A Day at a Castle 1218 | Documentary

A Day at Medieval Castle: We follow Eberhard von Münzenberg as he goes about his daily routine.
The 'castellan,' or governor of the castle, serves as an administrator, tax collector, and leader of the castle guards all at once. We gain firsthand insight into the bustling daily life of a castle administrator in the Middle Ages.
Discover the challenges and responsibilities that awaited Eberhard as he managed the affairs of the castle, interacted with its residents, and navigated the complexities of medieval governance. This historical journey promises to transport you to a bygone era, offering a deeper appreciation for the rich tapestry of life in 13th-century Münzenberg Castle.
#medieval #castle #documentary
----
Further videos on hazards and catastrophes :
┕ Ruins of the Soviet Union - Lost Places | Documentary
▸ • Ruins of the Soviet Un...
----
Interesting links and sources:
de.wikipedia.o...
www.history.nd...
nationalhumani...
----
This channel offers you full episodes of high quality documentaries. Enjoy and don't forget to subscribe :)
----
Other channels you might be interested in:
criminals and crimefighters: / @criminalsandcrimefigh...
space and science: / @space-and-science

[@s.v.2796]

I lived in Germany, in Bavaria. For an American, it's incredible how much history intertwines with current daily life in Europe. My son's pediatrician's offices were located next to the ancient Landsberg city walls. We listened to strong quartets play in Gothic churches, worked in a Schloss complete with a dungeon last used by the Nazis.

[@angelikashipman3260]

WOW...my mother was from E Germany, I from West...a LOT of History!!!

[@s.v.2796]

@@angelikashipman3260 Absolutely! I have a firm belief that young people from the US need to travel, perhaps live for a while in other countries. It can, and maybe should, be on the cheap. Experiencing another culture opens ones heart and minds to other's experiences. Although, being first generation Mexican American, I had spent much time in Mexico- living in Germany was revolutionary. The lands, people, art, having a baby, shopping in grocery stores, walking on old cobblestones all gave me a deeper connection with a world outside my own.

[@lsudx479]

Yeah. Every day you pass by something that you hadn't noticed before. It's full of hidden treasures like that. It's definitely worthy of the men's butts discount.

[@jessiewhitman8688]

In comparison America has nothing. Europe and UK have such amazing history.

[@AndrewJTCooper-ks1ng]

That's amazing!

[@CountessKitten]

Dude, these documentaries are STELLAR! Im a documentary nerd, big time and these are soo well done and interesting, intelligent and are well written, and acted out we well, with excellent narration!! Thank you

[@siphotheguy1870]

Cowabanga dude!

[@CountessKitten]

@@siphotheguy1870 🐢

[@wcourson11]

Mir auch!

[@TarquinTheTall]

Agreed!

[@joshuanelson5094]

Let's golf naked

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

I spent two weekends camped in the yard between the two towers of Munzenberg Castle as part of a medieval recreation week in the 1970’s. I stood on the battlements one night and looked out across the valley to see the lights of the villages.

[@moniqueengleman873]

I bet that was quite fun! What a great experience 😁

[@FreeFallingAir]

Sounds fun. Imagine the sentry on duty century's ago, standing where you were.

[@erinobrien8408]

How amazing that must have been for you! You were able to store up treasured memories to peruse whenever you like and to have great stories to tell.

[@AmbroxanScent]

wow! amazing, how I wish I could experience that too

[@joannemadden7449]

Wow, what an AMAZING AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. Once in a lifetime, thanks for sharing!!!❤

[@brianswelding]

Great show! His position reminds me of when I was the production manager (#2 position) at a big manufacturing facility. My boss, the plant manager, was always gone at conferences or visiting corporate or whatever. My days were spent running around making sure every thing was running; machines, hourly employees, union employees, contractors, production schedules, entertaining visits by customers and vendors... Never a dull moment. Middle management is one of the toughest positions for sure, even back in the 13th century 😅

[@seandawson2335]

That was my thought as well, that “managers” have always been needed and their role has been left fundamentally unchanged throughout time.

[@RichWoods23]

That was remarkably good, not just an informative history documentary standing by itself itself but tied into a compelling and very satisfying story.

[@whanethewhip]

This is better than most movies these days.

[@tylerthompson1842]

I wish there was a whole mini series on these with different houses for each episode

[@l2qz711]

BEST DOCUMENTARY WATCHED FOR THE PAST 12 MONTH

[@theresacarmen9847]

This was the best. documentary I've ever seen. It was clear and informative while covering a day in the life kind of explanation as well as a story that was entertaining .

[@BigCowProductions]

I'm only 3 mins in and hard agree. I'm so excited to watch and take notes for dnd hahaha

[@monicacall7532]

What a fascinating and informative documentary! This is one of the very best that I’ve ever seen, and I have watched a great deal of history videos. Bravo!

[@josephinem.1842]

Totally agree! Anybody knows which production company made this documentary? I’d like to watch more of their VDOs!

[@tebec3624]

Very interesting narrative. Usually when I think of castles I think of England or France. I hope you post more about German medieval life.

[@Shineon83]

Oh, but Germany had the most varied & colourful “kingdoms” & nobility ….and of course, Frederik the Great…

[@oblivion5390]

kind of ironic since germany has more castles than england

[@maxpowers9129]

I think the problem is that no one wanted to be the person talking about loving German history immediately after WW2. So, German history fell out of public consciousness.

[@josephcollins6033]

Hi, can you help me, please? Love this doc, but where does all this take place? In what is now Germany? At the beginning they mention the Roman Empire! What? And "Frederick"? Roman Empire? 1218? Thanks.

[@Truecrimecommunity]

Really? The Rhine River is the most famous place to go view castles

[@andreweden9405]

So many documentaries about Medieval history are very Anglo-centric, so it's good to finally see one that's set in the Continent! This makes me think of the Codex Manesse!😁

[@commissaryarrick9670]

you do know the anglos also came from germany

[@goldman77700]

@@commissaryarrick9670 I had no idea until recently. Small world indeed.

[@babboon5764]

@@commissaryarrick9670 Well the Saxons came from Saxony / over Prussia way I think the Angles came from nearer Jutland - But realatively nearby Fresian is closest to modern English (Which sort of with a bit of mangling logic maybe goes some way to explaing why Dutch is supposed to be the easiest 'foreign' language for an English speaker to learn. [But try finding anywhere with most schools teaching Dutch 🙄]

[@Channel-sp3fp]

The English documentaries are.

[@Justanotherworker]

This is an exceptional documentary. Thank you for this.

[@lucindaboyd391]

This documentary is excellent! So much fun to watch!

[@kingtutt61]

Just killer! Wonderful history. Thanks for a lot of work putting this together.

[@BernardoTorres-w5e]

What a good , good documentary. The first acted documentary I have watched in KZbin, supported by commentaries from live on camera historians , besides there is the narration itself which is very good .

[@lisanidog8178]

He had such an important job! Very interesting.

[@user-KG71]

This is fascinating, and Well Made. I could have watched this for Hours

[@iamauntmeem]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. It puts so many things into perspective. Thank you!

[@musicguy20]

Where are these German documentaries coming from? What are the original names and who are producing them?

[@dustingrenko5390]

I am wondering the same, this was excellent!

[@JLogan1231]

Ok the acting in this is incredible. Wow.

[@Sniggitysnail]

Awesome documentary. Really enjoyed it

[@yahuchanonyakov]

Enjoyable documentary, loved it...t.y.!

[@barbgail1]

Excellent documentary! I enjoyed it very much!

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

I grew up in an American castle built in the 1700's by a man named Norris. He was very wealthy and that's what he built. By the time we lived in it the library with a huge organ was taken down and was basically a big patio but it was a brilliant experience just living there. He built two large two story houses for his servants down the way a bit and my friends lived there.

[@stevovimy]

It's not a real castle if it's American.

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

@@stevovimy Well yea, I mean, of course. It was in the US. it obviously wasn't built by a medieval European lord for protection it was built by that Norris guy to live in in the 18th century. It was a castle though in the fact that it was built as a castle is built just that it didn't serve the purpose that a real castle does.

[@kowakoh]

I am fortunate to have chance upon this docu-movie. It's an excellent one. I thoroughly enjoyed the watching. Thank you for sharing.

[@leelasmoochie]

I swear I can watch all forms of medieval tv

[@alexasaltz4229]

This was wonderful! I was enjoying it so much it seemed too fast. Is there a part 2?

[@Orenjen]

This is one of my favourite documentaries on this topic by far; super entertaining, informative & well made!

[@chris.asi_romeo]

Excellent documentary.💯💯👏👏. I enjoy watching it. Medieval vibes. Always wonder what it feels like living in a Castle 🏰🏰 in middle ages.

[@Stretch-bh8pd]

My ancestors were from Germany and came here in 1738 aboard the ship “The Thistle” arriving in Philadelphia in 1738. They are said to be from Schloss Berg/Burg on the upper Rhine River. We are supposedly from the castle there. We have quite a few family members that do genealogy, including myself. My maiden name is Funderburg which was originally vonderburg meaning “from the castle or from the mountain”. It’s interesting to see this.

[@CallMeByMyMatingName]

1738 must be a special year! Fetty wap incorporates it in his songs!

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent reenactments/drawings/maps. Enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Making this documentary more authentic and possible. Special thanks to historian guest speakers sharing personal research information/making this documentary more authentic and possible!!!

[@draganjagodic4056]

Meisterwerk! Glänzendes Wissen. Sterling documentary! The knowledge at its best!

[@Newjerseyblows]

This is awesome. Do you think you can do more of the Middle Ages period? Maybe the Wars of the Roses or the 100 Years War.

[@hbombstatic]

This is one of the best things i have ever watched! I'm serious. This was excellent! 😊 i literally watched this the other day on our tv. But im not signed in to youtube there. So i had to put in a little extra effort to leave this comment (find phone, find this video, leave comment). It was like watching a little movie with great acting too! Superb! ❤

[@dom8286]

This was fantastic! Wow I thought it was a true story until the very end. Well done!

[@josephinem.1842]

Thanks so much for posting! One of the best presentations for a historical documentaries I’ve ever seen! Which production company made this documentary?? I’d like to watch more of their VDOs!

[@josephinem.1842]

Oh sorry I just saw it in your description😂

[@angelikashipman3260]

this is a great video....the main msg, to me, says it doesn't matter where we come from as long as we can come to a resolution

[@RosieIfYouKnowMe]

I enjoyed that very much! Thank you for such a riveting account of Medieval life!!

[@dadno_sound4533]

first time ive seen a jester portrayed this way. great doc

[@Nutritious_sunyata]

The best use, and execution of fictional dramatisation i've yet seen. Very well done!

[@jclar7210]

This video is so d interesting and very well made! I never knew about the ins, outs, and survival related to castles and life in this period of time, wonderful job 👏

[@RicardoSanchez-es5wl]

Incredible documentary

[@patriciaramirez3139]

Very interesting documentary, I love history I was captivated the entire time.

[@CIS101]

As of 4:20, great video so far - very nicely produced. However it seems that some unlikely KZbin channels are posting older documentaries. This is clearly a well produced German documentary, but what is is this channel "hazards and catastrophes" ?

[@scottscottsdale7868]

This is an incredibly interesting video about day to day feudel Europe

[@whydahell3816]

subbed bc j had to show respect with honor after that hard work, great docudrama!!!

[@randomvintagefilm273]

I wish I could follow my father's line back to the 1200s and see who my greatx25 great grandfather was and how he survived.

[@diane9247]

Highly entertaining and a great history lesson!

[@lisanidog8178]

Love listening to German. Don’t understand more than a word or two but love listening.

[@i_smoke_ghosts]

great watch/upload. 👍 thank you

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

I want that book they are using with the pop-ups!

[@Shineon83]

….Right??

[@AlexisStJohn-xn7zz]

Wandapease-gi8yo: I want that pop-up book too!😊.

[@user-xn2hf9re8r]

great vid

[@nobody-vo7ei]

very well done documentary.

[@debbralehrman5957]

That was quite interesting. I didn't know that were rules regarding a feud. Thank you very much for this video. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@MyName-tb9oz]

This is an excellent dramatization of history. It's fictional, sure. But it's entertaining while still being informative. It's a good story with a protagonist you can feel for who has to overcome challenges and you learn a bit about medieval history. It doesn't hurt that the 10th to 13th centuries are my favorite part of European history.

[@emilioalcazar-su9vi]

Always think in my previous Life in that way.. awesome work

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

A chicken dressed as a knight riding a pig is not a sentence I ever expected to hear 😂

[@spectre-8]

I really like this but I don’t understand the voiceover translation choice for the modern documentary parts instead of subtitles. Quite a dated style and hard to understand hearing two people speak at once and out of sync.

[@Poisson4147]

Thank you! It's like two conversations colliding in your head.

[@jesseb9342]

My man just had one of the greatest days of all time

[@_dbzeibert_1718]

Very nice, thank you!

[@taintedtango2737]

This is a tier in it's own, They've even got the exerts of the best things the pundants they sat down inside some random castle hallway have said. 10/10

[@jebbroham1776]

The life of a peasant in these times was beyond brutal. You worked from sunup to sundown and MAYBE if you were lucky you lived to 40 years old before an illness or disease killed you. If you weren't lucky, you either died very young or were killed by raiders who then often also wiped out your entire family and stole everything you worked so hard for. Many families and lineages were completely erased.

[@aaronhiler6733]

Awesome channel

[@wmanadeau7860]

Still trying to imagine roasting a bird with its plumage intact...

[@calico27]

This was a wonderful production. Thank you!

[@Xankreigore]

Wow what a sensational documentary!

[@desdicadoric]

This was excellent, thank you

[@CIS101]

AS of 20:21 that was remarkable. Now that is a good castle community !

[@myaowl55]

0:23: 🏰 The video is about Ibad Fon Munen, a successful manager and head of the castle guard at Munzenberg Castle in the Vetal region in the year 128. 6:28: 🏰 The castellan played a crucial role in the operations of the castle, managing various duties and tasks, negotiating with the peasantry, and ensuring the castle's protection. 13:03: 💰 The video discusses the feudal system and the financial obligations of peasants to their lords. 21:27: 🔒 Ibah, the head of security, must explain how he can protect the castle and region against the hostile Fung Grans. 28:24: 🏰 Medieval architects had to manufacture everything they needed onsite, including tools and construction materials, and used stable mortar mixtures that have stood the test of time in many medieval castles and ruins. 36:10: 🍽 Medieval event cuisine featured exotic dishes, gilded swans, and changing trends. 42:17: 📜 In the Middle Ages, two families make a binding agreement for the exchange of resources and protection. Recap by Tammy AI

[@feliciagaffney1998]

1218*

[@CrackCatWantsPat]

They should pin this comment

[@gordonnorris6991]

Sehr interessant! Question: were the German feud system and the Anglo/Norman feudal system variations on the same theme? Great video!

[@CountessKitten]

Yes. Feudalism was founded in France in the eighth century and was the whole of Europes sole form of government through to the Early Modern time period.

[@bandragun8017]

As soon as I saw Paul Lux, I knew I was going to enjoy this

[@vickywitton1008]

I really enjoyed that! Better than most so called Hollywood epics!

[@rsollinger]

fantastic!

[@MrFreeeeeedom]

Excellent video!

[@NeverCheckBackOnComments]

This was quite good, thanks

[@syminite1]

I love history. Wish I could translate to astral form, travel back to whenever and observe life, times, and language like one of those Christmas carol stories. 😊😊

[@lisanidog8178]

The story was fiction? Well it sure was real for me and enjoyed every minute of this video. All the players were stupendous! I really felt I was there. Thank you!

[@SharonWolter]

Excellent!

[@Usmcar15682]

That was a very good documentary

[@frankshifreen]

what a great video- great story

[@thomaskelley6521]

Bro passed a speech check at the end

[@rickyharewood]

Great Doc guys!

[@lisanidog8178]

Politics of an era never change throughout the centuries.

[@zam023]

This is much more entertaining than watching Hollywood movies, and very educational to boot. Good job to the production team.

[@ThankYou-bn6bp]

I have to ask: where is the location for the interview with professor Hirschfelder? Is it a museum?

[@Alltheworldneedsajolt]

Where I live in the north east of England I’m only ever a walk or short drive away from castles; Roman remains; Viking remains; prehistoric roundhouses; cathedrals, abbeys and monasteries; ancient ports and historic fishing villages; and more. I live close to the coast but surrounded by countryside and woodland. We’re the UK’s best kept secret and you definitely don’t want to visit 😉

[@kasvinimuniandy4178]

that's soo coool!! oh how I wish I could visit such places some day... 100 years is enough to be considered old where I am from.

[@ahh-2-ahh]

Amazing!!!!

[@MrFroglips69]

Groovy episode.

[@Phyllyps-Levine]

That was great.

[@tonymolino7337]

You and your staff are amazing documentarians, may I work for you?

[@rickcoleman8903]

Excellent description of life in the middle ages. I seen castles in Scotland and Germany I find them fascinating.

[@lisanidog8178]

He’s very wise regardless of how he was conceived. I like him a lot.

[@Felix_Carvalho]

I can't believe they got Bartosz from Dark to come to the set to act as Eberhard.

[@electryc03]

Can't believe I watched the whole thing. when on KZbin I have the attention of a housefly.

[@dustingrenko5390]

Where can we get similar videos to this one?

[@beckymcdonald9529]

Bless you, John Oliver

[@caroleminvielle9554]

Brilliant!

[@Yao-m1s]

Excellent Superior

[@dalenicholls4427]

I feel I’m watching a medieval dynasty documentary