Following the passing of his father, Charles XII, known as Carolus Rex, became King of Sweden at the age of 15. The quiet but determined King had been brought up to rule as an absolute monarch. Read more about Carolus Rex 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/charles-xii-of-sweden-is-crowned/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/RUclips ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop
Here is som back story. the Assault on Copenhagen on 11 February 1659 was a major battle during the Second Northern War, taking place during the siege of Copenhagen by the Swedish army.
"I was chosen by heaven! Say my name when you pray!" Man the absolute confidence and arrogance in this sentence is at such level that it turns to be absolutely awesome Absolutely ÉPIC
Well he kind of had to be, taking the throne at around 15 would mean people would try to take advantage of you, but if you can at least put on a boast of confidence then others aren't as likely to try and take advantage of your young naiveté
He also had a deep faith in God. He truly believed that his orders came from God and if you questioned him then your committing blasphemy against God. His rule was divine providence.
@Astitva Chauhan He also had some very notable losses, made many questionable diplomatic choices, and there was that one time when god made a big hole in his head. I guess you are aware of these, just adding them for completeness' sake - religious people like Carolus have a tendency to suffer from confirmation bias, and you did list what allowed that bias to build up.
@A R You say nobody will remember the name Peter, because Carolus was such a Great person. If this is intended as humor/sarcasm, I applaud you, well done.
Myself and my grandmother adore Sabaton with passion. Her favourites is Night Witches and Bismarck, but she loves them none the less. I knew she liked metal music but to this day, never thought she'd wanna come with me and my partner to see Sabaton live. Much love from Scotland 🏴
They played it live in Chicago and I was absolutely blown away. I told my wife there was no way they were gonna play my favorite song and they fucking did!!
“I was chosen by heaven!” Hits just as hard the 1000th time as the 1st time. All the other albums don’t have anything on this one for me. It’s the best.
"Crowned by God, not by the church, as my power is divine." Lyrics fit for a ruler who understood the Divine Right of Kings. True Kings are not beholden to the the church, they are selected by God to rule.
@@GustavusAdolphus2 are you high the only person who could have conceivably been considered for a position of king was George Washington. And he hated the idea and even said as much .
The lyrical progression in this song is so clever. First he establishes that he is above all other men, then claims that he was crowned by God Himself, not the Church, then the prayer "Thy (God's) will be done" is corrupted into "MY will be done" as though Carolus were now putting himself on equal footing with God. that is BONKERS, brilliantly done as ever Sabaton.
The dude was bonkers. He literally believed in the end that he had divine power on earth and history always shows what happens then. From Alexander, to Napoleon, to Hitler they all meet their end. So much for their divinity.
Been having a horrible day. Returned home just now; but after seeing your notification, as soon as I clicked I felt as if all the strength that left me, return. Thank you sabaton
That's how Sabaton is man, it's way more than just 'my favorite song' or 'my favorite music'. I literally use these songs as a tool to power my resolve in tough times. Some of us just know better.
I saw nightwish about 6 years ago Delain opened then sabaton That night I fell in love with sabaton Especially since I myself am a HISTORY FREAK one day when I have my own house it’s probably gonna be filled with historical artifacts since not a lot of people appreciate history anymore
Fun fact: Charles XII wasn't actually the 12th anything. He chose the number because he liked it, and it had to do with mythology (lots of Swedish rulers did this, apparently). He was actually the sixth ruler named Charles.
Charles XII didn't choose his regal name, he was numbered after his father Charles XI. None of Swedish king "choose" their name, in the Middle Ages Charles VII was numbered after a chronicle made by Uppsala's bishop (Charles I to VI are not historically accured but at that time - 1161 AD - they thought so). The current king is named Charles XVI, so...
I think a lot of this has to do with mankind being drawn to the powerful, more so the war-forged of the past. This song is about a great movement from a young war King whom changed history
Carolus Rex, easily one of the most underrated rulers in history. I'm so excited that you guys managed to release this video. Thanks Sabaton, you've really changed my life. 💙
He was a great soldier king, but otherwise? He wasn't diplomatically inclined. He ruined the economy in years of war, he destroyed Finland in the latter parts of the war. If he just peaced out after Narva or at least before taking the long march to Poltava, he would be one of the most successful leaders in history.
@@kekkoinen Not really, the peace deal that Russia wanted was to gain access to the baltic sea. Destroyed Finland? Kind of, i mean he got defeated at Poltava and then chilled down in bender and didn't care too much what happened up north when the russians were on a rampage. He's the second best swedish military king for sure and a military genius. And yea he wasn't a great diplomat. He had offers from a lot of countries to even help with Russia but he turned it down and said he could handle it himself. Hubris was his downfall, if anything
Charles XII had his faults, but he was a great king and general. I think many people don't understand him. They say that he was a bad politician. He wasn't a politician. He was a statesman. Namely, he didn't play the political game where you pretend to friends and lie and cheat your way to the top. He was willing to go the extra mile for the good of the country for the long term, not just the short term. Charles was unwilling to make a peace deal unless he received ALL of Sweden's land back. He knew his history how Sweden was almost crushed by coalitions in the past. Charles' goal was to crush his enemies so hard that they would never be a threat to Sweden again. By giving Peter what he wanted, Charles was dooming his country to another war in the future when Russia was stronger. Charles was an idealist. Denmark, Poland/Saxony, and Russia were all friendly to him when he became king, and he assumed that that meant that they acknowledged his sovereignty over the lands he ruled. He didn't understand that your average king/queen of the era was duplicitous, crafty, and willing to betray any ally if it meant a stronger position. Charles was unfortunate in the timing of the war. Charles wanted to knock out Saxony as soon as possible so that he could turn to Russia and do the same to them. Unfortunately, because of the War of Spanish Succession, he was restrained by the Allies because they needed all the German troops they could get, and they wouldn't get them if Charles threatened Germany. Because of this delay, Peter was given the precious time he needed to reform his armies. In hindsight, one mistake Charles did was to march to Moscow and not St. Petersburg. Charles' strategy was based on knockout punches. He dashed across to Denmark at the beginning of the war and was able to knock them out, and when he was able to enter Saxony, he did the same to them,. Charles didn't realize that Peter would do ANYTHING to protect his city of St. Petersburg, even to risk a battle. The very thing Charles wanted. If there was one thing that Charles was superb at, and something that I want to emulate, is his leadership skills. Even though he was an absolute king, he never elevated himself over his men. He lived roughly just like them, and he would never ask his men to do something he wouldn't do himself. And that earned respect and love from his men.
Woke up with the chorus in my head. I'm not a religious man but this song is awesome. Makes it difficult to figure out which Sabaton song is my favorite cuz I love them all.
@@lonnukka1 What?! UNBREAKABLE IS AMAZING. The fact it starts slow is the build up to the chaos of the second half where everything goes so fast paced you feel like you're on both the receiving and charging ends of the partisan attack
Napoleon and Hitler were defeated by weather, logistics, scorched earth, defense in depth, superior enemy manpower, etc. It took all that AND the greatest ruler in Russian history to stop Charles XII.
@@plasmakitten4261 Someone who learned WW@ more or less, the basics I mean, should know what defeated Germany. No, it was not winter, it was not USSR which fed the beast that attacked it when it grew strong enough. Simplest answer would be the united force of nations that were not friends, or in case with Britain and USSR--hated each other with fervor. I highly recommend to read about first year of German assault on USSR, preferably from someone who studied USSR, their history and military. Did you know 4 million soviet soldiers gave up in the first year of the war? Did you know that Germans captured so much ammo and resources that USSR would be fighting with shovels and sticks if someone did not send them first grade gun powder and metals? USSR was on the brink of extinction. A good proof of that was that Stalin? who counted his people just a bit better than filth, made an announcement to them calling them brothers and sisters. Did you know that USSR that made itself a purpose to eradicate religions freed a lot of priests when thew war started. They also brought back traditions of Tsar's army, ranks and a lot more. USSR was going to lose. If they made every man woman and boy attack Germans in that year, they would only delay the inevitable. I know, Russians like to think they defeated Germans. That is stupid. Stupid people ignited that war with Germans, and stupid people paid dear price for their stupidity. Winter did not defeat Germans and neither did USSR. It was like a rusty spear that hits the enemy, loses sharpness, but still has enough strength to finish him. The 3 nations defeated German army. And perhaps the one that lost the most men, deserved that the most. Then there is the story of how the world came to WW2 which is also amazingly interesting. But that is another story.
@@legenda9193 В 2021 Швеция заняла седьмое место в рейтинге самых счастливых стран всего мира. В 2021 году Россия занимала 49 место в мировом рейтинге стран по уровню жизни.
@@tankreddreadnought3929 ааа а я говорил о современном мире? Бля любой дурак знает что в Швеции уровень жизни выше, я как бы говорил о Северной войне. Научись хоть немного думать что-ли.
2:08 might be in the minority here but never before or after have I heard a lyric this epic, whenever I get to this part I keep going back by 10 secs to listen to it again, the confidence and power are just unrivaled
Back in 2006 I first discovered Sabaton when I was at school in my final year and I didn't take History as a subject, wish I had but i have been listening to there albums ever since, The Best and only History Tutors I have ever had and im still learning to this day thank you Sabaton! ,/,,/
The weird thing about that is that the two versions of their songs have very different lyrical feels to them. Poltova in particular has the most jarring difference.
The fuckin' nuts on this dude. The song perfectly underscores his badass history. I seriously hope history teachers are using Sabaton as a supplement in their classes, because it's a helluva way to get into the history of war.
If my history teacher had opened with some power metal I would probably have paid a lot more attention. Hi class.... I was Chosen by Heaven to TEACH YOU! Now listen to some music
Been listening to Sabaton since just before I joined the Navy in 2009. I missed this album cause I was on my second deployment at the time. When I finally heard this around 2014-2015 I was blown away! Carolus Rex is definitely in my Top 3 favs from you guys. Thanks for continually putting out awesome music that keeps me going when life's rough.
@@koz8319 This was the 1st time we saw Sabaton as the headliner. Last year we went to Reading to see them open for Judas Priest. I only discovered Sabaton a year ago through my son. He got me listening to their music. We were close to the front on Chris's side of the stage. I didn't mean to leave out Epica. They were great too!
@@tpkennedy33 I saw them in Reading too opening for Judas Priest! They were awesome there, but the crowd was a little split. I went to see them, Priest was just a bonus. I'll definitely be catching them next time they are anywhere near our area again!
Love the story of Charles the Great. A shockingly good military commander for such a young boy. The ExtraCredits history series on him is great. I loved their description of when Sweden was attacked by Russia and Poland-Lithuania, when he said 'they intended to trap Charles between the anvil of Augustus' forces from the West and the hammer of the Russian forces from the East...and soon the iron was beating up both the hammer and the anvil'
@@legenda9193Not stronger necessarily, just that the iron suffered from some mild hubris to say the least. Kind of the same with Napoleon. Doesn't matter how many times you smash your enemies, if your goal is just to conquer everything and never go into favourable peace talks, you'll be stopped at some point. Just statistics.
@@Sabaton Thank you guys so much for your wonderful art. I remember when it was announced your band was coming to Pittsburgh; it was so hype, I couldn’t believe y’all were coming all the way across the pond and to Pittsburgh of all places. I had to make it to that show and it went above and beyond my expectations when the day of it finally came around.
@@AmericaeDominaturOmnibus do the american textbooks tell you where they got the idea of constitution and states governing themselves, and the concept that a subjugate of the english crown can rebel and say no?
@@liamdejong7158 I mean they taught us the the English Civil War, the Magna Carta, Hobbes and Locke, and the failure of the Articles of Confederation as the precursor to Constitutional thought
This album inspired me to replay Empire Total War as Sweden, and of course... 'I resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end one except by defeating my enemies' ~Charles XII
Это и стало его ошибкой, после Нарвы Петр был готов к миру, но Карл был слишком самонадеянным, в результате Петру пришлось буквально из кожи вон лезть, и таки сумел победить.
As an English-only speaker, the magic must truly come straight from the Source/translation b/c English-only speakers couldn't express it in such a Badass Way!
Was listening to this a couple of hours ago. Your music is definitely addictive! Keep on having fun guys but take time to rest a little as you never seem to stop!
Saw the concert in Philadelphia, i was in the top floor on the right side. OMG I'm seeing you guys again when you come back. I love you all. You saved my life when i discovered you with Bismarck. You guys are my all time favorite band. I hope next time you will be able to come to the Hershey Stadium. much bigger venue. I would love to get backstage tickets to meet you guys. You are an important part of my life.
I was looking at the Sabaton channel page seeing if there was any songs I hadn’t listened to yet and i found this. Absolutely one of my favorites now, going on the top of the playlist.
This is why I'm increasingly getting into Sabaton. They make learning history cool and really bring the feeling of the subject of the song. And they rock the f*** out too 👍
Charles III is a Globalist and not even close to as based as Carol's unfortunately. Hopefully in the future, a true king will sit on the throne of England.
Seriously since I discovered Sabaton accidentally this spring, i barely listen to something else. Told my friends about the band, now they listen to almost only Sabaton as well.
Just can't believe I have found a group that brings me such joy when I hear them. I look for the next song even if it's a older one. I love this music and hope to get the albums soon. I want to own all of the music as its not only the lyrics and music it is history being told and I love it.
It's a great band! I'm usually into mostly traditional heavy metal but Sabaton is the perfect band to do the whole war history-themed lyrics. It's done in a very respectable way and about so many different conflicts in different eras.
Carolus Rex was great teacher for our Tsar Peter The One The Great. It's not about winning, it's how you get hit, defeated and after you rise for fight again.
That's not the lyrics. "Say my name when you pray." "To the skies. See carolus rise." They aren't praying to the skies. They are praying regularly but adding his name.
@@thelordofthelostbraincells I love how any lyric is funny with that context, for example taking a fat shit “all embrace me, it is my time to rule at last”
"Fifteen years have I been waiting to sit upon my throne!" - the entire fifteen years of his life at that point, and the enemy rulers thought they could crush this mere teenage boy. He showed them how wrong they were.
carolus rex! one of the first songs i ever listened from sabaton, would love to see one of these for the caroleans prayers or long the live the king and such
Following the passing of his father, Charles XII, known as Carolus Rex, became King of Sweden at the age of 15. The quiet but determined King had been brought up to rule as an absolute monarch. Read more about Carolus Rex 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/charles-xii-of-sweden-is-crowned/
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Thats awesome
понятно
Idea: Maby make a song about the Assault on Copenhagen.
Here is som back story.
the Assault on Copenhagen on 11 February 1659 was a major battle during the Second Northern War, taking place during the siege of Copenhagen by the Swedish army.
Carolus Rex bestes Lied von euch für immer
"I was chosen by heaven!
Say my name when you pray!"
Man the absolute confidence and arrogance in this sentence is at such level that it turns to be absolutely awesome
Absolutely ÉPIC
Well he kind of had to be, taking the throne at around 15 would mean people would try to take advantage of you, but if you can at least put on a boast of confidence then others aren't as likely to try and take advantage of your young naiveté
He also had a deep faith in God. He truly believed that his orders came from God and if you questioned him then your committing blasphemy against God. His rule was divine providence.
@Astitva Chauhan He also had some very notable losses, made many questionable diplomatic choices, and there was that one time when god made a big hole in his head. I guess you are aware of these, just adding them for completeness' sake - religious people like Carolus have a tendency to suffer from confirmation bias, and you did list what allowed that bias to build up.
Say my name when you pray
To the sky’s
See carolus rise!
@A R You say nobody will remember the name Peter, because Carolus was such a Great person. If this is intended as humor/sarcasm, I applaud you, well done.
Myself and my grandmother adore Sabaton with passion. Her favourites is Night Witches and Bismarck, but she loves them none the less. I knew she liked metal music but to this day, never thought she'd wanna come with me and my partner to see Sabaton live.
Much love from Scotland 🏴
Respect for your grandma bro!
godamn, your grandma chose the most metal ones
Gosh I hope you've listened to blood of Bannockburn.
У вашей бабушки хороший вкус
You're grandma is so cool.
One of the best Sabaton songs they ever created!! I never get tired of it.
They played it live in Chicago and I was absolutely blown away. I told my wife there was no way they were gonna play my favorite song and they fucking did!!
@@CT--fd6gc I went to a Sabaton concert last night and they played it also. It was beyond awesome!!
@@brandonarmienti7734 I was the one that started the rowing for Swedish Pagans. I was the hairy dude with the tri corner hat.
@@CT--fd6gcwhat venue ?
@@Willrocs Aragon ball room
When he says “no man alive or dead commands me, I answer to the Lord” that hits different like holy crap
Ironically, the least blasphemous line in the entire song
@Jim Luebke hows any of it blasphemous im protestant and i dont see anything wrong with it just a god fearing man doing gods will
@@heccsclips3319 "Say my name when you pray", etc
@Jim Luebke ah to me i took that as "Pray for me" or "thank god to have me as your king"
@@heccsclips3319 Ah. I took that to mean "Pray to me".
You have no idea how long I've waited for a high quality version of this on RUclips. Christmas come early!
Same! Woot!
ong fax
TRUUUEEEE
15 years have you've been waiting to hear this in HQ!
My. Poor. Eardums.
“I was chosen by heaven!” Hits just as hard the 1000th time as the 1st time. All the other albums don’t have anything on this one for me. It’s the best.
I know exactly how you feel.
I think this album is my favorite it has so many good songs: this one, a lifetime at war, poltova, ruina imperii and more
I was chosen by heaven, say my name when you pray to the skies 🔥
I agree. but the Swedish version. They feel in Joakim's voice is so good in the Swedish songs.
Even more powerful when you get to experience it live.
-wakes up
-goes to listen this song
-has the greatest day ever
-goes to sleep
best day ever.
wets the bed. has a bad day
@@dimwitsixtytwelve
-takes a piss before gojng to sleep
-Listens to this song
-Has the greatest day ever
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@@UrbanTomfoolerygood
Gojng -@@UrbanTomfoolery
"Crowned by God, not by the church, as my power is divine." Lyrics fit for a ruler who understood the Divine Right of Kings. True Kings are not beholden to the the church, they are selected by God to rule.
We need true monarchy in the United States of America
@@GustavusAdolphus2 I’m sorry what America literally went to war because we didn’t want to serve under the divine right of a king .
@@gamingforever9121 incorrect there was talk of a monarchy before they decided on a republic "if you can keep it"
@@GustavusAdolphus2 are you high the only person who could have conceivably been considered for a position of king was George Washington. And he hated the idea and even said as much .
@@GustavusAdolphus2 also jokes don’t translate well in text form
The lyrical progression in this song is so clever. First he establishes that he is above all other men, then claims that he was crowned by God Himself, not the Church, then the prayer "Thy (God's) will be done" is corrupted into "MY will be done" as though Carolus were now putting himself on equal footing with God.
that is BONKERS, brilliantly done as ever Sabaton.
The dude was bonkers. He literally believed in the end that he had divine power on earth and history always shows what happens then. From Alexander, to Napoleon, to Hitler they all meet their end. So much for their divinity.
Hands down one of my favourite Sabaton songs!
In my opinion swedish version is kinda more interesting and sound better, but it still one of the most powerful and pathetic songs they ever made
@@kameous Won't argue there it is the original one
@@kameous Pathetic? Elaborate please!
Thus album has some of their best songs
@@Mithceleb Probably meant patriotic
Been having a horrible day. Returned home just now; but after seeing your notification, as soon as I clicked I felt as if all the strength that left me, return.
Thank you sabaton
you where chosen by heaven
@@GgmanGoudeos amen brother
@@sakibmuhammadtouhidulislam amen
Para um dia horrível basta ter fé e as coisas melhorarão
That's how Sabaton is man, it's way more than just 'my favorite song' or 'my favorite music'. I literally use these songs as a tool to power my resolve in tough times. Some of us just know better.
I discovered Sabaton in June and I haven't been able to stop listening to them! Huge fan!
Edit: I really appreciate all the comments welcoming me!
Nice, welcome aboard!
Same here but in May. And became a fan of majestica and Tommy to. 😀
@@emmisjohansson9853 welcome friend
Welcome to the Club, of non-stop listening of epic proportions.
I saw nightwish about 6 years ago
Delain opened then sabaton
That night I fell in love with sabaton
Especially since I myself am a HISTORY FREAK
one day when I have my own house it’s probably gonna be filled with historical artifacts since not a lot of people appreciate history anymore
I WAS CHOSEN BY THE HEAVEN!!
-As I push my last reps at the gym
Can you come here and push out my last reps as well?
@@andreas543
I refuse.
@@kindkindred Even if I put on Sabaton@Carolus Rex in them loudspeakers?
@@andreas543I got you bro. Push them reps
As I push my last turd on the shitter*
Fun fact: Charles XII wasn't actually the 12th anything. He chose the number because he liked it, and it had to do with mythology (lots of Swedish rulers did this, apparently). He was actually the sixth ruler named Charles.
Charles XII didn't choose his regal name, he was numbered after his father Charles XI.
None of Swedish king "choose" their name, in the Middle Ages Charles VII was numbered after a chronicle made by Uppsala's bishop (Charles I to VI are not historically accured but at that time - 1161 AD - they thought so).
The current king is named Charles XVI, so...
Growing up in U.S schools, with boomers primarily holding all the teaching positions, we never heard any history of this sort
Well luckily we're here to help! 🤘
Wow. You had old teachers. Most of my teachers were Gen X 😂
It's quite a shame. The Great Northern War was a pivotal moment in history.
Don't know about the world, but surely for Scandinavia and eatern europe.
Just because you didn't learn about this, doesn't mean others didn't. I had a history teacher who made sure we did.
I'm not even religious but lines like "I was chosen by heaven" and "With the lord as my protector" are just so damn epic.
You dont need to be religious to enjoy this kinds of songs
and damn I'm not even christian and it feels so epic
That was just standard issue monarchy. Kings were said to rule by divine right, all of them, it wasn't unique to Charles(Carolus) the 12th.
don't even have to be religious. i agree here, even not being a real believer in that stuff, that line just goes so damn hard.
I think a lot of this has to do with mankind being drawn to the powerful, more so the war-forged of the past. This song is about a great movement from a young war King whom changed history
Carolus Rex, easily one of the most underrated rulers in history.
I'm so excited that you guys managed to release this video. Thanks Sabaton, you've really changed my life. 💙
He was a great soldier king, but otherwise? He wasn't diplomatically inclined. He ruined the economy in years of war, he destroyed Finland in the latter parts of the war. If he just peaced out after Narva or at least before taking the long march to Poltava, he would be one of the most successful leaders in history.
@@kekkoinen Not really, the peace deal that Russia wanted was to gain access to the baltic sea. Destroyed Finland? Kind of, i mean he got defeated at Poltava and then chilled down in bender and didn't care too much what happened up north when the russians were on a rampage. He's the second best swedish military king for sure and a military genius. And yea he wasn't a great diplomat. He had offers from a lot of countries to even help with Russia but he turned it down and said he could handle it himself. Hubris was his downfall, if anything
He was a great general but not so much as a ruler, especially after Poltava.
@@hexenkonig7074 lol yeah
Charles XII had his faults, but he was a great king and general. I think many people don't understand him. They say that he was a bad politician. He wasn't a politician. He was a statesman. Namely, he didn't play the political game where you pretend to friends and lie and cheat your way to the top. He was willing to go the extra mile for the good of the country for the long term, not just the short term. Charles was unwilling to make a peace deal unless he received ALL of Sweden's land back. He knew his history how Sweden was almost crushed by coalitions in the past. Charles' goal was to crush his enemies so hard that they would never be a threat to Sweden again. By giving Peter what he wanted, Charles was dooming his country to another war in the future when Russia was stronger.
Charles was an idealist. Denmark, Poland/Saxony, and Russia were all friendly to him when he became king, and he assumed that that meant that they acknowledged his sovereignty over the lands he ruled. He didn't understand that your average king/queen of the era was duplicitous, crafty, and willing to betray any ally if it meant a stronger position.
Charles was unfortunate in the timing of the war. Charles wanted to knock out Saxony as soon as possible so that he could turn to Russia and do the same to them. Unfortunately, because of the War of Spanish Succession, he was restrained by the Allies because they needed all the German troops they could get, and they wouldn't get them if Charles threatened Germany. Because of this delay, Peter was given the precious time he needed to reform his armies.
In hindsight, one mistake Charles did was to march to Moscow and not St. Petersburg. Charles' strategy was based on knockout punches. He dashed across to Denmark at the beginning of the war and was able to knock them out, and when he was able to enter Saxony, he did the same to them,. Charles didn't realize that Peter would do ANYTHING to protect his city of St. Petersburg, even to risk a battle. The very thing Charles wanted.
If there was one thing that Charles was superb at, and something that I want to emulate, is his leadership skills. Even though he was an absolute king, he never elevated himself over his men. He lived roughly just like them, and he would never ask his men to do something he wouldn't do himself. And that earned respect and love from his men.
A group where everyone with their different personalities contribute their amazing talents. A powerful band of very kind and peaceful beings.
Thank you for your words Ingrid
@@Sabaton
Wow you incredible,you check everyone commands,you care about people opinions,your beloved and i love your videos!
Pretty ironic, seen the genre and themes 😂
Sounds patriotic
Woke up with the chorus in my head. I'm not a religious man but this song is awesome. Makes it difficult to figure out which Sabaton song is my favorite cuz I love them all.
its a signal, King.
@@CasperTheRamKnight yeah. A signal to build a time machine and go kick some nazi ass
My favorite Sabaton song rotates every few days.
exactly, everyone agrees that every sabaton song is the best one
My favorite song changes whenever I listen to a different one lol. They're all so good
This goes SO HARD in a gym playlist. It makes you feel like you're lifting for the entire Imperium of Man. For Corvus Corax!
Ave Imperator, Glory to the Great Angel of Baal.
@@funny_valentine6588 no need to blaspheme
@@funny_valentine6588 train hard oh glorious heretic, OUR BATTLE SHALL BE LEGENDARY!
Your golden emperor won't save you when we come raiding, pray we don't take you alive
@@stephenmoody8006 how is he a heretic when he’s praising Sanguinius ?
There has not been one song that has been considered "boring or bad" from Sabaton ever. I LOVE YOU SABATON!
Amen to that
I heard people say Midway is amongst there worst
Midway is so good though
"Unbreacable" has few too long solos, that get a bit boring.
@@lonnukka1 What?! UNBREAKABLE IS AMAZING. The fact it starts slow is the build up to the chaos of the second half where everything goes so fast paced you feel like you're on both the receiving and charging ends of the partisan attack
So glad they’re doing lyric videos for carolus Rex
This kid who made the 'losing against Russian winter' joke until Napoleon and Hitler said it louder in the class
No winter involved though. Logistics is the thing.
Napoleon and Hitler were defeated by weather, logistics, scorched earth, defense in depth, superior enemy manpower, etc. It took all that AND the greatest ruler in Russian history to stop Charles XII.
@@plasmakitten4261 Someone who learned WW@ more or less, the basics I mean, should know what defeated Germany. No, it was not winter, it was not USSR which fed the beast that attacked it when it grew strong enough.
Simplest answer would be the united force of nations that were not friends, or in case with Britain and USSR--hated each other with fervor.
I highly recommend to read about first year of German assault on USSR, preferably from someone who studied USSR, their history and military. Did you know 4 million soviet soldiers gave up in the first year of the war? Did you know that Germans captured so much ammo and resources that USSR would be fighting with shovels and sticks if someone did not send them first grade gun powder and metals? USSR was on the brink of extinction. A good proof of that was that Stalin? who counted his people just a bit better than filth, made an announcement to them calling them brothers and sisters. Did you know that USSR that made itself a purpose to eradicate religions freed a lot of priests when thew war started. They also brought back traditions of Tsar's army, ranks and a lot more.
USSR was going to lose. If they made every man woman and boy attack Germans in that year, they would only delay the inevitable.
I know, Russians like to think they defeated Germans. That is stupid. Stupid people ignited that war with Germans, and stupid people paid dear price for their stupidity.
Winter did not defeat Germans and neither did USSR. It was like a rusty spear that hits the enemy, loses sharpness, but still has enough strength to finish him. The 3 nations defeated German army. And perhaps the one that lost the most men, deserved that the most.
Then there is the story of how the world came to WW2 which is also amazingly interesting. But that is another story.
@@plasmakitten4261 No, carolus fue detenido por sus soldados y la unica batalla que perdio no la lidero.
@@Shineinpoverty WW2 was won by the banks.
Perhaps one of the most metal songs out there, Long live the King!
Pov: You're a soldier and an enemy of Sweden who's marching off to war and you begin to hear this 0:21 beat come from over the horizon... ( ° ͜ʖ °)
I'm Russian and cuz of the great northern war he is really antagonized in Russian history classes but he is truly an amazing person
This information pleases me.
That doesn't surprise me
With all due respect,Karl the 12th humiliated your people over and over,he was only stopped by his own death...
@@mrslasher1064 после Полтавы Швеция полностью проиграла России, инициатива была полностью на стороне России.
@@legenda9193 В 2021 Швеция заняла седьмое место в рейтинге самых счастливых стран всего мира. В 2021 году Россия занимала 49 место в мировом рейтинге стран по уровню жизни.
@@tankreddreadnought3929 ааа а я говорил о современном мире? Бля любой дурак знает что в Швеции уровень жизни выше, я как бы говорил о Северной войне. Научись хоть немного думать что-ли.
15 years I've waited for this lyric video it feels like.
0:49
15 years have I been waitin' to listen to this song.
I'm a half Swede and every time Sabaton makes a song about the history of Sweden it makes me feel proud of my Swedish heritage 🇸🇪 Lenge liv Sverge!
Half swede and what about the other half?
@@purpleelemental3955 British
@@oliversherman2414 nice germanic combination. God bless you
@@purpleelemental3955 thanks
@@oliversherman2414 Welcome to the half Swede Half British Club :) (in my case, Scots/Irish)
2:08 might be in the minority here but never before or after have I heard a lyric this epic, whenever I get to this part I keep going back by 10 secs to listen to it again, the confidence and power are just unrivaled
Brother me too.
Whole song is a fucking masterpiece but man l....
"no man alive or dead commands me, I answer to the lord"
goosebump material
Back in 2006 I first discovered Sabaton when I was at school in my final year and I didn't take History as a subject, wish I had but i have been listening to there albums ever since, The Best and only History Tutors I have ever had and im still learning to this day thank you Sabaton! ,/,,/
il by that!
When they performed this live they sang in Swedish and the crowed sang in English. Great times!
Thats awesome... you know you have a dedicated fan base if they're translating the song as you sing it haha
The weird thing about that is that the two versions of their songs have very different lyrical feels to them. Poltova in particular has the most jarring difference.
Vibing since 2017, Sabaton still my favorite history band, their music is beyond my expectations. Always blows it out of the water
The fuckin' nuts on this dude. The song perfectly underscores his badass history. I seriously hope history teachers are using Sabaton as a supplement in their classes, because it's a helluva way to get into the history of war.
If my history teacher had opened with some power metal I would probably have paid a lot more attention. Hi class.... I was Chosen by Heaven to TEACH YOU! Now listen to some music
I'm from Poland and my history teacher in high school played 40:1 during class
@@magnusarsland6887 ALL THAT'S THERE SHALL BE TEACHED THERE'S NO STOPPING ME
@@SarmaTheFood teachers will will be done
Your lyric videos are always so cool! Love from England
Kinda weird how they pan to random areas ngl but always cool art
@@etho7351 It’s to represent an eye, looking around on the image.
Also makes the lyric video more lively.
@@fizzco3373 it's definitely not for me regardless of it's intentions
Everyone talking about "I was chosen by Heaven" but no one mentioning the absolute magnitude in those last two "TO THE SKIES"
"No man alive or dead commands me,
I answer to the Lord"
Amen!
So much power in that. The whole song really. Just punches hard. Love it.
Definitely one of my favorite songs. Long live Sabaton!
VLLC!
HE HE HE HAW 69 likes
Been listening to Sabaton since just before I joined the Navy in 2009. I missed this album cause I was on my second deployment at the time. When I finally heard this around 2014-2015 I was blown away! Carolus Rex is definitely in my Top 3 favs from you guys. Thanks for continually putting out awesome music that keeps me going when life's rough.
Respect from Croatia 🇭🇷
You have Carolus Rex, we Nikola Šubić Zrinski.
We saw them in Philly last night.
AMAZING show.
A huge THANK YOU to Sabaton for coming to Philadelphia!
SAME!! Awesome show, they brought the place down!
@@koz8319
This was the 1st time we saw Sabaton as the headliner. Last year we went to Reading to see them open for Judas Priest. I only discovered Sabaton a year ago through my son. He got me listening to their music. We were close to the front on Chris's side of the stage. I didn't mean to leave out Epica. They were great too!
@@tpkennedy33 I saw them in Reading too opening for Judas Priest! They were awesome there, but the crowd was a little split. I went to see them, Priest was just a bonus. I'll definitely be catching them next time they are anywhere near our area again!
I saw them in Chicago, and it was fuckin excellent
@@thetinfoilfreak
When you combine Sabaton's energy on stage with the excitement of the crowd...it was awesome. Best concert I've seen in a long time.
Sabaton, спасибо за то что помните историю , наши предки воевали друг с другом , за то чтобы мы сейчас жили и слушали прекрасную музыку..
Love the story of Charles the Great.
A shockingly good military commander for such a young boy.
The ExtraCredits history series on him is great. I loved their description of when Sweden was attacked by Russia and Poland-Lithuania, when he said 'they intended to trap Charles between the anvil of Augustus' forces from the West and the hammer of the Russian forces from the East...and soon the iron was beating up both the hammer and the anvil'
Но в конце концов молот и наковальня оказались сильнее железа.
He was indeed a brilliant commander, but a singularly terrible king.
@@legenda9193Not stronger necessarily, just that the iron suffered from some mild hubris to say the least.
Kind of the same with Napoleon. Doesn't matter how many times you smash your enemies, if your goal is just to conquer everything and never go into favourable peace talks, you'll be stopped at some point. Just statistics.
Great song. It sounded great in Stage AE. I loved your guys’ show in Pittsburgh, great energy. I’ve been listening to y’all for years.
Thank you very much for coming
@@Sabaton Thank you guys so much for your wonderful art. I remember when it was announced your band was coming to Pittsburgh; it was so hype, I couldn’t believe y’all were coming all the way across the pond and to Pittsburgh of all places. I had to make it to that show and it went above and beyond my expectations when the day of it finally came around.
This is actually the best Sabaton songs i've ever heard. Long Live Carolus Rex🤟
I was at your concert in Boston last night! Amazing show and hope you guys come back soon! It was my first Sabaton concert and will not be my last!
Same here, I was so happy I got to see this live
'Tis a shame my history textbooks never mentioned this man
to busy teaching us crap
mine did, but since I'm from Poland it's kinda understandable I think
@@bartosz6515 I wish it was taught more here in The United States. Luckily we have youtube though.
@@AmericaeDominaturOmnibus do the american textbooks tell you where they got the idea of constitution and states governing themselves, and the concept that a subjugate of the english crown can rebel and say no?
@@liamdejong7158
I mean they taught us the the English Civil War, the Magna Carta,
Hobbes and Locke, and the failure of the Articles of Confederation as the precursor to Constitutional thought
This album inspired me to replay Empire Total War as Sweden, and of course...
'I resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end one except by defeating my enemies'
~Charles XII
Это и стало его ошибкой, после Нарвы Петр был готов к миру, но Карл был слишком самонадеянным, в результате Петру пришлось буквально из кожи вон лезть, и таки сумел победить.
@@legenda9193 arrogance is a two-sided coin I suppose...
От этой песни буквально веет мощью и силой . Одна из лучших ваших песен . Вообще альбом Carolus Rex люблю . Sabaton - 🔥
Да, альбом мощнейший. Нравится буквально весь, каждая песня.
От песни веет мощью и силой трона ударных
Жизнь на войне тоже крутая песня. Стоит послушать и подумать
@@rotfronte Ну да... Альбом посвящен королю Карлу на которого русня напала в 1700 году.😂
@@alexs7405 на него половина Европы тогда напала. Карл XII вообще один из любимейших исторических персонажей.
As much as I absolutely LOVE this song, I cannot lie, after reading the translation of the Swedish lyrics, they are even more ruthlessly badass.
As an English-only speaker, the magic must truly come straight from the Source/translation b/c English-only speakers couldn't express it in such a Badass Way!
Was listening to this a couple of hours ago. Your music is definitely addictive! Keep on having fun guys but take time to rest a little as you never seem to stop!
Saw the concert in Philadelphia, i was in the top floor on the right side. OMG I'm seeing you guys again when you come back. I love you all. You saved my life when i discovered you with Bismarck. You guys are my all time favorite band. I hope next time you will be able to come to the Hershey Stadium. much bigger venue. I would love to get backstage tickets to meet you guys. You are an important part of my life.
I was lucky enough to see this song live a few weeks ago. They sound exactly the same in person its amazing!
The Live version in Pittsburgh on Monday Night was AWESOME!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Long live the king!
God save the king!
different somg
@@alexdreFalke still slaps though
@@danielwalangitan5409 Gōd nerie þone Cyning!
I was looking at the Sabaton channel page seeing if there was any songs I hadn’t listened to yet and i found this. Absolutely one of my favorites now, going on the top of the playlist.
Thanks! Who knows what else is yet to be discovered ;)
I’ll be at the concert in Connecticut
😁😁😁
Make a song for Skanderbeg plz, he was a slave that became a "king" and created the country known today as Albania
This song is absolutely one of my favorites Sabaton you're the best group known to man kind
Bro has will of steel, a faith stronger than iron, a sheer will.
This is why I'm increasingly getting into Sabaton. They make learning history cool and really bring the feeling of the subject of the song.
And they rock the f*** out too 👍
A great band! a hug from your fan directly from Brazil!🇧🇷❤️
Greetings from Sweden!
@@Sabaton 🤗🇧🇷❤️ love yours!
One of the most epic songs ever written.
Definietly not an egoistic or arrogant but great Swedish king
Loved seeing yall in Phoenix , gonna get more friends to see yall in concert next time yall come near VA.
Жду шведскую версию, господа!
Сегодня ваша песня играла в баре возле моего университета.
Был крайне рад, что шёл домой под такую прекрасную музыку)
I wore my Sabaton (Carolus Rex) T-shirt for the coronation of Charles III of the United Kingdom in 2023.
Charles III is a Globalist and not even close to as based as Carol's unfortunately. Hopefully in the future, a true king will sit on the throne of England.
Seriously since I discovered Sabaton accidentally this spring, i barely listen to something else. Told my friends about the band, now they listen to almost only Sabaton as well.
They just performed this last night and it was fire, greatest concert I have been to
Carolus Rex was the first Sabaton song I ever heard, back in 2017, and since then the band has been my favorite
Just can't believe I have found a group that brings me such joy when I hear them. I look for the next song even if it's a older one. I love this music and hope to get the albums soon. I want to own all of the music as its not only the lyrics and music it is history being told and I love it.
It's a great band! I'm usually into mostly traditional heavy metal but Sabaton is the perfect band to do the whole war history-themed lyrics. It's done in a very respectable way and about so many different conflicts in different eras.
Carolus Rex was great teacher for our Tsar Peter The One The Great.
It's not about winning, it's how you get hit, defeated and after you rise for fight again.
Carolus Rex the typa guy to tell his parents when its bed time
What a powerful 21 year run this madlad had!
The sheer arrogance in the lyrics and the might of the rhythm makes its such a powerful song
Well after all, it was said in heaven.
Carolus Rex when you don’t say his name when you pray to the skies: 😡😡😡
Accurate
loses his leg
That's not the lyrics.
"Say my name when you pray."
"To the skies.
See carolus rise."
They aren't praying to the skies. They are praying regularly but adding his name.
Vro zhis so accurate.
carolus rex was the first song to get me into sabaton (it just went on when playing eu4 and i liked it a lot)
"No man alive or dead commands me
I answer to the Lord!"
-Me during my next traffic stop :P
“Just as they failed to understand”
-me in court after doing that
"My Body Is A Machine That Turns Sabaton into Speeding Tickets"
-A Meme
@@wingedhussars800
"Born to rule" after deciding to lead a 21st century monarchist revolution because why not.
Saw you guys last night in Philly! Amazing show as always! Was my second show and definitely not my last! Keep it up guys, incredible work!
DAMN! I was wondering when a proper version of this would be released! Love you guys!!
i am from US but still cheered on TEAM SWEDEN to win the soccer game
People comment “this goes so hard doing blank” shut up it goes hard no matter what you’re doing.
Me taking a fat oger shit: SEE CALORUS RISE!!!!
@@thelordofthelostbraincells I love how any lyric is funny with that context, for example taking a fat shit “all embrace me, it is my time to rule at last”
@@BrickBusterVideo647 XD YEAH!!
This goes hard reading salty comments.
"Fifteen years have I been waiting to sit upon my throne!" - the entire fifteen years of his life at that point, and the enemy rulers thought they could crush this mere teenage boy. He showed them how wrong they were.
It's nice to see Carolus Rex finally gets a new video! It is 100% the best Sabaton song!
One of many songs that makes one feel 20 feet tall with lightning coming from the eyes and fire from the fists. Absolutely EPIC!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
So happy you like it Ryan! Have an awesome day! 🤘
Or night... depending on where you are in the world! :)
This song makes me want to conquer all of Europe and parts of Asia, too.
Same
Ikr
What a beautiful person, what a beautiful music. Huge respect from Russia
STAND WITH RUSSIA 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺❤❤❤
@@ollonet9965Carolus Rex destroyed your entire country.
you guys NEVER fail!!! love from Australia! 🇦🇺
Dude is 15 years old, saying that it is his time to rule 'at last', like he is prince Charles
My friend introduced me to sabaton. What a great thing I was missing!!!
Love from Bangladesh. Live strong!!!
This song is underrated as hell
Underated?
I think this song is Sabaton 2010s Flagship
@@Madjo-qj2gebro I thought it was a new song lmaooo💀💀💀
carolus rex! one of the first songs i ever listened from sabaton, would love to see one of these for the caroleans prayers or long the live the king and such
Loved seeing you guys and hearing this in Dallas! Hell of a show!
>guy seems incredible
>check wikipedia
>win streak broken when he marched on russia
>GOD DAMN IT NOT AGAIN
Might be why the U.S. doesn't want Ukraine to march on Russia and to instead keep the war on Ukraine's land.
This song has recently became my favorite song!!
Love this song. One of my favorites Sabaton has made.
I was looking at the new Lion from the North lyric video, and found this. Thanks Sabaton!
Such an empowering song...radiates confedence.
TO THE SKIES, SEE CAROLUS RISE!! WITH THE LORD MY PROTECTOR, MAKE THEM BOW TO MY WILL!!!
Can we talk about the fact that this song has one of the best guitar solos in music history?
One of the best Sabaton songs. Ever.