The Swedish King! | Sabaton - Carolus Rex (English version) | REACTION

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  • Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024

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  • @kumich5
    @kumich5 5 лет назад +732

    When I worked as a history teacher in high school, I used to play Sabaton often and we had large historic battle presentations using Warhammer fantasy miniatures during classes. Really helped making my class popular

    • @isaiahwelch8066
      @isaiahwelch8066 5 лет назад +7

      Question: Would you do the same with using Memoir '44 , Tides of Iron, or Flames of War to teach World War II?

    • @beurteilung713
      @beurteilung713 5 лет назад +58

      @@isaiahwelch8066
      Honestly, as a high school student myself, anything like that will get kids into history. Make it fun, make it interactive and high energy. The glorious rise and bitter fall of empires, the coming of new eras, the brutality of battles etc, you have to actually set in the reality of the fact that they are learning history. They are learning the world and the reality people just like them have faced in the past.

    • @kumich5
      @kumich5 5 лет назад +21

      @@isaiahwelch8066 Yes, sure. The games are not the point, since we did not play Warhammer. I just used miniatures to visually depict historic battles. When I taught WW2 I used tank models I collected and painted from various manufacturers in combination with Warhammer Empire handguners and Dwarf thunderers since those are the only miniatures I have with guns... Tabletop games and miniatures are irrelevant, anything can be used

    • @sayaphantom6385
      @sayaphantom6385 5 лет назад +20

      The world needs more history teachers like that. I would have had much better grades 😂

    • @kumich5
      @kumich5 5 лет назад +32

      @@sayaphantom6385 Thank you very much. It means a lot. I have always loved history, but hated history classes, so I decided to do something different as a teacher. I created a completely new class called "Military history" where we learn about tactics, equipment, most important historic battles etc. When the topic was the Battle of Agincourt I dressed one student into my plate armor as a show piece to demonstrate how difficult it actually was to kill an armored opponent and the student had a chance to try holding various longswords, arming swords, maces etc. and draw 80 pound longbow so they would appreciate what those people went trough

  • @Hurricane000007
    @Hurricane000007 5 лет назад +516

    "Crowned by God, not but the church, as my power is divine."
    Carolus Rex basically bypassed the church and said that his power was given to him by God, making the church's power significantly smaller.

    • @jigsaw3295
      @jigsaw3295 5 лет назад +18

      like it was in Sweden.. the Church did not have any power of anything.

    • @SeanWinters
      @SeanWinters 5 лет назад +21

      Protestantism ftw!

    • @rv186rs
      @rv186rs 5 лет назад +35

      Mind this is less about the power of the Church per se than the fact that in Swedish Protestantism the King of Sweden was Gods representative on Earth basically the same as the Pope in Catholicism. Hence why he, King Karl, viewed himself as above all oaths to the church.

    • @bjarkehansen4911
      @bjarkehansen4911 5 лет назад +7

      @@jigsaw3295 It had power before the reformation

    • @boldizsarbajnoczi7586
      @boldizsarbajnoczi7586 4 года назад

      aka absolutism

  • @alanrobles6787
    @alanrobles6787 5 лет назад +454

    It is indeed about king Charles XII of Sweden, he was 15 years old when he was crowned

    • @Kaadilac
      @Kaadilac 5 лет назад +12

      Though Charles XI died when Charles XII was 14

    • @alanrobles6787
      @alanrobles6787 5 лет назад +26

      @@Kaadilac Charles XII "Carolus Rex" died when he was around 35 or 36 years old, there is this conspiracy theory that his own men shot him on purpose in the battlefield

    • @rickstrom5499
      @rickstrom5499 5 лет назад +5

      He died 1718....(30 november)

    • @Kaadilac
      @Kaadilac 5 лет назад +5

      @@alanrobles6787 I know. I was talking about his predecessor

    • @Kaadilac
      @Kaadilac 5 лет назад +5

      @@bondeboy2715 no he didnt? Charles XII was born in 1682, and Charles XI died in 1697 before his birthday, so for a few months after his death, he was 14. I think you may have misunderstood my comment?

  • @shanehaney6040
    @shanehaney6040 5 лет назад +522

    If you want some depression as a follow up, try “Long Live the King” - the song about the funeral march of Carolus Rex.

    • @silverfang63
      @silverfang63 5 лет назад +8

      Yeah it's in the lyrics first stanza. He was 15

    • @Templarofsteel88
      @Templarofsteel88 5 лет назад +44

      @@silverfang63 He was 15 when he was crowned yes, not when he died.

    • @shanehaney6040
      @shanehaney6040 5 лет назад +6

      Scott Cesarz If I remember the Sabaton History video right he died in his 30’s.
      Possibly mixing up the two songs? It does happen

    • @epicmaster6540
      @epicmaster6540 5 лет назад +15

      he should listen to a lifetime of war

    • @gustavusadolphus4103
      @gustavusadolphus4103 5 лет назад +8

      Carolus Rex (Karl XII) was born 1682. He was crowned king 1697 and he died 1718.

  • @shadow6269
    @shadow6269 5 лет назад +297

    Sabaton:
    To Hell and Back
    Primo Victoria
    Night Witches

    • @bluenight104
      @bluenight104 5 лет назад +5

      Resist and Bite
      Attack of the Dead Men
      Ruina Imperii
      Back in Control
      The Price of a Mile

    • @jameswentworth6416
      @jameswentworth6416 5 лет назад +1

      I was thinking decades of war yes it's slower but I feel like it would be a good listen to show how versatile the band is in terms of both vocals and in sound

    • @deadlyshot7548
      @deadlyshot7548 5 лет назад +2

      All are awesome, Night Witches is really fast paced tho!!!

    • @tcntad87
      @tcntad87 5 лет назад +4

      Hell, just do all of Sabaton

    • @odysseaslag8567
      @odysseaslag8567 5 лет назад +1

      Sabaton:they haven't bad songs...

  • @peris_arts_film9699
    @peris_arts_film9699 5 лет назад +126

    That’s exactly what sabaton is. History class on steroids and metal

  • @V_VIKING_K
    @V_VIKING_K 3 года назад +22

    "I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies." - Carolus Rex

  • @likezlatan1271
    @likezlatan1271 5 лет назад +32

    That dude drumming is the one who took FLOOR from me hahahahah

  • @isaiahwelch8066
    @isaiahwelch8066 5 лет назад +145

    Carolus Rex, you may not know, is Latin for "King Charles." I know this because North and South Carolina are both named for a British king named Charles. Ergo, "Carolus" is Latin for Charles, the way "Carolina" is.

    • @thekillingtomat
      @thekillingtomat 5 лет назад +11

      it gets kinda messy too, cus his name is actually karl in swedish. translated to charles which i believe is the french version of the name and the more common use. and also, as you pointed out, carolus is the latin version.

    • @duskonanyavarld1786
      @duskonanyavarld1786 5 лет назад +1

      @@thekillingtomat Carlos also :)

    • @gustavusadolphus4103
      @gustavusadolphus4103 4 года назад +8

      Would be so much easier if we all just spoke Latin.

    • @Submarine_2010
      @Submarine_2010 3 года назад +1

      @@thekillingtomat his name was Karl- it doesn’t matter what the English version of it is his name was Karl, so why call him not Karl?

  • @snoopfish6101
    @snoopfish6101 5 лет назад +103

    Sabaton: WINGED HUSSARS, also 82nd All the Way, Sparta but WINGED HUSSARS!!

  • @kingragnar647
    @kingragnar647 5 лет назад +87

    I highly suggest listening to Sparta. As you might think, its about the 300 Spartans against the Persian Army.
    Theres honestly so many good songs, its hard to choose any single one to suggest, so Im gonna do em all.
    Last Stand, Panzerleid, Primo Victoria, To Hell and Back [that one I cant recommend enough], Rorke's Drift, and theres just so many that I cant remember them all.

    • @EmperorDarthOP
      @EmperorDarthOP 5 лет назад +5

      Many, many years ago, when Persia came ashore
      Heeding Leonidas' call, the Spartans went to war
      Joined by their brothers, a few against the fateful horde
      Hellenic hearts are set aflame,
      The hot gate calls their name
      A final stand, stop the Persians, spear in hand
      Form a wall, live to fall, and live Forever
      Sparta! Hellas!
      Then, and again, sing of three hundred men!
      Slaughter! Persians!
      Glory and death, Spartans will never surrender!
      Morning has broken, today they're fighting in the shade
      When arrows blocked the sun, they fell,
      Tonight they dine in Hell
      By traitor's hand, secret passage to their Land
      Know his name, know his shame will last forever
      Sparta! Hellas!
      Then, and again, sing of three hundred men!
      Slaughter! Persians!
      Glory and death, Spartans will never surrender!
      Sparta! Hellas!
      Then, and again, sing of three hundred men!
      Slaughter! Persians!
      Glory and death, Spartans will never surrender!
      lyricstranslate.com/en/sabaton-sparta-lyrics.html

    • @ArathirCz
      @ArathirCz 5 лет назад +1

      For The "Sparta" - I absolutely love the performance from Masters of Rock with live orchestra - ruclips.net/video/-9EHShfAEYA/видео.html

    • @AVGyerra22
      @AVGyerra22 4 года назад

      Panzerlied? You mean Panzerkampf?

  • @lordsykosis6281
    @lordsykosis6281 5 лет назад +32

    I’m a simple man, I see Sabaton, I hit the Like button.

  • @gnikrewop837
    @gnikrewop837 5 лет назад +83

    Listen to "final solution" by sabaton. Such a sad story, but an amazing song

    • @leenalaine325
      @leenalaine325 5 лет назад +1

      And this Final Solution by Sabaton is so great!! \m/ Would love to see that one too! :) \m/

  • @GabrielBlink
    @GabrielBlink 5 лет назад +37

    7:55 "Hey, you guys want more?"
    ..........
    of HORSE we DO!

  • @DrMcKay66
    @DrMcKay66 5 лет назад +34

    Mr. Rock N Roll: So viewers,what Sabaton song do i react to next?
    Viewers: YES!!

  • @Sannoz
    @Sannoz 5 лет назад +57

    Listen to the Swedish version, it has more of a deep feeling to it. Most songs on this album was in Swedish :-)

    • @MerkGBG
      @MerkGBG 5 лет назад +8

      Swedish version is way better.

    • @atrumtemplaris
      @atrumtemplaris 4 года назад +3

      Yes! The Swedish versions of that album are amazing!

    • @HALberdier17
      @HALberdier17 4 года назад +8

      I'm not even Swedish but I prefer the Swedish version for almost all the songs on Carolus Rex. I do know Swedish though since I've been learning it since March of 2017.
      The only songs I prefer in English are Caroleans Prayer because during the prayer they switch to Swedish and Poltava.

    • @MerkGBG
      @MerkGBG 4 года назад

      @@HALberdier17 why do you want to learn Swedish?

    • @Christoph2600
      @Christoph2600 4 года назад

      @@MerkGBG because its beatyful like almost every germanic language

  • @Rens27
    @Rens27 5 лет назад +16

    Hannes wasn't even with Sabaton when this song was recorded...
    This album was recorded with the old line-up, before the band fell apart. After that the drummer was replaced with Robban Bäck for the Swedish Empire tour. The tour for thir album.
    Then Robban went on paternity leave and was temporarily replaced by Snowy Shaw. And when Robban wasn't going to come back, that's when they hired Hannes...

  • @markwilson3697
    @markwilson3697 5 лет назад +11

    Carolus XII of Sweden was 15 when he ascended the throne and spent his entire reign (nearly 30 years) at war with powers in Europe (Russia, Protestant Princes)

    • @hullmees666
      @hullmees666 4 года назад +1

      damn his greed. he won the war but wanted total annihilation and that cost him the empire and my nation went to russians for 200 years.

  • @johnnyjohansson16
    @johnnyjohansson16 2 года назад +2

    Goosebumps appear when you feel the wind of history..😉

  • @camillalovgren9359
    @camillalovgren9359 5 лет назад +8

    Much love to you from Sweden 🇸🇪 ❤️

  • @hex1c
    @hex1c 5 лет назад +26

    Finally more Sabaton! Wooooo! Dont forget to listen to more of them! :D

  • @suomilaava371
    @suomilaava371 4 года назад +1

    Out of all the amazing guitar solos by Sabaton, I must say this is my absolute favorite.

  • @alfadasfire
    @alfadasfire 5 лет назад +11

    Now the Swedish version please!

  • @broomicute
    @broomicute 3 года назад +3

    The english version is great, but the swedish one is just so much better

  • @DutchDread
    @DutchDread 5 лет назад +1

    I always love it when they bring in the choir.

  • @debbieepps7029
    @debbieepps7029 5 лет назад

    Just went and saw them in St. Petersburg, Fl. Oct. 5. OMG ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!! They even had the tank on stage. More of a smaller venue BUT AMAZING!!!! Met some GREAT people. I've got an amazing son cause without him it would have NEVER happened. Long crazy drive both ways BUT WELL worth it. As a matter of fact our new friends and us are going to do this AGAN!!!!!

  • @hallqvist77
    @hallqvist77 3 года назад +1

    Hahaha Omg, Your reaction takes all prices, Love your honestfull (don't know if thats even a word or if I just made it up) energy! Keep on going strong and keep on rockin!!! Take care of yourself in these crazy times, all the lov3 and best wishes from Stockholm, Sweden!!! 🇸🇪👍🤗💯
    PS:
    Btw, Love your Joakim-moves, you know what I mean! Seen you do them in the few Sabaton reactions I've watched so far, will go through your videos and see if you have more Sabaton! I hope so, because watching you makes me happy! Sidenote, I've had a really crappy week, but watched your reactions now for the past half hour and been smiling and feel happy for the first time this week, and its half an hour past midnight here in Sweden now, so you know that really my whole week has been bitter! Just sickness and hospitals etc. Just want to jump through my phone, hang out with you over a beer ( or 7), listen to Sabaton and other music I can show you from Sweden I'll think you'll enjoy, laugh, cry, talk, sing, sleep and so on....Never felt so happy watching reactions like I do watching yours, so I say Thank you very much and Take Care! New subscriber here! DS

  • @tntfreddan3138
    @tntfreddan3138 4 года назад

    The drummer in the studio version is just a decorator/carpenter/tiler from Falun who co-owns, with his brother and father, Mullbacks Måleri AB.

  • @MaskinJunior
    @MaskinJunior 5 лет назад +4

    "For fifteen years I have waited to sit upon my throne"

  • @Alithia451
    @Alithia451 5 лет назад +10

    Finally the best Sabaton song. Now the best Blind Guardian sing, Mirror mirror.

    • @xiZeph
      @xiZeph 5 лет назад

      Eh, Valhalla from Imaginations through the looking glass is the best from BG

    • @Alithia451
      @Alithia451 5 лет назад +1

      Wrong. Mirror mirror is, followed by And the story ends, Bright eyes, Sacred, Into the storm.

  • @towelman8589
    @towelman8589 5 лет назад +2

    Love Sabaton! More more more!!

  • @MrGeo-yq6ec
    @MrGeo-yq6ec 5 лет назад +4

    I'm Voting Last Stand. I don't think that song gets enough love.

  • @archeofutura_4606
    @archeofutura_4606 5 лет назад +1

    There’s a song by Amon Amarth called the berserker on stamford bridge. It’s about a lone norseman who single handedly held off the English army back in 1066. Idk if you like folk metal but it’s a badass song

  • @Helldober
    @Helldober 3 года назад +1

    Skål from sweden my brother!!

  • @yochitoranaga
    @yochitoranaga 5 лет назад +13

    Charles XII was a Swedish king who inherited the empire while he was still a teen. He quickly got involved in a war with Denmark, Poland and Russia, all of whom though he'd be an easy target. He went about to kick the rear end of all three of them repeatedly for a while. But he made the same mistake as Napoleon and Hitler; he went deep into Russia. That massive mistake ended up costing him his elite army, a leg injury and being stuck in Constantinople for a while. When he came back to Sweden, all his enemies returned for round 2 (including Poland and Denmark who had dropped out of the war)... This time, the king was not able to push them back and died when besieging a Norwegian fort/city... The Swedish empire would go on to loose most of its lands outside of Sweden per say as well as its status of regional power. Russia would go on to establish St-Petersburg on one of the territories gained from Sweden.
    The battle of his defeat against the Russians on the fields of Poltava is also a Sabaton song from the same album. The song is titled "Poltava"

    • @thetwitchywarlock
      @thetwitchywarlock 5 лет назад

      yeah i think dont fucks with Russia is the lesson here

    • @eriklindergren8755
      @eriklindergren8755 4 года назад +3

      Semi_Serpentine no, the lesson is: LOGISTICS, something that makes russia impossible to invade as it’s logistical hell.

    • @thetwitchywarlock
      @thetwitchywarlock 4 года назад

      @@eriklindergren8755 true

  • @Atlan0815
    @Atlan0815 5 лет назад +4

    The Carolean's Prayer and Gott mit uns are two other reaction-worthy songs from that album, really good stuff - and the bonus song Twilight of the Thundergod - an Amon Amarth cover

  • @mattkemerait
    @mattkemerait 4 года назад

    The year is 2020 and Power Metal reigns supreme. This is my favorite album hands down, perfect song to lift weights to right here.

  • @SpartanxAvenger
    @SpartanxAvenger 5 лет назад +22

    ATTERO DOMINATUS!!!!!!! Please (Woodstock 2012 edition)

  • @Xyrgon_9
    @Xyrgon_9 5 лет назад

    "Five Finger Death Punch - Wrong side of heaven" is going to make you cry and bang your head in the same time! Greetings from Hungary ,Bro!

  • @Tobbetuna
    @Tobbetuna 4 года назад

    Hear hear. Hello from Sweden. As a sabaon fan i LOVE this video. :) Its old but still keep on keeping on.

  • @kurtruizjr.2929
    @kurtruizjr.2929 3 года назад +1

    5:37
    Your reaction to the guitar solo was priceless! 🎸

  • @MalachiCo0
    @MalachiCo0 5 лет назад +2

    1:13 when you realize that what you're about to witness is so much more awesome than what you thought it was going to be
    1:18 when you realize that you were not at all prepared

  • @WWCLife
    @WWCLife 5 лет назад

    The first time I heard this track (via a reaction video - but it was so good I had to jump to the original vid) - it blew my mind! I now listen to Sabaton daily. Amazing band.

    • @WWCLife
      @WWCLife 5 лет назад

      On that note - you have to react to "82nd all the Way" by Sabaton. It's about Sergeant York.

  • @brucehuffman2967
    @brucehuffman2967 5 лет назад +6

    I'll throw out a Sabaton suggestion that I haven't seen yet: Carolean's Prayer. If you like the chorus sound in this (and it looks like you did), you'll love hearing them do the Lord's Prayer in Swedish, which sounds badass

  • @tntfreddan3138
    @tntfreddan3138 3 года назад

    2:15 No, the guy drumming (Daniel Mullback) is a decorator and tiler from Falun. He now owns the company along with his brother. He is also the drummer of Civil War.

  • @vemvajag
    @vemvajag 4 года назад

    MAN I LIKE YOU! Have my humble subscription, good Sir!

  • @borsbossen
    @borsbossen 5 лет назад +7

    You got to do ”The Last Stand”. Its freakin’ amazing and the title track from their last album.

  • @hughmann6108
    @hughmann6108 5 лет назад +5

    Saddest part is as a high school student I know more about this stuff than the teachers do.

  • @vet1nar1
    @vet1nar1 5 лет назад +7

    "NIGHT WITCHES" next! It's about the Russian female Night Bomber Regiment. The history behind the song is quite interesting, but basically the Germans called them that, because they used to turn off their engines when close to the target and glide silently while bombing the F out of the nazies.

  • @Thnielsen85
    @Thnielsen85 5 лет назад +6

    it really is a beast of a song! love it! you should try to listen to the sweedish version, even if you dont understand sweedish, his voice is so much better when he is singing in his native language (and yes it is incredible in english but even better in sweedish) you can hear more emotion, and the song sounds more insense, atleast in my opinion.
    Anyway great reaction! \m/ have a good one :)

  • @tsarge_017
    @tsarge_017 4 года назад

    Dude I'm telling ya, ur reaction and my reaction listening to the first time where similar I mean it's finally good to see someone feeling the song to the best👏🏻👏🏻

  • @Tystros
    @Tystros 5 лет назад +7

    Always enjoying watching your Sabaton reactions. Take a look at "The Final Solution" from Sabaton. A very deep and sad song. Quite different from all their other songs.

  • @karl2313
    @karl2313 3 года назад +1

    The worlds best elite soldiers at the time!

  • @tinachandler3091
    @tinachandler3091 4 года назад

    That song gave you the chills too, didn't it? And yes, he was 15 years old when he TOOK the throne.

  • @Aerked
    @Aerked 5 лет назад +11

    You should react to "Sabaton History" videos, that channel has the explanation of most of these amazing songs!

  • @ekenstrom0358
    @ekenstrom0358 5 лет назад

    Hi, I am from Sweden🇸🇪. This happend 300 years ago. The Swedish king was 12 year when he become a king. And after that he grow up like a king until he died. By the way. The songer name is: Joakim.

  • @sebpbo7847
    @sebpbo7847 3 года назад

    Love your energy man! keep it up :D

  • @sixstrings666
    @sixstrings666 2 года назад

    When you're chosen by heaven, Hard to argue with it. Greetings from the Motherland

  • @MDMetal
    @MDMetal 5 лет назад +3

    Another great bass/baritone singer in Metal is Francesco Cavallieri, the lead singer of Wind Rose. I recommend "The Returning Race", "Drunken Dwarves", and "Diggy Diggy Hole" by them. 😎🍺

  • @swedfilms
    @swedfilms 5 лет назад

    Thank you for featuring my comment! Looking forward to see more Sabaton! Primo Victoria maybe?

  • @Dark0pz
    @Dark0pz 5 лет назад +10

    You have to do Night Witches man! You're ready!

  • @Kaadilac
    @Kaadilac 5 лет назад +6

    Mate, if this wasn't your favorite song, i'd immediately unsub. This song is fucking AMAZING

  • @chilli-goon-fredmranderson4450
    @chilli-goon-fredmranderson4450 4 года назад

    I listen to this particular song on my way to work i hype me up qyite good.. 😂😂💪🙏

  • @HALberdier17
    @HALberdier17 4 года назад +1

    Not on this album.
    That was their previous drummer on Carolus Rex.
    Their current drummer, Hannes Van Dahl is married to Floor. He joined the band in 2014 this song is from 2012.

  • @lemo8986
    @lemo8986 3 года назад

    He embodies how I feel when I listen to Sabaton

  • @zunrael1553
    @zunrael1553 5 лет назад

    Follow the Cipher did a cover of this and I absolutely loved it. I don't usually like covers but that one hit the spot.

  • @Zabiru-
    @Zabiru- 4 года назад +1

    One of the craziest things about the video is when they show the Swedish Caroleans (what the soldiers were called) advancing toward the enemy position in squares and when they are hit by artillery and something like two fifths of the formation are knocked down (presumably killed). What do the rest of them do? They just close ranks and continue marching until they are told to stop, drop to a knee, aim and fire at the enemy with their muskets. I'd wager that it takes an insane level of conviction and discipline not to break into a rout and flee the battlefield in sheer panic in that situation.
    This is true for modern soldiers seeing their fellow soldiers die in front of them too of course, but it's still a different thing to calmly and in complete concert advance in formation, seeing the enemy fire their muskets and cannons at you, killing your friends and still keep the same pace and discipline.

  • @_boney
    @_boney 5 лет назад +2

    Sabaton Price of a Mile live at Wacken 2019

  • @gamergoblin69
    @gamergoblin69 4 года назад

    Carolus rex's confidence is incredible

  • @tiborkovacs7035
    @tiborkovacs7035 5 лет назад

    YESS my favourite band

  • @toro55ful
    @toro55ful 5 лет назад +6

    Great reaction man this song is awesome and this album Carolus Rex is one of the best metal albums in this decade, please react to more Sabaton, i have a request it´s a song of this album is called "Carolean´s Prayer" it´s about the Swedish soldiers that serve the kings Charles XI and Charles XII, they was the elite army of that times, they have numerous victorys even againts larger armies, i hope you made a reaction about that song.

  • @henrikhjalmar8863
    @henrikhjalmar8863 3 года назад +2

    Hi! Have you seen the teaser for the new song from Sabaton? About Svea Livgarde ( Svea Life Regiment) who was the "boddyguard fore Gustav Vasa, the first rouler of Sweden. The regiment celebrates 500 years as a unit. Check it out!!

  • @martinsjogren9002
    @martinsjogren9002 5 лет назад +6

    You must react to Lion from the north from the same album.... It will blow your mind!

  • @korvkioskshelvete
    @korvkioskshelvete 5 лет назад +1

    He became king at 15 and before that he was partying like Mötley Crüe, so people were really worried. But as a king he became an exeptional war strategist and leader. But he fought three neighbouring countries at the same time, Denmark-Norway, Sach-Poland and Russia. They were allied against Sweden because they thought it was an easy target with such a young and inexperienced king. Karl took Denmark-Norway and Sach-Poland and held off the russians for a long time. But he emptied Swedens resources to finance the war and eventuelly lost a battle against the russians in Poltava 1709. That is considered the end of Sweden as a Great Nation. Karl was eventually shot to death in Norway.
    But the king who made Sweden an empire was Gustav II Adolf, also known as Gustavus Adolphus - The Lion From the North. He is considered as the creator of modern warfare. Sabaton has a song about him aswell.

  • @markberky5576
    @markberky5576 5 лет назад

    My favorite Sabaton song!

  • @ladiesgentswegothim
    @ladiesgentswegothim 4 года назад +1

    Yep! I love it when they do those key changes! Instant goosebumps!

  • @LotsOfCome
    @LotsOfCome 5 лет назад +9

    19 people clearly don’t like historical songs haha talking about the dislikes of course! Although I love this song, band and the reaction! (I’m Swedish btw so that makes sense haha) 😂👏🏼

    • @Menhtrol
      @Menhtrol 5 лет назад +2

      XII Cheers from your Danish Neighbors

    • @kg-uy6kc
      @kg-uy6kc 5 лет назад +4

      Ja vi gillar inte enbart musiken utan innehållet är något som man blir stolt över som svensk.. Förfäderna lyfts fram i musik och det är helt rätt att hylla vår historia..

    • @LotsOfCome
      @LotsOfCome 5 лет назад +1

      k g exakt! 😄👍🏼

    • @LotsOfCome
      @LotsOfCome 5 лет назад

      RedRam Ipsen SKÅL! 😁 🍻

    • @Pensive_117
      @Pensive_117 5 лет назад

      @@LotsOfCome
      Tjejer lyssnar inte på musik. Gå och lägg dig

  • @Engman78
    @Engman78 5 лет назад +1

    Lion from the north
    Live Woodstock that is pure energy!

  • @bugmandeskins
    @bugmandeskins 5 лет назад

    Oh lord.... this is gonna be a GREAT one :) I get to see them next month :):)

  • @brasseno1451
    @brasseno1451 5 лет назад +1

    the swedish verion is even better. love your reactions videos

  • @XBLGR
    @XBLGR 4 года назад

    Mr. Rock N Roll
    "I know this name"
    Carolus Rex;
    "you're goddamn right"

  • @Trapphus22
    @Trapphus22 4 года назад +1

    For anyone that will see this: This song shows why he's considered one of Sweden's greatest kings, aswell as one of the kings with the worst case of hubris.
    King Charles XII of Sweden (Karl XII) was put on the throne at an age of 15. People thought he wouldn't last long, that he was just a boy. Early on he bypassed the church and said he was crowned by God, making him hold the most power in the land, the church had no more saying in most things. he had a unique and utterly terrifying way of waging war.
    The Caroleans (soldiers in his army) would march as one, until they "could see the whites in their enemies eyes". They would stand as one, aim, and fire of a volley. This would decimate the enemy ranks, and completely destroy their morale. Imagine this: a huge army marching as oen towards you. You shoot at them, kill one. They do not break ranks or even acknowledge that they lost someone. They march at you, because in their head they know that if God wants them dead, they will die, otherwise their enemy will die. Then they all stop, aim and just unleash a horrible wall of death at you, killing most of your brothers in arms and wounding many others.
    During the Great Northern war Denmark, Saxony-Poland and Russia delcared war against the Swedes. Within a week Denmark surrendered when Charles XII marched across the frozen Sea and surprised them at their capital.
    Saxony-Poland would last another month or so(can't remember exactly).
    And then only the greatest foe in Europe stood left. Russia, like they ahd before, used the scorched earth tactic as they fell back into their land, burning everything to nto give the Swedish army any food. At Poltava the Swedes suffered a great loss with many dead and the rest of the army on full retreat. Once back in Sweden Charles XII ordered the remaining army to march on Norway. But outside of the fortress of Fredriksten he was shot in the head and died. No one knows to this day if it was an enemy or friend that shot him. And the army marched back to Sweden, to bury their king.
    He is by far the most known swedish king, and my personal favourite to learn about. It's up to each and one of you to pass judgement on his actions, Heroism or Folly? Was he a great King, or a king filled with hubris and madness?

  • @ztamizzen
    @ztamizzen 4 года назад

    15 when he became king, died at 36. At war the entire time.

  • @simon6993
    @simon6993 5 лет назад +2

    Caroleans prayer,wingged hussars,last stand,great war

  • @asgeirraumli9938
    @asgeirraumli9938 5 лет назад

    Have to give an of the following tracks a shot:
    - Cliffs Of Gallipoli
    - The Final Solution
    - Uprising
    - The Price Of A Mile
    - The Lost Battalion
    - To Hell And Back
    - Wolfpack
    - 82nd All The Way
    - The Red Baron
    - Seven Pillars Of Wisdom

  • @ValzRon
    @ValzRon 5 лет назад +1

    LION FROM THE NORTH

  • @MrJinglejanglejingle
    @MrJinglejanglejingle 5 лет назад

    When he began his campaign, Carolus Rex was about 14-15. Most scholars say 15. So, yeah. He was young, and yet he crushed all armies that came against him.

  • @matsv201
    @matsv201 4 года назад

    It interesting how old the group sabaton is. My ex introduced it to me.... the thing is... I been married for 15 years.

  • @thekillingtomat
    @thekillingtomat 5 лет назад

    i actually visited the church where charles XII was buried this summer. at the same church gustav II adolf (Gustavus Adolphus) is also buried who, if you didnt know, the song Lion of the north is about.
    its pretty cool, some of swedens greatest kings and their families are buried there and the walls are pretty much covered with different coats of arms and heraldry from nobles who served under these kings. its also one of the oldest buildings in stockholm. and i believe swedens first king was also buried there or something

  • @Videokid2780
    @Videokid2780 5 лет назад +1

    Shiroyama. It's probably the best song they have created. And that's saying something.

  • @instructor6001
    @instructor6001 5 лет назад +1

    Rip my once beutiful country. It will be interesting to see what will happen over here in the next 10-30 years.

  • @DurgerDude
    @DurgerDude 5 лет назад

    Ooooh, my favorite Sabaton song! :D

  • @nikolasvalentino8964
    @nikolasvalentino8964 5 лет назад +1

    Attack of the Dead Men needs to be the next sabaton you listen to!

    • @zissoulander
      @zissoulander 5 лет назад

      Another vote for Attack of the Dead Men. One of my favorites.

  • @kobusjacobs4984
    @kobusjacobs4984 5 лет назад +1

    7:29 imagine being in high school and listening to this while teachers are talking

  • @tinachandler3091
    @tinachandler3091 5 лет назад

    I use this to teach or encha ce my sons learning about battles, wars and etc.

  • @eliaz1582
    @eliaz1582 5 лет назад +1

    Yes he became king at a very young age but he also died at a young age.

  • @Lordveine
    @Lordveine 5 лет назад

    Hair standing here aswell 😂👌🏾

  • @Alithia451
    @Alithia451 5 лет назад

    Primo Victoria (Hellgate London video) and then the acapella version by Van Canto feat. Joaquin from Sabaton. Yes, acapella metal!

  • @Kai-jx5qn
    @Kai-jx5qn 5 лет назад

    Lion from the north and a lifetime of war are another two great songs from the album.

  • @nubrender
    @nubrender 3 года назад

    Awesome reaction :D