Battle of Lechfeld ⚔️ Otto's Greatest Triumph and the Birth of the Holy Roman Empire

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🚩 Otto the Great is remembered for uniting Germany and Italy into the Holy Roman Empire. He finally defeated the Magyars, putting an end into their incursions into Western Europe. This video details Otto's rise to power, his struggles to centralize power, and his victory in the Battle of Lechfeld, which made him the most powerful ruler in Europe.
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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
📝 Research by Damien Peters
📝 Writing by Damien Peters & HistoryMarche
📚 Sources:
Clifford R. Backman - The Worlds of Medieval Europe.
Charles R. Bowlus - The Battle of Lechfield and its Aftermath, August 955 AD.
Gerhard of Augsburg - Vita Sancti Uodalrici (Life of Saint Ulrich).
Tom Holland - The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West.
Peter Heather - The Restoration of Rome.
William Weir - 50 Battles that Changed the World.
Widukind of Corvey - Res Gestae Saxonicae Sive Annalium Libri Tres (Deeds of the Saxons, the Three Books of Annals).
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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Otto is definitely deserving of his epithat and was one of the Greatest HRE to ever live! One of my favorites alongside Maximilian the Last Knight!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@renkenner]

Learned of this history when I was stationed in Augsburg. A beautiful city. My son was born there, whom we named Otto.

[@sasinator6918]

As always Historymarche provides us with extremely well sourced and high quality historical content. Few deserve the nickname "The Great" as much as Otto did. Glad to see more coverage of the early medieval period of central Europe. More Magyar content in the future would be sweet.

[@Drayran]

What a brave manouver! Considering the conventions of the time, the faint retreat could have lead to a mass rout of the infantry. 👏

[@nikolasdemoulin8093]

One of the first to counter feigned retreats.

[@ebreiss]

I am an American and I love the whole Ottonian period. In the English speaking world it is just about unknown so when I talk about it many are like "wow!" because it is so interesting. Thank you for this video. Maybe Lenzen next? :D

[@midshipman8654]

I really like how you start “in medias res”, getting to the start of the main topic to center things, then you zoom out to detail the larger background information that underpins the particular event, before zooming back in to finish the particular event itself, now with a fuller understanding of the geopolitical situation. its really effective at framing the whole event and making it understandable how it got to that point.

[@Getcakedieyoung23]

Otto the Great is so underrated. Even in Germany not many know him

[@vectorstrike]

This dude truly deserves the moniker 'The Great'

[@dritzzdarkwood4727]

That lone scout panicking and shouting, "Ze Germans are coming!", cracked me up!

[@matthewdonovan36]

YES! I’ve been waiting for a video about the battle of the Lechfeld for so long. It belongs up there with the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (451) and the Battle of Tours (732) as watershed battles that saved the West.

[@vitorpereira9515]

Just as a large rock changes the course of a river, there have been individuals who have altered the course of history. Otto was one of those individuals. He was a visionary leader that shaped a unified Europe, leaving a legacy of strength, diplomacy, and cultural enlightenment. He truly deserved the title of The Great.

[@jimmychase8494]

"A force of 10,000 could unleash 75,000 arrows, in one minute" damn fighting that sucks bro 😭😭

[@adamherczberger114]

One of the most important battles of Eastern and Central Europe.

[@antoniobautista6718]

It's "Great" to see content of Otto the Great on KZbin, especially from you guys! I hope to see more content of Otto the Great, a legendary yet underrated figure in history, as well as a classic CK2 character; maybe about his ascension to power and how he brought a new age of dominance and imperial power for the Holy Roman Empire. Amazing work as usual HistoryMarche ❤🔥

[@gregorylittle1461]

Great work! An interesting follow up to this battle that is told here in Augsburg, is that Ulrich immediately joined Otto to race to Schwabmuenchen, today a town of about 20,000 south of Augsburg, to raise a Magyar siege of that walled town, which they did. Enjoyed your presentation a lot!😊

[@fenris1168]

"Second Battle of Lechfeld". The first one was in 910 with a different ending :)

[@someguysomeone3543]

Would like to see a video on the father of France next

[@SirArgont]

My Wife is from Magdeburg, when we visit the in-laws I always take time to visit the cathedral where Otto is buried. Even if you don`t consider the Lechfeld the man was a Legend.