Newcastle Medieval Fair - Newcastle Herald - September 1, 2024 - video Dailymotion

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00:00So we have our helmets, they're made out of hardened steel, usually about three mils thick,

00:20can vary depending on the helmets.

00:22We do feel it, but you know, it does protect us as much as possible.

00:27We usually have our avontails, our chainmail, our padded, whatever it is, to protect our neck and our collars.

00:33From underneath the tavern, we have a brig, a brigadine, sorry.

00:38This is made out of a titanium steel, hardened steel, and this protects all through our front,

00:44our backs, our ribs, our sides, on our shoulders, shoulder cauldrons, through the leap of the elbows,

00:51and a greave, all the way down to our front piece, to make sure we protect the bloodline, thighs,

01:00and sometimes all the way down this way.

01:03We are completely encapsulated to try and protect us as much as possible,

01:07for duels, billhurt fights, and team fights, which is the big one.

01:11So yeah, it's to make sure that we survive.

01:15What does it feel like being on fire?

01:19Each cube weighs roughly in between 35 and 45 kilos, so it is heavy, it is hot.