Rise and Fall of Medieval Mercenaries - Middle Ages DOCUMENTARY
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The video was made by Sebastiao Reis, while the script was written by Christos Nicolaou, the video was narrated by Liam Taylor
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Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1trEZuaPTBZIh9PwMED3oCuJcMUX3Nyb2pk1LgJ0bk_8/edit?usp=sharing
00:00:00 - Soldiers Without Borders
00:01:33 - Where Medieval Mercenaries Came From
00:04:15 - War as a Business
00:06:50 - Hawkwood and the Dogs of War
00:09:27 - Why Everyone Hated Mercenaries
00:12:23 - The End of the Free Companies
00:15:27 - From Medieval Swords to Modern PMCs
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