Malbork Castle and the Teutonic Order.

In modern Poland and Germany, the Teutonic order of knights fought to colonize and Christianize the “Old Prussians” and other groups living along the coast of the Baltic Sea. One of the ways they secured their power was to build fortresses as bases that could keep the local population submissive, and one of the most impressive fortresses they built was Malbork Castle, located at modern Malbork, Poland, not far from Gdansk. It is considered the largest castle in the world measured by land area, and was an important center of the region for hundreds of years.

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[jorgen]

as a person living in malbork i feel obligated to thank you for making this video

[Artur_M.]

Seeing the History Guy cover a topic connected to my country really made my day.
There is so much fascinating history in that general part of Europe, that often goes overlooked.

[Asgoga]

As a Lithuanian and fan of your channel, i am really glad that you decided to make video about our region :)

[livefree]

Because History Cats deserve to be pet.

[scrfce]

greetings from Poland, love your shorts . Keep up the good work Sir.

[BernardvonSchulmann]

I visited Malbork in 1979 when I was 13. The day we visited it we were the only people who visited it. I spent hours wandering around everywhere in the castle

[Alexander-frkk]

Love your channel, thank you for teaching real history!!!

[mattkrause]

Malbork is easily accessible by train and short Uber ride. The rail line between Gdansk and Warsaw runs right past the castle. The castle also houses a very good arms/armory museum and amber museum.

We went in the off season, so only Polish guides were available, but they do have audio guides in many languages.

[grzegorzpiasek]

It is truly a magical castle. A long time ago (about 20 years) we were returning in the morning from a party, terribly dehydrated, when we saw a wonderful view. On the wall near the moat there was a bag with four cold cans of beer... :)

[nicku]

Now it's the turn of the battle of Grunwald of 1410, one of the most important battles in the history.

[kaindragon]

Keeper of the history guy. Gods of the meow blessed this video.

[farmergirlangie]

I know I always say this, but I LOVE seeing History kitties!

[AdeM-kcsc]

It's worth mentioning that due to the location, the lack of natural resource to produce brick, and the time that castle was built it is very much possible that the castle had already stood there before the Teutons took the land. The research shows that the castle ruins were recovered by the Teutons and the existing materials were used to re-erect the castle.

[jennaapgar]

You have a new History kitteh!! This is only place I get to see you, so I guess I'm behind the times

[canorth]

Visiting Malbork in a few weeks. Appreciate the overview.

[escom]

The most beautiful castle in Europe! Definitely worth a visit! Pro tip: combine with Gdańsk

[richwhitaker]

A story featuring knights. Almost as good as pirates.

[kapps]

I searched for this castle and was pleased to find THG has this offering. This is miles ahead of other video on the topic, rich in history and details, no filler!

Thanks!

[bartjohnson]

I’ve visited Malbork Castle! It’s very interesting. You can see where shells penetrated the walls and roof, those areas have a different color of red brick, and the roof tiles are a different color also.

[skillaz]

Sooo Amazing to listen and watch The History guy talking about my home town! Thank You 😎😁