Known as the 'Lion From The North', King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was a pioneer of modern warfare and statesmanship. He laid the foundations for the Swedish Empire and influenced many elements of the modern Swedish state. After his death, he was given the formal title of Gustav Adolf the Great. Read more about Gustavus Adolphus, the Swedish King 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/gustavus-adolphus-crowned/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/UA-cam ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop
Absolutely, you madlads can make even The most unexpected wording fit. This song is quite calm considering most of your more well-known songs but still managed to sound absolutely intense.
@@TV_Man4572 I'd like them to make an album dedicated to how animals were used in warfare, and one song idea is Olga of Kyiv using sparrows and pigeons as incendiary bombs to end a siege against the Drevlians, the tribe that murdered her husband. Other ideas include: - Carthaginian war elephants used against the Roman legions during the Punic Wars (or focus on Hannibal in particular) - Olga of Kyiv (as described above) - The horses upon which Genghis Khan's horde thundered across the steppes (possible collab with The Hu?) - Cher Ami, the WW1 messenger pigeon who helped save the Lost Battalion from friendly artillery fire despite being shot, blinded in one eye, and a leg hanging on by a tendon (or just messenger pigeons in general) - Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear adopted by a Polish unit fighting for the Red Army during WW2 - Unsinkable Sam, a cat rescued from the sunk Bismarck by the British, only to survive two more ships being sunk. - The experiments using animals in peculiar ways, such as training pigeons to peck at a silhouette of a ship so they can be used to guide torpedoes, or bats being fitted with incendiary harnesses to be used as firebombs against the Japanese (during one experiment, some bats escaped with their harnesses and set fire to the air base) - The detection dogs used to help sniff out mines and IEDs - And finally, a tribute to all the service animals that help our returning veterans better cope with their traumatic experiences. And I'm sure Sabaton can find many more examples, but it just strikes me how animals have slowly gone from being on the front lines to more rearguard or home duties, from being more or less disposable to becoming as cherished as any other soldier in the unit.
"This beast in the shape of a man, with a dream to rule sea and land" this line gives me chills. And lejonet fran norden is one of the best songs in the whole album
Yeah man!!!, sabaton are a group who tells you about all the people who fought with brotherhood and courage, it is always a honor to hear not legends, but true history, of heroes in a sea of steel fighting for a mile, it is our duty to learn what they fighted and died for, thanks sabaton :)
You know that Sabaton taught you well when, after releasing a lyric video of one of the first songs you heard from them years ago, you instantly remember it word for word, but still watch in awe and nostalgia. Thank you all for making me feel patriotic for an incredible nation that I'm not from.
Gustavus Adolphus, The most badass King of Sweden who kicks ass then sitting on it and who shows no fear, even if he was wounded he'll still fight even to the death! May this badass rest in peace!
Swedish were lucky, they had quite a lot of good kings throughout their history, Swedish was also unlucky, those good kings of them always died so early on the battlefield...
@@Visse90 Carolus Rex (Charles the XII of sweden) died during a siege as he was inspecting the trenches, which can be considered on the "front lines" but not necessarily a battle.
@@tree4104 To be completely honest, Charles xii wasn't as good as Sabaton makes him seem. He waged war on Russia causing the downfall of the swedish empire, so lots of swedes (not all) dislike him. But you do have to respect him for taking the crown at 15 and defending his country until the rest of his life.
I still think “Carolus Rex” is hell of an underrated album. Being born in Russia, our history of wars with Sweden in our past (especially when Peter the Great changed the perception of these conflicts) is taught quite well, so it was so good to hear a lot about the life of one of the greatest kings in Europe and his military wins and losses from a different perspective - from a Swedish group. And out of all the songs on this conceptual masterpiece we are met by this banger. Just wow.
It's my favorite album of theirs, sounds like a mix of Ultima Thule, Sabaton and sometimes a bit of Viking era Bathory tunes. Cheers from Swe to you and all my friernds in Russia.
This guy was such an ahead-of-his-time badass, military-tactics he pioneered are still in use centuries after artillery-fire cut him down. He died as he lived... roaring defiantly at the enemies of his fair and lofty land and meeting them head-on on the field of battle. "The Lion From The North" indeed... kings who don't lead from the front-lines of combat don't tend to remain kings for long, and that was a truth Gustavus II Adolphus lived.
You could translate the lyrics of this song into latin and change the music to orchestral and it would work perfectly as a final boss theme in a fantasy RPG
I have only been a fan for about 6 months or so, hearing older music from them is such a great end from a long day. Love the fact they are singing about history makes me want to have all their songs lyrics on paper so I read them like a book. Keep the lyric videos coming.
He is the father of professional military governed by the rule of law and respecting natural law. He is one of the first men to uphold religious tolerance. He was the hero of George of Washington! And had he not stopped the Hapsburgs - classical liberalism and liberty would have been crushed and the world would being living in a Hell on Earth.
Just don't start stomping around in Spartan battle-kit as imagined by Frank Miller like a certain Swede who gained notoriety some years ago on the 'Tubes... Marcus "The Golden One" Follin. That guy's a white supremacist and a delusional moron who thinks he's a fantasy-hero come to life.
@@gustory1186 he's gotta be. not every white person knows where they come from and it's sad. only a few white friends of mine told me where they're from. 1 is italian, the 2nd one is polish, and the 3rd one is slovakian.
The reason why i love the carolus rex album so much is that it got me into the 30 years war now my second favourite history topic just behind the great war its so brutal a lifetime of war showing on how a soldier in the 30 years war just wanted to go home
Я рад, что Сабатон теперь начал часто выпускать новые песни для нас, так держать! I'm glad that Sabaton has now started releasing new songs frequently for us, keep it up!
Same!! I've been a fan for a long time wanted to see them for years and finally saw them at the Filmore the other day! Was absolutely worth the wait! We were likely at the same concert!
Gustavus Adolphus was the Swedish King that mainstreamed the military tactics of gunpowder aligned weapons and warfare. He was killed in Battle of Lützen. The opposition Commander Albrecht von Wallenstein learned of the tactics of Gustavus and copied the unit formations of Gustavus before the Battle of Lützen. The innovator was killed by his own invention. The era of the sword and pike ended in Europe, the era of the pistol and musket began.
Awesome music and a history lesson. What could be better? Just recently got into these guys. What got me hooked is the singer's voice, then there's the music. Fantastic.
Known as the 'Lion From The North', King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was a pioneer of modern warfare and statesmanship. He laid the foundations for the Swedish Empire and influenced many elements of the modern Swedish state. After his death, he was given the formal title of Gustav Adolf the Great.
Read more about Gustavus Adolphus, the Swedish King 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/gustavus-adolphus-crowned/
➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/UA-cam
➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop
Will you make a Ukrainian song?
Absolutely, you madlads can make even The most unexpected wording fit. This song is quite calm considering most of your more well-known songs but still managed to sound absolutely intense.
@@TV_Man4572 Bruh ain't no way 💀
@@stillchillstillchill6789 you will never know.
@@TV_Man4572 I'd like them to make an album dedicated to how animals were used in warfare, and one song idea is Olga of Kyiv using sparrows and pigeons as incendiary bombs to end a siege against the Drevlians, the tribe that murdered her husband.
Other ideas include:
- Carthaginian war elephants used against the Roman legions during the Punic Wars (or focus on Hannibal in particular)
- Olga of Kyiv (as described above)
- The horses upon which Genghis Khan's horde thundered across the steppes (possible collab with The Hu?)
- Cher Ami, the WW1 messenger pigeon who helped save the Lost Battalion from friendly artillery fire despite being shot, blinded in one eye, and a leg hanging on by a tendon (or just messenger pigeons in general)
- Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear adopted by a Polish unit fighting for the Red Army during WW2
- Unsinkable Sam, a cat rescued from the sunk Bismarck by the British, only to survive two more ships being sunk.
- The experiments using animals in peculiar ways, such as training pigeons to peck at a silhouette of a ship so they can be used to guide torpedoes, or bats being fitted with incendiary harnesses to be used as firebombs against the Japanese (during one experiment, some bats escaped with their harnesses and set fire to the air base)
- The detection dogs used to help sniff out mines and IEDs
- And finally, a tribute to all the service animals that help our returning veterans better cope with their traumatic experiences.
And I'm sure Sabaton can find many more examples, but it just strikes me how animals have slowly gone from being on the front lines to more rearguard or home duties, from being more or less disposable to becoming as cherished as any other soldier in the unit.
I absolutely love that all these older songs are actually getting official videos now
I just miss that they didn't add dominium maris baltici, it really adds a lot to the song
@@thatonejoey1847 It did do a bang-up job of setting the atmosphere and entrance of the song
I’m pretty sure this song already had a lyrical video, which was almost the same luls
Yes
It had a lyric video just a little different
Carolus Rex has really stood the test of time. We need a sequel.
Maybe next year cus Swede will celebrate 500 years of sovereignty
Carolus Re(mi)x
@@hirschmeistr6842 yes
I think a sequel to Carolus Rex would actually make my year
Facts, It is such a banger
It doesn't matter whether they sing in English, Swedish, Latin or Chinese. They always make us happy!🤟
German, Japanese
And Portuguese! But when did they sing in Chinese?
@@fabioalbert101 That's just my guess. Although, I wouldn't be surprised...😅
@@fabioalbert101 maybe they got Chinese mixed up with Japanese and thinking of shiroyama?
Mexican here, I can say we love em as well, would do covers in Spanish myself but man they are just unmatchable XD
I love the Lion comes back in 40K and everyone just rushes to listen to this again.
For the LION!!!!
For the Emperor of Mankind !!
@@Erickg951 FOR THE FALLEN
FOR THE FIRST BORN SON!
FOR THE LION!!!
"This beast in the shape of a man, with a dream to rule sea and land" this line gives me chills.
And lejonet fran norden is one of the best songs in the whole album
It's always a good day when Sabaton releases a new lyric video.
Its good day when sabaton breathes.
True
@@cavanaughshistorytravelphi4226 Yeah.
@@Gh0st.555 it's a good day when Sabaton
Agree
>loads up EU4
>picks sweeden
>Goes Independent
>conquers Novgorod
>Conquers Livonia
>Steals the crown of Norway
>takes Moscow
>takes north Germany
>annexes Denmark
The lion roars
I've tried playing Sweden and I've failed the alone route like 8 time out of 10 and I play on easy. Hurts 😢
Sweden got the best buff for military in the game from the start(+20%combat ability), it's way too op
And he pay with hes live in Norway .
literally me right now
*Escaping from Leipzig And Vardøhus Fortress
Haven’t heard Sabaton in a while, it’s nice to see that the quality of the music is still fantastic
the song is a few years old.......
@@dragonhistory5005 quite a few ha
Well check out their new songs, they are quite good
2012 but still good!
@@itande0551 I disagree.
My life improved greatly when I discovered this band. Such great music and history lessons!
Thanks for your message
Yeah man!!!, sabaton are a group who tells you about all the people who fought with brotherhood and courage, it is always a honor to hear not legends, but true history, of heroes in a sea of steel fighting for a mile, it is our duty to learn what they fighted and died for, thanks sabaton :)
@@Sabatonsame. I have learned more from you guys while jamming out to some amazing music. Keep up the amazing work.
@@Sabaton I literally learned about the Sack of Rome from the Last Stand. Y'all are awesome!
History is the greatest of teachers, but one of the most difficult to understand
You know that Sabaton taught you well when, after releasing a lyric video of one of the first songs you heard from them years ago, you instantly remember it word for word, but still watch in awe and nostalgia. Thank you all for making me feel patriotic for an incredible nation that I'm not from.
Thank you for your beautiful message
it was about a year ago that i discovered that i was patriotic to 10 countries
So true my guy Sabaton just does an amazing job at telling amazing stories about legendary People or empiers or eventualno in history ❤❤❤❤🎉
gotta play this at full volume knowing the return of Lion El'Johnson just happened
Same! 🔥🔥🔥
Yes.
A mere primark compare to the giga Chad leader Gustavus Aldophus (second of his name).
A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Just got to see their concert last weekend live and it was amazing!!! Nothing beats their music in person!
I just saw them, too! Absolutely awesome!
Fact
@@cavanaughshistorytravelphi4226 I saw them at the filmore in silver spring Maryland
Thank you!
FOR THE LION, AND THE EMPEROR
Gustavus Adolphus, The most badass King of Sweden who kicks ass then sitting on it and who shows no fear, even if he was wounded he'll still fight even to the death! May this badass rest in peace!
Swedish were lucky, they had quite a lot of good kings throughout their history, Swedish was also unlucky, those good kings of them always died so early on the battlefield...
I can't name a single good king who died in battle, except for Gustav Adolf.
@@Visse90 Carolus Rex (Charles the XII of sweden) died during a siege as he was inspecting the trenches, which can be considered on the "front lines" but not necessarily a battle.
@@tree4104 To be completely honest, Charles xii wasn't as good as Sabaton makes him seem. He waged war on Russia causing the downfall of the swedish empire, so lots of swedes (not all) dislike him. But you do have to respect him for taking the crown at 15 and defending his country until the rest of his life.
Sabaton is always amazing
Agree
The Lion awakens! Dark Angels rejoice! Daemons despair!
The power of Khorne won't prevail, see the heretics shiver and shake!
Unexpected WarHammer
Haha Same vibe here
MY BROTHER HAS RETURNED!!!!
I too, watched this the day he released,
I still think “Carolus Rex” is hell of an underrated album. Being born in Russia, our history of wars with Sweden in our past (especially when Peter the Great changed the perception of these conflicts) is taught quite well, so it was so good to hear a lot about the life of one of the greatest kings in Europe and his military wins and losses from a different perspective - from a Swedish group. And out of all the songs on this conceptual masterpiece we are met by this banger. Just wow.
It's my favorite album of theirs, sounds like a mix of Ultima Thule, Sabaton and sometimes a bit of Viking era Bathory tunes. Cheers from Swe to you and all my friernds in Russia.
@@LyricalSteeler yeah, I can see old Bathory lines, along with some pushed notes like Falkenbach
This guy was such an ahead-of-his-time badass, military-tactics he pioneered are still in use centuries after artillery-fire cut him down. He died as he lived... roaring defiantly at the enemies of his fair and lofty land and meeting them head-on on the field of battle.
"The Lion From The North" indeed... kings who don't lead from the front-lines of combat don't tend to remain kings for long, and that was a truth Gustavus II Adolphus lived.
The most underrated Sabaton song. I know that phrase gets thrown around all the time but i'm serious, this is such a great track
The Angels rejoice as the Demons Despair, The Lion returns
One of my fav sabaton songs
You could translate the lyrics of this song into latin and change the music to orchestral and it would work perfectly as a final boss theme in a fantasy RPG
I like how you think.
dark souls?
I have only been a fan for about 6 months or so, hearing older music from them is such a great end from a long day. Love the fact they are singing about history makes me want to have all their songs lyrics on paper so I read them like a book. Keep the lyric videos coming.
We appreciate that, thank you!
The chorus, the crescendo, oh my god the chorus and the crescendo back into metal. Simply supreme
Thanks! Happy you like it!!! 🤘
The visuals really imbed royalty and power in your mind, so cool
I played this at my school's monthly dance last night...
I have never seen the quiet history kids sing so loud...
Me and the boys be like
It is the sounds of the nerds marching to war.....
You dropped this 👑
He is the father of professional military governed by the rule of law and respecting natural law. He is one of the first men to uphold religious tolerance. He was the hero of George of Washington! And had he not stopped the Hapsburgs - classical liberalism and liberty would have been crushed and the world would being living in a Hell on Earth.
Singing this tonight at one of my favorite bars.
How did it go?
@Thy sleepy boy They liked it. I am still working on having a deeper voice though.
The first album I ever heard of their music was the last stand. I am by no means a long time fan, but I am happy to have found their music.
We're happy to have you on board Mason
Carolus Rex was your best album. Thanks for the lyric video!
WE CLAIMING THE THRONE WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
we making it off the rock with this one
It's stuff like this that makes me proud of my Swedish ancestory
Are you american with swedish ancestry?
Just don't start stomping around in Spartan battle-kit as imagined by Frank Miller like a certain Swede who gained notoriety some years ago on the 'Tubes... Marcus "The Golden One" Follin.
That guy's a white supremacist and a delusional moron who thinks he's a fantasy-hero come to life.
@@gustory1186 he's gotta be. not every white person knows where they come from and it's sad. only a few white friends of mine told me where they're from. 1 is italian, the 2nd one is polish, and the 3rd one is slovakian.
As a swede, i agree, i am very proud of my ancestors.
@@ericboom1712 No shame in a little rootin' for the home team.
lions of the north is definitely up there as one of my favourite sabaton songs
Playing this in the nearest catholic church
The FIRST has awaken.
Born too late to become a part of history, too early to explore the universe but just in time to watch and listen to sabaton lyric videos
History is always written. It's history now, but it has been the present at one point.
Found out about this band from eu4 and I've been hooked since
Let's goooooooo!!!!
A day can always get better with a Sabaton lyric video. Specially from the Carolus Rex album.
The reason why i love the carolus rex album so much is that it got me into the 30 years war now my second favourite history topic just behind the great war its so brutal a lifetime of war showing on how a soldier in the 30 years war just wanted to go home
Book recommendations?
More lyric videos are always great
I love it!!!!
Underrated sabaton songs
Just what i needed to make my day. Thank you Sabaton!
The energy, the pace! They never disappoint!
OK just gotta say the fact that Sabaton can work Latin in to there music astounds me. yall are on a whole nother level
Go Sabaton!!!!
THE KING OF CALIBAN HAS RETURN, BROTHERS
It woud be also a good tribute song for the wolf king of fenris when leman Rus come back to kick magnus ass. Even more
Одна из любимых групп. Творческого долголетия, парни!
Полностью вас поддерживаю!
История складывалась веками, были тысячи войн, битв, великих стран и полководцев, героев войн, песен будет много
OH HELL YEAH
They are bringing back classic!
*Long live Carolus!*
Я рад, что Сабатон теперь начал часто выпускать новые песни для нас, так держать!
I'm glad that Sabaton has now started releasing new songs frequently for us, keep it up!
This is an older song but they made a lyrics vid for it
@@steftherammsteiner8893 Oh, well, okay. Now i know. Thanks!
@@Sisyphus_Phrime you're welcome!
Sabaton is like the Christmas Truce, this song for example makes me(Catholic) and my friend(Protestant) both head bang toguether
SABATON is truly multinational and multi denominal.
SABATON is for everyone
I was introduced to Sabaton last year, and This is still my favorite song, with Carolus Rex being a close second. Keep rocking my dudes!!!!
Thanks William! Keep it metal! 🤘🤘
This song reminds me so many memories! I'm glad you made a lyrics video!
That solo at the end melts my face every time
FOR THE LION AWAKEN! FOR THE GOD EMPEROR!
I finally fulfilled my objective this year by seeing you guys in concert in Detroit a few days ago. I have never been happier
Wait, were they in Michigan?! Damnit, I missed it! I didn't see anything about it :(
@@EJ_Red it was at the Fillmore and it was a great show, I got tickets around March. Better luck next year man
Same!! I've been a fan for a long time wanted to see them for years and finally saw them at the Filmore the other day! Was absolutely worth the wait! We were likely at the same concert!
@@EJ_Red Yeah they were in Detroit and then Grand Rapids the following day. They put on a great show!
Just as good as the first time i've heard it 💯💯
A few days ago, I bought your new Album "The War To End All Wars" and it taught me that there is no bad Song, which you made. They´re always epic.
Great song!
Greetings from the lion city, germany💙💛
Greetings from Sweden Vanessa! 🤘
For The return of the First, the Lion of Caliban... The primarch Lion El'jonson
for the emperor and dark angels
My favorite of all time
His voice gave me goosebumps.
Probably one of my favorite Sabaton songs
lion has been awakened
this is the first sabaton song i have listened. i became a fan immediately.
Gustavus Adolphus was the Swedish King that mainstreamed the military tactics of gunpowder aligned weapons and warfare. He was killed in Battle of Lützen. The opposition Commander Albrecht von Wallenstein learned of the tactics of Gustavus and copied the unit formations of Gustavus before the Battle of Lützen.
The innovator was killed by his own invention. The era of the sword and pike ended in Europe, the era of the pistol and musket began.
Recently learned about this guy in military history class, absolut legend
One of Sabaton greatest
This is my new favorite song from Sabaton- the beat absolutely slaps.
have hit so many PR's to this song
Love this song!! Really happy that they made a lyric video for "Lion from the North".
I was vibing to other sabaton music, I'm glad they just released this
Awaken Ze Lion , First of The Primarchs , Son of Caliban.
This will always be my favorite sabaton song
Happy to hear that!
God, that chorus gives me so many chills, I love it!!!
Awesome video sabaton! Keep going
Awesome vidéo? You're jokin'!!The same image all vid long with a 2dollars animation!!
These songs are awesome, can’t wait for the concert
I always get hyped up when this song pops up during my EU4 campaing
Carolus Rex ( Swedish ) still the best album from Sabaton , i hope they will do more tracks in swedish in the future
Can't wait till "Long Live The King" gets its (Official Lyric Video).
this song was the best for strategy games especially eu4, sabaton the best band ever !!!
Im going to Sabaton concert this week. Really looking forward to it
This song is so awesome I can’t stop listening to it
I have never been this fast for one of these before
Nice song, my favorite of the album
That's my day got a lot better!
Normal people: kilometers per hour
Americans: miles per hour
Sweden: AUGUSTA PER ANGUSTA
You, Sabaton, made me day. Love you guys
One of my favourites!! And swedish version too! 💙💛🤘
My family saw Sabaton and Judas Priest in concert somewhere in Michigan.
Absolutely amazing performance once again Sabaton!
Thank you for your message Kate
Absolutely !
what a badass name
I discovered Sabaton through this song so yeah, I'm pretty damn hyped to see this right now lol.
The best song to listen while playing For Honor
Best of the best!!! greeting from POLAND
I am more than happy to say that this song is my ringtone
Awesome music and a history lesson. What could be better? Just recently got into these guys. What got me hooked is the singer's voice, then there's the music. Fantastic.
Mmm, lyrics. Thanks, guys!