Denmark-Norway Intervenes in the Thirty Years War 1625-1629 (Pt. 5)

[@SandRhomanHistory]

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[@clintmoor422]

what are you guys teaching there?

[@SgtMattson]

On the map of Sweden Björneborg is misspelled as 'Bjöneborg', also Jönköping is missing its öös. Also I would suggest having Åbo (Turku) there instead of Björneborg (Pori). One key aspect often overlooked regarding Sweden at this time is that people often think about the country as being a 'north-to-south' country (because it is like so on the map today) but during this time with Finland and the other areas in the east, one should think about Sweden as a 'west-to-east' country instead.

[@notalecguinness3221]

Small correction to 6:52: The Lower Saxon Circle wasn't dominated by Brandenburg, the Electorate of Brandenburg was like Saxony part of the Upper Saxon Circle. The Lower Saxon Circle was mostly comprised of Welf territories like the Principality of Calenberg and the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. To my understanding, the Welf dukes acted rather opportunisticly during the war, regularly switching sides between the Protestants and the Emperor, and maintaining neutrality if possible. The "Mad Halberstädter" Christian of Brunswick was probably not their most typical representative.

[@klausgerken1905]

In the map around 14:59 there is Bremerhaven on the map. The city of Bremerhaven was only founded on May 1. 1827, after the city of Bremen bought the land to build a new port.

[@seanbeahn6895]

Would you guys be able to do a video on some of the smaller battles during the Swedish intervention, such as Oldendorf, Steinau and Pfaffenhofen?

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

Wallenstein really was a typical Mount&Blade player.

[@michaelmcnally9737]

I was thinking crusader kings but yeah that guy was on a mission

[@evallyntc3164]

LMAOOOO

[@highroller6244]

Hahaha, best comment of the day 😂

[@ryneboy3845]

I was thinking his play style sounded similar 😂

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

@Grand Imperial Majesty of the Great Song Dynasty with 30 years war mod

[@MasterFatness]

As a Dane, King Christian IV is by far the most well known and popular king among the Danish populace. He was the personal architect and/or buildmaster of many national landmark buildings. However, his massive failures in the 30 Years War and the subsequent Torstensson-feud - in which he had to cede some areas to Sweden - bankrupted the country and turned Denmark from a major European power, into an almost destitute nation with little to no influence.

[@guzelataroach4450]

denmark qas never a major european power

[@Paveway-chan]

And less than a hundred years later, Charles XII of my own country of Sweden would land us in basically the same boat 😆 If only our nations had cooperated back then I wonder how things could've turned out

[@MasterFatness]

​@@guzelataroach4450 Oh, but they were. Christian IV was supposedly the richest monarch of his time, before the 30 Years War intervention. Also, you can't put a tax on basically the entire Baltic trade without considerable maritime power and political influence. Earlier in history, during the Kalmar Union, Denmark effectively governed most of the Scandinavian territory, not to mention Greenland. Even earlier still, Knud the Great was King of Denmark, Norway and England, sometimes known as the North Sea Empire. In short, Denmark has been a major European power several times throughout history.

[@MasterFatness]

@@Paveway-chan Indeed, if only. They did for a time during the Kalmar Union. And now we have a bridge between our countries. Also, over 10 thousand Danes own some sort of summer residence in Sweden. Nobody, neither Swede nor Dane, would have believed that 200 years ago.

[@ae-jo5gc]

​@@MasterFatness the economy and fleet of King Christian IV combide with the military of Gustav II Adolf. What a sight it could have been.

[@Gabryal77]

I've watched a ton of videos on the 30 years war, and read a lot to try to figure out the HRE ( as well as a lot of Paradox Games ), but this video is one of the best. Your maps showing the various territories of the various interests are really clear and they make it clear why battle X happened at place Y. Thanks for your contribution to the study of one of histories most brutal wars

[@philipsalama8083]

There's something fascinating about a French cardinal supporting a protestant war against Catholics, while crushing a protestant revolt in his own lands.

[@heberrodriguez3310]

Talk of hypocrisy 😂

[@HungryLoki]

Just goes to show that religion is worth exactly *nothing*

[@tudor737]

You should made a complete video on the Thirty Years War.

[@deut]

Yaaaass

[@conradbaker]

this is legit my new fave series now. so amazing and eye opening. i love how you guys tried to connect all the major events together.

[@maximusdecimusmeridious3784]

30 years war would be such a good total war game

Finally, I was waiting for you to take out this part, which is usually the most ignored part of the war in documentaries, it is surprising how disastrous the Danish intervention was, although the solutions that Ferdinand II found to deal with a problem instantly created many others and it is true that as they said about Anibal: "you know how to win the battles, but not the war" (in his case it would be knowing that others win their battles, but not doing what is necessary to lower tensions). I would love for you to make a video explaining more in depth about the composition of Christian IV's Danish army and why, unlike the Swedish case, it ended up being so inefficient.

[@notalecguinness3221]

The escalation of the early Thirty Year's War wouldn't have been possibe if Emperor Ferdinand II had possessed his own army to fight his wars. Every time he had to borrow someone elses' power, it backfired in the form of more enemies. His dependence on Bavaria and Spain started Protestant resistance in the HRE (outside of Bohemia) and gave reason for foreign intervention in the first place. Using Wallenstein and compensating him with Protestant territory wasn't that helpful in the long run either. This war really teached rulers to build standing armies that they could actually pay and control.

[@konradvonschnitzeldorf6506]

That's partly why the military organisation of the Empire was reformed after the treaty of Westphalia. Still, the resistance of the estates to more central power was always strong

[@MaHuD_]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@kalixkatt]

I know that there is a need to simplify to keep the video on point but the swedish danish war in the lappland was not really about the sound toll, (that's what they fought about in the south) but about the taxation rights of the native nomadic sampi poulation, because the borders between Norway and Sweden weren't defined both sides extorted taxes from the same population. The complicated terrain and the non-developed infrastructure wouldn't have allowed a profitable trade over the scandic mountains. Overall a very interesting and educating video, looking forward to the continuation of this series!

[@eduardomacedo566]

Thank you for always bringing content with so much quality❤

[@bigsarge2085]

Incredible documentary as always, thank you!

[@wolsch3435]

Christian IV of Denmark was a prince of the HRE as Duke of Holstein. He was descended from the German House of Oldenburg, which had ruled Denmark since 1448. His wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, they were all German princesses. At the court in Copenhagen, German was spoken more than Danish. These were probably all reasons why Christian IV was so interested in what was going on in Germany.

[@hedgehog3180]

Retreating to the islands and relying on the navy to keep the enemy at bay and eventually drag things out until a satisfactory peace is brokered is a classic Danish strategy.

[@JanBruunAndersen]

Well... You need to have the weather with you. It did not work when the Swedes advanced through Germany, up Jutland, and crossed the frozen belts to Sealand and laid siege to Copenhagen.

[@morriganmhor5078]

Works only if you won´t get ice on those sunds.

[@clintmoor422]

Yes, finally we're getting into the interesting phases of the war! Hyped!

[@Mude-wv9bj]

Every phase is interesting.

[@cjthebeesknees]

@@Mude-wv9bj economics drives politics, politically influential individuals drive war.

[@sarahsidney1988]

Love your videos

[@JayzsMr]

I am from Vienna Austria and used to live near the "Wallensteinplatz" a public square named after him . I had a History teacher in school who told us his story and this is what got me interested in history . Such an interesting story and contradictory character

[@danesorensen1775]

Slight mistake at 15:00. The map shows the city of Bielefeld, which we all know does not exist.

[@10gamer64]

@@tomaszmurzyn9123 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefeld_conspiracy

[@Zacharoni4085]

That’s what the Freemasons want you to think.

[@aidin3476]

I was waiting this video for a while, a proper animated video covering this phase of the conflict. Keep up the amazing work!

[@CarthagoMike]

lesson of the day: Don't inspect city defenses whilst being drunk.

[@Catonius]

Always quality, thanks lads.

[@Troggedemic]

An important thing to know is also that Christian the fourth went into this adventure without the backing of the Danish nobility. Meaning he could not levy wartaxes or recruit troops in Denmark. His own armies consisted of what he could raise from fellow protestants, from his ducal territories in Germany, and mercenaries. That's probably why Danish participation only really got off the ground in earnest when money from the English and Dutch arrived, and why his armies dissolved so easily when he 'went off to secure the baggage wagons'. Soldiers motivated by gold aren't motivated to die for it.

[@Shaftofthor]

The council of nobles: "You can't declare war as king of Denmark and Norway, we won't allow it!" Christian: "I'll just declare war as duke of Holstein instead!" Countil of nobles: "fuck, he found a loophole. Ok then."

[@noone4700]

Patiently waiting for me Thirty Years War content

[@ghastlyghost]

Great work ! I can't wait for more content about 30 y war.

[@Jesse_Dawg]

LOVE THESE VIDEOS. Please more

[@Yabois_]

DANMARK NÆVNT I MEDIERNE💪💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@drdal]

Ja, men Keiserkrigen var en fiasko. Men det var jydene som måtte lide mest.😪😢

[@Justanormaldude-ej6jc]

Norge er bedre 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@hoegild1]

So, Christian fell of his horse in a drunken stupor.. that sounds exactly like him! In his time he was a world class drunkard! During some lenghty negotiations with the Swedish king, the scribe at the meetings had the habit of documenting how drunk the kings were by marking it with inkspots in the margin of the official papers. One day he wrote a big fat X and wrote the words "god help us.."

[@madsdahlc]

Dont forget he was also a religious fanatic . He took the bible texts very serious in the Way he ruled Denmark . Most witch burnings in Denmark happened during his reign . He is Denmarks biggest witch hunter …. Also he was a meddler in the Way his children lived . He was a very over caring father . But in an un-healthy Way . All his letters survive in the danish archives …

[@hilliger94]

Reminds me of Robert Baratheon as how a drunkard and warlike king must be like

[@munken7673]

@@hilliger94and he also had tons of children

[@davidcunningham2074]

A very good account of the Danish intervention and the reasons behind it which is often overlooked. Though I would argue that Wallenstein was also a great general whose 'defeat' ,later at Lutzen was not a defeat but rather a tactical withdrawal from a bloody stalemate.

[@ryneboy3845]

Amazing video as always, hope to see more

[@AironSmieciowy-di3qy]

Great video

[@philRminiatures]

Once again interesting maps, animations, explanations, and informations... 👍👍

[@andersbjrnsen7203]

Its insane how many decades or even centuries we three brothers spent butchering each other in stupid local conflicts when we could have cooperated and made money.

[@giglomesh123]

Agreed, but we can expand that to the entire human race

[@LukasManzana]

True , all humans are same, we are supposed to take care of world and each other, not fighting for resources or glory

[@jonahthrane812]

​@@LukasManzana I disagree that we are the same. Religion is something that still divides us. Some want to kill and conquer, others want to live in peace no matter religion.

[@francisbrewster4948]

​@@LukasManzana People can be so naïf hey

[@pomicultorul]

thank you my friend, you have a fantastic channel!

[@PalleRasmussen]

In Denmark Christian IV is hailed as a great king for his building projects and beating Sweden. I, as a military historian, always really disliked him for his overly ambitious adventure in The Holy Roman Empire. Especially as the consequences was to eventually lose Skåne in a war between weakened Denmark and strengthened Sweden.

[@arielquelme]

Interesting insight

[@TheBarser]

He fucked up Denmark so much. The more I learned about him the less I understand why he is popular here. He loved witch burning and humiliated Denmark. Wasted money on personal prestigious building projects while sweden improved there military.

[@PalleRasmussen]

@@TheBarser he is popular because the population is not taught factual history. Rather a romanticised version of it created by national-liberals 1848-1968.

[@mammasut8280]

But he was a great king and builder. Had it not been for him we would have been so fucked 50-100 years after his time. But yes he was a terrible army commander. That is what, for me, makes this king so interesting. He is both great and utterly useless and pathetic at the same time. A villian and a hero in one. If you dig into how he was raised, then people will better understand why he was an almost schizofrenic personality. In short, he was raised like how you make hardended steel. One parent was cruel to him and he could never do anything right. the other gave him love and praise all the time, and he was perfect at everything. This was done out of love mind you.

[@mammasut8280]

@@TheBarser But don't you ignore the long term effects of his actions - not military - like how he made the capital a mordern city prepared for the future?

[@metalmadsen]

From now on it sent down hill from Denmark. We went from a major power, to a microstat in 1864. After defeats to Sweden, Great Brittain and Prussia …

[@Tjalve70]

And every time Denmark lost a war with Sweden, they gave away a piece of Norway.

[@drdal]

@@Tjalve70Glem ikke at danskene mistet mest i krigene med Sverige. Husk at Sør-Sverige var dansk før 1645.

[@Lajosen]

@@Tjalve70Vad snackar du om hahaha finns en anledning varför Köpenhamn ligger på gränsen till Sverige. Vi erövra 50% av hela Danmarks yta, Norge har sitt land medans ni förlorade erat

[@steffent.6477]

They got some land from germany after WWI.

[@Tjalve70]

@@steffent.6477 So what you're saying is that Denmark's best strategy of gaining land after wars, is to NOT participate in the wars? When I think about it, that does sound like a good strategy for Denmark.

[@EPWillard]

7:23 that's really funny and I can't exactly put my finger on why

[@DeRegelaar]

Fantastic video.

[@madzen112]

In the words of King Christian himself, a few days after Lutter: 'Vi mistede slaget. General Fuchs var mere død end levende' 'We lost the battle. General Fuchs was more dead than alive'

[@braindead5834]

You should create a play list of all the videos in this series and also all the videos you made about many of the sieges at the end of the video

[@mikkellund1876]

We danes have lost a lot of land the last 1000 years 🥲

[@Victor-gh3ur]

Yeah we peaked 1k years ago.

[@bobbah676]

When you peak in high school XD

[@hrakss7605]

@@bobbah676 literally lol

[@tacocat0436]

Danes fumbled the bag hard after this

[@tonyisepik1203]

I love this series

[@christianpetersen163]

Denmark started shit south of the border and Jutland was invaded? Classic.

[@SymptomoftheTimes]

Please provide option to directly thank you financially for all your great work

[@istvansipos9940]

05:17 different painters, different years, I know. But it is still funny that the son looks as if he were his father's father.

[@sealrock9404]

"It need not have happened and it settled nothing worth settling." Cicely Veronica Wedgwood, The Thirty Years War, 1938.

[@jamman7094]

In Denmark we celebrate King Christian the 4. I Really don’t understand why. He took the respected and rich Denmark-Norway and made it as weak as he possibly could. He lost so many battles, he bankrupted the state, he encouraged the killing of women who “were witches”, he drank his brains out and he exiled Tycho Brahe because he was jealous of the attention he got. Then as a final fuck you he made the royal anthem about him and how he sort of won a battle and at last he built a fuck ton of buildings for himself and bankrupted the state further. We love this guy apparently🤷‍♂️

[@Fpsmedia1337]

Please learn some history.. Christian the 4. won wars, but ended up being unsuccesfull internationally. Internally he was a great success bringing many reforms and technologies to denmark that improved the lives of the average person. That is why the people loved him. Because they saw him as someone who sacrificed and fought for his country and people, even though not everything was succesfull.

[@jamman7094]

@@Fpsmedia1337 “he won wars” doesn’t mean anything. France also won wars along the continentals but still ended up bankrupt. Most of Christians battles weren’t decisive enough to make them worth it he Really mostly just broke even and after the thirty years war Sweden became the strongest Nordic power anyways whilst Denmark was broke. On a side note i would like for you to tell me about these technologies and reforms he introduced? I would like to do some research on that I mostly know these things from my gymnasium and my uncle who’s a thirty years war researcher

[@jakobm.tilsted5333]

@@Fpsmedia1337 Bot much? Your agument certainly makes no sense ....

[@Fpsmedia1337]

@@jakobm.tilsted5333 Why? Im merely stating that he isnt celebrated necesarily for his military victories/defeats but instead the spirit in which he lead denmark.

[@jonashoffjensen3427]

The anthem was written 150 years after his reign

[@nachoviteriletamendia3887]

I love your videos. Though sometimes I think it lacks a bit more insight in the Spanish point of view of the war. There a lot of excelent articles and books about Madrid participation in this war here in Spain. Of course I understand it could be because language restrictions.

[@chubbymoth5810]

Excellent!

[@TeikonGom]

1:40 Gustavus Adolphus: "LOL"

[@triskeliand]

very good. ty

[@roballister5269]

11:05 that's the very definition of having all bad traits on a bad heir in CK3 haha

[@xModerax]

Oh that must be Inkarnate. After 4 episodes I finally know why the map style looks so familiar

[@theperipatetic2165]

Just to say, regarding the use by armies of local resources, it seems strange to speak of anyone inventing such a stratagem: it is a constant of warfare in any context or period, unless there are specific, forceful prohibitions in place (religious, for example).

[@bernardantoinerouffaer7578]

Bravo !

[@axb6061]

There is a slight mapping glitch by Flanders and France’s coastline. Edit at 0:31

[@johannestzimiskes2524]

The first time I see my hometown play a notable role in a history video.

[@podcastler]

Richelieu could be france's bismark

[@MyVanir]

Bismarck was Germany's Richelieu.

[@BlaBla-pf8mf]

Richelieu is overrated.

[@squeaky206]

​@@MyVanir Bismarck unified an entire country with animosity from other political figures of the time, domestic and foreign. Richelieu stabilized the country, besieged a major Protestant stronghold and cucked Villiers so hard with Spain that he got shanked in a bar. So both men were giants of their time, a man who united all the disparate German states into one powerful federal confederation. Richelieu made France a power to be reckoned with and laid the blocks for centralization after Louis XIII died and his son Louis XIV "The Sun King" took over.

[@wojtek1582]

Omg Christian IV at the Battle of Lutter is one of the most pathetic loses I have ever seen. Poor soldiers having such incompetent leader. In general his whole "campaign" is an extreme failure. Waiting until enemy raises more troops and then leaving army alone in the most important hour. Unbelivable.

[@masoodvoon8999]

He took the quotation "Professionals talk logistics, amateurs strategy" too literally.

[@wojtek1582]

@@masoodvoon8999 Hahahaha, nice one :)

[@notalecguinness3221]

​@@masoodvoon8999 Personally caring for the supply train while your army is in heavy fighting might also count as a misunderstood approach of "Leading From Behind" :D But still less pathetic than Archduke Leopold Wilhelm as Spanish commander at Lens in 1648 who supposedly prayed for victory and then left the battlefield to his deputy Jean de Beck before the fighting even began. At least Kings and Generals claimed he did in their video (I never found actual confirmation, so he might not be a true rival to Christian IV in terms of questionable leadership)

[@gustav331]

Christian had fallen off his horse and down a seven metre deep hole a few months prior at Hameln. He suffered from a fractured skull and a concussion, neither of which were treated. In order to quell the pain he started drinking. This explains quite a bit of his behaviour.

[@monkey2.092]

If you enjoy spectacular military losses I invite you to learn more about Danish battles. We so consistently snatch devastating defeats from the clutches of victory that it's a miracle we still exist as a nation.

[@ethanpf449]

You've already covered La Rochelle and 's-Hertogenbosch, will you cover the other sieges too?

[@Jacbtheguy547]

very nice

[@Shelmerdine745]

Denmark never recovered from Christian the Clown.

[@jesperengelbredt]

I would say Denmark is doing pretty damn well these days...

[@Shelmerdine745]

@@jesperengelbredt Denmark today is not the Denmark before the Clown, clown. Denmark went from being an European superpower to a small country completely dependent on it’s neighbors.

[@lerneanlion]

Can the Thirty Years' War be counted as the actual First World War? After all, the conflict spilled outside of Europe as well.

[@cseijifja]

If there were american or asian beligwrents probably , but since there werent , then no.

[@erikdk321]

It was only really a European war

[@yannickbaroue]

I think the real WWI is the 7 years war

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

@@cseijifja lol No, Americans don't count

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

@cseijifja And I guess you haven't heard of WW1...America doesn't really count there, and that was a world war..

[@FelixstoweFoamForge]

Well, if there's ONE thing we can say wiht absolute certainty about the 30 years war it's this: It was bloody, confused mess.

[@Theonixco]

I can see that he's laying it out as simply as possible and its STILL hard to follow, so much going on with so many different sides.

[@carmenfernandez5396]

7 sieges, in the map there only 6, which one is the 7th? Thanks!

[@SandRhomanHistory]

Stralsund!

[@carmenfernandez5396]

@@SandRhomanHistory Thanks

[@edhoj]

@@SandRhomanHistorythe one of the rare times in that era when Swedish and danes were working together

[@raylast3873]

7:23 17m sounds like a lot. What kind of ditch even is that?

[@mackomako]

7m

[@timkey_4542]

​@@mackomako thats still quite some ditch

[@anon2034]

9:31 can you give the name of Robert Monroe memoire?

[@MrLigonater]

Monro, His Expedition With the Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keys

[@44magnummacma48]

How is the track called from 17:18 to 18:47 (Battle of Lutter)?

[@LoLatree349]

Wallenstein was rich as heck when he died he had like 12 milion golden penies when he was assasinated by Ferdinand

[@christian80645]

Toughest video to see to the end, being a Dane 😭

[@CMAzeriah]

The other nobles called him an upstart and yet he fielded his own separate army from the league.

[@niklasmolen4753]

In all times, the hereditary rich have looked down on the nouveau riche.

[@CMAzeriah]

@@niklasmolen4753 They should really change that view when they get their Armies decimated and he is the only guy to save their tuché.

[@Leaffordes]

22:45 Which siege of Danzig is referred to here?

[@SandRhomanHistory]

1628 blockade. there several (unsuccessful) sieges from 1626-29.

[@pawekokot1157]

True name is Gdansk

[@timkey_4542]

​@@pawekokot1157since?

[@nikobellic570]

​@@pawekokot1157 cities across central and eastern Europe have multiple names in different languages. It is okay to call it Danzig historically, but not today

[@Stripedbottom]

@@pawekokot1157 Danzig (modern day Gdansk). We don't call Constantinople Istanbul either when referring to medieval stuff before the Turkish conquest, that would be idiotic.

[@mariushunger8755]

How could Christian assume this would work out?

[@hedgehog3180]

Because seemingly he wasn't actually that interested in fighting and was just looking for concessions. He was betting on being able to hold out longer than the Habsburgs.

[@celdur4635]

Baltic trade was more profitable than trade with the Americas?

[@squeaky206]

Yep. Lots of timber and iron ore from Sweden. The Hansa had a monopoly on Baltic trade a few centuries ago but eventually were forced out by leaders after making the wrong bets on who would win the war of Swedish independence. So they got the boot. But Baltic trade was still lucrative and less dangerous anyway.

[@kalterverwalter4516]

Yes the Dutch called their Baltic grain trade the mother of all trades.

[@Leo-ok3uj]

And by a lot, unless you were Spain (with the mining of silver and gold) or Portugal (with the slave farming of cash crops) the american trade was not profitable since the only serious option were the (at the time) poor thirteen colonies (Spain and Portugal didn’t allowed other countries to trade with their colonies), this is why the American trade was bad at the time, Justin and Kalter already said why the Baltic trade was good (a lot of timber for boats, a lot of iron for weapons, and a lot of grain for people)

[@charlesodonnell2993]

These people got along as well as members of the US Congress. Religion, power, money and politics...and minimal morality.

[@samih5130]

Keep it up

[@martinwinther6013]

Theres some corrections to this, only 2min in. King Chr IV of denmark wasnt the richest, he was running on borrowed money, whilst being in control of the baltic sea route. He controlled both helsingør and helsingborg, effectively cutting the route in half, and anyone who wanted to pass the strait , øresund, had to pay toll. A toll that went into the army and the capitol where Chr IV conducted/constructed a lot of prestigeous projects that til this day is defining parts of the beauty of copenhagen. But he ran the entire country into banktrupcy by his actions, and calling him the richest in europe is a truth with modification

[@hoegild1]

Christian 4 was probably the biggest drunkard in the history of Danish drunkards! Not surprisingly, he was a terrible general. He is also the only known king ever to have a eye shot out in a naval battle- the splinter they dragged out of his skull, and his bloody shirt is still on display in Copenhagen. Oh and he also managed to produce 20 children and bankrupt Denmark. For some strange reason that defies logic he is the second most beloved Danish monarch, only behind Margrethe 2.

[@dominicguye8058]

They don't have a lot of good options

[@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC]

​@dominicguye8058 exactly lmao. One of the more mediocre, milquetoast kingdoms in the history of Europe

[@Fpsmedia1337]

@@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC Valdemar Atterdag, North sea empire, Danelaw. Denmark has an amazing history and always punched above it's weight. If not for denmark all of Scandinavia would speak german. Sweden might have had more millitary success in recent history, but their glory days were much shorter than denmark. Denmark being one of the most powerful and rich nations in europe from the viking age untill after the 30 years war.

[@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC]

@@Fpsmedia1337 and despite all that, Denmark's international historical reputation is still very unremarkable

[@Fpsmedia1337]

@@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC Yeah truly. Lets not talk about how half the english language is based on Danish, due to denmark being the primary culture and language spreading germanic culture all over north and western europe xD. Not to mention Denmark being the single oldest nation under one flag. And all that despite being one of the least populated countries in Europe surrounded by larger countries with a unfavourable geography.

[@schweinehund3497]

Weiter so du geile Sau

[@Zacharoni4085]

Hein ?

[@arielquelme]

Wallenstein ah yes.. The syphillis lord who obsessed with astrology superstition

[@SandRhomanHistory]

best summary i've read, lol.

[@iseeyou5061]

Why let a little disease get in the way to become one of the most infamous general of the Imperial? :v

[@Albukhshi]

"Syphilis Lord" sounds like a super-villain title...

[@arielquelme]

@@Albukhshi he could be Bloodborne boss

[@denmarkball7728]

Yea it was pretty cool

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

This has to be sponsored by Paradox...

[@neoxxx6694]

Nords invasion of Swadia

[@90secondsofaviation86]

Oh yes my ancestor making me feel insignificant again😅

[@Zacharoni4085]

👍🏼

[@mihovilraboteg6160]

From where do you get your maps?

[@MelkromisteinWeeb]

I think they're made in Inkarnate

[@mihovilraboteg6160]

@@MelkromisteinWeeb thx

[@MonkeyspankO]

Good question! I was always curious about that.

[@Thraim.]

Wallenstein has arrived? Things are getting real now.

[@Jacbtheguy547]

Based

[@thekillers1stfan]

Wallenstein did nothing wrong

[@elivinture6672]

"Died soon agter the marriage" How convenient lol

[@ayeejiff9847]

i like the part when christian was so drunk on his horse inspecting the defenses that he fell off his horse into a ditch ahahah. Freakin Classic. Crazy how all these wars in Europe are happening while the Ottoman Empire is just chilling lol . Probably busy with Malta

[@Martin-zg7hx]

Getting their ass handle in Malta more like, The Ottomans will never match the might of the ancient Rome! the east is weak!.

[@leonardoantonini4464]

If I'm not mistaken, the Ottomans were actively sowing unrest in the Eastern lands of the Emperor by supporting Betlhen Gábor, the pretender to the throne of Hungary. However, it would be fun to imagine what the hell would've happened if the Sultan just marched straight against Vienna while the Emperor had his hands full with the Danes, Swedes, Dutch and French... I forgot: the Ottomans were also busy with Poland-Lithuania at that point.

[@laonch6073]

@@leonardoantonini4464 bro, there is only one thing that Christians and Protestant hate more than eachother: muslims. Nobody would have allowed the Ottomans to take Vienna. Moreover it would have probably eased the tensions amongst the empire and forced a truce to fight the common enemy

[@HowieDewitt535]

Pwease do a video on the Tibetan Empire or Mycenae!

[@lazaroskordas4397]

community discord when ?

[@madzen112]

It was Wallenstein who occupied Jutland btw

[@walkandcamera]

Wallenstein was the Prigozhin of his time and Tilly was the Shoigu of his time. But who is the Gustavus Adolphus of our time?

[@timkey_4542]

Rn Macron seems to have potential

[@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser]

Common Imperial Catholic W

[@elemperadordemexico]

Based

[@ethanwhitney6168]

Needs to make a return today.

[@HaloFTW55]

Is this why the Protestant forces offer Magdeburg Quarter to Imperial Forces later?

[@alexanderchenf1]

Christian IV was an demoralized opportunist

[@oye4511]

👍👍

[@mathiaslarsen5547]

Christian the 4th. The worst thing to ever happen to Denmark

[@tcgdenmark-6590]

but dont forget he build rundetårn uha uha

[@theflyinggasmask]

@@tcgdenmark-6590 But at what cost...

[@steffent.6477]

He build a cool town named Glückstadt. Literally "Happy town"