Early Rus Conquests: Viking Princes in Eastern Rome

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The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the early history of Russia continues with a video on the reign of Oleg, Igor, Olga and Sviatoslav, as the Rurikids consolidate the Kievan Rus, attack the Khazars and the Byzantines. This video covers the struggle with the Drevlians and the religious rites of the Kievan Rus and its Variag masters. And, obviously, another siege of Constantinople.
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[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@rc-loko457]

This is a great video keep up the great history teachings!

[@loods2215]

Can I get an update on that condottieri video? That'd be pretty poggers ngl

[@Daniel_Poirot]

History of Rus is not the Russian history. It's Ukrainian history. Russian doesn't come from the so-called "Eastern Slavic" language. So-called "Eastern Slavic" languages are Ruthenian, Ukrainian and Belarusian. Russian came from Bulgarian (even linguistically Russian is called to be closer to Bulgarian) through church to the Finno-Ugric tribes. Борис Успенский considers Russian to be a deviation of Bulgarian. Even if Finno-Ugric tribes lived on Rus's lands, these lands were colonies in fact and not always. Finno-Ugric people didn't like foreigners too much. And there were battles between Ruthenian and Finno-Ugric people. I'm surprised that in Russia, still, there are descendants of Finno-Ugric and Turkic people that remember who they are, but people call them Slavs for no reason. Look at the citizens of other regions outside Moscow (if you think Moscow is a reference for the whole Russia) for a moment. As for the Finno-Ugric origin, you can read the following work: "Меряне и их быт по курганным раскопкам" by Алексей Сергеевич Уваров (he is an archaeologist of the Russian Empire).

[@mdmiloy5897]

I will try and you make ladt eprsode of thirty years war and mke ottoman war

[@user-wm4rm9eo5v]

Capital of Drevlians is Iskorosten not Turov. Also history of Rus is part of history of Ukraine and Belorus and then the lesser part of some russian modern land

[@joezim4254]

Princess Olga out here making Game of Thrones look like a kid's show.

[@theoutlook55]

Exactly!

[@magnusthered4973]

@@universalflamethrower6342 even George rr Martin has stated that he uses historical events but won’t go the full extent

[@karenda]

Ladgertha?

[@LutsikArch]

@@karenda Helga in Scandinavian...

[@kyrgyzsanjar]

I wonder if Olga was also of nordic blood or a slavic woman that Igor married.

[@DMguy-di2xv]

For those who are like me and wanted to know what they did to Igor: "They had bent down two birch trees to the prince's feet and tied them to his legs; then they let the trees straighten again, thus tearing the prince's body apart."

[@aokiaoki4238]

Maybe he was killed by Sinis the Pityocamptes

[@user-hg7fq5mv4d]

Similar execution scene is shown over Ivar's guard in series "Vikings".

[@Shadow.24772]

turks had a similar way of executing, tying each limb to a horse and then whipping the horses to run, tearing the limbs from the victim.

[@sholahverassa8582]

@@Shadow.24772 More pieces => more fun, right?

[@Shadow.24772]

@@sholahverassa8582 pretty fun when it doesnt happen to your people, huh...no, wait...event then its fun LUL

[@connorgolden4]

It’s crazy how the graphics in K&G’s videos keep getting better and better. Real great stuff.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Glad you like them!

[@sholahverassa8582]

@@KingsandGenerals Your artists did a great job indeed ^_^

[@genericnpc08]

right?!? the characters in some scenes even have breathing animation!

[@schmolywar]

@@kraanz Are you saying the map briefly shown at 1:55 triggers people?

[@adamfrazer5150]

Great point AND a great choice of logo, good Sir 👍🍻

[@orenashkenazi9813]

Eastern Rome: "Whew, we finally got the Umayyads off our backs, now we can stop having to defend Constantinople from sieges." [The Kievan Ruse has entered the chat]

[@excusee7839]

@@loecorristo555 poland agreed

[@robroux6074]

Moscow= Third Rome

[@aokiaoki4238]

@@robroux6074 lol no

[@rickbergolla4055]

@@aokiaoki4238 if he refers to the old Russian family he has some merit after all most of the orthodox head priests fled to Moscow and the Russian Royal family was related to the Roman emperors, however if that makes them Worthy of being called Rome then the Islamic ottoman's who controled not only Constantinople and had blood relation to the old Roman Emperors via the marriages. Would have a much stronger claim not only that but unlike the Tsar's they would continue to use byzantine court traditions along with their own such as the concept of born in the purple

[@Omar_ayach]

@@rickbergolla4055 because the Romans cared about blood relationships

[@ferdinandfernando1739]

3D graphics of this episode are amazing. Shout out to whoever have made them.

[@gwynedd4023]

Lol

[@TheNomint]

Well done!

[@Joshua-yf5mh]

I'm pretty sure he means the stuff that isn't from total war games. Credits say Michael Merc does the 3d animation, also helps with art and editing.

[@justinlabrosse8506]

The Slavs and Scandinavian are probably my favorite culture groups when it comes to history. You can never learn enough in my opinion.

[@justinlabrosse8506]

@Somali Kid exactly! Glad you agree

[@maggan82]

True, even back in school in Sweden we never read much about Goths, Vandals, Langobeards or Vikings. The teachers thought we would be way to inspired.

[@brodmontgomery]

@@Tjecktjeck Completely Agree ... Harald Hadrada film would be Awesome ... But please NO PC BS ... Like "Black Vikings" etc....

[@brodmontgomery]

@@Tjecktjeck Both are PC LEFTIST Fantasies ... I only want FACTUAL HISTORY depicted in Viking movies

[@davynhainstock7503]

@@brodmontgomery 13th worrior

[@kasrkin519]

The emperor who defeated Svyatoslav, John Tzimiskes, probably deserves an entire episode to himself. Him and Basil II after him were the apogee of Byzantine might.

[@phantomkelvink4225]

Agree!

[@lordkenten4136]

I would argue the Basil 2 was the best Eastern Roman Emperor to ever live

[@jacklang3314]

@@lordkenten4136 If he had bothered to have kids, i'd agree.

[@connorgolden4]

Jack Lang While definitely a big issue I don’t think it ties away from his greatness. Even though he lacked children the empire continued to do well till manzikert. Even if cracks began to show in the empires foundations.

[@ahumpierrogue137]

@@jacklang3314 He had no time, was busy slaying Bolgars.

[@TaraZaraChara]

Drevlians: *Kill Oleg* Olga: So you have chosen death.

[@konstantinplotnikov966]

Oleg? Olga was wife of prince Igor

[@user-gj1np9rp4d]

Her Norse name was Helga.

[@Niskinya]

You meant Ihor (Igor, Ingvar). And i'm from Korosten' (former Iskorosten'), where this varangian bastard were killed... I remember those days... %)

[@0912sooli]

Igor

[@olegjagga9577]

@@user-gj1np9rp4d Exactly, as Oleg's Norse name was Helg (or Helgi).

[@katexy7179]

Everyone: "Women are gentle..." Olga: "Hold my pigeons"

[@kalebloshbough1551]

I bet Olga was sexy as hell to

[@theoutlook55]

😜

[@theoutlook55]

@@kalebloshbough1551brah, *too

[@vadimpm1290]

She used pigeons, because she knew they are the embodiment of Saint Spirit, and she wanted to become Christian.

[@stas9732]

You could’ve mentioned Sviatoslav’s famous phrase “I’m coming for you” (Idu na vy/vas) - a message he would send to his enemies before going to war, so that he could defeat them in one decisive battle instead of chasing scattered forces. It’s in the Primary Chronicle right after 14:05

[@davidkhrystenko]

I remember learning about that in school and always thought it was the coolest thing.

[@vitalii9125]

Now it's a motto of Special Forces of Ukraine

[@Limpshot_McGee]

That's terrifying

[@vitalii9125]

@Nadelwald Königsberg Lol funny equivocation. Maybe pRussian prince huh? All of them were ruthenians as Ukraine is the only successor of the ruthenia. Russia is successor of Moscovia, check history.

[@ArcticMitya]

@Nadelwald Königsberg in fact

[@angusyang5917]

Lesson: Do not give the family of the enemy that you just slain an opportunity to strike back.

[@DesolatedChild018]

Better yet, as one Niccolò Machiavelli put: “But above all he must refrain from seizing the property of others, because a man is quicker to forget the death of his father than the loss of his patrimony.” In this case, Olga knew that by marrying the Drevlyan Prince, he would kill her sons and have his lineage take over Kiev, it was a terrible deal from her standpoint, so she couldn't stand passive. They got greedy and got humbled. Perhaps had they just demanded peace things wouldn't happened like this. Or maybe Olga would have her revenge regardless, political advises aren't a cake recipe and there are a lot of variables to consider =P

[@maggan82]

but that custom when the Chinese emperor executed relatives of an enemy in nine "generations" seems a bit overkill.

[@edmai6451]

@@maggan82 to the Power of "9" I read somewhere that 1 Emperor said something like "why not make it an even '10' "

[@angusyang5917]

@@edmai6451 It was Fang Xiaoru, he wasn't an emperor, he was an official, and he was egging on the emperor to make the nine familial exterminations ten. In the end, along with him and his nine relations, his students and peers were also executed, a grand kill count of 873.

[@maggan82]

@@edmai6451 yes saw that one on a TV-documentary. That makes a lot of people.

[@johnnm3207]

I don't know why HBO or Netflix haven't jumped on this great story.

[@antonk.2748]

Miklagard is a pretty epic name for a city tbh.

[@maggan82]

Särkland (nightshirt country) for arabia is kinda fun. Greenland was fake news and Wineland for america suggests they went a lot south of Newfoundland to find some grapes.

[@Nestoras_Zogopoulos]

@@maggan82 imagine how worse they were living in scandinavia and ice/greenland to call newfoundland vinland hahah.

[@maggan82]

The climate was warmer back then, grapes grew even up in Norway, so they knew what grapes looked like. But I think the name Vinland is a clear hint they continued further down the coast, a lot further. Why would they not?

[@Nestoras_Zogopoulos]

@@maggan82 ye seems reasonable

[@Brasidas1978]

Miklagard is in norse: the city of Michail... the first emperor who made agreements with them...

[@constantine4529]

Igor had his legs and arms binded to two bent trees on both sides and then was torn apart by those trees when they straightened.

[@crazyviking24]

So basically he had a split personality.

[@bogdandrugov2127]

two bent birches to be exact

[@justinwbohner]

Not a bad way to go, really.

[@Madhattersinjeans]

@@justinwbohner I don't know where you live by in my neck of the woods that counts as a bad way to go.

[@xhuang101]

Man, I'm so early that the Mongols haven't even arrived yet.

[@jesseberg3271]

Being on time is important... unless you're the Mongols.

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

@@jesseberg3271 That's not true. The Mongols were known for punctuality. Temujin even was even berated by Jamukha for being 1-3 days late.

[@jesseberg3271]

@@grimgoreironhide9985 I am making a reference to an older history KZbin channel. Crash Course World History had a reoccurring joke where they would make a general statement and then qualify it with, "Unless you're the Mongols."

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

@@jesseberg3271 well I guess I am r/whoosh

[@sectorgovernor]

Hungarians (magyars) were the actual nomadic raiders of this period

[@thedoruk6324]

Viking Princes in Eastern Rome - Kings & Generals once again made us realize the Real history could be extremely intriguing :)

[@meisterproper8304]

@@olumluhayatbugunvarsinyari1326 your point?

[@martonmakhult3416]

Princess Olga would make hell of a protagonist in a Tarantino movie.. "They murdered her man, Now she murders their hopes."

[@christianboulay4722]

Plot twist, she learns that it was Bill Gates's Vaccination that killed her beloved Husband. Oh boy, she's he'll bent on revenge, and time is running short. With only a week before a time portal closes, will Princess Olga avenge his mysterious death.

[@mehanikal5639]

One scene would be of her barefoot walking over dead soldiers while some 60s beach songy were running.

[@JRGProjects]

Kill Bill much?

[@Captdaddyboy]

You, HistoryMarche, Simple History, and Epic TV History have taught me more about World History than any other TV medium or school has or ever could. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to make learning fun

[@iohboklangkhongjoh1615]

You forgot Historia civilis.

[@421less1]

Invictus is swell too

[@sergeyvoznyuk1176]

check out suibnhe as well if you like simple history

[@joseantonioamayaalvarado6744]

Pedro Dupree the armchair historian is also gold

[@Captdaddyboy]

To Everyone that commented. I will be sure to check out all the recommendations. Appreciate it!👌

[@Freebooter20]

Legend claims, when leaving Constantinople, Oleg nailed his shield to the city's main gate as a symbol of conquest. Thanks K&G, it's a beautiful work from both visual and historical part on a very interesting, but sadly mostly neglected, history and people. Also, it's already a Total War level of art & animations, keep up the great work!

[@spartan9540]

So when an army is defeated and they have to leave the area they decide to nail their equipment to the gate? Just seems more humiliating if anything

[@Overlord734]

@@spartan9540 They weren't defeated, they got loot and tribute.

[@sholahverassa8582]

@@spartan9540 Nah, rewatch the video, they *nailed* that raid.

[@spartan9540]

Teo Danko The comment implies ‘conquest’ which means to own the lands which they invaded, but that didn’t happen

[@Freebooter20]

@@spartan9540Well, either I have missed the defeat part in the video, or you should watch it first ;) To me making the capital city of an empire to surrender by force without terms, and basically get whatever you want as a tribute is a conquest. Plus, I am pretty sure knyaz Oleg had a few spare shields ;)

[@beaudaniel1370]

If anyone's curious Igor was killed by bending 2 birch trees over tied one leg to each one and let them straighten. Obviously ripping him in two. The Romans did this too, usually with young pine forests.

[@v5in88]

Beau Daniel sounds like a brutal and catoony way to get killed

[@Hhushrk12]

V5 In yea similar to horses pulling the body..obviously they paid dearly for this execution

[@VAndriy3D]

@@v5in88 What would you do if the king came to you for a tribute, and then the same day he came back and demanded the tribute again? Igor was the most famous loser in the history of Rus

[@0ktyabrsky]

If i am not mistaken, Alexander killed the governor of Bactria that way too.For betraying and killing his king Darius.

[@aokiaoki4238]

This is Greek mythology of Sinis the Pityocamptes

[@carpenoctem4428]

This was honestly one of your best episodes yet. The production value seems to increase with every video and the subject was so interesting. Loved it!

[@mihailatanasov9581]

While History channel is making propaganda movie series with its Vikings, this channel embraces real history!

[@Jejak_Pengangguran]

Sviatoslav is a Chad of his Time

[@Alsemenor]

Do we dare suggest that he deserves his own Unbiased history?

[@crossbowcarrol4408]

@@Alsemenor reserved for ROMAN BVLLS

[@Jejak_Pengangguran]

WithAStick AngryWhiteMan so, ASIAN master race? :)

[@roykosonen8197]

@@kraanz More precisely: "Holy Glory". "Slava" means "Glory".

[@Arlechinu]

Love the new graphics, maps and portraits! As usual, excellent content!

[@Sandilau08]

Amazing stuff!!! I was waiting for this moment :)))

[@thehighguarduk4820]

I learn so much more about history from your videos than any other source, really well done.

[@Daruliable]

Great video as usual guys, and the graphic arts were amazing! Kudos to the graphic artists 👍🏼

[@RigbyWilde]

Damn, this Olga was a mix of Tyrion Lannister cunning and Ramsay Snow ruthlessness

[@JiGCop]

Life writes better scripts than people. Many people here compare it to "Game of Thrones". The era of feudal fragmentation in Russia was much more dynamic than in the film.

[@user-no4di9ro7c]

@@JiGCop да не, книги хорошие. Только потому что невозможно сымитировать жизнь во всех ее проявлениях, нужно перестать пытаться что ли?

[@JiGCop]

@@user-no4di9ro7c Я не об этом, я о том, что если заглянуть в учебник по истории (или посмотреть ролик), то бывает и поинтересней.

[@user-no4di9ro7c]

@@JiGCop с этим согласна, но Песнь Льда и Пламени все равно люблю

[@user-sl4ep8tw1s]

For the night is dark and full of terrors)

[@cjthegood]

As always, отлично!

[@Jabba417]

The new visuals and what not get you really immersed and help you visualize the history. Yall always make quality videos!

[@webtraveler0774]

Thank you Kings and General, your videos are always a pleasure to watch and learn from.

[@revantii]

Tywin Lannister: The red wedding is the pinnacle of cunning and political backstabbing. Olga: You are like little baby, watch this.

[@sisyphus4468]

People who dislike this video are mystery to me. How high are their expectations that this peace of art does not satisfy?

[@Omnigreen]

Great work, wait for the continuation with excitement!

[@BoredBookAddict]

Excellent work, looking forward for more.

[@ZagND]

Great video! Many thanks and warm greetings from Russia!

[@carolynetter8046]

If you are Russian then you know that the Vikings were not evil barbarians as so many videos and printed lies claim. They were excellent traders and hunters and gatherers and craftsmen. They were never pagan and just like the Indians they honored God as the creator of nature and all living things. Thor is the name they used for God in His display of mighty thunder etc. The Vikings later knew about Jesus and the Norway Vikings had the Hebrew Bible translated to Viking language while trading in the Middle East. The Sweden and Finland Vikings went East and befriended the Greeks and had the Greek Septuagint Bible translated into their Viking language and formed the Greek Orthodox Churches. The Viking Bibles are accurate and are older than the first Catholic Bible. The Vikings fought and overthrew ancient Pagan Rome and also fought the Catholics for over 1000 years. The remains of Viking bones are in the tunnels with crypts that are underneath the Jewish Orthodox Torah Old Testament Churches that were built on top of their remains long ago in Kyiv Ukraine. Kyiv is really Kiev Rus as in Russia and is the true Capital of Russia and the Vikings contributed the region to Russia. My research was some of the information about the Vikings at the time as well as information in the history of the U.K. and the Spanish Conquistadors and was accurate. A Spaniard Hispanic cop temporarily detained me and in the state of Texas and stole my research. Texas is becoming very Communist and controlling with people afraid to speak and there is a large Spaniard Hispanic population that gets their way. Hospitals and Clinics and Pharmacies are everywhere in America with millions of sick or dying people and millions who already have died. The Spaniard Hispanic and the French and the Italian and Italian Portuguese and some of the British are not under attack either chemically or biologically or by violent physical assaults and so they are doing quite well regardless of any lies that may say otherwise. Also they do not lose their homes or jobs and wind up in tent cities. I suspect the Spaniard Hispanics will eventually conquer and rule all others in America as many more if them enter the country each day.

[@dannytetreault]

This channel never ceases to amaze me! Great documentaries on world history!

[@alexjohnson5249]

The rise in production quality continues to impress me 👍👍

[@meoqw3656]

Amazing production lately, especially in this video. Looks great, keep it up.

[@WhiteFalcon_EA]

Great video, I realized that on recent years Slavic history so rich and interesting than many people know, keep it up guys

[@jazuki2250]

Blows the history channel straight out of the water... I can’t stop watching!!!

[@evershumor1302]

These video's keep being amazing! Great work

[@yazanshehadeh4882]

Not only the historical accurcy, the narration of events are amazing, but also the graphics and music is simply great 😍😍😍

[@justme6094]

I had such a shitty day. But you guys deliver always a good chunk of interesting stuff that keeps my thougts away from my chronic pain. Keep up the great work. When I am in a place to support you guys count on me :)

[@SamuelHallEngland]

Eastern European history is really interesting, and much less known about. More please!

[@ilyaelric9539]

I've been waiting really long for it.

[@sergeyvoznyuk1176]

I highly appreciate and enjoy these entertaining and informative videos on the history of my ancestors. Thank you.

[@jokemon9547]

Definitely need an episode on the Finnic tribes of this era. There is a fascinating 2 part documentary about the contacts and historical significance the Baltic Finnic people played in the Viking travels into the Eastern Baltic and beyond. It is called "Itämerensuomalaiset" on Yle Areena. Unfortunately it is in Finnish with only Swedish subtitles, but if you know Finnish or Swedish, I highly recommend it.

[@jakkeledin4645]

Rurik and later all Russians highclass was geneticly Finnish. You can test it in dna database.

[@jokemon9547]

@@jakkeledin4645 Finnic =/= Finnish

[@0MVR_0]

Kings and Generals is claiming, according to the sponsorship, that the creators learned Russian in order to read primary sources, probably written in medieval Cyrillic script.

[@Romkosss]

🤣

[@anonymousanonymous31]

The primary chronicle's medieval Cyrillic is too different to any of the three modern East Slavic languages for that to be of any use.

[@elliott7706]

My grandma gave me an ancient Russian pendant of archangel. I can read Russian but this is old Russian no one i know can decipher. Russian wouldn't be a primary source, it's too new

[@chaosXP3RT]

Or it was to read Russian sources on the time period

[@WhitneyDahlin]

@@chaosXP3RT yeah that's what I was thinking. He prob meant reading Russian sources not that the actual sources were written in modern Russian

[@privatebaldric8767]

Amazing work as always 👍

[@OmegaTrooper]

Man this is my heroin. Excellent job, K&G! Graphics, storytelling, it’s all here!

[@Desh282]

Thank you so much Kings and Generals for dedicating a whole series to my ancestors... I hope they find more archeology and more written material besides the primary chronicle... 🤞🤞🤞🤞 Низкий вам поклон

[@muhammadkhan2007]

When will you cover Volga Bulgars? Really looking forward to it!

[@JonatasAdoM]

This channel has the best set of tracks playing during the video.

[@exothermicforstability7915]

The production quality is off the charts!

[@tobago3679]

Thank you! Great video, I really enjoy this era/time period it is fascinating. Have you made a prior video on the battle of Arcadiopolis? I would be quite interested. Sviatoslav is quite the legend, a warrior king produce by Norse, Slavic, and Turkic cultures. Truly one for the sagas!

[@kaizikenpinas]

Superb episode. John I wasn’t just a great general: he exemplified flawless Byzantine “diplomacy” during his reign. And him beating the Rus and weakening the Bulgars by deceiving the former definitely help set the stage for his awesome successor. He’s undoubtedly one of the most competent emperors (along with his predecessor who he usurped, Nikephoros II). Basil II (episode soon please) was lucky to have him as his co-emperor and predecessor.

[@Hhushrk12]

Just wait for svyatoslav’s son and grandson...the Rus aren’t done fucking up constantinople

[@tylerellis9097]

Ababych1 Wrong Son! Vladimir never raided Constantinople and instead converted to Orthodoxy while Helping the Byzantines. He even returned Cherson.

[@Hhushrk12]

Tyler Ellis more than one way to fuck them without raids. His marriage to the sister of emperor cause serious issues for Basil II, who allowed “born in purple” to marry a barbarian. Also before returning cherson he has to first take it no? Essentially forcing the emperor to ask for help and marry her off

[@kaizikenpinas]

Ababych1 by “fucking up Constantinople”, you mean helping Basil II destroy Skleros and Phocas’ rebellions, converting to Orthodoxy, and by turning themselves into mercenaries in the service of the emperor thus forming the Varangian Guard? Yep, they sure effed up Constantinople 😂 Sit down, son.

[@Hhushrk12]

Kaba the Ugly Cat dumbass, it was done in exchange for marrying off the sister of emperor and bunch of other concessions! Basil became indebted to Rus and their Guards after this deal. Pick up a book clown

[@codyjtaylor140]

Thank you guys for all the hard work you put into your videos! Wanted to give you a heads up one of your playlists first video is private and it wont let the playlist launch from game consoles or amazon fire stick playlist selections. It is the Kings & Generals Season 1 playlist. Keep up the good work!

[@user-jd4fg7dq7j]

Wow guys! As always your videos are a joy to watch!

[@thomasglaister3866]

Fantastic artwork of the Characters!

[@JoeDaeHimself]

Good episode, despite John Tzimiskes didn't agreed the invasion of the Bulgars with Svijatoslav, the plan was devised by his predecessor Nikephoros Phocas

[@rogersledz6793]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

[@huseyincobanoglu531]

Amazing documentary! Thank you Kings and Generals team.

[@user-mx4oq5ww5b]

I would like to point out some mistakes.First, the bulgarians were already bulgarians,not their ancestors the bulgars ,as it is claimed that they have assimilated with the slavs.Moreover,Bulgaria in 969 was a christian country for more than a hundred years,so the title khan was irrelevant.Instead the title of tzar should be used.

[@kara3198]

bulgars lul they with house like a Islamic mosque? bulgars defeated from tatars (turk peoples) and on 6-7xx take islam Volga Bulgaria (Идел Болгар) 7th century-1240sReligion Tengrism, later Islam (after Almish Iltäbär)

[@mr.axolotl7727]

Also, the churches and buildings illustrated should be wooden, the first stone building was constructed in 1037

[@user-mx4oq5ww5b]

@@mr.axolotl7727 If you are talking about Kievan Rus ,then you are probaly right.

[@RexAndAllen]

Would like to add Oleg also used dugouts (monoxyla) as a mainly Slavic form of naval combat and ordered his warriors to wheel them in his attack outside of Constantinople

[@arttuhonkasalo427]

The animations just keep getting better!

[@gilgamesh6135]

Fantastic episode. Well done. 👏

[@siggiAg86]

Awesome! Thank you guys for a fantastic channel! Greetings from Iceland🙏🙏🙏🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸

[@DoReMi123acb]

Olga of Kiev really surprised me. The most I usually hear about her reign was her brutal putting down of the Drevlians. I rarely hear about her adept administrative skills and fundamental economic reforms.Thanks for the informative video. RESPECT!

[@user-lu8vb1pm9p]

Also she is a saint.

[@MLPont]

Magnificent content!

[@trey85031]

This channel is so good, thanks for all of the hard work

[@vitalii9125]

Yep

[@KvDenko]

Thank you so much for this docu-series! I was born in Ukraine and unfortunately didn't learn much of the history due to moving to the states as a young child. I have a newfound love and interest in my family and ethnic history so your videos are really helpful and informative.

[@shivammishra5546]

Just One Request Please please add the playlist link to which this video belong. It will be very helpful to know if we are missing any back story. I love your content and wait for your next content like a worshiper 🙌🏻👍🏻, The only thing that bother me, is that I don't want to miss anything. So please listen to my and I believe many people will have the same request. That will very helpful. 😁✌🏻

[@ArmaCookie]

The artstyle and animation are getting better and better!

[@juanway]

Yall never disappoint

[@kasiasyper9328]

This series is a breath of fresh air. Something new, interesting, and something that wasn't covered ten thousand times by other channels. I'm here, hoping that K&G will go in this direction. As much as I love Roman history, it was and still is covered by so many channels.

[@darthveatay]

Sviatoslav the brave. Never expected to see him on this channel.

[@fatalshore5068]

This channel is so good!

[@fahtenfuhten]

Another masterpiece video!! Thank you very much!!

[@GrailSeeker]

"Khan Boris II"? What? Who wrote this? The First Bulgarian Empire became Christian in 864. The title of Boris II is Tsar (Emperor), not "khan".

[@nword3508]

Forgot to mention it was tsar Peter st the time not Boris II

[@nword3508]

@Ron Lewenberg it doesn't matter the title Khan stopped being used since the 9th century when Boris I later his Christian name would be Michael became knyaz after his rule his son Simeon I was declared tsar by the patriarch of Constantinople (tho Since the patriarch was bellow the Byzantine emperor itself it was not recognized until his son Peter the first made peace treaty with Byzantium)

[@nword3508]

@@derinden15 by the time the rus invaded Bulgaria the tsardom was ruled by his grand son lmao

[@user-py5gc5dn7t]

derin den According Wikipedia or any other academic you ask you will get at least five different versions from where the name Boris came. It really could be a tradition slavic name or a Iranian for all you, me or anybody knows. That being said trying to act smart here is pointless.

[@koro741]

Bulgarians are tatats so simple

[@nicon1391]

Fun fact: I am not sure if KG uploaded this video around these days on purpose, but today (11th July) is the patron day of St.Olga (yes the one in the video) for the Eastern Orthodox Church

[@KingsandGenerals]

Nope. Unfortunately, it is very difficult for us to plan those things

[@nicon1391]

@@KingsandGenerals I know, actually it is quite fortunate ;)

[@nicon1391]

​@@KingsandGenerals Also, irrevant question and topic to this though, have you ever made any video for the Iraq-Iran War during the 80's? That would be very interesting to see too.

[@ross9570]

Awesome video keep it up!

[@ravager890]

couldn't wait for another episode of this...

[@bobholly3843]

"Hey yo, you know the lady that tossed our envoys to their deaths?" "Yeah?" "She's now asking us to send our best warriors & that she won't kill them" "That makes sense. I mean, she wouldn't try to kill them too, right?"

[@dthird3107]

I played these characters in CK2 when I did the Duchy of Kiev playthrough.

[@shzarmai]

Great Video, i enjoyed it very much and i look forward to more :)

[@eaglecondor6754]

Fantastic animation my friend...great work

[@jedyzichterman358]

The history covered, art, narration and editing in this video were all superb! I was already fascinated with this channel and it's only been improving as time goes by!

[@friedlemons5201]

it's a shame that it's not getting nearly as much attention as it deserves though... I really wish the best for this channel

[@Turin_Turumba]

Couldn't agree more, the quality of this channel is phenomenal

[@user-lw7qo3dz4s]

Amazing video as always! But after the death of Simeon I, his son Petar I is officially recognized as "Tsar of Bulgarians and Greeks" by the Eastern Roman Emperor Roman I. And so Petar's descendants - Roman and Boris II are to be called by the title "Tsar" as well. One of them would die in captivity and the other would be killed by a Bulgarian boarder soldier during the reign of the Comitopuli dinasty, more specifically - Samuel of Bulgaria. Keep up!

[@Vitalis94]

Wasn't it the "Tsar of Bulgarians and Romans", though?

[@tylerellis9097]

Yeah Peter was Recognized as Basileus of the Bulgars by Romanos Lekapenos. Though the Title was Stripped alongside the regalia when his son Roman got paraded through Constantinople by John Tzimiskes. But Very True for 50 Years Bulgaria was legally Recognized as a Fellow Imperial realm alongside the Emperor of the Franks.

[@CrazyPinkStalion69]

@@Vitalis94 Hey, just wanted to say i found out your channel and discovered the viking movie through it, the only good movie i have seen so far with byzantines in it ! Movie starts right where this episode ends as well.

[@Vitalis94]

@@CrazyPinkStalion69 oh, that's great to hear, I'm glad you liked it! Although to be honest, my editing skills could be better.

[@yoghurtmaster1688]

it was tsar of bulgarians and romans

[@TheGreenMeanMachine]

One of your best made videos ever! 👍🏻

[@Lafyva]

Loving the This series!

[@username7735]

Damn history of Rus is too Barbaric even for Barbarians.

[@adnanalkowatli6307]

I would like to say that these videos are very interesting. Moreover, Keivian Rus and Slavic-turkic Volga Bulgars history is something I would love to hear about. I hope more video with come in the future.

[@user-pd9gf8kq7o]

Volga Bulgars - not slavic but ugro finic state

[@adnanalkowatli6307]

@@user-pd9gf8kq7o Я согласен.

[@zizouace4890]

volga bulgars were turkic. nothing to do slavs. maybe you got confused with modern day so called bulgarians, who speak a slavic language and who named their stare after the turkic Muslim volga bulgar state (although they hate Muslims lol)

[@Hhushrk12]

@@user-pd9gf8kq7o just like Russia

[@pavelt4405]

@@zizouace4890 That was before islam existed and Volga Bulgaria became muslim centuries later, possibly even becoming turkified too.

[@riccardopreve6505]

Amazing images and animations Congratulations 10/10

[@FerasLab]

Amazing. This part of history i never read about before... amazing work. Thanks a bunch

[@oguzhangorgun6918]

Oleg's each arms were tied up to one tree that rolled to his side and trees cut loose, returning their former shape thus tearing him apart.

[@MemoryOfTheAncestors]

Igor, not Oleg...

[@carolynetter8046]

The Vikings were not Pagan. I researched them for many years. They believed in God of all nature and all living things. Later they learned if Jesus and they sewed small wooden crosses to their clothing. Their enemies were and still are ancient Pagan Rome and the Catholics and their affiliated of whom they fought for over 1000 years and continue to. The Vikings were traders and were never pirates or raiders. They took the spoils as in valuables from the Catholic churches that the Catholics gained through corruption anyway. The Vikings disrupted heavy Roman rule and brought peace to others if only temporarily. They were never evil barbarians and many of them were crucified by the Romans. After battle they were known to wash their hands in the Catholic church font and regarded it as nothing but a common sink. Russia is most likely the most truly Protestant country in the world with the 53 million Russians that are Greek Orthodox Baptizing by full immersion as adults according to scripture and the Church of Christ and Baptist Churches that are in Russia have people that do the same. The Greek Orthodox Church was never Latin and completely rejects the false teachings of the Catholic Church and they do not recognize the pope. For these reasons the Vikings were hated and so are their descendents. I am Scottish Swiss Norwegian and I am a descendent of the Norway Vikings on both sides of the family. I have done research for a few years on the Vikings and I live in America. Also the Vikings stood about 7 feet tall with swords 4 and a half feet long. They had the best armour and swords and ships and ship navigators of their time. The name Thor for example is what they called God when God displayed His mighty thunder. They left Scandinavia due to an overwhelming amount of corrupt Pagan invaders. When the Vikings of Norway discovered America right around Canada they called it Vin Land in Viking language meaning Wine Land meaning a place to freely worship Jesus and Baptize understanding adults by full immersion. It was not a place to grow grapes as their drink was not wine but was a liquid mixture of fermented honey and spices. They were civilized and well groomed and grooming tools were found at their old village that was excavated. To have come from such a small country and to have survived for so long against such a large and powerful enemy surely God must have sustained them. Their enemies continue to hate them and their descendents today and often will still attack the descendents of the Vikings in various ways. Particularly the French and the Spaniard Hispanic and the Italian Portuguese and their affiliated will attack.

[@StephanthePelted]

Nobody: Pecheneg Khan: I'll drink from your skull! M&B fans: I endorse this

[@ihl0700677525]

This is great video with excellent production value. Your channel generally has good artworks, but I wonder why they have different style and various level of detail. I mean this particular video is absolutely stunning, but others are less so..

[@makczirik6538]

Amazing video! Please more!