this is a pathetic attempt to excuse what is 100% intentional misinformation. I hope everyone sees your comment and unsubscribes like me. Panzer does not mean tank in any way. Even in a modern sense it means armour. The work tank is only in English and exists because of ww2 misinformation tactics used by the British. It doesn't have a translation into other languages as they refer to heavy vehicles as armour. It means armoured (or shielded/shelled) rider and nothing else. Panzer is not an English term either, this is more misinformation from you to justify your initial crap. It is not a loan word as the modern term translates directly to the English word 'armour' and has no separate meaning. Pure BS from this channel. Just admit you made a mistake next time and your research was not good enough. I am 1 minute in and have already noticed several glaring mistakes other than this. Did you hire a new researcher or something because this is absolute garbage that nobody should believe a word of.
Not to be pedantic, but how can the literal translation be ''tank cavalry'' when tank is a term that came to be during WW1? Would not armored or protected be a better translation?
Is/will there be a special exhibition about the art from the abbey? As an artist myself I'd like to see more about it. (Don't worry I will visit the museum and abbey anyway next time I'm in Konstanz)
@@adrianmartin1308 the exhibition shows some of the most outstanding illuminations made in Reichenau abbey - but only until 20 October 2024. On the monastery island you can visit the Church of Saint George with its unique wall paintings. Furthermore there is the cathedral treasury with a lot of goldsmith‘s works.
Clergy not being able to inherit wasn't so clear cut in the early middle ages though. Even in the times and places where it was official policy it was not always enforced. It's only from the great schism that it really became the law (in the west).
@@nath9091 Their relatives could very well be factored in. By choosing a clergyman from a certain family the king could also bind his family closer to himself as loyalty to the king was rewarded with high positions in the kingdom.
It actually created problems. The Church had to institute celibacy. Bishops and cardinals were passing on Church wealth to their children. They were bankrupting the Church. A policy of celibacy continues to this day.
Very nice to see my two longest-running historical interests--ecclesiastical history and military history--meet in the same video. Thanks for putting this together! I also have to recommend Philip Schaff's incredible work as an excellent resource for ecclesiastical history through the ages.
Suprising aspect of monastery life. I grew up near Reichenau and must say that the current exhibition is indeed an extraordinary event. Although well acquainted with Reichenau's history from childhood, I have never seen such an exhibition showing all the pieces at one place which usually can be found only distributed all over Europe.
Mount and Blade does not feature much historical realism. The whole notion of random nobody riding around the land, recruiting peasants who would have been a part of some feudal lord's fief is pure and utter nonsense. It's like saying "Oh, so that's why the aliens are attacking me in Space Invaders" after watching the X Files show.
thank you for still making content without relying on possibly shady sponsorship. hopefully you can collaborate with museums and other historical preservation organisations in the future
Always a viewing pleasure. The breakdown makes the information easy to absorb, the calm narration and visual aids further help and keep me focused. This video would be a prime example of why I spend so much time watching educational content on this platform.
I recently visited Bornholm (Denmark) and Lübeck (Germany), and a significant portion of the local history is on the subject of Danish-Hansa conflicts. Bornholm was controlled by the Archbishop of Lund, and he is framed as the main enemy of the Lübeckers of the time, having his own personal army and everything. It's interesting that the Danish king is rarely mentioned in relation to the Hansa around Bornholm, as the Archbishop controlled the island through several round-churches and at least 2 local castles, one of which, Hammershus, is the largest fortress ruin in Denmark. One of the local guides even said that the fortress was an important asset of the Archbishops during periods of opposition to the crown.
@dylanmilne6683 Agreed! The Baltic was for a long time as important to Northern Europe as the Mediterranean was to South Europeans, facilitating massive amounts of trade, a connection to the silk road, and the development of city-states and proto-capitalism. Yet because its influence vained in relation to Atlantic and global trade, it's largely forgotten about today.
Exactly. to use "tank" as translation for Panzer, is just VERY SLOPPY and does completely not fit the era, since the word tank was used since the first WW for armored vehicles in English. The Germans used simply the word for armor.
I am a Medieval History major and I had the pleasure of studying the books of the great Hagen Keller on Northern Italy; you did a fantastic job in summarizing such a complex issue as the military dimension of ecclesiastical powers.
Quite an interesting part of history when European monarchy and royalty was in its early formative stages. I knew early (Western) European rulers relied on the Church for a time but had no idea it was this important. Would love to see a comparison to its Byzantine neighbours (but well, I am a romaboo so of course).
@@caioalmeida4139 I might not remember correctly but am nearly sure that, during the time of Otto I & II, modern Western Europe was divided into East and West Francia.
Quite interesting and new for me. Reichenau-Abbey was well known for its scriptorium and the famous books it produced .Herman the lame was an interesting monk at reichenau(Early scientist and composer)
Awesome video, as usual. I like how you choose less talked about topics, and go in debt. Also unluke other history focused channels you use the local names, rather than english or french ones (for example Gerrmanics are Karl, rather than Charles, and so on...). Thank you for your hard work.
Your videos are trurly amazing! The topics are intresting, they are also very accurate to the historian knowledge! Also you are able to present it in very attractive form. In my opinion your channel is one of the best history channels I've ever watched!
This is an incredible coincidence. I wrote a paper on exactly the same list of Panzerreiter, and also found the clerical involvement to be the most interesting part.
An excellent video on the rarely explored topic. It is interesting to learn about how the church functioned at the time in relation to the Emperor and would be interested in seeing more content about this.
This is a hugely great video. I’ve not seen a video before. That covers, medieval religious forces, and other power dynamics, such as manor lords, knights and Yoemen, who are different in ways, as well as nobles and Royalty. This covers most of the powers I know of in the medieval world. Which I have never seen all these at once in the same video before. So thanks greatly. 😁👍
I learnt about the Imperial Church System from History of Germans podcast. It ended after the Concordat of Worms. Emperors had donated lot of lands and rights to Bishops over the centuries, which they had got access to by selecting the bishops who would be. But during reign of Salian Henry 4, who was a child when he acceeded there was an enterprising Pope who wanted to wrest control of all those lands which Emperors had donated over the years, and started the Investiture controversy
FYI, "Panzer" does not mean "tank". Panzer translates to armored as in panzerschiffe (armored ship or armored cruisers), panzerkamfwagon (armored war wagons), or panzerzug (armored train). Panzer (or gepanzerte) reiter is an armored rider or armored horseman, not tank rider. The term "tank" did not exist yet so it can not be a literal translation.
Very informative, thank you for this video. A suggestion of mine would be to make the sound of davids voice a bit louder in the future so you can hear german as well as english. I don't know what the best volume is but they do that in other modern documentaries and it gives the interviewee a bit more character
Abbotts and bishops involved in warfare are impressive and amusing proofs of how things were complex, severe and brutal back then, a reality that often escapes the contemporary mentality, so used to constitutions and stablishments. And if you ask me, i prefer such a context than modern massive demagogic nation-states...
Everybody does. Until the local warrior-elite has a few too many and decides you've been talking an awful lot of shit for someone with such a flammable house lol
Okay wait thats creepy I work on the Reichenau. Therefore I love everything about its history. And I love the fact that its SandRhoman History, that uploaded cuz I love your videos, if someone else ever wants to visit this beautiful island aswell, come as soon as possible, cuz this year the Abbey celebrates 1300 years!!! and has a large historical exhibition!
It's worth noting that the whole "clergy can't fight" is only sort of true. That was only ever a matter of policy, not doctrine, so battle bishops were a thing at times, usually in a defensive role or a reaction force against repeated invasion (like a response to the pagan prussians raiding for slaves in the north).
The Russian equivalent to this system would also be an interesting topic in regards to their military organisation from the time of Ivan the Terrible, during the time of troubles and into the early Romanovs.
Interesting video. In the perspective of the battle of Ane 1227 where the bisschop utrecht, Otto II, waged wat against the population of the province of Drenthe. The previous bisschops of Utrecht were involved in many battles. As they had both religious power and seculair power over their Regions.
Lay Abbots,quite common in the Scottish Church,up to the Reformation(1560),ie the origins of the Highland Clans of MacLaren.MacPherson,MacNab and possibly Livingstone,Baron of the Bachuil and COARB of St.Moluag. Seems these 'Panzer-ritter' were the precursor of the eventual crusading knightly orders.
Panzerreiter were knights of different name drawn into service by the same feudal system that knights of secular lords were. They were in the service of clergy not the clergy themselves. Usually. The crusader knights like Templars were actual monks that took similar vows to the clergy and not landowning men of status, in fact if they did have any land, wealth or status they had to renounce it all in their vows as a monk to serve god above all. Crusaders kind of created their own laws through precedent largely ignoring existing ones of the church and crown. Much to the chagrin of many existing powers.
Panzerreiter should be "armored" / "heavily armored cavalry" not tank rider.
i was already wondering this when i heard it. Thanks for the explanation!
the best translation is probably tankmotorist
Panzerreiter, Armoured cavalrymen. Panzerkampfwagen, tank
this is a pathetic attempt to excuse what is 100% intentional misinformation. I hope everyone sees your comment and unsubscribes like me. Panzer does not mean tank in any way. Even in a modern sense it means armour. The work tank is only in English and exists because of ww2 misinformation tactics used by the British. It doesn't have a translation into other languages as they refer to heavy vehicles as armour. It means armoured (or shielded/shelled) rider and nothing else. Panzer is not an English term either, this is more misinformation from you to justify your initial crap. It is not a loan word as the modern term translates directly to the English word 'armour' and has no separate meaning. Pure BS from this channel. Just admit you made a mistake next time and your research was not good enough. I am 1 minute in and have already noticed several glaring mistakes other than this. Did you hire a new researcher or something because this is absolute garbage that nobody should believe a word of.
Not to be pedantic, but how can the literal translation be ''tank cavalry'' when tank is a term that came to be during WW1? Would not armored or protected be a better translation?
It was a pleasure to show you the Reichenau abbey and give some insights in this video! ❤
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Is/will there be a special exhibition about the art from the abbey? As an artist myself I'd like to see more about it. (Don't worry I will visit the museum and abbey anyway next time I'm in Konstanz)
@@adrianmartin1308 the exhibition shows some of the most outstanding illuminations made in Reichenau abbey - but only until 20 October 2024. On the monastery island you can visit the Church of Saint George with its unique wall paintings. Furthermore there is the cathedral treasury with a lot of goldsmith‘s works.
History❤
Was für ein crossover.
I had never considered that giving power to clergy would solve any problems related to inheritence, that's actually quite ingenious
Clergy not being able to inherit wasn't so clear cut in the early middle ages though. Even in the times and places where it was official policy it was not always enforced. It's only from the great schism that it really became the law (in the west).
It's similar to Eunuch theory but unfortunately they still have relatives.
@@nath9091 Their relatives could very well be factored in. By choosing a clergyman from a certain family the king could also bind his family closer to himself as loyalty to the king was rewarded with high positions in the kingdom.
However while solving one problem it also created its own issues. But that's leadership for you. Rarely is there a win-win decision.
It actually created problems. The Church had to institute celibacy. Bishops and cardinals were passing on Church wealth to their children. They were bankrupting the Church. A policy of celibacy continues to this day.
Very nice to see my two longest-running historical interests--ecclesiastical history and military history--meet in the same video. Thanks for putting this together!
I also have to recommend Philip Schaff's incredible work as an excellent resource for ecclesiastical history through the ages.
Pandulf Ironhead is truly one of the names of all times
Watch out Helm Hammerhand
😂 Pandulf Stahlkopf, Pandulf tête d'acier, Pandulf testa d'acciaio.
Best name ever.
@@swissmilitischristilxxii3691 in Portuguese, he would be "Pandolfo Cabeça-de-Ferro".
And it gets GOOFY in Portuguese...
@@Jamhael1Sound quite badass, even in Portuguese
Wait until you find out about William the Conqueror's first cousin once removed, Ralph.
Suprising aspect of monastery life. I grew up near Reichenau and must say that the current exhibition is indeed an extraordinary event. Although well acquainted with Reichenau's history from childhood, I have never seen such an exhibition showing all the pieces at one place which usually can be found only distributed all over Europe.
Finally a great video of the ottonian era
Thank you for not keeping knowledge behind a pay wall like some educators have had to do lately
Some of the most immersive documentaries on the internet. Thank you for your work guys.
So this is why there are bishops fighting with me in Mount and Blade. Thanks for the video.
1257AD?
@@ivansalamon7028 Yeah
Best mod ever. Shame there is no equivalent in Bannerlord.
Mount and Blade does not feature much historical realism. The whole notion of random nobody riding around the land, recruiting peasants who would have been a part of some feudal lord's fief is pure and utter nonsense. It's like saying "Oh, so that's why the aliens are attacking me in Space Invaders" after watching the X Files show.
@@dzejrid Mount and Blade is not a mod. It's the name of the original game whose Bannerlord is a sequel.
thank you for still making content without relying on possibly shady sponsorship. hopefully you can collaborate with museums and other historical preservation organisations in the future
These videos on medieval and early modern civil and military administrative models are so good
Always a viewing pleasure. The breakdown makes the information easy to absorb, the calm narration and visual aids further help and keep me focused.
This video would be a prime example of why I spend so much time watching educational content on this platform.
Keep it up, there are not any channels like yours. Proper research and sources are very rare
I had no clue about how monasteries were involved in warfare but I knew it was a thing. This clears pretty much everything up, awesome work guys!!
I recently visited Bornholm (Denmark) and Lübeck (Germany), and a significant portion of the local history is on the subject of Danish-Hansa conflicts. Bornholm was controlled by the Archbishop of Lund, and he is framed as the main enemy of the Lübeckers of the time, having his own personal army and everything. It's interesting that the Danish king is rarely mentioned in relation to the Hansa around Bornholm, as the Archbishop controlled the island through several round-churches and at least 2 local castles, one of which, Hammershus, is the largest fortress ruin in Denmark. One of the local guides even said that the fortress was an important asset of the Archbishops during periods of opposition to the crown.
Never heard of Hammershus before now, what an interesting place. The Baltic doesn't get the attention it deserves for it's brilliant history.
@dylanmilne6683 Agreed! The Baltic was for a long time as important to Northern Europe as the Mediterranean was to South Europeans, facilitating massive amounts of trade, a connection to the silk road, and the development of city-states and proto-capitalism. Yet because its influence vained in relation to Atlantic and global trade, it's largely forgotten about today.
Wby was I imagining a priest with a panzerschrek on horseback
Warhammer HRE
Panzer Division
@@stepbruv8780 They pray for the rest of the Ghost Division.
@@williamboisdenghien2849
Always ahead, fed by your dread
I approve.
I would not translate Panzerreiter as "tank rider", but rather as "armor-rider".
Exactly. to use "tank" as translation for Panzer, is just VERY SLOPPY and does completely not fit the era, since the word tank was used since the first WW for armored vehicles in English. The Germans used simply the word for armor.
@@What_do_I_Think they are calling it "armor rider" or "armored rider" later in the video fortunately.
i would rather call them "shellriders"
I think it was meant as a joke lol
@@ruskerdax5547 I did not know, that this was a satirical video. Should I recognize all other information in the video also as being a joke?
Oh lovely, I live in Konstanz and have visited the exhibitions at Reichenau and the ALM. It is a great time!
Dito! Great Exhibition
Thanks for your feedback on our exhibition!
I am at the Bodensee for vacation right now.
Visited Reichenau today pretty much by accident.
Pretty little island and monastery!
I am a Medieval History major and I had the pleasure of studying the books of the great Hagen Keller on Northern Italy; you did a fantastic job in summarizing such a complex issue as the military dimension of ecclesiastical powers.
Thanks for often covering these rather seldomly mentioned chapters of medieval German History.
Well done as always! This is a great video to watch before reading A Canticle for Leibowitz.
Crusader kings has this all figured out, if the bishop doesn't like u he won't send u his levies
Yes, I played the original Crusader Kings I, and monastic provinces contributed one of the best troop compositions - mostly heavy infantry.
top 3 history channel on RUclips
top 1 for me, at least on middle ages
Quite an interesting part of history when European monarchy and royalty was in its early formative stages. I knew early (Western) European rulers relied on the Church for a time but had no idea it was this important. Would love to see a comparison to its Byzantine neighbours (but well, I am a romaboo so of course).
Was German more powerful than France during medieval real?
@@caioalmeida4139 At that time there was no real France or Germany.
@@mabeSc there were the Kingdom of France,
@@caioalmeida4139 I might not remember correctly but am nearly sure that, during the time of Otto I & II, modern Western Europe was divided into East and West Francia.
@@mabeSc so basically France territory was dominated by Germanic elites over Celtic peasants
This is one of the best videos that you have made, very well done. And this is an under-studied period of history.
Quite interesting and new for me. Reichenau-Abbey was well known for its scriptorium and the famous books it produced .Herman the lame was an interesting monk at reichenau(Early scientist and composer)
Spectacular video about (imo) another under discussed aspect of European medieval military history
fantastic content. I cannot believe that well-sourced videos on the early Middle Ages with visuals that are both accurate and pretty actually exist
Excellent work! Thank you!!
Awesome video, as usual. I like how you choose less talked about topics, and go in debt. Also unluke other history focused channels you use the local names, rather than english or french ones (for example Gerrmanics are Karl, rather than Charles, and so on...). Thank you for your hard work.
Debt = owing money to somebody
Depth = Deep (or in this case: detail).
English is a bastard of a language
Your videos are trurly amazing! The topics are intresting, they are also very accurate to the historian knowledge! Also you are able to present it in very attractive form. In my opinion your channel is one of the best history channels I've ever watched!
Another excellent video! Great, detailed content about a period that is not talked about much
This is an incredible coincidence. I wrote a paper on exactly the same list of Panzerreiter, and also found the clerical involvement to be the most interesting part.
Another piece of art of your channel, thank you!
An excellent video on the rarely explored topic. It is interesting to learn about how the church functioned at the time in relation to the Emperor and would be interested in seeing more content about this.
This is a hugely great video. I’ve not seen a video before. That covers, medieval religious forces, and other power dynamics, such as manor lords, knights and Yoemen, who are different in ways, as well as nobles and Royalty. This covers most of the powers I know of in the medieval world. Which I have never seen all these at once in the same video before. So thanks greatly. 😁👍
Many thanks for the exhibition recomendation, I was looking for ideas for one day trips end of September.
Your channel is one of my favorites. I wish you a bright future and longevity.
Now this feels at home from SandRhoman 😁
Reichenau abbey looks a lot more interesting now than when i was forced to go there when I was ~7 years old.l
You should visit the island again! It‘s really worth it, especially the church Saint George! ❤
Extremely interesting. Didn't know Abbeys were part of the feudal system of government. Great!
I do appreciate the content you all put together, even if I don't catch every video.
I learnt about the Imperial Church System from History of Germans podcast.
It ended after the Concordat of Worms.
Emperors had donated lot of lands and rights to Bishops over the centuries, which they had got access to by selecting the bishops who would be.
But during reign of Salian Henry 4, who was a child when he acceeded there was an enterprising Pope who wanted to wrest control of all those lands which Emperors had donated over the years, and started the Investiture controversy
Always a pleasure watching your videos and great book recommendations.
Love your work. Well done
0:35 Panzer originally meant Armour
so Panzerreiter means armoured rider
Armoured vehicles were called Panzerwagen, and later just Panzer
Yeah he said that later on in the video. It's in the first 60 seconds so that's for the zoomer retention
Amazing as usually! I love this channel. Keep up the hard work
FYI, "Panzer" does not mean "tank". Panzer translates to armored as in panzerschiffe (armored ship or armored cruisers), panzerkamfwagon (armored war wagons), or panzerzug (armored train).
Panzer (or gepanzerte) reiter is an armored rider or armored horseman, not tank rider. The term "tank" did not exist yet so it can not be a literal translation.
its always funny seeing Andrej/ Geschichtsfenster making random cameos on english YT-channels. First with SexyBiscuit and now here XD!
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The map (around 4:38) of the Abbey's properties is a fantastic visual!
Informative AND entertaining, thank you@
This is the perfect companion to the History of the Germans podcast.
Very informative, thank you for this video.
A suggestion of mine would be to make the sound of davids voice a bit louder in the future so you can hear german as well as english. I don't know what the best volume is but they do that in other modern documentaries and it gives the interviewee a bit more character
I truly love you guys! You create such high quality and at the same time, sadly, underrated content.
Abbotts and bishops involved in warfare are impressive and amusing proofs of how things were complex, severe and brutal back then, a reality that often escapes the contemporary mentality, so used to constitutions and stablishments.
And if you ask me, i prefer such a context than modern massive demagogic nation-states...
Everybody does. Until the local warrior-elite has a few too many and decides you've been talking an awful lot of shit for someone with such a flammable house lol
That's a funny meme, but modern day Gestapos are also worse.
Why is this peasant talking?
You, sir, had my interest. Now, you have my subscription
3:30 commenting down bellow
Keep up the great work guys.
Okay wait thats creepy
I work on the Reichenau. Therefore I love everything about its history.
And I love the fact that its SandRhoman History, that uploaded cuz I love your videos, if someone else ever wants to visit this beautiful island aswell, come as soon as possible, cuz this year the Abbey celebrates 1300 years!!! and has a large historical exhibition!
I appreciate your videos Sandhroman!
Thanks for mentioning the less known but very meaningful battle of stilus.
Going to be in Germany for an internship for a few months. I HAVE to make it to this museum
This was really interesting and surprising. I had never heard of monasteries doing most of this before!
Great video, thank you so much!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Commenting down bellow also😅
Would love if you explore the political/administrative role of monasteries as well
great work as always! thank you guys!
It's worth noting that the whole "clergy can't fight" is only sort of true. That was only ever a matter of policy, not doctrine, so battle bishops were a thing at times, usually in a defensive role or a reaction force against repeated invasion (like a response to the pagan prussians raiding for slaves in the north).
Didn't the Bishop of Augsburg lead its defense against the Magyars before the Second Battle of Lechfeld?
Hi mate,
Panzer does not mean tank, it means armour. Love your video's though, thank you so much mate! (:
Great stuff! Keep it up!
Your videos are phenomenal! Thank you for you hard work
Its neat seeing artist depict what familiar places looked like centuries ago.
Loved the footage
Aww yeah, I can't get enough of that pre-13th century HRE history.
PLEASE, SIR, I WANT SOME MORE
Thank you for the documentary
A 👍 and a comment for the algorithm. This video definitely qualifies for a rating of two snaps up in a circle.
Great Work !
this is my favorite channell
I do always like these videos.
Amazing work as always!
Thanks!
The Russian equivalent to this system would also be an interesting topic in regards to their military organisation from the time of Ivan the Terrible, during the time of troubles and into the early Romanovs.
A most excellent video
Excelente material
Interesting video. In the perspective of the battle of Ane 1227 where the bisschop utrecht, Otto II, waged wat against the population of the province of Drenthe. The previous bisschops of Utrecht were involved in many battles. As they had both religious power and seculair power over their Regions.
awesome stuff guys
Excellent work, thank you
Super interesting video!
Another magnificent video!
A very nice video
I live near the monestry. The names of the most villages there only known bc a noble man donated part of his land to the church before he died
Great work, may the comment help with the algorithm
Really interesting topic!
commenting because your videos are super awesome
I like all SandRhoman History videos!!!! : ) I wish I was in Germany this year to visit the exhibit, but alas, no.
Great video!
Lay Abbots,quite common in the Scottish Church,up to the Reformation(1560),ie the origins of the Highland Clans of MacLaren.MacPherson,MacNab and possibly Livingstone,Baron of the Bachuil and COARB of St.Moluag.
Seems these 'Panzer-ritter' were the precursor of the eventual crusading knightly orders.
Panzerreiter were knights of different name drawn into service by the same feudal system that knights of secular lords were. They were in the service of clergy not the clergy themselves. Usually.
The crusader knights like Templars were actual monks that took similar vows to the clergy and not landowning men of status, in fact if they did have any land, wealth or status they had to renounce it all in their vows as a monk to serve god above all. Crusaders kind of created their own laws through precedent largely ignoring existing ones of the church and crown.
Much to the chagrin of many existing powers.
Awesome as always
Thanks for the video