Is the scythe a dangerous weapon or merely a harmless farm tool?
I apply my knowledge of using a scythe as a tool to explore its potential uses in fighting and warfare.
Paulus Hector Mair lived from 1517-1579. During his lifetime he undertook to compile a compendium of books in the arts of fencing, including how to fight with a scythe.
Access to Mair's manuscript courtesy of the Saxon State and University Library, Dresden (Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden), obtainable in the public domain from https://hroarr.com/study/manuals-books/old-manual-section/german-medieval-and-renaissance/
YouTube videos illustrating the fighting technique with the scythe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoeNwEjpTE4
See my channel for more videos on growing an orchard and looking at how, historically, the land would have been managed: https://www.youtube.com/@iboughtafield