Real Medieval War Stories That Sound Made Up
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Published 2023-11-19
Take, for example, the Battle of Hastings, one of the most important battles in medieval history. It's also one of the strangest battles of the Middle Ages, since William the Conqueror almost lost because of a rumor. William had to take off his helmet and shout "Look at me! I live!" to convince his men not to flee. Or how about Richard the Lionheart, who fought a crusade while lying on a stretcher? And it turns out ice battles aren't an invention of Game of Thrones; medieval Russians fought a massive battle on a frozen lake.
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All Comments (21)
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Finally, the OG narrator is back.
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Before conquering England, William the "Conqueror" was known as the "Bastard". Quite an upgrade.
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That bucket really tied the village together, man. Its about the principle, dude.
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That moment when telling your victim to 'bite me' backfires terribly...
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I guess "The Battle of the Little Brown Jug" in Big 10 football doesn't sound like a big deal after all.
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3:27 weird how a battle ended up being wholesome π
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7:41 I lived with an heir to Land O'Lakes in Charleston, South Carolina. He worked as a travel nurse in order to create his own path.
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1:58 For a while, I trained in boxing at a community center at Air Park in Lincoln, Nebraska. Our trainer was a streetwise professional boxer and the facility seemed to be straight out of the film Rocky. It is now the location of the Lincoln Boxing Club.
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This was a good one. Thanks.
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Oh, to be a bucket maker in that time and place. LOL
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My favorite narrator ππππ
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I love the music. The stories are about war, etc. But the silliness in them is highlighted by the music.
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William I had the greatest make over ever From William the Bastard of Normandy, to William the Conquerer
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A+ video! Very unique and helpful history, what crazy war stories!
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Weird History: *starts telling war of the bucket story OSP Fans: shake head in disappointment
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Youβre back πππππππππππππ
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If you play Dwarf Fortress at all, you will understand going to war over a bucket.
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The battle on the ice between Russians and Teutonic Knights is the main part of the cantata Alexander Nevsky, by Prokofiev. There's a famous movie by Eisenstein showing the whole story: Alexander Nevsky. He led the Russians to victory.
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Lmao "lol I'm going in the river"
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A scratch from a tooth led to him dying. Either that dead guy had the absolute worst oral hygiene or the living guy has the absolute worst general hygiene to let that get so bad it killed him. Also how sharp were his teeth!!
