Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars DOCUMENTARY

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Published 2019-10-13

Our new animated historical documentary series on the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars will start with the story of the battle of Pliska or battle of Varbitsa pass between the Eastern Roman emperor Nikephoros I and the khan of the First Bulgarian Empire Krum. The story starts right after our video on the Umayyad Caliphate's siege of Constantinople in 717-718, during which the allied Byzantine-Bulgar forces stopped the Muslim expansion in the region.

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Machinimas were made on Total War: Attila engine by MalayArcher (youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates)

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Sources:
Paul Sophoulis - Bulgaria and Byzantium 775 - 831
Dennis B Hupchick - The Bulgarian-Byzantine Wars for Early Medieval Hegemony
R.J Crampton - A Concise History of Bulgaria

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All Comments (21)

@KingsandGenerals 4 years ago

Monetization comes and goes, but the patrons are forever. Hopefully :-) www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals Also! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL GOD!
@stepanpytlik4021 4 years ago

Being ambushed and destroyed in a narrow pass somewhere in the mountains literally became a Roman tradition
@Mattyhollis 4 years ago

15:01 freezeframe "So, you're probably wondering how I got myself into this situation." - Nikephoros I
@breaden4381 4 years ago

Officers: We’re walking into a trap Nikephoros: Yes Officers: Should we retreat or prepare for battle? Nikephoros: No
@overassassin126 4 years ago

12:58 "They saw a fortified log palisade, blocking their path, which Nikephoros dismissed as a means to prevent entry, rather than deny exit" Foreshadowing intensifies
@SeleucusNicator 4 years ago

I never learned about the Byzantine-Bulgarian wars in school, nor do I have any books about said conflicts. Videos likes this, where I get to learn about something I had no prior knowledge of, are why I love this channel. <3
@Monkechnology 4 years ago

Krum: *drinks wine from the emperor's skull * Khorne: that's my boy!
@innageorgievadoychinova578 4 years ago

They forgot to mention the most famous quote in Bulgarian history: ''Не щеш ли мира на ти секира'' roughtly translated it would be ''if you don't want the peace you get the axe'' which is presumably what khan Krum said to the emperor before he chopped his head off!
@VladTevez 4 years ago

Mostly known as "the battle where the emperor became a silver cup"
@VladTevez 4 years ago

Trivia: When the news of the defeat reached Constantinople, the people went to the tomb of emperor Constantine V "the Dung-named" (nick-name given to him by his iconodules enemies) and cried out to rise up from the tomb and save the empire
@drashko 4 years ago

In Bulgaria, we call this battle "Battle of Varbitsa Pass" as it did not take place in Pliska. I am sure many more interesting episodes are coming: Battle of Achelous, Trajan's Gates, Kleidion or Klokotnitsa. You can also cover the battle of Adrianople of 1205 between Bulgaria and the Fourth Crusade where the crusader emperor Baldwin faced pretty much the same faith as Nicephoros.
@MirGamesBG 4 years ago

Finally, for so long, I waited to see an episode about Bulgaria.
@atanasnankinski9573 4 years ago

Krum: "If you don't want the peace then you will get the axe"
@Liquidsback 4 years ago

At least they didn't fight each other over a Stray Dog.
@Sim4oo 4 years ago

OH MY GOD,yesterday I was just talking about how the wars between Bulgaria and the Byzantine Empire have always been one of the most underrated episodes of history in the world. A 700 year long period that is hardly taught in schools around the world but deserves more attention.Damn,absolutely impressed with you guys that you are covering something about my own country.
@th2nos 4 years ago

Ah yes. The good old tactic of "let's go meme about in unfavorable terrain while not giving a damn about our enemies what could go wrong?"
@dwolfstudio2 4 years ago

When I was in school, this story always fascinated me! I remember that when Nikiphor realised that the Bulgar Army was marching fearlessly, his words were: "Even if we had wings, we could not escape!" Thank you, you made my day!
@aleksandarvil5718 4 years ago

Nikephoros I 'The Logothete' : *invades Bulgaria and besieges, then loots Pliska in 811* Khan Krum : "I'm about to end this emperor's whole career."
@admiralsquatbar127 4 years ago

Krum sounds like a God from the Conan novels and movies.
@countbinfaceglobalpresiden7926 4 years ago

BazBattles: Posts battle of Ongal K&G: Posts battle of pliska All related to the Bulgarian - Byzantine war COINCiDENCE I THINK NOT