When you realize that Ragnar probably spent more time in England than Richard

@hellatze

3 жыл бұрын

Sad crusade noise

@Calcapwn300

3 жыл бұрын

Oh fk!

@lewisirwin5363

3 жыл бұрын

Considering he owned half of France at the time I'd let him off a bit.

@user-om6xn1lq1w

2 жыл бұрын

@@lewisirwin5363 A lot of England's kings owned many lands in France, yet mostly ruled from England.

@enakuen1

2 жыл бұрын

Best form up a shield wall, because shots = fired

Not all Monty Python Knights were soft. One of them bravely ran away.

@elliotbishop231

3 жыл бұрын

He bravely ran away away.

@alphashaitan65

3 жыл бұрын

@@elliotbishop231 When danger reared its ugly head he bravely turned his tail and fled.

@Schmidy76

3 жыл бұрын

Hey ya can't blame Sir Robin, he face some "scary" shit hahahahaha

@KyleKirenn

3 жыл бұрын

@@Schmidy76 Wasn't sir Robin...screwed after responding "I don't know that" to the capital of Assyria?

@pugswin1887

3 жыл бұрын

@@alphashaitan65 Yes brave Sir Robin turned about and gallantly he chickened out

Richard’s main opponent in the 3rd crusade was Saladin. “you couldn’t even beat a salad in a fight” is a very clever double entendre.

@gamerstheater1187

5 ай бұрын

I assumed it was cause he died choking to death

@doc8090

4 ай бұрын

He won every battle vs Saladin though

@mrguermo1

4 ай бұрын

@@doc8090 Ever heard the saying “won the battle but lost the war”?Richard saw the holy land but couldn’t go all the way. Saladin won, the crusaders lost.

@doc8090

4 ай бұрын

@@mrguermo1 he didn’t lose the war though the crusaders won every battle and strengthened crusader hold in the levant the only reason he never took Jerusalem is because he didn’t want to he thought it was smarter to go for Egypt Saladin wanted peace and Richard accepted as he had to return to Europe to fight a different war . How could Saladin have won a war he lost every encounter in? How could the crusaders have lost a war that benefited only them?

@mrguermo1

4 ай бұрын

@@doc8090 their objective was reconquest of the holy land. Some strategic coastal cities meant they didn’t go home empty handed but the third crusade was not a Christian victory. As for the point about winning battles there are an endless examples in history of forces achieving success on the battlefield and yet failing to achieve their ultimate goal.

"i'm just a warrior, i'm not a linguist, but I think the King of England should probably speak English" one of the best setup and delivered bars, love that

@erics7707

Жыл бұрын

The English nobility spoke French until Henry V's time...at least two centuries after Richard I..so that's spot on. Especially since the Normans formed the nobility after 1066, not the Anglo-Saxons because William the Conqueror basically rooted the Anglo-Saxons out of nearly all important titles and positions in favor of his fellow Normans.

@generictimestamperstupendi9021

Жыл бұрын

only one that i think can top it is Che vs Guy Fawkes

@DeathMessenger1988

11 ай бұрын

Way to go for the throat, Ragnar! XD

@michaelreid322

9 ай бұрын

I just looked up Richard I on Wikipedia, and read that followers of his brother John attacked the authority of Richard's Chancellor, William Longchamp, on the grounds that he was a Norman and couldn't speak English, suggesting that by this point, high officials were expected to be Anglophones. So another example of how good the research is on these historical rap battles.

@tomaszaleksander9027

9 ай бұрын

@@erics7707 until Henry V? I am pretty sure the Stuarts spoke French as well. I thought that the Hannover Gang, being Germans, changed that.

Best flow: Richard Best disses: Ragnar Overall loser: Minnesota

@TheMalignantMind

3 жыл бұрын

They're used to it.

@danksanchez4324

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone in America knows Minnesota, Nevada, and Wyoming are just voids and don’t exist, Like seriously has anyone met a native wyomingan ?

@Cody-5501

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the team sucks also Vikings never made it to MN so the team is even dumber

@TwistedUpMusic

3 жыл бұрын

as a Minnesotan i approve of this message

@duganchase8577

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

"If I wanted to fight loser vikings I'd go to Minnesota." He's out of line, but he's right.

@owenvunderlick5559

3 жыл бұрын

Duck duck gray duck gang

@jlucas42

3 жыл бұрын

I think there's another meaning here too, referencing the rivalry between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings. Very clever.

@hydraco.9423

3 жыл бұрын

I hate how right they were about that line.

@Brumuder

3 жыл бұрын

oof that line hurt a lil, but yeah he's right

@nobbeman

3 жыл бұрын

that line hurt bad, but only cause its true :(

Ragnar's verse "You went from chainmail to chained up in jail till mommy drained England to pay for your bail!" was just too perfect and historically accurate to boot.

@xaiveruniverse6389

Жыл бұрын

Im like is it just me?

@pajtimo23

Жыл бұрын

Drained England?

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@pajtimo23 They mean took up most of the funds FROM england to pay out for the king's escape.

@pajtimo23

Жыл бұрын

@@Gadget-Walkmen I thought it was drained in a different way 👁️👁️

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@@pajtimo23 lol in a “naughty” way?

I agree with the general consensus that Ragnar won, but can we *please* talk about how good Richard's second verse is? "Who invented the royal me? We! Who's the predominantly fictional emcee? Thee! You're a wannabe, mon ami, kneel down and honor me! Richard coming through in the end like Sean Connery" is honestly one of the best flowing lines ERB has written.

@memecliparchives2254

Жыл бұрын

If that was his final verse he would have won. Because there is no beating, you went from chainmail to chained up in jail till mommy drained England to pay for your bail

@AHappyCub

Жыл бұрын

Nah bro, Richard aint shit to Ragnar, bitch ass didnt even lead his own kingdom like a monarch should

@isaacshefton5835

Жыл бұрын

It wasnt great tbh especially when ragnar called him out for not speaking English

@aidanhendricksen4832

Жыл бұрын

@@isaacshefton5835 what do you mean not that great, he called Ragnar fake (which is historically true) all while showing that history still sees Richard as legend lived, Ragnar is not

@isaacshefton5835

Жыл бұрын

@@aidanhendricksen4832 a lot of these characters are fake. We don't care. Ragnar is real tho. Speaking French instead of English shows submission

Ragnar: The King of England should probably speak English Richard: *M O N A M I*

@AzureSkyCiel

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny because Richard III was like the Great grandson or so of William the Conqueror who was the Duke of Normandy and English aristocracy at the time spoke primarily French I think.

@curtiswong7280

2 жыл бұрын

@@AzureSkyCiel there are still a load of French words in English, so it stuck to be honest.

@Dekuma

2 жыл бұрын

@@curtiswong7280 It's a looooong story. When France wasn't even France but a sub-kingdom of the Francque Empire led by Carolus Magnus. But most royal court during middle-age speaked French until I think the "French and Indian War" or in the French : "La Guerre de 7 ans" ("War of seven years)

@mikkelkomstedt8790

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dekuma Impressive. Almost everything you said was wrong

@Dekuma

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikkelkomstedt8790 And you are ?

Lara Croft vs Indiana Jones

@PrototypeAlysianKnight

3 жыл бұрын

Love this idea! Consider my vote in

@hisanrehan9703

3 жыл бұрын

With Nathan drake and dora interrupting

@PrototypeAlysianKnight

3 жыл бұрын

@@hisanrehan9703 xD that'd be great

@nicknack-snack2

3 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome!

@CarlosDesmithy

3 жыл бұрын

If they can get Nathan Fillian to come is as Drake I could die happy

0:16 Richard sticks up two fingers with the back of his hand outwards at Ragnar, a British gesture similar to the middle finger. It's commonly said to originate in medieval England. During the Hundred Years War, the French would cut off the bow fingers from captured English longbowmen, so the English would make that gesture to taunt the French by indicating that they still had their fingers and could use them to kill their enemies.

@glrbarak1465

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit, I had no idea ERB was this detailed

@yaxte8356

Жыл бұрын

that 100 years war myth is acc false but sure okay

@Chaos_knight553

Жыл бұрын

pretty sure the french were doing the middle finger to english to show them they had unlike their others

@zachall101

Жыл бұрын

@@yaxte8356 it's not a myth, the French started it by cutting off the middle finger of English archers to mock us, so we retaliated by cutting off both of their fingers and then mocking them with ours, it WAS an actual thing, however it was started by the French first

@yaxte8356

Жыл бұрын

@@zachall101 The image makes the claim that the gesture derives from English soldiers at the Battle of Agincourt, France in 1415. This claim is false.

“If I wanted to fight loser Vikings, I’d go to Minnesota” As a Vikings fan… that hurt. 😅

@Knitting_n_Trucking

4 ай бұрын

That’s some collateral damage right there!

@IwhowasdatXD960

4 ай бұрын

As a Packers fan, this battle is one of my favorites cause of that 😂

@dogescout5868

3 ай бұрын

Crushed my soul seeing that 😅

@kingstonvlach7835

3 ай бұрын

it never ends :(

@The-real-negan

14 күн бұрын

As a Swede, I saw Vikings logo.. it was good.. but it’s missing the GODDAMN BEARD!

Best Flow: Lionheart Best Disses: Lodbrok Loser: English people's financial status

@suxialu5358

2 жыл бұрын

310 likes and no comments?

@bluelightning1224

2 жыл бұрын

@@suxialu5358 He said everything that needed to be said

@iantalente5491

2 жыл бұрын

And the Minnesota Vikings lost

“Couldn’t even beat a Salad in a fight”. “Salad in” = Saladin

@porkchop2325

2 жыл бұрын

Lol that part was pretty funny

@troypuyear2241

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I missed that one.

@TimLimDimSims

2 жыл бұрын

Salad represents asgard

@timothybrown760

2 жыл бұрын

Now I'm going to end up going back to watch 'The Kingdom of Heaven' after watching this rap battle and hearing that verse! ; )

@heathertaylor8904

2 жыл бұрын

You are my favorite people in youtube comments. There are so many zingers that fly under the radar because we don't know about it. You're the hero we needed 💕

"I'm just a warrior I'm not a linguist, but I think the King of England should probably speak English." One of my favorite lines in ERB.

@Rookericht

9 ай бұрын

"Good thing you hold the red cross cause that's who you're gonna need." Also one of my favorite lines.

@Gun_GAMER987

Ай бұрын

Me too

Hitorical quick fact: Richard never attacked Jerusalem because when he marched near the city his tactician eyes realised that his crusade army is indeed simply too small to conquer Jerusalem and he didn't want to suffer unnecessary casualties. That just shows how Richard tactic genius came from not being relogious fanatic and calmly calculating things.

@vaiyt

8 ай бұрын

He was on a divine mission, turning it back sounds like he didn't have enough faith. The guys who gave up on the first crusade never lived it down.

@krzysztofputerko1943

7 ай бұрын

@@vaiyt Richard was that succesfull only because he was a strategist and didn't just blindly think "the God will grant us a victory". He knew how hard sieging a fortified city was and how many resoruces and people it required to be succesfull. He knew he wouldn't be able to conquer Jerusalem(and Historians say that it was true and he wouldn't achieve a victory in that siege). Also, he was planning to return with another crusade but he died before he was able to organise it.

@ElmiRaculos-vr2dm

6 ай бұрын

Sounds like Cope, but ok.

@JubioHDX

6 ай бұрын

@@krzysztofputerko1943 not a single crusade was successful, i dont think we need to protect his post mortem pride by acting like any of them were led by geniuses... Even if he had more it likely wouldve ended like the rest. They were pointless losses of life that were only "for god" at a surface level

@gamera5160

6 ай бұрын

@@JubioHDX Incorrect. The first crusade conquered Jerusalem and established the crusader states. Two was a failure. Three was a partial success, retaking a lot of territory and opening up Jerusalem for Christian pilgrims by agreement with Saladin. The fourth was a huge failure. Fifth was a failure. 6th was successful and the crusaders retook Jerusalem. Seven and Eight were failures. Nine was a small success and helped Christians escape the Mamluks.

Cain and Abel vs. Romulus and Remus, two pairs of brothers who backstabbed the other would make an interesting match up.

@p1zystrat18

2 жыл бұрын

imagine if Cain kills Abel and Romulus kills Remus at some point for reasons similiar or refferencing for what they died

@mrpink8951

2 жыл бұрын

Or even just Cain VS Romulus xD

@levilowenthal1758

2 жыл бұрын

Cain and Romulus vs Abel and Remus

@koolaidman_

2 жыл бұрын

Literally your mind king, don't let anyone ever make you feel inferior you're the best

@jagerzaku9160

2 жыл бұрын

YES PLEASE LETS LYRICALLY FOUND ROME

“If I wanted to fight loser Vikings I’d go to Minnesota” Sheesh that’s cold

@peterloch3333

3 жыл бұрын

Just like Minnesota's offence

@user-wy1yb7zj1j

3 жыл бұрын

Cold haha

@TJskillz169

3 жыл бұрын

Packers fans approve

@ARC117Studios

3 жыл бұрын

It was as cold as Minnesota** As a Minnesotan, I can confirm that was indeed a cold diss.

@ajamcan7264

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that hurt cause it’s so goddamn true

This is their most underappreciated battle. It has so many niche and historical references, the research they did is nothing short of impressive.

@oshura2506

Жыл бұрын

The flow and rhyme scheme is just a little off tbh

@SuperMaanas

Жыл бұрын

@@oshura2506 Why?

@khankorpofficial

11 ай бұрын

It's not that it's underappreciated It's one of the newest ones Give it time dude

@LocseryuOfficial

9 ай бұрын

@@khankorpofficial i wouldnt call 2 years new

"You took Acre and Jaffa, like a piece of cake, but never attacked Jerusalem for Christ sake", is such a good line because there's a sweet literally called Jaffa cakes. But that 2nd Lionheart verse was just so good

When the world needed them the most, they returned.

@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129

3 жыл бұрын

It hasn't been that long, when the last battle was released Biden was already president-elect

@youtubertop

3 жыл бұрын

2021 is not so bad

@rosanirodrigues557

3 жыл бұрын

I want everyone from World War II to start rapping against each other like (Franklin D Roosevelt) (Winston Churchill) (Joseph Stalin) VS (Adolf Hitler) (Benito Mussolini) (Emperor Michinomiya Hirohito) I always wanted to see something like that and see what would happen it would be so great and awesome to get that battle it will be like a dream come true for me please ERB do it I wanted it so much, (Thank you for reading.)🙏

@jessesmith6824

3 жыл бұрын

He's back boisss

@wut274

3 жыл бұрын

This was the first thing I thought too! Haha

"Your son killed your ex, your ex killed your wife, I'm a lion king man but that's a messed up Circle of Life!" *WHOA!!!!!*

@craytherlaygaming2852

2 жыл бұрын

The Norsemen way bro... you wouldn't get it

@TheDr_Crow

2 жыл бұрын

@@craytherlaygaming2852 only Norse kids can relate unlike these snowflakes smh

@craytherlaygaming2852

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheDr_Crow indeed

@maxrichards3881

2 ай бұрын

“Who are you to talk about the circle of life? Your old lady can’t feel the love on any night!” That rebuttal compensated.

Richard has some of the best sounding verses on the whole channel. Idek why I find his flow so fantastic

@acevictory3587

9 ай бұрын

He won

"I´m the Lion King, man but thats a messed up circle of life`" is my favorite bar in this one. It somehow hits so hard !!

@HuskyDog88

14 күн бұрын

Reference to the Disney movie.

@TakiwaraTaki

14 күн бұрын

@@HuskyDog88 brah...as if i didn´t know

@HuskyDog88

14 күн бұрын

@@TakiwaraTaki When is the next ERB? I wanted them to do John Ritter vs. Don Knotts.

A viking and a French King of England insulting each other in the same language, that's basically how the English language was born

@geneve34

2 жыл бұрын

you could say a DANISH but.. you know, viking works? O.o

@geneve34

2 жыл бұрын

*Dane

@BelleroseQC

2 жыл бұрын

I love this comment.

@dranflame_1236

2 жыл бұрын

@@geneve34 I mean, old norse turned into modern danish and vikings spoke old norse so...

@dcr645

2 жыл бұрын

@@geneve34. We don't know where Ragnar (If he's one man, which is unlikely) is from. The best lead is that his father was supposedly Sigurdr Ring, a mostly mythical King of proto-Sweden Besides, "Danish" didn't really exist as a concept back then, and neither did "Swedish" or "Norwegian". It's more accurate to either say "Norse" or to use a blanket term, like "Viking" (Only use viking if it's a raider. Not every Scandinavian was a viking). TL;DR: Ragnar (if he was real) was probably from what is now Sweden, but it doesn't matter, since "Swedish" or "Danish" as nationalities didn't exist yet. It'd be more accurate to call him Norse or a viking

Best roasts: Ragnar Best flow: Richard Winner: The viewers Losers: Minnesota vikings

@Flare7129

2 жыл бұрын

Overrated

@EgirlPoke

2 жыл бұрын

As always with the Vikings :(

@krondax

2 жыл бұрын

they always lose.

@chrroin5078

2 жыл бұрын

there’s no way you think Richard had a better flow

@Flare7129

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrroin5078 Richard just has better flows

I gotta say, one of THE most underrated parts of this whole thing was Ragnar in the background laughing at his own burn at 1:23

The "tearing down your legacy and leaving it in runes" line was sick and pretty accurate

“You couldn’t even beat a Salad-in a fight” Why is no one talking about this clever one

@notyozuka7348

3 жыл бұрын

I know right? I had to replay that to make sure I wasn't imagining it!

@magpiejames1440

3 жыл бұрын

It may be too clever. I'm sure I'm not the only one who didn't get it.

@kareemtimileyin4094

3 жыл бұрын

@@magpiejames1440 yeah, you aren't🤣🤣

@AlisAquilae92

3 жыл бұрын

The "leave you in runes" is pretty clever as well ;) good episode this one

@kyanholland

3 жыл бұрын

Can you help. Thats one of the bars i didnt catch

“If I wanted to fight loser Vikings/I’d go to Minnesota” As a Vikings fan I wasn’t expecting this attack but okay

@larry192

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I had a feeling it was coming, and they sure delivered on it

@justinc882

3 жыл бұрын

As a Minnesotan... can't say they are wrong.

@dionysos8326

3 жыл бұрын

DW nobody watches that sport anyway

@fettsforlife4081

3 жыл бұрын

as a packers fan i support and applaud this attack on you

@cbishere311

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, hit hard on me

This is my favorite Rap Battle out of all of them! The costumes, the niche historical references, and the fantastic bars make this top tier.

"I'm just a warrior, I'm not a linguist But I think the King of England should probably speak English!" Best line ever. Full stop.

That "the king of England should probably speak English" fucking killed me

@AverageShyGuyKing

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@CMoth

3 жыл бұрын

He didn’t even like England

@PossessedbyPhoenix

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexmason8958 He spent no longer than six months in England and probably couldn't speak English, since he spent the majority of his life fighting abroad or living in Aquitaine

@CollinMcLean

3 жыл бұрын

@@PossessedbyPhoenix He once said he would sell all of London if he could find a buyer. And he loved Aquitaine so much that he was willing to give up Normandy and Anjou to keep it.

@nkohler5601

3 жыл бұрын

Why speak English when everything sounds sexer in French.

"If I wanted to fight loser vikings, I'd go to Minnesota" And like that, you can hear thousands cry out in pain

@TheVidNerd

2 жыл бұрын

"Oofta!"

@legofirefighter

2 жыл бұрын

Like the 1999 NFC Championship game?

@toon1hp

2 жыл бұрын

It hurt

@dinethaltmann9582

2 жыл бұрын

I thought I would be free from my states disappointing sports team here. That line hit like a sucker punch

@jdooms

2 жыл бұрын

@@legofirefighter that fieldgoal.. DAMN!

I realized that Ragnar's line, "Your old lady can't feel the love on any night", is a reference to the song from the Lion King, "Can you feel the love tonight". Jesus Ragnar, lay off him.

@maxrichards3881

2 ай бұрын

Richard doomed himself bringing up the Lion King.

The line “You took acre and jaffa like a piece of cake, but never attacked jerusalem for christs sake. You saw the holy land but couldnt go all the way, we should call it the crusade of richard the first base.” Is easily one of the most savage disses ive ever heard.

Considering Lionheart almost never stepped foot in England and cared more about French holdings, that linguist line is too true

@karlwittenburg5868

3 жыл бұрын

It was also very common that most of the Plantagenet kings of England never bothered to learn English and only spoke French and this was pretty common amongst most nobles until Henry V, 230 years after Richard the lionheart

@TheMaro555

3 жыл бұрын

@@karlwittenburg5868 YOu are right, but this doesnt change the fact that the line was KO.

@JaRule6

3 жыл бұрын

Right!? I was very impressed. They even inferred to his homosexuality by mentioning that his wife never got any. And I love when they said that his mother had to drain England to Ransom him. That was really awesome

@johnathonhaney8291

3 жыл бұрын

@@JaRule6 Said mom was Eleanor of Aquitaine, BTW, who was as vicious, Machiavellian and underhanded as any of her husbands OR children. Probably was mostly fictional but my point of reference on her remains Katherine Hepburn's portrayal of her in The Lion In Winter (damn good film about the most messed up Christmas ever where you got no choice but to face your mistakes).

@mariar.5800

3 жыл бұрын

@@karlwittenburg5868 Henry IV. was the first king to only speak english and not even know french. Henry V. only followed him in that regard

"You built your army by raising English taxes. I raised my army taxing English asses with my axes." The burn is so intense that the Frost Giants no longer exist

@303elliott

2 жыл бұрын

Such a good fucking rap!

@dannyjames8894

2 жыл бұрын

Should have been Alfred the Great vs Ragnar instead of Richard I, it'd have been a way closer match up, also Richard could have burned way harder but just didn't I guess??

"Your only son was illegitimate, you heired to the side" Bruh, that bar was colder than an ice giant

Damn, no one metioning the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves reference.

You went from chainmail, to chained up in jail, till mommy drained England to pay for your bail. HOLY SHIT, he just nuked him lmao.

@ajdominguez1002

3 жыл бұрын

*[ NUCLEAR LAUNCH DETECTED ]*

@Eagl3xStrik3

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh Ragnar got compared to GoT Season 8, he should've just left after that. There was nothing else to come close to

@brancamaster

3 жыл бұрын

yo…. i just started watching The Mentalist… this is weird

@jerricapratt2425

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Rogar won

@maxrichards3881

2 ай бұрын

@@Eagl3xStrik3 Bold for a king who got whacked by a 10 year old.

“Who invented the royal me? We. Who’s the predominately fictional emcee? Thee.” Is the hardest shakespearean insult i’ve heard in my life

@66maybe66

2 жыл бұрын

"Ye hoebag."

@billlllllllllllll

2 жыл бұрын

“You’re an old white Soulja Boy with no swag!”

@LucyAdroit

2 жыл бұрын

"And no gonads, egads - it's so sad"

@billlllllllllllll

2 жыл бұрын

@@LucyAdroit "And to top it off, you're not a doctor!"

@michaelmcneil3004

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this line is class

Come back to the battle constantly, Richards opening verse is fire, and the entire battle is one of their best

1:12 The “I’m batshit crazy” laugh is perfect

Fun Fact: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin respected each other highly. Though they had been adversaries, each praised the other. Richard the Lionheart was stated to have said Saladin is the greatest and mightiest leader in the Islamic world. Saladin also stated how Richard was the most honorable Christian lord who was second to no-one. After they had signed the Treaty of Jaffa, both would continually send each other gifts as tokens of respect. Edit: Now everyone thinks they're gay.

@veryhot2279

3 жыл бұрын

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@mitchellwhitem.8052

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that tidbit

@mralabbad7

3 жыл бұрын

Salad in🤣 I literally just got the reference in the video I'm arab and why they change the name like that confuses me I blame disney

@chrisisaaclangan

3 жыл бұрын

@@mralabbad7 what's his Arabic name?

@sunnyday237

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Another great one for the ages

Explaination for Ragnar‘s Bars: 1. Richard I. the Lionheart was killed by young (possibly 10-year old) boy, who shot a crossbow bolt into the shoulder, avenging his father who was killed by Richard. 2. The International Red Cross / The American Red Cross is an Organization that helps treat wounds and provide medical relief (e. g. on a battlefield during a war) 3. Richard had an arranged marriage and didn’t love his wife, so he never slept with or had any children with her. 4. He had one son tho, but he was illegitimate bc he was from his mistress. 5. The Plantagenet line ended with Richard III. (1452-1485), who had Scoliosis (basically a „twisted spine“) 6. Richard the Lion King actually came from a French dynasty, since he was a descendant of the Norman William the Conqueror. Thus he spoke mostly French and despite being an english King spent most of life on crusades and barely any time in England. 7. Jaffa Cakes are really famous and delicious. Especially in Germany 8. Richard tried to conquer Jerusalem literally „for Christ‘s sake“, but failed 9. He saw „the holy land“, but couldn’t go all the way. Like if his dream woman stood naked before him, but he couldn’t reach her. 10. There was a Viking ritual where they stripped naked, took hallucinogenic mushrooms and literally went berserk. Also Berserk means „bare chested“ 11. Ding Dang Dong. Reference to French nursery rhyme „Frère Jacques“, meaning Brother John. Richard had a brother named John who became King after him. 12. Bells would ring, whenever there was a Viking Raid. 13. Richard‘s major adversary was Sultan Saladin („salad in“), whom he could never fully beat. 14. Richard was captured by German nobles and mercenaries. His Mother had to pay for his (King‘s) Ransom. 15. He died in incarceration, when the wound from the crossbow bolt became infected and gangrenous. Ragnar easily won this one.

@luisf2793

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think the 2nd one needed to be explained

@user-cg2tw8pw7j

Жыл бұрын

@@luisf2793 You know the Normans are Vikings

@Charmayne7

Жыл бұрын

One small detail: in point #2, the red cross on Richard's shield literally represented Jesus Christ and was worn by the European soldiers fighting in the Crusades. The Red Cross organization wasn't created until centuries later. Now the red cross is used by health workers on battlefields and is intended to protect them from being attacked, per international war crimes laws.

@michaelreid322

Жыл бұрын

Adding to the commentary about 'Frere Jaques', Ragnar's line about morning bells references "morning bells are ringing", as well as being a pun on "mourning bells".

@aidanhendricksen4832

Жыл бұрын

Richard’s second verse throws out Ragnar’s victory because Ragnar’s story is fake, Richards is still real, and for point 13, Richard never lost a battle against Saladin

For anyone who doesn’t get the salad line, the leader of the Saracens who owned the Holy Land during the crusades was named Saladin

That "the king of England should probably speak English" killed me

@Gambit771

3 жыл бұрын

The upper classes didn't speak what was English back then so there was no need for him to speak the language of the peasants.

@mirkiekishka

3 жыл бұрын

I mean the dude was french and lived in france, it has nothing to do with speaking the language of the peasants

@Grivehn

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gambit771 Yeah, it often happened in history. Not saying its a good thing, just not unique to him. Many nobles didnt speak the common folk's language let alone kings.

@Gambit771

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirkiekishka Except he was born in England, king of England and royalty back then didn't speak English so it has everything to do with your status and nothing to do with where he lived.

@Gambit771

3 жыл бұрын

@@Grivehn Which makes it seem a uniquely English thing that royalty and the upper classes voluntarily changed to meet the lower classes instead of forcing peasants to copy them.

Richard: King of Flow Ragnar: Diss Berserker. Final body count: Minnesota's Defensive line....

@tripleoo0

3 жыл бұрын

Which is funny because they also just signed Danielle Hunter to an extension today.

@loganfriend8018

3 жыл бұрын

Purple People Eaters. I like it(or not since I am green bay fan)

@khaitranngoc4176

3 жыл бұрын

@@tripleoo0 another one bites the dust

That riff in the background of Ragnar sounds good. I need it. Just it.

Ragnar's second verse is just the most consistently brutal verse, building up to that punchline.

"The king of England should speak English" - Holy shit, historical burn

@Vibes-ym2zf

3 жыл бұрын

well i mean most of these are historical burns

@anglishbookcraft1516

3 жыл бұрын

I would hardly bethink any Frenchman as an “English King”. It’s like saying Frederich Barbarossa was Italian since he held much of southern Italy.

@xanderc4732

3 жыл бұрын

Talk about some pure Supremacist.....

@tetsujin_144

3 жыл бұрын

Me, 28 years later: Hey wait a minute, was having Patrick Stewart play King Richard in "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" a reference to him playing a French character on TV who sounded English?

@goldenboy86gd

3 жыл бұрын

well duh its epic rab battles of HISTORY so EVERY single roast is a historical burn

“You never attacked Jerusalem for Christ’s sake” For how simple that line is I’m way too impressed by the wordplay

@anteriorfall2810

2 жыл бұрын

you ain't the only one

@APersonOnYouTubeX

2 жыл бұрын

They been rapping for at least half a decade

@heatsrink01

2 жыл бұрын

@@APersonOnKZreadX and get better with age

@lukelim5094

2 жыл бұрын

@@APersonOnKZreadX more than 10 years dude

@DeosPraetorian

2 жыл бұрын

@@APersonOnKZreadX ERB has been around since 2010

EpicLLOYD made Norwegians proud with the delivery here! 😍

Some of the best camerawork in any ERB, so entertaining to watch

“If I wanted to fight loser Vikings, I’d go to Minnesota.” That’s a big oofda to my Minnesotan Heart haha.

@Jacules

3 жыл бұрын

As a Wisconsinite that was my favorite line 😜

@suitandtiedye

3 жыл бұрын

I too let out an oofda, its savage, but true

@tuffy1992

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jacules I just about choked on my cheese curds when that line dropped lol

@CeobeEatsAGlowingRock

3 жыл бұрын

That line really hit me hard lmao

@pragmaticpolitics1413

3 жыл бұрын

As a Californian with friends in those states this comment thread is hilarious.

"but never attacked Jerusalem for Christ's sake" man that was very clever HAHA.

@elliothammer9485

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

Can we take a minute to appreciate how diverse these two are with character acting?!

Now with House of the Dragon being popular, I think it would be awesome to have an Epic Rap Battle between William the Conqueror and Aegon the Conqueror.

I edited this comment so that the replies make no sense

@TheRealThe

3 жыл бұрын

Fax

@baphometsdisciple5717

3 жыл бұрын

Hotel: Trivago

@kennethmiller81

3 жыл бұрын

Nah see that's where you got it wrong, I'll fix it Loser:ohio

@ramendragon3628

3 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@businessgoose6057

3 жыл бұрын

Poor Minnesota....

Gotta love him for calling one of the most feared Vikings in history, Ivar the boneless, “a kid with no bones”. Actually love it

@gedon4713

3 жыл бұрын

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only and one son for our sins so whoever belive in him shall not perish but have eternal life

@Tolboe

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliverschultz2631 the viking age ended in 1066

@Crowvithian

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliverschultz2631 Yeah that's not true at all. You're off by a few hundred years.

@odinsplaygrounds

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliverschultz2631 What the hell, he lived in the middle of peak Viking age LOL.

@icarrotbooks9688

3 жыл бұрын

@@oliverschultz2631 He was one of the leaders of The Great Heathen Army, which could quite possibly the biggest Viking army ever formed... Pretty sure that’s enough to qualify you as a Viking...

Damn, tough gritty characters work so so well for Lloyd, love his depictions of Ragnar, Wolverine and Clint Eastwood for example, even though I more often find myself kinda rooting for Peter's characters heh. Also the hairstyle is dope!

ERB is at their finest when it's two actual historical figures going at it.

@matthiuskoenig3378

3 ай бұрын

But this one only has one historical character

“You might have the Axe, but I make a body spray” is easily missed, but man, that’s yet another great line…

@MenacingBanjo

3 жыл бұрын

My money's on Zach Sherwin writing that line.

@DUK703

3 жыл бұрын

Ooo nice. I missed that one

@yazidefirenze

3 жыл бұрын

WAIT AXE BODYSPRAY WHAT THE FU-

@rs180216

3 жыл бұрын

@@yazidefirenze took me so long to get it too

@hughmann3952

3 жыл бұрын

The original Axe body spray. :D

"I raised my army taxing English asses with axes" allfather is proud.

@stalinsoulz7872

3 жыл бұрын

Papa Thor Approves

@cbv2353

3 жыл бұрын

I commented about this too, the flow was dirty

@ryder2156

3 жыл бұрын

Literally something Thor would say

@hellatze

3 жыл бұрын

Go to sovengarde

@xilangoo

2 жыл бұрын

I mean ERB do their homework. The plantagenet, the conquest for Jerusalem, etc 👌 exquisite quality mate

"Your real self next to your legend disappoints" Richard don't throw stones in glass houses.

@maxrichards3881

2 ай бұрын

Chain mail to chained up in jail.

Honestly, this battle proved to me that an ERB can still be awesome even if I know nothing about the participants. Plus, learning about them after was fun!

That line about losing like the Minnesota Vikings… as a Minnesota myself, that’s hurtful dude. True, but damn…

@ERB

2 жыл бұрын

2021/22 will be your year. It's written in the runes. :)

@BJReolon

2 жыл бұрын

@@ERB hi from brasil, when you coming?

@lerona1974

2 жыл бұрын

Y'all need a new QB. Who pays for all those offensive tools then has a tool leading the offense. I felt this wirh you.

@h3art.sh4ped_box

2 жыл бұрын

@@BJReolon if you take peter, lloyd will find a way to cast himself as peter

@mr.tbirdgaming8037

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

The lyrics sound like Richard elegantly crafted his raps before the battle had even begin while Ragnar showed up with no script ready to just go to town on Richard. Very nice.

@eddyspaghetti2229

2 жыл бұрын

Ragnor practically said, come at me bro, imma go naked

The dialogue in this one is insanity. So many killer lines

This is probably my favorite battle that you all have done. Not only is this battle catchy but the disses and punchlines are on point. Well done.

@user-cg2tw8pw7j

Жыл бұрын

No, Richard will bow down to Ragnar because Ragnar's great-grandfather is a Viking

Me: Roots for Ragnar because he is a Viking and I’m a Vikes fan Lionheart: if I wanted to fight loser Vikings- Me: Don’t say it Lionheart: I’d go to Minnesota Me: fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

@BiggusNickus

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so going to share this with my Minnesota colleagues tomorrow 😂

@angrybeardmantm6830

3 жыл бұрын

imagine that you're a viking, about to die in battle, holding in your guts as you choke on your own lungs and see valkyries carry you to valhalla to feast with odin and the gods and your legacy are some losers in the usa

@koningrohan2238

3 жыл бұрын

He hit back with the monty python knights, and losing from saladin and his death from food. Ragnar still won. :)

@carltownsend5280

3 жыл бұрын

Beat me too this comment but this was damn near my same thought process

@jamesgeiger7796

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry man but your Vikings are losers. Not even Brett Favre could help them win a Super Bowl.

Best flow: Richard Best burns: Ragnar Biggest losers: English taxpayers

@PugOverboard

2 жыл бұрын

Actually the biggest losers are the Minnesota Vikings.

@SerhiiMartyneko

2 жыл бұрын

@Nore Conflict how so?

@SuperPaez

2 жыл бұрын

@@SerhiiMartyneko Vikings were famous bodyguards in the Eastern Roman Empire, but more commonly known as the Byzantine Empire for our purposes. Meanwhile Richard the Lionheart was hailed as one of the greatest leaders of Christendom in the Crusades, a series of wars called by the Pope to weaken the Islamic powers and in keep the Byzantine Empire from being conquered

@user-ds6jz5kd2l

2 жыл бұрын

Biggest winners: Venetian Republic

@SerhiiMartyneko

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperPaez Yes, I know of Varangian guard. Never had impression that ERE benefited much from first 3 crusades, nor that Turks were weakened by them. On account of crusades and Byzantine benefits - I guess 4th crusade canceled out any good the previous 3 did them

0:47 that transition is fire

I think this one might have been the most evenly matched pairings ERBs ever done. Absolute gold on both sides

No offense to the other raps, but I particularly love when it is between historical people

@Arkved1978

3 жыл бұрын

I 100% agree. My favorite ERB of all time is Rasputin vs Stalin. All of the little bits of history they throw in there with all of the different historical figures, it's just an amazing ERB.

@nikhiliyengar1510

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@kyllisto_

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, they aren't called Epic Rap Battles of *History* for nothing.

@theblaze5530

3 жыл бұрын

I love them all but seeing historical people battle just has a different feeling

@Imaf2020

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely, but Oppenheimer vs Thanos is still an all time masterpiece - in large part because Thanos is fictional where as Oppenheimer is truly the destroyer of worlds...

Best flow: Richard Best disses: Ragnar Loser: The Minnesota Vikings

@edwardflounoy7207

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@thisleftylefty

3 жыл бұрын

Winner: Sean Connery

@TheBlindCanadianCat

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@j.p.8808

3 жыл бұрын

Stop the skol 😂😂😂

@Wulthrin

3 жыл бұрын

minnesota caught a stray with this one

Those Lion King references were absolute gold😂

Lloyd looks pretty badass with his hair like that

"You're as Soft as Monty Python Knights!" Tis' but a scratch

@TheRedSoulofDT

3 жыл бұрын

Just a flesh flesh wound

@tristancreed

3 жыл бұрын

Call it a draw then.

@phillewis2630

3 жыл бұрын

Sir Lancelot: "So anyway, I started slashing..."

@yazidefirenze

3 жыл бұрын

Brave Brave Sir Robin

@DeaconArael

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t vote him for King.

*HOW ON EARTH DO THESE GUYS LOOK LIKE EVERYONE ON THE PLANET?!!!*

@nikhoulette4103

2 жыл бұрын

They can shapeship into whoever they play

@astrochiken

2 жыл бұрын

An underappreciated makeup and/ or costume department.

@asylumskp4391

2 жыл бұрын

Bald

@amuroray.1690

2 жыл бұрын

It's all to do with the nanobots in their bodies. Ever seen the GI Joe movies?

@Kaydee815

2 жыл бұрын

Um, I'm pretty sure they were part of the first wave of Skrull infiltrators.

Love when they do history videos!

This battle has so many good lines that the insanely hard beat goes almost unmentioned

The whole “son killed your ex & your ex killed your wife.” that killed me

@NinjaPastry

3 жыл бұрын

I know right, I felt like it was a Oedipus reference

@maxrichards3881

2 ай бұрын

Then the clapback with the other Lion King song.

"I'll be waiting in my birthday suit, going berserk!". This line just gets me everytime.

@twojnajebanystary3199

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@Daouz1

3 жыл бұрын

Don't get it

@broderheen9952

3 жыл бұрын

me when im out of bacon

@eddyspaghetti2229

3 жыл бұрын

Better cause it’s my birthday 😂

@tago3860

3 жыл бұрын

Same

Fun Fact: Ragnar's brother Rollo was an ancestor of Richard the Lionheart.

@PacMonster0

Жыл бұрын

There is zero evidence that Rollo was related to Ragnar, and very little evidence Ragnar actually existed (thus the numerous lines in the rap about Ragnar being mostly made up/fictional). It's also questionable if William the Conquerer was related to Rollo, so at best it's merely possible Richard I was distantly related to Rollo.

"Couldn't beat a Salad in a fight" "Salad in" as in Saladin the Sultan of Egypt???? Great freaking line, I almost missed it!

"the King of England should probably speak English" then Richard goes "mon ami" I love it

@historeek3338

2 жыл бұрын

Lol i was so happy as an historian Who study medieval era, especially the XIIth century

They both had bangers of lines, but Ragnar's flow was just so much smoother and nicer.

Ragnar won. Richard had good flow and amazing wordplay but Ragnar went for the personal attacks and ultimately won

“ I raised my army taxing english asses with my axes” sums up all of Norways medieval history

@echojaxx8550

3 жыл бұрын

Yupppppp

The fact that these battles have progressively gotten harder to decide a winner is a very good thing. Lionheart had some hard hitters but Ragnar had some nice pockets and some good lines too

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

My haters throw rocks at me and IT hurts. I hope they don't throw The Rock at me because I like him as an actor. GAGAGAGAGA!!! I am funny!!! I am the funniest KZreadr EVAH! Please agree, dear haw

@beanos8024

3 жыл бұрын

@@AxxLAfriku suffer. just. suffer.

@ajph5088

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know who won that both were good

@sdf1000

3 жыл бұрын

i agree this one was great

@bryceao

3 жыл бұрын

I think Richard the Lionheart had better flow while Ragnar Lodbrok had harder hits.

"Leaving monks in chunks" My brain immediately gave me a mental picture of that. *Shudder*

A year anniversary. Gotta rewatch it.

"never attacked Jerusalem for Christ's sake" was pretty good.

@francescaa8331

3 жыл бұрын

It was an impressive line.

@SRowntree

3 жыл бұрын

It was VERY good

@timotius_sdv

3 жыл бұрын

It slap hard

@number3Ihatetoontown

2 жыл бұрын

'Israel as the capital of Jerusalem. Jerusalem as the capital of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia as the capital of the United States.' -- paraphrase of Donald Trump in 2017.

Doesn't matter who won, but Minnesota definitely lost

@Rigzly23

2 жыл бұрын

As a Minnesotan myself... thats fair.

@dennykanz4297

2 жыл бұрын

Yep that checks out

@BiceratopsWi

2 жыл бұрын

Minnesota always looses

@iantalente5491

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@xenotypos

2 жыл бұрын

lol.

“Your son killed your ex, your ex killed your wife. I’m the lion king man but that’s a messed up circle of life” I’m sorry but that line made me laugh so hard 😂

Don’t know man the Monty python knights charged the scariest creature I’ve ever seen.

"You went from chainmail to chained up in jail til mommy drained England to pay for your bail" Maaaaaan, that's tough.

@reyonXIII

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Richard was DEFINITELY Eleanor's baby boy. And to think that running gag in Disney's Robin Hood seemed like it was just that, but turns out, "Mother always did like Richard best" was legit

@zigzagintrusion

3 жыл бұрын

that was my favorite line

"I'm the Lion King, man but thats a messed up circle of life" now that is called brilliant writing

@anonymousskunk

3 жыл бұрын

Ragnar beating back with his own Lion King reference, "Your old lady Can't Feel The Love on ANY Night!"

@unknownwhoisthisnobody2567

3 жыл бұрын

@@anonymousskunk good rebuttal

@low60000

3 жыл бұрын

Lines like that scream “Zach Sherwin”

@maxrichards3881

2 ай бұрын

@@low60000 He’s the brilliant writer behind crazy ex girlfriend, so I’m not surprised.