Knightfall: Battle for the Knight's Temple (Season 2) | History

Landry and the Templars defend their sacred temple against King Philip's army in this clip from Season 2, Episode 6, "Blood Drenched Stone."
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[@tomliemohn624]

I so wished they'd make a 3rd season. I loved this. Really.

[@magicman3163]

I think History is done making these historical epics that they sell to other streaming services I knew about Vikings but didn’t see an advertisement for this show till season 2

[@corjw1]

Ending of S1 was sad...

[@blindoutlaw]

The French One of the most predominate users of the crossbow in Europe at the time this series is set. Depicted using longbows

[@rogermunoz]

English mercenaries???

[@simaozinho37]

Pope didn´t let Christians use crossbows on others christians I think I read that somewhere I am not sure.

[@samwilliams7783]

@@simaozinho37 you should watch The King on Netflix, best historic movie I've ever seen

[@lordofthegame1289]

sam williams the king is a disgrace to the real history behind Henry V. Outlaw king is much better.

[@rwan3521]

au secoure ! les français sont des uruk hai ..

[@Damien6295]

I love how the soldiers guarding the bombs from arrows ducked away so the arrow hit the bombs.

[@etazeta674]

Loyalty only goes so far, and most people would duck away from a FLAMING ARROW

[@davidskorik1]

I guess Templar's never heard of helmets XD

[@erenrager6679]

At least they now armor, besides helmet that is.

[@andreaskirs4160]

A proper kettle helmet would be my choice. And I would loose the cloak.

[@jdoe3006]

So that they can be recognized. The usual Templar helmet makes one unrecognizable

[@Ghoulza]

far more important to be dead but recognized than alive and unknown hidden by a helmet

[@axlefoxe]

@@Ghoulza except one got shot in the head....

[@joec9693]

I'm always annoyed how almost every depiction of archers always has them fire only two waves of arrows then the infantry charges in, yet the archers have a dozen arrows left and they just stand there.

[@DeltadronesBr]

Arrows was a lot of expensive back then

[@koreancowboy42]

Bro you know how annoying it is to make arrows? Plus the expenses of making the arrow tips with iron? And then steel? Plus the fletcher don't get me started almost alot of equipment is expensive back in those days. Also wow.... why does every faction know how to speak English so well -_-

[@GodSaveTheKing444]

@@koreancowboy42 English is the superior language 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@anthonyargento1913]

​@@koreancowboy42confidently incorrect

[@guzt3680]

And notice how the defenders barely had any bows and arrows😂 having castle walls with those cranelation but not enough arrows😂 doesn make sense

[@minervateves1516]

I'm a huge KNIGHTFALL fan. Please have season 3 soon. I'm so looking forward to it.🤗

[@Johnson-bg3jv]

Its canceled.

[@pietcastellone3980]

@country baller F

[@ethanguest3438]

@@Johnson-bg3jv why's that?

[@Johnson-bg3jv]

@@ethanguest3438 that was a slightly old comment, I think it was because it wasn't popular enough?

[@ethanguest3438]

@@Johnson-bg3jv that makes sense

[@diegoarriazaahumada9701]

ahh of course, the famous french longbowmen

[@uncle7304]

Far superior to an english crossbowman

[@thebadman7072]

french had the help of scots remember, scots guards were good archers

[@vrisbrianm4720]

Bows were used by pretty much all nations in Europe before crossbows were more developed.

[@lv83bloodknight]

They could very well be English mercenaries.

[@googlesucks478]

This show is very historically inaccurate, but the french did use bows. They just weren't famous for it.

[@Jose-gu7qy]

0:49 thart man has become a guard of Skyrim.

[@wrath231]

"Then I took an arrow to the knee..."

[@Raez_XL]

So this was the adventure he spoke of.

[@bekhele]

Interesting how they lowered the iron gate AFTER the battle 😁

[@daltonevans3412]

They musta forgot they had it.

[@Chicken12151]

Xd

[@jasonchow6475]

They can use it to trap soldiers that enter if they breach the wooden doors. It is a tactic used to kill off more soldiers when they enter but the iron gate prevents them from escaping but because they left they closed it after the battle.

[@bekhele]

@@jasonchow6475 lol

[@madartzgraphics2019]

@@jasonchow6475 yup. Walled fortress is a trap. It's either the citizens are trapped or attackers gets trapped inside. Franks use this wall tactics during the real crusades in mideast.

[@sichenghao3747]

For god sake, you have walls to protect you from arrows.

[@spearshake4771]

Yeah but walls only go so high and arrows that reign down from above pass those walls

[@nadabutsi7537]

@@spearshake4771 Kneel down and hug the wall as closely as possible with shields raised up above the head would be better than what they did tho. Some of them Stood with raised shields in the middle of a open courtyard, proffessional soldiers would not be this foolish. Standing makes you a much bigger target but if you kneel you can protect your whole body with a raised shield, that combined with using walls as protection goes a long way

[@perastotigautera1426]

@@nadabutsi7537 no need having shield or braceing the wall! They had woden palisades,made out of hardened,wet wood capable of stoping any arrow or missile!...this movie lacks a competent history adviser!

[@ryansetliff7416]

@@nadabutsi7537 Ordinarily that would be filed under "duh, of course," but I ascertain how the village contrarian has to have it explained to him.

[@freedomordeath89]

@@spearshake4771 there were wooden roofs over towers and battlements exactly to avoid arrows coming down on soldiers..you think they spent millions and years building castles and forgot about that? You know nuffin john snow.

[@keats182]

The comment section about this battle didn't disappoint. There is no way those volleys of arrows would have been that effective. If they were that effective there is no way they would have stopped to send a bunch of guys up ladders where the defenders would have the advantage.

[@jerzygawor958]

Love Knightfall - could watch up to and beyond Series 1000 - it's that good!. Make more series and episodes Deus Vult!

[@MrJustovideo]

I really thought this show was going to be about the Templars during the crusades but we only got to see the siege of Acre

[@outpostorange9580]

Love how he was like "what's wrong with you?" a few mins before and then is like "I never doubted you" after he sunk that arrow in

[@samvs1259]

It's a different guy. :p

[@jdoe3006]

So should he rejoice that the archer missed? Landry didn't say anything fool

[@MrGA555]

If the enemies arrows are capably of reaching you soldiers then why didnt the templars start firing before they got that close??

[@jdoe3006]

Because they do not value archery. They're all about swords

[@axlefoxe]

@@jdoe3006 all about their own swords, polishing them so brightly, polishing each other's too.

[@fredymjose1540]

@@axlefoxe whatever may be, they will be in history books forever. And what about you keyboard warrior? what's you do? Polishing your phone screen?

[@ddespair]

I enjoyed most of the first season of this show but it just started to go off the rails after they got the grail back. It just felt like everything was being prolonged and the action scenes felt inexplicably set up and executed. When they killed off the young guy who was chasing his girlfriend’s killer it was like why did they even make him a main character? He barely did anything.

[@bestokechukwu6100]

Ned Stark was a major character but he was killed in Season 1I

[@mijanhoque1740]

Awesome Best Except Ned actually contributed to the plot. His character and deaths set up all the major events for the later seasons whilst the same cannot be said for knightfall.

[@bambostarla6259]

I agree with you.

[@raymondsamuels8318]

for god sake fire arrows dont work that well :(

[@denizaltunyurt1850]

they dodged the arrow by walking, let's not talk about reality here

[@raymondsamuels8318]

@@denizaltunyurt1850 but still :(

[@k.v.7681]

Well at least it wasn't a broadhead or bodkin dipped in fire for a sec before being loosed x) But I wonder how hard it would have been to depict a dozen extras releasing a couple of volleys of those same arrows with coals and pitch stuffed in the head, as they are supposed to be used....

[@harding10B]

Some kind of metal head covering shaped to deflect arrows might have proved useful also standing in the open whilst it’s raining arrows may not be the best move tactically speaking.

[@rizvankeniselituvale9728]

One of the best TV Series of all times...

[@sakurahadil3363]

Please dude not that much

[@dellchica2373]

Bring Season 3 please!!

[@ronaldjackson5552]

Ah yes, The Templars have mid 13th century mail, while Philip has early renaissance plate. *Thank you history channel for being so historically accurate*

[@turlytheturtle]

Only the men of culture will recognize what they heard. 3:36

[@MrFarnanonical]

the legendary wilhelm scream.

[@christopherjames3174]

Lol so true. Wasn't it first used by a man suffering an arrow wound through the leg?

[@SaVoOWazaA]

@@christopherjames3174 I think it's originaly a dude running on crocodiles and falling

[@oliverworley5162]

I will always relate it to the storm trooper falling down the deaths tar when shot by look in a new hope

[@senderoverland]

Its a running joke in the film industry

[@rasta3692]

amma huge fan of knightfall I'm looking forward for season 3 🤗

[@thomasjansen9450]

Super Fortsetzung absolut gelungen. Top Darstellung, top History, top Drama, top Action!!!! Es sollte mehr Serien geben von diesem Format von geschichtlich fast realen Aufzeichnungen.

[@foolslayer9416]

The costume design for the soldiers and the knights is great

[@freedomordeath89]

well the Templars are too clone-like..too many big red crosses..no helmets and all with just chainmail..could be better..could be worse..

[@TSProductions3170]

@@freedomordeath89I mean didn’t all templars wear chain mail? I think only the priests or something wore no armor

[@TSProductions3170]

@@freedomordeath89lol i just commented on a 4 year old comment

[@freedomordeath89]

yep lol@@TSProductions3170

[@freedomordeath89]

Templars were all "monks", what you mean "priest"? They were all part of a religious order@@TSProductions3170

[@benv7933]

GO MARK HAMILL!!! We will stand with you 1000% NEVER apologize for how you feel about LJ.

[@fifa4lifeunknow795]

who is LJ tho ?

[@xenyt369]

@@fifa4lifeunknow795 last jedi (star wars the last jedi)

[@missyT14396]

Loved this episode

[@ry-yn4on]

Woww its awesome 👍👍😍

[@rzl5625]

1:52 Oooh. The Battle of Helms Deep.

[@tamathawilson7312]

Love the show

[@MrFarnanonical]

so... some of those suits of mail even have mail coifs dangling down the back and high quality riveted mail the rich templars had was very effective against arrows. not to mention that castles are designed to resist sieges. there are places to hide from arrows and the fact that they're raised 20 plus feet higher than their attacks gives them a range advantage too. the more likely scenario would be some forms of siege engines and the templars firing arrows at them. one of the problems with arrows in sieges is that eventually the defenders run out. half the time they were just starving them out of resources. if you fire lots of volleys they can just go pick your spent arrows and fire them back at you.

[@magicman3163]

The Templar castle is still standing to this day I don’t think they wanted to damage it because they wanted the property and money and relics inside it

[@vtkrey]

This "siege" was a pain to watch... I expected "History" channel to do a lot better...

[@MrHellsing76]

they blew they're load on Extras for Vikings.

[@herkkoproductions6028]

Ok boomer

[@tomislavkljaic5716]

Odlična serija jedva čekam nove epizode

[@TheCSC017]

I can't believe this was on the "History" Channel. The inaccuracies in this scene could fill a gothic novel.

[@WIGGER01]

When is season 2 coming to Netflix

[@ksherbalinternational6382]

I don't think it's coming dude It's on us netflix though Don't worry Use a vpn service I finished watching the series using it

[@senderoverland]

Its on netflix

[@mihaib6628]

Whenever I finished watching an episode from season 2, the hair on my arms was rising. I was always excited to see what happens next. Great series!

[@joeythegent3888]

I love this show

[@helmarkv]

I love it 👏

[@stansmithamericandad3314]

I watch this on history channel. It's really a nice TV series.

[@coppertopvon]

WHY DID THIS GET CANCELLED❓❓❓❓❓

[@rickgrimes2971]

Although not the most Accurate show, it’s still one of the most entertaining shows I’ve seen in a while. The story is intriguing and for the most part the characters are enjoyable. Would definitely recommend watching the full show if your looking for something to binge for a couple of days. Again the show is good but definitely not anything mind blowing

[@Kristian89]

Deus Vult! 🇬🇬🇬🇪

[@juliocdbrito]

Please HISTORY CHANNEL, start recording the season 3!!!!

[@tonyhsloanejr]

All the best series are on Paid Television now

[@tamathawilson7312]

No,leave this show on History Channel

[@tonyhsloanejr]

@@tamathawilson7312 that's paid tv

[@jesusjhannick_auccatoma]

I am waiting for the 3rd season

[@Alxoholiker]

Nice walls. I guess my garden fence is taller than that :D

[@simaozinho37]

Then you probably never seen much castles or fortresses in your life, walls are there to prevent attackers to rush in, of course if the walls are taller even better but I would like to see you try to climb these "tiny" walls with archers shooting you down while you run for it and while you climbing the stairs people throwing the stairs aways or tossing stones at you and when you finally reach the top you have a trained soldier with a shield and a axe/sword/lance stabbing you while you trying to get of the stairs, not every fortress have a huge wall.

[@Alxoholiker]

@@simaozinho37 well yeah sure. Complety agreed. It's just like, normally they built tiny walls on high ground castles, where it is no need for them. Or otherwise maybe in a lake or moat, to secure the town walls. For me these walls just look unrealistic for a usual land castle thats it.

[@julianoaguiar5273]

Muito bom filme recomendo

[@joaquingimenez1308]

Season 3 ?

[@ethanjoseph285]

Make more!

[@sergioheredia8843]

Attack my braves, but first, make sure that the blackpowder is in their archers range.

[@rayoflightgeneral7988]

When will be able to watch it on Netflix?

[@StarFinderWebb]

Let not close the metal gate before the attack...🤔

[@b3ead]

Yeah closing that heavy gate is just to expensive imagine what it would cost if the enemy slightly damage it

[@adrivoss6349]

pmsl))))

[@sakurahadil3363]

Hhhhhhhhhhh shoot the one who had this idea

[@StarFinderWebb]

@@b3ead lmao 🤣

[@garciavillcamarcelo9849]

Esperemos q salga 3ra temporada

[@thecrusaderhistorian9820]

That was awesome! Deus Vult!

[@adamleon8504]

season 3 plz

[@pbh9195]

I wished there was a season 3. I read that some renegade templers found service in Scotland fighting with Robert the Bruce

[@adrivoss6349]

hilarious fireworks demo:-))) and that wall is what - 3 feet high?

[@eugeneokech5870]

Did it have to be only 8 episodes? Please tell me there will be season 3

[@yessicamora9596]

¿Cuándo se estrena en Netflix la 2da temporada?

[@optimistic5778]

Finally, some historical related pieces from the history channel. THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING YOUR THEME... :)

[@vivianebeget]

was not historical nothing lies

[@SnickleFritz-in6ud]

Merry Christmas from Valentine, Nebraska USA. 6:01pm

[@aliqarni9732]

ذخائر في مرمى السهام قويه قويه

[@johnlane8053]

The French armies battle tactics are so dimwitted. Why would they place all of their gunpowder in ONE SPOT, and WITHIN RANGE of archer fire of the templar castle? If only they moved the gunpowder out of range, and built the siege tower out of sight of the castle, they wouldn't have had any problems!

[@rhaeghartargaryen871]

Well because their French. This is the same French who after being invaded by the Germans for one hour decided to surrender in ww2. Despite the French having the best military in world at that time. France sucks

[@davidpallmann8046]

This is why the French got their butts kicked in 2 world wars.

[@1918bibi]

@@rhaeghartargaryen871 Oh sorry "monsieur" the historian! French surrender after 1 hour!? Yeah, right! Stop your nonsense and go back to your books! Really!? My good your'e a disgrace TARGARYEN! LOL!

[@samvs1259]

Hahaha, 'monsieur the historian'...

[@CravatErablePodcastsGaming]

@@rhaeghartargaryen871 The French have the greatest number of victorious battles in the history of humanity.

[@alexblack6421]

Knight: Arrows!!!! other Knight: guys let's just go inside real quick, we're in a castle after all. Knight: Sh...No it.......it doesn't work like that!!! Shields!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Seth655]

Alex Black Why sure duh just leave the walls defenseless and let them easily storm the castle and kill us all.

[@sakurahadil3363]

Hhhhhhhhhh

[@josholiver3425]

I love this show 😎😄

[@HISTORY]

Hi Josh! Thanks for watching! Subscribe to never miss a new video!

[@benlr]

Ending was more satisfying than that poser called GOT

[@anthraxxru]

Isn't the final season

[@thebigsad9463]

This is so beautifully made...

[@ketssa]

you are joking arne't you ?

[@Max1990Power]

Yeah. But I wish netflix would have continued with Marco Polo

[@lucasdublagem]

Comecei assistir no Netflix

[@exequieltonello1146]

Tiene que salir una tercer temporada

[@ousmanewaigalo8786]

J'ai tellement envie de regardé cette film en version française

[@bobbydiggs4490]

These series is as historical as Game of Thrones.

[@chuax77]

porque la dieron de baja? es excelente serie,HBO son estupidos?

[@filipe.oficialribeiroferna1809]

Que série e essa?

[@garynewis8293]

The templers were the best warriors with hardest situations

[@jesuscristomeusenhor413]

👑

[@ketssa]

this is totally unrealistic. arrows one shot armored guys and why they dont block the fire arrow with their shields ??? arrows are like AK47 in those movies......... anyway, fire arrow were not used because its not possible that the flame stays burning, the wind should just shut off the flame.........................

[@bobmcrae5751]

You're wrong about fire arrows. They were specifically made so that the wind would not extinguish the flame.

[@felixc3719]

You do know a arrow from a longbow has far more stopping power than an ak47 round?

[@k.v.7681]

"Fire" arrows were used. I was even surprised to see the right head being used (they usually just use a bodkin or broadhad and stick it in a fire....). However... what did they stuff in that head? At the time, they used burning coals (because flames were snuffed out that's true. The way it worked was: you release the arrow with a burning coal in the head and pitch. On impact, the head is squiched, breaking apart the coal and sending shards flying everywhere around along with the pitch, thus starting a fire. It did demand a lot of arrows, indeed, on prepared surfaces. Rooves in cities were watered during sieges to counter that. On a volatile material tho, it might have worked that quickly. To be noted that there was no apparent flame on the arrow once it was loosed tho, since it was snuffed out. But the coal kept burning inside. And that's even better, otherwise the pitch would have been spent in flight rather than splashing a surface on impact. As for the stopping power of an arrow @Felix Crawfurd: yes indeed. But that is due to blunt impact. That doesn't mean there is any damage done to the target. Even less that it pierced the armor. Could be done with gigantic luck, but even then you still have padding, and then it has to penetrate the body enough to seriously wound. You can twang a dude with a sword on his helmet and make his ears ring, doesn't mean you're going to cut him in half.

[@atomknows4973]

The writer who wrote this Episode should be Fired, they have this Huge build up to the battle, the King waves his Flag, to tell them No Surrender, No Mercy!! Fight to the Death!!! and what happens? He gets a hold of Landry and they all just give up, (sigh...) a gold fish would have a better imagination.

[@danko4907]

че за фильм?

[@bn2533]

I watched S1, loved it. Love the story but mostly loved the combat more. S2 however, I watched half of the first episode and I couldn't watch anymore. Idk but everything felt off. Im not surprised there's no S3. Can someone tell me how it ends?

[@Johnson-bg3jv]

(Quick run down) MC has to retrain as an initiate, growing along side other initiates until they are promoted to the rank of Templar,which took almost half of the season to complete. The King sent the prince to kill all of the children with similar birth dates as the MCs kid, which the prince eventually finds but decides to cover for once he realizes that the King killed the Queen, which the King claimed the MC did. The Templars are eventually besieged and they surrender, leading to them being burned at the stake. At the last moment, the MC and a few surviving Main Characters make they're escape. The MC then goes to the castle and kills the king. THIS IS EXTREMELY CUT SHORT, I HAVE LEFT OUT KEY INFO IF YOU WANT TO SEARCH FOR YOURSELF.

[@gigeltm4738]

season 3 , wheen

[@joanpashinsky-greve8760]

I guess there won’t be another season for knightfall been following nothing has been done at all for another season 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@sharris3624]

What happened to the old man Templar with the long white board that saved them from burning?

[@SpencerOilChangeLOL]

why is it all so blue? is this the underwater spinoff version of knightfall?

[@savage.sadistic.sensationa1184]

Remind me the Assassin's Creed !!

[@raxzar]

I dont like the visual change in Season 2 dunno why they didnt keep the style of Season 1.

[@p.t.f.ibradyfitness9045]

You can't compare this to vikings there was no intensity in the battle at all 😂

[@masterassassin2245]

Reminded me of low pc graphics for some reason hahaha.

[@giorgi5405]

Because its how it was in the middle age not killing 50 man at the same time

[@CryptoDatabase]

@@giorgi5405 It's not how it was in the middle ages, most battles during that time didn't even have 50 men in the entire thing.

[@rezaalim8061]

wait, they changed the armor back? nice.

[@alldworld3996]

Boom!!!! 4:24

[@Horsemanfromyearsago]

After you successfully lit a firework from a safe distance using only a bow with fire arrow without getting hurt- 4:31

[@maximummax9851]

Season three coming

[@mossed9349]

3rd season?

[@mefenamicgajero5271]

What a title

[@brianclements2494]

You should like put it on Netflix

[@Kristian89]

it is on netflix

[@RekkiR]

Any guy who died from arrows in those first two waves deserved it.

[@sakurahadil3363]

Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I totally agree with you hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@ss87pires18]

4:38 thought Batman appeared

[@masterassassin2245]

Haven't seen the show. But it feels like half the actors and extras didn't show up for the shoot so they had to make do hahah.

[@bdg8670]

Why did they close the gate after the battle was over?

[@adrivoss6349]

to keep the cows in

[@sickjuicysjamshack3580]

Never understood why they stop firing. If your arrows are that effective, why not keep shooting? It's not like your archers are only carrying two arrows each

[@boanergesbezerra166]

french King was a sick man.

[@SonNguyen-vy7pd]

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