Germany's Most Famous Pirate
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- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2023
- This is the probably true story of Klaus Störtebeker. We cannot guarantee that these facts are 100% truthful (except the Hamburg bit) and he may not even have been named Klaus… but who cares, the story is fun. So fun that northern Germans put on a stunt show about his life (much like the Waterworld Stunt Show and Karl May Festival Games).
And now you have a fun story to share with friends at parties. You can tell them about the “headless German pirate“ and they will think you are cultured and educated. Unless you are talking to Germans, in which case they will think you are a child. 
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Should convicted criminals be allowed to make fun bets with the law again?
also wenn man sowas krasses wie störtebecker abzieht, dann ja
Absolut
Definitiv würde auf jedenfall das Interesse in den Rechtstaat in der generellen Bevölkerung drastisch steigern.... oder einen bekloppte Tittok trend auslösen bei dem Leute straftaten begehen um irgendwelche bekloppten Challenges vor Gericht abzuziehen.
Es könnt in jede Richtung gehen.
I must say that I am very disappointed that the Hamburg authorities did not honor the deal. I don’t think we learned about THAT part in school.
Die letzte Wette gegen das Verfassungsgericht hat 60 Milliarden Einsatz gekostet,ich denke nein
"This was the first and last time a German made a joke"
I like this reason. I want to consider that truth.
sure, i'll incorporate this into my belief system
The Ampel tried to make themselves a huge joke, but nobody's laughing about it...
@@erloriel And there is the one who can´t even leave a funny video alone without politics. Typical
Its an inception moment since this statement itself is a joke from a german about germans not making jokes.
There always is one
I know these longform videos don't really pull the same views but PLEASE continue making them!! Your style of writing really shines through in this longer story-type format!!
Thank you so much. We love hearing this, especially since the long form videos are a lot of fun to shoot. We will definitely continue with the long form. Really appreciate the nice comment!
@@calvinandhabs Really appreciate the reply and glad to hear that you guys enjoy the longform too! Y'all are so sweet!
@@calvinandhabsalways remember that the algorithm steers people towards categories of content, so it can be a while before it realizes it should recommend longer content as much as shorter content, so it's not a reflection of your enjoyable skill!
@@calvinandhabsI personally love them - it’s too bad four or five minutes is now considered long form (I’m old lol). You guys are hilarious and I always look forward to your posts!
@@calvinandhabs I'll often see the short versions first because of the algorithms, but I also very much love the longer stuff. Otherwise I would miss the funny play on words you did there!
"Every German agrees Hamburg is the best city" is exactly what my uncle who lives in Hamburg told me last Thursday.
Hamburg? Pull the other one lol
Well, it's the most southern German city and the biggest, too. So that does make it quite good.
@@tehweh8202true. Everything south of the Elbe is northern Italy afterall.
@@Esablaka;-)
@@tehweh8202Are you serious?
As a northern german, I’m so happy to hear this classic story shared in the english world :)
I always found it interesting how northern germans all seems to find this story so facinating and dear to them as northerners. I mean english dont go on about robin hood like this
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 The reason is simple: Northern Germany is extremely underrepresented both nationally and internationally, especially culturally. Even though Hamburg is the 2nd biggest city in the country, it's nowhere near as well known as Berlin, Munich or even Frankfurt. Outside of Germany, everything you hear about "Germany" is almost always from the south or Berlin... That's why we cherish the little bit of representation and acknowledgement we get so much.
@@nolram yeah you could be right now that i think of it!
@@nolrambeen to all cities you mentioned, except for Hamburg😅
Even smaller ones like Münster, Bremen and Lübeck I’ve visited, but never Hamburg.. that must change☺️
@@5Fem5Fem Oh wow! That's really quite tragic, because Hamburg is honestly one of the most special and coolest cities in Germany and Europe as a whole.
Another place I recommend checking out, which is pretty secret but absolutely amazing, is the area of Angeln, especially the small city of Kappeln and the fishing town of Maasholm.
I'm surprised that they missed the opportunity to mention the name of the new battle ship the Hanseatic league had built for hunting the pirates down, which must be one of the most ridiculous and non-threatening names ever given to a battle-ship: Die bunte Kuh (The colorful cow)
I was waiting for this, too! Cutest Battleship name ever.
Not just a cow, a COLORFUL cow. So adorable!
@@slwrabbits The bright colors were to scare off all the pirates. Duh.
The ship was called "Bunte Ko". "Bunt" in this context means "fur with more than one colour" and can mean black and white. The accurate translation would be "pied cow". And there's no need to translate the name into German before translating it to English.
@@BlommaBaumbart I haven't "translated" the name, I read about the legend in contemporary high German. There is also no need to look up how the name was written centuries ago. Thanks for helping out with the proper English term "pied cow", that actually was the kind of cow that I was thinking of, too, I didn't think they referred to a rainbow colored one ;-). But the fact that the name refers to an existing kind of cow doesn't make it any less hilarious as a name for a war ship.
I want to know more about the Hanseatic League! In this format!
Another time
Maybe we can end that segment on why the German Empire flag looks like it does. Because, seriously, there need to be more people that know.
@@calvinandhabs Please don’t wait too long! After all, how can you appreciate anything about Germans and Germany without having a deep understanding of the inner workings of the Hanseatic League!?
@@Finsternis.. I agree. It's a great flag, and it didn't originate in those years we don't like to talk about.
@@TimoHHH Well, the German Empire was before THAT time....
But something about the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany would of course also be interesting.
Pirates are cool and stuff...but what about the inner financial and logistical structure of the Hanseatic League? I think there is a story to tell here.
Do you happen to know and enjoy the videos of a certain "Perun"? Because they might JUST be the thing for you.
@@doctordinosaur3080 So accurate🤭
Guys, this is definitely one of the best and most accurate videos you ever did! Great Job!
Thank you, Markus!
@@calvinandhabsdo you know this man on a personal level? If not its firstname AND lastname, mister!
@@kgdahbf909 Yeah, I also find it kinda rude that they used the informal "you" instead of the formal German "You"!
@@der.Schtefan I like your comment,you can say you to me.
Eine fantastische Erklärung für Plattdeutsch!
As a swede, that accent was too spot on
Finally some quality comedy material based on the Hanseatic League.
Queen Margareta managed to unify the Nordic countries for more than a century, starting in 1397. That contributed to the decline of the Hanseatic League. Even after the dissolution of that union around 1523, the League didn't recover.
No way that happened, that would mean Netflix is just a liar and all of their content of gender swapping famous people is nonsense, They taught me every single woman in history was just a slave to her sexist husband and they could never use their girl boss power they had inside them all along to do anything in history because of men!
While that definitely was a contributing factor, it wasn't the main factor for the decline of the Hanseatic League.
What drove them into irrelevancy was the same thing that did so to the knights: der Landfrieden (the Peace of the Land).
The main reason trade by sea became so popular before ships could reliably cross the ocean was the fact that going by land was fairly dangerous in the HRE. With all the bandit groups everywhere, your chances of arriving at a far away place completely unharmed and with all your goods was quite low. That's why it wasn't a particularly great option for traders and why knights were as valuable and respected as they were, since they protected the people from those bandits - though of course they couldn't be everywhere and protect everyone.
Once the HRE was populated enough and there was enough of a military presence everywhere bandits had less and less success until being a member of a bandit group was not a sustainable prospect anymore. The last few big groups were defeated and the Peace of the Land was declared. Knights didn't have much of purpose now and slowly but surely declined until the events revolving around Götz von Berlichingen brought an end to knighthood in the HRE.
On top of that, trading by land had become much safer and as such a much more feasible option, additionally aided by the rise of the Fuggers who followed in the example of the Machiavellis and established banks, allowing people to travel safely without any major risks of being robbed since there was no need to carry your money around anymore. This brought wealth to many cities that couldn't even be reached by the Hanseatic League.
By the time trade across the oceans was feasible, the Hanseatic League had become so irrelevant that they stood no chance of competing with the French, Spanish, English and Portuguese and so they continued to fall into obscurity.
Fun fact about the Fuggers: they quickly rose into nobility after establishing their banking empire and members of the family even held very high ranking positions.
Also, branches of the family exist to this day and they continue to reside in their families castles.
Thank you for this insightful comment. A bit long but I truly enjoyed reading it.😊 learned something new
@@firekeeper1870 to my knowledge the hanseatic leagues decline was based on the transition of trade from the baltic sea to the northern sea, where dutch and english merchants rose to wealth because of their cloth manufacturers and trade within the baltic sea (fish, beer, crops etc.) wasnt as profitable anymore; so as anything in history there is never just one factor for change
@@firekeeper1870you must be German, for you forgot to mention a specific seafaring nation that did quite well in the Ostsee region from the 16th century onwards. You must surely know
Best way to learn German history!
“It’s something you can tell is a language but you can’t understand it.”
I have Frisian heritage. I speak both Dutch and German. I still don’t understand a single word of Plattdeutsch. 😂
Would Plattdeutsch in Germany be similar to Geordie in the UK? Where it's technically English but supposedly most folks who speak English cannot understand it well?
@thenovicenovelist nope, it is its own language, not a dialect.
More like Dutch and German.
I live in a village in Lower Saxony (not on the coast) and there are still old people here who speak it among themselves. It's kind of fascinating to hear people actually use it these days.
@@thenovicenovelist What is now called Low German used to be called "Saxon" by native speakers. That's the same Saxon as in Anglo-Saxon, so it's essentially the language from which English split off. Sound wise think of it as a form of medieval Dutch or if you're not familiar with that, thinking of it as medieval Geordie is actually not the very worst idea. So no, it's no more "German" in the modern sense of the word than English or Dutch are.
My parents were from the North so they could speak Plattdütsch (and used to do that when visiting relatives up North), I can only understand (back when Ohnsorg Theater was on national TV) but not speak it.
Ah! So that's why Germans don't tell jokes
Loved the tale
Please never stop with these sketches, I absolutely adore how you're bringing German stories into the world in such a funny and watchable form!
I did not expect such a good Swedish accent from some Germans living in New York lol
Plattdütsch mien Jung, made my day as an east frisian
Hello you look so beautiful and your smile is so amazing 😊
Störtebecker can literally be translated as "Sturzbecher" because he was able to "stürzen" (drink quickly) down so much beverages. A Becher is a big mug. So being able to empty every full mug quickly might have brought him the name. Historians are unsure about it but that might be the case.
Störtebecker is quite famous in Germany and I think it was on the island of Rügen, where there are the Störtebecker Festspiele (where they replay the saga for the public in summer).
Would an English name equivalent be something like "Mugguzzler", then?
@@The_Empty_Shadow more like "drink quickly cup" 😐
I laughed out loud at the final punchline. I dont laugh at videos, I chuckle or grin.
Well played and a very canon joke for your channel!
Funfact, the colors of the hansestic league were red and white therefore most city sigils of hanseatic towns are red and white untill today, for example Hamburg which has a white castle with two white stars on a red background. When the german empire was formed, the two most influencal institutions were Prussia and the hanseatic league, therefore the flag combined their colors, black and white from Prussia and red and white from the hanseatic league creating the black, white and red flag many know.
It's a white gate, not a white castle. I checked my coffee mug with Hamburg's sigil on it before writing this comment.
@@a2falcone I see why sonebody would think that, but the constitution of the city of hamburg describes it's sigil as "a red shield with the white, three towered castle and a closed gate."
@@a2falcone From the constitution of the Freie and Hansestadt Hamburg:
Artikel 5 [Landesfarben, -wappen, -flagge]
(1) Die Landesfarben sind weiß-rot.
(2) Das Landeswappen zeigt auf rotem Schild die weiße dreitürmige Burg mit
geschlossenem Tor.
(3) Die Landesflagge trägt die weiße Burg des Landeswappens auf rotem Grund.
So it's a castle *with* a gate.
Also the (original, not the eagle one) banner of the (Holy) Roman Empire which showed a silver cross on a red background and the Reichsrennfahne which showed red swords on black and silver background popularised these colors among different regions/cities
In which universe did the hanseatic league still exist in 1871?
Most of North Germany heraldy had some red-white elements because of the Hansa, yes, hence why the flag of the Norddeutscher Bund (the black-white-red) incorporated it.
The flag was then also used for the "unified" Empire too, but still the Hanse hadn't been around for over 200 years.
Hannover, Saxony, Bavaria, even Württemberg and Hesse had become far more relevant states than the Hanse at that point.
Can we also get a video about Götz von Berlichingen oder auch mit der eisernen Hand or about Unsinkable SAM aka Osacar?
I like how he still reads game booklets 😂
As a German I can really say that I enjoy your videos.The humor is spot on and I love the sprinkles of German language in the videos 😂 Thank you so much and please continue delivering this awesome content
Thank you for this great video on a German medieval pirate I did not know yet!
I just want to say thank you for including accurate subtitles for us hearing impaired viewers!
Hello you look so beautiful and your smile is so amazing 😊
I can confirm that we learned about this in school in northern Germany, pretty much as an historical account. 🤷
Watching this clip with a Störtebeker beer is the ultimate Störtebeker humor experience
Man, I love your videos so much, both short and longer format. With the longer format, your stories and jokes have more room to breath - and it shows that you have implacable timing. Love all the stereotypes and the explanations of German and American culture.
Please keep them coming!
The Hanseatic League is quite cool, I can't wait to hear its story.
Next time: Felix von Luckner and the SMS Seeadler, the Kaiser's last pirate ship. No, seriously, a damn sailing ship fought in World War I and was the best commerce raider Germany had.
I'd still consider the SMS Emden to be more successful. It even delayed the arrival of some ANZAC forces and managed to sink a Russian cruiser by infiltrating a British held port.
@@shrouddreamer True, but the Emden was also an actual warship, purpose built to fight other warships. The Seeadler accomplished almost as much while being just a merchant ship with some guns strapped to it. And again, a sailing ship no less, firmly in the age of steam. That, and von Luckner played his role as "gentleman pirate" with incredible aplomb.
A four-minute video from these hilarious guys?
How delightful.
Yes, I will watch that, thank you.
Aw, this brought back memories of a colouring book about Störtebeker I had as a child :)
Hamburg, die schönste Stadt der Welt. If you wouldn't have already won my heart by your amazing humor, you'd now by saying this.
The version I heard was that the body was in a full sprint and they shot it down lol
Love this story!
I'm looking forward to your next video about the inner workings of the Hanseatic League!
This was really good! I didnt know of this story since I am not German but your storytelling was way too funny🤣🤣🤣
Being from Germany's Deep South, i've never heard this tale. Störtebecker was a name I knew, but no details unfortunately.
I love the "long" ones even more than the shorts. Thank you. ♥
Dude took off his eyepatch to wink 😂😂😂
Loved it, next do Pidder Lüng please! Love from Hamburg.
That "lost in translation" joke made me laugh out loud.well done
You guys should do Drunk German History now that Drunk History is done! I would watch the hell out of that! Talk to your CPA or tax attorney about having the alcohol as a write off with the rest of your costumes.
Can I double like for "Hamburg, every german agrees is the best city on the world"?❤
You guys sure delivered again!
"it is something you can tell is a language but you can't understand it" the most accurate description of plattdüütsch I've ever heard
Störtebeker is also a pretty awesome beer brand.
One of my favorite childhood stories.
I grew up in a village in the north of Germany and we claimed that the babtize basin in the village church was a gift from Störtebecker!
Now I live in Hamburg. So "Moin" to you guys over there. 👋👋👋 Keep it up.
Please more long format videos about German history. As a german living in Canada I appreciate your content alot! Vielen Dank, ihr seid so lustig!
I really liked the longer video, more of you two together is always good :) Also I love to learn about history from around the world!
Huh! Well aren’t I a fast one? Keep up this type of content, german stories and history are very untapped since people only care about WW2, this definitely has a place to be great.
I absolutely LOVE this longform content? Came here through the short and I've been following you guys for a WHILE now! I love learning about Germany and the differences in America through funny skits such as yours!!! You really know how to brighten someone's mood RIGHT up!!
I love the longform videos! Its obvious that you guys put a lot of love and effort in them.
everything told was true , i was there.Grüß Gott
Thank you for backing us up, Gabriel
I‘d also like to hear more about the inner workings of the Hanseatic League.
Probably my favorite video so far. Keep it up 😂❤
Loved this. Thank you!
Love these so much!
There was actually quite a lot of piracy in the North Sea and Baltic Sea for a few centuries, especially after trade had really picked up because of the Hanse (a huge trading organization).
Thanks for the stories from the motherland. Very entertaining:)
This is actually a pretty good summary.
Very good balance between telling the story and comedy, and faithful to the tale/legend.
Except for Hamburg being the best city in the world, of course ;)
Noooooooo, everybody agrees on that!
This is really great! Ich liebs, wie ihr die Geschichte auf eure Art erzählt :D
Hamburg is indeed the most beautiful city and I don't just say that because I'm a Hamburger Deern. We all know everyone agrees 😌
It is indeed a very beautiful city but the weather kinda ruins it.
I want to disagree- but I can’t think of a more beautiful city in Germany. At least big cities. So I guess I kinda agree 😁
Loved it, great content guys
Commenting to help out the algorithm, I *really* want to see more of these awesome and funny historical skits!
I need a Documentary from Werner Herzog of this Großartige Tale!
There is actually a movie made called "12 meter ohne kopf". Not great, but kinda funny. 👍😊
🎶Schon Störtebekker wusste, dass der Norden rockt, und hat mit seinem Kahn hier gleich angedockt! 🎶
This might be your best one yet. Never heard the story in such detail.
I love your guys stories
Speaking if the Hanseatic League, I was told that the "Hansa" Lufthansa ✈️ is an old word for guild or league. So Lufthansa means Air Guild.
Does that means the Hanseatic League is the league of leagues?
@@slwrabbits Probably, yeah. In German, the hanseatic league is called "die Hanse", which would mean "the guild".
That is korrekt. ☺️
I am a Georgian, Living in Belgium and soon immigrating to the USA and your videos made me fall in love with the German sense of humor. Would you recommend any material that can help me to do so? I googled ''funniest German jokes'' and it show me already written short jokes, but I need to develop the skills to create the German jokes but not in Germany and not in German. Thank you.
Solid gold comedy! 😂🏅👍 Rooting for your success!
This is my new favourite content! History lessons with Calvin & Habs
Great video! People outside of germany always look confused when i tell them about german pirates😂
An idea for future videos of this format: the ship Willhelm Gustloff has a really interesting and tragic story, the German Titanic if you will😉
2:58 That was most unexpected! I kind of doubt the veracity of this tale but it is a good story with a most excellent punchline.
That moin moin was spot on! My family comes from North Friesland it was like being back on Amrum for a micro second.
Would recommend only a few hours north of Hamburg
Alles was ich bis hierhin über Störtebeker wusste ist, dass er wusste dass der Norden rockt und deshalb mit seinem Kahn dort angedockt hat.
Ja Ihr hört richtig!
Heute ist Discozeit!@@stefaniejanssen8026
My family speaks (a variety of) low german. Found that part (and the rest) hilarious.
Yes, best city in the world!🙌🏻⚓️
Hello
as a canadian who's been to hamburg, I would agree hamburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world
It is but it has shit weather
There's no bad weather, only bad clothing @@leza4453
@@leza4453haha beat me. I wanted to comment, only when it's sunny.
@@leza4453There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.
@@leza4453 shit weather is an intergral part of the northern German identity
My favorite gesture is at 3:00 minute mark with Tall guy😀😀 do more of these stories/legends of Germany, very enjoyable how you perform them😅😅😅😊
Haha, I´m so glad my bestie recommended your channel to me, this is so funny! 🤣🤣
Also it feels a lot less bad to watch this if you don´t know much about your own country but wants to learn without people lecture you in a way some would do this like whaaat, you don´t this, where did you grow up? And you had to reply, yes, I grew up in a really sad environment but actually I don´t want you to know, you *bleeep* 😬😬
This was very interesting and I’m glad I went to view it after the short.
Love this video! But the 14th century pirates dressed in vaguely 18th century clothes is killing me 😆
That story was so much fun!
Okay, yinz are hilarious as usual, but seriously the historical stuff in this video was awesome!
I wrote a thesis on the role of piracy in the Hanse's relations with England. The Vitalienbrüder got a whole chapter.
I discovered that six weeks after the execution, the English governor of Calais was accused of sheltering some otherwise unknown surviving Likedeeler. Unfortunately when I tried to follow it up there was nothing else, just that one reference.
Is there a word for comment bait?
Every German living outside of Hamburg feels an urge to comment...
Mist, ich bin selbst drauf reingefallen.
Phenomenal punchline. Cheers
"And that was the first and last time that a German told a joke." 🤣🤣🤣
Yep. Definitely worth the time. Finally dont have to explain everything to my international colleagues alone. :-)
I love your transcript text 😂😂
I love u guys, you're so funny!
As a Boston Gal I can confirm this is accurate. LOL
Hello you look so beautiful and your smile is so amazing 😊
So that's what that one Santiano Song is based on. Good to know
This is fantastic content
Would love to hear you talk more about the hansa
Brilliant, Ich liebe es!
According to Eric Hobsbawm, in the stories of bandits who become folk heroes they're always captured due to treachery. So that part seems like it might be untrue.
The AC black flag manual really made me chuckle.