Skanderbeg - The Dragon of Albania (Part 3)
In this episode, we cover when important Arbër noblemen left the League of Lezhë during its first year and opposed Skanderbeg, which eventually led to the breakup of the Arbër League of Lezhë in 1451. Despite the betrayal of his countrymen, Skanderbeg established the Arbër State in 1451, secured new alliances, and then confronted Ottoman troops at the battle of Modric, Mecad, and on the fields of Polog between 1452-1453.
The sources behind these series are gathered from the book:
"Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg: life and deeds, 1405-1468", by Kristo Frashëri, in association with the Albanian Academy of Science.
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Thank you so very much for generous donation kind sir! Can't really believe it's true... Thank You!
@@ChildrenOfTheEagle Very welcome. For some time now, I've been hoping an Albanian would put together some videos. Plenty of non-Albanians have. Glad to see you are doing it and will always support it. I was planning on doing some myself, but the Ottoman era. Good luck with all your research and look forward to more videos!
@I D If you ever want to do a video together just holler. 😉
@@ChildrenOfTheEagle I'll be emailing you.
@@ChildrenOfTheEagle why i didn't make the video please make more videos
Thanks for your hard work brother man. Love from Arkansas, USA. My experience in Albania I will never forget. Amazing place.
2 thousand years of fighting multiple Empires out numbered 10 to 1 and we are still here 🇦🇱
@@cisafrulli 🤣 I think this Lgbtq shit go to far
@@alexdragacevac sure, 2000 years is a stretch, but OFFICIAL albanian history goes back to the 11th century.
We have been here when time began We will be here when it ends.
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Jam krenar qe kam lind shqiptar edhe foli gjuhen shqipe . E falemenderoj heroïne e kombit shqiptar . Gjergj Kastriotin qe une sot e foli gjuhen shqipe . Lavdi lavdi per heroïne Gjergj kastriotin. Zoti e bekoft kombin shqiptar ata qe e ndijn veten shqiptar . 👊👊🇽🇰🇽🇰
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Po hiqe ate flamur serb kur fol per shqiprin ve flamurin shqiptar 🇦🇱🇦🇱 o kosovar
@@user-by1us3so9c oh shqiptar nuk esht flamurin serbis por esht flamuri qe prezenton shtetin e kosoves . E sa i perket kombit po te tregoj se kosovaret jen kombetar dhe kan lind patriota. E Mbrojn kosoven dhe kem mbrojt edhe shqiprin .
a ti vet je bë shiptar a ?!
Just keep on doing what your doing shqipe 🇦🇱👍🏼
Really good and high quality video! Albania will never have a leader on the level of Gjergj Kastrioti ever again.
You truly are a Son of the 🏛️🇦🇱Eagle Great /superior work
Not more than you kind sir! Thank you very much for your continued contribution! ❤️
LAVDI SKENDERBEU I JON Gjaku Aleksander der Große ,Pirro.SPARTA ⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️SHPARTA nur Albanien 🇦🇱 BLUT 🩸
Incredible series 🔥 cant wait for the next episode🇦🇱
Amazing history 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Great Video.
finally some good content for Albanian History. Keep it up ❤
Thanks bro 🙏 🙌 💯 💙 💪 👌 🙏
Top tier quality and editing here absolutely amazing. I hope you're considering making videos about the history of medieval Albania in general for example about Albanian principalities, Arbanon, Kingdom of Albania as well as other Albanian figures
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great video
Great job on this love the minute details
respect for your work subscription you have thank you for showing us how the king of albania fought bravely against the enemy with strategy HOPE MORE VIDEOS WILL FOLLOW👍🏻 SKENDERBEU HERO ALBANIA AND EUROPE 🇦🇱
Please do a video about krokodil klada he was also a great albanian arvanit general who foughted together with gjon kastrioti ii agaisns't ottoman taking a largs part of epirus
Super kanal , Super dizanje , super histori ! vazhdoni ...
Amazing video
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Well done 👍🇦🇱
Absolutely brilliant content, I look forward to your next video on the legendary Skanderbeg.
Amazing history. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Waiting for part IV and maybe most exciting one because skanderbeg would fight more bigger battles during 1453-1468
We should crowed fund a new TV series about this
Keep going shqipe. Graphics are fantastic. 👏 great job
Brother 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱the best thing I've ever seen, fabulous documentary we need a movie with the best actors
You deserve 1m subscribers
Po👍🏼 Por ka shqiptar qe mendojn se gjergj kastrioti ka luftu kunder islamit🙈. E per qata nuk shkon Deri ne ni milion subscribers:(.
Ish kan mir me Gjiru ni Film me artista shqiptar per gjergj kastrioti😌. Esht nje Film por shum i vjeter . Me 1953 u gjiru filmi thirret skenderbeg Knights of the Mountains✌🏽🇦🇱🦾
Great Documentary Sir. All I could do to help a little from your channel is not skipping ads 😅❤🎉
Aww.. thats so nice of you! Hope you have enjoyed the video.
Could you pls do videos on the Principality of Arbanon (1190) and other Pre-Skanderbeg Albanian principalities. It's an era not very many talk about.
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Great Documentary please more 📖⚔️
Beautiful documentary series, for your next one I’d love to see something about Ali Pasha Tepelena, he had interesting ideas compared to the other “Pasha’s“, thanks !
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respekt per Skanderbeg - The Dragon of Albania
Skanderbeg, the El Cíd of the East!
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I need Part 4
How did Ottomans capture Albania after by Mehmet ll? Please create a part. thank you
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You are the cream of the best. Good job, my brother. Now. I have to ask you a question. Can you do this, the same type of document , with maps and everything. Just like you did here. Only with a documentary about our great brothers, Adem and Hamza.
It pleases me greatly that you liked the video. Rest assure bro.. I will eventually make a short series about the Kosova war in 1998-1999 where, among other, the Jashari family and other brave Albanian warriors fought.
@Children of the Eagle may god bless brother . Thank you.
Un jam shum krenar qe jam shqipter, kur isha I vogel lagja ime nuk kisha fare ca te beja por tani, tani, ekuptoi qe duhet te jem krenar qe te pakten Linda shqiptar. Allahu Akbar. Faleminderit Perendi!
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In early mornin of 1543 not 1453.. min 06-35
FORCA SHQIPNI FORCA SHQIPTARET E DARDANI MONTENEGRO ALBANI MAQEDONIA GRECIA NORD .TE JEMI TE GJITH TE BASHKUAR JENI TRIMA KURAJO NUK JU MUNGON ,JENI TE ZGJUAR DHE STRATEGJIK SOT E KSAJ DITE GRA E BURRA TA DUM NJONI TJETRIN DHE TA RESPEKTOJMË 🎉
Gjergj Kastrioti
Djuradj Kastratovic.
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Christian Warrior ❤
Albanian Warrior!
@@mifninaj Albania will rise again, if they find Christ like Skanderbeg who left Islam.
@@gregorkl1206 ALBANIAN WARRIOR!
Is time the world to learn about Albanian who they are, the superior race
Super edit, super content te gjith duhet ta mbeshtetim dhe ruajme kete kanal
my king 👑👑🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱💪💪🦅🌍has been decorated with the biggest medal from the vatican, as the king of all kings🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅
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Love albania from gaybeia
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Greek hero.
Se mos e beni ne shqip ore se eshte gjynah
Danke!
Your a true son of the eagle! Thank you kindly for your generous donation brother! 🦅
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Thank you for your generous donation Bro! You are truly a Son of the Eagle!!🦅🦅🦅
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Gjon (Ivan, Jovan) Kastriot married Vojsava, Serbian princess from Polog and had nine children with her: four sons and five daughters. The sons' names were 1. Staniša 2. Repoš 3. Kostadin 4. George, Djordje, -(Skanderbeg) The daughters' names were: 1. Jelena 2. Mara 3. Angelina 4. Vlajka 5. Mamica = 100% serbian names..... Djordje is a Serbian given name, a Serbian variant, derived from Greek Γεώργιος (Geōrgios); "George" in English. Skenderbeg’s sisters Valica and Jela mean ‘little wave’ and ‘dear’ in Serbian. Branilo and Stanisa are both Serbian names meaning ‘defender’ and ‘the one who stands,’ respectively. It is remarkable that Pagan Serbian names persisted in the Kastriota family into the fourth generation. Skenderbeg brother Stanisa named his own son Branilo. Such inter-generational use of Pagan Serbian names suggests a preservation of a Serb identity. Much in the same way that religious Jews give their children distinctly Hebrew names like Herschel, Shmooley, Menachem, Yehuda and so forth so that they never forget their ancestry and identity. The reader should also note: the names being pointed out in the genealogy are Pagan Serbian names that could never have been diffused into Albanian culture through Christianity because the Serbs practiced Orthodox Christianity, which could never have diffused to Albanian Catholics. Also, Albanian Orthodoxy was always under Byzantine-Greek jurisdiction and concentrated in the south of Albania, furthest away from any potential and unlikely Serbian/Christian cultural diffusion. Skenderbeg's brother Repoš was died as a monk in Serbian orthodox monastery Hilandar on July 25, 1431 and he was buried there. __________ In Hilandar stays written : "Prestavi se Repoš, rab božji 1437" George Kastriot Skanderbeg married Andronika Arianiti Sister of Andronika name Anglelina, married Stefan Brankovic, and later become a Saint in Serbian Orthodox Church - ''Anglelina prepodobna mati'' Stefan Brankovic is despot (ruler) of the Serbian Despotate between 1458 and 1459, member of the serbian Branković dynasty. Gjon Kastrioti II, THE ONLY Scanderbeg's son, married Irene Brankovic, daughter of Lazar Brankovic, despot(ruler) of Serbia Skanderbeg's sister Mamica married Serbian lord of Zeta Stefan Crnojevic, and other sister Vlajka married Serbian lord Stefan Balšic Skenderbeg is the great grandson of Branilo, the Serb duke of Kastoria. etc etc. The only book about Skenderbeg written by an Albanian before the World War I was written by Catholic Albanian priest Marin Barleci ..even M. Barleci an Albanian designates Skenderbeg a a Serb and not an Albanian at all. He was definitely a Serb on both sides of his family. I mean, look at his coat of arms: it’s the exact same as the sigil of the Serbian Imperial House, with the color of the eagle reversed. It’s not just a Christian symbol, but an Orthodox Christian symbol (it was a Byzantine adaptation of the Roman eagle, with the two heads symbolizing the union of Church and State under the Emperor). Russia’s Imperial Eagle is also derived from Byzantium, and also black. Skenderbeg’s identity was completely hijacked..It hasn’t been enough to just murder and expel the Serbs; the point was to steal their history, culture and identity as well. medievalist, said the following, in his review of Athanase Gegaj's work which claimed that Skanderbeg was purely Albanian: "...Skanderbeg's mother had a Slav name, and the epithet 'Tripalda' given to her is a corruption of the tribal name 'Triballi', which the pedantic Byzantine historians applied to the Serbs. Moreover, if he had no connexion with Serbia, why should he have given two villages to Chilindar ... the famous Serbian monastery on Mount Athos, immemorially connected with Serbian kings, medieval and modern?". In Bulgarian historiography, historian-medievalist Vasil Zlatarski (1866-1935), mentioned her as the daughter of a Serbian nobleman. Historian Strashimir Dimitrov (1892-1960) said that she was a daughter of a local Bulgarian lord (boyar) from Macedonia. Fan S. Noli, an Albanian-American writer, in his biography of Skanderbeg (1947), adopted the view that Vojsava came from the Muzaka family. British writer and Balkans expert Harry Hodgkinson (1913-1994) considered her a member of the Muzaka family as well. Oliver Schmitt rejected this view and stated that Hodgkinson had done no archival research. Boban Petrovski, a Macedonian historian and author of Voisava Tribalda (2006), the only work about Voisava and her possible genealogies, concluded that Voisava was of undoubtedly Slavic origin, most likely Serb, as she was the daughter of a lord of the "Triballians" (Serbs) in Polog, that had ruled before the Ottoman conquest. He had several theses on the ultimate identity of Voisava's father: "If the Branković family indeed governed Polog in the last decade of the 14th century, it arises the chance that Voisava was a daughter of Grgur Branković or even Vuk Branković." Oliver Schmitt, a professor of South-East European history at Vienna University, in his biography Skanderbeg: Der neue Alexander auf dem Balkan (2009) supported that she was a Serbian noblewoman of the Branković family and sister to Mara Branković. Robert Elsie (born 1950), an Albanologist, mentioned her as "a Slavic woman ... related to the noble Serbian Brankovići family". Medievalist Tadeusz Wasilewski notes that Voisava is not listed as a member of the Brankovic dynasty family tree. Boško Bojović, a medievalist with a research focus on the relations of the Kastrioti family to Mount Athos (Hilandar) considers her a member of the Muzaka family.
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History should be an objective discipline, otherwise it would become an ideology. If we would rely on the doctrines which mostly constructed after the WW2, we should also believe that George Washington or even the Moses himself were Serbian. In those aforementioned times there wasn't any national state, the idea of nationalism was to be invented after 300 years. In that context, I wonder if hating the other is a necessity for a nation to love themself? If yes, why the hate is concentrated upon one nation rather than Romans, Macedonians or Slavs? Centuries old social structures and relations are much more complicated than what Enver Hoxha believed. Balkans are one of the most culturally rich regions on Earth and we should love this enrichment.
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Shumë dobët 😢 Skopje jo po Skupi edhe jo Tetovo in Macedonia por Tetovë in today's present day Northern Macedonia! Nuk ka nevoj të përdoren toponimet sllave ne një gjuhë jo sllave siç e bën në Anglisht.
Btw Pal Dukagjini made peace with ottomans because he wanted to attack venice not because he wanted to be against skenderbeg
According to Kristo Frasheris sources, Pal Dukagjini left the League and sided against Skanderbeg at a time. Although they never fought against each other in battle, Pal did conspire against Skanderbeg after the first siege of Kruja.
I think the rift starts around 1448. Venetian documents mention in October of 1448 "the magnificent Scanderbeg and the respectable Nicolas Duchaginus (Dukagjini) representing himself as well as other lords of Albania, have unanimously agreed in a good strong and everlasting peace on the following terms, rules and conditions..." Nicholas (there was more than one) Dukagjini helps secure rights of villages that were once Paul (pal) Dukagjini's. It seems Skanderbeg and Nicholas had to persuade Paul Dukagjini to give up land, he occupied/managed that was “property” of the above mentioned Venetians. However, it worked in the benefit of Skanderbeg and Nicholas as 1400 ducats per year (to Skanderbeg), plus an additional 200 from a Durazzo (Durres) Property; which I have no doubt was split or essentially a ‘shakedown’ since the Venetians had lost the 1447-1448 war with the Albanians. Venetians, consistently toyed with Albanian nobility to go against each other as long as their (Venetian properties) were not touched. Finally, when Pal left and others did, it did not mean they took every Dukagjin or fighters with them. Dukagjini (in particular) were always in the thick of the action. Him conspiring against Skanderbeg is possible, but to what extent? Not sure. There was, however, competition between the two families as the Dukagjini were the 'ruling dynasty' as Muzaka said and now the Kastrioti's were in power and in favor with many allies in italy and elsewhere.
Since you have mentioned name of Mehmed Fatih, tell me the name of Muslims who have Conquered Kruja after Skendebeg: iT IS : MEHMED FATIH. With all respect to Skendebeg but you need to know who is LION-Mehmed Fatih.
Cfare do te thuash me kete ?
@@besnikillyrian8520 du me thon Se Mehmed Fatih u kon shum burr Ma I fort Se Skendebeu edhe krejt qka ka msu Skendebeu u kon msimi prej Muslimanve ne Turki.Amo edhe Skendebeu e meriton respektin.
@@gamerstudio994 leri turqit ta mburrin ate . Ne mburrim heroin tone dhe kur flet per skenderbeun mos harro kushtet dhe rrethanat ne te cilat luftoi
PELLAZIAN ILYRIAN ALBANIAN DARDANIAN AUTOCHTONUS IN SKENDERBEG❤ FOREWER 🇦🇱🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
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Albanais are sons of eagle 🦅 (sons of zeus)
I am Albanian, but he is not the hero of my nation because he was a religious warrior templar who fought for a few years and then lost the battles. He ended up being killed by the ottomans
Dove sono i greci in questi anni sono spariti per riaparsi nel 1800😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
albaniens its dragons
He was greek 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No
Deri sa Sknd ka qen shqiptar duhet ta degjojme shqip
Duhet ta njofi krejt bota historine tone o shqipe.
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😂😂 the 🐒 of vatikan beograd vojisava .
You can’t even Compare Name Of Mehmed - Fathih with Skendebeg- in that time Mehmed was focus to take Constantinople he just send smal armies to distract Skendebeg while he conquered Constantinople. Kruja was insignificant for Mehmed.Constantinople was Significant like Washington today and you talk about some smal village like Kruja.
Insignificant? Come on man.. Mehmed Fathih and his father couldn't capture Kruja for 5 months. That in itself is quite an accomplishment. And then there's the battle of Albulena, where Skanderbeg crushed the ottomans of 60-80.000 soldiers against his 10-15.000 soldiers. But no worry's, next episode will depict how significant he really was. 😉
@@ChildrenOfTheEagle Marin Barleti born 1460 while Skendebeg died 1468 means that Barleti was smal kid of 8 years when Skendebeg died this is proof that he could not know real history of Skendebeg 2) it is known that he have invented some stories between Skendebeg and Mehmed Fatih to his own and church interests you can check this facts in Wikipedia history as well.
Memet had a lot more resources the Scanderbeg and he never beat Scanderbeg . Fact !
@@gentkamberi8533 Mehmed never tried to beat Skendebeg
@@gamerstudio994 By your logic, that Barleti could not have known Skanderbeg's real history because he was only a child, the same logic would then apply to Turkish chroniclers like Mehmed Nesri (1450-1520-ish, who gave a detailed account of the siege of Kruja in 1450). But that's not how the process of establishing historical events really works. To paint an historical event are rarely as straightforward as you mentioned. Sure, Barleti's work has shown to have some inaccuracy, but that doesn't mean he was completely wrong. Historians must first identify all available sources, then evaluate the reliability and credibility of each source. Once historians have identified all reliable sources, they must compare and cross-reference them to identify discrepancies, author's bias, contradictions, and gaps in the historical record. Finally, historians must interpret the evidence to draw conclusions about what happened, why it happened, and what impact it had on the broader historical context.
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Skanderbeg had Serbian blood yes but only on his sword ;)
No of course not. But only thing Skenderbeg have with Albania is cognac brand.
@@Herceg.LXXXVI will you Slavs also claim the Mongol history one day? Little pagans
@@Arber-4673 No, we don't claim other's people history. Because we don't have to prove anything. We recieved christianity directly from St.Paul while you were nomads in North Africa. So don't speak about my history and religion. You are just an artificial nation created by Austrohungarian empire back in 1912. And yes Skenderbey was serbian lord of Epirus. All his family members were serbs and serbian orthodox christians from both sides. Nice try btw with your Disneyland History ...
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The warrior King … The man defended freedom and western civilisation
Fredom from Rom and Byzantine ocupation ho destroy the I LYRIEN Empire "Western civilisation" ha ha ha.
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ILLYRIUM SACRUM praise to our ancestors for their magnificent doings ❤❤🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱
RESPEKT FROM ALBANIA 🇦🇱 ❤
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2000 years will pass before another one like Giorgio Castriota Scanderbeg will arrive. THE MAN WHO BEATEN THE IMPOSSIBLE FOR 30 YEARS ..... SKANDERBEG DESERVES THE GREATEST FILM IN HOLLYWOOD HISTORY
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The Skender beg actualy is a Georgi Kastriot - son of Ivan and Vladislava .The name of his brothers - Stanislav ,Reposh, Konstantin ,His sisters names - Mara ,Angelina ,Jelena,Vlajka and Mamica .Acording to Martin Bartlet Georgi Kastriot is a REX MACEDONUM - the ruler of Epir and Macedonia .Albania is made for the frst time in human history in 1913 .How hi can be ruller of somthing what is made 5 centuries after his deth ?
You do realise that Scanderbeg is a name that Turks gave him?! His name was Gjergj Kastrioti, and Epir was the name of empire during Illyrian times. Albania is a word that the outside world created to identify us. Dont act like you dont know it. Albania was during scanderbeg time, and 500 years later also, after 1912 the year in which we gained independece from turks, serbs, greeks and what not
based by logic serbia existed in 2006
Skanderbeg ? this is not his real name! his name was Georgios Kastriotis! how much albanian does it sound? not at all eee?
Of course his name is Gjergj Kastrioti. Scanderbeg was his name given by the turks. Dont act like you dont know it
@@elionshabanaj9528 So can you tell everyone his real ethnicity? 😁😁😁😁😁😁
Albanian of course. Go and find your own heroes. Stop stealing others.
it was gjergji. not georgios
This video has a lot of errors and a lot of propaganda Sultan Mehmet the Second was 19 years old in 1451! At 19 he ascended the throne! At 21 in 1453 he wiped out the Roman Empire! The double-headed eagle is the coat of arms of the Romans and Gjergji Kastroti saw himself as the guardian of Christianity! Sultan Mehmed personally went to war 17 times and had 15 victories, but he left the battlefield to his generals and they lost them! 17 campaigns he reigned from 19-49 30 years and died very early en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmed_II%27s_campaigns He had 4 very strong opponents Skanderbeg, Vlad Tepes, Stephen the Great and Johann Hunyadi