Who Was Sir Radzig Kobyla - Kingdom Come Deliverance History
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- Опубліковано 12 лют 2021
- Sir Radzig Kobyla was Lord of Skalitz and the trustworthy Hetman of King Wenceslas IV of Bohemia. He is a skilled and well respected diplomat, capable of handling himself in a fight but preferring to reason with his opponents. He takes a special interest in Henry after his parents are killed, promoting him to his personal service - an unusual honour, for the son of a blacksmith.
Racek (in KCD Radzig) Kobyla was a Bohemian yeoman, the Royal Hetman of Wenceslas IV and, between 1410 and 1415, Burgrave of Vyšehrad. In 1403 he resided at the castle in Silber Skalitz (Stříbrná Skalice) where he oversaw the mining of silver. The king was known for his generosity to lower nobles who received high titles for their loyalty. Racek Kobyla was apparently one of these and probably the king's friend.
In 1403 Skalitz was besieged and burned to the ground by King Sigismund and his Cuman army. For his service and loyalty King Wenceslas IV permitted Racek to build his own castle at Veselí nad Sázavou. Standing on this site today is Chateau Komorní Hrádek.
He was killed in 1416 in a tavern in Kutná Hora by a mob of miners, incited by preachers a year after the burning of Jan Hus. "They seized them in the inn where they were staying, cut their bodies into pieces and threw them out onto the street, where the mob vigorously stomped on their remains and then went in merry song to the home of the preacher to be praised for the act they had been encouraged to commit.“ This occurred when Racek was there to collect taxes for the king, which is odd because six years earlier he had apparently been a robber knight and soldiers had been dispatched against him as a scourge of the land. Sources are not clear as to why he was later rehabilitated for "services to the king".
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Medieval Historian here: He wasn't a Robber Baron, he was conducting a guerilla campaign against the Rosenberg family in Wenceslaus's name, it was the Rosenberg's who called him a Robber Baron. The Rosenberg family openly supported King Sigismund and opposed King Wenceslaus. For this campaign Racek was appointed burgrave of Vyšehrad by King Wenceslaus, for loyal service to the King in 1412. The confusion comes from the fact that the Rosenberg's were a very wealthy and powerful family and therefore had the ability to have books and records made that contradicted Wenceslaus and called Racek a Robber Baron.
That does make more sense, thanks for sharing.
That's very interesting. Thanks for the info.
A knight found in game during the main story called Ulrich works for the Rosenbergs and when he finds out that you work for Sir Radzig he turns on you and attempts to defeat you in battle.
yes this is exactly whats mentioned in the game. im confused as to why it wasnt brought up in this vidoe.
Sir Radzig Koybla was also known as a *follower* of Jan Hus, which was why he was murdered. The preachers claimed he was a heretic.
Holy shit, the fact that Johannes Hus was only mentioned as a silly side character worth no more but a whisper ends up playing such a pivotal (and lethal) role in the demise of our father, sir Radzig Kobyla, is insane! Wow, our world sure has some deep lore, ha ha ha. Another reason why it's so amazing that more and more historical games are being made nowadays.
I mean, Jan Hus is actually an important historical figure. In another timeline, he could have easily been the man who sparked the Protestant Reformation rather than Martin Luther. He wasn't just some man calling out the Catholics on their bullshit, he was THE man calling out the Catholics on their bullshit at the time.
On a side topic, the Waldensians Heretics were also another group of proto-protestants. The Holy Roman Empire was the biggest religious (and sometimes literal) battleground in the Reformation and this game illustrates why. Between the Waldensians and Father Godwin, you begin to see why that was the case.
@ConcedoNulli what? How do the Hussites, Wycliffites, and other protestant revolts have anything to do with dinosaurs??
@@ConcedoNulli lol that's some pretty ahistorical nonsense you're pedaling there, kid. Also, god isn't real and Christianity is a pathetic cope, all sects
yesterday i was watching Medieval on Netflix, it's a movie about a knight in service of king Wenceslaus and it features Jan Hus in action. Then afterwards I was watching Adam Sandlers movie Spaceman and there again, multiple mentions of Jan Hus. I've only heard of him from playing KCD.
Part 2 is coming. Wait for it 😢
For those who play Crusader Kings games, basically this guy was the second lowest on the landholding totem pole, equivalent to a baron; So a noble you'd assign to look after a castle holding within a county. The character you play as? Well his family was basically the occupants who were in the blacksmith building slot of that castle building. So, just a reference for scale, you play as a lowborn who has a minor title, so you're not a commoner, or a peasant, just a lowborn in the court of nobles, which is why Henry has such autonomy, he was part of Sir Radzig's retinue, he is basically equal in rank to those castle guards, but lower in rank to knights while being higher in rank to a peasant or serf, like other educated lowborns.
Yeah being a skalitz bannerman right after it was sacked also would give you a strange amount of autonomy as a "soldier of the realm". It's not suspicious for you to be in any village
After Henry's services it would not be madness for him to be appointed as heir.
@@tediooficialisacgoulart.6448he might not though, simply because he was a bastard.
@@tediooficialisacgoulart.6448 Yes it would.
@@boostergold20 Henry isn't a bastard. His parents were married and he grew up with them.
This was nice to watch! I obsoletely loved the character in KCD, they actually made him feel like a true Lord, he was wise, brave, and inspired power. His answers to Henry's questions were always calm and calculated. He didn't seem like a generic NPC but he rather gave you a real feeling of lordship, authority and command, but also compassion and understanding towards the character.
Hey Sir Radzig come to see us!
I really began to understand his character once the nobles were brought the counterfeit coin. Hanush, realizing it was fake gold in his lands, threw a fit and sat in the back kicking his feet and swearing while Radzig was on top of the situation as soon as he could. Guy lost his castle but he was still on the ball doing what he can.
Just got drunk with Parish Priest Godwin on my Second playthrough and the fact that Jan Hus was the reason Radzig lost his life is just absolutely mind blowing to me.
Racek Kobyla is a really strange name. Racek means Seagull and Kobyla means Mare.
The town of Kutná Hora (Where he was killed) is Kuttenberg.
I didn't recognize much of the other names or towns mentioned though.
If you knew this, I apologize for wasting your time. And if anyone else reading this is Czech, feel free to correct me.
God be with you.
Yeah, his name is strange, and it makes me wonder if it derives from a nickname or something.
Czech here ! :D Yeah the name is correct and strange to me aswell. In reality I live about 30 kilometres from Rattay and about 50 from Kuttenberg in a small town name Vlašim which is also mention in the game. I visited some places from the game in real life and can tell how similar it is :D
@@TheSAWWER21 Závidim, já to mám 400 km a MHD bych tam jel 6 hodin :D Ale aspoň jsem z Česka :)
@@BuRRak Ale stojí to za výlet mohu doporučit 🙂
thank you for that info....I didn't know that
Great content bro. Love the history!
More to come!
hey look, Henry has come to see us !
dude whn he spelled out the czech words it was so funny i am czech btw
God save you Henry
Jesus Christ be praised!
I really hope if they continue the story we didn't possibly see spoilers with Sir Radzig's end. but you know they will put in KCD 2, IF they did infact continue the story or if they decide to go a different route with KCD2 if it happens at all
I believe we will get a KCD 2. As for spoilers, i have doubts that we will see Radzig's story go this far in the next game. My gut tells me they will not go to far into that part of Radzig's life.
@@ParryThis unless they cover the hussite wars, that is how he died.. at least
But included or not I just wish they make part 2 of it. And I think the won't be KCD 2. Maybe it might just be Kingdom Come: "title" instead.
The next game will likely only feature Henry and Hans Capon, the real life hans died 14 years after the time frame of KCD I believe
@@zachhenson7844 Both died to hussites if im correct... A shame that people like jan hus can have such a loud voice
Another fantastic history video. I love this channel so much!
Thank you very much!
I knew he was real but didnt know anything past that. Lol loved the video
Yeah, like most nobles that lived around the hussite wars, he had quite the roller coaster of a career.
@@ParryThis he died 3 years before hussites wars
I dont know why i had never related the "HUsssite wars" directly with the name of Jan Hus. It seems so obvious now, HUS, HUSsite. Great video!
What a great summary, thank you for your efforts!
I was looking for these videos for a week now! I see what you were doing now lol
Yeah, there was an upload snafu that led to Bohemond going before this one, but im working on righting that wrong.
Radzig was definitely my favorite character in the game (Hans being the second). I wish there will be KCD2 with story continuation, but on the other hand, I really hope the game doesn't follow Radzig's story too far (or too close). I mean his death. I can't see my man dying, c'mon... Let the story end with him and his 'new' son getting their revenge and living happily ever after lol.
Well, no need to wish for it, it's confirmed that Warhorse is working on the sequel. No idea on the release date, but I wouldn't be surprised if it came out next year.
A continuation would not be good, matchlocks would ruin the KCD setting, they will most likely create a new story.
@@zedzed5well we’re getting one
@@zedzed5 what do you even mean? matchlocks don't exist yet. The only firearm you have in this era are handcannons, and if you are rich enough maybe a siege cannon. We are still in 1403 and we are at least 10 years away from a proper matchlock and 20 years away from matchlocks being used in an army (ottomans).
@@benlex5672 I don't like early guns in general it will make the gameplay bad unless they restrict it like how they did with polearms in KCD 1
Cool video. Thanks for doing these.
Awesome video, I love kingdom come deliverance and the history behind it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That ending for Radzig sounds so insane to me!
Intresting!! That's a good video.
I've been in Praque myself those castles are impressive :DD
Glad you enjoyed!
Exactly what I’m looking for, subscribed
Thanks. I am glad you liked it.
Really appreciate the video
I am glad that you like it.
Radzig gets called "your grace" by both hanush and divish if i am not wrong. Also in the game there Is a message in the codex Wich says that radzig didn't become a robber Baron, but he was called so by the enemies of the king
nice video, are you gonna make one about jobst of moravia?
Thank you, and yes, i will get to Jobst eventually.
Its so crazy to think Henry is son to second in command to the king
Henry never existed.
@@Poppa_CapinyoazHe's real to me!
@@Poppa_Capinyoaz
I mean for all we know he could’ve. There’s already not much information on Radzig as it is, so there’s especially less (aka none) records of any bastards he would’ve had.
@@TAKE_BACK_BRITAIN dude, henry is a fictional character. with your logic robin hood and harry potter could also have been real.
this is a dope series glad i found this
I am also glad you find it.
Amazing video!
being a big KCD fan i find it kinda sad and shocking that Radzig resorted to banditry later on . Warhorse Studios should def make continuations about this.
i like the armor he gave him, his default dress was too fantasy looking for me. he and the other nobles should be in armor when they're outside of the castle
but i think its cool
this have many loop hole for henry to fit in as iligiment son and we know the second game will come the second main quest to kill the knight that kill your family is not end and the end game is for sure a unfinished story
but i don't know when they published the second game
he didn't, alot of the history that is spoken about is slander by the Rosenbergs, not actual history, as Radzig fought against Sigismund, who they openly supported.
@@cagneybillingsley2165 He got kinda ´´gangsta´´look for contemporary fashion :D
I cant believe they made Kingdom Come in real life!
Great video! In czech its Racek Kobyla z Dvojic.
Thank you very much.
@@ParryThis Funny enough, your pronounciation of "Radzig" is actually closer to czech pronounciation of "Racek" than what you did in the video. And the name Racek Kobyla means "Gull Mare".
Very good video. I remember the struggle with Czech names when I was there. I saw many beautiful castles but unfortunately can't say any name of them😅
racek is spelled radzig so that english speakers can pronounce it the same as in czech, mentioned that because 0:39
Dvorce (also known as Dvojitz) is the place where Radzig should have been born. It's a small city in Moravia
Wait a minute, you sound like the cyborg kermit channel.
Sshhh. Don't tell anyone.
Now it explains why we needed so much wealth in the game that we wanted to help our father build a castle! Ofc, it wasn't because we are greedy, immoral or anything..
Your Hetman sounds like headman! I was confused for a good few moments.
Sorry. My diction wasn't up to snuff this day.
@@ParryThis No problem. It was just amusing!
Damn I hope KCD2 is set in hussite wars! I'd love to shoot hand canons from wagon forts
I think its just such a great setting for a game of this style, so i too hope it happens.
My memory might be a little foggy but I remember a bit from school.
The Hussites established a camp wich became a city named Tábor (Camp). They shared their weapons and gold and called each other comrades.
They basically were one of the first communists.
You're welcome
@@OrangeDragon04 Probably not the "first", but they were a lot more communist than a lot of "communist" countries we got now
Im modern English, being a communist means having an ideology called communism. Not a person living in a commune.
So the Rosenbergs were a powerful noble family at the time and they were openly supporting king Sigismund. Sir Radzig Kobyla was doing bandit things on the Rosenbergs land and that's why King Wenceslaus was still friends with Radzig and allowed him to build his own castle: "Komorní hrádek" close to the place where KCD takes place.
And apparently Jan Žižka who was a leader of the radical hussite army during the hussite wars was a friend of Sir Radzig!
Jan Žižka was also fighting against the Rosenbergs with Radzig Kobyla and other nobles like
Jan Sokol z Lamberka (John Falcon of Lamberg, nicknamed "Divoký sokol"(the fierce falcon)") who was given Skalitz in 1403 from king Wenceslaus and who was the royal Hetman until 1410 so before Radzig, because Jan Sokol died in 1410 being poisoned by someone after the Battle of Grunwald where he was helping the Polish fight the Teutonic order.
Also fighting against the Rosenbergs was Hynek z Kunštátu (Hynek of Kunštát, nicknamed "Suchý čert"(the dry devil)")
i would say that the English Racek you've said is more Czech than the one you've tried in Czech😂 nice vid tho
my fav character
His title is actually of dvorce which is a place in Czechia
Nifty.
Hey everyone! If there’s anyone who wants to talk about this game just comment!
Thats what i would like to call a pro gamer move.
I might be a little late, but why not ?
What was your favorite aspect of the game ?
Excellent. I alsi uploading gameplays
I just read the in game glossary entry. The spoiler of how he died was kinda rough.
Man, what a way to go out.
love this
I bet we'll have a hand in building his new castle, Veselé, and possibly manage it like Pribislavitz.
According to Czech historian and university profesor Ladislav Hosák in his book "Hrady, zámky a tvrze v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku" Racek Kobyla's children were left under the guardianship of the knights Mikuláš Šraňek and Mikuláš of Reblic. Though number and sex is not mentioned. Giving they were "left under the guardianship of" this kind of indicates they were not yet adults at the time of his death.
Fun Fact: King Wenceslaus IV had Kutná Hora burned to the ground and it's inhabitants, who weren't killed outright by his troops, thrown down the local mine shafts in retribution for the murder of Racek... Seems killing the King's man while he was there to collect taxes for said king doesn't end well. lol
Im so glad they got revenge for him. Whatever reasons they had, his murder was brutal. The horrific scene he quoted seemed straight out of a horror cult movie.
Live by the sword, die by the sword. Violence begets violence.
By the way, what is your source for Wenceslaus IV having the town sacked? Wiki states it was Sigismund who did it in 1402.
@@swedhgemoni8092 wrong town, friend.
@@vyacheslavgrinko9993 This is what I found on Wikipedia: In December 1402, the town was sacked by King Sigismund after the imprisonment of Wenceslaus IV. It was heavily defended by its residents. After several bloody skirmishes, Sigismund prevailed and forced the defenders to march to Kolín and kneel in subjugation. Although Sigismund was successful in his conquest, his hetman Markvart of Úlice died after being struck by an arrow during the siege on 27 December.
If you know about Wenceslaus assaulting the town, could you give me a source which details the attack? There seems to be none on the English side of the internet.
Is this a reupload?not that it’s bad
Yes, i removed all of my history related content from Dare to Game, and have edited it and will re upload it to this channel along with all of my new content.
Bruh radzig probably didn't even have anything to do with hus.they just killed him because he was a noble
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Hmmm, Wikipedia page tells (and the source it mentions) that "He was a known follower of the teachings of Jan Hus, who was proclaimed a heretic." So apparently you mixed it up. Though I can't guaranty my "source" is coorect.
Based on the research i have done on the character, he, like many other nobles in the area at that time swapped allegiance from the Hussites to the Gentleman's league at least once.
Let's be honest, the church back then really wasn't that pure. Many NPCs throughout the game suggest so.
@@ParryThis Yes, the hussites later divided between moderate and fanatic followers and the moderate called ultraquists joined in the battle against them.
subbed
Yeee finaly!
well it would seem we meet again definetly not dare to game
It appears that way.
I love you calling history lore
Right, its fun.
I do that sometimes lol. Histoy is lore, kind of. It's humanities lore lol
5:07 a burgrave is not necessarily a hereditary title, in this case its not, its appointed.
Boy that did get out of hand quickly
Yeah, escalated quickly.
Miners meant more likely Germans, since Kutná hora (Kuttenberg) was predominantly a german city and they were mostly siding with Sigismund. And Racek was there to confiscate the pentions of the church so they enraged the miners against them.
No Kutensberg was kings Wencelsv 4 favorit city. It was rival of Prague
@@Mirinovic That does not exclude each other.
He was a daddy
I was afraid I was the only one who thought that
Yup, he was a daddy
According to wikipedia he was also know as radzig kobyla of dvorce which is a town in the czech republic but wikipedia is rather dodgy
Sir radzig was a McAfee, he even is look alike to him and has the money
I don't know what to do with that information.
@@ParryThis dude, I feel just like a future seer, John McAfee was found dead at his Spain cell today
Spooky
@@gabrielrodriguezaleman179 You have a gift! Lol
@@user-vp8mu5fj7o ikr haha
Dvorce are "areola" in czech. Areolas are the darker circle around the nipples. That is why z Dvojic. "From pairs". Have still same meaning.
I just had figured hetmen was like head man. As to say the kings hetman was his head man or his 2nd. The sound alike and context clues were enuf for me. And turned out I was pretty close.
Yeah, that's fair. That contextual interpretation is decently accurate.
You said that his name is pronounced "Raček" , which is not truth. Its pronounced Racek.
There are records that Sir Radzig had kids but we don't know who they are only know his wife and kids are later under someone else's care.
Henry Kobyla
YEET
YOTE
Sir Seagull Mule
The literal translation.
Is it just me, or does he sound very similar to Kermit the Frog? Still, very informative.
Afaik theres no evidence to suggest Sigismund commanded Cumans. History just says he burned down Skaltiz with his Hungarian forces.
you didnt mention how sir radzig was killed by those miners for being a supporter of jan hus
Bro rip to your horse got stuck
yeah, its never fun when that happens.
Hai perso la fiducia di sir radzig
Nemyslím si, že si Sir Radzig hodně pohrával.
@@ParryThis qdss
Site wars be part of kingdom come deliverance 2. Note there is no confirmation that they're making a sequel to the game that I wish they would.
It would be super epic, and in my opinion, makes the most sense, but there has not been any confirmation.
Me from Poland and understanding chech 😂😂 pozdrawiam
Makes sense. You are quite a bit closer.
My great grandmother lived in Poland, but I never got to know her properly.
I didn't understand her much.
You Poles really love to slap half the alphabet on a single word. (Not meant as an insult)
I wish you all the best from the Czech republic.
It's all fun and games until the priests inspire the working class to go full november revolution on you
Racek Kobyla ze Dvorce - Seagull (female)Horse of Yard
An inspiring name for an inspiring man.
pane Horák ono někdy se říká že kobyla je klisna, která již měla hříbě. Jina anglicky je to mare a dvorec muže být myšleno i little cort jako královský dvůr
Yeey
Yeey
Damn Henry can't have a pa living for long. What is this a Disney movie?
Have to drive the personal story somehow.
@@ParryThis I mean can’t they just maim one of them? Henry can still go on a murder spree, I mean adventure, I’ve seen him do it for much less!
It's like a D&D character. 70% of the characters saw their parents die or never knew them.
man butchered even the German names 💀
Is this lore or history? As you meantion lore so is this not facts?
Racek Kobyla z Dvorce. It has nothing to do with dvojitý.
He's name isn't pronounced as Rachek in Czech, but like Ratsek. Dvojitz should be pronounced like "Dvoyiitz" but it's a wrong title\surname, by most chances, Dvorce (pronounced in English like Dvortse) is more likely his real title\surname.
Srbna Skalitce is not a Racek's fee (fief is a French translation of the Latin "feudum"). As Royal Hetman (close to Marchal in England) he is obliged to manage royal manors in his area of response.
Merhojed definitely doesn't belong to Skalitze Manor, it's mentioned in dialogues several times. For example, Jindrich, mentions that Hanush should appoint a new bailiff soon, which means that it belongs to Rattaje manor, not Skalize. Hovewer codex mentions, that in 15th century Merhojed were part of Sazau Monatery manor, but we don't know was it during the game, or later (because there were some bad stuff with Rattaye during hussites war in 1446).
Rovna is questionable - Skalize folk attended the Rovna church, but its administrative appointment isn't clear in any dialogue or codex.
And we actually don't know if he truly was a robber baron, because there's no evidence online in English. However game developers and historical consultants knew the Czech language, so it is obvious that they could found sources in the Czech and the statement is correct. However we couldn't check the source itself, and his authority or interest in those statements. So it's at least questionable because there are some historical mistakes in the game.
Racek of Dvorce was a Hussite himself. Mob, who killed him were Papists.
He had some children, but their names aren't saved in history.
"I will butcher a great many names in this video". Paused the video and will turn it off after this comment. If you're going to research a topic and make a video about it you can also learn how to say names phonetically. It would take you minutes to do so.
So you commented this after or before you turned the video off ?
you know google translate has a great pronunciation function for most languages
I am well aware of the features and limitations of google translate.
at least do some research when trying to speak different language or simply dont do that... Your pronunciation is like if you would called John Smith as "Yon Sit" ... gj
Something is clearly wrong with this game play but icant put my finger on it, i dunno it looks modded or like cheats are being used o-o
Cheats in a single player game... Mods are a big part of the PC side of the game.
*Does 0 research about how to pronounce things
"Hey guys, I hope I'm saying this correctly"
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 from the Bible ❤❤❤
I never heared something horrible like your pronouciation
good thing he didnt find out about the warcrimes ive commited in mehorjed
good thing he didnt find out about the warcrimes ive commited in mehorjed