Military Flails Didn’t Exist? - Lets Take a Closer Look!

The flail (often inaccurately called “morning star“) is one of the most iconic arms of the Middle Ages. Except that some historians think that it was not a real medieval weapon that saw actual use in combat. So in this video I discuss the available evidence (practical considerations, museum pieces, and historical pictures) and give you my opinion on the topic. It briefly touches on the nunchaku but it’s not about the drama(?) that Shadiversity’s video seems to have stirred up. :) My tests with flexible weapons: Pros & cons of maces, warhammers, and other bludgeons: *** Sources *** The blog post that I comment on: German heavy morning star, 16th or 17th century German flail, ca. 1520/30