On November 30, 1718, Charles XII of Sweden was killed by a piece of metal that pierced his left temple during the siege of Fredriksten. The circumstances of his death are still unclear to this day. Read more about King Charles XII of Sweden and his death 👉 www.sabaton.net/historical-facts/charles-xii-buried-at-riddarholmen-church/ ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: sabat.one/KZread ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: sabat.one/ytdshop

@MatthiasvonTrebitsch

Жыл бұрын

Are you planning any new songs about Czechs or Slovaks?

@katarina152

Жыл бұрын

Some songs about Napoleonic period?

@juanantonioluna7227

Жыл бұрын

Sabaton the best Swedish Power Metal band for all

@MatthiasvonTrebitsch

Жыл бұрын

@@katarina152 to by bylo fajn, třeba o bitvě u Slavkova.

@ostrichhe4d

Жыл бұрын

The circumstances actually aren’t unclear anymore. A university in Finland figured out it was the enemy who killed him. They did this by doing tests on a ballistics dummy and determined that it couldn’t have been a friendly from close range and that it was a piece of grapeshot that killed him.

This song ironically saved me I was sleeping and when it switched to this I woke up to see my house was getting robbed

@thelordofthelostbraincells

2 ай бұрын

King Charles XII saved you m8

@Simon_the_penguin

27 күн бұрын

Carolus had one final stand

@catlord1236

26 күн бұрын

​@@Simon_the_penguin🫡

Where girls cried: Titanic Where boys cried: Fallen Kingdom Where men cried:

@GreekOrthodoxChurchRblx

Жыл бұрын

Carolus rex xii 😭

@sausageilluminati2602

Жыл бұрын

"Broken dreams so grand !" ;-;

@gabebird1349

Жыл бұрын

Carolus Rex come back😭😭😭

@Jack-rj4kd

Жыл бұрын

Where grand men cried: en livstid i krig

@GreekOrthodoxChurchRblx

Жыл бұрын

@@Jack-rj4kd Where gods cried:1453 fall of rome

Its astonishing how a Sabaton song makes me patriotic for a country I don't belong to.

@stonerbychoice

Жыл бұрын

Defence of moscow had me insanely patriotic for russsia, LOL!! I feel ya!

@thenexus8384

Жыл бұрын

It's called the Sabaton Effect

@Bzdecnotpizdec

Жыл бұрын

@@stonerbychoice USSR, but not Russia.

@firedogman2280

Жыл бұрын

The well documented sabaton effect has struck

@ghostpanzer964

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I wanted to comment

"For their honor. For their glory. For the men who fought and bled. A soldier from Sweden remembers the dead". Can't help but be moved to tears. The sheer passion and power contained in those lyrics are incredible.

@some_lucky_boy

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, those lines are probably my favorite set of lyrics in the whole Carolus Rex album

@cesareborgia-78

Жыл бұрын

Same here.

@Luke_Danger

Жыл бұрын

Joakim has a certain passion and energy in his voice that is REALLY hard to match despite best efforts. It's really noticeable when you listen to certain covers of Sabaton songs - they're not bad by any means, but Joakim brings a particular energy to the way he sings it elevates the art.

@siniteanrazvan3298

Жыл бұрын

I'm not Swedish and I'm not a patriot, but this hits extremely hard

@pacificfrog4289

Жыл бұрын

Bismarck was better and more powerful, and also quite literally.

"I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies." - Carolus Rex

@AltaInkling

11 ай бұрын

Amongst the wisest words ever said by a man

@harkonen1000000

10 ай бұрын

@@AltaInkling Not really, many people died pointlessly because he wouldn't stop.

@radioactivegiraffe399

10 ай бұрын

@@AltaInkling He probably would have won if he accepted the first peace offer by Peter the Great. So, no.

@Cymru1987

9 ай бұрын

Words we should live by going forward with the current war against the Elite's who wish us all dead by their jabs, tr4ns-agenda, and division.

@loganbass8257

9 ай бұрын

He thought he could get more out of a deal, so he chose not to take the deal

With the beginning of October I started my Scandinavian studies at one of Polish universities. In a month me and my friend have to present one topic for the subject called 'History of Nordic Region' and we instantly chose 'Reign of Charles XII, the King of Sweden in Sabaton's songs'. It moves me. Thank you.

@Sabaton

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for writing! Good luck on your project guys, let us know how it goes 🤘

The best thing about the songs is the historical context. As an American, I wish we would study European history a bit more. Lots of cool legends and figures to study.

@ollikoskinen1

Жыл бұрын

I think my history teachers in middle and high schools did the right thing and encouraged me to read more about history other than what was in the school books.

@mshat18

Жыл бұрын

In American schools we are taught really about three things. WW2 the most then the Civil war from the side of the Union and the civil rights movement. That’s it. Forget Europe they don’t even bring up WW1 or Vietnam. Even the Revolutionary war is glossed over.

@luclabastonattaque7570

Жыл бұрын

@@mshat18 bah oui mais c'est aberrant c'est vrai que moi en France je connait beaucoup plus d'histoire qui viennent d'Europe et des États-Unis mais pas d'histoire de ailleurs genre aucune de l'Asie et heureusement que mon oncle habite en Afrique comme sa je connais quelques trucs

@xavierthepaladin5966

Жыл бұрын

As a Texas man I vibe with this. We get “ww 1 happened, we used nukes and d day is kinda cool ig, we didn’t like being a colony, states rights states rights states rights states rights god save Texas. Like srsly, **** off with that. We don’t even get to know about our own heroes, Sam Houston aside. Not even Murphy

@lorenzoscardapane2086

Жыл бұрын

@@mshat18 It's a pity that American schools have so little History program. I'm Italian and in school my History teachers explained ( sadly only a few things) about the American Revolution, American Civil War, and mentioned the entrance of USA in WW1. Well, about World War 2 all of us know what the US militay did , both in Europe and the pacific theater

As a descendant of Carolus’ family, I hope he may forever rest in peace, lång leve Sverige

@dorozi8202

Жыл бұрын

Were you born with nobility titles?

@Redcliffe_

Жыл бұрын

​@@dorozi8202 Most people have a monarch as one of their ancestors, every 200th man is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan

@Mortablunt

Жыл бұрын

Hinga dinga dirgen!

@Syntheticlime

Жыл бұрын

@@dorozi8202 no. I am not him, but I know he wasn’t since the current royal family isn’t the same and no other royal titles exist in Sweden. Our current royal family (Bernadotte) is the one that replaced Karl XIIs family (Vasa). Since the two have no history aside from the replacement (and Bernadotte is an originally French family. Also, aside from possible illegitimate children the Vasa family no longer exists. The family was on the verge of death over and over as everyone kept having only one child (except Gustav, the first of them all, who had 14. Unfortunately, the three men killed each other and the women didn’t give birth to more than 3 children who in turn had no children). Happens when you’re constantly leading armies from age 16 to 40 (not just Karl XII, his father, his grandfather, his great grandfather and his great great grandfather all did this) and your wife is sitting at home waiting for you.

@dorozi8202

Жыл бұрын

@@Syntheticlime thanks for the long answer man

Sabaton once again displaying their ability to make thousands of people patriotic for countries they've never been to, and make us miss people that were dead before any of us where born.

The opening guitar in this song is just unbelievably awesome. Music truly fit for a king like Charles XII

I feel a lot of national pride and have to salute for King Carolus Rex and I'm not even swedish.

@pufi53koppany93

7 күн бұрын

Ne neither but the same feelings

I really, REALLY love this song, and it's even better in Swedish. One of my all-time favourite Sabaton songs

I'm Italian but the story behind this Swedish king always make me cry. This man fought since he was a teenager. Respect to Sverige 🇮🇹🇸🇪💛💙

One of the Most Underrated songs

This song is amazing. It is both emotional and catchy, easily one of the best songs from Sabaton.

I literally have a tear in my eye after hearing this song. Great work, Sabaton. Long live Carolus Rex!

@ilijamaksimovic3100

Жыл бұрын

Same here! I cried when I first heard this song.

Broken dreams so grand Sing of his final stand Long live *Carolus* Brought BY soldiers hand Back to the father land *LONG LIVE CAROLUS REX!* Fucking chills im so glad this one got a modern lyric vid, im sure many sabaton fans didnt even know about this one

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Sabatons ability to capture the emotions of an event, as well as their ability to make one patriotic for nations they don't belong to, and even consider their enemies, (Mostly referencing the Soviet Union there) makes them one of the most unique metal bands on the planet.

As a finnish man, this album has made me proud of this part of our history as well. Proud that my country and it's people were a part of this great empire. But also, very glad at independence now for over 100 years. But, even though I hate Sweden after some winter sports and for some other things, you are still a great and peaceful neighbour 🇫🇮🤝🇸🇪 Unlike some other neighbour...........

@that1swede164

Жыл бұрын

I hope our two nations reconcile one day brother

@Mr.Truxton

Жыл бұрын

@@that1swede164 It is already reconciled.

@KossolaxtheForesworn

Жыл бұрын

@@that1swede164 if russia ever insists on repeating the war of 1700. Im sure this time we give them a trashing they wont forget.

@Mr.Truxton

Жыл бұрын

It's really hard for a finn to admit anything nice about Sweden 😅 But what I said I meant it.

@philip8498

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, those pesky norwegians really are a warlike people. Luckily russia has never done anything bad to finland

I read the title and was like "huh? I never heard of this before" only to realize this Video is only two hours old. Its a masterpiece as always, this is definetly in my top five Best sabaton songs

@noahlamens7877

Жыл бұрын

It existed earlier

@heycunt7186

Жыл бұрын

This song existed in 2012, they just uploaded an official lyric for older albums

@carston101

Жыл бұрын

@@heycunt7186 here i also thought they'd released new music. Have they released the 3rd single from the EP series yet?

@fensterdiscount789

Жыл бұрын

my top best five Sabaton songs includes about thirty songs (or more!)

@Saintjerrythegoatfucker

Жыл бұрын

@@fensterdiscount789 that makes total sense

I like that on the end you can hear that Joachim try to not tear up.

brilliant powerful song. They should have this in school so people (adults and kids) can learn history-maybe a cd released by you towards school? I'd buy in a heartbeat-well done guys and a safe happy holiday season to you and yours.

@Sabaton

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your message!

@IndexMessenger

Жыл бұрын

Let's be brutally honest here lad. Kids would NOT give a single fk about history.

@asu-5748

10 ай бұрын

​@@IndexMessengerI agree.

@HappyChap8

10 ай бұрын

@@IndexMessenger I am 14 Yet I have studied it since 4th grade

@GUND-Dork

9 ай бұрын

@@IndexMessenger This band is the main reason why my interest in history went up. And I’m in high school, which is when you really start learning about these times.

One meteor and the Carolusaurus Rex went extinct

This is the song I want to play at my funeral.

Fan fact at this day Peter the great gave ordered to army and fleet to low their flags, bro really respect this guy

I just finished studying the great northern war. And now i have this king in higher regards with Napoleon and Caesar as a Great general. Rest in peace

Love these lyric videos, PLEASE keep making them!!! My grandmother doesn't like metal music but she loves hearing the stories and likes to play these videos on mute so she can experience the beautiful, emotional lyrics you make.

The dude earned the total loyalty of his men, there is no way in heck they killed him...

@thespacexplorer6552

Жыл бұрын

the wound was inflicted by an iron bullet, swedish soldiers used lead bullets, the norwegians used iron. He was killed by a shot of a norwegian soldier.

@Zegery

6 ай бұрын

​@@thespacexplorer6552source?

I want this to be played at my funeral

@juztizzz

8 ай бұрын

Mines too

@Possiblyabird234

Ай бұрын

I want that and several People in suits to better and say “ima miss you boss “ to make my family think I had something big

@theslidemappers4470

Ай бұрын

Mine as well

Bro I’m not even Swedish and I’m crying over a dead king from 300+ years ago.

If THIS is not played at my funeral, I am getting out of MY coffin, and leaving.

When I saw that MatPat was retiring, this was the first song that came to mind. And it definitely fits. He worked hard for many years to entertain us, and is now passing the torch on to someone else.

@goldenfiberwheat238

3 ай бұрын

Nah hes cringe

@rokkraljkolesa9317

3 ай бұрын

@@goldenfiberwheat238 he's still one of the longest-running youtubers

@goldenfiberwheat238

3 ай бұрын

@@rokkraljkolesa9317 so?

CAROLUS REX..! The most epic name for a king ever🇸🇪🇸🇪

May he rest in peace. And may his spirit always march with his boys! Long live the King!

Long Live Sabaton🇸🇪❤️🤟

This song deserves more views! Absolute banger

Even as a half blood dane who quite possibly lost an ancestral family member to Carolus and his army this song brings a tear to my eye. He was a great leader of men and worthy adversary for any King of his day.

"No, I'm not that political" me after 2 drinks "BROKEN DREAMS SO GRAND"

@Psychonaut316

Жыл бұрын

After two more drinks: Thass it, we’re going to Poltava. Cmon boys! *falls off barstool*

@lionfromthenorth4580

Жыл бұрын

​@@Psychonaut316 Oh, don't forget about the battle of Narva! Have another drink! 🤘😁

@Psychonaut316

Жыл бұрын

@@lionfromthenorth4580 Me, drunk off my arse, to the bouncer: Crowned by god, not by the church, for my power is divine!

@Psychonaut316

Жыл бұрын

… I was made to the rule the waves across the seven seas! (As I’m being dragged out to the street)

@altf4755

Жыл бұрын

@@Psychonaut316 At the bottom of the ocean, the depths of the abyss (as you are laying in a roadside ditch)

I wish you guys would make lyrics videos for the swedish version of the Carolus Rex album with both the swedish lyrics and the English translation

I’ve been waiting for this ever since the trend of the Swedish based songs started getting lyric videos, thank you Sabaton.

Today, November 30, the day of the death of King Charles XII, exactly 305 years have passed. Rest in peace, my king

Don't cry don't cry Don't cry don't cry

@user-in7uv3ky9v

4 ай бұрын

Cries a lot

As a young teen who loves history, sabton somehow amazes me with every song they make. Keep it up sabaton

WOW, so many comments already after 1 hour only. Makes me very proud to be swedish and a Saboton fan, 63 years old. To my satisfaction I can add to this song, that a group of scientist recently came to the conclusion that Carolus Rex was killed by a shot from the enemy, from a distance of 200 meters. Nice to hear it was not from one of his own. / Micke P

Even after watching this many times, I always thought it was "Broken dreams of man" and not the actual lyrics "Broken dreams so grand". However, both of them fit perfectly.

this song played in my head when matpat made the video about retiring long live the game theorist

@temporaryaccount9533

3 ай бұрын

Yo sick pfp I kinda wanna have a "dance" But in all seriousness I'm listening to this after a celebration of life held in honor for my neighbors dog to remember her. R.i.p Mia, birth date unknown to me, died 2/1/2024. You will be remembered as a great dog who helped many ex soldiers get through many struggles.

I am Polish, and even with Sweden attacking The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, I still hold a great respect to the Swedish history 🇵🇱 🤝 🇸🇪

@shar3066

3 ай бұрын

It was a short period of hostility. We were more allies than foes during our long history.

"Noooo, you can't just make a sad heavy metal for a dude that died for more than 300 years ago!" Sabaton:

I love the symbolism of the tattered Swedish flag.

1:34 MatPat leaving, Rooster Teeth shutting down, the creator of DBZ passing away... This part hits different after hearing those news.

@dreamypizza8458

2 ай бұрын

tommy leaving sabaton as well

@memeboi6017

25 күн бұрын

Techno blade straight up dying of cancer…

Excellent song, a true earworm!! Thank you for giving us all these lyrics videos, Sabaton!! 🤘😎🤘

É uma das melhores músicas do Sabaton, espero que façam também um vídeo oficial do Ruina impire

Rest in peace Karl the XII of Sweden. Long Live Carolus Rex!!!

Such an underrated album...

@GreekOrthodoxChurchRblx

Жыл бұрын

Indeed it made me sad about swedish king who ruined my nation.

@Luke-kn9pi

Жыл бұрын

It's in the Top 3 Sabaton albums for me, the other two are last stand and war to end all wars

@VenatorX7

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it's underrated, it's their most successful album made with hitting platinum status 4 times in Sweden. To me personally Carolus Rex album is their Magnum Opus and I don't think they'll ever manage to make a better one.

heaps keen to finally see you guys this weekend at good things! you should come down under more often

@Sabaton

Жыл бұрын

See you there at last!

Even though I am not of Swedish origin, I can't tell you how strongly this song moved me. Having listened to most of the other songs Sabaton has done you can hear the every band member put their souls into this, both the English and Swedish editions of the song. A truly beautiful song for the ages on a man that history shouldn't ever forget or wash away.

This guy practically carries swedish history

Although I am not a Swedish, the lyrics and perfomance make me lament the loss of the king long gone. Bravo👏👏👏

For some reason the silhouette of karl looks like a space marine to me. The shoulder pads, the body is the backpack sticking out above the head and the cloth is like a scarf. I cant unsee it now

@ethanguest3438

Жыл бұрын

Now you've mentioned it I can't unsee it either

I love that huge grandiose chorus!

This one hits different and for some reason it hits hard and I don't know why but nonetheless it's an amazing song just like all the others

@amnofish

Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. There's just certain individuals that actually deserved just as much respect as they demanded. He was as terrifying as he was fair.

Truly a song powerful enough to portray such a legend

Long live to the king of Sweden! Long live the crowns of Scandinavia yesterday and tomorrow!

this singular song got me into sabaton and swedish history as a whole, thanks for that sabaton! rest in peace, charles, you inspired 714,505 people (as of may 8th, 2023)

I am regaining touch with my dedicated History Teacher. This truly feels good.

For those of u that want the Swedish version of this song, the name of that song is "Sabaton - Koungens Likfärd". U r welcome ;)

These are the songs that truly unfold the immortal beauty of history 🇬🇷❤️🇸🇪

Long live Carulos Rex

Another song, another masterpiece by Sabaton. Truly Amazing

Is the music great?✅is the lyrics great?✅is the story incredible?✅is Sabaton great?✅!

@Sabaton

Жыл бұрын

Nice checklist Kate 😉

@katephillips2639

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!😊

Sabaton the best Swedish Power Metal band for all

This is crazy they make it understandable and epic keep on making music

This is one of the most powerful Sabaton music I've heard, Thanks Sabaton!

Charles XII of Sweden lived an honourable king of his empire and died a great leader of his armies. May this legend rest in heaven.

Tomorrow is the 304th anniversary Long Live The King!!!

@user-qs3tz6hh5g

Жыл бұрын

304th

another underated song ? Oh please. give me more.

Apparently Finnish researchers at the University of Oulu has deemed that Charles XII was killed by an enemy bullet. This was published a few weeks ago.

@coconimbus

Жыл бұрын

It had been known that Charles xii was killed by a stray danish bullet since he died. That’s how they knew he died… ☠️

@EmperorProtects1

Жыл бұрын

@@coconimbus They actually didn't know whether it was an enemy bullet or a result of friendly fire, so yeah...

@kirgan1000

4 ай бұрын

@@EmperorProtects1 The kings entourage did not hear a shot, so what is most likely a whole hostile fortification that rain constant fire in the night, at the general direction the siege work are, and one bullet get lucky, or a "friendly" assassin take a shoot into the night, in the general direction there the king is and get lucky? Friendly "assassination" is the more politic correct story, the king did destroy the Swedish empire.

Länge leve Carolus Rex

"Now the King can finally rest" 😢

Other songs by this channel are mostly fast paced, representing the stress of war. However, in this song about Charles XII's sudden death, the song is slow, potentially hinting at the grief the entire kingdom of Sweden had.

As a persian im proud of sweaden in history's you guys were and are so respectable Long live the Carolus rex

Just the intro, man, the first seconds you already know its a banger

translation from swedish wikipedia about the city of uddevalla: "In August 1716, the young Karl XII passed Uddevalla for the first time. On December 13, 1718, the king came to the city for the second time, this time dead. The body was embalmed and placed in a locally made coffin. There was also a field day at Kungstorget in Uddevalla before the hearse left for Stockholm."

Hey this sounds oddly familiar, oh wait it's a re-release, I love how the newer fans don't need to go back years to find these songs anymore, I think the oldest I know is "Harley From Hell" Very different to these but it's still great

one of my fav's a truly beautiful track

That growl on "rex"... Wow... No words can describe the feelings!

НА УРОВНЕ КАК ВСЕГДА.Браво!

Ha 3rd! I must say that my absolute favourite is still shiroyama! Love from Finland!

This melodic bass line is really powerful! ⚡✊⚡

Love Sabaton, their songs are so universal. Unique sound.

Perfect timing...long live the king! I was going to listen to this over and over on this day

Long live Carolus Rex.

Sabaton makes me proud of a heritage I don't have

That's my favorite sabaton song. Thank you so much for uploading this lyric video

I don't have history at school, but after listening to SABATON I have learned the subject

This song never fails to fill me with emotion. I'm pretty sure I cried the first few times listening to it.

Awesome. I'm listening again, again and again.

Sabaton proves for the thousandth time that they are THE BEST HISTORY BOOK IN ALL OF HISTORY.😃😃😃😃

"Long Live The King Forever"