People Walked a Little Differently During Medieval Times: A Quick Primer

Roland Warzecha runs a Youtube channel where he delves into the world of medieval weapons and combat. If you want to learn something about Viking shields and swords, medieval spears and combat techniques, spend some time there.

Above, Roland departs from his regularly scheduled programming and explores another facet of medieval life. Walking. That's right, walking. It turns out that, as Boing Boing summarizes it, "before structured shoes became prevalent in the 16th century ... people walked with a different gait, pushing onto the balls of our feet instead of rocking forward on our heels." And that's your lesson on medieval body mechanics for today...

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