Legendary Knights of the Middle Ages Explained in 22 Minutes

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Delving into the legacy of Europe's greates knights!

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00:00 Edward the Black Prince
02:23 Rodrigo 'El Cid' Diaz
04:15 William Marshal
06:53 Götz von Berlichingen
09:19 William Wallace
12:03 Hugues de Payens
14:25 Godfrey of Bouillon
16:31 Henry 'Hotspur' Percy
18:59 Zawisza the Black of Garbów
21:34 End

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04:12 El Cid din't loose the Battle of Cabra (1079). He won and was exiled after.

[alexanderb]

You've made a mistake here with one knight. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. The only wholly undefeated man in history as far as I know. Led an entire life of battle and never once lost whether leading battles by land, sea, in siege or defense against siege. He did not loose Cabra, he won it and routed the forces of Abd Allah of Granada, he fought on behalf of the Seville Taifa.
The Medieval age is brimming with legendary knights, we haven't even here touched on Robert Guiscard, the Hauteville family, Balduin IV of Jerusalem and many more.

[KamilJozefczyk-hpkx]

Very nice stuff. As an interesting fact, I can add that in Poland we have a popular adage: "Można na nim polegać, tak jak na Zawiszy" ("You can rely on him like you can rely on Zawisza".) . This means someone you can always rely on, faithful to his word, willing to help and support.

[julianmartinez]

You forget a VERY IMPORTANT FACT about El Cid, beyond his military career: upon his death, the "Cantar del Mío Cid" was composed, most probably comissioned by his family. This text is considered the oldest secular text in Spanish, and the starting point of the Spanish Literature

[Major_Pipps]

I've studied most of these men already, but you did a phenomenal job in this short form style. Packed solid with info and no fluff. And the video editing and effects made it a light watch, even one of my kids would find it easy to watch. Good job 👍

[mici]

One water spring with monument near the fortress of Golubac bears the name of Zawisza the Black. Supposedly he was executed on that spot by the Turks.

[MMIKE.]

20:30 "Accusations" is an understatement. Martin V has cursed entire nation after the battle of Grunwald. And despite 600+ years from this event, inluding 20 years of Polish pope JP2 the curse remains in its "legal" power xD. Which would explain a lot tbh....

[JZsBFF]

The labelling of the slides with the names is much appreciated.
Not many channel editors understand the point of doing that.
Congrats!

[vascoveiga]

Cool vid! Learn about Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portucale, he was a french knight who came to help in the Reconquista, and also his son who became the first king of Portugal Dom Afonso Henriques.

[Jack-Noch]

I would have put Pierre Terrail Seigneur De Bayard on the list as well... he was the closest thing you can get as a "one man army" back in the days!

[fiki]

Gotz gotta be a major inspiration behind the character of Guts from Berserk manga/anime series, i mean the knight even had a metal prosteric hand just like Guts!

[ImotekhtheStormlord-txit]

Zawisza was literally HIM. A main protagonist of Medieval times

[Velesus]

Excellent video. One thing though, you used the combined coats of arms of the Commonwealth (combined Poland and Lithuania) instead of the Polish coat of arms when talking about Zawisza the Black.

[marekkrajewski]

In polish there's a saying - trust his word like Zawisza's...

[FerroLux]

Super cool video. I come from Italy and we had our fair share of great commanders here too. Most famous is probably John Hawkwood (yes he was english but he fought for a long time in Italy and has been immortalised in a famous painting in Florence), but also Giovanni dalle Bande Nere and Guido da Montefeltro. Maybe you could feature them in a second part of this video

[Crytica.]

One knightly account of someone who is much lesser known and feels like a larger than life with courage, big ambitions and even a bigger mouth who also was a perfect chivalric icon for the people of the time is the life of William I of Guelders and Jülich. The man was living for the life of conquest and war and got himself in friendships and fueds all across Europe.

[jakbspyr]

It is worth to note that Zawisza Czarny did not simply "got captured" in the battle of Golubac. The circumstances of his death tell much about his chivalric valor. During the battle of Golubec, king Sigismund negotiated an armistice with the Turkish sultan, allowing him to retreat without fighting. The Turks broke the armistice though when the Hungarian army was crossing the Danube river. Zawisza commanded the forces covering the retreating army and was one of the few to stay behind. King Sigismund sent a boat for Zawisza, but he refused to leave his men to a certain death. And that was when he was either captured or died in battle. The legend says he was taken prisoner by two Turkish soldiers, who then quarreled over who's to get the ransom. When one of the soldiers won the trial, the other cut off Zawisza's head in jealousy.

[KapBBit]

Forgot the Templar Gualdim Pais. He held Tomar with only 300 knights against the Almohad Caliphate

[Sonof_DRN]

Harry Hotspur and William Marshal are my favourite Knights, I’ve visited all their castles.

[ERAA-on-YT]

Great video overall, but the comedic timing in that "...and John" was immaculate, LOL!

[jaehaerys]

El Cid and Robert Viscart are my favourites.