There are hundreds of wonderful channels on YouTube devoted to history and medieval studies. You’ll see the channels here have earned their followers rightly for your academic pleasure. Even though these channels and many others have been branded together as “The Community of the Sword,” each one is very unique. Some channels provide a more in-depth look at traditional fantasy compared to historical reality by commentating on popular movies. Others ignore modern popular culture and teach HEMA and medieval armor at highly professional levels. For your convenience and mine I’ve simply taken the liberty of giving each one an award.

#1.

Roland Warzecha

Highly Interesting Sword Techniques

#2.

Scholagladiatoria

World’s Best Sword Debater

#3.

Lindybeige

Best Thought-provoking Rambles and History Lessons

#4.

Skallagrim

Extremely Interesting Medieval Weapon Reviews and Testing

#5.

ThegnThrand

Whoppingly Insightful Medieval Weapon Testing

#6.

Shadiversity

Best Production Quality and Analyses of Misconceptions in Medieval Fantasy

#7.

Knyght Errant

Best In-depth Analyses of Real Medieval Armor

#8.

Pursuing the Knightly Arts

Most Knowledgeable Armored HEMA Lessons

#9.

Blood and Iron HEMA

Best In-depth Unarmored HEMA Lessons

I hope this list served you well. Expect a part 2 because there are hundreds of others worth mentioning.

Happy daydreaming.