The Battle on the Ice 1242 AD

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BTS Prolog - Kevin MacLeod
Impact Allegretto - Kevin MacLeod
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[@RoberttheWise]

This time and region is criminally underrepresented in popular history. You have Europe's last pagans fighting German and Scandinavian knights fighting former Scandinavian vikings turned Orthodox Christian aristocrats fighting Mongols fighting Poles fighting still pagan Lithuanians fighting bears! What not to like about it?

[@carnifex2005]

Very impressive beard for a 16 year old.

[@KingsandGenerals]

One of the most iconic battles in Russian history. Love it. :-)

[@Ravengagepvl]

I love how the Europeans quarrel with each other in their little wars while the Mongols show up once in a while as an unstoppable force of nature. Mongol military really was on a whole other level.

[@xXKirkSoloXx]

I don't care who sponsors you as long as you make more awesome videos!

[@danshabash]

Sorry Baz but this whole blow-by-blow of the battle was made up in the 19th century by people who based their idea of warfare on Napoleonic battles they were familiar with. In fact, there was probably little to no infantry fighting, no complex maneuvers or ambushes, and no crossing of lake by ice (the battle took place too late in the spring). Just a mounted engagement between a few hundred armored horsemen on each side, probably with little tactics other than frontal charge. It was an important victory for Nevsky and affected regional politics for decades to come, but the actual re-construction of the battle you quote is an ancient and incorrect interpretation

[@blitzwaffe]

Whoever was behind the sound for the Mongol invasions, well done. I actually felt afraid seeing those red arrows and hearing those horns.

[@user-ld9hx7eh8b]

"The frightened Novgorodians, like all Russians, cowardly pursued the Teutons ..." The invincible Teutons bravely fled, leaving yellow smoking cakes on their tracks "

[@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded]

Common Orthodox W.

[@TheSonOfDumb]

Damn, that Mongol horde was scary. I hope you'll do a battle about them one of these days.

[@Fireheart1945]

Pskov; "Nuke them!"

[@magnuscoles5010]

That mongol horde looked bad ass and scary at the same time

[@Redtayal]

"Nuke them."

[@coolguy92328]

This battle was portrayed in the 1938 film "Alexander Nevsky" by the extremely influential film maker, Sergei Eisenstein. The song used for the battle is also really great. "Battle on the Ice" by Sergei Prokofiev.

[@leakycheese]

Your elocution, while always splendid, just reached a new pinnacle of excellence with how you said 'camping Swedes'.

[@aksmex2576]

I am very glad to see an ad on the video, and also that you guys could find your self a sponsor.

[@0clock275]

The mongol invasion scenes was far more scary than any horror film

[@Saikhnaaaaa]

Ah seasonal crusaders. Their migration is so beautiful and harrowing.

[@Cekachev]

5:04

[@nikhilpatil3767]

Would love to see few videos on Genghis Khan