Our Reaction to German Medieval Crusader Song - Palästinalied

[@MaxSujyGermany]

Hello! :)

[@caderiddle5996]

Yo

[@deleteduser7006]

𝕹𝖔𝖓 𝖓𝖔𝖇𝖎𝖘 𝕯𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖊, 𝖓𝖔𝖓 𝖓𝖔𝖇𝖎𝖘, 𝖘𝖊𝖉 𝖓𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖎 𝖙𝖚𝖔 𝖉𝖆 𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖎𝖆𝖒. 𝕻𝖆𝖑𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖚𝖘 𝕲𝖆𝖇𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖑 𝖆𝖉 𝖔𝖋𝖋𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖚𝖒 𝖗𝖊𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖙 So seems like you like our hymn. Ayooo die wisse woß guuud isch^^. :) (paladin tounge means they know what good is). Et salut mon fraire aussie hahaha ^^

[@caderiddle5996]

Someone actually doing reactions to medieval music? God be praised!

[@waltergro9102]

That's Middle High German (ca. AD 1050 - 1350). More precisely the High Medieval Upper German poetry language of the Staufen period (German royal lineage of the 12th and 13th c.). Most important was the influence of Alemannic. Thus Swiss German dialects (Alemannic in Switzerland) remained most similar to Middle High German in the said meaning because Alemannic is phonetically more conservative than other Upper German dialects. The flag is the blood banner, one of the medieval German war flags. It's preserved in the Swiss national flag and in the coat of arms of several towns in German speaking countries (like Vienna).

[@GenBergfruehling]

The moment as a German, when you read the medieval german and the english subtitles, but you understand the song by reading the english subtitles.

[@blacky2940]

Basically the medieval german isnt very hard to read but it definitely takes more time to comprehend

[@BenHatira]

Frage mich wie verwandt das Mittelhochdeutsche mit dem Schwäbischen bzw. Allemanischen ist, habe persönlich nicht wirklich die subs lesen müssen. Strange ... (also nur größtenteils - waren doch ein paar Passagen wo ich dachte - wut ? )

[@graunichtschwarzwei6339]

I am from the very southwest of Germany and I can unterstand all of it pretty easily. Some words that are used are quite uncommon today, or at least the way they are used is unusual for us but 80percent or so I get at the first listen.

[@mikkyo3509]

Echt? ich habe mir gedacht, wow das ist sehr leicht zu verstehen. Eventuell liegt es auch daran dass bei uns so viele deutsche Dialekte zusammenkommen und es für mich deshalb so leicht zu verstehen ist.

[@patrickoehrle4686]

I am German too but I understand all, you are no German!

[@frontgamet.v1892]

Thank you for your reaction! Greetings from Germany! Fun fact: The Germans never had slavery or slave markets. What the British and French achieved in 100 years with enormous slavery, Germans did in 40 years with hard work. Yes the Germans had colonies but unlike the British and French the Germans invested in these colonies because they were a base to protect our trade. Which was absolutely unthinkable at the time as everyone else in Africa was just letting hell loose. You can also look at the comparison between the British Empire and the German Empire in terms of economy. We were almost on par with the British even though we didn't even had nearly as many colonies. In addition, the British colonies contributed much more to their economy than Great Britain itself. For us it was exactly the opposite... Germany contributed 70% of the economy. The German Empire was truly an absolute high. From 1871 to 1923, the Germans were also responsible for *90* percent of ALL scientific and medical advances in the world with incredible inventions like the car, motorcycle, camera, etc. Before the British started World War I because they were jealous of us, it was actually the best 40 years ever here in Germany. Of course, based on today's technology, less so, but for the time... Absolutely unbelievable. At this time the first health insurance company was even introduced here in Germany by Otto von Bismarck. They still don't exist in the US today. Furthermore, German workers under Wilhelm II were the best paid workers in Europe. It's absolutely beautiful

[@dunanub8725]

I'm pretty sure those "bagpipe" sounds are from some form of hurdy-gurdy

[@matsudoambition2509]

Well Marktpfeifen are pretty similar, also known as german pipes

[@Megingiard]

My guess is that the instrument is a shawm, or Schalmei in german.

[@torreyvent9429]

Middle German , English and French have a great many root words in common identifiable to the layman.

[@fuxihutterer8088]

germanic

[@renerieche6862]

You have to listen the "palästinalied " performed by "in extremo"😊🎉

[@Jürgen_von_Schumacher]

The Crusades were a period of time that saw the foundation of four States in modern day Israel, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey. During the time of the first Crusade, the Muslims had begun to attack the Byzantine Empire as well as harass Christian Pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land. As such, the Pope called for all Christians to band together and reclaim the Holy Land. The lords of Sicily, Toulouse, Flanders, and other lords took up the call and marched into the Byzantine Empire where excessive amounts of drama happened. From here, they marched from Constantinople, now called Istanbul by the Turks, into Rum (modern day Turkey) and reclaimed many Byzantine lands. Once they reached Antioch, they began setting up their own independent states instead of reclaiming the land for the Byzantines. From here, the Principality of Antioch, the County of Edessa, the County of Triploli, and the Kingdom of Jerusalem were created. By the time of the fifth Crusade, which is when this song was performed, the Byzantine Empire had already collapsed and Europe had witnessed what we call the "Children's Crusade" which was a symbolic movement that saw children, mostly from 8-14 march from their respective countries to Jerusalem. Almost all of them died and the Pope was preparing a new Crusade to avenge the loss of the children while reclaiming Jerusalem, which had fallen into Muslim hands 2 decades prior to the Fifth Crusade. In 1218, the Crusaders had mobilized at Acre and marched to Europe in an attempt to break the Muslim's strength there as most Arabic armies were conscripted from Egypt. The Crusaders had pushed the Muslims to offer peace terms which would see the revival of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, but some leaders declined this offer as they wanted to seize Egypt. As the Crusaders made camp at the Nile, the Sultan opened the sluice gates and flooded the Crusader army, thus destroying any chance they had of reclaiming Jerusalem. The song was made for the Kaiser, Kaiser Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire. According to some sources, the Kaiser was so moved by the song that he enfeoffed Walther von der Vogelweide with his own fief, land, and title.

[@torreyvent9429]

@@Jürgen_von_Schumacher the crusades expanded German vocabulary.

[@Jürgen_von_Schumacher]

@@torreyvent9429 I'd say the Ostsiedlung expanded our vocabulary and language

[@michamcv.1846]

i favour the version of ´´In Extremo´´ cause they actually can sing i mean this actually shows u how a Song would sound if its song by Historians

[@sirlucifer5161]

My favorite is the version from Qntal. 🏴🖤🏴

[@TadBray]

It's pronounced with a v 1:13

[@7.7.7_.7..7._]

The version by "In Extremo" is much better ;)

[@PeterBuwen]

This is in my opinion the best and most authentic version of the song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYTRladthb2LZ80

[@holgersurray]

Maybe You should see a modern interpretation of that song e.g. by In Extremo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXzLpZWpg7iFgck

[@TheEuronaut]

yes, please react to this, too.

[@marcbaur677]

Yes, that would be great.

[@LEDDi_Matth7-7]

Food song,plsmore medival songs

[@AfroSamurai-ms3pm]

In this time every child in Europe knew the birth, the powerful deeds, the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. By his death on the cross our sins can be forgiven. So God can save us from his punishment.😊

[@jenstopel6189]

Davon wisst ihr freilich nichts.

[@florianschneider2927]

Can you react to,,Schlesierlied'' Greetings from Germany :)

[@croatianwarmaster7872]

That one always gets me emotional

[@torreyvent9429]

@@florianschneider2927 loved by Germans and Polish alike.

[@eisikater1584]

I, too, am a (German) atheist, former Roman Catholic, so I stopped at 1:40 and will watch the rest in silence.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Was hast denn du für eine Störung...?