Real Medieval Fire Arrows! (Sorry Hollywood)

Medieval fire arrows were real! So I followed the old books, made some and tested them in every way I could think of. We have loads of old manuscripts, pictures, drawings, fire arrow heads and recipes of fire arrows but because some people haven't looked at the old information and can't make them work, lots of people think they were a myth. You see them everywhere in films and computer games so it is easy to dismiss them as a modern popular culture affectation - they were as real as you are.So this film is an exhaustive description of what they were and how they made them work, woven through with a series of tests and demonstrations and showing the sources.If you want to know about fire arrows this is the film for you. 00:00 Intro and highlights00:38 Burn Duration Demonstration02:05 Safety Warning02:35 Hollywood loves fire on a stick!04:12 The evidence and archaeological record05:39 Construction of fire arrows07:58 Lighting and shooting process09:00 Close up burn09:56 Distance test10:34 Shooting a target11:00 Shooting in a field battle?11:51 Tod Cutler advert. Lots of shiny things for sale12:20 How do Fire Arrows work? - Slo mo13:14 The Alchemy of Fire Arrows14:55 Stirling castle - Trebuchet!16:09 Medieval manuscript evidence17:58 Getting hit in the face by a flaming arrow?18:57 Noxious Smoke!20:07 Medieval Chemical weapons?22:07 Scenario - Arrow into window22:36 Scenario - Thick Oak palisade23:43 Scenario - Pitched building or ship24:50 Scenario - Hay store or Thatch25:51 Don't underestimate the smoke26:21 ConclusionFor budget medieval weaponry of fantastic accuracy and value https://todcutler.comFor commissions and custom work https://todsworkshop.comFor merch https://todsworkshop.creator-spring.comFor those who enjoyed Arrows vs Armour https://todtodeschini.comTarget posters are here https://todcutler.com/collections/tods-merchandiseWe have a Patreon page and if you liked this and wish to support the channel please consider having a look at that https://www.patreon.com/TodsWorkshopArrow heads by https://www.medievalarrows.co.ukLongbow by Joe Gibbs https://www.facebook.com/HillbillybowsItalian yew bow by the late Chris BoytonBooks referenced European arrowheads and crossbow bolts C.RauGunpowder technology in the fifteenth century (translation of the book of the firework)Axel E.W. MullerThe Pirotechnica of Vannoccio Biringuccio (translation) Cyril Stanley Smith and Martha Teach GnudiWeapons of Warre The Mary Rose Trust