Misconceptions.

There are a lot of misconceptions about, regarding medieval stuff. Not only about textiles and clothing (the old brown sack, anyone?) but also about crafts, housing, hygiene, and fighting.

These misconceptions are hard to battle sometimes, as they keep being reinforced through many channels - TV and cinema being just two of them. However, media can also be a powerful tool to show research results and helü deconstruct the misconceptions. This is just what the film here is trying to do:


A medieval knight's gear is, weight-wise, about the same as a modern soldier's full kit, or the gear of a modern fire-fighter. So in the film, you can see three men run an obstacle course in their respective kit. It's an impressive display of the agility still possible in a 15th century armour - and also really interesting to see how close the three people are in their results.

This is a really nifty thing!