Ancient Warfare Expert Rates 10 Battle Tactics In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider
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Published 2021-02-02
Konijnendijk rates the realism of tactics portrayed in films such as “300" (2006), "Alexander" (2004), and "Braveheart" (1995). He breaks down the martial arts prowess of stars such as Brad Pitt in "Troy" (2004), Orlando Bloom in "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005), and Russell Crowe in "Gladiator" (2000).
He also looks at some fantastical scenes such as the battle of Helm's Deep from "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002) and the battle of Winterfell from "Game of Thrones." Konijnendijk analyzes the historical accuracy of scenes from "The Last Kingdom" (2015) and "Red Cliff" (2008), and he rates the realism of the military formations, tactics, movements, and weaponry of each scene.
Find out more about Konijnendijk here:
twitter.com/roelkonijn
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Ancient Warfare Expert Rates 10 Battle Tactics In Movies And TV | How Real Is It?
All Comments (21)
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If this guy doesn’t have at least two ditches surrounding his house I’m gonna be really disappointed
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"You can just throw rocks. They cost you nothing, take no preparation and you throw them at people and they get hurt. It's great!" Good lord this guy is hilarious, we need him back again please.
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Q: How do i win ancient battles? A: Dig ditches Q: How many? A: Yes.
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"Should you find yourself fighting an army of ice zombies..." - Roel Konijnendijk, Oxford Lecturer
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“Rocks cost nothing, take no preparation. You just throw them and people get hurt its great!”. Best line ever edit: where tf did these likes come from👁👄👁
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The Game of Thrones writers extensively researched medieval warfare and siege tactics for the express purpose of doing none of them correctly
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The greatest warrior in history was not a Bowman or a Swordsman or a Spearman. He was a digger. A digger who dug ditches. When he was done, he dug more ditches. Ditches help you win wars. I learnt this when I started throwing rocks at people because they got hurt and it was great. Thanks Roel!
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I love this mans way of explaining things. Keep them coming! "..just throw them at people and they get hurt...its great..." LMAO
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Why is no one talking about how he literally caught an actor falling and just proved he was right?!?!
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"just throw Rocks at people, they get hurt, its great"
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"...and you just throw them ('rocks') at people. They get hurt. It's great!" Perfect description, love this man. 😂👌
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"People try not to die" Funny how in so many movies people fully accept that they're canon fodder.
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This guy's absolute fury at the consistent lack of ditches is hilarious.
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I love this guy. I am a vet, and military strategy is absolutely amazing. And a lot of people overlook simplicity, just as he said with the ditches. People seem to always ignore the power of flanking. Once you are attacking on one side, you have a 50/50 chance of winning. Once you are attacking on 2 sides, you got more of a 70-80% chance of winning. Once you are attacking on 3 sides, it's over.
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Watching this man become increasingly exasperated by the lack of ditches in these movies has been the great joy of my week
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“Just throw rocks at them, they hurt people and cost nothing, it’s great” Sounded almost like personal experience
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"they'd try to disrupt the formation, not slam into it and hope it goes away" His logic/sarcasm combination game is 10/10
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You know the literal subject he teaches is "The evolution of medieval ditch warfare 101" - "The archeological record from digging ditches to ditch victory 102", I'd definitely engage in his courses
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It kinda sucked to have him shred so many of my favorite movies, but this was still fascinating to hear him dismantle and explain proper historical tactics. Kudos.
