last year, my channel managed to reach 5000 subs in just a few months, so I decided to run 5000 metres in armour to celebrate the milestone!
It was certainly a challenge to run over 3 miles in it. How much does armour weight? Over 30lbs (15kg), and it's as close to Viking armour as you can get. Preparing for it was tough, and it really drives home how tough exercising in medieval combat gear can be! This is real steel chainmail, and it nearly killed me.
Join me for a look at how chainmail works, how it's made, and what it's like to run an endurance event wearing Viking armour for a really good cause!
No, I won't run a Marathon for 26k. Shut up.
Me and my mates John and Dave have raised over £2500 for Stonewall so far, and now we can't walk!
(donate here: justgiving.com/fundraising/thewelshviking)
Find me elsewhere:
Patreon: patreon.com/jimmyjohnson
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/thewelshviking
Insta: @littlewelshviking
Filmed by:
@boleyn_alley and @isabel.northwode on Instagram
Fellow runner Dave: @reenactmentscotland (IG) and facebook.com/reenactment.scot
Reading:
metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aams/hd_aams.htm
Bennet, M., Bradbury, J., DeVries, K., Dickie, I., & Jestice, P. Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World. Thomas Dunne Books, 2005
nuernberger-hausbuecher.de/75-Amb-2-317-10-r/data
Rusu M. (1969) Das Keltische Furstengrab von Ciumeşti in Rumänien. Germania 50, 1969: 167 – 269
Business and collaboration email: thewelshviking1@gmail.com
Letters, parcels, packages?
The Welsh Viking,
PO Box 821,
YORK,
YO1 0PY
I ran a 5k in authentic Viking chainmail and lemme tell you: it sucked! But it was awesome.
Last year, my channel managed to reach 5000 subs in just a few months, so I decided to run 5000 metres in armour to celebrate the milestone!
It was certainly a challenge to run over 3 miles in it. How much does armour weight? Over 30lbs (15kg), and it's as close to Viking armour as you can get. Preparing for it was tough, and it really drives home how tough exercising in medieval combat gear can be! This is real steel chainmail, and it nearly killed me.
Join me for a look at how chainmail works, how it's made, and what it's like to run an endurance event wearing Viking armour for a really good cause!
No, I won't run a Marathon for 26k. Shut up.
Me and my mates John and Dave have raised over £2500 for Stonewall so far, and now we can't walk!
(donate here: justgiving.com/fundraising/thewelshviking)
Find me elsewhere:
Patreon: patreon.com/jimmyjohnson
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/thewelshviking
Insta: @littlewelshviking
Filmed by:
@boleyn_alley and @isabel.northwode on Instagram
Fellow runner Dave: @reenactmentscotland (IG) and facebook.com/reenactment.scot
Reading:
metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aams/hd_aams.htm
Bennet, M., Bradbury, J., DeVries, K., Dickie, I., & Jestice, P. Fighting Techniques of the Medieval World. Thomas Dunne Books, 2005
nuernberger-hausbuecher.de/75-Amb-2-317-10-r/data
Rusu M. (1969) Das Keltische Furstengrab von Ciumeşti in Rumänien. Germania 50, 1969: 167 – 269
Business and collaboration email: thewelshviking1@gmail.com
Letters, parcels, packages?
The Welsh Viking,
PO Box 821,
YORK,
YO1 0PY
