What are the most historical portrayals of medieval combat in media?

>>3202720
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ04mfAY2BU

It seems Hollywood never gets it quite right..

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>>3202720

>>3202720
The problem is that stage combat has a long tradition, audiences are used to it so it doesn't break immersion and it's designed to be safe for the performers. Real medieval combat as outlined in all those manuals is designed to kill, and some of it just looks stupid like half-handing or holding the blade and battering people with the hilt. It might be a legit combat technique but it'd be a pain to teach actors to do it safely and audiences might just find it stupid to look at in the end.

This short film on YouTube

It's pretty good
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Cn36Pb8z3yI

>>3202790
But I love shit like this>>3202782
and shit like Op's video and this>>3202793
looks stupid to me

>>3202891
Well there's good stage fencing and bad stage fencing.

Bad stage fencing would be stuff like OP's webm, and good stage fencing would be stuff from Errol Flynn movies or even the earlier seasons of Game of Thrones. Sean Bean in particular is quite an accomplished stage fencer.

>>3202720
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-mnfJvSDkU

>>3202720
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>>3202720
Most movie fights are far too long and dramaticed

Real fights are usually decided very fast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31ry9HOmI-Y

>>3203141
that's sabre, 17th century

>>3202720
Haha I love /tv/ shilling, this is so awesome, way to go mods, fucking faggots