EP8 Caesar at Hastings

[@Mr.Slaughter]

Hearing Dan nerd out like this is great. You can hear the joy in his voice the farther he goes in this- he needs to make this a regular thing for sure.

[@ben-jam-in6941]

Dan “I’ll pronounce Macedonian however the heck I want” Carlin.

[@soy_tippi]

i cringe a bit every time he says "mackedonians." not because im saying its right. but I know someone who was and he said it without the mack. also never heard anyone ever say mackedonians.

[@zaroonyakhyakhan4514]

@@soy_tippi read about it is really Macke Not Masi

[@TheMogulman31]

You mean correctly? The soft c is a relic of the translation to Latin.

[@ianbevis701]

And the Khan’s! All of em!

[@TON-ws9og]

Bruh that's how you pronounce it 👎👎

[@odinncool]

I am Icelandic. I speak Icelandic, A.K.A. Old Norse. It's stayed mostly the same isolated on an island since Icelands settlement in 875(+-15 years). I don't know if they gave us the word or we them. But the word "Verangur" we still have. "Að vera í verangri." Means to be on a journey with a purpose(like a quest) The word Veröld means world and has the same base. Also "Að vera í Víking": To be in Viking. Means to be viking-ing, a verb. Both verangur and víking can be verbs. Like Jumping/Jumper. Verangur Verang Verangi Verangs

[@DrTheRich]

Are you really named after the allfather?

[@doctorrandomiise2532]

Cool, so is that the etymological origin of the phrase "Varangian"?

[@mysticnovelbro]

@@doctorrandomiise2532 could very well be, as they'd be the only ones to travel farther than the Austrvegr

[@JohnnyKaw11B]

Teach me.

[@LouAlvis]

My family has Much the same genetic makeup as Iceland.. thanks for the language lesson!

[@alkaiable]

Absolutely love listening to him .. can’t get enough

[@pauldavies9360]

Yes! Dan is so great I now read my paperbacks with the voice and accent Dan in my head including his 'quote voice'

[@eddietheaggie2010]

Dan's "quote voice" is GOAT

[@phillbarnes8513]

@@eddietheaggie2010 Voice of God!

[@Hexagrams]

Perfect timing, i was just about to sleep. So much for that.

[@Dhoney07]

Just two hours... Crazy how the brain works.

[@GE0attack]

get some rest then treat yourself

[@joshuarayborn]

Me too

[@asswhole4195]

I hope you have got some sleep by now

[@momog5615]

I fall asleep to these

[@dylan112588]

Dan, I know you play Total War. 😂

[@aeAble]

Who doesn't?

[@booboochungg]

Please Dan.

[@bumsawaymcvey827]

/twg/ is what got me into hardcore history like 8 or 9 years ago

[@aarinlangan2148]

Right

[@brandonxenos8819]

Too accurate

[@TheQuallsing]

You wait 3 days, it's gonna be like WW1 in the middle ages. Thats the best analogy i ever heard regarding roman battle fortifications. Love your work Dan.

[@PhoenixT70]

This show was personally interesting to me for a very particular reason. My earliest recorded ancestor was one of those Norman proto-knights under William the Conqueror. At Hastings, he apparently was responsible for removing William’s damaged face guard, which was hampering his ability to breathe. For this deed, he was given the name Ayre (air) and made a minor noble of some sort.

[@jestermoon]

Take A Moment Your Royal Highness I knell at your feet. I wish you had a better laundering service. Take A Moment Have a laugh Keep on laughing Stay Silly Stay Safe Stay Free

[@harrylime9611]

@@jestermoon Wtf?

[@terryburch7750]

😂😂😂

[@DMU386]

You and about 5 million other people probably share that same ancestor. It is waaaaayyyy less rare than you think it is

[@MattttG3]

lol he is the jester

[@marcswankhuizen9635]

I can't tell you how happy I am that you've covered this. Having recently gotten back in to war gaming, you're making me want to build a historical army or two.

[@101TheKMan]

New DC episode? Must be Christmas! Happy days- thanks Dan

[@MrBgood84]

l00l5l0ll ll

[@connorjames1066]

I get so happy any time this channel posts something

[@adammenhennett]

Stellar work as usual Dan. Surely the greatest storytelling voice in recent times.

[@HAL9000nd]

Thank you Dan. Ur the first notification I received cause I finally signed up instead of just listening. I had a rough day and this is the best way to reset.

[@jamatheo]

Re-listening again, Jesus I love this episode so much :D Dan, I would totally game the hell out of it with you. Providing your minis are painted of course. And the terrain is plausible. Drinks on me.

[@nickbloom6861]

Yes! First video to show up on my notifications since I subscribed a few weeks ago. So exited!

[@smkie-hf9pz]

This is the only channel I highlight the bell for.

[@JustinLucasOhmic]

Rogan introduced me to Carlin, years ago. Thanks a lot Joe. Carlin does excellent work!

[@aarinlangan2148]

Same here

[@jasonosburn8468]

Yup yup thanks Joe

[@lonewatie8751]

Besides Rogans podcast. The only thing on the KZbin I look forward to. Thanx Dan.....

[@Russianninja956]

This show was one of those that definitely tickled my fancy. More of these kind would be cool.

[@XxSwAgTiTaNxX]

Hooray! More Hardcore History!!! Congrats on the new VR experience Dan, but I’m super excited to get more podcast!

[@davidpage9427]

Dan you are the reason to shut my phone off at night and not check it when I go pee. . This is gonna be a long bathroom break, but a short Hardcore History. Love love your work.

[@zaccharalambous5291]

As much as i love his podcasts i find these What if episodes a waste of time. Just Fiction. Their are so many great stories he could tell. Life is Stranger than Fiction,

[@thomashaskan5681]

Dan Carlin, you ARE the real hero!!! 100% Appreciation for your content.

[@rory5013]

Hell man I was born in '90 and play wargames of all sorts today. Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Historical. Great hobby!

[@MixxxedFruuts]

I am so thrilled to have found this channel!! Love iiiiiit. ^_^

[@adipuppi]

dan carlin uploads be like the girl that leaves your DMs on seen but then you wake up in the morning to a couple of paragraphs

[@adamnoturfuknbusiness2367]

you just described my entire life

[@cylonred8902]

I am old - no idea what any of that means....

[@XxSwAgTiTaNxX]

Translated* The gentleman Dan Carlin is similar to a lady to whom you send the occasional letter with the intent to court, but never received a response, although you have confirmed with the mailman that the letters had been delivered. But, one morning you awaken to see that she has replied with a long 20 page letter which you eagerly read

[@SavageHenry777]

@@XxSwAgTiTaNxX Alas, her father considers you a profligate.

[@venicec3310]

SavageHenry777 profligates like that belong on the cross

[@williamteal9550]

When he mentions his childhood or his past as a radio host I realize he is not a disembodied voice thats lived for thousands of years and experienced all this history

[@jamesabergas5320]

don't ruin it for the rest of us

[@davidenko2468]

thankyou for a very entertaining 2 hours dan you are a true historical visionary stellar work

[@Wallyworld30]

This should be great thanks for the upload.

[@tomp2008]

YES! new Dan Carlin.. finally. you just made my day Dan Carlin ;)

[@Kustan112]

He's not sounding too good... was getting worried... and now I am even more so lol. Keep doing what you do, Danny Boy. You are changing the world.

[@mustavogaia2655]

His wrestling nickname is Dan Daymaker Carlin.

[@mikemc7839]

Welcome bk man..ur a true story teller...you have a great way about you..

[@TheVzaaR]

Monk Kustan I mm

[@tak8460]

Got me with the war games references. Imagine a game of Axis and Allies with Dan Carlin? Great episode.

[@harvestblades]

Listened to the podcast earlier. Great way to start a Friday. Stopped in just to smash that Like button.

[@SIPATGaming]

I love this man

[@yomomz3921]

I can tell by your profile pic.

[@alexanderbarkman7832]

The thing about replacing Napoleon with Alexander the greats army made me think of the Swedish 17th century tactic called "gå på" (go on). They used that lull in the fire to close on the enemy and turn to a fierce melee combat. That led to the swedes beating much bigger forces with equal equipment.

[@Ccavemark32]

your in the top 2 favorite podcasts.. I push your brand to every jobsite guy I run into in the field. I'd love to see more of your work. I bought the wrath of the khans on Google play, as well as the supernova series. U da man Dan!!!!!

[@Scott-qy2ts]

Dan, thank you so much for the new content.

[@method0123]

Always a good day when Dan posts a new show!!!

[@friscostreetstories5403]

I love these talks the best. Where he mixes things up and throws a dash of wargaming on for good measure.

[@AncientHistoryCriticisms]

Thank you as always Dan.

[@MrHobbes343]

Ave Imperitor, it’s always good to see new Carlin content

[@Deridus]

Glory... to CAESAR!!!

[@BarbaraRademacher]

I haven't listened to this podcast yet, except enough to hear your question. My money would be with Julius Caesar, hands down. I had to spend my high school sophomore year reading Caesar's Gallic Wars in Latin complete with my Latin teacher reminding us every class that, contrary to popular opinion, Latin was not a dead language.

[@Thanos916]

Yes! Thank you Dan!

[@acwtacticalusaoutfittersof4220]

Dan the best history teller ever Carlin. Thank you good sir.

[@samjmarsay]

Thank you Dan. You're wonderful.

[@RaidsEpicly]

Was just listening to Revolutions podcast, which reminded me of you and made me wonder if I'd missed an upload. Then I saw this! Very excited based on the topic

[@zoramajora5893]

Legit same. Was on 3.34a where they mentioned the 12 Presidents podcast. Hbu?

[@RaidsEpicly]

@@zoramajora5893 American Revolution 2.9! It'll be interesting listening to one where the revolution doesn't go full circle and turn into a complete clusterfuck like the Haitian and French ones did

[@MrGamma789]

Been waiting so long! Thanks Dan

[@HoneyBunnyPH]

I want more of this content, asap. You should also cover the civil war that would be so cool.

[@Massivecarcrash]

Bring out the snacks, 2 hours of my favorite storyteller coming right up.

[@thatN7guy982]

Love this! However one thing that usually seems to be forgotten in these battles is roman artillery, Ceasar would've had access to both ballista and bolt throwers that could've been set rapidly. Ceasar himself praised the accuracy of scorpions which could have done massive damage to Norman cavalry

[@TheGeneralDram]

This just made my weekend. Thank you so much for the amazing work you always do

[@calska140]

YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES I'm a little excited.

[@Dissident_Agreessor]

Dan I have assignments due and Exams! Don't tempt me Frodo!

[@Kustan112]

I do as well. I'm acing Political Science because of this guy. Learn to multi-task or fall by the wayside, Sam. (I'm Took, btw lol)

[@Thomas...191]

YOU SHALL NOT do very well in those assignments if you spend all your time listening to podcasts.

[@Kustan112]

(Shrugs) my a's speak for themselves. ;)

[@Exit311]

Caesar's Germanic calvary: "Hold my beer"

[@getsmart3701]

Wooo...Hoooo! Another Dan Carlin upload...simply awesome.

[@ImStabo]

Bless you Dan!

[@joshuarayborn]

Listened to it the minute I saw it came out. Fantastic as usual. I want to hear a mongol versus Rome now

[@ivankuzov6537]

The Partians defeated Crasus, the Mongols were a modern tactics army and no matter how awesome it would be to be in the roman legion I would not rather face the Mongols at any circuimstances in an open battle

[@joshuarayborn]

Mongols also lost wars to Egypt, so I think The romans have a chance

[@ivankuzov6537]

If it is a first encounter I think that most probably the Mongols would destroy the Romans.. What I like about Rome and what makes it a super power is that they learn from it's defeats so the second one would be a memorable one

[@Koop415]

Thank You!

[@aaronsandoval6601]

Num num for the brain! 🧠

[@CoDLover7771]

WOOO!!! LOVE THE CONTENT, THANK YOU BEN AND DAN :)

[@BishNufc]

Great episode, I love war-games, more please. Also, what a coincidence I watched 'Final Countdown' 2 days before listening to this :)

[@kickchef3319]

My "slice of the audience" would listen to Dan read the dictionary. ;)

[@BICfootball92]

😆😆😆

[@englishiguana4304]

Absolutely !

[@englishiguana4304]

This was a very fast two hours, loved it.

[@TableTopNeverStop]

This one was great! I would love some more alternative history military battles!

[@aa-zj9hv]

Listened to this on a podcast app. Came here to say that this is definitely a genre I love as part of the addendum umbrella.

[@MichaelConfalone]

this episode was wonderfully nerdy and I loved it

[@ariangorman2325]

Really cool shows and I love these shows

[@ethanbloch7554]

Please do more stuff like this! I love the fantasy battles

[@waves510]

This is four years old so dan was always an amazing speaker..its like he cant get better 4 years on and the podcast isnt better its just as good..i think that means this is as close to a perfect podcast as you can get.Dan i dont kill time when i listen to your stuff it truly makes my life better...cheers dude!

[@Story_Yeller]

Hes been doing this a lot more than 4 years lol

[@tribuneoftheplebs9948]

I dont play historical wargaming but i do play 40k and totally understand the painting and building and stuff 👍

[@AncientHistoryCriticisms]

The Emperor protects.

[@jerrythedog]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

[@youtubeuser9972]

sean carrol mentioned you on his podcast so I checked your channel amazing content, thank you

[@jimbridey]

So happy for a new video 👍

[@espadolfo]

Made my day Señor Dan

[@RussellMillers]

Awesome!

[@brianjennings4450]

Yaaaaaayyy! Hi Ben. Finally got Dan back to work, eh? You saved my sanity. for one more evening. Thank you!

[@2KULE4SKULE]

You need to watch Down Periscope. The world war ii-era diesel submarine versus the US Nuclear Navy in a war game. Hijinks ensue

[@oflionsquarrel2277]

Damn it Dan, its 1am and now im going to be up for 2 more hours tonight😉. Thanks for the content sir

[@drdrai7479]

1:08:40 "... And for those of you who don't know Hans Delbrüke..." If you haven't heard of Hans Delbrüke, welcome to your first episode of Hardcore History.

[@matthewsutton3677]

Yeah that's a pro drinking game right there

[@gertrudlehmann4869]

Hans Delbrück, military historian, full professor at the university of Berlin

[@chadgun4135]

I learnt more in this two hours than I did in my entire education at school

[@hannibalwrecktor5506]

This is literally the plot of a manga/anime called 'Drifters'. Famous historic war participants are snatched up at the moment of death on the battlefield and thrown in a new land to fight against each other via 2 factions. Oda Nobunaga, Hannibal, Scipio, Joan of Arc, Tamon Yamaguchi from wwII japanese navy (and he has his aircraft carrier the Hiryū), Gilles de Rais, Hitler was present but died (again) before the story really starts. Quite a few japanese warriors, obviously. I loved it.. But anyway...if anyone is into niche japanese comics/animation about warriors from different time periods commanding armies and going at it.. Well there you go, lol..

[@Dave-mk9bw]

Thank you for the recommendation.

[@ryanshaw2937]

Sounds awesome, is it shoen jump?

[@hannibalwrecktor5506]

@@ryanshaw2937 No its a Seinen manga/anime aimed at older audiences. It has entirely too many references to history and politics, war and generally things aimed at young to older adults.

[@ryanshaw2937]

@@hannibalwrecktor5506 Cool man ill track it down i asked as i the have shoen jump manga app its pretty cool for like £2 a month

[@rikrob5172]

Jesus is in there too

[@lessonsfromryan]

I’m a big fan of the hch addendum concept, I really like the structure and how they’re evolving. When are we getting another one of these?

[@LIONHEARTE944]

Awesome work Dan and ben!

[@sk8toker]

Thank you!!

[@davidcross9971]

New to the show , love your passion for history!

[@stevee.asherhouseofasherpo8367]

Enjoyed the show, well thought out points.

[@sainttrilby7171]

Thank you, Mr. Carlin.

[@c1audius]

Always click on your new content, thanks Dan.

[@horrido666]

We played WW2 naval miniature battles & 1/284 micro armor in the 70s. I still have the rules for the armor - Tractics. Fantastic game. Most of our wargame time was with tabletop games from Avalon Hill and SPI, though. My 'friend' stole all my 1/284 miniatures, but I still have a few around. I wish I could remember the name of the naval rules. In the game, you have to guess the range, which made for a very fun experience. Disappointed with this show. If we're going to do counterfactuals, how about something useful? A counterfact of the invasion of Japan in '45 would go a long way toward getting some people to understand why the bomb was used.

[@harrylong2796]

Yessss the last two hours of work are going to speed by now!

[@oslonorway547]

For some reason, this never got on the podcast player platforms. Been waiting for a new upload since January (after Supernova in the East II). Stumbled upon this on KZbin by chance. Something wrong with Hardcore History on podcast platforms?

[@DanielFoland]

I enjoyed this. It was a light, fluffy, fun ride, like Carlin let his early-90s Jim Carey take over for a couple hours. Whee Addenda! Also, the movie concept might totally work as a Cloverfield Paradox sequel, because they already have a valid open-ended time-shift laying around.

[@catroger1722]

Now this is a real historian exactly how it should be approached in my opinion many thanks

[@ZaklogtheGreat]

12:55 Play Sid Meier's Civilization games sometime. This kind of scenario comes up all the time by halfway through the game.

[@SimonAshworthWood]

Yeah, the infamous "spearman vs tank"! 😂

[@dustyfairview9062]

Yaaaaaaaay! I cheer like muppet for carlin! Hope you enjoy our show as Kermit would say

[@CosmicDuck494]

55:45 "at Hastings, they had self bows, which were the least powerful. To the Romans, these would be non impressive". Not sure where that notion comes from. Draw weights of historical bows are notoriously difficult to estimate. The famously powerful English and Welsh longbows were self bows. Earlier bows from eras before the advent of plate armour would likely have been less powerful than those, and very powerful composite bows certainly existed. But I don't know of reliable sources for draw weights of Norman and Roman bows. If anyone does, I would be interested to know. For anyone interested in historical archery, I would recommend the book "War Bows" by Mike Loades.

[@eirikmarthinsen3850]

There's been found viking longbows with draw weights approaching the English war bow. I think he's underestimating here.

[@LiterallyGod]

They were unimpressive because they lost the war and battles to the might of rome.

[@yhormthejollygiant4327]

Nothing gets me Rock Hard like Hardcore History!

[@seshyeshua8451]

There’s nothing I’m watching or learning about that Dan Carlin doesn’t override. From RedPill78 to CaravanToMidnight, will alway pause for Dan. Thank you!!!

[@fairy2000]

I HATE DOING ALL CAPS BUT ITS FOR A REASON: Dan! I know you have a passion for boxing, you should do a series of the champions. Do a Welterweight, Middleweight, and Heavyweights throughout history. PLEASE, even non boxing fans would love it because of your gifted passion and storytelling. please, upvote. Cheers!

[@konatelassina5301]

Geeking out over historical wargaming; love it! Going to break out my figs!

[@seekerofgnosis7967]

This is why I love you dan

[@twicethemegapower3995]

Please release "The Mystery of Northern Goldstar Flight 1015" from your cameo on The Twilight Zone as a full length podcast. It was the best part of that episode and the world needs that podcast!