Real Medieval War Stories That Sound Made Up

A blind king rode into battle, two armies clashed over a stolen bucket, and a severed head got its revenge by killing an earl. These medieval war stories sound completely fake - but they're all real.

Take, for example, the Battle of Hastings, one of the most important battles in medieval history. It's also one of the strangest battles of the Middle Ages, since William the Conqueror almost lost because of a rumor. William had to take off his helmet and shout "Look at me! I live!" to convince his men not to flee. Or how about Richard the Lionheart, who fought a crusade while lying on a stretcher? And it turns out ice battles aren't an invention of Game of Thrones; medieval Russians fought a massive battle on a frozen lake.

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[SC-bsjd]

Before conquering England, William the "Conqueror" was known as the "Bastard". Quite an upgrade.

[JamesFromTexas]

That bucket really tied the village together, man. Its about the principle, dude.

[btetschner]

7:41 I lived with an heir to Land O'Lakes in Charleston, South Carolina.

He worked as a travel nurse in order to create his own path.

[NewMessage]

That moment when telling your victim to 'bite me' backfires terribly...

[rheverend]

3:27 weird how a battle ended up being wholesome 😆

[UncleMikeDrop]

Oh, to be a bucket maker in that time and place. LOL

[JCrd]

I love the music. The stories are about war, etc. But the silliness in them is highlighted by the music.

[eviemichalworkerrox]

People really hate the smallest of change, huh. I didn’t think the other narrator was all that bad. Wild how substantial the association between a voice is to a character, narration, person, etc

[MeatMachine]

Lmao "lol I'm going in the river"

[lukemn]

I guess "The Battle of the Little Brown Jug" in Big 10 football doesn't sound like a big deal after all.

[kirkmorrison]

William I had the greatest make over ever From William the Bastard of Normandy, to William the Conquerer

[btetschner]

1:58 For a while, I trained in boxing at a community center at Air Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Our trainer was a streetwise professional boxer and the facility seemed to be straight out of the film Rocky.
It is now the location of the Lincoln Boxing Club.

[joeyjojojunior]

9:27 I see what you did there. Hilarious

[oafishblowfish]

Please, no more narrator switches. Don't leave us again, the other guy just doesn't have the appropriate voice for this channel. He's not bad, but he doesn't convey it quite this way. I harbor neither love nor hate towards him, just meh...

[btetschner]

A+ video!
Very unique and helpful history, what crazy war stories!

[MariaMartinez-researcher]

The battle on the ice between Russians and Teutonic Knights is the main part of the cantata Alexander Nevsky, by Prokofiev. There's a famous movie by Eisenstein showing the whole story: Alexander Nevsky. He led the Russians to victory.

[kevinmilburn]

I want to hear about the history of vampires and how that whole idea of deracula came about!

[btetschner]

8:23 It says a lot when people fight on ice of uncertain thickness.

[Retro_Overdose]

If you play Dwarf Fortress at all, you will understand going to war over a bucket.

[nickbrown]

A scratch from a tooth led to him dying. Either that dead guy had the absolute worst oral hygiene or the living guy has the absolute worst general hygiene to let that get so bad it killed him. Also how sharp were his teeth!!