I'm a medievalist who specializes on the public understanding of the past so... there is just so, so much about the Middle Ages .
I'll start with two silly ones. First of all, back scabbards are not a thing. Sorry, *Witcher* fans-- no matter how cool they look they are deeply impractical and historically were never used. Trying to resheath something very sharp by blindly hitting yourself in the shoulder is a very bad idea.
And sticking just on the sheath; swords do not make a "shiiiing!" noise when unsheathed. Sheaths are generally made of leather-- a "shiiing!" noise would imply metal scraping against metal (and that's usually what foley artists do to recreate it). Those noises are typically added in post.
I got a million more of these if anyone is interested.
I'll start with two silly ones. First of all, back scabbards are not a thing. Sorry, *Witcher* fans-- no matter how cool they look they are deeply impractical and historically were never used. Trying to resheath something very sharp by blindly hitting yourself in the shoulder is a very bad idea.
And sticking just on the sheath; swords do not make a "shiiiing!" noise when unsheathed. Sheaths are generally made of leather-- a "shiiing!" noise would imply metal scraping against metal (and that's usually what foley artists do to recreate it). Those noises are typically added in post.
I got a million more of these if anyone is interested.