Thobbe ( Thorbjörn Englund) is Sabaton`s former lead guitarist. Currently in the band "Civil War" with Daniel Mullback(Sabaton`s former drummer) and Daniel Myhr(Sabaton`s former keyboard player). PS. I was one of Sabaton`s bus drivers in 2019 on the european tour 🙂

While never confirmed he had inspiration from the Idiom Tolkien did serve in the British army in WW1 and took part in the Somme.

There's also a very good official music video for this one on their channel.

Tolkien started writing The Lord of The Rings in 1937, though I saw nothing saying if he was inspired by the French idiom, I think that'd be a cool origin as any.

They have a pretty awesome music video for this song (as you saw a clip of in the history video), check it out when you get a second. This song is fantastic, but the topic is heavy - you can kind of get an idea of it from the lyrics alone. The massive casualties, the battlefield conditions, and the cultural significance of the battle. "They shall not pass" By the way, since you did a reaction to Soldier of Heaven not long ago, Sabaton History just dropped an episode about it, if you wanted to do a react to that.

A couple of cents about "They shall not pass" and LoTR movie. In the book Gandalf says "You cannot pass", but when they were filming, Sir Ian McKellen persuaded Jackson to change the line into "You shall not pass" as homage to Tolkien's participation in WW I (Somme)

"They turned the ground flat with all that artillery." They did not. I think Indy and co mention with footage in another video on Sabaton History where they describe modern day fields in Verdun look like the surface of the moon if the moon had grass.

one of my favorite songs from them.

Ah yes. Time for the original "They shall not pass!"

I’ve been to a few of the places spoken about on the Great War album and that includes Verdun. The hills surrounding the town are several feet shorter than if they had been naturally eroded just due to the sheer amount of artillery shells that had hit the town.

Tolkien had fought in WW1 with the BEF as a 2nd LT in the Lancashire Fusiliers and in 1916 fought in the Battle of the Somme as his battalion attacked Regina Trench, Tolkien contracted trench fever and was taken out of the line just before his unit was wiped out. So he would have heard about the phrase "they shall not pass" which he used in the book, he used much of his war time experiences for LOR and from other battles in history like the "Winged Hussars" for the battle of Helms Deep in the book

Was looking forward to the music video reaction as well, it is (as most videos from Sabaton) awesome.

This song has a special place in my heart as it was one of the first songs I heard from them and what got me interested in history and hooked on the band. The official video is great and I think there are several episodes of the history video, watched it so many times. Btw, my dad visited fort douamont last week and sent me some pics, looks really cool. Great vid

Why do I always think you've done most of Sabaton songs but you surprise us everytime

I cant be 100% sure but I dont think any country other than the US takes its flag as seriously. So I'd say he's probably fine to sit on it 😁. I will admit I am no expert though. Great reaction as always.

Verdun - it's a scary place, trust me. I was there and it's... weird... you really feel that it is an old battlefield, but of a sort you almost find nowhere - there are towns that are just some roads and a sign that there WAS a town before the battle, there are overgrown trenches *everywhere* and you can not freely wander the area because there are *insane* amounts of unexploded shells still there, you can eat *nothing* that grows there because the ground is so substantially poisoned from the exploded ammunition and gas that it still lasts. Then there the Douaumont Ossuary, not only a huge cemetery but also the "Bonehouse" - a crazy long art deco-esque "temple" that contains the unidentified bones, visibly so, of who knows how many dead and there are more bones added every ear... When I was there it felt very.... very strange, like there a residual feeling of great suffering because the whole area has a ghostly feel to it, nothing is "right", everything feels "wrong", everywhere are overgrown but clearly visible signs of war, really all that's missing are "dead faces in the water"... Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

If you are eventually going to react to the carolus rex album I recommend checking them out in the order of the album, since they are in order of the events that happened in the great northern war, that way the history is more consistent and makes sense

Through a French ‘war bride’ brought to Florida by a great uncle after WW II, I have a connection to WW I. My great aunt’s father was a French soldier in WW I and probably was at Verdun at some point. I had the opportunity to talk to my great aunt about living in German occupied France during WW II.

Great reaction and amazing song for one of the most famous battles in history. Cant wait for more and if i can suggest one sabaton song, i suggest Coat of Arms

It kinda amazes me how things went over all lol we can't even agree on lunch now though I guess things were a bit more pressing

There actually is a second part to the history video, which focuses on the artillery side of the battle

So excited, but not the music vid? It's so well done but... you might've had to blur a couple moments in it. Makes sense I guess.

Ever heard of the “Paris Gun?” The Germans created a gun in WW1 that was so massive that it could shell Paris from 75 miles away. The gunners had to account for the curvature and rotation of the planet to use it effectively! WW1 had some crazy and bizarre weaponry. Some recommendations: Unleash the Archers - Awakening Epic Rap Battles of History - J.R.R. Tolkien vs. George R.R. Martin

Having seen Sabaton when they opened for Judas Priest before the tour was cancelled, I can tell you that the crowd was great even though it wasn't as big of a crowd as this. They had to stop several times due to the crowd chanting Sabaton. I drove 5 hours to see them, and would drive even farther if I had to to see them again, no matter the size of the venue.

Do not worry. I've seen Sabaton on big festival and also on small venue. What ever the place, it is a great show

Some of the pictures taken soon after the war are just tragic on their own, nothing in comparison to the loss of human life of course but the land itself was torn apart. It must have been pretty close to hell.

Tolkien served in WWI and was inspired by his memory of the battlefield and his interest for military history for some of his battle scene. "They shall not pass" is one. Another is the defence of Vienna by the Winged Hussars which is reflected in the Battle of Helms Deep. So there IS a Sabaton/Tolkien connection. 😁

"I have to check my sound......" this is Sabaton, crack it all the way up......ha ha ha

Possibly my favourite Sabaton song, music wise. So much energy and great riffs.

Indy did work previously on The Great War channel (youtube) where they covered the Great War week by week. He is also currently working on the World War Two channel, he didn't want to wait for the 100 year anniversary this time.

yes there is

This is one of my favourite songs! Thanks for your reaction :-) They made the official music video in Fort Gerhard in Świnoujście, Poland. One of the reporters of the local paper Kurier took part in it. Sabaton is so cool!

"You shall not pass, wasn't that from Gandalf in lord of the rings". Genius connection, Tolkien fought in world war 1. They shall not pass became a french idiom after the battle of verdun. Tolkien might have snatched that when he wrote lord of the rings in the 40s.

i DID request this song back in the day as a more awesome version of Price of a Mile! On the same subject I can recommend Great War, and if you feel strong enough to go for a sad song again then Cliffs of Gallipolli is a must. This song really is great though, even though it shares the same themes as Price of a Mile it just has this energetic and adrenaline pumping feel to it. Oh and fun thing, Lord of the Rings actually may have been inspired by "They shall not pass" as well as the Winged Hussars! Tolkien was very much into military history and had a lot of friends that he communicated with from mainland europe.

One of the best! Great reaction and video. White death and coat of arms soon please!

You shall not pass is also what the Black Knight says to King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail before he survives having all his limbs hacked off.

Joakim: Pretty much, we are gonna play you some form of "shit" tonight........LMAO

I think a beautiful touch would've been for the band to include the french phrase of they shall not pass

Great video, I'll leave you with this suggestion to check out the song 1648 :)

There is also a French song about the battle of Verdun that may have been an inspiration for Sabaton, it's called "Verdun! On ne passe pas"

"They shall not pass" was from 'The Lord of the Rings' book and a few other related stories, and other gaming genres ( which some of them may or may not know). From the Christian author J.J. R. Tolkien, who some say based some of his books on his WW1 experiences in the Royal British Army, on the trenches. Not that he admitted it exactly, because he would not say do directly when asked. Interesting that phase or quote I often here me gaming friends say when I'm around on some of these events. :-p His books are an interesting read and how they came to be. ^_^

Theres one Song, they never made an offivial video....Wolf Pack, a great song, and a major Part of the war...

Thanks! Great as always, but one thing: Its spelled not Verd U n but Verd A n....

"Is he sitting on the flag of England"??? my first thought was from the movie of Gettysburg where General Longstreet said " we whooped you twice"...... so perhaps Indy being a natural born American was tossing that out there????? who knows, but i do hope it was in all fun and games..... i personally would never do it, even in a friendly poke

black knight in holy grail by monty python...

yeah they shall not pass is in lord of the rings,.. and tolkien fought in ww1 i believe he fought in the Somme... and so knew about the idiom first hand.

What is going on with the video why is some of the history portion suddenly blurred out?

Hello, could you react to Sabaton History - fields of Verdun ? The stories of this battle are incredible and sadening, for both Frenchs and Germans

Should react to in the name of god kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eriGopeArtCUen0.html older song and show from when they just started to become more known 🙂