CONQUEST!!! [The Show]

[Ulrick]

Has anybody watched this show on the History Channel?

I highly recommend it...especially when they feature stuff dealing with medieval warfare.

They go into detail about how weapons and armor are used and why. Very informative.

Last night they were talking about how at the Battle of Hastings the housgarls (sp) got beat despite using what D&Ders call a great axe. William the Conquerer used a combined bowmen and calvary to defeat them.

Because if you got close to these guys, they would either hack through your shield or to a manuver that cause you to turn slightly away from them so they could kill you easy.

And they demonstrated how this was done by dressing up in armor and whatnot. It was great.

There's episode on tonight where they explain the use of the bow.

It's on Sundays at 9:30 CT.

It's on after Mail Call--another good show.

I plan on using what I learn from Conquest to describe battles better in my games.

Has anybody else seen this show?
What do you think?

Ulrick

 

[Dagger75]

I have been watching them as well. They are pretty cool. I like the one about strange weapons of the middle ages.

I also see this being moved to the TV forum.

 

[Airwolf]

I don't have cable but the show sound interesting!

I also predict that this thread will get moved.

 

[Ulrick]

That's right...there's a TV forum...

I forgot about that...

and I've been on this messageboard since Summer of 2001....



D'OH!!!

 

[Storm Raven]

Last night they were talking about how at the Battle of Hastings the housgarls (sp) got beat despite using what D&Ders call a great axe. William the Conquerer used a combined bowmen and calvary to defeat them.

I'm not sure, but I'd probably call the bearded axe used by the Saxon Huscarls a halberd in 3e D&D terms. The two handed axe used by Woodward earlier in the show as a demonstration weapon seems to me more like what a greataxe would be.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

Great show, very informative and fun.

 

[jasper]

It is an okay show but a lot of combatants suffer sbmb

Shield behind my behind. They take a couple shots to shield. Then throw shots guess were their shields go?

It is good on the Jr. High level and better that mail call because they don't have their camera twisting and turning like MTV when showing the sarge.

Sometimes I have to turn off Mail Call because I getting sea sick.

 

[ashockney]

Saw both last night and loved them both.

Excellent info to add flavor to roleplaying games.

 

[Taren Nighteyes]

Good show! Provides a basic understanding and use of weapons and armor for the time period.

Taren Nighteyes

 

[Henry]

I also see this being moved to the TV forum.

That's funny -- so do I.

I have never heard of this show - I will be tuning in as soon as I find it! Thanks!