Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Turns out I still had unused footage from visiting the Royal Armouries in 2024, and there is some wild stuff I want to show you!
These look something that came straight from the mind of a fantasy writer or video game designer, but they are very much real. Have you ever heard of "tusk swords"? Or "eagle talon cudgels"? Quite exotic, at least from a Western perspective.
The video about the extending rapier:
youtu.be/E7XCSAKV0Yk
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mandarinmansion.com/glossary/bichuwa
mandarinmansion.com/item/remarkable-khond-axe
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/679021
royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-1879
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Turns out I still had unused footage from visiting the Royal Armouries in 2024, and there is some wild stuff I want to show you!
These look something that came straight from the mind of a fantasy writer or video game designer, but they are very much real. Have you ever heard of "tusk swords"? Or "eagle talon cudgels"? Quite exotic, at least from a Western perspective.
The video about the extending rapier:
youtu.be/E7XCSAKV0Yk
*** Sources / Credits ***
mandarinmansion.com/glossary/bichuwa
mandarinmansion.com/item/remarkable-khond-axe
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/679021
royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-1879
*** Support the channel ***
Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server:
patreon.com/c/skallagrim
youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join
Merch:
bonfire.com/store/skallswag
If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: bonfire.com/welcome/07bb14169c804
Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links:
Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc:
kultofathena.com/?koa=259
Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords:
woodenswords.com/?Click=1799
GamerSupps powdered energy drinks and other stuff (I particularly like the SUS snack bars):
gamersupps.gg/Skall
I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery:
beardsorcery.com/?ref=0UEFtHWvZEmtD
*** Other social media ***
https://bsky.app/profile/skallagrim.bsky.social
facebook.com/SkallagrimYT
instagram.com/skallagrim_yt
#skallagrim #historicalweapons #museum
