THE LAST STAND // Sabaton // Historian Reaction (Swiss Guard 1527)

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  • @danievandenheever8295
    @danievandenheever8295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +746

    The moment someone likes sabaton it's hard to stop listening to there music

    • @rememberdday8616
      @rememberdday8616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes I’m so excited for there new album

    • @danievandenheever8295
      @danievandenheever8295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rememberdday8616 yep it's coming out near the end of the year right?

    • @rememberdday8616
      @rememberdday8616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@danievandenheever8295 idk hope not lol

    • @danievandenheever8295
      @danievandenheever8295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rememberdday8616I think it might be near the end of the year I remember reading something that said it will be released near the end of the year

    • @EerieV23
      @EerieV23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I found this out when in lockdown

  • @mats7492
    @mats7492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +510

    The Swiss guards uniforms were designed by Leonardo da Vinci.. they haven’t changed in 500 years..they still carry pikes.. but the Vatican also has properly armed guards these days

    • @phillee2814
      @phillee2814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      A common myth (although Michaelangelo or Raphael are more frequently credited) despite the uniform only being introduced in 1914 by commandant Jules Repond.
      The ones in fancy uniforms are ceremonial and to distract attention from the ones NOT in fancy uniforms!

    • @mats7492
      @mats7492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@phillee2814 there are paintings way older than that depicting this uniform for the Swiss guard...

    • @sabotuerelthendo2578
      @sabotuerelthendo2578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And under this painted fancy clothes they have advanced anti-bullet armor, AK-47, and lotta usefull gadgets...

    • @phillee2814
      @phillee2814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mats7492 Yes, similar, but not the same - it is believed that those paintings are the inspiration for the 1914 design.
      The Swiss guard hasn't even been continuous, having been disbanded several times and reformed again, so their claim on the age of the unit is even a bit tenuous.

    • @phillee2814
      @phillee2814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@sabotuerelthendo2578 They don't use AKs, and the colourfully dressed guards only carry the traditional halberd and sword. And while everyone looks at them, they draw the eyes from the others, armed much less conspicuously but more effectively (with similar weapons to those they are already familiar with, having already served in the Swiss military, which does not use AKs) and trained in unarmed and close-quarters combat.
      The fancy-dressed ones are mostly for show but can use halberd, sword and unarmed combat if necessary.
      They rotate roles, and all are sworn to give up their life in defence of the pope if it should prove necessary. Swearing in of new recruits is now done annually on the anniversary of that famous rearguard action in 1527, which kinda drives the point home that the wording is not just a formality.

  • @stewartlaird4571
    @stewartlaird4571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +607

    I'm not a Christian, but I've always been a sucker for a "hero standing against overwhelming odds" story

    • @NSEBMB
      @NSEBMB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You aren't the only one

    • @captaincyrmu7349
      @captaincyrmu7349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i think thats why im a sucker for zack fair, his last stand is so emotional

    • @MyNameisRevenant
      @MyNameisRevenant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      we all love the posibility of vanquishing a major evil force that wants to destroy our perception of holy power and freedom, so you are not alone, we all want to be heroes in some way.

    • @dogeknight6000
      @dogeknight6000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am atheist

    • @damesaphira9790
      @damesaphira9790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      As a Texan, I completely understand!

  • @cytorakdemon
    @cytorakdemon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +571

    I shouldn't be surprised a historian would know that this song is about the sack of Rome, and not the Crusades.
    But it isn't any less refreshing.

    • @TeylaDex
      @TeylaDex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And yet de does not know that Castel Sant'Angelo is not in the Vatican.

    • @xavoron1369
      @xavoron1369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@TeylaDex castel santangelos location is also a geographical historical topic

    • @nicolasvillalba372
      @nicolasvillalba372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@TeylaDex Hey, you know that 1527 Vatican city its not what you see in google maps right? Its quite cocky from you to say this. If you look up to outdated maps from XV and XVI centuries you would clearly be able to see this big chunk of land called "PAPAL STATES" and guess what? That actually is the Holy See, or as we call it now the Vatican city. So only for you to know, all of that was the Vatican, but the first registered use of that word was only in 1555.

    • @TeylaDex
      @TeylaDex 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nicolasvillalba372 he used the word vatican in that combination for that time and in no way has the castel ever been seen as inside these premises

    • @СергейСлободской-ы5ю
      @СергейСлободской-ы5ю ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TeylaDex You ever been in Rome? We are talking of juridical borders of in distances?

  • @Philosopher419
    @Philosopher419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Do you think they had any idea, that 500 years later, the bards would still be singing their tale?

    • @hyden5676
      @hyden5676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Who knows

    • @majorplothole2620
      @majorplothole2620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I don't think they did, but I like the idea that during the fight, or any other last stand for that matter - someone said "They will sing of our stand for centuries to come!" and here we are. Even if one of them HAD thought we'd still be singing the song... I doubt anyone thought we'd be head banging to it! xD

    • @Warhaller
      @Warhaller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That was not the point. You have to understand, that Switzerland was poor at that time. Solders was the only export it has. They made a reputation for fighting to the last an always stand up to the contract. Because if not, who would hire swiss soldiers in the futur if they did not? And how could they feed the families at home without the money? So you can say that most fought for the loved ones at homes and that is also why they did fight so hard and where feared fod it.

  • @mdtrava1619
    @mdtrava1619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    The reason I'm so fascinated with history and military history in particular is because of how human it is. War is the most extreme event that humans can experience, and the stories that come out of it should be fresh in the minds of everyone. Sure, there are unspeakable acts committed in war and those shouldn't be forgotten, but seeing how people will stare at death in the face and will fight on regardless of the circumstances I think tells us more about us as a species and as human beings than anything else.

    • @MrOddball63
      @MrOddball63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      War tends to bring out the best, and worst, in people...

    • @texdillinger6173
      @texdillinger6173 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      History teachers really love wars because they have clear point of starting and ending. Like most points of history its really unclear when it began but wars are usually really well documented because there are plenty of papers signatured that document truces and declarations of war.

    • @raphaelroberge1786
      @raphaelroberge1786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I did read a lot that war isn’t part of human nature, seems neolithic revolution and farming, cities, etc did that. Before organized violence was rare or nonexistent. Not to say it didn’t happen tho. Bones have been found of murder victims and stuff like arrows and hits from clubs and violence.
      But war? Not until people decided to farm, it seems. Hence, not part of human nature. Tho I guess it’s kinda nitpicking at this point xD
      At the very least, it’s what I read.

    • @raphaelroberge1786
      @raphaelroberge1786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That said I did read about a cave painting they found where it showed a bunch of hunters surrounding and attacking another group of hunters...so I’d guess it’s debatable whether the neolithic revolution started war or not.

    • @xela6349
      @xela6349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True, even Clausewitz, one of the major influences on war stratagems in the west said that war is human social intercourse.

  • @davidmyers4797
    @davidmyers4797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Also a Christian, particularly a Catholic. This was the song I was introduced to for these Guys.
    Actual lyrics were impressive, then I realised the subject of the song!

    • @_vinterthorn
      @_vinterthorn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And then the Winged Hussars arrived. ;)

    • @lordmilchreis1885
      @lordmilchreis1885 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@_vinterthorn ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ sɪᴅᴇ

    • @pejimco1
      @pejimco1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Both are great songs about christianity

  • @Wloppish
    @Wloppish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    As a Christian of faith you would really like "The carolean's prayer".

  • @Dover78
    @Dover78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    A minor correction; “Under guard of 42. Along a secret avenue.” is referencing the 42 Swiss Guards who escorted Pope Clement along the raised walkway to Castle Saint Angelo while the rest of the 189 stayed behind at the graveyard outside Saint Peter’s Basilica to cover their escape.

    • @brianstabile165
      @brianstabile165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did the 42 count to the 189

    • @Dover78
      @Dover78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@brianstabile165 Yes. 189 total.

    • @brianstabile165
      @brianstabile165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Dover78 Ty good to know

  • @margoepperson8209
    @margoepperson8209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This became my favorite along with the Winged Hussars, I played those two constantly after discovering Sabaton. Now I like many more of their songs especially The Lost Battalion.

  • @yodef6828
    @yodef6828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I truly get goosebumps when i listen to the: "No capitulation, annihilation" and "In the name of God" part, even being an atheist myself.

    • @Ronsonic
      @Ronsonic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Sabaton does that to people. One of my favorite comments to one of their vids is "makes me patriotic for countries I never heard of."

    • @NihilistCrab
      @NihilistCrab 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's great but I can't not hear the theme song to "ChuckleVision" - an very old British kids TV show. It's one of two Sabaton songs I love but can't take seriously because of something very silly.
      The other one is Panzer Battalion, if I said why you'd never unhear it.

  • @ozrithclay6921
    @ozrithclay6921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    "Under guard of 42 along a secret avenue" is talking about the 42 men that took the pope to the keep and protected him there, not part of the 189 who stayed behind.

    • @brianstabile165
      @brianstabile165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wrong there were men of the 189 who didn’t die

    • @Fraudkuna.
      @Fraudkuna. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brianstabile165 yes those 42

    • @Zigthrill
      @Zigthrill หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@brianstabile165 And they will be forever be considered the best warriors to ever exist.

  • @d.esanchez3351
    @d.esanchez3351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Me: Man as a catholic i love how this portraits standing against evil
    Guy: but... aren't you... protestant?
    Me: not for the next 3 minutes and 56 seconds.

    • @parryhotter4283
      @parryhotter4283 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      as a catholic i can approve this

    • @theocratickingdom30
      @theocratickingdom30 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      As a protestant I fully support this.

    • @shreddedninja
      @shreddedninja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me whenever I listen to this or any Powerwolf song except I'm a Satanist.

    • @zdrug3676
      @zdrug3676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@shreddedninja based satanist> beta atheist

    • @shreddedninja
      @shreddedninja 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zdrug3676 Agreed

  • @timnewman7591
    @timnewman7591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Other Swiss Guard units apart from the Papal one. There were the cent suisses (the 100 Swiss) who were personal guards of the French Royal Family from the late 15th century, and later also a full regiment of the Royal Guard (alongside units like the Musketeers of Dumas fame) in the Kingdom of France; there were units (some long lasting, others only temporary) of Royal Guards from Switzerland in the Kingdoms of Savoy, Sardinia, Naples, Portugal and Prussia, in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and in Austria under the rule of Maria Theresa a battalion of Swiss was recruited specifically to guard the Hofburg, where one of the courtyards is called the Swiss Courtyard after them. Some of them came to bad ends, such as the Swiss Guards massacred by revolutionary mobs in France in the 1780s.

    • @marcodossantos5366
      @marcodossantos5366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There is a monument in Luzern (or Lucerne if you prefer) commemorating the swiss guards that died during that massacre in 1792 during the french revolution. It's a statue of a dying lion on top of a shield with fleur-de-lis on it.
      you can check more here:
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Monument

    • @phillee2814
      @phillee2814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Foreign military service has been outlawed by the Swiss constitution since 1874, with the sole, named exception being the Papal Swiss Guard. This was reinforced by a prohibition on Swiss citizens volunteering for any other force in 1927.

  • @Ryan_Winter
    @Ryan_Winter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    3:59 France, the Swiss Guard made a famous last stand there too.
    They were the very last troops loyal to Louis XVI.
    On the 10th of August 1792 the Tuileries Palace was attacked by what amounted to the whole of Paris and the National Guard which had defected to the revolutionary forces shortly before.
    The Swiss Guard fought until the King ordered them to stand down, most of those who hadn't died during the fighting were murdered by the mob.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_of_10_August_1792
    There's a famous memorial in Luzern, commemorating the Swiss Guardsmen who had died during the incident.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Monument

    • @samellowery
      @samellowery ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the interesting information.

  • @suomilaava371
    @suomilaava371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    7:51 As a non-native English speaker myself I take pride in knowing that I can sing this part perfectly without stuttering :D

  • @andrewmartin3660
    @andrewmartin3660 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is probably my favorite Sabaton song, which is saying quite a lot, as they have tons of great songs. Amazing story, very well put to music.

  • @arranpeden4287
    @arranpeden4287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love Sabaton because they mix two off my favourite things history and music

    • @Mgaming61
      @Mgaming61 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your profile picture scares me!
      What is that SCP-096 🤣🤣

  • @jmetallover
    @jmetallover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    You are drawn to the "human" image of history that Sabaton tells in their stories/songs. It's not a dull history book rather it is real people caught up in real events that are historical for us but real conflicts that they are involved in and we see and feel that involvement. Best history courses I ever had were the several Sabaton concerts I attended. Last Stand is by far one of their best because it ranges over many conflicts and many different cultures all with the same human experience. Next should be the Russian all female bomber group 588th and their incredible story of fighting the Nazis with WW I biplanes, called the Night Witches!!!

  • @NMG722
    @NMG722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is one of my favorite songs from Sabaton, actually its my cellphone ringtone :)

  • @82AD134
    @82AD134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Just found your channel about an hour ago and I’m loving your Sabaton reaction vids! If you see this check out Hearts of Irons by Sabaton which is about a last ditch effort by a Nazi officer going against orders to save as many people in Berlin as possible by bringing them west to the Allies rather than leaving them to the Soviets

  • @zjjohnson3827
    @zjjohnson3827 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its so cool to see you mention you’re coming up on 10,000 subscribers back when this video came out, and now you’re approaching half a million ♥️

  • @MarioSanchezAbelenda
    @MarioSanchezAbelenda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    4:00 One of these nations that had swiss mercenaries as bodyguards were the french Bourbons before the Revolution. Many of these guards were killed when defending king Louis XVI, and there is a statue about them in Switzerland. Here is the wikipedia article about it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Monument

  • @ichidoriyou7472
    @ichidoriyou7472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    React to Last Dying Breath from Sabaton

    • @jiddick
      @jiddick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That! Is an under-listened song. Not underrated. It's just amazing. "War has begun, the Kaiser has come".

  • @mr.amazingsheep8166
    @mr.amazingsheep8166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    "The Last Samurai" is my favorite film, Your video about Sabaton Shiroyama was soo good. Love from Hungary! :D

    • @VloggingThroughHistory
      @VloggingThroughHistory  3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Thank you! We love Hungary. My wife's great grandparents are from Sajoszentpeter

  • @brangertheburger4227
    @brangertheburger4227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've been waiting for this lets go!!

  • @viceroy3016
    @viceroy3016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my favorite Sabaton song; thanks for doing this one.

  • @AnimeSquirrel
    @AnimeSquirrel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Growing up in church singing Hymns every weekend, this almost has a similar flow to a classic hymn. Love this song so much.

  • @DokDo1995
    @DokDo1995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The funny thing is that my time in the military and my fascination with history is what brought me to listening to Sabaton...Also as a Swiss guy myself I love this song a whole lot and I love that every time they are in Switzerland they play it...

  • @RApollos107
    @RApollos107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm very interested in seeing you react to their songs from their album "The Art of War", which as the title implies, the entire album is centered around Sun Tzu's The Art of War.

  • @michellamoureuxm
    @michellamoureuxm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Even way back when, known only as the viking on the bridge. The legendary man who killed at least 40 on his own.

  • @princessakhana
    @princessakhana ปีที่แล้ว

    The 42 that were left were the ones who went with the Pope to the castle, the others from the 189 were the ones who held off the army in St. Peter's Square, IIRC. Those 42 survived with the Pope and continued and restored the Guard through into the present day.

  • @vincentvelazquez6001
    @vincentvelazquez6001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a Sabaton fan I love history and like the way you present the video each time.Let's see the next one.Cheers from France.

  • @schwebor
    @schwebor ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the history of switzerland there was also a 300 battle...(actually more like 570... 170 "swiss" troops suported by 400 locals (ticino, today a part of switzerland, back then it belonged to the duke of milano). At the battle of giornico those 570 beat a force of about 10000.

  • @joshcrook6975
    @joshcrook6975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    History is weird because I live like an hour from the Alamo, So people I know just go there in the weekends but when I went to Boston I was amazed that people could just walk by all the historical spots and not be amazed, Then I realized that’s exactly what I do. (I’ve stopped at the Alamo for a bathroom break before)

    • @elijahparker9663
      @elijahparker9663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Truth. San Antonio area, same here.

  • @L4Z3RF4C3
    @L4Z3RF4C3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think this is a great song because you don't need a lot of detail or historical context in the lyrics it's more about the sacrifice and what these men must have been feeling.

  • @seanjacoby8889
    @seanjacoby8889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would love to hear your thoughts after listening to "Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris". Getting some filler information for a lot of what gets covered in that, while primarily a comedy song, would be very interesting.

  • @corinna007
    @corinna007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just noticed that you uploaded this on my birthday. 😁 Cool. Also, I have a reaction suggestion: the Extra Credits video about Sarhagarhi. Another incredible last stand story.

  • @felipeviana2351
    @felipeviana2351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Since you're doing a lot of Sabaton reactions: I'd love to see 2 songs: Smoking Snakes and Uprising. They tell the stories of Brazil and Warsaw in WWII, respectively. I just feel that those stories are not told frequently enough.
    For a non-Sabaton reaction, I recommend Iron Maiden's Alexander the Great.

    • @VloggingThroughHistory
      @VloggingThroughHistory  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did uprising a few weeks ago! I'll check out the others

    • @felipeviana2351
      @felipeviana2351 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@VloggingThroughHistory thanks for letting me know! I just watched and you did an amazing job. Thanks!

    • @VloggingThroughHistory
      @VloggingThroughHistory  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@felipeviana2351 thanks Felipe. Glad to have you here.

  • @pickle4422
    @pickle4422 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Swiss Guard had some serious devotion to the Lord, but also some seriously big balls.

  • @connorward2400
    @connorward2400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Last stand is a very good album, my second favourite Sabaton album after Art of War.

  • @randombritishguy2686
    @randombritishguy2686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sabaton very good you can't go wrong with sabaton.

    • @danievandenheever8295
      @danievandenheever8295 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep a person can always count on sabaton for great music

  • @Flash33c
    @Flash33c 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Last Stand is a really good song with a good story, especially when played at 1.25x or 1.5x speed. Since you're into history a song you might like to react to is Secret Ambition by Michael W. Smith as it talks about how nobody knew his (Jesus') secret ambition was to give his life away.

  • @neoxperson7858
    @neoxperson7858 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wait.. you were about to hit 10k subs a month ago and now you're at 31.2k???
    Damn, people abused that subscribe button. Definitely deserved. I hope you get to 100k as soon as possible.

  • @nope5183
    @nope5183 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "It flows really well"
    Just you wait buddy ol' pall

  • @MrElleC
    @MrElleC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would love seeing you react to History of the entire world, I guess. It's for sure a personal favorite when it comes to history videos

  • @chriskasprzyk6235
    @chriskasprzyk6235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My top tier of Sabaton is The Last Stand, The Carolean's Prayer, A Lifetime of War, Winged Hussars, Carolus Rex, and The Art of War.

  • @robertnowak5844
    @robertnowak5844 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm no longer Christian, nor do I practice any religion. But I just KNOW that you shared this song with others and that it meant so much to you. It's a fantastic song, with fantastic meaning. Nothing but respect to you and yours

  • @draganradulovic7001
    @draganradulovic7001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LAST DAYING BREATH FROM SABATON!! pls!!!

  • @CaptainRhodor
    @CaptainRhodor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is by far my favorite Sabaton song, and the story behind it is very interesting. Glad you got around to reacting to it!

  • @Giggyjunior08
    @Giggyjunior08 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really enjoy all of your vids, just one small error I picked up on. Castel Sant'Angelo isn't a fortified area within The Vatican. It's a huge fortress, just east of Vatican city on the banks of the Tiber. You can see the passage way from the Vatican to Sant'Angelo. Apparently there's an underground passageway. Did a tour of both the Vatican and Castel Sant'Angelo. This song was in my head the whole time we were there.

  • @ragingmoderate6791
    @ragingmoderate6791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Not even a religious person and this song strikes a chord with me.
    Also as a Warhammer 40k fan this song makes me think of Chaplain Grimauldus last stand against the Orcs in the battle of Helsreach. He basically had like 50 black templars making a final stand in the first church of the God Emperor built on Armageddon. Pretty good book if you're into 40k.

  • @rating9392
    @rating9392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sweet! I wanted to see this song! And you are so right Last Stand stories always hit different.

  • @ThePsihopatul
    @ThePsihopatul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Some might call it romantic as you said but I personally have read and studied these events as history enthusiast and for me it is respect I feel towards these people who thought in these historic engagements, be it recorded or not.

  • @Nyghtreaver
    @Nyghtreaver 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ahhh the 30 years war, one could talk about that for decades

  • @warbacca1017
    @warbacca1017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You do not mess with the Swiss guard, especially nowadays. They are a "shoot first, let someone else ask the questions" type of people.

    • @Nmille98
      @Nmille98 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      "Why do you still wear those goofy old uniforms"
      "They hide the spare holsters."
      "Spare holsterS?"

  • @anthonyrschmitz5182
    @anthonyrschmitz5182 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a catholic this song hits me in the feels everytime. To have the bravery to protect the chair of Peter like these young men did is such a great example of obedience and love to your faith. They're a great example of defending your faith in the heat of persecution. God bless the swiss guard.

  • @lightdampsweetenough2065
    @lightdampsweetenough2065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Regarding the songs flow. You notice it really well if you are Swedish since they did the Swedish Empire in both Swedish and English. I m o the Swedish are just so much better.

  • @Vijay007-
    @Vijay007- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sabaton 1648 song next?
    One of them is in Engslich and describes the point of view of the Czechs defending Prague.
    One of them is in Swedish and describes the point of view of the Swedes attacking Prague.

  • @glstka5710
    @glstka5710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There are groups that are so good that I find myself enjoying music that is a bit harder that my favored style. I started liking Classical music but the kind I liked was the heavier type Bethooven, Berlioz, Mussgorgsky and even Igor Stavinsky (The Rite of Spring is Classical musics equivalent of "Heavy Metal"). Then a friend introduced me into Rock music, as a Christian, stated with softer styles like Amy Grant and Benny Hester, moved on to Sweet Comfort Band. Petra was a bit hard at first but they were so good they soon became one of my favorites. Now Sabaton is making my music taste expand into a harder style than I usually like. Their historical themes are the main thing I like because I love history.

  • @Submarine_2010
    @Submarine_2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That ‘bloody war’ is the thirty years war- which Sabaton has made another epic song about- quite sad- but still epic

  • @lucaveraguth5967
    @lucaveraguth5967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I really felt what you said at 5:13 about being a Christan🙏🏽 You found the words I‘ve never had for this song

  • @bumponalog5001
    @bumponalog5001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    First Sabaton song I heard was Last Stand. As a practicing Catholic, it was so cool to hear a song about Papal history.

    • @mileshill7196
      @mileshill7196 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m an atheist but this song gets me to shout “IN THE NAME OF GOD” when seeing it live lol

    • @xavoron1369
      @xavoron1369 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My first song I heard was shiroyama while I was playing For Honor in Roblox

  • @sebastianarnold948
    @sebastianarnold948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Last Stand is an amazing song. Hearts of Iron is another awesome song and story. Also The Last Battle. both fantastic and with plenty of background to discuss

  • @DiegoUrrea
    @DiegoUrrea 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When he said the Next song will be lost batallion it made my night

  • @CorporalCookie
    @CorporalCookie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I might be wrong, but the 42 are the guards who went with the Pope to guard him along the secret passage to Sant Angelo. The rest stayed behind to make it seem like the Pope was still in Vatican proper and died in their last stand in the cemetery.

    • @Archangel1862
      @Archangel1862 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I remember correctly that’s what Indy said in the Sabaton History episode

  • @rigdigwus
    @rigdigwus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really hope you react to their song Inmate 4859, I've seen it in the comments a few times already. Maybe you know something about this story :)

  • @philipp0209
    @philipp0209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    are you yourself a catholic? or protestant? because you just said you're christian :D

  • @JacKnife3705
    @JacKnife3705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What i love about sabaton is how they seem to be able to make the song sound like the topic they are talking about. Like how this song has a sort of holy/ church like sound in it or like Sparta and how it has a very spartan sound and has similarities to spartan music and that goes for just about every one of their songs

  • @tvaettis0653
    @tvaettis0653 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome! I don’t know a lot about this story. The Last Battle next? (After lost batallion?)

  • @jamesrobson261
    @jamesrobson261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You should react to ghost in the trenches (personally my favourite) but it's about a native Canadian Francis pegamagabow who was a ww1 a marksman but was a scout at the same time and got into enemy lines

  • @theskillz
    @theskillz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I started listening to Sabaton thanks to HOI 4. Been hooked ever since.

  • @levbegus187
    @levbegus187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You shouldn’t listen to sabaton while driving. It doesn’t end well. 😂

    • @foty8679
      @foty8679 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sabaton approved this

    • @lok4890
      @lok4890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Why they dont play Sabaton on the radio"

    • @swhan
      @swhan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/K0kbUGYQ8Z4/w-d-xo.html

    • @lok4890
      @lok4890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@swhan Exactlt

    • @AJZulu
      @AJZulu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ......PRIMO VICTORIA!

  • @silverblade5805
    @silverblade5805 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd highly recommend doing Price of a Mile next. One of Sabaton's best.

  • @rsbatista
    @rsbatista 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who dislike this video will pave their path, to damnation

  • @Kenneth-zk1nh
    @Kenneth-zk1nh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Last Stand is the first song I heard from Sabaton so this song is special to me

  • @lostintime193
    @lostintime193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please put together a playlist of the sabaton reaction videos

  • @Saii158
    @Saii158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What I seem to find out about Sabaton is that they use many lines in many songs.
    For example the line
    "Thy will be done" I believe is in the song "Fields of verdun" too.

    • @umarae27
      @umarae27 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a universal coping line, given to us from the man himself to use at all times but especially in times of extreme duress.

  • @liamswanson340
    @liamswanson340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of there best!
    I think the concept of people rallying to defend anything is absolutely relatable and inspiring.
    I actually listen to this song while I workout👀

  • @Peregrin3
    @Peregrin3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    France used the Swiss Guard, they also had the Scotts Guard. France and Scotland have had a very long friendship because of their common enemy England.

  • @ismaelsonlins5824
    @ismaelsonlins5824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    please, react to Smoking Snakes, basically one of the few known sotires about the brazilian force in the ww2

  • @marcusmansker1670
    @marcusmansker1670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just found your channel. Love it! Sabaton is an amazing band. You should go over the white death or the man if 3 armies.

  • @AtomiskAnsar
    @AtomiskAnsar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should see the history of for this video , They point out all of the memes that come from this song and how people think it's about the Crusades

  • @hitomisalazar4073
    @hitomisalazar4073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think Last Stand stories are so attractive because they kind of encapsulate in a compact passage of something I read when i was a kid, and I don't remember the original source of the quote. "War brings out the best and the worst in men". In a single battle you'll see everything from the worst of what humans have to offer to their most noble. They don't make humans great, but it reveals the greatness of already good men, who are willing to go to measures they never would have imagined for their fellow man.

  • @charlessapp1835
    @charlessapp1835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sabaton has some songs about the 30 years war in their Carolus Rex album. (Naturally Swedish participation). Lion from the North and Gott Mitt Uns are my favorites from the 30 years war songs. Then the album has songs about the Great Northern War.

  • @51TGM71
    @51TGM71 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I recall correctly there were no "Swiss Guard" in 1527 really. At this point in time Swiss mercenaries were considered the best in the world through their famous pike formation and all rich monarks and bishops hired them all across Europe at the time. So these men had not really sworn a real oath like they do today but still chose to give their lives for the Pope and fought to the death and to the last man.
    Since then, only German speaking men from Switzerland (like the 189) are allowed to be a part of the Swiss Guard, they are also still just 189 in honor of the original 189.
    Finally if I am not mistaken the soldiers becoming Swiss Guard takes an oath for the Catholic church, one oath for the Pope and one final (epic) oath for the original 189.

  • @IrishTechnicalThinker
    @IrishTechnicalThinker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's a room in Heaven that's constantly playing this song.

  • @samuelculper7125
    @samuelculper7125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There's always a swell of Catholic pride in me when I hear this song. The popular view of Catholic history always looks to the sins and ignores the virtue of our history. No institution that has existed for 2000 years will have a spotless record.

  • @mch-gaming1437
    @mch-gaming1437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is some credence to be paid to the idea that this event is also what led to the Split From Rome in England as Henry VIII's divorce was the main reason for the split - it is thought that the Pope may well have granted permission were it not for his capture by Holy Roman forces led by Charles V (who was the nephew of Catherine of Aragon - Henry's wife) especially seeing as he was granted the title of Fidei Defensor by Clement's predecessor for his criticisms of Protestantism in Assertio Septum Sacramentorum (1521)

  • @HistorysRaven
    @HistorysRaven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm sitting here and can't help but laugh at the irony of this song. I think irony is the right word. How is it that a secular band sings about this event, teaching, and it's not really taught by the Catholic Church. I grew up Catholic, even though I left the Church when I was 15. Sunday school was a weekly thing for me. We learned about Joan of Arc, Thomas Beckett, the "Christians fed to the lions" in Rome, and a few others, but not once did this ever come up. I would think that men willing to stand against armies to protect the Church would be something that would be taught. As for the song itself, this seems like the perfect topic for Christian groups to sing about, if I didn't know Sabaton was secular I would think they were singing praises, and yet I can't find anything close.

  • @inhocsignovinces1081
    @inhocsignovinces1081 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My 12-year-old son after listening to the song wants to enlist in the Swiss Guards, but we are Lutherans.

  • @dreadnought3039
    @dreadnought3039 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am swiss and am not religious or patriotic but this makes me really proud to be related to these heroes

  • @Hamilcar85
    @Hamilcar85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Respect from an ortodox cristian.,..by the whay pope is = whith 0 for us !

  • @pmedic523
    @pmedic523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yea dude this song really jams. Love the chorus. So easy to get into.

  • @mmaaddict78
    @mmaaddict78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm not even religious, but when I'm listening to this song, I'm ready to grab a sword and start swinging it in the name of god.

  • @Gas1618
    @Gas1618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really enjoying your channel! Love from South Africa!

  • @IrishTechnicalThinker
    @IrishTechnicalThinker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's a room in Heaven that's constantly playing this song.

  • @jtc120880
    @jtc120880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great one, although illustrating the other side of war, To Hell and Back about Audie Murphy and both the hell of war and the hell of the aftermath once the war is done

    • @lok4890
      @lok4890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The aftermath of war.
      Afterwar?

  • @alexlambert-cole9789
    @alexlambert-cole9789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hear Swiss Guards, I remember episode of Archer where Archer keeps thinking the Swiss Guard are halberdsmen not modern special forces soldiers.

  • @faln2923
    @faln2923 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hello,I really enjoy watching your videos, you're such a calm and cool guy! Keep up the good work dude!