You're not wrong. Some of these stories are still more believable than a lot of the Q-Anon stuff some of my insane fellow Americans believe! It's quite embarrassing, really! 🤣
Dean... Your country banned weaponized spoons, covered up the rape of tens of thousands girls by Muslims, and criminalized opinion. "Just starting to think..." Jesus fucking Christ.
I believe the demon had an "emaciated" face, not an "emancipated" one, although, come to think of it, "emancipated" may be scarier! These stories are excellent.
The idea of living in those dark, brutal times - and believing your soul is always in peril - is scary enough! I can imagine, though, the comfort of sitting by a warm, bright hearth in autumn or winter and listening to an older person sing ballads and tell stories.
For as dark and scary as the times may have been, hearing about what daily lives were like and what people did for fun, I can't help but imagine that people had times of immense happiness as well. (Though, I enjoy modern medicine and electronics.)
I believe as well that in the end, stories have always been told in human history and some people liked hearing scary stories. Just like today. So it was definitely a form of entertainment too
Very very well researched and enticing work! I thought the account given by Rodulfus Glaber ( @ 3:39 "A Demonic Visitor" ) was fascinating as there have been other stories like this one and today mainstream science views these episodes as 'sleep paralysis', of which (wiki-quote here) affect 8% of the general population at least once in their lifetime. I experienced it as a young child where a red faced, yellow eyed laughing man was choking me. Truly a most terrifying experience, though it is somewhat fuzzy and cartoon-like to me now. Memory can be interesting that way.
These kind of remind me of some of the folktales I was told as a child. Even though I had never heard these specific tales, it still feels oddly familiar to hear them.
An actual supernatural event doesn't need to be that exciting in the telling- when it happens to you. These sound like embellishments of actual occurrences. Thank you for telling them to us. And the art is wonderful!
Hahaha! These stories remind me of the first night of summer camp every year when the older campers would tell ghost/horror stories to the brand new campers. We relished the ability to scare the newbies out of their minds and then either make them walk back to their own cabin in the dark or make them afraid to go to sleep.
This channel is pretty cool with High-quality content. I was wondering if you guys have any recommendations for good medieval history books? I've been reading books by Dan Jones and Lars Bronsworth. Their books read more like entertaining novels, while also being educational. Do you know of other books that can fall into this category?
@@lavendereyes1533 anything really. Particularly the Byzantine Empire, the crusades, Arthurian mythology, the Arabic world in medieval times, the Tudors, the Franks, etc. :)
@@FrancT- Absolutely 😏 There are stories that actually have evidence like the hoofprints in the snow incident or the white witch of rose hall,The untraversed haunted mine shaft, Matter of fact go to the channel Bedtime Stories. Everything there are actual accounts of things that have happened without trying to be tricky or full of sh*t. I promise you will love every second of it and there is an actual effort to make the videos good. Be sure to come thank me after you find it. And fyi im not a pessimist Im just brutally honest and hate frauds and con artists. Lying to people who dont know any better is just wrong.
Amazing stories. Imagine hearing the in the midle of the winter, around the dying fire, before going to bed, when death was just nextdoor. With no medicines when you could be next
100%! I can't believe I missed that LOL. Emaciated (mentioned above) sounds right on the money, though I think the word cadaverous would've been even more grisly and terrifying. I will add I must hand it to Medieval Madness for his great vocabulary. I honestly think British, Irish, Scottish, New Zealand and Australian people (I hope I got 'em all) have better focus on speech and grammar than we do in the far West. Still, nothing is as it was in my grandparents days which is frustrating to me. A persons manner of speech was far more respected then and people were often classed that way. Nowadays we have spellchecks everywhere with poor vocabulary, audio books, podcasts and media/TV. As well, writing today uses far less descriptive and colourful language than it did during the 19th century. Also, reading a book on an LED screen isn't the most fun after a while (blue light filters and/or dark mode help to some degree). Overall, quality should not be forsook for convenience. I genuinely hope people teach their kids these values more... anyway, sorry for the random rant there. 😕
It's amazing how the Crows have been vilified through out history. They are incredibly intelligent birds. They have a whole system of raising their young where both male and females participate!
You widened my horizons with some pieces that I had never read before! Spooky!! Getting ready for The Day of The Dead. I'm NY Toms very British future wife, Veteran, Middle East & Continent of Africa
That's a good one, never heard it! Their hats do appear somewhat phallic. 'Beating one's bishop' also in a sense literally beats on the bishop's ideals so I find it very apropos. Thanks for your comment. 🙂
01:20. Would this explain Dracula being undead? Because, (even though beheading is one of the means to destroy a vampire) his head was not buried with him, but taken to Instanbul to be put on a pike?
Another thing to realize is that most Medieval folks would have taken these tales not as a pleasantly thrilling diversion, like King or Poe, but as Gospel truth.
Death! A fascinating subject, I think we all "enjoy" this modern taboo (where as in the past few spoke about sex it's the opposite these days) is there more you could research about the ceremony of death for the common-man, women, child and that of upper classes or royalty. In comparison to the recent funeral of QE II and the average funeral costing thousands of Pounds. Have a brilliant weekend Lisa & James - hope you don't have nightmares. 👻👻👻
@@Vicus_of_Utrecht A remark often found in documentaries carried by broadcast media covering this subject, can you recommend some lettered historians whose belief is less delusional in your opinion.
Hi, I like your content so much, but can I request that sometimes when you're about to say names, or hard to spell places, can you show the spelling on the video? English isn't my first language, it can be hard to follow sometimes. Especially sometimes the names are in French and their spelling are honestly the hardest to understand. And the auto generated sub can get really really weird.... For example, minute 4 it wrote: "Saint Lego Monastery of shampoo" 😂😂
So in that last story, the corpse was destroyed and that solved the problem??... How about getting the cheating wife to confess to her crimes and pray for forgiveness?? She sent her husband to hell!
More, please!
Spooky stories from long ago are the best!
None of these were old stories 😑 just made them up.
I'm starting to think that the 21st Century is becoming more Mad than Medieval Times. Much Love from Birmingham UK.
I agree
Much Love from Birmingham, AL, USA
Strange Times indeed, sending well wishes from the Navajo Nation 🙏 stay safe.
Oh, I'm certain we'll go down in history as the second Dark Ages.
You're not wrong. Some of these stories are still more believable than a lot of the Q-Anon stuff some of my insane fellow Americans believe! It's quite embarrassing, really! 🤣
Dean... Your country banned weaponized spoons, covered up the rape of tens of thousands girls by Muslims, and criminalized opinion.
"Just starting to think..."
Jesus fucking Christ.
I believe the demon had an "emaciated" face, not an "emancipated" one, although, come to think of it, "emancipated" may be scarier! These stories are excellent.
"The Horseman Whose Head Had Been Emancipated From His Body"
is one of my favorite old ghost stories...
lmbo. I know. It doesn't work.
LMFAO yeah right!!!
The Demon probably also had blue hair and they/them pronouns.
FREEEDDDOOOOM
The idea of living in those dark, brutal times - and believing your soul is always in peril - is scary enough! I can imagine, though, the comfort of sitting by a warm, bright hearth in autumn or winter and listening to an older person sing ballads and tell stories.
For as dark and scary as the times may have been, hearing about what daily lives were like and what people did for fun, I can't help but imagine that people had times of immense happiness as well.
(Though, I enjoy modern medicine and electronics.)
I believe as well that in the end, stories have always been told in human history and some people liked hearing scary stories. Just like today. So it was definitely a form of entertainment too
This has just the perfect amount of spookyness
Was it?
@@scottblack7182 naah a little too much
Watching this a week from Christmas this still hit the spot.
Excellent! I do like spooky stories, especially around Halloween! This was great!
This channel is gold, definitely deserves more subs
I love this channel.
And now it’s spoOoOoOkyyy~~
Ye olde Spyuketium!
I love your channel! Thanks so much for sharing such great bits of history!
None of this is history 😑 history is history. This was made up tales not even old.
Very very well researched and enticing work! I thought the account given by Rodulfus Glaber ( @ 3:39 "A Demonic Visitor" ) was fascinating as there have been other stories like this one and today mainstream science views these episodes as 'sleep paralysis', of which (wiki-quote here) affect 8% of the general population at least once in their lifetime. I experienced it as a young child where a red faced, yellow eyed laughing man was choking me. Truly a most terrifying experience, though it is somewhat fuzzy and cartoon-like to me now. Memory can be interesting that way.
Oooh! Excellent! Ye Olde Creepiness!
Ye olde creaminess, too
Ye olde SPYUKENESS!!
@@nadas9395 Oi! Have you got a licence for that spyukness?
These kind of remind me of some of the folktales I was told as a child. Even though I had never heard these specific tales, it still feels oddly familiar to hear them.
I love this channel! More spooky stuff please! 💀💀💀💀
An actual supernatural event doesn't need to be that exciting in the telling- when it happens to you. These sound like embellishments of actual occurrences. Thank you for telling them to us. And the art is wonderful!
More, more 👏 Love these historical ghost stories!
Did you bother looking any of these up? He made them up guy😑. Nothing historical about it.
@Scott Black why does it matter and why do you care? I still enjoy an historical ghost story regardless of who made it up or when lol...
@@spinstercatlady Your not smart enough to troll , try again lol.
Emancipated Face would be a great name for a band.
I liked the ghost of an ant story best 🐜
I keep expecting a Monty Python sketch to start when I see the medieval artwork
I love this history!!! What a strange and fascinating time. Scary how dangerous simple things could be
one of my favourite channels!
Hahaha! These stories remind me of the first night of summer camp every year when the older campers would tell ghost/horror stories to the brand new campers. We relished the ability to scare the newbies out of their minds and then either make them walk back to their own cabin in the dark or make them afraid to go to sleep.
Honestly the first thing that I thought of too 😸
Great one, man. I just found your channel tonight; your video about the oubliette torture is incredible. Subscribed I am!
One of my favorite channels for sure.
This channel is pretty cool with High-quality content. I was wondering if you guys have any recommendations for good medieval history books? I've been reading books by Dan Jones and Lars Bronsworth. Their books read more like entertaining novels, while also being educational. Do you know of other books that can fall into this category?
What topics are you looking for? I’ve got tons of recs
@@lavendereyes1533 anything really. Particularly the Byzantine Empire, the crusades, Arthurian mythology, the Arabic world in medieval times, the Tudors, the Franks, etc. :)
No 😑
@@scottblack7182 maybe you have some recommendations, mister pessimistic😁
@@FrancT- Absolutely 😏 There are stories that actually have evidence like the hoofprints in the snow incident or the white witch of rose hall,The untraversed haunted mine shaft, Matter of fact go to the channel Bedtime Stories. Everything there are actual accounts of things that have happened without trying to be tricky or full of sh*t. I promise you will love every second of it and there is an actual effort to make the videos good. Be sure to come thank me after you find it. And fyi im not a pessimist Im just brutally honest and hate frauds and con artists. Lying to people who dont know any better is just wrong.
any movie suggestions like these ??
these sound so exhilarating
Oh poor Edmund. 😢 I’m glad his friends gave him a proper burial and I’m glad the wolf protected the head until it was found. The Vikings were AHs 😤
I love this channel!!!!!
I love to hear about the movements of fellow shapeshifters...
You forgot to name MR James among your authors of scary stories. He’s one of the very best.
10:21 thought I saw the MTG Shady Traveler art. Really enjoy your channel.
the ghost of Anant .... Medieval version the Lost Boys. Frog Brothers save the day once again.
What about the Grinning Man of Glasgow?
I’ve been struggling so hard trying to find the music you use in the very beginning of your videos!! Mind giving a hint?
If you have a smartphone, ask “Siri, what song is this?” then hold your phone close to the speaker. Siri will identify the song or music 👍🏻
Thank you for this!
That was brilliant, very enjoyable!
That was one of my favorite videos you e ever made looking forward to next Halloweens episode 😊
Way cool thanks.2022 Philadelphia USA
Amazing stories. Imagine hearing the in the midle of the winter, around the dying fire, before going to bed, when death was just nextdoor. With no medicines when you could be next
4:14 an emancipated face? You sure?
I imagine he meant to say "emaciated".
This is all hilarious
100%! I can't believe I missed that LOL. Emaciated (mentioned above) sounds right on the money, though I think the word cadaverous would've been even more grisly and terrifying. I will add I must hand it to Medieval Madness for his great vocabulary. I honestly think British, Irish, Scottish, New Zealand and Australian people (I hope I got 'em all) have better focus on speech and grammar than we do in the far West. Still, nothing is as it was in my grandparents days which is frustrating to me. A persons manner of speech was far more respected then and people were often classed that way. Nowadays we have spellchecks everywhere with poor vocabulary, audio books, podcasts and media/TV. As well, writing today uses far less descriptive and colourful language than it did during the 19th century. Also, reading a book on an LED screen isn't the most fun after a while (blue light filters and/or dark mode help to some degree). Overall, quality should not be forsook for convenience. I genuinely hope people teach their kids these values more... anyway, sorry for the random rant there. 😕
It's amazing how the Crows have been vilified through out history. They are incredibly intelligent birds. They have a whole system of raising their young where both male and females participate!
Love your channel
You earned a new subscriber my lord
Holy crap these stories are nightmare fuel!!! 😮
Well Done❕👍🏻👍🏻
You widened my horizons with some pieces that I had never read before! Spooky!! Getting ready for The Day of The Dead. I'm NY Toms very British future wife, Veteran, Middle East & Continent of Africa
I LOVE MidEvil Times, most ESPECIALLY the Madness of it! Thanx 4 posting this!
Medieval
@@christinewhitfeld7939 I'm sorry, Midevil
I love this channel.
Great video idea
I wish these stories were longer!
i wondered where the saying beating the Bishop came from
That's a good one, never heard it! Their hats do appear somewhat phallic. 'Beating one's bishop' also in a sense literally beats on the bishop's ideals so I find it very apropos. Thanks for your comment. 🙂
01:20. Would this explain Dracula being undead? Because, (even though beheading is one of the means to destroy a vampire) his head was not buried with him, but taken to Instanbul to be put on a pike?
According to ottoman sources, vlad's head was put on display for a while within İstanbul. İf you guessed it, then its One Lucky guess
@IsengardMordor No, read stuff and watched videos on Vlad. Just wondering how he got around the beheading thing.
The Witch Of Berkeley sounds like Hellboy's origins
I watch these mostly for the great Medieval art. The stories are good, too, though.
Shared.
Another thing to realize is that most Medieval folks would have taken these tales not as a pleasantly thrilling diversion, like King or Poe, but as Gospel truth.
The one of the lady killing the babies was the spookiest.
“An emancipated face” 😂
Thanks to the Vikings, you could say for a second...Edmund was on a roll.
I love medieval history and everything EUROPEAN and I’m black it’s a conflict for me but it’s my guilty pleasure almost
Haha yea same, medieval stuff is cool
Ye olde spooky tale
*Robert Eggers taking notes*
Hoorayyy!!
What is the name of the painting on the left side at 7:10?
The bloody head told me i deserve a pin
Death! A fascinating subject, I think we all "enjoy" this modern taboo (where as in the past few spoke about sex it's the opposite these days) is there more you could research about the ceremony of death for the common-man, women, child and that of upper classes or royalty. In comparison to the recent funeral of QE II and the average funeral costing thousands of Pounds. Have a brilliant weekend Lisa & James - hope you don't have nightmares. 👻👻👻
"where in the past few talked about sex"
Where do you come to this delusional belief?
@@Vicus_of_Utrecht A remark often found in documentaries carried by broadcast media covering this subject, can you recommend some lettered historians whose belief is less delusional in your opinion.
Sounds to me like the unfortunate priest was burnt by his enemies.
I hope you do a part 2 if it wasn't for these stories poe, and king would never came
Did one of these got adapted for tv or movie? I 🤞 wish.
hello there.
General kenobi
Do you think you could fit in any more ads?
"The Ghost of Anant"
What ant? What did the poor guy do to become a ghost? Was it a queen ant? Help me out here.
"Flabby lips" is a new one. He sounds interesting.
Hi, I like your content so much, but can I request that sometimes when you're about to say names, or hard to spell places, can you show the spelling on the video? English isn't my first language, it can be hard to follow sometimes. Especially sometimes the names are in French and their spelling are honestly the hardest to understand.
And the auto generated sub can get really really weird.... For example, minute 4 it wrote: "Saint Lego Monastery of shampoo" 😂😂
I believe you wanted to say he had an "emaciated" face, not an "emancipated" face. Yes?
4:13 I think you meant "emaciated" instead of "emancipated" when describing a face (no big deal) 🙂
Emancipated face 😂
I wish I could emancipate my face!
😂
Yup. Me too.......
The demonic visitor of the 3:40 mark is 99% a sleep paralysis hallucination. His story bears all the hallmarks.
So in that last story, the corpse was destroyed and that solved the problem??... How about getting the cheating wife to confess to her crimes and pray for forgiveness?? She sent her husband to hell!
brah scary af
He's correct about the media owners starting with a J.
Domain of the dead was in the Lebuïnus church in Deventer Holland. Never heard about that story. Interesting
Immortal soul
Saint Edmund the true saint of England.
Emancipated face
All these stories leave you with blue balls.
Tell us the tale of Rich Vosh's teeth...
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400th like. I hope the 500th like replies.
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I imagine ghost stories must've hit differently when you knew you were probably gonna become one before your 30th birthday.
Myth. If you lived passed five, more than likely to live to your sixties.
@@Vicus_of_Utrecht Not if you're a serf or a peasant. More around 40 due to a rough life of constant toil and lack of good medical care.
No video this week?😢
"an emancipated face"? ;-)
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These stories all sound only part way over
Emaciated, not emancipated. Lmao.
at least 2 stories had a food ending. the rest rather disturbing.
Don't think I've ever heard an English speaker pronounce Deventer before.