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I died with that sudden cut, you were going to keep talking about pike and shoot warfare but this was suposed to be concise xDD never change matt

"Let's look at every single medieval polearm ever used." My immediate thought, "Wait, how long is this is video?"

Kette indeed means chain. One of our terms for hauberk is Kettenhemd, wich literally means chain shirt.

This is why Matt holds the honourary rank of 'Staff' Sergeant.

If you're looking for something specifically:
3:10 Spear
5:17 Pike
6:50 Boar Spear - Winged Spear - Bohemian earspoon
13:30 Spiedo - Cutting Spear - Hewing Spear
14:17 Partisan - Partizan - Protazan
16:12 Corsec - Spetum - Runka
19:57 Ahlspieß - Ahlspiess
22:20 Dane Axe - Great Axe
23:35 Halberd
27:10 Bardiche - Bardische - Berdish - Geesam
28:50 Lochaber axe
30:10 Poleaxe
33:54 War hammer - Lucerne hammer
35:44 Mallet - Maul
37:44 Billhook - Ronca
41:48 Glaive - Kuss
47:22->48:30 Morgenstern - Holy Water Sprinkler
52:03 Goedendag
53:21 Flail - Kettenmorgenstern - Ketten Flail
Bonus:
55:29 Scythe - War Scythe
56:06 Fork - Pitchfork
57:04 other

"Bohemian ear spoon" is in Czech "ušatá sudlice" for which a better and more literal translation would be "A lance with ears" or something like that

Imagine a spinoff polearm channel called "The Big Long Shaft"

The 'Goedendag' is still famous in Flanders, but for some reason nearly everyone thinks it was a flail.

"I could make a whole dedicated video just talking about spear types." Easton, Matt. Please do it!

"I'm going to talk about every medieval pole arm ever in just under an hour."
Wow. Way to poke the bear.
I will give you this, you are not even a little bit fainthearted.
(Matt disappears under an avalanche of "Well, actually..." and "You missed...")

By now I expected him to call this a "short video" 😆

The naming of pointy sticks is surprisingly controversial among experts, enthusiasts and even people in the past.  I obviously haven't seen the whole thing yet but I am curious to see your take on the matter.

The morning Star.  When you need a pole weapon but spent all your money on Wenches.

Mat : before i start running you through.....
And yes he is talking about big pointy sticks...

Short spear : shorter than a man (<6ft)
Spear : taller than a man (6-12ft)
Pike : taller than 2 men (>12ft)

The Madman Matt did the impossible,polearms toponomastic!

The flail itself is also agricultural in origin

I would watch a whole video on spears. I would watch several in fact.

this is going to be the best hour of my life.

The Poleaxe is my favorite polearm, and I am happy to learn that the different combinations can be called the same name.  :D