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Ancalagon
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February 9th, 2020, 12:30 am
Members here enjoy the gaming goodness. Many of us enjoy history. I happened upon a video offering a cool view of the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 that, in my opinion, was very well done. I figured I'd post it here and follow up with similar videos of Battles in History .
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Ancalagon
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February 9th, 2020, 12:48 am
Julius Caesar's First Invasion of Britain, 55 BCE.
N.B. There is a minute or so of advertisement after the beginning of the video so roll with it...
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“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan
Ancalagon
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February 9th, 2020, 1:02 am
Caesar's Second Invasion of Britain, 54 BCE
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“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan
Necron 99
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February 9th, 2020, 5:01 pm
Nice vids, cool to see the the play by play.
“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.” - Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien
Ancalagon
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Location: Bellevue, NE
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February 27th, 2020, 11:10 pm
From the Crusades: History leading up to and including The Battle of Hattin, 1187 CE.
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“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan
Ancalagon
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March 7th, 2020, 8:56 pm
The Battle of Hastings, 1066, a turning point in English and European history.
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“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan
Ancalagon
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March 7th, 2020, 9:09 pm
The Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066, a prelude to The Battle of Hastings
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“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan
Ancalagon
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March 22nd, 2020, 12:17 am
First Crusade: Battle of Dorylaeum 1097 CE
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“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan
Ancalagon
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March 25th, 2020, 9:56 pm
First Crusade: Siege of Antioch 1098 AD
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“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan
Ancalagon
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March 26th, 2020, 10:26 pm
First Crusade: Siege of Jerusalem 1099 AD
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“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” - Carl Sagan