u/Baduktothebone

I am looking for videos, preferably on YouTube, of people working through and interpreting I.33. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am looking for book, documentary, and podcast recommendations to learn about Yr Henn Ogled. I am especially curious about their battles with the Germanic people who would become the English. I am currently reading the Mabinogion for fun but would like to learn more about sub roman britisn from a "cumbric" perspective

Also how can I ask questions about this topic without people rushing to tell me there is no one "Celtic culture" I don't think I am using the term incorrectly and none freaks out when I use terms like Germanic.

I am not trying to write a book, and I am not a neo pagan with an agenda, I just wanna read about history to put the Mabinogion in better context and am having trouble getting stared

Ok so I know that go players are very respectful to each other but I'm curious if there have been any bigger personalities or characters. Cho Chihun comes to mind but he is not really what I am thinking of, more like someone like Seiji Ogata from Hikaru no Go, maybe known for partying or drinking more than the typical Go player.

I am curious how a Welsh family came to and held on to power in a time period of English political dominance. I do not mean how Henry VII came to power or anything having to do with the war of the roses, I am more curious about the origins of their house. Do we know what was happening with his ancestors and what they were doing in the Anglo Saxon times or during Hen Ogled, and how were they able to hold onto their power through so many successive shifts in power in Britain.

I have a MiT with a history endorsement in Washington State but I want to switch to getting my elementary endorsement and pursue getting an emergency cert for one year. I have a few schools I have been subbing at that would be very likely to hire me, but I am confused about the process. Mainly I cant figure out if I need to have a job lined up if I want to enroll in the courses I need to get my elementary cert, or if I should be enrolled in a course while applying for jobs. Is there anyone who has done this process or has an idea of who I could talk to for support. I want to do this through WGU or some other online program.

One of my favorite movies is The Mystery of Chessboxing, but I mostly play Go. So I was wondering if there were any Kung Fu movies with Go playing as a narrative or thematic element.

How much if at all, did swords from places like Wales and Cornwall differ from the swords used by the incoming Germanic peoples who were beginning to populate what became England?

Also did they differ from the swords being used in Ireland and Scotland.

If they were distinct for how long before the styles became more similar?

I am curious about both aesthetics in the hilt, but also blade geometry, and other aspects of functionality.

Later Irish swords are often associated with Ring Pommels and Scottish swords have distinctive quillons, are there any such visual signifiers for welsh and Cornish swords?

This isn't for a project or story or anything but if I were to say draw a picture (I can't draw this is just a hypothetical) of two warriors at the Battle of Badon how could I make them visually distinct and attempt to be visually historically accurate.

Also if anyone can point me in a direction to do more of my own research, finding Anglo Saxon swords isn't difficult, but the word "Celtic" is kinda fraught, and I'm still having trouble understanding late antiquity/early medieval British society in terms of the cultural make up

I recently visited a rapier class, it's outdoors in a park, I had a great time, but was surprised that while they require a gorget, mask and gloves, they do not require or generally wear jackets or anything else. They do tape large rubber tips on the end, and use F3 flex blades.

How common is this?

Should I be concerned about safety?

I'm more worried about a broken sword than anything else.

I'd like to bring my students in the future, and didn't personally feel unsafe, but I don't want to put them in an environment that could increase risk unnecessarily.

I also am concerned that the gorget isn't doing much with it just sitting over your neck, sure it will stop a square hit, but what about one that slides up the chest?

Can anyone suggest scholarly articles, books, or other sources on the history of sword making in the Philippines. I am especially interested in any kind of categorizations of swords,bhow sword making developed indigenously, and work that shows how different outside influences may have impacted sword making during the time period before contact with Europe.