Kersolols.i think the vatican is implicated in the disgising and safe passage of prominent nazi ss members who sought to escape the retribution of their victims feloow countrymen.
the fact is each country has its dark secrets.when bad men come to power great numbers are sacrificed that they might retain their power for as long as possible.
@FedStarSaber Saladin is mentioned in several christian manuscripts as a knight of the highest nobility, therefor the christians bestowed the title upon him, therefor he is a Knight
"There is only greed and evil in the men who fight today,
The song of the Crusader has long since gone away,
Jerusalem is lost.."
Arrogance and ignorance are both the wounds in the chests of The Christians and The Muslims. As long as the Greed and Evil lives in our hearts and minds , Jerusalem will be lost cause we're not talking about a city .Jerusalem is the "Holy Grail" of humanity , no matter what dogma we accept .Buddhist has Sangri-la , ancient Greeks, Atlantis...
Gosto imenso de Chris, um romântico por excelência, consegue recriar musicalmente ambientes que vão desde os romances medievais a uma duradoura amizade de velhos amigos como o tema "old friends". lamento não ter visto ainda no you tube um tema do album "far beyond these castle walls", o primeiro de Chris donde sobressai o tema "Hold on"
Jerusalem is for muslims and christians...if what this song is saying is true then why is the holy mosque their is side to side by "" al qiyama "" church??!??!! this is bull pple c'mon...and btw FYI the crusades purpose is hidden..i mean the real reason!!! follow the jews stream of wars and where they have moved and then make up ur mind!!!!
In our Islamic countries we live together with our christian brothers , the Mosque next to church and there is nothing lost ! there is no divine religion incites violence and hatred ,using the mistakes of history will lead us to miss the peaceful then the humanity will be lost !
You are so right my friend, I have travelled in many muslim country's ,I am a 6foot2 white guy and I have never come across such beauiful and helpful human being's.we are being led by masonic government's who in turn are led by the desendant's of the Templar's there are no country's this is the scam,look at them laugh when they meet.
We have been on this last Crusade for the last 10 years. Nothing will change. It's been that way for centuries. Let's just get out of there. Bottom line..A great song from C DeB with the Parsons Project backing him. Fight all you want; all I want to do is listen to the music.
I like CDB very much , he is an exceptional artist, a graet story teller , a great singer . maybe a good human being too ( I dont know him personally) , however, whenever I listen to this song I realize despite all the goodies he is also liable to what he has been insinuated with, a poisoned mentality against those who don't share the same beliefs. This song is pretty good example of this. May he come understand that he is not a singer of hatred but of love and loneliness !
@Inoitspointless Actually this song refers to the 3rd crusade which took part between 1189 and 1192. the king of saracens is Saladin (Salah-El-Din), just a historic correction, even if the song is incorrect...
Everyone can you all please check out my new coming single Canary Wharf all u need to do is just listen, 3.40 of your time won't hurt for you all to comment and rate,
One should read of genocide of Hindus,Buddhists and Sikhs at the hands of Muslims... as they were not protected people according to fascist book-Quran.It will help to counter the Islamic propaganda that Islam is peaceful and only retaliates when west attacks it be it crusades or today( a lie ofcourse).Hindu and Buddhist India was attacked unprovoked and more than 80 millions were killed during 11th-14th century according to conservative estimates..
"And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city [Jerusalem], which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified."
Muslim religion in a nut shell is to kill anyone not Muslim, there is no peace in this the religion was founded by a warlord and has been nothing more or less but the cause of crusades fought in the name of the false god.
@Kersolols From the Crusades to the Spanish Armada, Christianity and Catholicism has been responsible for more bloodshed and oppression in the name of a deity than any other single religion in history. I'm not religious, but I have read both the Koran and the Bible. Clearly you have not, so I suggest you read it before you spout your opinions.
That's a bit of an overstatement. The Crusades, first of all, weren't really oppressive. Muslim travelers such as Ibn Jubayr were actually astounded that the Muslims lived in /better/ conditions than in neighboring Muslim regions.
Recent research (Ie; Kishori Saran Lal) has suggested that Muslims may have killed tens of millions of Hindus in Northern India by 1500 CE.
Later events have as much to do with nationalism as they do with religion. You're oversimplifying the issue.
@robertholsman And the mongols killed maybe a 100 million people, communist china 60 million, see we can all play this game about who has killed more, before Christianity im guessing you believe no one went to war and no one was killed in wars and famines right ?
@robertholsman And the mongols killed maybe a 100 million people, communist china 60 million, see we can all play this game about who has killed more, before Christianity im guessing you believe no one went to war and no one was killed in wars and famines right ?
@robertholsman I have read both,but Muslims seek to kill all where Christianity and Catholicism did not,Muslims are dogs that do not know honor. At least the crusaders, and those who slaughtered in Christs name had a code of honor id rather fight , die besides them then a Muslim.
@Kersolols # Who dress's you in the morning taking such shit,here's just one,
When Muslim cities were captured by Christian crusaders, it was standard operating procedure for all inhabitants, no matter what their AGE, to be summarily killed. It is not an exaggeration to say that the streets ran red with blood as Christians reveled in church-sanctioned horrors. get better informed.google Violence in the Crusades
@1952YOU1320TUBE1952 this was the same curtsey we recieved when the muslims were taking over europe, for when the first crustade started the saracen armies were at the gates of Vienna; not that I approve of such behavior, of neither sides, the Gods disaprove of dishonoring others
@Kersolols Saladin is one of the most noble knights ever, also according to the chritian kings, even for those of germanic or celtic faith, Saladin is a role model
@Kersolols The bible has been rewritten by every Christian sect to suit their own needs. As a matter of fact some books of the bible are not included and locked up in the basement of the Vatican. You also can't prove a Christian god exists so who is the one following blindly a false god. Only an educated blind sheep such as yourself would slander the Muslim religion. "Let he who casts the first stone be without sin" <<< I guess that doesn't apply to you does it?
The Crusaders were in no way Christian whatsoever. As one of my friends would put it: if they were Christian, they were effectively brainwashed slaves under the influence of their leaders. Thus, in no way, should Christianity be held responisible for the Crusades. The "Christians" that carried them out were blasphemous idoloters.
@Danielezerable this is a joke, right? Successive Popes preached, declared and sanctioned crusades for centuries. Absolutely Christianity can be held responsible- read some history.
@gilesderoet Um...no. I'm afraid it isn't a joke. The Crusaders may have claimed to be Christians and the Popes may have preached, declared, and sanctioned crusades, but the Crusaders were either a) brainwashed disciples following occultic miltaristic ways that the Bible (Jesus to say the least) would have EVER approved of. The Crusaders were blasphemers and in no way loved the Lord whatsoever. Furthermore, crusades were also carried out against other Christians as well. Do Christians kill other
@gilesderoet Christians? I don't think so. If the Crusaders WERE true followers of Christ, then they were seriously brainwashed by the Popes and Bishops and other leaders in their church system. I would recommend visiting the GotQuestions website and their section on the crusades.
@Danielezerable Something good came out of the first crusade. They stopped the Saracens from expanding. Although the crusaders that followed were horrible, they at least did something.
@Blazing234 Well, for the most part, yes. The Muslims did cause trouble for some time. And, yes. The crusades that followed were horrible and NOT for any good whatsoever. So in regards, both Islam AND the "Christians" are to blame, HOWEVER, the "Christians" took it way too far. It pretty much blossomed into legalized killings.
both salladdin and richard had a great appreciation to each other, but they keep teaching us in books that they were enemies , both looked for power, both wanted jerusalem to their side. has nothing to do with religion. and till today the crusaders are trying to capture the land there, now they have sent the jews to do the dirty work knowingly they hae no right to settle there
@bashar2antakli I'll agree with the first part of that, that Richard and Saladin had a great respect for one another. I've written a paper on how Saladin was portrayed in Western literature as an 'Islamic knight' which in turn led to the development of furusiyya, the Islamic version of chivalry.
those who have written here they just proved it was not christian war it was only for power, no need to read books to understand simple truth, specially saladin had christians i his army too so it was no islamic war. and there is another proof that those jews have no right to be there.
@NOislamification what he's saying is that there's already been a second crusade in 1147-49, and 9 major crusades in total. Also, 1) what exactly do you see happening in the world that leads you to think there'll be another crusade, and 2) in what manner would such a crusade manifest?
this is a pretty good account of the real battle and although not entirly accurate it is a testiment to the knights who died there its a shame that more singers nowadays dont do the same
@toby6661000 The ballad is inaccurate on many levels. First, the Crusades were many. The ballad highlights the 3rd Crusade, which was very short in comparison to the entire history of the subject. Yet, this is all present day Christians know of. The 3rd Crusade is portrayed as a series of battles for Jerusalem. Christians fail to recount the devastation and atrocities committed as they captured the cities of current day Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine. Sad to see it happen again. Blood Thirsty..
@GremlinsAndGnomes this is not accurate in the song the reanforcing crusaders fought but in reality they saw the castle burning and turned back and the 1200 inside were slauterd in a six day seige
I hope that you find her as well. I am such a Chris De Burgh fan.. I have to say that personally my all time favorite love song on this world is called " The last moments of the Dawn" Perhaps that could help you with you search. Don't give up! Let me know if there is anything any of us can to help you locate her, Have you tried the fan pages, This should play out that she gets a call from Chris De Burgh himself.. That would make for a great story..Love my friend! and LOL to last comment (sorta)
I hope that you find her as well. I am such a Chris De Burgh fan.. I have to say that personally my all time favorite love song on this world is called " The last moments of the Dawn" Perhaps that could help you with you search. Don't give up! Let me know if there is anything any of us can to help you locate her, Have you tried the fan pages, This should play out that she gets a call from Chris De Burgh himself.. That would make for a great story..Love my friend! and LOL to last comment (sorta)
I have written this message in hope that my dear friend Milly may read it. I have been trying to locate her, but sadly I’ve had no joy. I know she is a fan of Chris de Burgh so I live in hope that she reads this message and contacts me. Milly previously lived in Folkestone and worked for my mother. I let the best thing that ever happened to me slip through my fingers, even if too much has happened for a relationship to develop, I would also be happy to have her as a friend.
I have written this message in hope that my dear friend Milly may read it. I have been trying to locate her, but sadly I’ve had no joy. I know she is a fan of Chris de Burgh so I live in hope that she reads this message and contacts me. Milly previously lived in Folkestone and worked for my mother. I let the best thing that ever happened to me slip through my fingers, even if too much has happened for a relationship to develop, I would also be happy to have her as a friend.
I have written this message in hope that my dear friend Milly may read it. I have been trying to locate her, but sadly I've had no joy. I know she is a fan of Chris de Burgh so I live in hope that she reads this message and contacts me. Milly previously lived in Folkestone and worked for my mother. I let the best thing that ever happened to me slip through my fingers, even if too much has happened for a relationship to develop, I would also be happy to have her as a friend. Sam x
Great masterpeice but incorrect historically. Muslims don't drink or have sex outside of marriage let alone a religious leader like Saladin who kicked the christians ass big time. :-)
@billstamaniac which is crappy. a loser took an epic song and translated it to a stupid story of a guy who was depressed and joined a group of protesters. akoma mia arpaxti apo ton malaka ton papakonstantinou.
PLEASE DONT READ THIS!In 1971 a guy named Kyle an his girlfriend Emily were in side a house that was said to claim peoples lives if they entered the house.The next morning a guy named Alex saw fingernail marks on the door.if you dont post this to 5 videos, youll be getting a visit from Kyle and Emily tonight!WARNING:this has been proved to be real,i value my life!whoever reads this may Allah be with you! I TRULY DO APOLOGIZE!!! PS i got this from another vid ( i am not taking my chances
Is he saying "whoring" or I didn't hear well? Really funny because the muslims don't even TOUCH each others HANDS unless they marry. Extra-marital sex is strictly prohibited, often punished by death in countries with Sariah. They are conservative beyond the point that a westerner can conceive. As for drinking, the only muslim country afaik where you can find alcohol (for tourists) is Turkey (which is a secular state).
@galanom79 so you are aware of all the laws of muslim lands almost 1000 years ago you must be so old. pretty sure it was fine back then for men to consort with slaves. every country/ city-state/ territory had them back then.
@stalkingcat123 He also said "drinking and whoring" which are grave sins. Furthermore, alcohol is forbidden in the Islamic religion. The song is full of bullshit. Fuck Chris de Burgh.
@IamFreeRu alcohol was being drunk by everybody due to it being safer then the water supplies it was also a disinfectant and a pain killer. i know for a fact that saladin the wise is recorded as a very intellegent, honorable, and noble person. needs were different back then. "muslims" had just consolodated their power in the middle east, when richard came and failed to take back jeruselem lol
@stalkingcat123 You are incorrect. The Muslim armies had an abundant amount of water. It was the crusaders who did not. Saladin drew the armies of Guy, Robert and Frederick out of Jerusalem. From there they had to march many miles with no water source. They came to a valley, where they met the Muslim armies. They had to defeat them in order to get to the lake which was on the Muslim side. Stop trying to justify the bullshit of this song and go read a book. I studied this shit for years.
@IamFreeRu i doubt it. the people you mention were in the first crusade. which was way worse then you think, richard the lionheart was the leader of the 3rd crusade in which he beseiged but never captured jeruselem. richard returned to England to raise money and troops for a 4thcrusade but died fighting in england. its a known fact that saladin and richard revered each other as great kings.
@stalkingcat123 You doubt it? How about go read a book instead of fucking yourself and spewing inaccurate information. I studied this subject years ago, yet I remember it as if it was yesterday. I am referring to the Siege of Tiberias, which is part of the Battle of Hattin, which is part of the 3rd Crusade. I have double majored in history and business management at a top 10 university in the USA. I don't have time to waste with a idiot like you! Now piss off...
What you have just said is bullshit, not because your wrong, but because it's a debate, no swearing please! Now just listen to the god damn song! It doesn't have to be accurate to be good! and I ussually hate people getting stuff wrong! History is good, and this song is good, just because it is not accurate is no reason to start war!
@syphonfillter Shut the hell up. Its a worthless song because it has no real basis. It must be accurate because he is obviously placing one side higher than the other. It just shows how biased and uneducated Chris is, and anyone who takes his side is even stupider for believing it.
@IamFreeRu I don't believe it, but, in the end, what you are saying is all songs are worthless. face it, it's a good sone, not right, but good all the same
I am above arguing with little children so, goodbye
@IamFreeRu Wow there, you keep it easy here. If you have no respect for yourself, respect this song. It is enough that we are relatively few to enjoy the genius behind Chris, no need to come from planet Gay-land and "teach" us what is valuable and what is not.
I am sure the only ones who listen to de Burgh now, are people who used to listen to his songs 15 + years ago, and they can distinguish Worthless (99.999% of the music that was released in the past 10 years) from Valuable.
Although the Crusades took alot of lives it did lead to the municipality sovereignty movement, which led to COMMON LAW, example. Laon in 1109; led to economical boom in trade, not just for europe; expanded geographic understanding; unified the people in countries like France, to help create nationality. So the Crusades were a benefit, not just for Europe but also Persia. IamfreeRU is silly, who is not mentally free, otherwise he wouldnt bring up this dumb political correctness garbage.
islam has come to the wrong land to spread its evil words,trust me on that!when people taste freedom from dictators,i.e religion zealots,and other dominating crapp!! they won't give it up!!
The Crusades were a more-than-justified counterattack against over 450 years of Muslim aggression. Any Westerner should thank those soldiers who defended our civilization. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to those who set the stage for the rise of the West, and all the values we cherish.
Why would he make this? Definitely not of the same caliber as "The Lady In Red". "The Lady In Red" was an amazing song, this song is weird and pointless.
@jopollar1 Weird? Pointless? "there is only greed and evil in the men who fight today - the song of the Crusader has long since gone away"... is this pointless? I'd say its you who are missing it. It is a song about egoism and lack of direction in the people of our time. A bit too romantic, maybe, and historically not right to the point, but still a great song with a great POINT.
Actually, that line is historical irony. It's about the mercenary attitude that was undermining the effectiveness of the Crusades and the fact that even at their most successful the Christians weren't actually making any progress towards actually retaining long-term control of Judea.
@inamonianim and You dont know anything about poetry :)
Everybody knows that only victory of Richard was that the Muslims have to let in the christians pilgirms into Jerusalem :) but You can`t write song about it :)
And Saladin was a great man but how itll be sounds "Great Leader of Pagans Saladin who sent Richard the LionHeart peaches and doctors to heal him that they could sign the Truce" ;)"
"Jerusalem is lost but You can visit it" still dont match :)
this song for all its historical faults is still a magnificent opus, members of the alan parsons project helped too on this 1979 a&m release most notably andrew powell who produced crusader to be fair when i listened to it i was unaware of its historical inacracies i just loved it for its music today 2011 concept albums are almost non exsistent and looked down on, one of the reasons why perhaps where music today is so generic and uninspiring.
yea, but the danish crusaders fought, in estland, (dont know the english name for it)
even the danish history dont tell as much of it as you says, i do belive you tho, since i cant see how it can just fell from the sky, and we take it in, enyway, it was just the danish flag i would ask of, and i know the danes did not fight whit lionheart,
but they fought in estland, and i thinks we maybe can find out more of the history that way, bu talking, right?
I have to do a project about the Jewish struggle for an English assignment. So thanks to this song, I decided to actually learn something and study the crusades.
@gunnerthedenmark It's not the danish flags, friend, it's the knights of Saint John, the Dannebrog and the Cross of Saint John is very similar, so I understand your confusion. Knights of Saint John were also known as the Knights Hospitallers, and caried on the fight all the way to the 16th century, the enemy being Ottoman Turkey at that time, and they still exists to this day.
@NorseWinter lol, but your history lesson and the history of danebro is alike, course it was told that the country where it fell from the sky was both english and danish crusaders, so maybe its posible that the flag came from a english crusader somehow? i dont know if its true, but somehow it could make sence, but i dont want to get into it since the legend probaly is just fake, and they made it up , but enyway, who knows, i know i dont, :-)
@gunnerthedenmark That hypothesis atleast is fairly easy to explain. Dannebrog "fell" from the sky as the legend says at the battle of Lyndanis in Estonia, and it wasn't English knights who fought with Valdemar the Great, but German Knights of Saint John, and in gratitude King Valdemar adopted the insignia, atleast this is what I've been told. Anyway, odd place to have this conversation, really, since it's fairly established that Denmark didn't fight in Outremer
I, a Chinese-speaking ethnic Chinese from Taiwan, fell in love with this song the first time I heard it some 20 or 30 years ago. Great storytelling, great musical arrangement, great everything! I loved it so much that I know all the lyrics by heart and can sing along the entire song from begin to finish. (to be continued)
(continued) Knowing little about Western history, the words "Whoring and drinking and snoring .... Saladin ran when he heard their victory song ....." have been deep in my mind for years and years, and constitute the entire impression I have about Saladin and Crusade. Until last night. (to be continued)
(continued) Last night I was in bed reading the book "Worlds at War" by Anthony Pagden. A chapter in this book was about the history of the Crusade, and to my utmost surprise, Richard the Lion Heart has never conquered Jerusalem and Saladin is one of the few, it not the only, widely respected Muslim hero in the West (although I'm still not sure why Westerners love him)! (to be continued)
@ptfunnypoet See my last post as to why Westerners respect him, he was seen as a noble commander. He tried for peace whenever he could, usually offering very generous surrender deals. He also let many Christians (not all) leave when he captured Jerusalem, while the Crusaders would've killed every Muslim there (and also allowed the Jews to resettle there). When Richard was sick, Saladin sent him ice and fruit as a token of respect.
I don't blame de Burgh for misleading me for so many years, after all, he is not writing a history book. Maybe he was just trying to convey his wish or regret or whatever. I still thank him for bringing us such a great music. But still, as you can imagine, this is a big big big surprise to me after so many years!
(His other song, the Spanish Train, is also a great piece. But this time, I'm sure it's just a fiction story.
Hang on, as hany said Richard never broke through Jerusalem. He retreated to Acre by all accounts and saladin moved out to attack him. It was Acre? not Jaffa
Kersolols.i think the vatican is implicated in the disgising and safe passage of prominent nazi ss members who sought to escape the retribution of their victims feloow countrymen.
the fact is each country has its dark secrets.when bad men come to power great numbers are sacrificed that they might retain their power for as long as possible.
shrekthebignumber2 1 hour ago
What mowie is this from
internosochvixi 1 week ago
i like saladin my sandwich.amazin piece of music and great lyrics.fair play.
stevevegetable 2 weeks ago
while ever we put the material ahead of the spirit and what we know to be right we will never be at peace with ourselves or the rest of humanity.
shaneasmith6 2 weeks ago
@FedStarSaber Saladin is mentioned in several christian manuscripts as a knight of the highest nobility, therefor the christians bestowed the title upon him, therefor he is a Knight
rntbprz 3 weeks ago 2
Peace to all, my brothersand sisters . May the fires of the siege grow taller and enlight our hearts and minds .
BE3EL 3 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos
"There is only greed and evil in the men who fight today,
The song of the Crusader has long since gone away,
Jerusalem is lost.."
Arrogance and ignorance are both the wounds in the chests of The Christians and The Muslims. As long as the Greed and Evil lives in our hearts and minds , Jerusalem will be lost cause we're not talking about a city .Jerusalem is the "Holy Grail" of humanity , no matter what dogma we accept .Buddhist has Sangri-la , ancient Greeks, Atlantis...
BE3EL 3 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos 3
Saladin was acctually an example to many chritian knights, a great knight and a great leader
rntbprz 3 weeks ago
Christian propoganda <.< you all are brainwashed it time to wake up from all religon perhaps?
Lilycha100 1 month ago
@Lilycha100 no, it's a call to anyone to lay down their weapons, because together we can do what we think impossible, that is the meaning of the song
rntbprz 3 weeks ago
Gosto imenso de Chris, um romântico por excelência, consegue recriar musicalmente ambientes que vão desde os romances medievais a uma duradoura amizade de velhos amigos como o tema "old friends". lamento não ter visto ainda no you tube um tema do album "far beyond these castle walls", o primeiro de Chris donde sobressai o tema "Hold on"
3663823 1 month ago
Jerusalem is for muslims and christians...if what this song is saying is true then why is the holy mosque their is side to side by "" al qiyama "" church??!??!! this is bull pple c'mon...and btw FYI the crusades purpose is hidden..i mean the real reason!!! follow the jews stream of wars and where they have moved and then make up ur mind!!!!
joe4vendetta 1 month ago
In our Islamic countries we live together with our christian brothers , the Mosque next to church and there is nothing lost ! there is no divine religion incites violence and hatred ,using the mistakes of history will lead us to miss the peaceful then the humanity will be lost !
otba 1 month ago
@otba slow clap***
halotree18 1 month ago
@otba
You are so right my friend, I have travelled in many muslim country's ,I am a 6foot2 white guy and I have never come across such beauiful and helpful human being's.we are being led by masonic government's who in turn are led by the desendant's of the Templar's there are no country's this is the scam,look at them laugh when they meet.
1952YOU1320TUBE1952 3 weeks ago
@1952YOU1320TUBE1952
Thanks friend ...thanks to all of you who give us hope in tomorrow
otba 3 weeks ago
What is the accompaning video?
ghostbuster1989 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Chris de Burgh
We have been on this last Crusade for the last 10 years. Nothing will change. It's been that way for centuries. Let's just get out of there. Bottom line..A great song from C DeB with the Parsons Project backing him. Fight all you want; all I want to do is listen to the music.
xeuropn 1 month ago
I like CDB very much , he is an exceptional artist, a graet story teller , a great singer . maybe a good human being too ( I dont know him personally) , however, whenever I listen to this song I realize despite all the goodies he is also liable to what he has been insinuated with, a poisoned mentality against those who don't share the same beliefs. This song is pretty good example of this. May he come understand that he is not a singer of hatred but of love and loneliness !
csacommoner 1 month ago
French Gen Henri Gouraud, in Damascus in 1920:
"The Crusades have ended now! Awake Saladin, we have returned! My presence here consecrates the victory of the Cross over the Crescent."
We need generals like him today; not one's who tell our GI's to "respect" the Muslims trying to kill them.
justjokingjacks 2 months ago
@justjokingjacks If you do not respect thine enemy, you are sure to underestimate them.
TheAkimboPro 1 month ago
Time for a crusade to end all crusades...mecca delenda est.
justjokingjacks 2 months ago 5
@justjokingjacks ha ha, you can always try.
themoss 3 weeks ago
@Inoitspointless Actually this song refers to the 3rd crusade which took part between 1189 and 1192. the king of saracens is Saladin (Salah-El-Din), just a historic correction, even if the song is incorrect...
BMAmyAngel 2 months ago
@BMAmyAngel What? lol...that's what Chris de Burgh says in the song...perhaps you didn't listen?
TheWatchfulWolf 2 months ago
@BMAmyAngel with a masters in history I suppose he could have got it wrong
shaneasmith6 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
the video is from a movie or it's just the video clip of the song ?
socratesvak 2 months ago
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Crusader
crusaderus 3 months ago
thegmthunder i like you.
therunescapeGUY2011 3 months ago
It is a shame to see that people go to watch Idiots like Bieber and Gaga and don't watch this masterpiece!
TheGmThunder 3 months ago
IT IS A SHAME to see that people are listening to Shit like Bieber and Gaga and dumping this beautiful, beautiful song.
TheGmThunder 3 months ago
Protip: If you're ever in Saudi Arabia on a business trip or whatever, play this at full blast whenever and wherever you go in public.
zdlax 3 months ago
One should read of genocide of Hindus,Buddhists and Sikhs at the hands of Muslims... as they were not protected people according to fascist book-Quran.It will help to counter the Islamic propaganda that Islam is peaceful and only retaliates when west attacks it be it crusades or today( a lie ofcourse).Hindu and Buddhist India was attacked unprovoked and more than 80 millions were killed during 11th-14th century according to conservative estimates..
anu123km 3 months ago
realy like the song its not ofcourse historicaly accurate but hay.
Caladon 3 months ago
I appreciated it very much;thanks for share it my dearest friend!
Love& Beijos
GALATHEA1100 3 months ago
There is no god exist only they rule in the name of god
renzilde 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Chris de Burgh
@renzilde You can't proof that there doesn't exist a god. But neither can i proof that there is a god. THerefore is religion extremely complicated
MrDraw1234 4 months ago in playlist Musik
@MrDraw1234 exactly my friend but haven't u ever realize people rule in the name of god
renzilde 4 months ago
@renzilde Haven't you realized that people nowadays know about whats true and whats not? There might be in some places, but it's not many.
MrDraw1234 3 months ago in playlist Musik
i particularly enjoy the lyrics in the end..."Oh you wise men, you really make me laugh,
With your talk of vast persuasion and searching through the past,
There is only greed and evil in the men who fight today,
The song of the Crusader has long since gone away"
AnAmericanPastoral95 4 months ago
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TheDeadFrost 4 months ago
"And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city [Jerusalem], which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified."
~ Rev. 11.8
JHollandipc 5 months ago
Muslim religion in a nut shell is to kill anyone not Muslim, there is no peace in this the religion was founded by a warlord and has been nothing more or less but the cause of crusades fought in the name of the false god.
Kersolols 5 months ago
@Kersolols From the Crusades to the Spanish Armada, Christianity and Catholicism has been responsible for more bloodshed and oppression in the name of a deity than any other single religion in history. I'm not religious, but I have read both the Koran and the Bible. Clearly you have not, so I suggest you read it before you spout your opinions.
robertholsman 4 months ago
@robertholsman
That's a bit of an overstatement. The Crusades, first of all, weren't really oppressive. Muslim travelers such as Ibn Jubayr were actually astounded that the Muslims lived in /better/ conditions than in neighboring Muslim regions.
Recent research (Ie; Kishori Saran Lal) has suggested that Muslims may have killed tens of millions of Hindus in Northern India by 1500 CE.
Later events have as much to do with nationalism as they do with religion. You're oversimplifying the issue.
HereTheArtBegins 4 months ago
@robertholsman And the mongols killed maybe a 100 million people, communist china 60 million, see we can all play this game about who has killed more, before Christianity im guessing you believe no one went to war and no one was killed in wars and famines right ?
chrisM33 4 months ago
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@robertholsman And the mongols killed maybe a 100 million people, communist china 60 million, see we can all play this game about who has killed more, before Christianity im guessing you believe no one went to war and no one was killed in wars and famines right ?
chrisM33 4 months ago
@robertholsman I have read both,but Muslims seek to kill all where Christianity and Catholicism did not,Muslims are dogs that do not know honor. At least the crusaders, and those who slaughtered in Christs name had a code of honor id rather fight , die besides them then a Muslim.
Kersolols 1 month ago
@Kersolols A war is war
ZoserNarmer 4 weeks ago
@Kersolols # Who dress's you in the morning taking such shit,here's just one,
When Muslim cities were captured by Christian crusaders, it was standard operating procedure for all inhabitants, no matter what their AGE, to be summarily killed. It is not an exaggeration to say that the streets ran red with blood as Christians reveled in church-sanctioned horrors. get better informed.google Violence in the Crusades
1952YOU1320TUBE1952 3 weeks ago
@1952YOU1320TUBE1952 this was the same curtsey we recieved when the muslims were taking over europe, for when the first crustade started the saracen armies were at the gates of Vienna; not that I approve of such behavior, of neither sides, the Gods disaprove of dishonoring others
rntbprz 3 weeks ago
@Kersolols Saladin is one of the most noble knights ever, also according to the chritian kings, even for those of germanic or celtic faith, Saladin is a role model
rntbprz 3 weeks ago 2
@rntbprz Saladin was not a knight.
FedStarSaber 3 weeks ago
@Kersolols The bible has been rewritten by every Christian sect to suit their own needs. As a matter of fact some books of the bible are not included and locked up in the basement of the Vatican. You also can't prove a Christian god exists so who is the one following blindly a false god. Only an educated blind sheep such as yourself would slander the Muslim religion. "Let he who casts the first stone be without sin" <<< I guess that doesn't apply to you does it?
DJMRRANGER 4 months ago
Deus vult!
Anasta o Theos, xrinon ten gen!
Justjokingjackrabbit 5 months ago
nnDnn.Thanks for this music.
solidarnisthilfe 5 months ago
What movie is this? Because I doubt that CdB would do such an elaborate
musicvideo
svartekaptenen 6 months ago
This song doesn't seem to be very historically accurate but the tune is awesome!
waterlilyqueen 6 months ago
@Inoitspointless couldn't agree with you any more.
Danielezerable 6 months ago
Stop Islamisation,wake up Europe
WordLifeLV 6 months ago 28
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IamFreeRu 6 months ago
@WordLifeLV
bashar2antakli 6 months ago
@WordLifeLV I agree!
sissieurope 2 months ago
The Crusaders were in no way Christian whatsoever. As one of my friends would put it: if they were Christian, they were effectively brainwashed slaves under the influence of their leaders. Thus, in no way, should Christianity be held responisible for the Crusades. The "Christians" that carried them out were blasphemous idoloters.
Danielezerable 6 months ago
@Danielezerable this is a joke, right? Successive Popes preached, declared and sanctioned crusades for centuries. Absolutely Christianity can be held responsible- read some history.
gilesderoet 6 months ago
@gilesderoet Um...no. I'm afraid it isn't a joke. The Crusaders may have claimed to be Christians and the Popes may have preached, declared, and sanctioned crusades, but the Crusaders were either a) brainwashed disciples following occultic miltaristic ways that the Bible (Jesus to say the least) would have EVER approved of. The Crusaders were blasphemers and in no way loved the Lord whatsoever. Furthermore, crusades were also carried out against other Christians as well. Do Christians kill other
Danielezerable 6 months ago
@gilesderoet Christians? I don't think so. If the Crusaders WERE true followers of Christ, then they were seriously brainwashed by the Popes and Bishops and other leaders in their church system. I would recommend visiting the GotQuestions website and their section on the crusades.
Danielezerable 6 months ago
@gilesderoet Also, more than fifty Popes in recorded history have actually been Atheists. Surprising, I know.
Danielezerable 6 months ago
@Danielezerable Something good came out of the first crusade. They stopped the Saracens from expanding. Although the crusaders that followed were horrible, they at least did something.
Blazing234 6 months ago
@Blazing234 Well, for the most part, yes. The Muslims did cause trouble for some time. And, yes. The crusades that followed were horrible and NOT for any good whatsoever. So in regards, both Islam AND the "Christians" are to blame, HOWEVER, the "Christians" took it way too far. It pretty much blossomed into legalized killings.
Danielezerable 6 months ago
both salladdin and richard had a great appreciation to each other, but they keep teaching us in books that they were enemies , both looked for power, both wanted jerusalem to their side. has nothing to do with religion. and till today the crusaders are trying to capture the land there, now they have sent the jews to do the dirty work knowingly they hae no right to settle there
bashar2antakli 6 months ago
@bashar2antakli I'll agree with the first part of that, that Richard and Saladin had a great respect for one another. I've written a paper on how Saladin was portrayed in Western literature as an 'Islamic knight' which in turn led to the development of furusiyya, the Islamic version of chivalry.
gilesderoet 6 months ago
those who have written here they just proved it was not christian war it was only for power, no need to read books to understand simple truth, specially saladin had christians i his army too so it was no islamic war. and there is another proof that those jews have no right to be there.
bashar2antakli 6 months ago
Second crusade is en route
NOislamification 6 months ago
@NOislamification I think you might be a few hundred years late.....
Jpg700 6 months ago
@Jpg700 Ok why's that then? Have you not noticed whats going on in the world now
NOislamification 6 months ago
@NOislamification what he's saying is that there's already been a second crusade in 1147-49, and 9 major crusades in total. Also, 1) what exactly do you see happening in the world that leads you to think there'll be another crusade, and 2) in what manner would such a crusade manifest?
rabbitspliff 6 months ago
Chris de Burgh has a new album!!
GremlinsAndGnomes 7 months ago
this is a pretty good account of the real battle and although not entirly accurate it is a testiment to the knights who died there its a shame that more singers nowadays dont do the same
toby6661000 7 months ago
@toby6661000 The ballad is inaccurate on many levels. First, the Crusades were many. The ballad highlights the 3rd Crusade, which was very short in comparison to the entire history of the subject. Yet, this is all present day Christians know of. The 3rd Crusade is portrayed as a series of battles for Jerusalem. Christians fail to recount the devastation and atrocities committed as they captured the cities of current day Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine. Sad to see it happen again. Blood Thirsty..
IamFreeRu 6 months ago
It would seem that everybody on this video is split over wether or not this song's lyrics are historically accurate.
GremlinsAndGnomes 7 months ago
@GremlinsAndGnomes this is not accurate in the song the reanforcing crusaders fought but in reality they saw the castle burning and turned back and the 1200 inside were slauterd in a six day seige
toby6661000 7 months ago
Athens is not lost, Her people are there,near,around and above1
KOSTAS311070 7 months ago
I hope that you find her as well. I am such a Chris De Burgh fan.. I have to say that personally my all time favorite love song on this world is called " The last moments of the Dawn" Perhaps that could help you with you search. Don't give up! Let me know if there is anything any of us can to help you locate her, Have you tried the fan pages, This should play out that she gets a call from Chris De Burgh himself.. That would make for a great story..Love my friend! and LOL to last comment (sorta)
Kathyscv 7 months ago
I hope that you find her as well. I am such a Chris De Burgh fan.. I have to say that personally my all time favorite love song on this world is called " The last moments of the Dawn" Perhaps that could help you with you search. Don't give up! Let me know if there is anything any of us can to help you locate her, Have you tried the fan pages, This should play out that she gets a call from Chris De Burgh himself.. That would make for a great story..Love my friend! and LOL to last comment (sorta)
Kathyscv 7 months ago
פייסל שלח אותי..
flicker0546 8 months ago
Such an epic song for a guy mostly known for "Lady in Red"
eviladrianAU 8 months ago
Is this also a movie?
gigireisner 8 months ago
I have written this message in hope that my dear friend Milly may read it. I have been trying to locate her, but sadly I’ve had no joy. I know she is a fan of Chris de Burgh so I live in hope that she reads this message and contacts me. Milly previously lived in Folkestone and worked for my mother. I let the best thing that ever happened to me slip through my fingers, even if too much has happened for a relationship to develop, I would also be happy to have her as a friend.
Sam x
SamuelG199 9 months ago 112
@SamuelG199 Good luck finding her.
bana112 8 months ago
@SamuelG199 ... I sincerely hope your search bears fruit, best of luck in your quest Sam
09Libertarian 8 months ago
@SamuelG199 I hope youll find her. Beautiful words.xxx
angel2402 7 months ago
@SamuelG199 bullshit! :D
Nasbayern 7 months ago
@SamuelG199 aww. did you find her?
LPeovic 7 months ago
@SamuelG199 shes dead
DetectiveMoore 3 months ago
@DetectiveMoore
Is that real or are you just killing the guys hope?
If you are just killing it thats harsh.
syphonfillter 3 months ago
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I have written this message in hope that my dear friend Milly may read it. I have been trying to locate her, but sadly I’ve had no joy. I know she is a fan of Chris de Burgh so I live in hope that she reads this message and contacts me. Milly previously lived in Folkestone and worked for my mother. I let the best thing that ever happened to me slip through my fingers, even if too much has happened for a relationship to develop, I would also be happy to have her as a friend.
Sam x
SamuelG199 9 months ago
Don't like the song...but I like your video!
vaso9701 9 months ago
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I have written this message in hope that my dear friend Milly may read it. I have been trying to locate her, but sadly I've had no joy. I know she is a fan of Chris de Burgh so I live in hope that she reads this message and contacts me. Milly previously lived in Folkestone and worked for my mother. I let the best thing that ever happened to me slip through my fingers, even if too much has happened for a relationship to develop, I would also be happy to have her as a friend. Sam x
SamuelG199 9 months ago
no richard never, but it was conquered by the crusaders!!! it,s just a video!!!
spudmm1 9 months ago
@walkabout09 Thank you Walkabout09, i'm a huge fan of his music, must keep a lookout for the programme, it might be repeated at some time :-)
mar24176 9 months ago
@walkabout09 Thanks a lot
kingofkings962 9 months ago
Chris De Burgh must be one of the best storytellers in music.
dub1xy 10 months ago
movie name please???
kingofkings962 10 months ago
Great masterpeice but incorrect historically. Muslims don't drink or have sex outside of marriage let alone a religious leader like Saladin who kicked the christians ass big time. :-)
qasion 10 months ago
greek version watch?v=4ZJYPG0VuV4
billstamaniac 10 months ago 10
@billstamaniac which is crappy. a loser took an epic song and translated it to a stupid story of a guy who was depressed and joined a group of protesters. akoma mia arpaxti apo ton malaka ton papakonstantinou.
SPARTAN3071 3 months ago
@SPARTAN3071 the song is just perfect
an den sou aresei mhn ton akous akou ta 3ena
billstamaniac 3 months ago 2
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eubankskid 10 months ago
yea HANY1591979....its spelled WHORING......dumbass.
scarrey1000 10 months ago
@scarrey1000 Thanks for the spelling lesson professor
chaingangbatalion 10 months ago
@scarrey1000 Not all of us are americans, american asshole
galanom79 10 months ago
does anyone know if the footage with the video is from a film?
mar24176 10 months ago
Is he saying "whoring" or I didn't hear well? Really funny because the muslims don't even TOUCH each others HANDS unless they marry. Extra-marital sex is strictly prohibited, often punished by death in countries with Sariah. They are conservative beyond the point that a westerner can conceive. As for drinking, the only muslim country afaik where you can find alcohol (for tourists) is Turkey (which is a secular state).
galanom79 10 months ago
@galanom79 so you are aware of all the laws of muslim lands almost 1000 years ago you must be so old. pretty sure it was fine back then for men to consort with slaves. every country/ city-state/ territory had them back then.
stalkingcat123 10 months ago
@stalkingcat123 He also said "drinking and whoring" which are grave sins. Furthermore, alcohol is forbidden in the Islamic religion. The song is full of bullshit. Fuck Chris de Burgh.
IamFreeRu 6 months ago
@IamFreeRu alcohol was being drunk by everybody due to it being safer then the water supplies it was also a disinfectant and a pain killer. i know for a fact that saladin the wise is recorded as a very intellegent, honorable, and noble person. needs were different back then. "muslims" had just consolodated their power in the middle east, when richard came and failed to take back jeruselem lol
stalkingcat123 6 months ago
@stalkingcat123 You are incorrect. The Muslim armies had an abundant amount of water. It was the crusaders who did not. Saladin drew the armies of Guy, Robert and Frederick out of Jerusalem. From there they had to march many miles with no water source. They came to a valley, where they met the Muslim armies. They had to defeat them in order to get to the lake which was on the Muslim side. Stop trying to justify the bullshit of this song and go read a book. I studied this shit for years.
IamFreeRu 6 months ago
@IamFreeRu i doubt it. the people you mention were in the first crusade. which was way worse then you think, richard the lionheart was the leader of the 3rd crusade in which he beseiged but never captured jeruselem. richard returned to England to raise money and troops for a 4thcrusade but died fighting in england. its a known fact that saladin and richard revered each other as great kings.
stalkingcat123 6 months ago 2
@stalkingcat123 You doubt it? How about go read a book instead of fucking yourself and spewing inaccurate information. I studied this subject years ago, yet I remember it as if it was yesterday. I am referring to the Siege of Tiberias, which is part of the Battle of Hattin, which is part of the 3rd Crusade. I have double majored in history and business management at a top 10 university in the USA. I don't have time to waste with a idiot like you! Now piss off...
IamFreeRu 6 months ago
@IamFreeRu and you can prove these claims lol i doubt it lol
stalkingcat123 6 months ago 2
@IamFreeRu HEY!
What you have just said is bullshit, not because your wrong, but because it's a debate, no swearing please! Now just listen to the god damn song! It doesn't have to be accurate to be good! and I ussually hate people getting stuff wrong! History is good, and this song is good, just because it is not accurate is no reason to start war!
syphonfillter 3 months ago
@syphonfillter Shut the hell up. Its a worthless song because it has no real basis. It must be accurate because he is obviously placing one side higher than the other. It just shows how biased and uneducated Chris is, and anyone who takes his side is even stupider for believing it.
IamFreeRu 3 months ago
@IamFreeRu I don't believe it, but, in the end, what you are saying is all songs are worthless. face it, it's a good sone, not right, but good all the same
I am above arguing with little children so, goodbye
Best wishs
Syphonfillter
*************** *true name with held
loler2161 3 months ago
@IamFreeRu He's singing from the first person prospective of the crusaders... Of course its going to sound biased.
Blazing234 3 months ago
@IamFreeRu Wow there, you keep it easy here. If you have no respect for yourself, respect this song. It is enough that we are relatively few to enjoy the genius behind Chris, no need to come from planet Gay-land and "teach" us what is valuable and what is not.
I am sure the only ones who listen to de Burgh now, are people who used to listen to his songs 15 + years ago, and they can distinguish Worthless (99.999% of the music that was released in the past 10 years) from Valuable.
TheGmThunder 2 months ago 3
Although the Crusades took alot of lives it did lead to the municipality sovereignty movement, which led to COMMON LAW, example. Laon in 1109; led to economical boom in trade, not just for europe; expanded geographic understanding; unified the people in countries like France, to help create nationality. So the Crusades were a benefit, not just for Europe but also Persia. IamfreeRU is silly, who is not mentally free, otherwise he wouldnt bring up this dumb political correctness garbage.
ladams146401 2 months ago
whats the movie title?
dwhigh3 11 months ago
I'm thinking Grammy for the music & oscar for the short film!!, this is epically awesome
barstowron 11 months ago
islam has come to the wrong land to spread its evil words,trust me on that!when people taste freedom from dictators,i.e religion zealots,and other dominating crapp!! they won't give it up!!
zeus21ish 11 months ago
Hahaha!!! Chris de Burgh. King of the douches.
fyrings1 11 months ago
Hany1591979-
Jerusalem is used as a metaphor in this song it means the general morality of men
tomhowardrandomtext 11 months ago
J'adore cette vidéo,et en fin de compte la musique va bien,est ce un film,je ne connais pas,néanmoins très belle vidéo.
ELB0RAK 11 months ago
ace tune
chiddy55 11 months ago
The Crusades were a more-than-justified counterattack against over 450 years of Muslim aggression. Any Westerner should thank those soldiers who defended our civilization. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to those who set the stage for the rise of the West, and all the values we cherish.
cdcb616 1 year ago 4
@cdcb616 You´re,because,when the crusades didn´t happens,we all are now muslims:P
GOD BLESS EUROPA AND PEACE TO ALL
MrDogcum 11 months ago
@cdcb616
Yep, that's just about right. We owe a great debt to Charles Martel (732ad Battle of Poitiers)
wolves201 11 months ago
@cdcb616
Yep, that's just about right. We owe a great debt to Charles Martel (732ad Battle of Poitiers)
wolves201 11 months ago
@cdcb616 Yep. Spot on. We owe a great debt to Charles Martel.
wolves201 11 months ago
@cdcb616 We owe a great debt to Charles Martel (ad732)
wolves201 11 months ago 3
Why would he make this? Definitely not of the same caliber as "The Lady In Red". "The Lady In Red" was an amazing song, this song is weird and pointless.
jopollar1 1 year ago
@jopollar1 Weird? Pointless? "there is only greed and evil in the men who fight today - the song of the Crusader has long since gone away"... is this pointless? I'd say its you who are missing it. It is a song about egoism and lack of direction in the people of our time. A bit too romantic, maybe, and historically not right to the point, but still a great song with a great POINT.
ugleseth123 11 months ago 2
@ugleseth123
Actually, that line is historical irony. It's about the mercenary attitude that was undermining the effectiveness of the Crusades and the fact that even at their most successful the Christians weren't actually making any progress towards actually retaining long-term control of Judea.
Loalrikowki 10 months ago
So, Chris De Burgh didn't know anything about Sladin. That's clear enough.
inamonianim 1 year ago
@inamonianim and You dont know anything about poetry :)
Everybody knows that only victory of Richard was that the Muslims have to let in the christians pilgirms into Jerusalem :) but You can`t write song about it :)
And Saladin was a great man but how itll be sounds "Great Leader of Pagans Saladin who sent Richard the LionHeart peaches and doctors to heal him that they could sign the Truce" ;)"
"Jerusalem is lost but You can visit it" still dont match :)
vhaba 1 year ago
@vhaba Okay, there's no need for that. I just didn't agree with De Burgh's description of Saladin and all Muslims as "Heathens."
inamonianim 11 months ago
@inamonianim Ok i overreacted sorry :)
vhaba 11 months ago
@vhaba Dun worry it's kayyyy ^_^
inamonianim 11 months ago
you should all listen "papakonstantinou - gia mena tragoydw"
christodoulos21 1 year ago
This song is just the teeniest bit racist.
inamonianim 1 year ago 2
ΟΧΙ ΕΑΝ ΕΧΕΙΣ ΥΠΟΣΤΕΙ ΡΑΤΣΙΣΜΟ,ΚΑΛΗΣΠΕΡΑ,ΕΛΛΑΣ
PAYLOS71 1 year ago
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@PAYLOS71 don't speak greek lol
inamonianim 1 year ago
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NeptunoSP 1 year ago
this song for all its historical faults is still a magnificent opus, members of the alan parsons project helped too on this 1979 a&m release most notably andrew powell who produced crusader to be fair when i listened to it i was unaware of its historical inacracies i just loved it for its music today 2011 concept albums are almost non exsistent and looked down on, one of the reasons why perhaps where music today is so generic and uninspiring.
azzorroww 1 year ago 2
wow oh wow, what a song, its nice that the history is pretty much correct
Can anyone tell me which album this is from?
menormice2 1 year ago
wow oh wow, what a song, its nice that the history is pretty much correct
menormice2 1 year ago
@menormice2 Whaaaaa? It isn't correct at all lol xD
inamonianim 1 year ago
Chris de Burgh
TheMoetallica 1 year ago
epic
dayo1075 1 year ago 2
yea, but the danish crusaders fought, in estland, (dont know the english name for it)
even the danish history dont tell as much of it as you says, i do belive you tho, since i cant see how it can just fell from the sky, and we take it in, enyway, it was just the danish flag i would ask of, and i know the danes did not fight whit lionheart,
but they fought in estland, and i thinks we maybe can find out more of the history that way, bu talking, right?
gunnerthedenmark 1 year ago
I have to do a project about the Jewish struggle for an English assignment. So thanks to this song, I decided to actually learn something and study the crusades.
Truly a stain upon Christianity, isn't it?
Great song, truthful or not.
Masterkavi 1 year ago
odd, at 3:12 , the crusaders carying 2 danish flags :-),
gunnerthedenmark 1 year ago
@gunnerthedenmark It's not the danish flags, friend, it's the knights of Saint John, the Dannebrog and the Cross of Saint John is very similar, so I understand your confusion. Knights of Saint John were also known as the Knights Hospitallers, and caried on the fight all the way to the 16th century, the enemy being Ottoman Turkey at that time, and they still exists to this day.
NorseWinter 1 year ago
@NorseWinter acktually i ment it as a joke, i know what you mean,
gunnerthedenmark 1 year ago
@gunnerthedenmark Alright then :D you can atleast tell yourself you got one person fooled :D
NorseWinter 1 year ago
@NorseWinter lol, but your history lesson and the history of danebro is alike, course it was told that the country where it fell from the sky was both english and danish crusaders, so maybe its posible that the flag came from a english crusader somehow? i dont know if its true, but somehow it could make sence, but i dont want to get into it since the legend probaly is just fake, and they made it up , but enyway, who knows, i know i dont, :-)
gunnerthedenmark 1 year ago
@gunnerthedenmark That hypothesis atleast is fairly easy to explain. Dannebrog "fell" from the sky as the legend says at the battle of Lyndanis in Estonia, and it wasn't English knights who fought with Valdemar the Great, but German Knights of Saint John, and in gratitude King Valdemar adopted the insignia, atleast this is what I've been told. Anyway, odd place to have this conversation, really, since it's fairly established that Denmark didn't fight in Outremer
NorseWinter 1 year ago
This song mislead me for nearly 30 years!
I, a Chinese-speaking ethnic Chinese from Taiwan, fell in love with this song the first time I heard it some 20 or 30 years ago. Great storytelling, great musical arrangement, great everything! I loved it so much that I know all the lyrics by heart and can sing along the entire song from begin to finish. (to be continued)
ptfunnypoet 1 year ago
(continued) Knowing little about Western history, the words "Whoring and drinking and snoring .... Saladin ran when he heard their victory song ....." have been deep in my mind for years and years, and constitute the entire impression I have about Saladin and Crusade. Until last night. (to be continued)
ptfunnypoet 1 year ago
(continued) Last night I was in bed reading the book "Worlds at War" by Anthony Pagden. A chapter in this book was about the history of the Crusade, and to my utmost surprise, Richard the Lion Heart has never conquered Jerusalem and Saladin is one of the few, it not the only, widely respected Muslim hero in the West (although I'm still not sure why Westerners love him)! (to be continued)
ptfunnypoet 1 year ago
@ptfunnypoet See my last post as to why Westerners respect him, he was seen as a noble commander. He tried for peace whenever he could, usually offering very generous surrender deals. He also let many Christians (not all) leave when he captured Jerusalem, while the Crusaders would've killed every Muslim there (and also allowed the Jews to resettle there). When Richard was sick, Saladin sent him ice and fruit as a token of respect.
LunaticFringe20 1 year ago
I don't blame de Burgh for misleading me for so many years, after all, he is not writing a history book. Maybe he was just trying to convey his wish or regret or whatever. I still thank him for bringing us such a great music. But still, as you can imagine, this is a big big big surprise to me after so many years!
(His other song, the Spanish Train, is also a great piece. But this time, I'm sure it's just a fiction story.
ptfunnypoet 1 year ago
Hang on, as hany said Richard never broke through Jerusalem. He retreated to Acre by all accounts and saladin moved out to attack him. It was Acre? not Jaffa
Hardrada88 1 year ago
yep..still immence :)
Hardrada88 1 year ago