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The mental image of Olga squatting like a gopnik over a mass grave and asking the people being buried alive if they were having a good time is hilaroius
Well, not love, but rage, i guess. Coz killer of her husband was intending to get married with Olga. Anyway, her husband was nothing to grudge about - bad ruler, bad general, bad politician, etc.
Its not just that Olga loved her husband very much, its the insult: his killers demanded that she wed their prince and you cant just let them get away with killing your king. It wasnt just revenge, it was about sending a message.
@@wilmagregg3131 It was 100% justified. To murder your husband that you loved with all your heart and then demand, while you are still grieving, that you submit to and lay with a man involved in his murder? Fuck that. If anything, Olga wasn’t brutal enough.
@@shovel662 yeah, the NT has many reasons for striking a different tone but retconning the Old Testament is not one of them, not sure where he got that one from.
Gents don’t get yourself a woman who like pjs, cleans the house, and drinks copious amounts of coffee. Get yourself a woman who will reap a vengeance on your enemies after you go.
It's not very New Testament, which is what Christianity is actually supposed to be about nowadays, old testament was mostly a bunch of ancient dudes who took too much PCP
Interesting thing: Olga lived a few hundred years before Genghis Khan, and Genghis had a general that waged a major war in the Kievan part of Russia. This means that it is very possible that his general heard about Olga's fire bird siege and then relayed that story to Genghis Khan who famously implemented it himself.
The most common story in Russian books about her initial decision to convert was that she met a girl who survived the bird fire but had gone blind in it - and was very perplexed that this girl had decided to focus on forgiving her, rather than attempting her own revenge on Olga - since the girl was brought up as a Christian. That led to her talking with the girl about Christianity, then learning more about it from other people available at Olga's court, and finally led to her trip to Constantinople.
That reminds me somewhat of the Lady Cyrene from the Warhammer 40k universe: "I remember the Day of Judgement. Can you imagine looking up and seeing the stars fall from the sky? Can you imagine the heavens themselves raining fire upon the world below? You say you can picture it. I don’t believe you. I’m not speaking of war. I’m not speaking of promethium’s stinging oil-scent, or the burning chemical reek of flames born from missile fire. Forget battle’s crude pains and the sensory assault of orbital bombardment. I am not speaking of mundane savagery - the incendiary ills men inflict upon other men. I speak of judgement. Divine judgement. The wrath of a god who looks upon the works of an entire world, and what he sees turns his heart sour. In his disgust, he sends flights of angels to deliver damnation. In his rage, he seeds the skies with fire and rains destruction upon the upturned faces of six billion worshippers. Now tell me again. Tell me again that you can imagine seeing the stars fall from the sky. Tell me you can imagine heaven weeping fire upon the land below, and a city burning so bright that all sight is scorched from your eyes as you watch it die. The Day of Judgement stole my eyes, but I can still illuminate you. I remember it all, and why wouldn’t I? It was the last thing I ever saw. They came to us in skyborne vultures of blue iron and white fire. And they called themselves the XIII Legion. The Warrior-Kings of Ultramar. We did not use those names. As they marched us from our homes, as they butchered those who dared to fight back, and as they poured divine annihilation upon everything we had built... We called them false angels. You came to me asking how my faith survived the Day of Judgement. I will tell you a secret. When the stars fell, when the seas boiled and the earth burned, my faith didn’t die. That is when I began to believe. God was real, and he hated us."
Maybe she realized that all the bloodshed and violence did not mend her broken heart and no amount of revenge ever would. Christian theology perhaps gave her some much needed therapy.
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To be fair, he's the patron saint of prostitutes due to not caring about someone's station in life and helping them find the lord whether they be thieves, prostitutes or kings, the 'jolly gift giver' part mainly coming from his giving money to 3 daughters so that they had a dowry to be wed and saved them from a life of destitution or even perhaps prostitution due to this.
@@tatsuya2112 He would also pay a prostitute for the allotted time that she would have provided her "services" and spent the whole period talking to her about Jesus instead, if I'm not mistaken.
According to one story, a father could not afford to pay his dowry so he was going to have his 3 daughters become prostitutes in order to make money. St. Nicholas throws three bags of money down their chimney one night so they would have enough money
Bro, her conversation with her son is the most mom and son thing ever. Olga: "You should convert to Christianity." Her son: "NOOOOOO MOM, ALL MY FRIENDS WILL LAUGH AT ME AND CALL ME A PUSSY!" Olga: "No, honey, if you convert, they'll conv-" Her son: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
@@Ghryst He's gotten in more shit for being a shitlord, than I've seen things done about shady deaths in a small town. If all he wants are clicks, he could debase himself thoroughly for it. I can tell by his grin at times he loves this quirky shit as much as I do. And a Dwarven or Scottish bard should be on about absolute mad lads, and lasses. Tis the stuff of Sagas and Sages.
“This man tried to marry her, she said no, and he gives her a bunch of money and gifts anyway…simp.” Um, excuse you, he was probably trying to stay on her good side, considering what happened to the last person who crossed her.
I actually take it as medevil humor. He appreciated that she bested him, and gave her gifts to show there were no hard feelings. A very euro-royal thing to do.
I must admit I am no expert on the Kievan Rus. What I do know is generally from stuff like this and Byzantine/Mongolian history. I've never heard of these tree people Wonder why?
They killed the king. Aside her heartbreak. She had to make a point, strengthen her position and pave the way for her young son. Now…she was ruthless but what can you ask from a determined mother with a broken heart?
A minor correction: what happened in 1547 was not Olga's naming as saint by the church. She started being venerated as such as early as the 10th century (mere decades after her death), being officially recognised by the church in the 13th century. What happened in 1547 was, in fact, her recognition as an *Equal-to-apostles* Saint, which is a title bestowed upon saints for their outstanding contributions to spreading the Christian faith. She is one of only 6 women to ever be bestowed that honor.
@@christiankalinkina239 overplayed imo. Most of the people in history who had "the great" added to their name were actually mediocre as fuck and lucky enough to rule in a fairly ez period. They sure did know their propaganda though!
I am Orthodox and there's actually a Russian lady at my church who's patron saint is Saint Olga of Kiev. Such an amazing story indeed going from a bloodthirsty barbarian queen to an evangelist spreading the love of Christ. Thank you Count for your take on this beloved saint. God bless.
Unfortunatly, we can only imagine her true motives. If she was so bloodthirsty, why there were no wars during her rein? As for the Drevlans, eye for eye was canseled only by her grandson. Also, good way to show all the rest not to fuck with her(including her guard) and pay taxes on time. For me, she was more of a mafia founder, that secured succesion for her son. Also, smartest woman of her time.
As someone who grew up Ukrainian Catholic and learned about Saint Olga from a young age, I appreciate how well you researched this and went through it, including how she is venerated in various different churches. You REALLY do an excellent job. I also appreciate the (oft overlooked) item that she somehow managed to get canonized anyways - let's just say that in the Church we often just take canonization for granted.
I'm leaving a comment to remind you it's an absolute crime you haven't done a mad lass on Saint Joan of Arc. Not only does she warrant it but it's also about kicking the English's teeth in. As a Frenchman to a Scotsman, honour the Auld Alliance.
@@AeneasGemini Not really. Both Paul and Olga became pacifists after their conversion. You can't undo your past, but you can be a better person to others in the future.
It's a strange age we live in, the most famous Scottish historian is a comedian and here in Straya, our most reliable political commentators are stand up comics.... sad yet hilarious times
The bird thing really is ingenious. Obviously the Birds will return back to their nest, it's a miniature trojan horse except it's on fire and way less time consuming.
Fun fact: the US considered doing the same thing to Japan during WW2 (but with bats and time fuses) if the whole nuke thing didn't work out. Tests were conducted that showed that it would have worked quite effectively.
I'm so excited to see this. Olga of Kiev is one of my favorite historical figures. She's like a Valkyrie version of The Bride and John Wick. I'm kind of shocked Sabaton hasn't ever done a song about her.
@@CHURCHISAWESUM Aye uh If I remember King David actually atoned for his sins, not just repented. He killed someone's husband, realized what he had done, he fasted, wore itchy clothing, and prayed for the Lord. An important part of repentance is atonement
Did you ever see that saint with a sword stuck in his head? (Saint Peter of Verona) Crazy right? Well, one of his assassins atoned for deeds and was later made a saint. (Saint Acerinus) Imagine the guy who martyred you so hard you can't get the sword out of your head being rewarded with the same status. Imagine the day he fucking showed up in heaven. "Oh, you appear to have left your sword in my head, what the fuck are you even doing up here"
Count Dankula: "Massacring people and burning cities, that isn't very Bible of you." Sodom & Gomorra, Jericho, Philistine Empire, literally Earth (besides Noah & his wife, Shem, Ham & Japheth and their wives): "Allow us to introduce ourselves"
We, the russian orthodox church, venerated her not but a few weeks ago. She is one of the saints kept in our house and can be seen on the right side of my mantelplace in my channel banner.
For anyone who may come across this now a year after I originally posted it I would like to add a few things. Saint Olga has become venerated as a saint in our church due not to her consuming hatred and lust for vengeance but because her convertion to Christianity converted her hatred and vengeance into a deep love of her people and a dedication to almsgiving and charity. We venerate her because of her deep commitment to her husband when faced with the prospects of marrying the byzantine emperor. Finally we venerate her because she is the mother of all slavs who converted to the church as she is most often depicted in her icon as holding the slavic church. It seems odd that someone with such bloodlust would be cannonized as a saint, however it is not because of who she was but who she became that we venerate her. God bless everyone and may you all find a merry Christmas awaiting you in a few days.
24:26 The reason why she managed to get canonized despite her previous pagan actions is precisely because she was pagan when she did them. Furthermore baptism in Christianity cleanses one of all previous sins. So, it's not surprising actually, unless you know nothing of Christian doctrine of course.
Her story reminds me of that Russian girl who fought for the Soviet Union during WW2, to avenge her husband's death by the Germans. She even bought her own tank! Could make a good Mad Lad(y) video.
As a Ukrainian I can confirm that Olga is hella respected nowadays. In fact, she's one of the most respected Kyivan Earls (I don't like using the word "prince") out of them all. Her son Svyatoslav was also quite a badass, since he would always tell his enemies beforehand that he's "coming at ya". It's also not that surprising that she was canonized after all the shit she's done, since it's the only well known instance of massacre she committed. Vladimir the Great's history is way funnier. He won in the civil war, raped his bride-to-be, Rogneda, in front of her parents, killed her relatives, made her a wife in his harem of around 300-700 women, raised idols to the few slavic pagan gods in Kyiv but then still decided to choose a proper religion for himself and his people. Don't remember why they rejected judaism but most likely because of strict food regulation and the fact that Khazars used to be judaic. Islam was rejected because of the alcohol ban. Christianity was accepted even though Vladimir had to release his harem and allowed Rogneda to choose a husband for herself but she chose to live in the monastery. And he's considered a Saint iirc. The absolute flex.
I'm so happy with how much your channel has grown dude. Seriously you're a really cool person and your content is so unique and well done. Seriously one of a kind.
As a fermented potato clan descendent US merican. Olga is a bit all right. You have no idea of how many little old ladies like myself I have got hooked on your bards. That little gleam of mischief in your eyes is to much fun. Thanks
I think Dank is trying to subtly hide the fact that he’s slowly rotating himself after the title card in every video 😂 am I the only one noticing that?
@@diamonddogie like over the past few videos, when the opening riff of the theme comes on, and he says “please like and sub cause it helps with the algorithm”, I’ve noticed hes taken that bit and started rotating it around so he’s at a different angle each time
Thanks for covering Granny Olga! She's our 30th Great Granny and we've always said it explains the volcanic tempers of my mother, aunts and maternal Granny... you dinnae want to mess with them!
@@weebishusername9288 Yes, there are several but i would like to see Dankula make a video of him. There is nothing better than seeing him almost choke of laughter because of all the crazy sh't Mad Lads did :D
Olga's son, Svyatoslav the Brave, remained a Pagan and had a successful military rule collapsing both Khazaria and the 1st Bulgarian Empire. In 2011 his sword was found by a fisherman in the Dnieper river.
“We’ve prepared a Bathhouse fire for you”- Olga “A bath and a fire after sounds lovely!” they said “No, it’s a bathhouse set on fire with you in it” -Olga *Shuts and locks doors down then it on fire* *Pleas of mercy and banging on the doors followed by blood curdling screams* *Olga watches and listens to the beautiful three part symphony* -Olga truly the best and most trad wife of all time, if you find a woman half 25:37 as great as Olga give your thanks thanks to god & hold on to her never letting go
I'm descendant from a woman who 3 generations ago in her 90's shot and killed 2 men because they insulted her husband before turning herself into the police. When she's mentioned in journals and family writing every one still says how much a saint she was.
Saint Olga is one of my favorite people in history! Such an amazing woman! Also, very dissapointed that yoi brought up St. Nicholas and didn't mention that he punched another bishop and was imprisoned. Best story about him.
I'm so happy he is doing these alot again. I would have never discovered dank if it wasn't for my fascination Liberia. The general butt naked video came out and showed up in my recommendations. He had published it 3 days earlier. I've been checking daily for more content for 2 years now. Stories like Tarrare and the Canibal cave unlocked a part of my imagination I didn't know existed
what an awesome video, great for the family, i'm so excited for more content from this creator. So interesting and engaging. I love how this series incorporates history, in a way that is both educational and fun! I think i'll present this to my class! 1:22
“…outwitted Emperors, slaughtered thousands and burned entire cities…” nah, she was just being a good Christian when that was the standard. Honestly, she sounds more like the Patron Saint of wives and someone I’d totally pray to for guidance. If I was part of the Eastern Orthodoxy or Catholic Church anyway…
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"Yes daddy."
~ Dilldo Faggins
We need a FedSmoker Mad Lad bro. There's all sorts of stuff about him. Conald Peterson
Pew, at least its not ya boi, "Assault: Umbra Celebrities"
Hunter s thompson
@@donny8652 that'd be a good one
"never mock someone who pronounces a word the way it is spelled, for they have learned it from reading, by themselves"
Bit odd for his editor to be throwing shade like that
I read Fa-Cayde for façade to myself when I first read the lord of the rings in my youth.. I was an Idiot boy :/
"Heir" threw me for a loop for an embarrassingly long time. 4 letters. 1 syllable. I am pathetic.
May I have a moment to be offended on behalf of the Welsh?
I misread it as the same way
Olga's Husband when looking down from the afterlife: _"Jesus Christ i almost feel sorry for the bastards."_
Also Olga's husband watching her absolutely massacre enemies: **unzips pants**
@@Cairo40000 wouldn't need to unzip his pants since he got ripped in half
*ＵＮＺＩＰＳ ＢＯＤＹ*
My spouse said if I was reincarnated from someone…it would be Olga.
I don’t have nearly the bloodlust.
She's literally just slavic tomoe gozen bruh all she's missing is the strength to rip someone's head off
The mental image of Olga squatting like a gopnik over a mass grave and asking the people being buried alive if they were having a good time is hilaroius
There needs to be artwork of this.
@@artyomsaveli9681 Cigarette in mouth of course. Also Dark bags under eyes.
All she needs is a cheap cigarette, a tracksuit and some kind of booze and the image is complete.
Biggest flex of them all: baptised as Helena. Still canonised as Olga.
probably because there was already a saint helena and she earned her name helena as part of a scheme to avoid getting married
I was assuming she was referencing to "Helen of Troy" but then was revealed Constantine was bad at naming.
I believe that the best way to get checked out is to get checked and
REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
@@alexandrep4913 yeah, cause Christians were well known as very accepting and tolerant towards pagan cultures /s
@@endlessnoodle3056 it was the russian orthodox church that made her a saint though
Olga sure is a strange saint but I cant help but somehow admire her extreme lust for vengence. She must have realy loved her husband.
@Skelley-Priest That is very true. No saint is born saint. You can only become one.
Its absolute loyalty to her husband and her children
Wasn't she baptized after her horrific acts, meaning they weren't committed by her as a Christian?
Well, not love, but rage, i guess. Coz killer of her husband was intending to get married with Olga. Anyway, her husband was nothing to grudge about - bad ruler, bad general, bad politician, etc.
@@bearistotle2820 Horrific is, subjective. more of an arm for an eye type situation.
Its not just that Olga loved her husband very much, its the insult: his killers demanded that she wed their prince and you cant just let them get away with killing your king. It wasnt just revenge, it was about sending a message.
It’s about sending a message
And what a fucking message it was.
and it was a message sent so well and so very thourghly that people remeber it and still debate the morality of its message to this very day.
@@wilmagregg3131
It was 100% justified.
To murder your husband that you loved with all your heart and then demand, while you are still grieving, that you submit to and lay with a man involved in his murder?
Fuck that. If anything, Olga wasn’t brutal enough.
The only message was "don't stand up against your opressors". Because this is a celebration of an opressor punishing the people who tried to stand up.
Olga popped a squat while burying some guys alive. A true slav.
A true comrade Will squat - not as flex but as flaunt.
Well, a bit of creative dankula-ing right here, the chronicles say "наклонился", which means "bent over", but the image fit's well enough.
An OG Gopnik.
Saint Olga, the squat slav of Kiev.
As I heard that line I totally thought he meant she was doing a shit on them 😂
"Well thats not very bible of you"
The Entire Old Testament: "Allow us to introduce ourselves."
The old testament is bat shit crazy, there's a reason it needed to be retconned
@@AeneasGemini Reddit
@@AeneasGemini I hate to be that guy. I really hate being that guy, but the NT did not retcon the OT.
@@shovel662 yeah, the NT has many reasons for striking a different tone but retconning the Old Testament is not one of them, not sure where he got that one from.
"Oh merry men!"
Gents don’t get yourself a woman who like pjs, cleans the house, and drinks copious amounts of coffee. Get yourself a woman who will reap a vengeance on your enemies after you go.
“Massacring people and burning down a city. That’s just not very Bible of you”
*laughs in King David
*laughs in God
That was indeed very bible of her
*laughs in king Saul losing favor with God for disobeying an order to completely wipe out the Amalekites
I tought that too. What does he expect the Bible to be lmao
It's not very New Testament, which is what Christianity is actually supposed to be about nowadays, old testament was mostly a bunch of ancient dudes who took too much PCP
The burning of the city wasn't vendetta at that point. It was about destroying her enemies so they couldn't retaliate. Olga knew what time it was.
I do believe, and i could be wrong here but i do believe, that historians call it "party time"
It was Adventure time actually
I see where the Salamanders learned how to deal with pests
It was time for some fun
Hammer time?
Interesting thing: Olga lived a few hundred years before Genghis Khan, and Genghis had a general that waged a major war in the Kievan part of Russia. This means that it is very possible that his general heard about Olga's fire bird siege and then relayed that story to Genghis Khan who famously implemented it himself.
I was thinking: "This sounds like something a warlord farther east would do"
"Kievan part of russia"
But Genghis Khan still soils his pants in fear whenever saw a dog.
@@Maxxon89 ukraine was part of russia ding dong
@@Octopetala Oh really? You mean, part of soviet union? Pardon me to correct you... So?
The most common story in Russian books about her initial decision to convert was that she met a girl who survived the bird fire but had gone blind in it - and was very perplexed that this girl had decided to focus on forgiving her, rather than attempting her own revenge on Olga - since the girl was brought up as a Christian. That led to her talking with the girl about Christianity, then learning more about it from other people available at Olga's court, and finally led to her trip to Constantinople.
That reminds me somewhat of the Lady Cyrene from the Warhammer 40k universe:
"I remember the Day of Judgement.
Can you imagine looking up and seeing the stars fall from the sky? Can you imagine the heavens themselves raining fire upon the world below?
You say you can picture it. I don’t believe you. I’m not speaking of war. I’m not speaking of promethium’s stinging oil-scent, or the burning chemical reek of flames born from missile fire. Forget battle’s crude pains and the sensory assault of orbital bombardment. I am not speaking of mundane savagery - the incendiary ills men inflict upon other men.
I speak of judgement. Divine judgement.
The wrath of a god who looks upon the works of an entire world, and what he sees turns his heart sour. In his disgust, he sends flights of angels to deliver damnation. In his rage, he seeds the skies with fire and rains destruction upon the upturned faces of six billion worshippers.
Now tell me again. Tell me again that you can imagine seeing the stars fall from the sky. Tell me you can imagine heaven weeping fire upon the land below, and a city burning so bright that all sight is scorched from your eyes as you watch it die.
The Day of Judgement stole my eyes, but I can still illuminate you. I remember it all, and why wouldn’t I?
It was the last thing I ever saw.
They came to us in skyborne vultures of blue iron and white fire.
And they called themselves the XIII Legion. The Warrior-Kings of Ultramar. We did not use those names. As they marched us from our homes, as they butchered those who dared to fight back, and as they poured divine annihilation upon everything we had built...
We called them false angels. You came to me asking how my faith survived the Day of Judgement. I will tell you a secret. When the stars fell, when the seas boiled and the earth burned, my faith didn’t die. That is when I began to believe.
God was real, and he hated us."
What russia has to do with Olga and Ruthenia (or as some call it Rus’) ?
Lol
@@_FireHeart The Rus were proto-Russians. Simple as.
Maybe she realized that all the bloodshed and violence did not mend her broken heart and no amount of revenge ever would. Christian theology perhaps gave her some much needed therapy.
@@neonyankun , nope.
Modern russian federation is a successor or Moscovia _(the western ulus of Golden Horde)_
and has nothing to do with Ruthenia.
Count Dankula's Mad Lass specials do more for women's studies than any academic could ever dream of doing.
Completely agree lol
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@@AxxLAfriku hey its you
@@AxxLAfriku your content isn’t too shite
This is where our Pakistani gender studies tax money would go in a better world
"The jolly gift giver...."
"Also Patron Saint of prostitutes."
Yeah, I'd say the logic checks out.
To be fair, he's the patron saint of prostitutes due to not caring about someone's station in life and helping them find the lord whether they be thieves, prostitutes or kings, the 'jolly gift giver' part mainly coming from his giving money to 3 daughters so that they had a dowry to be wed and saved them from a life of destitution or even perhaps prostitution due to this.
@@tatsuya2112 What a chad.
@@tatsuya2112 He would also pay a prostitute for the allotted time that she would have provided her "services" and spent the whole period talking to her about Jesus instead, if I'm not mistaken.
According to one story, a father could not afford to pay his dowry so he was going to have his 3 daughters become prostitutes in order to make money. St. Nicholas throws three bags of money down their chimney one night so they would have enough money
hey i hate prostitutes cause it makes it hard to five mine away
Squatting and mocking your foe is truly a timeless act of thuggish badassery.
She was the original gopinik
I can't help but think that the moment froze, Biggy started playing, then shades and blunt floated down to her face
the teabug is older than I thought
I have a feeling Dank has this expectation for his wife. "IF I DIE IN JAIL YOU BETTER LIBERATE SCOTLAND!"
And so the legend of Saint Sue of the Scots begins
@@FireboltPrime
Honestly that's a pretty good name.
Danks wife proceeds to dismantle the entire SNP
Just wait a bit. Boris Johnson seems to be doing a pretty decent job of it on his own.
But first, kill the jailers and destroy the jail, my kind of waifu.
Bro, her conversation with her son is the most mom and son thing ever.
Olga: "You should convert to Christianity."
Her son: "NOOOOOO MOM, ALL MY FRIENDS WILL LAUGH AT ME AND CALL ME A PUSSY!"
Olga: "No, honey, if you convert, they'll conv-"
Her son: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Vladimir: “I did converted, grandmama.”
@@deplatformedcrowprinceluna6339 *yes Chad *
Sviatoslav the Brave
Listening to Count Dankula is like listening to a Dwarven warrior tell stories at the inn.
Or like a dwarven bard that tell stories of absolutely... mad lads/lasses.
... or a memeboy trying to get likes online.
@@Ghryst He's gotten in more shit for being a shitlord, than I've seen things done about shady deaths in a small town.
If all he wants are clicks, he could debase himself thoroughly for it.
I can tell by his grin at times he loves this quirky shit as much as I do.
And a Dwarven or Scottish bard should be on about absolute mad lads, and lasses. Tis the stuff of Sagas and Sages.
added a "fantasy inn asmr" in the background, holy shit I'm actually sat listening to a dwarven warrior
I think you did a racism
_"Boat, Bath, or Bird"_ Asked Olga.
"Is this for a Gift?" they asked.
_"Most certainly"_ Olga said {Glancing at her left hand]
Glancing at her left hand?
@@mud6866 i too am curious
@@mud6866 wedding band ?
@@mud6866
Left handed gift... Like a Left handed compliment.
It isn't.
@@mud6866 husbands and wives wear their wedding bands on the left hand
“This man tried to marry her, she said no, and he gives her a bunch of money and gifts anyway…simp.”
Um, excuse you, he was probably trying to stay on her good side, considering what happened to the last person who crossed her.
I actually take it as medevil humor. He appreciated that she bested him, and gave her gifts to show there were no hard feelings. A very euro-royal thing to do.
Olga could've pulled a Fourth Crusade on his ass three centuries early.
Olga's devotion to her husband is incredible, it's a little inspiring tbh.
Damn, your comment gives me hope that I might find a decent woman after all
@@bigbrotheriswatching2680 Eddy Murphy had the right idea, get some bush woman who hasnt been corrupted yet
@[Royally] lol nice
@@wh0ret0rtvre84 aye can I get ur mum's number m8?
Not really, if I get killed I'd prefer it if my wife didn't didn't murder thousands of innocent men, women and children in response.
Little bit of irony: the "Drevlians" literally traslates as "tree people"... Good choice of the execution method for Igor)
I must admit I am no expert on the Kievan Rus. What I do know is generally from stuff like this and Byzantine/Mongolian history. I've never heard of these tree people
Wonder why?
@@scottdodge6979 Cuz they all burned?))
To be fair most of the ruthless stuff she did was BEFORE her conversion, so it doesn't count.
Every Sinner has a future, every Saint has a past.
They killed the king. Aside her heartbreak. She had to make a point, strengthen her position and pave the way for her young son. Now…she was ruthless but what can you ask from a determined mother with a broken heart?
@tbonbrad too much
@tbonbrad if those women and children cheered as her husband died, well....
Best they don't get a chance to celebrate again
@tbonbrad you don't have to
A minor correction: what happened in 1547 was not Olga's naming as saint by the church. She started being venerated as such as early as the 10th century (mere decades after her death), being officially recognised by the church in the 13th century. What happened in 1547 was, in fact, her recognition as an *Equal-to-apostles* Saint, which is a title bestowed upon saints for their outstanding contributions to spreading the Christian faith. She is one of only 6 women to ever be bestowed that honor.
Hey bro. A hint, we don’t “worship” ANYONE except for God. Veneration and asking for prayers isn’t worship.
Super.
Veneration not worship. No christian worships saints, we venerate them and ask them to pray for us to the lord.
@@vincentfox4929 English isn't my first language, so I may very well have used the wrong word. Fixed it now.
@@-SeventeenF Do not worry, for they still worship false gods. The only one worth answering to is the Omnissiah.
Truly a mad ladette. Highly recommended the film about her and her based pagan son The Legend of Princess Olga from 1983
Hare Krishna
Lass*
@@BhaktaChase Vladimir veliky is better 😈☦
Jk one struggle lmao
@@christiankalinkina239 overplayed imo. Most of the people in history who had "the great" added to their name were actually mediocre as fuck and lucky enough to rule in a fairly ez period. They sure did know their propaganda though!
if everyone is Great, then no one is Great...
I gotta admire how often he puts out content. Consistently good stuff.
One of my favorite series on youtube
CD2 Electric Boogaloo uploaded at exactly the same time as this one! HOW CAN I WATCH BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY???
Mad lads are getting boring and repetitive
@@dylanblack8714
Don’t care, I still enjoy learning about different events/People from around the world in various time periods.
One of the few youtubers who I instantly click on whenever he puts out a new video.
I am Orthodox and there's actually a Russian lady at my church who's patron saint is Saint Olga of Kiev. Such an amazing story indeed going from a bloodthirsty barbarian queen to an evangelist spreading the love of Christ. Thank you Count for your take on this beloved saint. God bless.
Unfortunatly, we can only imagine her true motives. If she was so bloodthirsty, why there were no wars during her rein? As for the Drevlans, eye for eye was canseled only by her grandson. Also, good way to show all the rest not to fuck with her(including her guard) and pay taxes on time. For me, she was more of a mafia founder, that secured succesion for her son. Also, smartest woman of her time.
your pfp is sigma fraud
Historians: "Emperor Constantine was instrumental in the spread of Christianity throughout Europe."
Dankula: SIMP
I asked for this forever ago and finally we got this mad lass. So fucking hype
a true stronk wamman
Same here. Maybe enough people asked for him to see the request and do it
Uh, the vide with the Soviet tank lady aired a few months ago.
i actually remember you commenting this
Olga of Kiev is my favourite Crusader Kings character to play in an 867 start date
“Massacring people and burning down cities isn’t very Bible of you.”
Uh, Dank - have you *read* the Bible?
To be fair, he should have said: "...isn't very New Testament of you." :)
Well that depends if they were pagans.
@@bigdavek.8322 Have you read the book of revelation? It's very new testament.
@@user-xi3fn4iw5f Yep! I've read all of the Bible. Revelations was one of the most interesting reads.
thats the joke
It's cliche, but..."hell hath no fury like a woman scorned".
*Drevlians murder Olga's husband*
Olga: So you have chosen...death.
Drevlians: *Attempts to sue for peace*
Saint Olga: "There is no mercy......."
@@HolyknightVader999 Drevlians: attempt to sue for peace
Drevlians, the next day: in pieces
As someone who grew up Ukrainian Catholic and learned about Saint Olga from a young age, I appreciate how well you researched this and went through it, including how she is venerated in various different churches. You REALLY do an excellent job. I also appreciate the (oft overlooked) item that she somehow managed to get canonized anyways - let's just say that in the Church we often just take canonization for granted.
If only we all could be so lucky to have a wife so dutiful and cunning.
Her goal, like all saints, is to bring people to Jesus
And like a majority of them, her methods were "express delivery"
By any means necessary
Let Jesus sort them out.
Saint Charles Bronson than.
I see what you did there.
"Massacring people and burning down an entire city... Well, that's just not very Bible of you."
[laughs in Genesis 34]
I'm leaving a comment to remind you it's an absolute crime you haven't done a mad lass on Saint Joan of Arc. Not only does she warrant it but it's also about kicking the English's teeth in. As a Frenchman to a Scotsman, honour the Auld Alliance.
Nahhh ye needty make one now he even used scotlandish
@@jamiemiller519 fucken hell
Well he put the effort in to learn the lingo he just missed out all the "fucks" 🤣
Da Count: I'm a Father now.
Also da Dank: IT'S MADE OF METAL!
Never underestimate the rage of a woman.
What a mad lass 💪
This still can’t top “they dropped the fhuhcking stone of destiny”
If Saul - a persecutor of Christians, could become a Saint (as St. Paul), then Ogla of Kiev is worthy of Sainthood too.
At that point we're all worthy of Sainthood and it basically has no meaning anymore
@@AeneasGemini Not really. Both Paul and Olga became pacifists after their conversion.
You can't undo your past, but you can be a better person to others in the future.
@@AeneasGemini Yes we all are but sinning is what's corrupting us.
@@aldrintoscano Based and redemption pilled
@@AeneasGemini The condition for sainthood is God's grace, not our sins. So no it never ceases to have meaning.
I'm honestly glad Dank treats the church respectfully. A lot of people mock the church over saints like this.
As it deserves to be. It deserves to be mocked to hell and back.
@@marinodezelak1180 cope
@@marinodezelak1180 you’re probably a croat lol
@@neame-bh3uq nah.. but still... how would that be relevant?
@@FarnesV no.
One for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and another for Witold Pilecki. A lot to unpack with those two, though.
I second Solzhenitsyn
Pilecki is a must have
I second Pilecki
I third the both of them.
I know about Solzhenitsyn, but not Pilecki, what’s his story?
It's a strange age we live in, the most famous Scottish historian is a comedian and here in Straya, our most reliable political commentators are stand up comics.... sad yet hilarious times
The bird thing really is ingenious. Obviously the Birds will return back to their nest, it's a miniature trojan horse except it's on fire and way less time consuming.
Fun fact: the US considered doing the same thing to Japan during WW2 (but with bats and time fuses) if the whole nuke thing didn't work out. Tests were conducted that showed that it would have worked quite effectively.
I appreciate the fact that Dankula has the best and most underrated series on yt.
Gosh it must have been quite the reunion in the afterlife when Olga told her husband all she did to avenge him.
I don't know if they met. He wasn't Christian as far as I know.
@@PRODAt3 course they did. Olga saw Christianity for what it was, she was a smart lass.
no afterlife, just rest!
I'm so excited to see this. Olga of Kiev is one of my favorite historical figures. She's like a Valkyrie version of The Bride and John Wick. I'm kind of shocked Sabaton hasn't ever done a song about her.
The religious leaders of her time really just said "YAS QUEEN SLAY." Idk I couldn't think of a better comment.
It’s just fine the way it is
Are you not familiar with Christianity? If you don't believe people can repent and change, you're not a Christian
@@CHURCHISAWESUM
Aye uh
If I remember
King David actually atoned for his sins, not just repented. He killed someone's husband, realized what he had done, he fasted, wore itchy clothing, and prayed for the Lord. An important part of repentance is atonement
Did you ever see that saint with a sword stuck in his head? (Saint Peter of Verona)
Crazy right?
Well, one of his assassins atoned for deeds and was later made a saint. (Saint Acerinus)
Imagine the guy who martyred you so hard you can't get the sword out of your head being rewarded with the same status. Imagine the day he fucking showed up in heaven. "Oh, you appear to have left your sword in my head, what the fuck are you even doing up here"
He just wanted his sword back.
"It is dangerous to go alone, take this!" - said future Saint Acerinus to Peter of Verona.
Acerinus' real name was Carino. And one of his accomplices was named, no joke, Manfredo Clitoro.
Olga is one of my favorite saints Dankula. Praying that you BEGOME🙏☦
That’s so based I’m literally crying
Dank is a legend and absolute mad lad for accepting viewers' suggestion that he tell Olga's story. 💯
Count Dankula: "Massacring people and burning cities, that isn't very Bible of you."
Sodom & Gomorra, Jericho, Philistine Empire, literally Earth (besides Noah & his wife, Shem, Ham & Japheth and their wives): "Allow us to introduce ourselves"
We, the russian orthodox church, venerated her not but a few weeks ago. She is one of the saints kept in our house and can be seen on the right side of my mantelplace in my channel banner.
For anyone who may come across this now a year after I originally posted it I would like to add a few things. Saint Olga has become venerated as a saint in our church due not to her consuming hatred and lust for vengeance but because her convertion to Christianity converted her hatred and vengeance into a deep love of her people and a dedication to almsgiving and charity. We venerate her because of her deep commitment to her husband when faced with the prospects of marrying the byzantine emperor. Finally we venerate her because she is the mother of all slavs who converted to the church as she is most often depicted in her icon as holding the slavic church.
It seems odd that someone with such bloodlust would be cannonized as a saint, however it is not because of who she was but who she became that we venerate her. God bless everyone and may you all find a merry Christmas awaiting you in a few days.
Not very biblical? Saint Olga literally larped the old testament.
She must've read up on what the Israelites did to Canaan.
Slav squating over your enemy's as they are being buried alive....I'm in love.
She was so good at psychology and tactical warfare.
a christian warlord that deserves criticism you mean?
@@triple75 all of her big moments are when she was a pagan.
As a pagan, don't fucking take that awesomeness away from us.
@@kopykat6843 youre not a pagan
Youre a larper who is mad at their parents for taking you to church when you were a kid
@@ThePointlessBox_ say what you will but pagans still exist, we believe in t
Gods, not a singular god
@@ThePointlessBox_
Stop! Stop! She's already dead!
24:26 The reason why she managed to get canonized despite her previous pagan actions is precisely because she was pagan when she did them. Furthermore baptism in Christianity cleanses one of all previous sins. So, it's not surprising actually, unless you know nothing of Christian doctrine of course.
Yeah, uh... can she come back to Kiev just one more time?
Her spirit still watches over Kyiv and perhaps all of Ukraine!
@@Yuki_Ika7 over the whole Rus my dear, over the whole Rus
That's like asking a native american from 1000 years ago to come save the USA.
Truly the title of mad lad is confined to no gender, race, nation or even species. A totally egalitarian honor.
As it should be. :)
You should take a look at Helge Meyer in the Bosnian War in the 90's. Built and drove a battle Camaro to save people and deliver medicine
Petition signed.
That sounds metal AF
Yup. Gets my vote
I need more info on this, sounds like an incredible story
Her story reminds me of that Russian girl who fought for the Soviet Union during WW2, to avenge her husband's death by the Germans. She even bought her own tank! Could make a good Mad Lad(y) video.
Check dank's videos.
He already did
As a Ukrainian I can confirm that Olga is hella respected nowadays. In fact, she's one of the most respected Kyivan Earls (I don't like using the word "prince") out of them all.
Her son Svyatoslav was also quite a badass, since he would always tell his enemies beforehand that he's "coming at ya".
It's also not that surprising that she was canonized after all the shit she's done, since it's the only well known instance of massacre she committed. Vladimir the Great's history is way funnier. He won in the civil war, raped his bride-to-be, Rogneda, in front of her parents, killed her relatives, made her a wife in his harem of around 300-700 women, raised idols to the few slavic pagan gods in Kyiv but then still decided to choose a proper religion for himself and his people. Don't remember why they rejected judaism but most likely because of strict food regulation and the fact that Khazars used to be judaic. Islam was rejected because of the alcohol ban. Christianity was accepted even though Vladimir had to release his harem and allowed Rogneda to choose a husband for herself but she chose to live in the monastery.
And he's considered a Saint iirc. The absolute flex.
@@christiankalinkina239 t. butthurt katsap
@@nikolaiczernobog1232 why would I be upset lmao
@@christiankalinkina239 hell if I know. Moskals' psyche is a mystery to me
@@nikolaiczernobog1232 you're country is made up and calling Russians moskals is like calling British people Norman kinda retarded
that's the right choice - food and booze > thots
I'm so happy with how much your channel has grown dude. Seriously you're a really cool person and your content is so unique and well done. Seriously one of a kind.
As a fermented potato clan descendent US merican. Olga is a bit all right. You have no idea of how many little old ladies like myself I have got hooked on your bards. That little gleam of mischief in your eyes is to much fun. Thanks
St. Nicholas is also the patron saint of mariners. I've noticed that many St. Nicholas churchs often have ships navigation lights.
Of course Santa had to watch over the ships.
I think Dank is trying to subtly hide the fact that he’s slowly rotating himself after the title card in every video 😂 am I the only one noticing that?
Wdym?
@@diamonddogie like over the past few videos, when the opening riff of the theme comes on, and he says “please like and sub cause it helps with the algorithm”, I’ve noticed hes taken that bit and started rotating it around so he’s at a different angle each time
Thanks for covering Granny Olga! She's our 30th Great Granny and we've always said it explains the volcanic tempers of my mother, aunts and maternal Granny... you dinnae want to mess with them!
Before there was the sisters of battle...
THIS CHICK EXISTS!!!
The Triumph of Saint Olga.
I've been hoping and asking for Olga for years, so dam happy she is on your list mate. She's been a personal favourite for mine for all my life
Fun to see a Mad Lass.... Olga is a Lass after me own Heart. 😍
Madlad Nomination: the Mad Trapper of Rat River. It's a wild story from start to finish!
“A bunch of governors of your enemy tribe are in your bathhouse, what do you do?” Getting proper Falconhoof vibes…
Gotta say if anyone had ripped my lady in half up the centre I wouldn't have been as patient when they came to my gate...
Still waiting a video of Larry Thorne, true anti-communist freedom fighter!
Sabaton made a song about him. It's called Soldier of Three Armies.
Njet Molotov?
Simple history did a vid on him
@@weebishusername9288 Yes, there are several but i would like to see Dankula make a video of him. There is nothing better than seeing him almost choke of laughter because of all the crazy sh't Mad Lads did :D
Albert Penttilä>>>>Lauri Törni
I fucking love Dank and his storytelling. Not even joking, listening to you tell this story had me laughing out loud and giddy as fuck hahaha
Olga's son, Svyatoslav the Brave, remained a Pagan and had a successful military rule collapsing both Khazaria and the 1st Bulgarian Empire. In 2011 his sword was found by a fisherman in the Dnieper river.
One character that we cannot wait till we make her a Frigging Ruler Class Waifu in Fate
Or a Berserker 😆
@@vtk7763 She is a Saint she aint no Berserker
Your story telling skills are superb, we love it and keep it up!
“We’ve prepared a Bathhouse fire for you”- Olga
“A bath and a fire after sounds lovely!” they said
“No, it’s a bathhouse set on fire with you in it” -Olga
*Shuts and locks doors down then it on fire*
*Pleas of mercy and banging on the doors followed by blood curdling screams*
*Olga watches and listens to the beautiful three part symphony*
-Olga truly the best and most trad wife of all time, if you find a woman half 25:37 as great as Olga give your thanks thanks to god & hold on to her never letting go
What an awesome role model… when you look past the torture and death… cool, calm and methodical…
Nah, those tortures and deaths were righteous as fuck
I'm descendant from a woman who 3 generations ago in her 90's shot and killed 2 men because they insulted her husband before turning herself into the police. When she's mentioned in journals and family writing every one still says how much a saint she was.
I love how every painting of her is just as intense as the stories of her.
Saint Olga is one of my favorite people in history! Such an amazing woman!
Also, very dissapointed that yoi brought up St. Nicholas and didn't mention that he punched another bishop and was imprisoned. Best story about him.
@Leon lionhardt depends on who is telling the story.
I'm so happy he is doing these alot again.
I would have never discovered dank if it wasn't for my fascination Liberia.
The general butt naked video came out and showed up in my recommendations. He had published it 3 days earlier. I've been checking daily for more content for 2 years now.
Stories like Tarrare and the Canibal cave unlocked a part of my imagination I didn't know existed
“The emperor, in the most delicate possible terms, thought Olga… Was fucking bang tidy”
So eloquent
Knowing her story already, the way she looks at that bird in your thumbnail is super ominous
This has the best names, "Drevleians" ,'Palaquin', 'Novogorod'
what an awesome video, great for the family, i'm so excited for more content from this creator. So interesting and engaging. I love how this series incorporates history, in a way that is both educational and fun! I think i'll present this to my class! 1:22
Count is on top form as always, this was an absolute roller coaster of a story but only Count Dankula could tell it right 😂
"And burnt entire cities to the ground" - tbf, I already know this story and they kinda had it coming. On with the show! :)
The title should be "Watch Count Dankula fall in love over the course of half an hour"
“…outwitted Emperors, slaughtered thousands and burned entire cities…” nah, she was just being a good Christian when that was the standard.
Honestly, she sounds more like the Patron Saint of wives and someone I’d totally pray to for guidance. If I was part of the Eastern Orthodoxy or Catholic Church anyway…
One of my favorite saints. As for Constantine VII I think he was more impressed with her intelligence and cunning than anything.
"It's made of metal" 😄🤣 best commercial read ever.