Charles Martel - The Hammer - Forgotten History
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- Charles "The Hammer" The Savior of modern Europe. Charles Martel (c. 688 - 22 October 741) was a Frankish statesman and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of Francia from 718 until his death. Hosted by Colin Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production.
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Martel was a son of the Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal and Pepin's mistress, a noblewoman named Alpaida. Charles, also known as "The Hammer" (in Old French, Martel), successfully asserted his claims to power as successor to his father as the power behind the throne in Frankish politics. Continuing and building on his father's work, he restored centralized government in Francia and began the series of military campaigns that re-established the Franks as the undisputed masters of all Gaul.Stay tuned for shows on a variety of military history subjects. Hosted by Colin Heaton. Hammer of God pitch deck and TV pilot are available. Contact us for more information.
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The impact of Martel's victory has been felt through the ages, and we all live with the result of his victory even today. All around the world.
Meanwhile, Europe is handing itself over the to the very people they fought so hard to keep at bay. Imagine the Balkans as unified Orthodox instead of the Ottoman inspired mess it is today.
Yes, Charles The Hammer was a real hero. Without him my country have probably been a 100% muslim country day and that have been terrible for me and my countrymen.
Now the Europeans have allowed Muslims to come in freely, live off the system, keep their own culture, and commit crime with impunity.
Hard Times create Strong Men.
Strong Men create Good Times.
Good Times create Weak Men.
Weak (& Evil) Men create Hard Times.
Guess we are right now with DEI, ESG & Woke/Victimhood culture?
@@drdalnot really, the muslims were massively overstretched knee deep in hostile Europe and soon their empire would break up duo to internal power struggles and racism towards non Arab muslims.
Very important history. Sad so many youth today aren't taught this.
Thanks for watching.
In France, we learn of the Muslim “conquest”, saying that Charles Martel had no impact, seeing that he is the bad guy....
Yes, I am French, current ideology makes us hate our country and adore foreigners...
Thank you, the wokes of America, the blm, etc... for having done this, in a country which is multicultural, with good understanding between different people for many years... which took less than 10-20 years to destroy everything and potentially cause a civil/racial war, and the complete extinction of the whites and the French...
Thank you for the retelling of the great battle of Tours when Charles Martell saved our beautiful European and Western civilisation with its Christian values from the kind of endless Islamic dark age that still besets the whole of North Africa nd the Middle East. There should be a statue of him in every city in Europe., the Americas, Australasia, subSaharan Africa and beyond. Thanks be to God.
Agreed, and too few people even know about him.
agreed
I recommend to read history in a proper way before outraging, muslims on that time were civilized & well educated, while Europe was drenching in the darkness
@@mohammadtayyeb3377 yeah no that maybe the case in their own land but wherever they invaded they destroyed, pillaged, raped their way through
@@mohammadtayyeb3377It's funny because that's not really true; in fact, the demarcation of Europe as we see it today (as a wide cultural block) wasn't really possible until around the 17th century. Before then, "Europe" was really only the former Roman Empire (which was arguably more advanced during this time than the contemporary Islamic world, considering the technological achievement of Byzantion, which allowed them to hold off the Muslim horde for so long while also contending with the Slavs and internal disunity). Everywhere else was still "barbarian." The Dark Ages are a myth, because technological recession only really happened where the Germanic peoples ousted Roman control. That isn't a dark age; that's just ethnic expansion.
Charles Martel was a strategic genius. Wonderful video! Thanks for creating and uploading. Blessings.
Thanks for watching
As a historian myself, I feel like this was a moment in our time period that’s just totally looked over. When I was younger, in my twenties, and initially learned of Muslims at one point building strong holds in south France I was sure I’d read it wrong and then realized, but not only was it right but it was the first time hearing about it. And I was genuinely amazed. Sure I knew “Charles of Herstal united the Franks” and was the grandfather of Charlemagne but like I don’t know, I feel a genuine attempted take over of south France and most of Iberia is a pretty interesting footnote in time that just wasn’t mentioned, at least in Texas schools. It’s such a cool bit of history and arguably one of the more important times in western survival. The battle of Tours almost like a Thermopylae-level of importance for western kind.
Agreed. Thanks for watching
God bless the Hammer.
Thank you Charles.
Thanks for watching.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNELthank you sir for posting!
glad I found this channel. planning a trip to France to visit medieval towns, villages, and cathedrals.
What an amazing story. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Im studying church history and I cant beleieve these amazing Christian men were hidden from me.
These men and all the miracles surrounding them help build my faith
his fearsome nickname really suits him
Europe should remember, thank and honor this man
Is it me or is your channel growing faster? Edit: There’s almost as many Spears of Destiny as pieces of the True Cross. But a symbol is what you make of it.
Yes, had crazy growth in the last week...keep it going! Agreed, every major Cathedral in Europe has one or the other.
Amen and Amen
Thanks for watching
Well...he's quite a character
Deus Vult.
nice one, great project
Thanks Nikos!
Thanks Nikos, hope you are well.
We already have both a feature film script, and a pilot episode version for a limited series with pitch deck, etc. Ready roll.
We could use a “Hammer” this age but YHWH will provide.
Couldn't agree more.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL I concur
There is no YHWH, but indeed the Christian mindset and values moved the western soviety forward. There will always be a hammer in times of need; the global ecosystem will never let savages prevail. There will always be a Leonidas, a Themistocles, a Charles Martel and a Jon Sobieski to keep the violent hordes back.
My ancestor, Im so proud 😊
Mine too!
Good synopsis of the Charles and the battle! Minor correction: pronounce it as paypul, not papple.
Just the vernacular but thanks.
Awesome
Thank you. We appreciate it.
Dude is my 46th great grandpa 😁💯
That's awesome
Same, although most Europeans/people of European descent can trace their lineage back to Charlemagne.
We are beholden to him for his audacity dauntless courage perseverance and determination. He saved Christianity and Western Europe .
Please bring him back and expel these invaders
He was one of my great-grandfathers!
we could use someone like the Hammer today
Born in Tours that Man saved my city.
this is not forgotten history. This should be thought at every school.
Does anyone have any details on Martels archers, like what type of bow was used, were they Frankish ot mercenaries?
We know that most of his archers were Franks, but probably also Frisians and Saxons.
The thing reminds me of Caesar: "Veni, vidi, vici". There also are parallels to the battle of Gergovia (52 BC), inasmuch as in the latter, the Romans likewise were outnumbered, hid in vegetation, and used surprise.
One question I'm still wondering about is how Charles has made his enemies attack him where that beam of light had shone to. Has he simply gone there, waiting until his opponents would seize their seeming opportunity?
A sentence beginning at 7:13 lacks an end. Which is not a problem; the context betrays what must be meant. You certainly just have to insert, after "the Muslims firmly believed that": "they would overwhelm the coalition".
Legend has it that the beam of light shone on the field where battle would take place. That turned out to be the flooded part, and as the water receded the mud hampered the Muslim cavalry and infantry. Stuck in the mud so to speak, sitting ducks for the archers.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL That much sounds plausible (and it also resembles the battle of Gergovia, again, inasmuch as the Gauls of this other clash were hindered from exploiting a numerical advantage through the narrowness of certain valleys). But I still do not see why the Muslims went into such a trap.
One possibility is that Muslims would have been unable to at all imagine such a small swamp, only knowing the large, seasonal ones of the valleys of the big rivers of their homelands. You should have seen how surprised one Arab has been when I opened a package of bread, in front of his eyes, which turned out to be filled with mold.
The Muslims thought that there were only about 5,000 Franks in their way, not knowing that greater numbers in hiding, and the frontal and flank attack by archers. Martel chose to fight between the river and the forest, channeling his more numerous enemy into the kill zone by design and deception.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL Okay, I could imagine that if I had been Charles (which I guess I have been), I'd have lured ʿAbd al-Raḥmān into such a trap through suggesting that some confused idiots of my men were trying to hide there without expecting too much evil.
Encyclopedia Britannica concerning the Battle of Tours quotes one _Chronicle of 754_ with the words: "The northern people remained immobile like a wall, holding together like a glacier in the cold regions, and in the blink of an eye annihilated the Arabs with the sword." Again I feel reminded of the methods of the Romans. It seems that Charles has copied much of them.
Yes, Charles studied the Gallic Wars, he was a student of the Roman methods.
One thing about this channel if any parents that have children wants their children to know Real History this would be the channel so kids won't be behind in history not what they been taught in school not the full picture and not some halfway truth
Not many people know this but the Frankish language is the forerunner of Dutch not French. Though also Saxon and Frisian are spoken. I did not know the other two Germanic tribes both arch enemies of the Franks joined the battle, especially since it was his grandson that finally pacified them.
Even to this day Charles Martel is defending cities in rise of kingdom 🗿
God bless him!
The Great Voyages and the European colonisation started with Portuguese explorers of Africa and India and with the Spanish discovery of America and the first circumnavigation of the Earth achieved for the Spanish navigators...... And this has nothing to do with Charles Martel or the battle of Tours. It has to do with Don Pelayo king of Asturias and the battle of Covadonga The kingdom of Asturias is the father of Portugal and Spain. This is the true forgotten history, A few Asturians fought and defeat the powerfull muslim Empire without any help from the rest of european countries.
yes there were several victories for the Christian rulers, but the overwhelming Muslin force ensured a 700 year occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. Martel's victory pretty much kept them there.
Great video! 👍🏼 I can't help but think how he might have felt to be given an honary title of officer in the US military- but in truth... they never allowed him. To me, it would have been a disgraceful act of a govt to try and profit popular enthusiasm as if " I " actually were given the honor of flying for the usa... but in truth ... they wouldn't allow me in real time during my life due to something as mundane as the color of the skin I bear due to my heavenly Father's wishes
Thank u for this video. God bless u can u make a video on why the byzantine empire failed against the arabs especially in syria , palestine and north africa and why the sassanian empire collapsed from the arab muslim invasions .
Will consider. Thanks for watching
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL thank you
Nice. France needs Charles the hammer to return to save its people.
Charles Martel was a king?!?! I don’t think so. Mayor of the Palace yes. What’s really forgotten is his brother who fought with him, Childebrand I “Childebranno” he is the ancient forefather of many people including mine. His line still exists in France through a family carrying the name Moyencourt and Tirel de Poix. However many people tend to overlook him , scholars do not. Childebrand and his son Nibelung continued the “Fredigar” the ancient text that chronicles history from a Charles Martel point of view..it details the battle of Tours and spans 4 or 5 volumes the last two being either commissioned or written by Nibelung the head of the Nibelungids line which ran parallel to the Pippinid line. You are welcome!
Thanks, Charles was considered King of the Franks after the death of Duke Odo, at least by the Church and his allies as there were no other challengers. As you know when he died Pepin took the crown. Childebrand (aka Hildebrand) is a very important figure as well. Actually, we have script written for a film and a pilot episode for a series option.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL I don’t know if you have read this book but a good source of information is Paul Fouracres book “The Age of Charles Martel”. For Childebrand’s descendants a good source is “Terrell Genealogy” by Emma Dicken. In the front it gives an accurate line of descent for Childebrand’s line. Many people descend from him in United States through all Terrell family lines. Our ancient ancestor Nibelung wasn’t nicknamed “the historian”for nothing! We continue to remember. Good luck with your script and pilot!
I'll check it out. Thank you!
Great video!! Just wondering, what source did you get that Swanhilda was clairvoyant, or Charles had a dream on the location of the battle?
Really old video. I have to do some digging for my notes.
Charles wasn’t illegitimate nor was his mother Pepin’s mistress . Frankish law of the time didn’t exclude any recognized son of a Frankish free man. Apaida was Pepin’s second wife or concubine; Frankish law didn’t distinguish between the two. Nor was Charles the oldest son. He was much younger than Pepin and Pliectrude’s (Pepin’s first wife) sons Charles had earned the Church’s enmity and threat of excommunication for helping himself to Church property to fund his military campaign. And yes, the Franks were only nominally Catholic in practice though enthusiastically supporting the Church as an institution
The understanding is that Alpaida was not "legally" married to Pepin in the eyes of the Church, not that it meant much, as she was not a noblewoman by their definition, unlike Plectrude, but polygamy was often accepted.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL even his grandson Charlemagne a faithful son of the church paid scant regard to Catholic teaching when it came to his multiple wives. No one during his lifetime, not even a Bishop dared to call any of Charlemagne’s children illegitimate.
And for no reason at all, the crusades happened.
Unfortunately, they’re within the walls today, and increasing in force. Basically, they’re manning outposts in “hostile” territory, patiently waiting until their strength is sufficient to go back on the march!
My kind of leader!
Question: did this happen before the crusades?
Yes, the Battle of Tours/Poitiers was in 732. The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by pope Urban II.
@@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL
This sounds very familiar to the way the pope would fund the crusades years later.
Popes launched crusades for many reasons, the primary reasons in most cases were to create an environment where they could get the warring nobles fighting each other out of Europe, and when they failed to return the Church confiscated their lands. The reason given was always religious fervor and "retaking the Holy Land," primarily Jerusalem which happened during the First Crusade, but lost during the Third when Saladin captured the city, and it was never recovered afterward.
Jesus is the Only Lord and Savior!
Wow we are still using this tactics on land air and sea
Most historians credit Alexander the Great as developing modern battlefield tactics, hence his great success. Even the greatest Roman commanders credited him with developing tactics that they used successfully.
Ed Rooney!
Thanks for watching
ancestor.
Awesome
Wow he really had a dream?
That's the legend.
Professor how do you think the ottomans invaded balkans easily like the serbian empire, bulgaria, present day hungary , croata, bosnia and herzogovina so easily and why didnt the pope help constantinople during the seige.?
The various Popes had no interest in helping the Byzantines for political, personal and religious reasons, with possible exception to Pope Urban II, when he convened The Council of Clermont in 1095 as he launched the First Crusade, stating that it was a Christian moral duty to aid the Byzantines against the Muslims, primarily the Seljuk Turks. Thanks for watching.
98th, 27 February 2024
Too bad Charles Martel does receive the notoriety he deserves. He literally saved Europe and the West! King Richard the Lionheart is a lot more respected and well-known. Perhaps King Richard wouldn't have existed if it wasn't for Charles Martel's achievements.
What do you do when your own country invites the invaders in... and puts them up in hotels? A different type of battle I suppose... perhaps a different outcome as well. I didn't know any of this would be important in my lifetime... being raised in a bubble has consequences.