This guy literally walked into his own cooranation ceremony with the crown already on his head. Proclaiming that the church had no say in it. So yeah. God king is a good way to put it.
a small detail: a god king, is a king who sees himself as a god and gets venerated as one (like the egyptian pharaos). charles was a king who saw himself CHOSEN by god. he did not see himself as a god. a small but not unimportant detail
Guy had major royal privelege, he must have been somewhat of a raging megalomaniac considering how he behaved durring his exile in Turkey. In his young days he would party hard. Apparantly he quit drinking after a night were him and his friends got a bear so drunk it fell out of a castle window and died.
You can't go wrong with Sabaton. I love their live performance of "En livstid i krig" in Gothenburgh from the great tour. Remember to turn on captions as it is in swedish. They also have their own history channel here on YT where they talk about the history behind each of their songs.
Yup! Em Livstid i Krig has much different lyrics than its English counterpart though, I find it a lot more moving. A Lifetime of War is the broad scope of the war, how monarchs send off their people to die for them year after year. Em Livstid i Krig is an individual Swedish soldier realizing there is no glory. They went from their family at a young age and saw what war was like. It talks about how it can destroy someone, and though they give their life no one misses them or will remember their own death. Very, very powerful.
By the time he turned 18 he won one of Swedens biggest victories in history, the battle of Narva. 10500 swedes vs almost 40000 russians. And they won. Always at the front, dressed in a simple soldiers uniform, fighting where the battle was thickest shoulder to shoulder with his men. He never said "go there" he said "follow me"
They not only won that battle, they utterly crushed their enemies at that battle. Through the sheer shock of the first assault from Charles XII's army the Russian army tried to flee over the ice cold river sorrounding the city, but the bridges couldn't support the weight of all the soldiers. So the battle ended with almost 10K dead russian compared to 600 dead swedes resulting in a 1:20 death ratio and a chrushing defeat for the Russians.
You should also react to the Swedish version: the Swedish version is actually done slightly differently and the lyrics change to reflect the change in perspective (English vs Swedish perspective specifically). The tone is brighter and implies a more positive opinion and view of King Charles whereas the English version is darker and more menacing, almost as though from the English's view
I think Swedish version, of the whole album really, is WAY better than the English one. The English singing sounds a bit clumsy and way less epic than Swedish.
The Swedish version of Carolus Rex is the best album in my book. It’s hard to imagine somone take that throne from them. Carolus Rex - the whole album is a masterpice.
The song is expressing the mentality of absolute monarchy. Like many other monarchs, Charles held absolute power, which means that no one stands over the king but God. Not all countries had this system or it was different during different periods of time. This song is Sabaton's way of expressing the mentality of that system, along with the Great Northern war that occurred during Charles' reign in which he got a great reputation all around Europe as a warrior and strategist. He is known for that, so...
@@darkwolf4434 Charles' father was the one who introduced absolute monarchy in Sweden with Louis XIV of France as inspiration. It was the political trend in Europe of that time.
@@issyd2366 wasnt it Gustav Vasa who became the first absolute monarch of sweden, putting the church below him and abolishing the vote for the king, in favour of the first born child? But i know the power has bounced back and forth between the king and the parlament several times after that
More Sabaton is never a bad thing... I highly recommend "To Hell and Back" (the official video), as it is about Medal of Honor recipient 1LT Audie Murphy, and his struggles with PTSD.
Yes, the man in the painting is Carolus, that painting is actually located about 35 miles from where I'm at :), I've probably looked at it IRL back in the late 70's. Rex is the latin word for king, and Carolus is supposed to be the medieval Latin form of Charles. Some tracks I can recommend from Sabaton... The Lion from the north (About Gustav Adolf, another Swedish king just prior to Carolus, from the same album) Resist and Bite (Dutch 40 soldiers holding the border against an overwhelming german attack) Far From Fame (About Karel Janoušek, a Czechoslovakian soldier, Joakim has Czech ancestry) Angels Calling feat. Apocalyptica (I'd say it's about how it was to be in the trenches)
The narrative of "god's chosen" specifically refers to how Carolus Rex, Charles XII, subverted the power of the church by, during his coronation, placing the crown upon his own head - crowning himself. He was thus not bestowed the protection of god through the decree of the church, as was the norm at that time, but by his own hand: severing the line of God -> Church -> King and instead creating a rulership that, ostensibly, was vested by the power of god directly.
@@dahlizz99 I'll be better prepared, and it won't happen to me. That was what Napoleon probably told himself. Of note Karl XII, Napolean, and Hitler, Napolean was the only one to take Moscow, which was worthless after the Czar's forces stripped it and burned most of the important stores and buildings. The Russians mark the birth of Imperial Russia with the defat of Karl XII at Poltava. Even named several ships after that battle.
Fun fact the album that this song comes from was originally recorded in Sabaton native language swedish. It was then rerecord/translated to English and both were released at the same time.
Sabaton - "No Bullets Fly" is a cracking song with a belter of an opening riff 👌Would 100% recommend. Loving all your reactions btw man. ERB, Sabaton etc killing it 💪
My all time favorite band!! 🤘🥰🤘 They have a UA-cam channel dedicated to short videos explaining the history behind their songs. I've learned more from it than I did in high school history class
Saw them recently on their US tour. Our crowed wasn’t the biggest, but Sabaton loved that we all belted out every word of this song at the top of our lungs when they played it. Was great seeing the band appreciate it so much and thanked us over and over. really good dudes
"He'd won a lot of battle" Not yet (by the song) he hadn't, this is about his coronation, when he was 15. All he had done was being born to the prior king... and that was all he needed. "Crowned by God not by the church" :- the monarch rules by divine mandate, he and his bloodline were put upon the earth with the sole intention to rule, no one, not even the church, can deny him his throne.
The live video of this song from their stage perspective is pretty nuts. Now im sure you've already been told this but just in case, if you're interested in knowing more check out the Sabaton History channel where they explain the history behind the song
I recommend Long Live the King which gives more story on Carolus Rex. I also recommend En livstid i krig live, just put subtitles on as they have provided them on the video.
He was such a great king. He defended Sweden against a coalition of Denmark-Norway, Russia, Poland-Lithuania, Prussia and Saxony. He defeated the Russians army at 40 000 at Narva with his 10 000. Then later went on to Krakow and defeated Poland-Lithuania with 8 000 troops. He marched on Russia in the winter and won battle after battle. It was then they began using scorched earth tactics and it worked, even so he still marched on and eventully got beaten at the battle of Poltava. Still was a pretty even battle but Sweden lost almost all of our troops and we have never had a huge population so we couldn't replace the ones we lost and Russia took over as the big power in northern europe. But do understand that it was at such a time when Sweden with its relatively small population could stand up to Russia one on one. So it's really impressive Charles XII did what he did and defended Swedens borders against a far larger force.
A swedish joke song to the tune of His truth goes marching on goes: Karl den Tolvfte hade hundra-tusen man. Karl den Tolvfte hade hundra-tusen man. Karl den Tolvfte hade hundra-tusen man. När han drog fram på makadam. English: Charles The Twelfth hade a hundred thousand men. Charles The Twelfth hade a hundred thousand men. Charles The Twelfth hade a hundred thousand men. When he went over gravel(roads).
Mr Boyd Don't know if anyone has explained this but it's pronounced like it it spelled sa- ba- ton. The Sabaton is a type of armor worn in the foot. Just discovered Sabaton a year ago and they are EPIC!
When doing videos about Sabaton songs I would greatly recommend you watch Sabaton history's UA-cam channel as well it will give an extra dimension of understanding since they there provide historical background to every single song they have made in about 15-20 min videos. I consider my self an history buff and if you also are an history buff it will be very informative for you too.
Regarding their music, they have basically said that they are not a band who plays innovative complex music, what they always give is good solid power metal with interesting historical lyrics.
At least you can understand the lyrics when listening to sabbaton. Metal bands often have the problem, that their lyrics get scrambled by too loud an instrumental and bad pronounciation.
Yes! he also refused to be crowned as the tradition said, by the church. He placed the crown on his own head outside the church. Then march in and declared himself king. At age 15 xD
I didnt know you started reacting to Sabaton. I still dig it that you skip most of the chit chat for a reaction video. Having said that. I'm going to check out some of your other Sabaton reactions I'm behind on IMMEDIATELY.
To explain the naming thing up until quite recently translating royal names was common. Karl is the swedish name charles in english carolus in latin. Another example is tsar Nicholas 2nd. Who in russian is named something to the tune of Nikolai.
Another great Sabaton song that also has an amazing bit of history is "Inmate 4859" and I'd definitely do some research on that song afterwards as well.
He was called Carolus(Karl in latin) Rex(The reigning king), when the former king died and Karl XII was to become king the enemies of Sweden were licking their lips of joy, expecting to easily take over Country pretty much because he was only 15 years old (which is what he sings in the song. they thought I was too young to rule the land) What they had not expected was for him to be a masterful and fearless strategist.. he had been studying war strategy and tactics since a very young age
Died at age of 21 in trenches standing with his soldiers on battlefield, bullet in the head. Its still debated who killed him enemy or or his own men. He was a Great military tactictian.
no way!! this was unexpected but very welcome :O Sabaton are huge fans of history you should try their songs A Lifetime of War, Bismarck and Fields of Verdun
This was one of the first Sabaton songs I came across. Though to be specific, it was a Warhammer 40k fan based music video with the God Emperor of Mankind as Carolus Rex. Other great Sabaton songs - Got Mit Unz (god is with us) - Last Stand - Winged Hussars - To Hell and Back - Royal Guard - Aces in Exile
Id heavily recommend, if you haven't already, listen to "Carolus Rex" in Sabatons native Swedish. The songs beat and flow synergizes heavily to Swedish more than it does to English.
Sabaton has a lot of cool songs and the historical themes make it a learning experience without you even knowing it. Songs like the "Night Witches" (All women Russian Bomber Squadron WW2), The Last Stand (1527 Defense of the Pope) and "Ghost in the TRenches" (WWi Canadian legend Francis Pegahmagabow) are some of my favorites. They even have one based on the Nazgul in Lord of the Rings - "Shadow"
Not sure if others posted this (almost certainly), but Sabaton is pronounced sa-bat-on. Sa like in "SAt dawn", bat like the baseball variety and on like ... well on top of something. Stress on the first A. It refers to a medieval piece of plated foot armour - basically a knights shoe/shoe-cover.
"Rex" is king in Latin, and Carolus was the Latin name of the Swedish king who you in English call Charles; his Swedish name was Karl. So Carolus Rex means King Charles, or King Karl. Edit: Now after watching a couple more of your videos I understand that you are obviously highly educated and probably knew this already. I'm sorry if I sounded like a condescending dick; that was never the purpose. Anyway, as to Sabaton songs you might want to check out, Talvisota is one of my favorites. Double edit: the name "Karl" itself is of old Scandinavian origin and originally used to mean "Chief" or a king. By the time king Karl the 12th was in power, the name had probably all but lost its original meaning and become a common name at least in the upper ranks of society.
(Just a sidenote: In Spanish, yes, you're right. In English it's "Charles" and in Swedish it's "Karl". Carolus is Latin; "Carolus Rex" simply means "King Charles".)
@@FamousGirlfriend not quiet charles is a french-english name of same meaning as Karl and in english speaking countries they also have The name Karl/Carl
As a Finnish guy I have to raise few of the songs they made from Finland and Finnish people: Soldier of 3 armies, Talvisota(winter war) and White death.
Charles is the English version of his name, Carolus being the actual name (or sometimes just Carl).. Just like in Finnish we changed King "George" to "Yrjö" (TBH, they don't even sound the same phonetically)
Funny you say it’s meant for a soundtrack. It actually is on the soundtrack to the game Europa universalis 4. Developers of the game are also Swedish and include a few Sabaton songs
Im a Swede and i gotta say that Charles the 12 gave us enormous groujds to stand on by taxes and by making sure his father conscription service stood firm also many of the economics in sweden today are based on his foresight even when he basically was exiled from home.
I am a 61 year old lover of what is called string band music (think banjos and fiddles...but NOT Bluegrass)....and a lover of history since I was in my single digits....and even I like Sabaton...btw, back in the day scholars and rulers sometimes latinized their names...hence Charles XII was known as Carolus Rex (Charles (the) King) ....and it was the age of kings claiming divine right or ordination by God (born to be king, that is his claim)..not being a god king...
The first time I seen SABATON WAS IN 2013 IN CONCERT WITH ICED EARTH, and NOW SABATON IS MY FAVORITE BAND TO SEE IN CONCERT. 🤘🏻🤘🏻, and if you want to know the meaning of the songs check out SABATON HISTORY
Karl IX buld up an army that called Caroleans in Swedish Karoliner. His son, Karl XII had a army that no one in Europe can match. Karoliner was Top Notch in warfare..
Carolus in this case is likely referring to King Charles but could also relate to most European kings as carolous is an all encompassing term for king. Used by many in Europe: Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, all have words that can be argued to sound like this. Hard to say
Well his names are like that In Swidish: Karl XII In English:Charls XII In Latin: Carolus Rex (Translates to "Kingg Charls") And he also was refered to as "Alexander of the North"
The title is Latin for king Charles, or kung Karl in Swedish :) I recommend the Sabaton history channel for more information :) Anyway, Karl XII/ Charles XII won battle after battle until finally routed by the Russians who employed a scorched earth doctrine to leave them no supplies. This period of Swedish history is famous for the way the very professional army (Karolinerna, the Caroleans) continually punched above their weight. Remember, Sweden doesn't have a big populace and they actually fought the Russians. The idea was since we didn't have quantity we went for quality instead. No wonder they fell to the Russians though, it's almost a given if you look at history...
Carolvvs rex, is latin for king charles, might be congusing when the name gets changed, but it was reuired back then if you wanted to be recognised as male by the other parts of the world, where latin was spoken. sweden was also one of them, they did not only speak swedish in sweden, latin was appropiate for any educated man to speak
the carolus rex album is a whole story about the rise and fall of the swedish empire. carolus rex is portrayed as an arrogant king who leads to the empire's demise in the 2nd half.
He inherited an empire surronded by enemies while Sweden only had a tiny population. As such he had to make do with a small but indeed very professional army in his attempts to hold it all together.
![[Swedish Sensation] Sabaton - The Royal Guard Reaction, So Damn Good!](/img/n.gif)
This guy literally walked into his own cooranation ceremony with the crown already on his head. Proclaiming that the church had no say in it. So yeah. God king is a good way to put it.
Whoa I didn't know this. That's a power move and a half.
No man dead or alive commands me I answer to the lord and you guys can suck it
a small detail: a god king, is a king who sees himself as a god and gets venerated as one (like the egyptian pharaos). charles was a king who saw himself CHOSEN by god. he did not see himself as a god. a small but not unimportant detail
At the age of 15 no less.
Guy had major royal privelege, he must have been somewhat of a raging megalomaniac considering how he behaved durring his exile in Turkey. In his young days he would party hard. Apparantly he quit drinking after a night were him and his friends got a bear so drunk it fell out of a castle window and died.
Sir, every Sabaton song is an adventure and a history lesson. Winged Hussars, No Bullets Fly, and Bismarck to name a few.
surely of those, it's no bullets fly though
"The Price of a Mile" is probably one of their best also. "Bismark" is a GREAT SONG too and I hope it finds it's way to an full-release album someday
All songs, to name a few.. :D
I really like all of their songs lol it’s very nice to hear and tbh I did shed a few tears while hearing some of those songs
Eh, Swedish songs are probably the best imo, tho since I am Swedish and understand it I might be a bit biased there, I just find it better in general.
You can't go wrong with Sabaton. I love their live performance of "En livstid i krig" in Gothenburgh from the great tour. Remember to turn on captions as it is in swedish. They also have their own history channel here on YT where they talk about the history behind each of their songs.
An emotional connection for sure
By far their best performance imo!
”En livstid i krig” is also available in English. it's called ”A Lifetime of War”
Yup! Em Livstid i Krig has much different lyrics than its English counterpart though, I find it a lot more moving.
A Lifetime of War is the broad scope of the war, how monarchs send off their people to die for them year after year.
Em Livstid i Krig is an individual Swedish soldier realizing there is no glory. They went from their family at a young age and saw what war was like. It talks about how it can destroy someone, and though they give their life no one misses them or will remember their own death. Very, very powerful.
Typo, my phone autocorrected En to Em, sorry about that
By the time he turned 18 he won one of Swedens biggest victories in history, the battle of Narva. 10500 swedes vs almost 40000 russians. And they won.
Always at the front, dressed in a simple soldiers uniform, fighting where the battle was thickest shoulder to shoulder with his men. He never said "go there" he said "follow me"
They not only won that battle, they utterly crushed their enemies at that battle.
Through the sheer shock of the first assault from Charles XII's army the Russian army tried to flee over the ice cold river sorrounding the city, but the bridges couldn't support the weight of all the soldiers.
So the battle ended with almost 10K dead russian compared to 600 dead swedes resulting in a 1:20 death ratio and a chrushing defeat for the Russians.
You should also react to the Swedish version: the Swedish version is actually done slightly differently and the lyrics change to reflect the change in perspective (English vs Swedish perspective specifically). The tone is brighter and implies a more positive opinion and view of King Charles whereas the English version is darker and more menacing, almost as though from the English's view
Also swedish version sounds cooler
Here is the Swedish verison ua-cam.com/video/VHeRnaWMtDk/v-deo.html and it have english text.
English it’s “See Carolus rise” Swedish its “sing carolus song” literally translated.
@@thes.a.s.s.1361 I cant verse by verse, but it is a big diffrent in the text.
I think Swedish version, of the whole album really, is WAY better than the English one. The English singing sounds a bit clumsy and way less epic than Swedish.
his pronunciation of sabaton and no one saying anything about it really had me worrying if i have been saying it right haha 😂
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I think no one corrects him because they find it funny how bad he messes it up.
I just figured out how to comment lol. MR Lboyd Sab a ton it's hard to correct a pronunciation in text!.
The Swedish version of Carolus Rex is the best album in my book. It’s hard to imagine somone take that throne from them. Carolus Rex - the whole album is a masterpice.
🤘YARP! 🤘
I don't understand any Swedish at all and I endorse this statement.
The song is expressing the mentality of absolute monarchy. Like many other monarchs, Charles held absolute power, which means that no one stands over the king but God. Not all countries had this system or it was different during different periods of time. This song is Sabaton's way of expressing the mentality of that system, along with the Great Northern war that occurred during Charles' reign in which he got a great reputation all around Europe as a warrior and strategist. He is known for that, so...
Charles made it so that he held absolute power, the previous swedish momarchs didn't.
@@darkwolf4434 Charles' father was the one who introduced absolute monarchy in Sweden with Louis XIV of France as inspiration. It was the political trend in Europe of that time.
@Glenn Krenz he lost
@@issyd2366 wasnt it Gustav Vasa who became the first absolute monarch of sweden, putting the church below him and abolishing the vote for the king, in favour of the first born child?
But i know the power has bounced back and forth between the king and the parlament several times after that
@@AttiliusRex He introduced the hereditary monarchy. Sweden had up to this point been an elective monarchy.
More Sabaton please, you will not be disappointed.
More Sabaton is never a bad thing... I highly recommend "To Hell and Back" (the official video), as it is about Medal of Honor recipient 1LT Audie Murphy, and his struggles with PTSD.
I agree
yeah he was the most decorated solider in the army but also my unit.
i was with 3ID,2BN,1-64AR as a 19K from 2010-2013
@@Desert_Rogue_Tanker I was with 214th FAR, 2-4HHB 'bout two years before that, and I am somewhat envious about hearing that.
Yes, the man in the painting is Carolus, that painting is actually located about 35 miles from where I'm at :), I've probably looked at it IRL back in the late 70's. Rex is the latin word for king, and Carolus is supposed to be the medieval Latin form of Charles.
Some tracks I can recommend from Sabaton...
The Lion from the north (About Gustav Adolf, another Swedish king just prior to Carolus, from the same album)
Resist and Bite (Dutch 40 soldiers holding the border against an overwhelming german attack)
Far From Fame (About Karel Janoušek, a Czechoslovakian soldier, Joakim has Czech ancestry)
Angels Calling feat. Apocalyptica (I'd say it's about how it was to be in the trenches)
Resist and Bite is about Belgian unit, not Dutch.
@@HaittaaksSes Yes, sorry, I don't know why I always get them mixed up... they are very close geographically tho :)
Sabaton quite recently made a new song called, "The Christmas Truce." It's really bloody good. I'd highly recommend it.
The narrative of "god's chosen" specifically refers to how Carolus Rex, Charles XII, subverted the power of the church by, during his coronation, placing the crown upon his own head - crowning himself. He was thus not bestowed the protection of god through the decree of the church, as was the norm at that time, but by his own hand: severing the line of God -> Church -> King and instead creating a rulership that, ostensibly, was vested by the power of god directly.
Napoleon : "I'm gonna bring that power move to a whole other level"
@@chrisb9143 Napolean admired Charles XII of Sweden as well as Gustavus Adolphus.
@@ThumperE23 and yet made the mistake of marching into Russia aswell
@@dahlizz99 I'll be better prepared, and it won't happen to me. That was what Napoleon probably told himself. Of note Karl XII, Napolean, and Hitler, Napolean was the only one to take Moscow, which was worthless after the Czar's forces stripped it and burned most of the important stores and buildings. The Russians mark the birth of Imperial Russia with the defat of Karl XII at Poltava. Even named several ships after that battle.
@@ThumperE23 yep
Sabaton… the greatest “metal-moments throughout the ages” band to ever exist.
you definitly should listen to the swedish version of this song. I think it sounds way more epic than the english one
Without a doubt
Fact
Fun fact the album that this song comes from was originally recorded in Sabaton native language swedish. It was then rerecord/translated to English and both were released at the same time.
The goose bumps I had when I first heard this track was insane! One of their best.
Sabaton - "No Bullets Fly" is a cracking song with a belter of an opening riff 👌Would 100% recommend. Loving all your reactions btw man. ERB, Sabaton etc killing it 💪
My all time favorite band!! 🤘🥰🤘 They have a UA-cam channel dedicated to short videos explaining the history behind their songs. I've learned more from it than I did in high school history class
Saw them recently on their US tour. Our crowed wasn’t the biggest, but Sabaton loved that we all belted out every word of this song at the top of our lungs when they played it. Was great seeing the band appreciate it so much and thanked us over and over. really good dudes
"He'd won a lot of battle" Not yet (by the song) he hadn't, this is about his coronation, when he was 15. All he had done was being born to the prior king... and that was all he needed. "Crowned by God not by the church" :- the monarch rules by divine mandate, he and his bloodline were put upon the earth with the sole intention to rule, no one, not even the church, can deny him his throne.
Thank you for reacting. They are pretty amazing❤
I first learned about Swedish history because of this band. Its great for sure.
Poltava and en livstid I krig are god level hits
You have gotta check out 40:1 Live version. Sabaton is legitimately one of the best live bands of all time.
At any job interview, before the HR guy say anything, you should sing this song. The job will be yours.
“Long Live the King” would be a great follow-up to this song for more about King Charles, aka King Karl, aka Carolus Rex.
The Swedish version is the best! I love this band so much, my ancestors were Swedish so I love hearing the history in a song.
Absolute god tier all around here, reaction and all
Zero doubt!!
Sabaton is greatness
It pronounced sa-baton and they have so many more. You should listen to night witches and Premovictoria. And I just subbed to you.
Oh god yes Night Witches is a fantastic suggestion. I'll add The Last Stand and Camouflage to that.
more like: Sà-bá-tón
correct, a Sabatons were foot armor/armored boots.
and if still unclear, a rendition of one can be seen in the S of the Sabaton logo.
Primo Victoria.
The live video of this song from their stage perspective is pretty nuts. Now im sure you've already been told this but just in case, if you're interested in knowing more check out the Sabaton History channel where they explain the history behind the song
I recommend Long Live the King which gives more story on Carolus Rex. I also recommend En livstid i krig live, just put subtitles on as they have provided them on the video.
He was such a great king. He defended Sweden against a coalition of Denmark-Norway, Russia, Poland-Lithuania, Prussia and Saxony. He defeated the Russians army at 40 000 at Narva with his 10 000. Then later went on to Krakow and defeated Poland-Lithuania with 8 000 troops. He marched on Russia in the winter and won battle after battle. It was then they began using scorched earth tactics and it worked, even so he still marched on and eventully got beaten at the battle of Poltava. Still was a pretty even battle but Sweden lost almost all of our troops and we have never had a huge population so we couldn't replace the ones we lost and Russia took over as the big power in northern europe. But do understand that it was at such a time when Sweden with its relatively small population could stand up to Russia one on one. So it's really impressive Charles XII did what he did and defended Swedens borders against a far larger force.
Sabaton does nothing but put out epic songs about history. Especially the ones about battles are particularly potent.
I've listened Sabaton since 2009 and this is just one of the many masterpieces they have delivered. Gives me chills every damn time.
A swedish joke song to the tune of His truth goes marching on goes:
Karl den Tolvfte hade hundra-tusen man.
Karl den Tolvfte hade hundra-tusen man.
Karl den Tolvfte hade hundra-tusen man.
När han drog fram på makadam.
English:
Charles The Twelfth hade a hundred thousand men.
Charles The Twelfth hade a hundred thousand men.
Charles The Twelfth hade a hundred thousand men.
When he went over gravel(roads).
Sabaton has so much good stuff… some of my favorites: Winged Hussars, Ghost Division, Last Stand, Bismarck.
If you haven't already, I'd recommend 82nd All The Way.
Price of a mile, Verdun, attack of a dead men,screaming eagles, night witches... Not a single bad song in their repertoire 😀
Anything from sabaton is just mindblowing, you cant go wrong with any particular song by them...one of my favourites is to hell and back 💪👌👌
Would love to see more of sabaton!
I think No bullets fly the animated video is a must watch, its a great story! also a really cool song too.
Mr Boyd Don't know if anyone has explained this but it's pronounced like it it spelled sa- ba- ton. The Sabaton is a type of armor worn in the foot. Just discovered Sabaton a year ago and they are EPIC!
When doing videos about Sabaton songs I would greatly recommend you watch Sabaton history's UA-cam channel as well it will give an extra dimension of understanding since they there provide historical background to every single song they have made in about 15-20 min videos. I consider my self an history buff and if you also are an history buff it will be very informative for you too.
Regarding their music, they have basically said that they are not a band who plays innovative complex music, what they always give is good solid power metal with interesting historical lyrics.
At least you can understand the lyrics when listening to sabbaton. Metal bands often have the problem, that their lyrics get scrambled by too loud an instrumental and bad pronounciation.
Idk if you figure out later on in the video but its SAHB-AH-TON
My favorite Sabaton song is 7734. I highly recommend you review it
7734 is top notch stuff
Cool part of his story is that he was crowned at only 15 years old hence the line “they thought I was too young to rule the land”
Yes! he also refused to be crowned as the tradition said, by the church. He placed the crown on his own head outside the church. Then march in and declared himself king. At age 15 xD
I didnt know you started reacting to Sabaton. I still dig it that you skip most of the chit chat for a reaction video. Having said that. I'm going to check out some of your other Sabaton reactions I'm behind on IMMEDIATELY.
This is what I work out to, and this is responsible for some of my most impressive feats of strength in the gym.
To explain the naming thing up until quite recently translating royal names was common. Karl is the swedish name charles in english carolus in latin. Another example is tsar Nicholas 2nd. Who in russian is named something to the tune of Nikolai.
Their 11th album releases next year - already recorded. You have some catching up to do...
Another great Sabaton song that also has an amazing bit of history is "Inmate 4859" and I'd definitely do some research on that song afterwards as well.
Do as many Sabaton reactions as you like. I’ll watch them all!
He was called Carolus(Karl in latin) Rex(The reigning king), when the former king died and Karl XII was to become king the enemies of Sweden were licking their lips of joy, expecting to easily take over Country pretty much because he was only 15 years old (which is what he sings in the song. they thought I was too young to rule the land)
What they had not expected was for him to be a masterful and fearless strategist.. he had been studying war strategy and tactics since a very young age
Died at age of 21 in trenches standing with his soldiers on battlefield, bullet in the head. Its still debated who killed him enemy or or his own men. He was a Great military tactictian.
He died at the age of 36 (1682 to 1718) at the battle for Fredriksten. I'm a swede with A+ in history.
This young King shattered the power dynamic in Europe and changes Warfare as people knew it
great birthday present!!! winged hussars next maybe..or gustavos adolphus
Cool vid bro. Keep reacting
no way!!
this was unexpected but very welcome :O
Sabaton are huge fans of history
you should try their songs A Lifetime of War, Bismarck and Fields of Verdun
You got it right Boyd! Sabaton does power metal in the good old european way, but with a very nordic folk-music kind of twist! I like them!
This was one of the first Sabaton songs I came across. Though to be specific, it was a Warhammer 40k fan based music video with the God Emperor of Mankind as Carolus Rex.
Other great Sabaton songs
- Got Mit Unz (god is with us)
- Last Stand
- Winged Hussars
- To Hell and Back
- Royal Guard
- Aces in Exile
I'm up for more Sabation!
Id heavily recommend, if you haven't already, listen to "Carolus Rex" in Sabatons native Swedish. The songs beat and flow synergizes heavily to Swedish more than it does to English.
Yeap, definitely need more Sabaton here.
Sabaton has 30 min history lessons that go with their songs
Sabaton has a lot of cool songs and the historical themes make it a learning experience without you even knowing it. Songs like the "Night Witches" (All women Russian Bomber Squadron WW2), The Last Stand (1527 Defense of the Pope) and "Ghost in the TRenches" (WWi Canadian legend Francis Pegahmagabow) are some of my favorites. They even have one based on the Nazgul in Lord of the Rings - "Shadow"
Not sure if others posted this (almost certainly), but Sabaton is pronounced sa-bat-on. Sa like in "SAt dawn", bat like the baseball variety and on like ... well on top of something. Stress on the first A. It refers to a medieval piece of plated foot armour - basically a knights shoe/shoe-cover.
"Rex" is king in Latin, and Carolus was the Latin name of the Swedish king who you in English call Charles; his Swedish name was Karl. So Carolus Rex means King Charles, or King Karl.
Edit: Now after watching a couple more of your videos I understand that you are obviously highly educated and probably knew this already. I'm sorry if I sounded like a condescending dick; that was never the purpose.
Anyway, as to Sabaton songs you might want to check out, Talvisota is one of my favorites.
Double edit: the name "Karl" itself is of old Scandinavian origin and originally used to mean "Chief" or a king. By the time king Karl the 12th was in power, the name had probably all but lost its original meaning and become a common name at least in the upper ranks of society.
He probably did but you may have informed some wievers that didn't know this.
One of my top 5 “get hyped” tracks
Yes the king of Sweden is Carlos the name of the band performing The song is called Sabaton it's a piece of armor that covers the top of your foot
(Just a sidenote: In Spanish, yes, you're right. In English it's "Charles" and in Swedish it's "Karl". Carolus is Latin; "Carolus Rex" simply means "King Charles".)
@@FamousGirlfriend not quiet charles is a french-english name of same meaning as Karl and in english speaking countries they also have The name Karl/Carl
As a Finnish guy I have to raise few of the songs they made from Finland and Finnish people: Soldier of 3 armies, Talvisota(winter war) and White death.
Charles is the English version of his name, Carolus being the actual name (or sometimes just Carl).. Just like in Finnish we changed King "George" to "Yrjö" (TBH, they don't even sound the same phonetically)
Also, Christian monarchs(in middle ages and before) had the right to rule ordained by God, Pope being their vessel.. hence chorus..
Funny you say it’s meant for a soundtrack. It actually is on the soundtrack to the game Europa universalis 4. Developers of the game are also Swedish and include a few Sabaton songs
Im a Swede and i gotta say that Charles the 12 gave us enormous groujds to stand on by taxes and by making sure his father conscription service stood firm also many of the economics in sweden today are based on his foresight even when he basically was exiled from home.
I am a 61 year old lover of what is called string band music (think banjos and fiddles...but NOT Bluegrass)....and a lover of history since I was in my single digits....and even I like Sabaton...btw, back in the day scholars and rulers sometimes latinized their names...hence Charles XII was known as Carolus Rex (Charles (the) King) ....and it was the age of kings claiming divine right or ordination by God (born to be king, that is his claim)..not being a god king...
all you say is just perfect i just came here from sweden so its a long flight jk i just found you and you are awesome i will follow
A word to define Sabaton: AWESOME.
I considered not listening to Sabaton once, BUT THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED!!!!
The first time I seen SABATON WAS IN 2013 IN CONCERT WITH ICED EARTH, and NOW SABATON IS MY FAVORITE BAND TO SEE IN CONCERT. 🤘🏻🤘🏻, and if you want to know the meaning of the songs check out SABATON HISTORY
Sabaton songs are a blast
Speaking of sound tracks, they have done songs for world of warships and world of tanks. Look up Bismarck and steel commanders and gove them a go.
finally another sabaton video
I couldn't click fast enough once i saw it's a sabaton reaction
A lot of the lyrics in this song (both in the Swedish and English versions of the song) are direct quotes of King Charles XII (Carolus Rex).
You should check out Sabaton - The Carolean's Prayer, it''s a great track from the same album about the Caroleans serving under Carolus Rex. :)
He was one of Europes last warrior kings, maybe the last. He faught alongside his men.
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Karl IX buld up an army that called Caroleans in Swedish Karoliner. His son, Karl XII had a army that no one in Europe can match. Karoliner was Top Notch in warfare..
yes Carolus is Charles in latin and rex is king.
This english version is from the kings perspective and the same song in Swedish is from the Soldiers.
i just found you now, i would say you would love "Red Baron"
Carolus in this case is likely referring to King Charles but could also relate to most European kings as carolous is an all encompassing term for king. Used by many in Europe: Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, all have words that can be argued to sound like this. Hard to say
Sabaton and Iced Earth are great historic story tellers
Even now the King of Sweden is Karl and the King of England is Charles; both names literally meaning "King".
Well his names are like that
In Swidish: Karl XII
In English:Charls XII
In Latin: Carolus Rex (Translates to "Kingg Charls")
And he also was refered to as "Alexander of the North"
In the game Civilization V, they actually made one of the intros to Gustovus Adolfus
The title is Latin for king Charles, or kung Karl in Swedish :) I recommend the Sabaton history channel for more information :) Anyway, Karl XII/ Charles XII won battle after battle until finally routed by the Russians who employed a scorched earth doctrine to leave them no supplies. This period of Swedish history is famous for the way the very professional army (Karolinerna, the Caroleans) continually punched above their weight. Remember, Sweden doesn't have a big populace and they actually fought the Russians. The idea was since we didn't have quantity we went for quality instead. No wonder they fell to the Russians though, it's almost a given if you look at history...
Basically it was a power struggle between the King/Crown and the church in Sweden at the time.
Carolvvs rex, is latin for king charles, might be congusing when the name gets changed, but it was reuired back then if you wanted to be recognised as male by the other parts of the world, where latin was spoken. sweden was also one of them, they did not only speak swedish in sweden, latin was appropiate for any educated man to speak
Saw them a few weeks ago on tour here in the states with Judas Priest. If they return, their differently worth going to see!!!!
Sabaton history channel, has 2 videos of this the english version and the polish version, along with the music videos.
King Charles XII, became king at 15 years old, wondered why he had to wait that long. Dude was a gangster.
the carolus rex album is a whole story about the rise and fall of the swedish empire. carolus rex is portrayed as an arrogant king who leads to the empire's demise in the 2nd half.
He inherited an empire surronded by enemies while Sweden only had a tiny population. As such he had to make do with a small but indeed very professional army in his attempts to hold it all together.