Medieval Weapons Master Rates 11 Weapons And Armor In Movies And TV | How Real Is It?

Tobias Capwell is the curator of arms and armor at The Wallace Collection in London. Here, he reacts to 11 memorable scenes featuring medieval weapons and armor and rates them based on their historical accuracy. Capwell looks at armor and weapons within fantasy franchises, such as Sauron’s armor in the battle of Orodruin in “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring“ (2001). He addresses how helmets in “The Mandalorian“ (2019) are influenced by Greek and Corinthian styles. Using artifacts from The Wallace Collection, Capwell addresses the realism of flails and maces as seen in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King“ (2003). And he rates how realistic shields and swords are in “Vikings“ (2014) and “The Last Kingdom“ (2015). Is it possible to reforge swords, as seen in “Game of Thrones“ (2011)? And how difficult would it be to fight in mud in full armor, like Robert Pattinson and Timothée Chalamet do in “T