Battle of Civitate, 1053 ⚔️ The “Hastings” of Southern Europe ⚔️ Medieval Documentary
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🚩 Battle of Civitate proved to be a turning point in the fortunes of the Normans in Italy, who were able to win a victory despite their differences even among themselves, and solidifying their legitimacy in the process. Not only that, it was the first major victory for Robert Guiscard, who would eventually rise to prominence as the leader of the Normans in the South. In terms of its implications, the Battle of Civitate had the same long-term political ramifications as had the Battle of Hastings in England and Northern Europe, a reorientation of power and influence into a Latin-Christendom world.
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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
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📝 Sources:
The Battle of Civitate – 18th June 1053, by The Little Corporal (2021)
http://www.thelittlecorporal.co.uk/blog/2021/09/13/the-battle-of-civitate-18th-june-1053/
Civitate 1053 – The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy, by Weapons and Warfare
https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2019/09/27/civitate-1053-the-norman-conquest-of-southern-italy/
The Battle of Civitate, June 18, 1053, The Norman challengeto the Pope – by Filippo Donvito
https://www.academia.edu/8732822/The_battle_of_Civitate_18_June_1053
The Age of Robert Guiscard: Southern Italy and the Norman Conquest, by Graham Loud (2014)
https://books.google.rs/books/about/The_Age_of_Robert_Guiscard.html?id=M40ABAAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y
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🚩 Battle of Civitate proved to be a turning point in the fortunes of the Normans in Italy, who were able to win a victory despite their differences even among themselves, and solidifying their legitimacy in the process. Not only that, it was the first major victory for Robert Guiscard, who would eventually rise to prominence as the leader of the Normans in the South. In terms of its implications, the Battle of Civitate had the same long-term political ramifications as had the Battle of Hastings in England and Northern Europe, a reorientation of power and influence into a Latin-Christendom world.
Unless I'm mistaken, the Swabians didn't use two handed swords, which appeared a couple centuries later. From what I can tell from a quick search, the sources do mention that they were great swordsmen who liked to fight on foot, but nothing suggests they weren't using one handed sword and shield as people did in their time. They do say their swords were longer than usual and say they could do great damage, but I don't see a mention of them being two handed, and I do expect people of the time would mention it if they were the only ones to fight with two handed swords, without shield
Did David have a bit of a cold here? Sounds a bit nasally. Didn't harm another video, along with Epic History still setting the pace for YouTube history content.
Not to sound ungrateful, cuz I do love this channel, but are we ever gonna get another Hannibal video??
Those pesky Vikings