12 Things We Learned About The Middle Ages

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We learned a lot this year - new information, reminders of things we uncovered long ago, and tidbits that confirm what we already know. And much of it had to do with medieval history.
In 2022, we discovered things about the Middle Ages that blew our minds. Deaths, dragons, and massive Mongol broods are among our favorites, but they're only the beginning.
From details about medieval weaponry to stories about some of the most powerful individuals who ever lived, these facts about the Middle Ages left us saying “good knight!” - mouths agape and all.
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@lisapop5219 7 ай бұрын

St Olga was a badass!

@33jwill3 7 ай бұрын

How is she a Saint when she murdered ppl like that? I call bullish*t

@OriginalItsFly 7 ай бұрын

There's a lot of AI generated images in this video. Usually have these on in the background but it's pretty off putting to see people with 6 fingers per hand. You usually only get that in the South of England.

@krisfinley6706 7 ай бұрын

And the American south. I can say that because I'm American

@ticketstation 7 ай бұрын

@@krisfinley6706😂😂

@VibeWithAshlie 7 ай бұрын

Kentucky for sure

@lucianosmommy8854 6 ай бұрын

He’ll nah 😂

@BriarRouge 6 ай бұрын

@@lucianosmommy8854 AI images make me nauseous.

@CwL-1984 7 ай бұрын

It's nice to know mankind hasn't changed much since then

@chp21600 7 ай бұрын

You have the perfect voice and tone for these videos! Thank you for all the amazing lessons!! I love the videos!

@Paranormal_junkie 7 ай бұрын

Do you have a weird history video on Rasputin?!?! If you don’t already, I’m putting in a request for one!!!

@The7Reaper 7 ай бұрын

One of the most interesting time periods in my opinion

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

A+ video! Fascinating histories in such unique times!

@niceguy7171 7 ай бұрын

LOL THESE AI IMAGES, SO MANY GOOFY MISTAKES. ONE GUY HAD HIS SPEAR FLOATING NEXT TO HIM

@monkeygraborange 7 ай бұрын

AI blows

@sufficientphrase7769 7 ай бұрын

6:16 wonder if the mutant horse helped any

@civroger 7 ай бұрын

After the death of Olav, they looked after a while at his dead body and thought his nails and hair had grown, so they deemed it a miracle. They didn't know at the time that when the skin dries after death, it retracts, making it look as if hair and nails have grown.

@chromicapop4595 7 ай бұрын

That and the whole thing with Norwegian princes and beefs the country has with Sweden..european history is weird like that Dk Travel guides😂

@civroger 7 ай бұрын

@@chromicapop4595 As a Norwegian I am definitively gonna make my claim to the throne :D

@saigaryuu7565 7 ай бұрын

Olga,killed entite tribe for revenge Also Olga,become Saint

@sallykohorst8803 7 ай бұрын

More great stuff to learn about. thanks.

@auntvesuvi3872 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! 🏰

@KathyMcDowell1 7 ай бұрын

I love learning about the middle ages. Knights , Maidens, Kings, Queens, etc. Super glad to be born in this/our day /age though😂

@hanzzarkov7690 7 ай бұрын

I like these. The script is mostly on point. Not always, but mostly. Said, props to the voicework. Inflection and energy where you likely dont have a background. Good stuff.

@edwardleemiller-eo8jp 7 ай бұрын

I totally read this as “Middle Earth Unaged”

@KarlJayce. 7 ай бұрын

Love Malcolm in the middle reference 🤣🤣 one of many reasons you are my favorite since years ❤️

@dragoscoviltir8533 7 ай бұрын

fun learning ...

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

5:51 In the film Army of Darkness (1992), Ash sings that nursery rhyme when he is trying to stomp on one of his little clones.

@garycarpenter2980 7 ай бұрын

You need to do a video on Eric The Red and Leif Erikson..... And London Bridge

@kristinjoni 7 ай бұрын

My dad’s name (we are Norwegian) was TorKjell which sounds like the guy you mentioned

@TyroneKracht 7 ай бұрын

Swen Forkbeard is my ancestor

@bennyjones7675 7 ай бұрын

Another good episode 👍

@J.A.Smith2397 7 ай бұрын

Very good, very good

@lakrids-pibe 7 ай бұрын

Lots of lovely names in this episode hahaha Rauðr inn rammi!

@gillybby4143 7 ай бұрын

Hot damn, the narrators sass is on fire in this video

@terriwetz6077 7 ай бұрын

I loved his nerdy scientist impression. That sounded like a new one.

@antoniomoreira5921 7 ай бұрын

Not sure it's the right niche but if anyone's very much into Medieval history I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

9:17 23andMe is so helpful for finding networks of relatives and ancestors. It's so fascinating too!

@christaverduren690 7 ай бұрын

Spot ON!!! With pronouncing the Nordic names!!!!!

@reecee5454 7 ай бұрын

“As Basil attacked from the front and Nikephoros from the back, in an epic bash brothers routine” AYO 💀💀

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

Since I have watched the thumbnail recommendations at the end of the video, I am going to watch: x What Hygiene Was Like For Medieval Peasants x Why Do Babies in Medieval Art Look Like Creepy Adults x The True Story Behind 'The Irishman'.

@TheElusiveReality 7 ай бұрын

Stock images and traditional art of the period >>> AI generated images

@Finnan189 7 ай бұрын

The bridge shown in the picture at 5:51 is of Tower Bridge. While it's a bridge in London it's not London Bridge.

@beebeebooboo634 7 ай бұрын

I love watching these when I’m high as fuck

@kirbymarchbarcena 7 ай бұрын

So...the London Bridge poem/song is originally different from what we learned today?

@btetschner 2 ай бұрын

Those are some hardcore revenge stories!

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

1:29 That is like something Cobra Commander would do in a G.I. Joe film!

@danieln6700 7 ай бұрын

Olga of Kyiv was brutal dam.

@kflo8634 7 ай бұрын

She had no chill

@NASCARFAN93100 7 ай бұрын

“When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods.” ~ Leon Battista Alberti, an Italian Renaissance scholar living in the 15th century

@SpeedOfThought1111 7 ай бұрын

inspirations for Game of Thrones

@tremorsfan 7 ай бұрын

I used to think it was "London bridges falling down".

@hunterG60k 7 ай бұрын

I'm sorry but I have to point out an inaccuracy in this video, "London Bridge" by Fergie can Not be called a banger

@btetschner 2 ай бұрын

Eating ANOTHER Weird History Snack! Eating Lay's Dill Pickle Chips*†...while watching this Weird History video! Pickles have been around for so long! * Inspired by the Weird History Food video "The Spicy and Surprising History of Doritos" † I am a big fan of pickles, nothing like having a jar of dill pickles in the frig!

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

6:05 Basil II - Spice Boy?

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

To have lived in those times!

@Raincloudz973 7 ай бұрын

It would be horrible

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

@@Raincloudz973 I suppose you don't want a ticket to the restaurant Medieval Times.

@videogamevalley7523 7 ай бұрын

……it seems like in those days alot of uno reverse cards were given out….

@pfkmsandiego 7 ай бұрын

❤ peace

@Tully_23_32 7 ай бұрын

London Bridge is falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down My fair lady. Can't remember the rest.

@amandagreen9008 7 ай бұрын

Just found out the Netherlands killed and proceeded to eat one of their prime ministers in 1672. Would love to see a video on this mishegas.

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

7:13 If they were a member of the band TLC, they would be Left Eye.

@RavensSoTired4081 7 ай бұрын

London Bridge is about tb so you may want to check your info

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

0:06 I watched a film called Christmas On Misteltoe Farm (2022) where the family lived on a farm by a villege in Englad. That village is completely different than those in the US!

@Ozma8996 7 ай бұрын

"This video has no rats." Before the video Me: Oh good. After the video Me: I prefer the rats.

@Auron12786 7 ай бұрын

Olga sounds badass

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

7:13 In the film The Shadow (1994), the villian Shiwan Khan is the last descendant of Genghis Khan and "plans to fulfill his ancestor's ambitions of world domination." (wikipedia)

@MellyMooncat 7 ай бұрын

Yay, some Bulgarian history!!

@da6ko1 7 ай бұрын

U fine asl ngl

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

Eating ANOTHER Weird meal, this time a lunch! Eating fettuccine*^ with a white sauce made with chicken and Campbell's Cream of Mushroom+ and drinking a Rockstar Energy drink/...while watching this Weird History video! *^ Inspired by the Weird History Food videos of "How "Unlimited" Are Olive Garden's Unlimited Breadsticks?" and "Saucy And Delicious Facts About Pasta" + From the Weird History Food video "How Campbell's Soup Has Stood The Test of Time" / From the thumbnail of the Weird History food video "The Speedy Rise of the Energy Drink" Note: It is also eaten in a similar container as the meals from Hello Fresh

@terriwetz6077 7 ай бұрын

This just sounds wrong on so many levels 🤢

@paulcowlishaw 7 ай бұрын

FIRST COMMENT IN CAPITAL LETTERS.

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

1:59 Olga is a name I don't see often. There is an actress named Olga Kurylenko, who is Boudica in the film Boudica: Queen of War (2023).

@tonypearman 7 ай бұрын

Wouldn't holiday there

@cameronmcanally5977 7 ай бұрын

Screw the art, AI or not, I came for the history.

@KINGBADASS100 7 ай бұрын

In modern English: kick rocks lol

@goji3908 7 ай бұрын

Are some of these images ai generated?

@danidavis7912 7 ай бұрын

We need more Khans with wrath these days.

@carledwardvincent7131 7 ай бұрын

Nice pronunciation!

@na-vn5qy 7 ай бұрын

i don't really think snakes are that adept at 'gnawing'

@seanpatrick5060 7 ай бұрын

I know…🙄

@btetschner 7 ай бұрын

5:57 Just watched the music video "London Bridge (Oh Snap)" by Fergie, it is a banger! Also, Fergie gets a vodka martini and in the music video "Bejeweled" Taylor Swift is in a vodka martini!

@crcaseyclark 7 ай бұрын

Reading these comments makes me glad I'm not the only one turned off by all the AI artjunk. If y'all are gonna use it, at least check it out a little closer and be a bit more discriminating with it.

@davidwilson6226 7 ай бұрын

Too many AI images

@sunkist1309 2 ай бұрын

Who cares

@SuzukiXbase 7 ай бұрын

I like the art its funny

@niceguy7171 7 ай бұрын

He asked for her hair to make a bow during battle? No... I don't believe that is a true story. That is nonsense.

@jasondashney Ай бұрын

And they even have the exact quote? Yeah, that sounds like literally the fake ass history story I've ever heard. So they killed him and left her alone to tell the tale?

@jenney97 6 ай бұрын

too many AI images with messed up fingers in this video

@Emogyal 7 ай бұрын

Fergie lol

@nicolehawthorne8183 7 ай бұрын

What’s up with all the AI art here??? I watch these for history facts not bullshit.

@stevenstewart4246 7 ай бұрын

Please don’t turn into every other channel using AI generated pictures…

@mmk090 7 ай бұрын

woah why so much AI art yuck

@monkeygraborange 7 ай бұрын

AI sucks

@seanpatrick5060 7 ай бұрын

Smart phones didn’t exist then…close your eyes and use your imagination…

@WaiferThyme 7 ай бұрын

😂 Olga played the long game

@marcelo8405 7 ай бұрын

not a fan of all the AI generated images

@Texan96 7 ай бұрын

First comment

@mathewanderson7552 7 ай бұрын

Yes sir , don't mess with Texas lol. Congrats

@paulcowlishaw 7 ай бұрын

@WarlockSpell 7 ай бұрын

Awful AI

@RoniBliss 4 ай бұрын

Who gives a fk … it adds to the visual aspect… and AI no longer does the extra fingers thing it’s evolved.

@Docmain3 7 ай бұрын

That's so Christian of Olaf

@cecily6592 7 ай бұрын

I had to stop watching... the AI art makes me very nauseous...

@Shatterverse 7 ай бұрын

Oh boy religious fanaticism. Like today but with more torture.

@osker2478 7 ай бұрын

First 🎉

@Texan96 7 ай бұрын

@felixhodkinson6351 7 ай бұрын

This is the first time I've hit the dislike button and I've been watching Weird History for years. I find these AI generated images off-putting . I do believe this is the first time so many have been used and it feels like its a lazy way to portray historical events. Although they are quite good, there's just something about their faces (and most obviously hands) that distracts me. Please go back to ho you've made videos.

@thebluebaron6649 7 ай бұрын

Fifth 🎉😂

@Redbeardsgarage967 7 ай бұрын

Your ad lib voice just killed a subscription… jeez like nails on a chalkboard

@lobomarin5459 7 ай бұрын

First?

@RachelShainfeld 7 ай бұрын

90% of the images shown in this video were created using an AI, it looks so fake and obvious, it completely ruined the video 😢

@matthewjay660 7 ай бұрын

0:03 That's not Middle Ages. That's Renaissance. Thumbs down and not watching.

@Jovan_Aviance 7 ай бұрын

Look, y'all got 2 weeks to stop using AI . If it continues so blatantly, i will unsubscribe from ALL your channels and never watch one of your videos again. Signed, a fan of y'alls since the beginning

@zerofoxgiven666 7 ай бұрын

stop using AI images, thousands of artists being robbed by that stupid trend, there are plenty historic pictures out there, just don't be lazy!

@alycewonderland5824 7 ай бұрын

While I also prefer to see authentic paintings, photos, and artwork from specific time periods when learning about the history, I personally feel that as long as any creators of pretty much anything just state the origin of their sources when assisted by AI, just like everyone has to do with any other type of source, I think rock it out if you think it turned out really well! The majority of the artists who are so up in arms about their work being supposedly "stolen" or "ripped off" by persons using AI are generally those who a) failed to formerly register the copyright to their works to legally limit the use of said works and/or b) fail to recognize that EVERY ARTIST OR EVERY TYPE, KIND AND STYLE whether consciously or not, creates their work with many types of influences from those who created amazing pieces before them. So, as an artist myself, I'd like to ask those who are getting all offended for all of us, without even asking us first, STOP. PLEASE. WE CAN HANDLE OUR COPYRIGHT BUSINESS AND ANY ALLEGED OR SUSPECTED INFRINGEMENTS OF IT OURSELVES. We all appreciate your point of view and your desire to be sure every artist is appropriately credited and afforded the appropriate royalties, usage fees, and source credits they are due. However, AI IS JUST A TOOL USED BY SOME PEOPLE TO CREATE OTHER TYPES OF CREATIVE WORK. *Unless you happen to be an attorney specializing in copyright or trademark infringement law. In which case, I would offer my humble apologies for stepping on the more knowledgeable and experienced toes of a legal and licensed member of the Bar. Thank you for your time and consideration. Artist rant over. . . . for now.❤

@jonathanbohm6489 7 ай бұрын

Make your own videos without them

@apocalypse487 7 ай бұрын

@@alycewonderland5824JFC 😂

@justin505k 7 ай бұрын

Bro calm down

@schrodingerscat9945 7 ай бұрын

Number 1 hater over here

@HuttserGreywolf 7 ай бұрын

Normally I'm a big fan of this channel, but the amount of AI image use in here is ungodly disgusting and incredibly distracting. Really disappointed in you guys

@asmrgamer9823 5 ай бұрын

The excessive use of AI art is awful. Be better.

@BryantVonMiller 7 ай бұрын

Can't support a channel using AI artwork.

@laura1976 7 ай бұрын

Why?

@deborahberger5816 7 ай бұрын

At least they're not using AI to write the scripts . . . . Or are they?

@terriwetz6077 7 ай бұрын

It's everywhere now. Better find yourself something else to do than watching YT, movies, pretty much any type of visual media anywhere. I hear knitting can be quite soothing.

@seanpatrick5060 7 ай бұрын

Smart phones didn’t exist then…

@FG-bn3qq 7 ай бұрын

@@cropduster123It already is. I checked out an old website I used to go on when I was a *bonk* teen and there were AI people there.