Comments by "Seven Proxies" (@sevenproxies4255) on "Medieval Soldiers Were IDIOTS! RANT!" video.

I mean, it's true to a point that men at arms were intended to "pad the numbers". There wouldn't be enough knights to fill entire armies with most of the time, so medieval armies would need a backbone of large infantry formations. But it's rather silly to assume that they got no training. Any ambitious commander worth his salt would make sure that his peasants got as much training as possible. And let's not forget that archers were drafted from the peasantry, after basically being encouraged and indoctrinated to train archery every day since they were children. Years of training archery combined with farm work will inevitably create some pretty buffed and competent men for battle. Peasants also had some rather nice incentive to perform well in battle, since not only did warfare entail the promise of looting, it was also one of the only ways to improve your station in society since peasants who stuck out well in battle could get battle promotions and some might even get knighted if they showed that they had the right stuff for it.
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@undertakernumberone1 Well the historical accuracy of using salt as payment due to it's supposed extreme rarity has been disputed. But the phrase is definitely taken from this idea. 😊
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@josephahner3031 Ancient and medieval battles weren't "obviously suicidal". Casualties were relatively low compared to modern warfare.
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@josephahner3031 They're also fond of money and improving their lot in life. Even when it requires risking their life to do it.
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