Is there a medieval equivalent of the youtube channel "Primative Technology"?
from x4740N@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 23 Jun 16:55
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from x4740N@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 23 Jun 16:55
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There are no medieval equivalents to YouTube channels, since YouTube wasn’t invented for at least a decade after the medieval period.
Watching the fire in the hearth, no?
Bards. There were bards.
The best kind of correct
This reads like a Google AI summary. I love it.
I can’t tell if you are joking, being snarky, or misunderstood his question
That’s my kind of humor
It’s the answer that came to my mind when I saw the question. I was not disappointed to see someone had already written it 😃
Over one thousand years before Belgian Techno anthem Pump Up The Jam.
It’s not medieval but something that feels in the same Genre to me is Townsends on youtube. They do historical videos about 18th/early 19th century America - mostly recipes
I know about townsends and have watched some of their videos but I’m not a fan on american only centered stuff
There are lots of traditional crafts channels from all the corners of the world, if that scratches your itch. How about something like this?
It’s not EXACTLY the same, but this guy does a pretty good job of hitting the same vibes:
youtube.com/@modernknight
I was about to suggest the same guy. His stuff is brilliant.
I eagerly rushed off to YouTube to subscribe, only to find I’ve already been subscribed!
Isn’t that a pleasant surprise?
Not equivalent, but Lindybeige makes fun content about medieval times.
www.youtube.com/@lindybeige
I love that show, my son does too!
This channel is clearly inspired by John, I think he even says so in the description. Maybe not quite medieval but definitely up the right alley Edit: I was wrong about when the medieval period started, its definitely early medieval. youtube.com/@gesithasgewissa
Not a YouTube channel unfortunately but there are several videos and documentaries about it.
The castle of Guedelon is exactly what you are describing.
In France a group of archeologists decided to build a full castle, from scratch pretending to be in the XIIth century.
A blacksmith is making the tools, they are chopping trees in the first forest around, extracting stones from a local carry, carrying on carts built by the Carpenter, making their own clothes …
It’s amazing !
Edit: here is an aerial picture of the castle in 2025
<img alt="aerial view of the guedelon castle" src="https://slrpnk.net/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fguedelon.fr%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F04%2Fguedelon-vue-aerienne-2.jpg">
<img alt="" src="https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/eff29a08-6ff4-474a-8277-26cf3e824d86.jpeg">
I visited this place many years ago during w school trip. It was pretty cool. Pro-level roleplay
I can offer something in between: Clickspring. He started re-making the Antikyera (SP?) mechanism, was criticized for using modern tools for this, and then started developing and using tools basically from scratch like the people in Greece could have made and used them.
Man, I love this guy’s videos. He’s got the most pleasantly chill voice (think Australian Bob Ross) and shows a great mastery of the things he makes. Highly recommended channel.
Townsends is a little bit later than medieval, but scratches that same itch. Their stuff is high quality too.
youtube.com/@townsends
Medieval technology is vastly more complex, broader in scope, etc. compared to the Stone Age stuff on Primitive Technology. It’s actually extremely challenging to go from scratch like he does and then achieve medieval-level ironworking. He can barely make a few little iron pellets which are excessively-hard (too much carbon) and need further processing to become workable. He is a very long way from building a proper medieval smelter capable of producing pig iron or other cast iron products.
Todd Cutler is a solid creator who goes over production of medieval era armour and weaponry such as longbows, warbows and the reality of armour such as plate, maille and gambesons.