what does /his/ think about this youtuber?
in my opinion he makes quite entertaining videos.
>>1056549
Entertaining. A good way of getting basic information about a variety of topics. NEVER assume he's correct about ANYTHING.
I enjoy him but he has become somewhat of a meme around here.
He's sometimes raucously inaccurate, but for the most part his information is sound and comes in bite size chunks with good, logical arguments behind it.
8/10.
>>1056549
God Tier: Knyght Errant
Great Tier: Schola Gladiatoria
OK Tier: Lindybeige
Drown it in a toilet tier: Skallagrim
>>1056590
In terms of information: agreed. But lindy is far more entertaining than any of them.
His best videos I think are general historical videos or when he picks apart a Hollywood movie. When it comes to opinions on how weapons were used he appeals to larping, which is obviously not terribly accurate.
>>1056602
Agreed, his best videos are the ones where he goes full autism and gets really wound up about things.
My opinion on lindybeige is that it's strange that Dan Carlin gets shit on 3 posts in minimum, but Lindybeige kind of gets a positive to neutral attitude.
He's moderately entertaining, a bit spergy, and bases his assumptions entirely too much of his own LARPing experience. Only really good episodes are the ones talking about something he has made or constructed, besides the episode pointing out the flaws in using pitch torches to light everything in a castle, which was good too.
Bad episodes range from talking about scimitars (kekworthy) to him using LARP footage of a 6 vs 6 (about) match to properly simulate middle ages skirmishing (maximum cringe).
>>1056549
wtf is with his shirts? why does he modify them to have the weird collar?
>>1056656
Cause back in the day that other guy was literally spanmed a dozen of times everyday.
Without exageration.
So everyone learnt to hate it.
>>1056682
Yes actually.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtsqYGBK6XA
>>1056656
Lindybeige isn't as far up his quote "OWN ARSE" end quote as Dan, nor does he charge for the privilege of his pontificating.
He sometimes say blatantly wrong shit like in his berserkers video when he completly ignored sagas that DO in fact descrtibe 'serkers as pissed off not to mention Varangian Guard was said to go batshit as well. He is the kind of guy who picks some instances and then think they represent of the whole thing it's like if I said Roman Legion was dog shit because they got rekt in a forest by a bunch of forest niggers.
>>1056717
They got rekt by bunch of forest niggers and sandniggers though.
>>1056690
Lindybeige has an entire snarky video where he video tapes someone and then edits in "THIS STATEMENT IS ENTIRELY BY THE SPEAKER" or some shit. He also spelled the sword wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOgTWpC4UZA&index=43&list=PLCA860ECD7F894424
Lindybeige is incredibly up his own ass, no idea where you are getting that from.
>>1056730
Wow an army loses sometimes call the fucking press.
>You see here, Hoplite cuirasses were definetly not made of Linen!
>I have done many hours of research...wait no I haven't
>I've made my own, out of leather!
>I wore it to a dinner party, so it must be true
>also I do swing dancing
>>1056744
I had forgotten about that one and the one in Malta where he's clearly goading the guy in costume into saying something silly.
That said quote "HE'S STILL NOT AS MUCH OF A POMPOUS" end quote arse as Dan "not a historian" Carlin.
>>1056790
Carlin is better for memes, Lindybeige for being a borderline autist at times
>CAN YOU IMAGINE?
>I'm not a historian, folks....
>le quote voice
All said and done I enjoy Dan's podcasts, I wish he did audiobook readings. But then again I'm moderately certain that's because I'm an American, it seems like a lot of Euros/britbongs hate listening to American narration in general.
>>1056656
I agree about his videos on construction and making stuff, and those are by-far my favorite videos of his, though I find his videos on movies to be the most entertaining, they aren't as informative or thought-provoking as some of his others.
On weapons though, Scholagladiatoria all the way, even though some of the questions people ask him that he has to answer are really kekworthy.
>>1057011
Those comments actually got him kicked out the university. He was a volunteer I believe in evolutionary psychology, which is kind of a wank field but whatever.
>>1057033
Yeah, but him saying it and never recanting it was perfect in my eyes.
Guy is very entertaining to watch, but often thinks he knows much more than he really does
>>1056813
well you can't win with this crowd. He does everything so damn well and captivates the audience really well. Of course has his own quirks like the QUOTE and all that, but that's part of the fun. Also the I'm not a historian thing is something where you would complain if he said he was a historian as well I guarantee it.
>>1056813
>They came down from a higher league
>They just couldn't keep up...
>I'm reminded of the time when
>I think it's a little difficult for Americans to understand (this applies more to Common Sense)
I think Dans got more real knowledge when it comes to Common Sense, but HardcoreHistories is just fun to listen to, and seems like a good, broad introduction to whatever Dan thinks is cool this season.
The low fidelity of his videos make them very comfy.
>>1057011
top kek, based Lindy
>>1057239
*Lindybased
>>1056771
Although it was most likely was leather in the early days of hoplites since it was much more common in mainland greece rather than linen.
>>1056602
>or when he picks apart a Hollywood movie
Literally the dumbest shit and most debasing thing a youtube "historian" can do.
I feel like we're all repeating the same point here, but I'll say it again anyway because it's true.
He's the most entertaining to watch or listen to out of any of them, undoubtedly.
But he does occasional say something about history, completely accidentally, that just isn't true.
What has he said that's bullshit?
>>1058013
His machine-gun video is one that I can think of just off the top of my head.
>>1058051
What did he say?
>>1056656
Dan isnt batshit insane
>>1058062
That heavy machine guns, by having a mount, have more impact to their fired rounds than a non-mounted machine guns.
>>1056549
I hate the YouTube vlogger community. Its not up for debate.
>>1056549
I think he is great, he is an outgoing autist who accepts criticism and tries to maintain standards.
>>1056590
Skallagrim doesn't claim to be a historian though
He openly states that his knowledge in history is limited and that he is just reviewing weapons from a practical point of view.
I really like beige, but yeah, always be skeptical of his assertions
>>1058075
He said that heavy machine guns were fixed and therefore most of the times of a higher caliber (aka more powerful) than machine guns that are not mounted.
I wish that he'd make more ridiculously wrong videos so that we could talk about them.
>>1058251
I'm pretty sure that anon is right and he literally asserted that a fixed mount makes the bullets stronger.
>>1057864
It's just for entertainment. Most people (I hope) don't actually expect Hollywood to be 100% accurate.
>>1057864
So you aren't annoyed when they use "fire" instead of "loose" when commanding arrows, misinforming people on history? Weird, I thought I was on /his/.
>>1058663
>arrows
I'm annoyed with myself. That's suppose to be archers.
>>1058075
He never said that. Check 6:50.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivYlHU0Zi-I
>noticed none of the arms and armor folks on youtube were accredited historians, by their own admission
>figured I could fill a niche
>made a bunch of videos
>they got at most 300 views each
>got so embarrassed I shut down my channel after three months
>>1058931
either you're really not interesting, or more likely you just didn't advertise well enough.
You should keep trying
>>1058931
Most of these guys spent years in relative obscurity, and are still pretty obscure.
didn't he once claim that black powder weapons were louder than modern ones and based that pretty much on that some reenactment group's (blank) volley shot indoors made his ears ring more than when he once heard some robber shoot into the air with .22 or something in some balkan shithole?
I see no point in watching this guy and Skallagrim. Angry, opinionated, slightly childish and doesn't cite sources, just wants to rant and have opinions, bordering on autism. There are many better history channels such as Metatron.
>>1059034
no, pretty sure he was just talking about how fucking loud firearms are.
>>1058013
Can't defend legs with strap shields.
Pikes never engaged each other.
Nobody knows the techniques behind greatswords.
Greatswords ran into pikes swinging in a big figure out and knocked them all aside.
>>1056590
>Schola Gladitoria not the highest tier
What is this madness?
>>1057864
Neither Skallagrim nor Lindy claim they are historians or even clam that they are history channels. Don't get your autism tits jingling
>>1059103
>Greatswords ran into pikes swinging in a big figure out and knocked them all aside.
This is actually a thing though.
Could you also point out the videos where he says those things? I've got a feeling that you're strawmanning hard here.
>>1058663
Do you understand what they mean when they say "fire"? Yes.
Does everyone else understand what they mean when they say "fire"? Yes.
Does everyone else understand what they mean when they say "loose"? No.
Is them saying fire such a serious error that someone would get a completely wrong impression based on that alone?
Do we even have records of ancient and medieval people saying "loose"?
>>1057011
do you have bigger pic of this article?
>>1059034
No, he claimed that firearms were really really loud and used an example of reenactors firing half a charge of black powder bring really loud and a real shot even louder. You pulled the balkan robber directly your anus.
>>1060166
i bet you say 'clip' when you mean magazine too
>>1059116
He actually cites his sources, shows examples of real artefacts on screen, goes into much more detail and has higher production values.
>>1060202
Nope, but even if I did, no one but autists give a shit about the difference.
>>1058251
He said that tripods compensate the recoil better than bipods+arm so the same gun(or at least using the same round) has better stopping power when fired from tripod.
Even if it was the case(I doubt it) the difference wouldn't be visible.
The real reason was that bipod made it more mobile and tripod made it more accurate(increasing its effective range).
>>1060166
It isn't too much to ask that minor things like this be close to accurate. Of course, some creative liberties have to be taken to make a more exciting drama but getting even small details right is a nice touch towards making a movie more believable, which you always want. You don't ever want the audience reminded that they're watching a movie.
So no it's not a huge deal and we don't know exactly what they said back then. But 'loose' or 'shoot' is a hell of a lot better of a guess than 'fire', which they definitely didn't say, and any historical advisor should have been able to point that out.
>>1056549
His major flaw is that when doing videos on topics he doesn't know very well, he appears to do his research by just staring at a wall for a week, trying to get to his own conclusions instead of reading actual research.
See: his linguistics videos
>>1058013
Pike formations didn't fight each other
Medieval forests were more regulated than modern ones
Patricians spoke exclusively Greek
His whole linguistics video is just conjectures and masturbation over English
>>1056549
Quite often he doesn't know what he's talking about.
scholagladiatoria is better.
>>1060228
Schola Gladitoria does all of those though.
>>1061832
There's also the issue where he questioned the authenticity of "De Arte Athletica" on basis of the people depicted being dressed in fancy clothes.
>>1062694
This wouldn't nearly be as funny without the three American flags in the shot. What's with these gun shows and flags?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GpWBsGjcIo
This guy is the best.
He's sometime's interesting, usually when recounting other people's stories, like in the recent Cromwell tank video.
Unfortunately he's an absolute dipshit. The one where he compared global warming scientists to nazis was really cringeworthy.
>>1059034
Would that be unreasonable? Wouldn't modern firearms be more efficient at turning chemical potential energy into muzzle velocity, rather than losing it as noise?
>>1062847
Americans are obsessed with flags in general.
The fuckers have flags INSIDE of their house hanging in their room.
I can understand outside display at least thats public, but the need to hang a flag to your room. ..
Brainwashed by jingoism I should say.
>>1062962
Are you from Glendale?
>>1058931
I'll watch your videos, senpai.
>>1056549
i fucking hate him
>>1061832
My friends kept arguing with me that Pikes didn't fight each other in the thirty years war based on his videos. Got any sources that say otherwise?
>>1061832
>Medieval forests were more regulated than modern ones
His point was more that there were relatively few forests that were "natural," except those left untouched for nobles and royals to go a hunting
>>1063009
I'm sorry you don't live in the greatest fucking country in the world. No need to be salty about it.
>>1063009
I remember one of my neighbors was a brit who owned a home in our expensive resort town and hung a union jack in his window. Someone threw a rock in it while his wife was watching TV. Limeys STILL aren't welcome.
>>1063634
>pikes
>thirty years war
Pretty sure there were no pure pike blocks in the thirty years war. Pikes engage pikes as mixed pike-and-shot units seems quite likely. The Spanish Tercio at Rocroi defeated a french infantry group in the early phase of the battle, only to fall to artillery and cavalry charges.
Alatriste shows a really dirty pike engagement for that battle.
https://youtu.be/dMEnBHef96c
I appreciate the fact that he uses personal experience in a way where he typically doesnt exert something, but rather uses
>It occurs to me
or
>I believe
instead of
>This is the way it is
>>1056549
>that video at a con where he's awkwardly flirting with the cosplaying girls
funnily enough I live in the same city as him
While we're talking about /his/ youtube people.
What do you guys think of RealCrusadeHistory?
I'll be upfront and say the guy has a massive bias that he doesn't try to hide, however he also provides sources for his arguments and covers points that popular history brushes over. Like the fact that the 4th Crusade started as one Byzantine trying to usurp the throne from the current Emperor and not "Hurr let's sack Constantinople for the lulz"
>>1064646
He has biases, but he is top tier when it comes to using actual sources and proving his point.
>>1063693
>haw haw some guy threw a rock in his window for displaying allegiance to an ally
both the rock thrower and you are colossal cunts.
>>1061832
>Patricians spoke exclusively Greek
Didn't say that.
>>1061832
>Patricians spoke exclusively Greek
Surely not
>>1056568
This. He's the Dan Carlin of youtube.
>>1062982
no.
>>1056744
Man that video is incredibly condescending. He doesn't have the balls to call the guy on it, even in a calm and respectable manner by posing an opposing view, just lets the guy talk all the while arrogantly thinking to himself the guy is wrong in his claims and later on edits in a disclaimer. What a fucking dick.
>>1063693
I mean thats just kinda stupid. You're allies, and have been for years.
>>1063656
Except not. While there were forests used by peasant for gathering stuff, there simply weren't enough people in 1100 AD Europe to look after every forest. By that time in my region a lot of land wasn't even inhabited for fuck's sake.
>>1064667
>>1064676
He did say in his video on Rome (HBO) that patricians would speak Greek in private and slaves wouldn't be able to understand them.
Baring the fact Greek slaves were sought after by wealthy families, this isn't true at all.
Look at Cicero's PRIVATE correspondence for example.
While he does use greek expressions/sayings often and sometimes just randomly writes a sentence or two in Greek, the bulk of it is Latin.
Later on you also have Seneca's and Pliny's letters, but those were meant for publication and are therefor written in absolutely spotless Latin.
Cicero's Epistulae are really unique because they're private and give us a good insight into how the great men of that time would have spoken. It's full of legal jargon, slang, references, inside jokes and greekisms, but it certainly isn't Greek.
Source: my latin class where I had to translate that shit.
he's enjoyable although not everything he does is perfect
>>1064646
Since when has popular history brushed over that?
Literally fact number one if you want to learn about the fourth crusade.
>>1060166
>Does everyone else understand what they mean when they say "loose"? No.
You'd have to be a giant retard to miss the point when someone shouts "loose" and everybody shoots their fucking arrows.
It's not like it's a huge deal but it's just a silly anachronism that's not necessary. People will understand just fine. Assuming your audience is so stupid that they'll be confused and angry because somebody didn't say fire is a surefire way to dumb down your movie needlessly.
>>1064611
Me to
>>1064646
>Like the fact that the 4th Crusade started as one Byzantine trying to usurp the throne from the current Emperor and not "Hurr let's sack Constantinople for the lulz"
Or, you know, it started as a crusade. For the Levant. Only Crusaders didn't have the money for Venetians because not everyone showed up. The Venetians then schemed their way into making up the difference and then some by way of Zara and Byzantium... then Byzantium again.
>>1065740
The 4th crusade was called to take Egypt, not the levant
>>1056590
Skallagrim is not even a historian m8
His sword reviews are cool though.
>>1056689
Jesus christ what an adorable nerd
>>1056590
Lower than floor tier: extra history
>>1057040
It's a very oooooh-eeeeeeenglish thing to do
