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That's amazing. One minute it was a big lump of
solid iron and now it's... Now it's quite delicate, isn't it?
Really, very much so. When your metal goes in the fire,
your mind goes in with it, otherwise you're in serious trouble. So, you're my hammer man.
Yes, I have my hammer. And you're going to just do
a little bit of tidying. Let's give it a go. Now, you're going to heat it up and you're going to hammer it on the
far edge of the anvil again. Yep. Every hammer blow that
you make is important because it will alter the shape of
the head when it's finished. The diamond shape will penetrate far
better than the square shape when it hits armour
or anything like that. Chainmail, will it
go through chainmail? It would burst chainmail, yes
solid iron and now it's... Now it's quite delicate, isn't it?
Really, very much so. When your metal goes in the fire,
your mind goes in with it, otherwise you're in serious trouble. So, you're my hammer man.
Yes, I have my hammer. And you're going to just do
a little bit of tidying. Let's give it a go. Now, you're going to heat it up and you're going to hammer it on the
far edge of the anvil again. Yep. Every hammer blow that
you make is important because it will alter the shape of
the head when it's finished. The diamond shape will penetrate far
better than the square shape when it hits armour
or anything like that. Chainmail, will it
go through chainmail? It would burst chainmail, yes
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That's amazing.
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One minute it was a big lump of
solid iron and now it's...
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Now it's quite delicate, isn't it?
Really, very much so.
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When your metal goes in the fire,
your mind goes in with it,
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otherwise you're in serious trouble.
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So, you're my hammer man.
Yes, I have my hammer.
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And you're going to just do
a little bit of tidying.
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Let's give it a go.
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Now, you're going to heat it up
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and you're going to hammer it on the
far edge of the anvil again. Yep.
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Every hammer blow that
you make is important
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because it will alter the shape of
the head when it's finished.
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The diamond shape will penetrate far
better than the square shape
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when it hits armour
or anything like that.
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Chainmail, will it
go through chainmail?
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It would burst chainmail, yes.
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Movie Summary
Dr Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain.
