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[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 21 points 1 week ago

Honestly, given Hollywood's history with, uh, historical accuracy, I'll happily take the right.

At the end of the day, art is at least as much about the audience as the subject.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 13 points 1 week ago

I wish I could wear a color literally no one else had access to. 😔

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 11 points 1 week ago

Anish Kapoor, is that you?

[-] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

With basically a fuckin broccolli boy haircut too 🤣

[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 6 points 1 week ago

So which one is closer to reality?

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 32 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Wearing unmarked armor and no helmet seems suicidal. You want to protect your head and be easily recognizable to your allies.

[-] mech@feddit.org 31 points 1 week ago

You also want to be easily recognizable to your enemies, so when you lose, instead of getting killed by some random peasant you get captured and ransomed back to your family.

[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 1 points 1 week ago

Is the point of this meme to point out that the real Henry V was not just a field commander planing and directing from far away, but he was also a combatant really physically fighting with armour and everything?

[-] BartyDeCanter@piefed.social 14 points 1 week ago

The left, though he probably would have been wearing a closed visor and mitten gauntlets if expecting to face actual combat.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

pretty sure the entire world would laugh at him if he showed up not plastered in the correct colors

It's like a football player wearing jeans and a tshirt, it's just bizzarre

[-] lath@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

Praised as the second, criticized as the first. Maybe.

this post was submitted on 18 May 2026
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