7 Survival Tools Medieval People Built (That Still Work in the Wild)
139K views · Apr 27, 2025 · People & Blogs
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@MedievalWisdom · 1 year ago · pinned
Which of these ancient tools surprised you the most? <br>Have you ever tried recreating one yourself - or would you want to?
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@Mojave90 · 1 year ago
Imagine, Imagine how many people don't even know this. The survival of humans has gone on for eons. In today's world we count on the convenience of it all. Imagine if all that went away. In today's crazy world, I believe these are the essentials we need to teach and learn. Many years ago this used to be an essential piece of life. Fast forward to today we have people and children who don't even know this. I don't know about you, but I want to survive! <br> Good luck citizens.... 🦀
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@Dragonmoon98 · 1 year ago
Always here for debunking the myth of everyone in europe only drinking beer and never water for over 500 years
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@wandapease-gi8yo · 1 year ago
Slings are a weapon used up until the 19th century. Medievalists might remember the very late “Slings and Arrows of z outrageous fortune”!
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@WhisperingHistory68 · 1 year ago
The way you describe the bow drill makes it feel less like a tool and more like a ritual. Fire wasn’t just survival—it was literally the difference between fear and comfort. Gives me chills.
@abcstardust · 1 year ago
I guess the technique that surprises me most is preserving Vegetables in wood ash.
@andybrown4284 · 1 year ago
The irony of an AI telling people that old tech isn't obsolete<br>Why would they stop working just because a few centuries have passed?
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@mst.tarzan · 1 year ago (edited)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPefArgWYqo&t=835">13:55</a> was scary 😎
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@stuartbailey6201 · 10 months ago
Old school will endure over time .
@martinwalker9386 · 1 year ago
I knew a man that went on a mission to South America and learned the sling. The boys he learned from used it to guide sheep by dropping rocks just in front of their face.
@ledanghuy68 · 1 year ago
❤
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@LiaMari · 11 months ago
I guess I was expecting tools we didn’t already know about.
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