Are Real Swords more Fragile than You Think?

Find part 2 of this discussion here: Real-life (sadly) isn’t quite like the legends or movies, where magical swords go through dozens or even hundreds of battles or duels, while staying pristine and unscathed. I had an interesting chat with @scholagladiatoria about the kinds of damage we see (or don’t) in historical originals. This is a topic I haven’t seen covered a whole lot, outside of edge vs. flat parry debates. There is an extended, ad-free edit of this video available to supporters on Patreon and via Youtube memberships. You can get that sort of occasional bonus content as well as access to an exclusive Discord server by supporting the channel here: *** Time stamps *** 00:00 - 00:26 The riddle of steel 00:26 - 02:24 Sources: collections vs. archeology 02:24 - 03:22 What happened, and WHEN? 03:22 - 06:06 Reproductions & unrealistic expectations 06:06 - 07:18 How much can you really preserve the edge? 07:18 - 09:36 Examples of damaged blades 09:36 - 12:10 Damage & repair 12:10 - 13:02 Re-polishing of katana blades 13:02 - 14:54 “Recycling“ & re-forging broken blades 14:54 - 16:34 It will happen anyway 16:34 - Why are so many swords even edged all the way? 17:56 The good news ;) *** Merch *** If you want to join Bonfire to start selling your own merch: 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: Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: Want to treat your face fluff? I highly recommend the balms and oils from Beard Sorcery: Books about history, martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend: US - Canada - *** Social media *** #skallagrim #sword #history #scholagladiatoria #museum