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Count Adalbert II von Winterthur had not only Swabian but more likely Swiss warriors from his Grafschaft (domains) in Thurgau, Aargau and Zürich which might explain that they were ferocious fighters since the Swabians themsleves from Swabi aweren't much of good soldiersas later the Swiss Swabian wars showed in which the Swiss Confederates destroyed several Swabian Knight armies.
Imagine watching a +20min detailed video about +1000 years ago and the channel thanks "you" for simply watching it. No, "I" thank you for your beautiful and interesting content.
One Emperor of the holy german empire fled vom norman king Robert Guiscard, who sacked rome. Later Guiscard started to conquer the east roman empire and came close to conquer it.
I'm extremely grateful that I can enjoy this top quality content for free. Thank you so much to all the producers and anyone involved in this amazing project
@@digital-artefakt That's what was meant, I believe...that these videos are made available to watch for free - not that they cost nothing to make, nor that the creators don't require funds from patrons to keep going.
@@Darkdaej just because you pay with something that isn’t money doesn’t mean you got it for free: example point, you perform labor in exchange for money at your job. You did not receive that money for free. This content is paid for. With data and advertising revenue and UA-cam+ chump change. A careful (note: sarcasm) analysis of how UA-cam pays content creators would show that everyone except UA-cam is getting ripped off.
As a kid, I used to play Crusader Kings games starting out as Robert, Duke of Apulia. So thank you for providing background information on how he rose to power.
Without these types of videos on youtube I would have never learnt so much about history. Not just battles, it teaches you about the politics, how cultures spread and influenced lands and languages through conquest and war.
It might be uninteresting for you but to the English people like myself it is one of the most important parts of English history and a monolithic turning point for England that shaped it to this very day and arguably the very world itself 👍
Normans in general were very interesting, compared to other medieval nations. It's impressive just how much they did not like to live in peace and often look to undermine their neighbors. England, Italy and Antioch. Who knows how many more Norman mercenary regiments across Europe who failed to be mentioned in the history pages.
Wow, those Swabians fought with incredible determination & tenacity despite it all, quite impressive, its not often you hear of troops being completely surrounded, charged on all sides fight to the bitter end instead of breaking- and I'm inclined to believe the story if both sides confirmed they fought to the death.
@@revanofkorriban1505 Swabia is the homeland of the Staufer dynasty with famous emperors like Barbarossa and is full with castles of all the knights and nobles that lived there. Swabians were known for being good fighters, the Reichssturmfahne of the Emperor was held by Swabians which came with the right and honor of being the dangerous first line of a knightly cavalry attack. Also a lot of the famous 15th century Landsknechts came from Swabia. So I think their warrior spirit led to this last stand, others would have panicked and would have been slaughtered like lambs.
@@smithsmitherson The Swabians weren't special. They were given no choice in the matter and sold their lives dearly as a result. If their allies had been in the same situation, they would've fought to the death as well, because they'd have had no choice.
I'm Swabian myself, but I've never heard of this story before. Although I received basic fencing training, I would have surrendered in such a situation.
@@revanofkorriban1505 History is full of stories of people that give up or attempt to surrender in these situations. There were choices to be made, and they chose to fight. The unmitigated gall of a coward behind a keyboard talking down fighting men from 1000 years ago is a brilliant demonstration of you being a real joke of a person. Is your ego so fragile you have to play tough guy over dead men that could have torn you apart with their bare hands? What a complete clown!
Your documentaries are always the foundation of important historical events . Very well thought out and presented. And the narration is superb. Thank all of you so much.
I'm from Monte Sant'Angelo (Monte Gargano in your video) and watching your video is always a pleasure, especially because of the bibliography in the description and the graphic. I hope you will continue to make video regarding Italian medieval history . Thanks for your works.
This was very well read and thought out. Its also greatly appreciated that you just owned it when sources arent super clear instead of superfluously adding numbers to sound more informed than reality permits. Though many years too late, I shall raise a glass, to the bravery of those who died in this battle, tonight
This kind of history lesson is soooooo interesting, I regret that I never listened in history class during my high school days but now I can Relearn it especially with visual treat like this, thank u very much for this
I hope one day you'll make videos on the battles of Muret and Benevento (and Tagliacozzo), two of the most underrated yet decisive battles of the Middle Ages. Montgisard would be epic too. Great video!
The Normans in S. Italy led by the de Hauteville brothers is one of my favorite periods in history. It's amazing how these Few Norman knights dominated the battlefields of S. Italy and Sicily with their disciplined and ferocious cavalry charges. It's told that after the Battle of Civitate the victorious Normans, much to the shock and bewilderment of Pope Leo and his Bishops, knelt before the pontiff begging Gods forgiveness. Though opportunistic strongmen and brutal warriors, these Normans were nonetheless faithful Catholics....in their own seemingly paradoxical way. Hope to see History Marche cover these events further.
You really have no idea what youre talking about, do you? The FACT is that the Normans kicked both the Muslims and the Byzantines out of Sicily and S. Italy respectively. Though I wouldnt be surprised, in the least, to learn that that wasn't the History YOU were taught in school. Perhaps God favored them over Mohamed's followers after all, eh?
Unfortunately, many comments absurdly exaggerate the importance of the Normans. The Normans actually achieved nothing. They hung around in Italy for 200 years and ultimately didn't achieve anything. This was generally the case with the Scandinavians. No matter whether they were Vikings or Normans. They were ultimately insignificant and did not permanently colonize anything. Vikings or Normans were the losers of history.
Very interesting enough, the decisive battle at Civitate was one part of the Norman's grand conquest of Italy. Unlike William's campaign in England a few years later, multiple rulers/conquerors played an independent role that gave the Normans the upper hand in obtaining Southern Italy. This was unplanned and disorganized, but ultimately, the conquest was complete.
@Sugondese primarily the conquest of England. While it only took Hardrada to put indirect pressure on King Harold to weaken England's forces to allow William to eventually beat them in one single battle at Hastings to completely transform England it took decades for the Normans to slowly transform Southern Italy & the Italian isles like Sicily. The Normans had to wait longer while their rivals fought amongst themselves or were besieged by the Normans after Civitate. From 999 to 1138, for the Normans in Italy to complete their conquest versus William's conquest 1050s to 1060s.
This is so well done. Can’t believe I’m getting it for free! I remember when history channel was like this but now it’s reality tv and other garbage. Thank you for all of this sir!
i went to school with a direct descendant of the d'Hauteville. His father still wears the family seal on a ring that is said to have been made in Italy in the XIIth century.
History very wild and interesting. It's one of this channel that helps preserve it. But Im very very thankful for those olf peoples that witness and wrote this. It's very very interesting to think about.
I found this channel by chance a few weeks back and it became my favourite channel on UA-cam ever since! Thank you for this great quality content! There are just so many amazing stories in human history for all of us to learn about, analyze, and contemplate. I wish there were more people interested in history in general :)
Your videos are great. It’s funny that I study in the city of Adalbert II, Winterthur in Switzerland now. Did not expect to hear my city in this video.
@@HistoryMarcheyes, me and my dad loved watching it over the summer, best documentary series ever. I watch you kings and generals, epic history tv and oversimplified but your Hannibal series is the best.
In the UK we were taught about THE Norman Conquest. Today I discover it was merely one of several. Those Normans got about a bit in the eleventh century!
Wow- I just learnt something completely new, another puzzle piece in my understanding of history. And possibly an answer to how my husband’s Calabrian family ended up with blue eyes?!… thank you!
Wait you think Mediterranean men can't have blue eyes or blonde hair? Augustus Caesar was blonde. The darker shades associated with Sicilians is more due to the Arab/Berber heritage than anything. Arabs ruled over Sicily far longer than Normans
This channel is so good. Every episode is stunning. Love love love this channel. The amount of research that must go into every episode is awe inspiring. Thank you for everything!
Here because I'm loving playing Bannerlord lately! Thank you for a GREAT video!
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I was waiting for this story to be told on the channel and I'm glad you did, since more focus is usually given to the Norman conquests in England and the others are ignored, I hope you continue the series with the conquest of Sicily and others further. On the other hand, I hope that you will talk in the near future about the expansion of the Kingdom of Aragon in southern Italy.
Unless I'm mistaken, the Swabians didn't use two handed swords, which appeared a couple centuries later. From what I can tell from a quick search, the sources do mention that they were great swordsmen who liked to fight on foot, but nothing suggests they weren't using one handed sword and shield as people did in their time. They do say their swords were longer than usual and say they could do great damage, but I don't see a mention of them being two handed, and I do expect people of the time would mention it if they were the only ones to fight with two handed swords, without shield
@@caniblmolstr4503 I might be mistaken with another battle in the same period but if I recall these Swabians were not formidable just for their discipline, experience and strength, but for a kinda prototype state-of-art armor they wore on that occasion. At first Normans tried to hit them but all the blows bounced back and seemed unstoppable. But after a while they noticed that when they rose the arm to strike the armpit was almost naked and vulnerable, so started to aim at the armpit, thrusting rather than slashing. From there the tide of battle turned in their favour and the arrive of Richard's cavalry sealed their fate.
@@sp1d3rm0nk3y33 nope totally mistaken.... The armour that you cite didn't come into play until the 1300s. At the point of this video, the best armour was the Norman style cain hauberk
@@sp1d3rm0nk3y33 there were some pretty ingenious innovations that made the Normans become a formidable heavy cavalry force from a heavy infantry force. 1. Couched lances - this technique was so important that its criminal how its often overlooked. It helped Normans to use longer and heavier weapons a horse. 2. Chain hauberk 3. Kite Shields Further the administration things by William Longsword helped make Normandy into a well governed unit
I like the music in the intro. Its like you wake up after a good night sleep and have to realized that its the cold air of 1053 and a enemy army is marching on you. You feel confident because of your numbers but at the same time you are nervous because there is no certancy in war or love.
Love the videos History Marche! Would be interested to see an episode on the legendary Iberian general Variathus and his unstoppable military genius in his defense against roman expansion. Would be an interesting topic, I think, based on your viewers interest in Hannibal and Caesar.
brilliant video. history Marché thnks for creating these videos for us. a fan of your channel from sri lanka . battle of civitae the beginning of the norman conquest of southern italy. brilliant .
What a great story. I have to admit I was pulling for the Normans. Nothing like taking a Pope prisoner in Italy to really send a message to your enemies.
@@Imperator-vo4to the battle known as Battle of Leipzig (of the Napoleonic wars). The name "Battle of Nation" was coined by the German National movement: The battle where all who have German Spirit united against the France Oppressor, Napoleon. Well something like that.
The house of Hauteville ascended to greatness , conquering Sicily , tangling with the Byzantine and being at the forefront of the crusades their feats of arms as famous as their treachery and pugnacity
This is a great example of Quality over Quantity also the battle of Dunbar is a great example. But you can never say “Quality is better than Quantity” or the other way around, cause it depends on the Situation (Not counting many other factors like terrain, weather, morale etc)
@@tedhodge4830 yeah the battle of Golden Spurs is a great example. This battle was seen as a manifestation of the so called “Infantry revolution” in medieval warfare during 14th century
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🚩 Battle of Civitate proved to be a turning point in the fortunes of the Normans in Italy, who were able to win a victory despite their differences even among themselves, and solidifying their legitimacy in the process. Not only that, it was the first major victory for Robert Guiscard, who would eventually rise to prominence as the leader of the Normans in the South. In terms of its implications, the Battle of Civitate had the same long-term political ramifications as had the Battle of Hastings in England and Northern Europe, a reorientation of power and influence into a Latin-Christendom world.
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Add and Albanian Substiles if you can
Thank you
This map is wrong in the midlle was a dukedom of carinthia not holy roman empire
Make series about Tamar the great king/queen of georgia
This was amazing!
Count Adalbert II von Winterthur had not only Swabian but more likely Swiss warriors from his Grafschaft (domains) in Thurgau, Aargau and Zürich which might explain that they were ferocious fighters since the Swabians themsleves from Swabi aweren't much of good soldiersas later the Swiss Swabian wars showed in which the Swiss Confederates destroyed several Swabian Knight armies.
Imagine watching a +20min detailed video about +1000 years ago and the channel thanks "you" for simply watching it. No, "I" thank you for your beautiful and interesting content.
Thank you very much for the support. Very kind of you.
And love it
Totally agree
Check out “Kings and Generals” and “BazBattles” for more historical content. These three channels do more than the History channel ever could.
Couldn't agree more
Normans absolutely rocked the medieval world just with disciplined shock cavalry and martial training and adventurous spirit.
One Emperor of the holy german empire fled vom norman king Robert Guiscard, who sacked rome. Later Guiscard started to conquer the east roman empire and came close to conquer it.
There was nothing like the French heavy cavalry at this time. They could turn any battle even with small numbers.
@@TemplarX2 can you give some feedback? thanks
@@spirosvelliniatis2165 Ottoman battles
@@عليياسر-ذ5ب french heavy cavalry?ottoman battles?You mean in the cruisades?
I'm extremely grateful that I can enjoy this top quality content for free. Thank you so much to all the producers and anyone involved in this amazing project
it is just your point of view. They don't make it for free. Financial satisfaction is making these videos available.
@@digital-artefakt he said he can enjoy it for free as in he doesnt have to pay for it.
@@digital-artefakt That's what was meant, I believe...that these videos are made available to watch for free - not that they cost nothing to make, nor that the creators don't require funds from patrons to keep going.
@@Darkdaej just because you pay with something that isn’t money doesn’t mean you got it for free: example point, you perform labor in exchange for money at your job. You did not receive that money for free.
This content is paid for. With data and advertising revenue and UA-cam+ chump change.
A careful (note: sarcasm) analysis of how UA-cam pays content creators would show that everyone except UA-cam is getting ripped off.
I agree
As a kid, I used to play Crusader Kings games starting out as Robert, Duke of Apulia. So thank you for providing background information on how he rose to power.
As a kid...
@@BIRDSDHKHK Not in several years now. I'm not sure if CK1 is even compatible with my current PC.
@@OhioDan you can play ck3.. Robert is still my fav campaign
@@caniblmolstr4503 I think I'm too old to get into it, at this point.
@@OhioDan Blasphemy!
The consistent rise in quality video to video is something truly unique to this history channel alone.
Without these types of videos on youtube I would have never learnt so much about history. Not just battles, it teaches you about the politics, how cultures spread and influenced lands and languages through conquest and war.
To me Norman presence in Italy is far more interesting than the conquest of England, and to think they went all over is just mind boggling.
Well they failed in trying to get into Spain so Italia and Greece was easier.
It might be uninteresting for you but to the English people like myself it is one of the most important parts of English history and a monolithic turning point for England that shaped it to this very day and arguably the very world itself 👍
Normans in general were very interesting, compared to other medieval nations. It's impressive just how much they did not like to live in peace and often look to undermine their neighbors. England, Italy and Antioch. Who knows how many more Norman mercenary regiments across Europe who failed to be mentioned in the history pages.
@@Slava22222 They also took siginificant part in slavic histrory, first ruthenian dynasty was elevated from Norman mercenaries
Normans out REEEEEEE-
Wow, those Swabians fought with incredible determination & tenacity despite it all, quite impressive, its not often you hear of troops being completely surrounded, charged on all sides fight to the bitter end instead of breaking- and I'm inclined to believe the story if both sides confirmed they fought to the death.
If you don't have the option to flee, you don't.
@@revanofkorriban1505 Swabia is the homeland of the Staufer dynasty with famous emperors like Barbarossa and is full with castles of all the knights and nobles that lived there.
Swabians were known for being good fighters, the Reichssturmfahne of the Emperor was held by Swabians which came with the right and honor of being the dangerous first line of a knightly cavalry attack. Also a lot of the famous 15th century Landsknechts came from Swabia.
So I think their warrior spirit led to this last stand, others would have panicked and would have been slaughtered like lambs.
@@smithsmitherson The Swabians weren't special. They were given no choice in the matter and sold their lives dearly as a result. If their allies had been in the same situation, they would've fought to the death as well, because they'd have had no choice.
I'm Swabian myself, but I've never heard of this story before. Although I received basic fencing training, I would have surrendered in such a situation.
@@revanofkorriban1505 History is full of stories of people that give up or attempt to surrender in these situations. There were choices to be made, and they chose to fight. The unmitigated gall of a coward behind a keyboard talking down fighting men from 1000 years ago is a brilliant demonstration of you being a real joke of a person. Is your ego so fragile you have to play tough guy over dead men that could have torn you apart with their bare hands? What a complete clown!
Your documentaries are always the foundation of important historical events . Very well thought out and presented. And the narration is superb.
Thank all of you so much.
Just a very rare comment to echo what has clearly and justifiably been said hundreds of times; thank YOU for this content. Absolutely incredible.
I'm from Monte Sant'Angelo (Monte Gargano in your video) and watching your video is always a pleasure, especially because of the bibliography in the description and the graphic. I hope you will continue to make video regarding Italian medieval history . Thanks for your works.
Thanks for your great videos
Thanks so much for the support. Very kind of you.
This was very well read and thought out. Its also greatly appreciated that you just owned it when sources arent super clear instead of superfluously adding numbers to sound more informed than reality permits. Though many years too late, I shall raise a glass, to the bravery of those who died in this battle, tonight
A documentary on these “old roman family’s” and their roles in Italian history and politics would be interesting
The drawings of the scenes are so beautiful, it really adds to the quality of the video
love when history channels have the visuals of battles
Your dedication to such astounding content is incredible and we never fail to learn so much from each video. Thank you!
Imagine if you could go back in time and give ancient commanders and troops these videos to watch. They probably would’ve become power houses.
This kind of history lesson is soooooo interesting, I regret that I never listened in history class during my high school days but now I can Relearn it especially with visual treat like this, thank u very much for this
Thank you for such high quality content, as always it was entertaining and informative.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the support. Very kind of you.
Beautifully written, researched, illustrated and narrated. Top notch, thank you, PW
I hope one day you'll make videos on the battles of Muret and Benevento (and Tagliacozzo), two of the most underrated yet decisive battles of the Middle Ages. Montgisard would be epic too.
Great video!
Tagliacozzo is crazy, castilians and Arabs Vs French
@@ChevyChase301 And Germans!
@@ChevyChase301 Castillains? Never heard about them in this battle, maybe you have meant Swabians instead?
No please. Tagliacozzo is far too sad. Konradin deserved better
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Henry of Castile took part in the battle of Tagliacozzo, leading the first Ghibelline division composed of Spanish and Italian troops.
One of the best channels for this kind of content
The Normans in S. Italy led by the de Hauteville brothers is one of my favorite periods in history. It's amazing how these Few Norman knights dominated the battlefields of S. Italy and Sicily with their disciplined and ferocious cavalry charges. It's told that after the Battle of Civitate the victorious Normans, much to the shock and bewilderment of Pope Leo and his Bishops, knelt before the pontiff begging Gods forgiveness. Though opportunistic strongmen and brutal warriors, these Normans were nonetheless faithful Catholics....in their own seemingly paradoxical way. Hope to see History Marche cover these events further.
Jesus is lies The Normans were burned alive in southern Italy and Sicily It seems that God loved the Arabs and Romans more than these Vikings
You really have no idea what youre talking about, do you? The FACT is that the Normans kicked both the Muslims and the Byzantines out of Sicily and S. Italy respectively. Though I wouldnt be surprised, in the least, to learn that that wasn't the History YOU were taught in school. Perhaps God favored them over Mohamed's followers after all, eh?
Unfortunately, many comments absurdly exaggerate the importance of the Normans. The Normans actually achieved nothing. They hung around in Italy for 200 years and ultimately didn't achieve anything. This was generally the case with the Scandinavians. No matter whether they were Vikings or Normans. They were ultimately insignificant and did not permanently colonize anything. Vikings or Normans were the losers of history.
@@GreatPolishWingedHussars yeah, cuz the Poles are so obviously superior.
Tack!
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Thankyou for a superb documentary. Everything (overall graphics and concise commentary) were well received.
Danke!
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Wow this channel keeps on getting better and better
I love the New artpieces and maps!
Thanks for the awesome, free content!
Thank you very much for the generous support! Very kind of you.
Very interesting enough, the decisive battle at Civitate was one part of the Norman's grand conquest of Italy. Unlike William's campaign in England a few years later, multiple rulers/conquerors played an independent role that gave the Normans the upper hand in obtaining Southern Italy. This was unplanned and disorganized, but ultimately, the conquest was complete.
This as in? The Norman conquest of England or of Sicily?
@Sugondese primarily the conquest of England.
While it only took Hardrada to put indirect pressure on King Harold to weaken England's forces to allow William to eventually beat them in one single battle at Hastings to completely transform England it took decades for the Normans to slowly transform Southern Italy & the Italian isles like Sicily. The Normans had to wait longer while their rivals fought amongst themselves or were besieged by the Normans after Civitate.
From 999 to 1138, for the Normans in Italy to complete their conquest versus William's conquest 1050s to 1060s.
This is so well done. Can’t believe I’m getting it for free! I remember when history channel was like this but now it’s reality tv and other garbage. Thank you for all of this sir!
Thanks!
Thank you very much for the support. Very kind of you.
These UA-cam history channels are way better than whatever the network history channel is doing….
It's so incredibly nice and refreshing to hear mainland European names pronounced correctly!
Loved this video and it’s visual representation.
Thanks for another fantastic video! ⚔🔥🙌
You guys are making some of the best history content on the site. Keep it up, we all appreciate it.
Amazing video as always... i had no idea normans set up shop as it where all the way down there
I really love this channel. Very educational for a guy who are fascinated by the warring age of humans.
i went to school with a direct descendant of the d'Hauteville. His father still wears the family seal on a ring that is said to have been made in Italy in the XIIth century.
Where does he live?
History very wild and interesting. It's one of this channel that helps preserve it. But Im very very thankful for those olf peoples that witness and wrote this. It's very very interesting to think about.
I found this channel by chance a few weeks back and it became my favourite channel on UA-cam ever since! Thank you for this great quality content! There are just so many amazing stories in human history for all of us to learn about, analyze, and contemplate. I wish there were more people interested in history in general :)
if you are intressted Bazbattles Kings and Geneeals and House of History are also very good history channels
Historia civils, operations room, and strategy stuff are great too.
Yassssss🎉 finally. I love this period of time, especially the normans
Thank you! Great video
Great video HM! as always
Appreciate that KHK, always a pleasure seeing you
Hands down best youtube channel
Your videos are great.
It’s funny that I study in the city of Adalbert II, Winterthur in Switzerland now.
Did not expect to hear my city in this video.
Goddamit I was hoping for the second battle of Nola. To say it's high time you give us a dozen new Hannibal videos is a kindness
Next Friday.
@@HistoryMarcheyes, me and my dad loved watching it over the summer, best documentary series ever. I watch you kings and generals, epic history tv and oversimplified but your Hannibal series is the best.
We meet again my old friend :)
@@tomislav_radic Ah, yes, here I am again, complaining. Pravo srpski haha :D
Dude same here I really wanted to see what happens next
This was amazing , one of my favorites .I can't imagine what it would feel like to imprison a pope. Fascinating.
This is great to listen to. These leaders and their fighters were brave souls.
Thankyou, very entertaining!
Very cool, and great delivery
In the UK we were taught about THE Norman Conquest. Today I discover it was merely one of several. Those Normans got about a bit in the eleventh century!
Fantastic video. Really appreciate you making these.
Somebody get these guys a Netflix deal
Hear, hear!!
Thank you for making and posting the video
Highly informative
Thank for you taking the time to make such quality content.
Wow- I just learnt something completely new, another puzzle piece in my understanding of history. And possibly an answer to how my husband’s Calabrian family ended up with blue eyes?!…
thank you!
Wait you think Mediterranean men can't have blue eyes or blonde hair?
Augustus Caesar was blonde.
The darker shades associated with Sicilians is more due to the Arab/Berber heritage than anything. Arabs ruled over Sicily far longer than Normans
This channel is so good. Every episode is stunning. Love love love this channel. The amount of research that must go into every episode is awe inspiring. Thank you for everything!
Great video, keep up the quality animation and historical accuracy!!! You guys are doing amazing!
Here because I'm loving playing Bannerlord lately! Thank you for a GREAT video!
I was waiting for this story to be told on the channel and I'm glad you did, since more focus is usually given to the Norman conquests in England and the others are ignored, I hope you continue the series with the conquest of Sicily and others further. On the other hand, I hope that you will talk in the near future about the expansion of the Kingdom of Aragon in southern Italy.
Oh yeah, sicilian vespers (and everything what that came with it) are such underrated
Great work guys!
Nice video!!! Always a pleasure to watch thy content. Greetings from Portugal.
Great video as always.
Great video and interesting history!
Yessir! More Norman Awesomeness!
The music at 13:00 is sick
the Normans of the "Altavilla" branch were the progenitors of the kingdom of the 2 Sicilies. many people in southern Italy have Norman blood.
Content like you that make me enjoy history more 😁👍🏾
Part two please 🙏?
Awesome thanks 👍
Please cover the amazing Norman adventure in the Mediterranean!
Very well done.I did not know some of this story Thank you. God Bless.
This is my sacrifice to the algorithm
Just found this one - u rock.
Unless I'm mistaken, the Swabians didn't use two handed swords, which appeared a couple centuries later. From what I can tell from a quick search, the sources do mention that they were great swordsmen who liked to fight on foot, but nothing suggests they weren't using one handed sword and shield as people did in their time. They do say their swords were longer than usual and say they could do great damage, but I don't see a mention of them being two handed, and I do expect people of the time would mention it if they were the only ones to fight with two handed swords, without shield
In massed formations, a spear is better than a sword anyways
@@caniblmolstr4503 I might be mistaken with another battle in the same period but if I recall these Swabians were not formidable just for their discipline, experience and strength, but for a kinda prototype state-of-art armor they wore on that occasion.
At first Normans tried to hit them but all the blows bounced back and seemed unstoppable. But after a while they noticed that when they rose the arm to strike the armpit was almost naked and vulnerable, so started to aim at the armpit, thrusting rather than slashing.
From there the tide of battle turned in their favour and the arrive of Richard's cavalry sealed their fate.
@@sp1d3rm0nk3y33 nope totally mistaken.... The armour that you cite didn't come into play until the 1300s. At the point of this video, the best armour was the Norman style cain hauberk
@@caniblmolstr4503 You're very right:battle of Benevento, 1266.
I was pretty sure it was worn by some germanic contingent , but defeated anyways.
@@sp1d3rm0nk3y33 there were some pretty ingenious innovations that made the Normans become a formidable heavy cavalry force from a heavy infantry force.
1. Couched lances - this technique was so important that its criminal how its often overlooked. It helped Normans to use longer and heavier weapons a horse.
2. Chain hauberk
3. Kite Shields
Further the administration things by William Longsword helped make Normandy into a well governed unit
I like the music in the intro.
Its like you wake up after a good night sleep and have to realized that its the cold air of 1053 and a enemy army is marching on you.
You feel confident because of your numbers but at the same time you are nervous because there is no certancy in war or love.
Love the videos History Marche! Would be interested to see an episode on the legendary Iberian general Variathus and his unstoppable military genius in his defense against roman expansion. Would be an interesting topic, I think, based on your viewers interest in Hannibal and Caesar.
Variathus...say more?
brilliant video. history Marché thnks for creating these videos for us. a fan of your channel from sri lanka . battle of civitae the beginning of the norman conquest of southern italy. brilliant .
Best production and editing yet, sorry for my ignorance is this voiced by human? The voice is very atmospheric.
Thank you sir. Yes, the voice is a human lol. It's David McCallion
Sacrificing for the algorithm. Great work and thank you
What a great story. I have to admit I was pulling for the Normans. Nothing like taking a Pope prisoner in Italy to really send a message to your enemies.
Later Guiscard became the Gonfaloniere/Banner/Servant-Protector of the pope though
Your videos get better every time
How about an episode about the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. This battle is one the most importants in human history.
yeah the most important battle, even more then Hastings(1066), Las Navas de Tolosa (1212), Lepanto (1571), The battle of Nation (1813) and more.
@@Alonkis251 I've never heard of the battle of nations. Does it have a different name? And who were the belligerents?
@@Imperator-vo4to battle of leipzig
Napoleon vs coalition
@@Imperator-vo4to the battle known as Battle of Leipzig (of the Napoleonic wars). The name "Battle of Nation" was coined by the German National movement: The battle where all who have German Spirit united against the France Oppressor, Napoleon. Well something like that.
Honestly battle of las navas and lepanto are not even such important like people like think
Another beautiful video, thanks for another history lesson sir!
Today i funded the kingom of naples in 1141 while playing Crusader kings 3 🤣! I started from Robert de Hauteville's apulia in 1066
That's one of my favorite starts. My last save I pressed claims from one of my duke and took half of the HRE.
@@HistoryMarche yeah, you have limitless possibilities
Always a pleasure to met this beautiful work of dedication. Congratulations.
The art is TOP NOTCH.
Thankyou sir, that was very educational. Think I might be related to some of those he folks on the winning team. Always a treat.
I love how the greeks after seeing the normans success were like “oh hell nah” and literally disbanded an entire army
Excellent! Most Excellent!
Great video: why don't make a video about Dyrrachium (1088), the Hastings' (hoped) revenge?
The house of Hauteville ascended to greatness , conquering Sicily , tangling with the Byzantine and being at the forefront of the crusades
their feats of arms as famous as their treachery and pugnacity
This is a great example of Quality over Quantity also the battle of Dunbar is a great example. But you can never say “Quality is better than Quantity” or the other way around, cause it depends on the Situation (Not counting many other factors like terrain, weather, morale etc)
If you count the horses as combatants the numbers are not so different
@@Harrier_DuBois That isn't always the factor you think it is, see Battle of Golden Spurs or Crecy.
@@tedhodge4830 yeah the battle of Golden Spurs is a great example. This battle was seen as a manifestation of the so called “Infantry revolution” in medieval warfare during 14th century
@@chungus1219 No, they were defeated after this battle by the Roman infantry and the Turks
@@عليياسر-ذ5ب what (We are not talking about Alexios and the crusades)
The way that Leo looked into the camera scared the shit out of me
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This was á great vídeó the Normans are very influental
Ahhh the Normans and their castles. I remember learning about how their pretense influenced Italy a ton.