You've made a mistake here with one knight. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. The only wholly undefeated man in history as far as I know. Led an entire life of battle and never once lost whether leading battles by land, sea, in siege or defense against siege. He did not loose Cabra, he won it and routed the forces of Abd Allah of Granada, he fought on behalf of the Seville Taifa. The Medieval age is brimming with legendary knights, we haven't even here touched on Robert Guiscard, the Hauteville family, Balduin IV of Jerusalem and many more.
You are right about Cabra; I trusted an unverified source that stated that the battle was 'lost' due to El Cid being exiled as a consequence of it. Thanks for the correction!
@@TheBasedPlato No worries. El Cid went back and forth on exile for quite a while, but that was just King Sancho being manipulated by his court to be scared of his influence and jealous of his successes. There's a reason after all that even a muslims scholar called Rodrigo "a wonder of Allah", the man simply could not loose. Definitely the greatest knight ever in my book. But the list is otherwise good!
Having in mind half their live was expent helping Muslim Zaragoza against both almoravids más aragonese its bit strange they love him. His own surname "Cid" comes from arabic "Sidi", "the lord" that is how his muslim Zaragoza soldiers called him.
@@alexanderb5726cabron, ahora el que la ha liado eres tu, king sancho was killed in the siege of Zamora, it was Sanchos brother, king Alfonso VI. Fue alfonso el que lo exilió 2 veces no Sancho, Sancho confiabla plenamente en el cid, era su hombre de confianza. Cosa que no ocurre con Alfonso, por las presiones de otros nobles y rumores en su contra.
Very nice stuff. As an interesting fact, I can add that in Poland we have a popular adage: "Można na nim polegać, tak jak na Zawiszy" ("You can rely on him like you can rely on Zawisza".) . This means someone you can always rely on, faithful to his word, willing to help and support.
You forget a VERY IMPORTANT FACT about El Cid, beyond his military career: upon his death, the "Cantar del Mío Cid" was composed, most probably comissioned by his family. This text is considered the oldest secular text in Spanish, and the starting point of the Spanish Literature
20:30 "Accusations" is an understatement. Martin V has cursed entire nation after the battle of Grunwald. And despite 600+ years from this event, inluding 20 years of Polish pope JP2 the curse remains in its "legal" power xD. Which would explain a lot tbh....
The Black Prince didn't invent tactics using the Longbow. This was Edward I, his great-grandfather, who used it famously against the Scots. During Crecy the English were led by Edward III, and the Black Prince commanded the infantry in the centre - he was heavily pressed and they asked for help from Edward III, and he said "Let him win his reputation today or fall in the attempt".....After the battle the French dead around the Prince's position formed a low mound.
Cool vid! Learn about Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portucale, he was a french knight who came to help in the Reconquista, and also his son who became the first king of Portugal Dom Afonso Henriques.
Justo lo iba a decir, otro magnifico ejemplo sería Gaston IV de Bearne, el cruzado. Que reconquistó zaragoza y otras tantas plazas para el reino de Aragón, siendo el primer señor cristiano de la ciudad.
Excellent video. One thing though, you used the combined coats of arms of the Commonwealth (combined Poland and Lithuania) instead of the Polish coat of arms when talking about Zawisza the Black.
One knightly account of someone who is much lesser known and feels like a larger than life with courage, big ambitions and even a bigger mouth who also was a perfect chivalric icon for the people of the time is the life of William I of Guelders and Jülich. The man was living for the life of conquest and war and got himself in friendships and fueds all across Europe.
You are absolutely right. Unfortunately, there are a number of videos that leave out historical Portuguese figures. Many do not want to recognize the influence of the Templars who founded Portugal.
Gotz gotta be a major inspiration behind the character of Guts from Berserk manga/anime series, i mean the knight even had a metal prosteric hand just like Guts!
No Milos Obilic or Stefan Lazarevic? The former charged into the Ottoman camp during the battle of Kosovo Field in 1389, slaying the Turkish sultan and nearly changing the course of the battle. The latter assured the Ottoman victory at Nicopolis, fought well at the battle of Ankara in 1402. The Hundred Years' war (an inner French struggle really) and the crusades in the Baltic were of far less historical importance as opposed to the Ottoman onslaught in the Balkans. Plenty of famous Wallachian/Moldavian warriors too. Could've included Alexander Nevsky for stopping the advance of catholicism into Russia or his father Yaroslav too. Robert Guiscard of Sicily deserved a spot definitely, as did his son, Bohemond. A very western-centric arrangement you've presented from a period where western and central Europe were of far less significance as opposed to the Roman Empire and the surrounding territories.
It is worth to note that Zawisza Czarny did not simply "got captured" in the battle of Golubac. The circumstances of his death tell much about his chivalric valor. During the battle of Golubec, king Sigismund negotiated an armistice with the Turkish sultan, allowing him to retreat without fighting. The Turks broke the armistice though when the Hungarian army was crossing the Danube river. Zawisza commanded the forces covering the retreating army and was one of the few to stay behind. King Sigismund sent a boat for Zawisza, but he refused to leave his men to a certain death. And that was when he was either captured or died in battle. The legend says he was taken prisoner by two Turkish soldiers, who then quarreled over who's to get the ransom. When one of the soldiers won the trial, the other cut off Zawisza's head in jealousy.
I would like to add Bernhard the Good, another German knight who is only known locally these days in Horstmar but whose accomplishments outshine Götz' in my opinion. He distinguished himself as a warrior in two crusades and saved the Welf Emperor at the battle of Bouvines. He also died like a champ, putting up one heck of a last stand according to the stories when his knights were tricked and lured into a swamp by a peasant army. Oh, he was also a beaut and skilled diplomat.
There's one little detail you left out about William marshal and Richard the lion heart. William is said to have spared Richard on the battlefield when they was on opposing sides in the war with henry and his farther. I think it just adds a little more to Williams chivalric character.
Good video. You must check on Diego García de Paredes, he would be absolutely worth of being in this list besides of the fact that he lived during the XVI century.
El cid won de battle of cabra leading the troops of sevilla against the troops of granada that were lead by another castillian noblemen the reason than el cid was exiled was becouse he attack lands of the the taifa of tolodeo without permision
Never ever heard it suggested that henry the fifth shot the arrow that killed percy… never. Its also just not possible as henry fifth had already been hit in the face with an arrow, so would not have been able to use a bow… and a prince wouldn’t use a bow whilst dressed in amour. Perish the thought. And, as knowledge of Percy’s death led to immediate cessation of combat, fifth couldn’t have shot Percy… i think ill go back to big bang theory
I understand that you cannot pronounce the ‘ö’, but please do not torture the town of Landshut It is NOT Land-shut, it is Lands-hut (pronounced like hoot )
Spanish man here, im sorry sir, but maybe you forgot about El Cid's Curse, it talks about coming back from the death in a fight, where the Muslims that K*lld him saw him riding again into battle, They obviously ran in fear because they though he was a curse (ofc we tied him to a horse but do not tell nobody, it was Hella funny)
@@TheBasedPlato yes it is a local leyend and we used to tell it to scare the Muslims, the other theory we had is, Diaz is a B*stard surname in spain, and that can lead us to believe that every time El cid dies, somebody will pick up the mantle, we don't even know how his face looks like, we only know the first cid Was known as "Rodrigo Diaz" Rodrigo is a common name in spain, and Diaz means "son Of Diego" still is a bstrd name very common in Castilla, those were just local legends to feed the cultura and the myth, please guys do not take this seriously, but thats the thing about El mio Cid, we didn't knew at all if he came back go life or it was like "The batman" and slmebody just took the mantle, wich could be way probably due to the fame of the name and the fact that he was a mercenary and a b*stard so, yeah, it's probably more than one person at all
The Greatest Knight that Existed was Godfrey that's why he belongs as one of the three Christian Héroes of the Nine of Fame composed by: Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey.
@@Thor-Orion The nine of the Fame is a countdown made in the late Middle Ages to count the Heroes of old: From Judaism: Joshua,David,Maccabee. From Paganism: Hector, Alexander, Julius Caesar. From Christianity; King Arthur, Charlemagne, Godfrey.
Don’t forget Balian of Ibelin, he was a real person, though his true story varies a lot. His greatest achievement was defending Jerusalem in 1187 for long enough so Saladin can offer his peace terms. Which he did do, though the peace terms are a bit different.
There is Polish saying : "to rely on something/someone like on Zawisza" means that something is a sure thing, as rock perhaps. In more literal way it can be translated as " he can be relied on, as Zawisza was"
No Englishman was accused of bravery at the battle if Crécy, nor was the use of bows as the primary weapon an "innovation". This tactic was certainly known, but was considered throughout Europe to be dishonourable and cowardly. It was the equivilant of chemical warfare today, and there was an unwritten rule against it. The rest of Europe were shocked and disgusted by the English in this battle.
I mean, if I were King Philip, I would also be hating on the English and encouraging the rest of mainland Europe to do the same after getting my ass handed to me to such extent.
@@TheBasedPlato The Battle of Crécy is regarded as the beginning of the end of Chivalry. Nobody needed encouragement by Prince Philip to look down on the English for debasing the art of war. To their credit though, the English willingness to disregard honour and mercy on the battlefeild allowed them to go on to build arguably the greatest global empire ever established, even though they did eventually lose the 100 years war at Battle of Castillion.
Let’s just ignore OWAIN LAWGOCH! The most feared Mercenary the English ever Had a fight with. The only way they could defeat him was to hire a Scottish assassin to end him in his tent when he was putting his armour on.
@@TheBasedPlato there's for example, Gualdim Pais, a portuguese noble who was knighted after the battle of Ourique in wich he and his army were outnumbered but still won, he also participated in the second crusade in the middle east, bacoming a templar himself and bringing the templars to establish themselves in Portugal, having founded the cities of Tomar and Pombal. Nuno Álvares Pereira, a Portuguese noble of the 14th century and constable of Portugal who reformed the military to fight against the castillians, having implemented the same tactics the english used against the french, remaining undefeated and maintaining the independence of the kingdom of Portugal away from Castille. There's also Birger Jarl who had a similar life to William Marshall, in the sense of educating and raising the future swedish royal family. he ruled sweden as a vassal to the danish crown but with the authority similar to an independent ruler, fought against the swedish independent states to centralise his rule, founding what is today the territory of Sweden and founded Stockholm to become his new state capital. There's also Alexander Nevsky who tried to keep good relations with the mongol overlords while fighting the lithuanians the teutonic order and the danes at the same time.
@@TheBasedPlato there are others wich I don't remember the name right now, but there was one that also became famous for jousting as much as poetry, heaving fought in the crusades
Interesting. Though there were far more impressive men from Asia, middle east, China, Africa. A shame western media and historians deliberately ignored them to put in the forefront Europeans.. Khaleed Ibn Al Waleed, Al-Qa'qa ibn Amr (and more), Subetai,..etc Unfortunately, you wont find a single sentence about them in any history book given to kids in school.. we all know why.
Theirs a few knights I must learn abount. Could do middle age japan. There were few good samurai Knights were about then. Like Sanada Yukimura, Musashi Miyamoto, Yasuke and many more. Great stuff 👽👍
Do you mean Philippa? If so, the description of her father's complexion was as brown or darker than her complexion. Being of a darker complexion does not make one a Moor. In fact, after hundreds of years of integration from Africa, stretching to the Middle East and parts of Asia, one could argue that her ethnic lineage is more complex than belonging to one African ethnic group. That said, there is ample evidence her paternal lineage is not solely European, which isn't that unusual, given Europe's time and history, the influence of the Crusades, Spain's occupation, and centuries of commerce within the Mediterranean. Curiously, in my own research, I have not found any distinctive information regarding the appearance of her siblings. But what is telling are the detailed observations of her countenance. Her facial and slin appearance, particularly her hue, was worthy of note in official documents.
That would mean Edward’s brothers were also black princes. It has always seemed most likely to me that the name is referring to his personal coat of arms which was 3 feathers on a black background. Were he wearing a surcoat with his own arms in a tournament or some-such, it would be mostly black.
You've made a mistake here with one knight. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. The only wholly undefeated man in history as far as I know. Led an entire life of battle and never once lost whether leading battles by land, sea, in siege or defense against siege. He did not loose Cabra, he won it and routed the forces of Abd Allah of Granada, he fought on behalf of the Seville Taifa.
The Medieval age is brimming with legendary knights, we haven't even here touched on Robert Guiscard, the Hauteville family, Balduin IV of Jerusalem and many more.
You are right about Cabra; I trusted an unverified source that stated that the battle was 'lost' due to El Cid being exiled as a consequence of it. Thanks for the correction!
@@TheBasedPlato No worries. El Cid went back and forth on exile for quite a while, but that was just King Sancho being manipulated by his court to be scared of his influence and jealous of his successes. There's a reason after all that even a muslims scholar called Rodrigo "a wonder of Allah", the man simply could not loose. Definitely the greatest knight ever in my book. But the list is otherwise good!
Having in mind half their live was expent helping Muslim Zaragoza against both almoravids más aragonese its bit strange they love him. His own surname "Cid" comes from arabic "Sidi", "the lord" that is how his muslim Zaragoza soldiers called him.
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@@alexanderb5726cabron, ahora el que la ha liado eres tu, king sancho was killed in the siege of Zamora, it was Sanchos brother, king Alfonso VI.
Fue alfonso el que lo exilió 2 veces no Sancho, Sancho confiabla plenamente en el cid, era su hombre de confianza. Cosa que no ocurre con Alfonso, por las presiones de otros nobles y rumores en su contra.
Very nice stuff. As an interesting fact, I can add that in Poland we have a popular adage: "Można na nim polegać, tak jak na Zawiszy" ("You can rely on him like you can rely on Zawisza".) . This means someone you can always rely on, faithful to his word, willing to help and support.
You forget a VERY IMPORTANT FACT about El Cid, beyond his military career: upon his death, the "Cantar del Mío Cid" was composed, most probably comissioned by his family. This text is considered the oldest secular text in Spanish, and the starting point of the Spanish Literature
20:30 "Accusations" is an understatement. Martin V has cursed entire nation after the battle of Grunwald. And despite 600+ years from this event, inluding 20 years of Polish pope JP2 the curse remains in its "legal" power xD. Which would explain a lot tbh....
It's a bullshit. Martin the V wasn't even a Pope during battle of Grunwald. And Poland had a key role in Council in Constance.
source?
One water spring with monument near the fortress of Golubac bears the name of Zawisza the Black. Supposedly he was executed on that spot by the Turks.
The Black Prince didn't invent tactics using the Longbow. This was Edward I, his great-grandfather, who used it famously against the Scots. During Crecy the English were led by Edward III, and the Black Prince commanded the infantry in the centre - he was heavily pressed and they asked for help from Edward III, and he said "Let him win his reputation today or fall in the attempt".....After the battle the French dead around the Prince's position formed a low mound.
Cool vid! Learn about Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portucale, he was a french knight who came to help in the Reconquista, and also his son who became the first king of Portugal Dom Afonso Henriques.
Justo lo iba a decir, otro magnifico ejemplo sería Gaston IV de Bearne, el cruzado. Que reconquistó zaragoza y otras tantas plazas para el reino de Aragón, siendo el primer señor cristiano de la ciudad.
I would have put Pierre Terrail Seigneur De Bayard on the list as well... he was the closest thing you can get as a "one man army" back in the days!
In polish there's a saying - trust his word like Zawisza's...
The labelling of the slides with the names is much appreciated.
Not many channel editors understand the point of doing that.
Congrats!
Zawisza was literally HIM. A main protagonist of Medieval times
Excellent video. One thing though, you used the combined coats of arms of the Commonwealth (combined Poland and Lithuania) instead of the Polish coat of arms when talking about Zawisza the Black.
He took the wock to poland
How could you forget Black Douglas?
One knightly account of someone who is much lesser known and feels like a larger than life with courage, big ambitions and even a bigger mouth who also was a perfect chivalric icon for the people of the time is the life of William I of Guelders and Jülich. The man was living for the life of conquest and war and got himself in friendships and fueds all across Europe.
El Cid and Robert Viscart are my favourites.
you forgot Henry of Skalitz
Did he actually get knighted in the game? Never got much further than the first act.
@@TheBasedPlato i dont think so but people always refer to him as a knight
Hwnry is a soyboy
Harry Hotspur and William Marshal are my favourite Knights, I’ve visited all their castles.
Percy hotspur....
@@ryanbuzzard9979 Henry Percy was his name but he was nicknamed Harry hotspur,
@Sonof_DRN2004 oh damn I've never heard that
Forgot the Templar Gualdim Pais. He held Tomar with only 300 knights against the Almohad Caliphate
You are absolutely right. Unfortunately, there are a number of videos that leave out historical Portuguese figures. Many do not want to recognize the influence of the Templars who founded Portugal.
Made a glue airfix model of the black prince when I kid. Been to one of he's castle in Norfolk, England.. Really a interesting warrior to study . 👽👍
The background music is awesome!
Gotz gotta be a major inspiration behind the character of Guts from Berserk manga/anime series, i mean the knight even had a metal prosteric hand just like Guts!
Zawisza mentioned 🔥🔥🦅🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱✝️🏋️🗿🔫‼️🏹🦾🚣🤹
Hail to Poland!
Chwała!
There is a saying in Poland: "To rely on someone like on Zawisza."
No Milos Obilic or Stefan Lazarevic? The former charged into the Ottoman camp during the battle of Kosovo Field in 1389, slaying the Turkish sultan and nearly changing the course of the battle. The latter assured the Ottoman victory at Nicopolis, fought well at the battle of Ankara in 1402. The Hundred Years' war (an inner French struggle really) and the crusades in the Baltic were of far less historical importance as opposed to the Ottoman onslaught in the Balkans. Plenty of famous Wallachian/Moldavian warriors too. Could've included Alexander Nevsky for stopping the advance of catholicism into Russia or his father Yaroslav too. Robert Guiscard of Sicily deserved a spot definitely, as did his son, Bohemond. A very western-centric arrangement you've presented from a period where western and central Europe were of far less significance as opposed to the Roman Empire and the surrounding territories.
Great video overall, but the comedic timing in that "...and John" was immaculate, LOL!
The HONOR was uniting them all !
I have always been taught that Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar monicker, "El Cid", comes from the arabic word "Sidi", meaning Lord
It is worth to note that Zawisza Czarny did not simply "got captured" in the battle of Golubac. The circumstances of his death tell much about his chivalric valor. During the battle of Golubec, king Sigismund negotiated an armistice with the Turkish sultan, allowing him to retreat without fighting. The Turks broke the armistice though when the Hungarian army was crossing the Danube river. Zawisza commanded the forces covering the retreating army and was one of the few to stay behind. King Sigismund sent a boat for Zawisza, but he refused to leave his men to a certain death. And that was when he was either captured or died in battle. The legend says he was taken prisoner by two Turkish soldiers, who then quarreled over who's to get the ransom. When one of the soldiers won the trial, the other cut off Zawisza's head in jealousy.
you forgot Jan Zizka, the undefeated hussite general and knight
Didn't he perished in the lost battle with Stephen the Great of Moldova, when he was in King Mathias of Hungary Black Army?
i reckon in the next video is Jeanne d'Arc? would make sense ;)
I knew it wouldn't be long before the maid Orléans is mentioned hahaha
I bet Götz von Berlinchingen inspired Guts from Berserk lol
Last descendant of him died arround 1970, an old Lady, illegal daughter of last noble. But descendants of his brothers still live in Jagsthausen.
As far as I know he did. Griffith is based on Englishman John Hawksmoore, who led the most successful mercenary company in Italy.
I would like to add Bernhard the Good, another German knight who is only known locally these days in Horstmar but whose accomplishments outshine Götz' in my opinion. He distinguished himself as a warrior in two crusades and saved the Welf Emperor at the battle of Bouvines. He also died like a champ, putting up one heck of a last stand according to the stories when his knights were tricked and lured into a swamp by a peasant army. Oh, he was also a beaut and skilled diplomat.
It's a shame you didn't include Pierre Terrail, the famed knight without fear amd Beyond reapprouch.
What people don't often acknowledge is Godfrey's amazing ability to make a killer soup broth, although it was rumored to be on the salty side.
You should have added Gaston de Foix and le Chevalier Bayard
Will look into both for a next vid, thanks!
Henry "Hotspur" makes me think of Quentyn "Fire" Ball
There's one little detail you left out about William marshal and Richard the lion heart. William is said to have spared Richard on the battlefield when they was on opposing sides in the war with henry and his farther. I think it just adds a little more to Williams chivalric character.
To be honest, I have read about it, forgot when making the video and now that you reminded me I wish I didn't forget haha
@TheBasedPlato still a brilliant video and i will be subscribing
Fellow Yorkshireman :)
@@Hugh_Morris ❤️
4:12 El Cid won at the Battle of Cabra
Good video. You must check on Diego García de Paredes, he would be absolutely worth of being in this list besides of the fact that he lived during the XVI century.
Is this the character that inspired the Manga, Berserker?
Cool vid.👍, how about Jan z Michalovic or Plichta ze Žerotína, both famous knights and interesting stories.
Who does this incredible art of the knights I always see in your videos ?
It's probably AI.
El cid won de battle of cabra leading the troops of sevilla against the troops of granada that were lead by another castillian noblemen the reason than el cid was exiled was becouse he attack lands of the the taifa of tolodeo without permision
Landshut is spoken Lands - hut.
As german living in a city: we need a reincarnation of El Cid ( my fav. Historical person)
Never ever heard it suggested that henry the fifth shot the arrow that killed percy… never. Its also just not possible as henry fifth had already been hit in the face with an arrow, so would not have been able to use a bow… and a prince wouldn’t use a bow whilst dressed in amour. Perish the thought. And, as knowledge of Percy’s death led to immediate cessation of combat, fifth couldn’t have shot Percy… i think ill go back to big bang theory
Ah shiet, here we go again 🔥🙏⚔
I understand that you cannot pronounce the ‘ö’, but please do not torture the town of Landshut It is NOT Land-shut, it is Lands-hut (pronounced like hoot )
Spanish man here, im sorry sir, but maybe you forgot about El Cid's Curse, it talks about coming back from the death in a fight, where the Muslims that K*lld him saw him riding again into battle, They obviously ran in fear because they though he was a curse (ofc we tied him to a horse but do not tell nobody, it was Hella funny)
@@rubentorre1345 I have never heard of this! Sounds cool. Is this like a local legend or something?
@@TheBasedPlato yes it is a local leyend and we used to tell it to scare the Muslims, the other theory we had is, Diaz is a B*stard surname in spain, and that can lead us to believe that every time El cid dies, somebody will pick up the mantle, we don't even know how his face looks like, we only know the first cid Was known as "Rodrigo Diaz" Rodrigo is a common name in spain, and Diaz means "son Of Diego" still is a bstrd name very common in Castilla, those were just local legends to feed the cultura and the myth, please guys do not take this seriously, but thats the thing about El mio Cid, we didn't knew at all if he came back go life or it was like "The batman" and slmebody just took the mantle, wich could be way probably due to the fame of the name and the fact that he was a mercenary and a b*stard so, yeah, it's probably more than one person at all
At 4:45 I got the Stephen, the King, as Stephen King and could not keep up with the video for some time until I got that out of my system.
William Marshall, the greatest knight who ever lived and the king that never was.
The Greatest Knight that Existed was Godfrey that's why he belongs as one of the three Christian Héroes of the Nine of Fame composed by: Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey.
I don’t know, I think Bohemond of Antioch was pretty badass.
@@Thor-Orion The nine of the Fame is a countdown made in the late Middle Ages to count the Heroes of old: From Judaism: Joshua,David,Maccabee. From Paganism: Hector, Alexander, Julius Caesar. From Christianity; King Arthur, Charlemagne, Godfrey.
Absolute gigachads all of them! 💪
Will there be a part 2 ? There’s so much worthy knigths you didn’t mention yet : Count Roland, William the Conqueror or Joan of Arc for instance.
Was planning that ;]
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Roland like the one that served Charlemagne?
@@luckluca8982 yes ! The same who fougth to the death with a sword named Durandal at the battle of Ronceveau.
Don’t forget Balian of Ibelin, he was a real person, though his true story varies a lot. His greatest achievement was defending Jerusalem in 1187 for long enough so Saladin can offer his peace terms. Which he did do, though the peace terms are a bit different.
How about Ioan Hunyade Corvinus, the father of King Mathias?
The video starting immediately caught me off guard. Too used to intros.
Zawisza was the best of them all
I Love Your Videos
shoutout to the word 'MARKED', used in almost every description.
@@forgebreaker7752 i feel exposed rn not gonna lie
Very nice
There is Polish saying : "to rely on something/someone like on Zawisza" means that something is a sure thing, as rock perhaps. In more literal way it can be translated as " he can be relied on, as Zawisza was"
You made a few errors and omissions about Hotspur
Thank you for no bullshit five minute intro
Götz, iron hand- Berserk anime 😮
I almost want you to have 2x the time for more info on... All of your vids please 🥺
Yeah, those take long with a 9 - 5 as is even if they don't seem like a lot of work. I'd love to make some deep-dives once I get some free time.
Cool vid bruh
The black prince got my bday, and I’m black, and apparently related to prince😂
Where's Pierre Terrail Seigneur De Bayard he should be on this list?
what is the name of the music in the background?
Some sort of gregorian chant I found a while back, can't find it anymore.
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No Englishman was accused of bravery at the battle if Crécy, nor was the use of bows as the primary weapon an "innovation". This tactic was certainly known, but was considered throughout Europe to be dishonourable and cowardly. It was the equivilant of chemical warfare today, and there was an unwritten rule against it. The rest of Europe were shocked and disgusted by the English in this battle.
I mean, if I were King Philip, I would also be hating on the English and encouraging the rest of mainland Europe to do the same after getting my ass handed to me to such extent.
@@TheBasedPlato The Battle of Crécy is regarded as the beginning of the end of Chivalry. Nobody needed encouragement by Prince Philip to look down on the English for debasing the art of war. To their credit though, the English willingness to disregard honour and mercy on the battlefeild allowed them to go on to build arguably the greatest global empire ever established, even though they did eventually lose the 100 years war at Battle of Castillion.
It's not that hard to pronounce Zawisza - for an anglophone ZAVISHA....try It out, the way you say it makes any Polish person cringe
Why you crying he had a guy say it properly my gosh I’d like to see you try pronouncing things perfectly in foreign languages
@@gabrielolejarz4084 im not crying im giving him instructions on how to say it properly
Dude. Gotz von B. Straight up be Gutz from Berserk. Tell me Im wrong.
You are indeed, correct!
Let’s just ignore OWAIN LAWGOCH! The most feared Mercenary the English ever Had a fight with. The only way they could defeat him was to hire a Scottish assassin to end him in his tent when he was putting his armour on.
Or Hereward for that matter
Hotspur? Really?
Where's Sir Lancelot
So ur telling me there was a real life knight called gotz with a prosthetic hand
@@Mingeking yep
Where is Stefan Lazarevic?
Landshut is not spelled Land_shot, but Lands_hut spelling the u like in butcher. Translated literally into "Lands_hat"....
No seigneur de Bayard?
King Sancho you say? Was it a jealous husband that ended him??😂
There are many knights missing here, some would even belittle the lives of those presented in the video
@@ZecaPinto1 which ones you have in mind?
@@TheBasedPlato there's for example, Gualdim Pais, a portuguese noble who was knighted after the battle of Ourique in wich he and his army were outnumbered but still won, he also participated in the second crusade in the middle east, bacoming a templar himself and bringing the templars to establish themselves in Portugal, having founded the cities of Tomar and Pombal.
Nuno Álvares Pereira, a Portuguese noble of the 14th century and constable of Portugal who reformed the military to fight against the castillians, having implemented the same tactics the english used against the french, remaining undefeated and maintaining the independence of the kingdom of Portugal away from Castille.
There's also Birger Jarl who had a similar life to William Marshall, in the sense of educating and raising the future swedish royal family. he ruled sweden as a vassal to the danish crown but with the authority similar to an independent ruler, fought against the swedish independent states to centralise his rule, founding what is today the territory of Sweden and founded Stockholm to become his new state capital.
There's also Alexander Nevsky who tried to keep good relations with the mongol overlords while fighting the lithuanians the teutonic order and the danes at the same time.
@@TheBasedPlato there are others wich I don't remember the name right now, but there was one that also became famous for jousting as much as poetry, heaving fought in the crusades
Thanks for sharing, I planned on doing a part two to this video and will definetely look into the knights you mentioned!
@@TheBasedPlatoyou have Godfrey of Bouillon but no Bohemond of Antioch? The man most responsible for the success of the first crusade?
Jaime Lannisters character in Game of Thrones, was influenced by Götz the iron hand!!! 😂
They’re nothing like eachother tbh
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Interesting. Though there were far more impressive men from Asia, middle east, China, Africa. A shame western media and historians deliberately ignored them to put in the forefront Europeans.. Khaleed Ibn Al Waleed, Al-Qa'qa ibn Amr (and more), Subetai,..etc Unfortunately, you wont find a single sentence about them in any history book given to kids in school.. we all know why.
You forgot Cesare Borgia.
Who was that knight that won the 100 years war. The French started this knightly business.
Zawiza but not Jan Sobieski? The savior of Europe?
Both deserved to be on this list. Polish history has been widely overlooked by western commentators.... until recently.
Jan Sobieski a knight from Medieval….? lol dude 😂
learn history dumbo
Sobieski didn't live during the Middle Ages.
Savior of Europe lmao. As if European governments were so altruistic. For example, life was better under Ottoman rule in Istanbul than Constantinopel
Theirs a few knights I must learn abount. Could do middle age japan. There were few good samurai Knights were about then. Like Sanada Yukimura, Musashi Miyamoto, Yasuke and many more. Great stuff 👽👍
Edward's mother Filippa was a moor. That's why he was called black.
Do you mean Philippa? If so, the description of her father's complexion was as brown or darker than her complexion. Being of a darker complexion does not make one a Moor. In fact, after hundreds of years of integration from Africa, stretching to the Middle East and parts of Asia, one could argue that her ethnic lineage is more complex than belonging to one African ethnic group.
That said, there is ample evidence her paternal lineage is not solely European, which isn't that unusual, given Europe's time and history, the influence of the Crusades, Spain's occupation, and centuries of commerce within the Mediterranean.
Curiously, in my own research, I have not found any distinctive information regarding the appearance of her siblings. But what is telling are the detailed observations of her countenance. Her facial and slin appearance, particularly her hue, was worthy of note in official documents.
@@charleslennonbakerher parents were neither dark nor moorish. It took me 30 seconds to look it up. Dummy.
That would mean Edward’s brothers were also black princes. It has always seemed most likely to me that the name is referring to his personal coat of arms which was 3 feathers on a black background. Were he wearing a surcoat with his own arms in a tournament or some-such, it would be mostly black.
Badass
Hell yea!
funny while you folks were fighting and conquering stuff, my old folks were planting the amazon forest.
Lmao they didnt plant the jungle
Swag 😎
Well said
Ok. You got Zawisza. You are legit
Netflix will see that and will make 2 new series about Edward and Zawisza with african acteur in main roles...
Alba gu Brath! Wallace our hero!
Hostages
Loyalties remembering
That Dysentery emoji is rotten and will haunt me. Please make it stop. Lol
Just peaches with raspberry sauce 🍑🩸
Your immortal soul cannot unsee that which your mortal eyes have seen. :)
Full of historical errors and over simplifications. Rubbish!
Psycho Sid 😂
Black prince? Maybe because he shit himself alot