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The Longest War EVER

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🧭 Timestamps:
0:00 Hello!
0:40 Introducing our players
3:33 The invasion starts
8:36 France time
11:30 Al-Andalus Settles
14:27 Abbasid Arrive
15:42 Umayyad: The Sequel
17:30 The Beginning of the End
23:21 Aftermath
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20 Comments

@HeyHistorically Creator 6 months ago (edited) Pinned

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@CardboardComics 6 months ago

Historians: write thousands of books about 700+ years of conflict.
This channel: “Alright so basically…” and it communicates it perfectly

@deeeedaisy 6 months ago

28 seconds into the video “ we are already 30 years behind schedule” 😭😭😭

@ZeArdonops 6 months ago

LMAO the visigoths spent 300 years building a kingdom just to lose it in 7 years because a couple of nobles decided to rage quit mid-battle

@lin_del 6 months ago

History is sometimes like being handed the answer sheet to a test but instead we completely ignore it and write some other bullsht

@pureoceanic 6 months ago

5:03 this soponser ship took 60years worth of time if anyone wondered

@themanthemyththelegend_waly 6 months ago

Son: don't worry mom and dad! It'll be a quick war!

@Deeptionary 6 months ago

10:37 Charles Martell's shield wall wasn't just a military tactic, it was a week-long staring contest that proved boredom can be a lethal weapon in warfare. While the Umayyads were looking for a glorious charge, the Franks simply stood still and let the enemy's impatience do the killing. Victory belongs to those who can tolerate silence the longest.

@orTheRealReason 5 months ago

The idea of a conflict stretching across centuries makes it feel less like a single war and more like a slow reshaping of societies, identities, and borders. It’s interesting to think about how generations on both sides must have understood it differently, and it raises curiosity about how others interpret that long arc of change.

@fatman5890 6 months ago

Fun fact ‏‪3:58‬‏
Over the centuries, as languages evolved and the region changed hands, "Jabal Ṭāriq" slowly morphed into "Gibraltar" in Spanish and English, and "Gibilterra" in Italian.

@samiulislam4397 4 months ago

MORAL OF THE STORY:
You gain unity and trust , you win ..
You loose unity and trust, you loose
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@ktnamgyal5741 6 months ago (edited)

Honestly, the Reconquista is one of the most interesting subjects at hand to study. It has everything from scheming to fighting on both sides. Reminds me of a certain book series that never seems to end, huh.

@amazingalixio3 6 months ago

I'm so glad I got membership :_HistLoved:

@RotationalEnergyMan 6 months ago

4:02 Tariq is genuinely just aura farming like Piccolo in that GIF
and also, Gibraltar is still named "Tariq's mountain" in Arabic

@boog5812 6 months ago

No mention of Portugal 😭

@Chronova-b4z 2 months ago

It's incredible how some conflicts can span generations, completely reshaping societies and cultures. This video did a fantastic job explaining the broader historical context behind such a long struggle.

@LocallyToasted 6 months ago

18:27 This spy has already breached our defenses!

@AbdulHadi-m2k9o 6 months ago

21:06 the crescent isn't the symbol of Islam. It was used by ottomans after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Later on it was popularized in the Muslim world.