The history of the Teutonic Order on the Baltic coasts wasn't just a series of battles and constant war. There was a highly developed civilian life in the order state. Too many aspects of that period are completely missing in this documentation. It's actually another repetition of the favourite British way to interpret German history.
The title here is not about the people of the Baltic coasts. Teutonic Knights. That is the subject. Whining about British views of German history is.....your problem.
Trakai castle was, together with Vilnius castle, built in brick on the orders of Keystutis and his son, Vitautas the Great, as a key fortress. They had the bricks imported from Polish ruled Gdansk. He was a first cousin to King Jagiello of Poland and his battlefield commander at the battle of Grunwald in 1410 CE. The present day Trakai castle is, much like Malbork castle, a post WW2 reconstruction.
Finally a covering documentary of this order! I for a bit fed up with the templars! Now a couple of ‘in depth’ docu’s about the politics, leaders, enimies, build up too events…. Etc! Perfect 👍🏻
Also, so far as I know, a precursor to the "Nordic crusade", was the fact that Baltic pirates were raiding Swedish shores. Jarl Birger, and his clan - Folkungarna, would not take it, would protect the people of the very very new nation of Svitjod, that would evolve to the nation of Sweden over time, they were very much involved in the Nordic crusade, and so far working with the Teutonic Order, or as we say Den Tyska Ordern
It might be helpful if the narrator bothered to explain the Crusades were a reaction to Islamic aggression and conquest, which started after 600 AD, per instruction of the fake Prophet.
Its no exageration that the Baltic Crusades had a strong protocolonial aspect as they where heavily interlaced with the german colonization of the eastern baltic shore. The settlements for colonists already had a standized project even. More than any weapon, the stone castle was the most important in bringing the region under german catholic dominance.
Even though as a Latvian, so a direct descendant of the last pagans of Europe, I feel a little triggered by the mention of Teutonic knights, this seemed to be a relatively objective take on this often neglected chapter of history when compared to the crusades to the Middle East. Except for the several repetitions of 'wilderness' - compared to big Western, South European civilisations, yes, there was no centre, like, say Rome, but we were never conquered by the Romans, so we never had those Roman-founded urban centres that were transformed into medieval strongholds after the collapse of the Roman empire. Neverthless, there were plenty of smaller and bigger tribal or ethnical areas with well-developed centres (sadly, wooden). So 'wilderness' might be a touch too strong. It is very sad though that our civilisations keep repeating the same mistakes - instead of being united when facing a greater danger and maybe changing the course of history, we just keep squabbling amongst ourselves and surrender the things our ancestors died for, well, without an actual fight (looking at the state of Europe at the end of 2023)...
The creators of this video should at least google some facts before presenting them as truth. Trakai castle in Lithuania was built by lithuanians, not the teutonic knights. The construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century by Lithuanian Duke Kęstutis, and around 1409 major works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great. So it is nonsense that it was administrative center of the Order as it is told here
4:10 “unbiased” get real. 20:47 you act like Saladin didn’t take slaves you act like the Jews that were scattered throughout didn’t have slaves. Part of that “unbiased”. 20:43 do you think the Jews have a problem with accepting what their ancestors did or the Muslims do you think they have a problem accepting it?
They completely missed the part of fighting the Russian Orthodox, the Battle on the Ice, with Aleksandr Nevskiy. Or did they miss it on purpose? Just like saying the Trakai castle was made by Tuetonic Knights? Portray history as we want.
What were the "pagan" beliefs that these Crusaders attacked? The evolution of Oden, Thor and Freya worship? Or the Eastern Orthodox and Cathar-like offshoots?
Operation Barbarbossa in 1941 was the first offensive against the USSR and it started WW2, breaking their non aggression pact. they named it after Frederick Barbarossa, who was a holy Roman emperor and crusader who died in Turkey on his way to Palestine. they wanted to complete the work of Barbarossa. many that live in the area think that Barbarossa is even still sleeping in a mountain and when he wakes up he will take back the Baltic, Germany, Galacia, the holy Land... back to the Germans. I'm not making any of this up. you can go visit the mountain to this day.
The bricks he talks about we call ``Klosterformat`` the length was 33 cm the high 12.5 and the bright 25cm . If its in this wide it could be from Prussia!
That is propaganda. History is an academic study conducted by qualified researchers. Don't confuse your local political world as representative of all human knowledge.
@@solgarling-squire7531 You people have been bent on rewriting history along the Baltic shores for a lonnnggg time. Qualified researchers you say, have you watched the whole doc? Its ludicrous. That take with the "qualified researchers" smiling lightly one after another is particularly blood boiling. We are talking about genocide here.
Teutons aren’t Aryans, no one in Europe is. The Aryans were an Indo-European tribe, but they weren’t the tribes that had anything to do with Europe. Aryans belong to Persian/Iranians and elite Hindu castes. The IEs of Europe were Corded Ware and the Bell Beakers. You’re welcome for the history lesson 🙃
And while Europe was advancing in culture etc, in America it was Wild Wild West, a bunch of outlaws and cowboys running around shooting everything. Basically, nothing has changed.
@@d3vildoll666 NATO hasn't "slaughtered" anyone in Ukraine - NATO hasn't conducted warfare in Ukraine! While regrettably there were a small number of collateral damage in the bombing campaigns in the former Yugoslavia, it's definitely not like NATO was targeting any "poor buggers" - in fact they were targeting a imperialist genocidal nation, to force through a peace agreement and in support of the right of old countries to remove the shackles of imperialist oppressors!
name them. the dangers. and please don't say "more have been killed in the name of religion" you would be wrong. looked that up Tyrants and dictators Take that trophy. Mao killed how many? Stalin? of their own people no less....nothing to do with religion. Just curious read this statement somewhere else. So please name the "dangers" you are wanting likes for. Thanks.
Nothing is more dangerous than governments. Man will always find a reason for conquest and war. There isn’t one human society that has been a cause of war.
15:12; King of Poland!!, hahah, there was no king of Poland at that time; Poland was fragmented into many dutchies ruled by the royal Piast dynasty and one of the dukes; Conrad of Mazovia invited the Teutonic Knights to help him fight the pagan Prussians. I was in 1226; Mr historian, how embarrassing!
The Teutonic Knights still exist and ready to defend themselves. We promote and defend the Christian faith unlike the Knights Templars who are mainly Freemasons
I love these documentaries!
13:04 "It was the helicopters which really turned the tide for the Teutonic Order."
Yes...ridiculous
They were only a few months away from developing the atomic bomb
Well done. Very cool angle on the development and use of crossbow warfare, and it pieced together the tapestry of intrigue that was 1300-1500
The history of the Teutonic Order on the Baltic coasts wasn't just a series of battles and constant war. There was a highly developed civilian life in the order state. Too many aspects of that period are completely missing in this documentation. It's actually another repetition of the favourite British way to interpret German history.
In what way do the British interpret German history ??
@@MixedRaceAndProud1690 as an eternal development towards the rule of the Austrian painter - and even that rule they get wrong....
The title here is not about the people of the Baltic coasts. Teutonic Knights. That is the subject. Whining about British views of German history is.....your problem.
very well said
Yes, the Tommies still see us as enemies in state of sticking together against the islamization of Western Europe.
Trakai castle was, together with Vilnius castle, built in brick on the orders of Keystutis and his son, Vitautas the Great, as a key fortress. They had the bricks imported from Polish ruled Gdansk. He was a first cousin to King Jagiello of Poland and his battlefield commander at the battle of Grunwald in 1410 CE. The present day Trakai castle is, much like Malbork castle, a post WW2 reconstruction.
34:31 TROKAI castle was not built by teuotnic knights, but by the father of Grand Duke Vytautas.
Finally a covering documentary of this order! I for a bit fed up with the templars! Now a couple of ‘in depth’ docu’s about the politics, leaders, enimies, build up too events…. Etc! Perfect 👍🏻
It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage video about Teutonic ordered thank your for sharing
Trakai castle was not built by the Teutonic Knights. It was built by the Lithuanians as a defense againts the Teutonic Knights.
Also, so far as I know, a precursor to the "Nordic crusade", was the fact that Baltic pirates were raiding Swedish shores. Jarl Birger, and his clan - Folkungarna, would not take it, would protect the people of the very very new nation of Svitjod, that would evolve to the nation of Sweden over time, they were very much involved in the Nordic crusade, and so far working with the Teutonic Order, or as we say Den Tyska Ordern
Thank you. I’m really, really hoping this whole series get uploaded. I can’t find it with this narrator ANYWHERE 😫
It might be helpful if the narrator bothered to explain the Crusades were a reaction to Islamic aggression and conquest, which started after 600 AD, per instruction of the fake Prophet.
Right. It started about 450 years before the 1st crusade, when the Arabs attacked Byzantium in 640 a. D.
ah yes the crusades against the muslim lithuanians
but they are the aggressors
Whatever helps you sleep at night, why then did jesus mention your so called, 'fake' prophet? Crickets
Its no exageration that the Baltic Crusades had a strong protocolonial aspect as they where heavily interlaced with the german colonization of the eastern baltic shore. The settlements for colonists already had a standized project even. More than any weapon, the stone castle was the most important in bringing the region under german catholic dominance.
As Dr. Nicolle has put well, many of the current historical clashes and grievances in Eastern Europe have at their origins the Baltic Crusades.
Even though as a Latvian, so a direct descendant of the last pagans of Europe, I feel a little triggered by the mention of Teutonic knights, this seemed to be a relatively objective take on this often neglected chapter of history when compared to the crusades to the Middle East. Except for the several repetitions of 'wilderness' - compared to big Western, South European civilisations, yes, there was no centre, like, say Rome, but we were never conquered by the Romans, so we never had those Roman-founded urban centres that were transformed into medieval strongholds after the collapse of the Roman empire. Neverthless, there were plenty of smaller and bigger tribal or ethnical areas with well-developed centres (sadly, wooden). So 'wilderness' might be a touch too strong.
It is very sad though that our civilisations keep repeating the same mistakes - instead of being united when facing a greater danger and maybe changing the course of history, we just keep squabbling amongst ourselves and surrender the things our ancestors died for, well, without an actual fight (looking at the state of Europe at the end of 2023)...
You will submit or else 😠
I was kidding 😊
Fantastic show!
The creators of this video should at least google some facts before presenting them as truth. Trakai castle in Lithuania was built by lithuanians, not the teutonic knights. The construction of the stone castle was begun in the 14th century by Lithuanian Duke Kęstutis, and around 1409 major works were completed by his son Vytautas the Great. So it is nonsense that it was administrative center of the Order as it is told here
you should maybe watch the video again, pay attention, and do some Google searches because it's way more complicated than what you're saying.
4:10 “unbiased” get real.
20:47 you act like Saladin didn’t take slaves you act like the Jews that were scattered throughout didn’t have slaves. Part of that “unbiased”.
20:43 do you think the Jews have a problem with accepting what their ancestors did or the Muslims do you think they have a problem accepting it?
They completely missed the part of fighting the Russian Orthodox, the Battle on the Ice, with Aleksandr Nevskiy. Or did they miss it on purpose? Just like saying the Trakai castle was made by Tuetonic Knights? Portray history as we want.
Trakai castle was built by lithuanians duke Kestutis, not teutonic order
What were the "pagan" beliefs that these Crusaders attacked? The evolution of Oden, Thor and Freya worship? Or the Eastern Orthodox and Cathar-like offshoots?
First ones, for sure!
Yea, they missed the part of attacking Rus, Aleksandr Nevskiy, who were Orthodox.
they had their own religion, but it was indo european so it wasn’t too different from what you’re already acquainted for starters zeus=perkunas
Wow I had no idea this happened in the Baltic
Anybody knows the intro music?
It’s all because of the remnants Holy Roman Empire. Changed the European politics in the future.
Deus Vult
🙏
very interesting wish they ware in the world today
Yes, Western Europe would not be in decline.
Music is too loud trynna sleep here
Swords are like fine wine
Increased dps for each ancient tier
Very strange to mix ww2-history to the Teutonic knights.
Typical English view at the Germans.....
Operation Barbarbossa in 1941 was the first offensive against the USSR and it started WW2, breaking their non aggression pact. they named it after Frederick Barbarossa, who was a holy Roman emperor and crusader who died in Turkey on his way to Palestine. they wanted to complete the work of Barbarossa. many that live in the area think that Barbarossa is even still sleeping in a mountain and when he wakes up he will take back the Baltic, Germany, Galacia, the holy Land... back to the Germans. I'm not making any of this up. you can go visit the mountain to this day.
@@wmd40 Indeed so.
🤦🏻♂️ learn some more history before commenting
Wow, I just realised the Yorkshire accent is basically French intonation!
BATTLES OF HISTORY ! WORDS ARE AS FREE AS THE WIND... FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
Trakai castle was not built by the Teutonic nights. it was built by Vytautas the Great, the Grand Duke of Lithuania.
The bricks he talks about we call ``Klosterformat`` the length was 33 cm the high 12.5 and the bright 25cm . If its in this wide it could be from Prussia!
We have them to thank, or we would all be speaking Arabic ❤❤❤❤❤
I strongly advise you to watch a video before commenting pal
We soon have to speak Arabic.....
What I like about religion is to learn about the history of it even though I am agnost
Douglas Manors
History is a bunch of lies agreed upon.
History is told by the winners.
That is propaganda. History is an academic study conducted by qualified researchers. Don't confuse your local political world as representative of all human knowledge.
@@solgarling-squire7531 You people have been bent on rewriting history along the Baltic shores for a lonnnggg time. Qualified researchers you say, have you watched the whole doc? Its ludicrous. That take with the "qualified researchers" smiling lightly one after another is particularly blood boiling. We are talking about genocide here.
What did Napoleon say: "History" are the lies we have agreed on.
the wild east
Doyle Rapid
Luna Divide
Teutons aren’t Aryans, no one in Europe is. The Aryans were an Indo-European tribe, but they weren’t the tribes that had anything to do with Europe. Aryans belong to Persian/Iranians and elite Hindu castes. The IEs of Europe were Corded Ware and the Bell Beakers.
You’re welcome for the history lesson 🙃
So atheits are always standing silently at the sidelines or in the afterlife during religious wars.
Akeem Circles
Mayert Mill
It's funny
America was already the states of America
While Germany was called the holy Roman empire
And while Europe was advancing in culture etc, in America it was Wild Wild West, a bunch of outlaws and cowboys running around shooting everything. Basically, nothing has changed.
The 1st German Kindom was founded more than 1000 years ago...und Otto the great.....ignorant Yank.
"under"....sorry
10:00 Yes! Just like NATO, these fighting men had to find other poor buggers to slaughter! 😁
Which "poor buggers" has NATO "slaughtered"???
Rusofašyst go home!
@@gorillaguerillaDKUkraine, Yugoslavia.....
@@d3vildoll666
NATO hasn't "slaughtered" anyone in Ukraine - NATO hasn't conducted warfare in Ukraine!
While regrettably there were a small number of collateral damage in the bombing campaigns in the former Yugoslavia, it's definitely not like NATO was targeting any "poor buggers" - in fact they were targeting a imperialist genocidal nation, to force through a peace agreement and in support of the right of old countries to remove the shackles of imperialist oppressors!
BATTLES OF HISTORY ! LOCKLEAR (♀), dite COEUR DE LION : WAR OF THE ROSES.
Too many wrong facts in this video for me to enjoy it. Some facts cleverly avoided not to paint order in it's true colours. Thumbs down from me
класс люди сражались за веру удивительно сейчас такого нет только из за баб могут передраться
This should teach everyone the dangers of embracing religion!!!
Amen to that!
name them. the dangers. and please don't say "more have been killed in the name of religion" you would be wrong. looked that up Tyrants and dictators Take that trophy. Mao killed how many? Stalin? of their own people no less....nothing to do with religion. Just curious read this statement somewhere else. So please name the "dangers" you are wanting likes for. Thanks.
Except for islam, most religion is the only thing that prevents ur neighbor from slaughtering u
Catholics 💪 stop being a 🤡
Nothing is more dangerous than governments. Man will always find a reason for conquest and war. There isn’t one human society that has been a cause of war.
Terible "music" ruins the otherwise ok video. So adios to you!
Oi
15:12; King of Poland!!, hahah, there was no king of Poland at that time; Poland was fragmented into many dutchies ruled by the royal Piast dynasty and one of the dukes; Conrad of Mazovia invited the Teutonic Knights to help him fight the pagan Prussians. I was in 1226; Mr historian, how embarrassing!
The Teutonic Knights still exist and ready to defend themselves. We promote and defend the Christian faith unlike the Knights Templars who are mainly Freemasons
Apocalypsis Knights.❤
Family.
From Brazil.
Dużo bzdur i przekłamań.
BATTLES OF HISTORY ! LOCKLEAR (♀), dite COEUR DE LION : WAR OF THE ROSES.
Deus Vult