Hipstorian

16/09/2021

Never tried it before, so I figure I may as well give it a shot: A premiere! Tomorrow, 9-17 at 15:00 ET/19:00 GMT, my new video about the Spanish Black Legend will be released and I'll watch it along with you all. I don't expect that many viewers, but let's try it out anyway for jigs and giggles!

The Spanish have long held a contentious place within the European landscape. Often regarded with contempt and considered as a different people altogether, p...

16/07/2021

In a week in which I've seen parts of my home town get swept away by floods and very nearly lost my father, it's hard not to take things for granted. So today is an extra special for me in this heady week as I finally get to be proud of a long-awaited goal that I didn't even expect to meet: 10k subscribers!

Here's to a very big thank you to everyone who subscribed to my silly, little channel and supported it up to this point! Due to me still being in the final stretch of my master thesis and internship, I unfortunately haven't been able to finish the video that I've been hoping to release for a while now. But more is most certainly on the way once less interesting things in my life are out of the way! I'll be sure to keep you all posted. In the meantime, thanks again for all your support and stay hip!

07/06/2021

Another one of my favourite historical German series! Deutschland 83 gives us a rare look at East German espionage in the Cold War. I set out to take a look at the history that inspired the events portrayed in the series.

Check out Atlas VPN's deal here: http://atlasv.pn/HipstorianIn 'Deutschland 83', Martin Rauch is recruited as a spy for the East German GDR in order to try a...

19/05/2021

17/05/2021

The Clean Wehrmacht Myth is a topic that has already been widely debated throughout the decades. Citing both some of the earliest as well as some of the newest researches into the Wehrmacht crimes and mentality, I try to make sense of some of the darkest deeds of the German (grand)fathers.

The 'Clean Wehrmacht myth' has long been a divisive topic both in and beyond Germany. Even in my Generation War video, comments varied wildly as to how guilt...

08/05/2021

I had hoped to finish this video half a year ago. But alas, life happened! My next one should hopefully release a little sooner. But until then, here's my take on Netflix's Barbarians and the way the Germanic paganism has been depicted in it!

https://youtu.be/HNq3-6Zf96g

In Netflix's "Barbarians" ("Barbaren" in its original dub), the Germanic pagan peoples have been depicted in a meticulously thought out way. But how accurate...

23/07/2020

I've been out of the game for a while because life just doesn't know when to take a break. But just to prove that I'm still alive, here's a video about one of the best TV series that you probably haven't seen yet!

Babylon Berlin might just be the best least known series out there. This most expensive German production features the investigations of detective Gereon Rat...

20/03/2020

In honour of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, several history YouTubers came together to form Project HerStory to talk about some of history's most intriguing female leaders. I myself had the pleasure to look into miss Ching Shih's story. Do check it out, along with the entire playlist of other interesting subjects on female leaders!

Witness the rise and (lack of) downfall of Ching Shih, who worked her way from prostitution to becoming one of the most powerful pirate lords in history! Eve...

15/03/2020

A taste of things to come. Coming to your internet tubes this Friday!

02/03/2020

March is ! To celebrate, there will be a collaboration of a bunch of history YouTubers far more important than me (though I will chip in as well) discussing various female leaders throughout history. Coming up on 20th of March!

25/02/2020

Who "owns" a historical artifact? And should we strive to return "stolen" artifacts back to their country of origin? The museum world has been gripped by this discussion throughout the past few years and I'm here to solve it! Or, at the very least explain what on earth this discourse is all about.

Demands to return museum artifacts to their country of origin and to decolonize museums in general have become louder and louder in recent years. Whereas mus...

11/02/2020

I scoured every single major country’s release list of 2020 to compile this list of promising historical movies and series. Because I’m a nerd like that and so that you don’t have to!

I scoured every single major country’s release list of 2020 to compile this list of promising historical movies and series. Because I’m a nerd like that and ...

25/01/2020

A project that's taken me far too long to complete and probably my last Pixel History video for a little while, but here at last. Perceptive people who saw my First Crusade video might have been able to predict this one coming: The Second Crusade!

In a previous episode of Pixel History, we covered the Christian success of the First Crusade and the founding of the four crusader states. What seemed like ...

23/01/2020

It's been a hectic period for me these past few months, but things are looking to change - hopefully for the better. Though I had hoped to release it four months ago now, my next video is finally coming out one of these days. No more delays!

Having said that though, I'm done with Pixel History videos for a while. They just take too long to make while getting too few results with them. May pop in a few of them now and then when the inspiration strikes, but I'll be moving the focus a little.

28/12/2019

So I know my uploads are as irregular as the plot of the latest Star Wars movies, but I promise you we will soon get to find out who managed to make a German king cry once!

18/09/2019

Can modern media replace ancient myth and still stay true to its roots? You might have thought I was done with all the videos regarding Norse mythology, but think again! In this one, I take a look at how God of War (2018) fits in perfectly with the rest of Norse mythology.

04/09/2019

What was supposed to be a "Viking month" turned out to be more like a Viking half-year due to some complications that got in the way, but part 3 of my Viking videos is here at long last! Now it's finally time to move on to greener pastures... or is it?

A lot has been said and done about the so-called “Vikings” recently. They have gradually risen in popularity in recent years with the advent of several diffe...

24/07/2019

I take a brief break from pillaging with Vikings to have a look at "that other bad guy in history". Can Germans actually be the good guys in WWII? Generation War wants us to think that they can! Let's have a look and see if it's right.

Everyone is familiar with the Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryans and Inglorious Basterds of the world by now. However, there are some very worthwhile ser...

18/07/2019

As you -may- have noticed from some of my videos, I'm a big fan of old-school JRPGs. Kingdoms of the Dump seems like an incredible project that includes all the best parts of those games. Check it out if you're a fan!

A SNES-styled RPG with platforming elements set in a fantasy world of trash for Windows, Mac, and Linux!

10/07/2019

Part two of Ragnar's Saga is here! How will the sons of Ragnar avenge their father? Well, don't pretend you haven't seen the woefully historically incorrect series - you know where this is going. But come and see what the -actual- saga has to say about it!

We continue one of the greatest sagas told in the history of bearded men! In part 1, the great Ragnar Lodbrok found his demise in the clutches of King Ælla o...

26/06/2019

Slowly chipping away at part 2 of Ragnar's saga. Still a ways to go, but that doesn't stop Ívarr hinn Beinlausi from traveling in style!

26/06/2019

Slowly chipping away at the part 2 of Ragnar's saga. Still a ways to go, but that doesn't stop Ívarr hinn Beinlausi from traveling in style!

13/06/2019

Not a whole lot of news to report on any new videos yet, as I'm currently getting used to my new schedule after having started a new, time-consuming job. Still hoping to bring more pixel history to the tubes once things have settled down though!

15/05/2019

Remember what I said last time about making up for a lack of pixel content on my last video? Let it be said that a Hipstorian always repays his debts! Here's my biggest one yet, and it's only the first of more to come!

Many things have already been said about vikings and the iconic Ragnar Lodbrok. Many people have no doubt heard of his exploits through the series "Vikings" ...

27/04/2019

Steadily chiseling away at the next three videos. The downside of working on your own sprites? You keep on wanting to make more and more and have to force yourself to move on at some point!

17/04/2019

Something a little different as there aren't as many pixels in this Pixel History (unless you count the pixels from the low resolution videos being used), but I will make up for it with the next videos. Meanwhile, have some neon 80s power!

Whenever people refer to "retro", there is one decade that tends to come to people's minds most often: the 1980s. Why is this exact decade subject to such po...

12/04/2019

Things are moving along a little slowly due to some other commitments, but there will be a new video coming out soon enough!

In the meantime, how about two presidents and a king?

08/03/2019

A more civilized age with more elegant weapons, it's high time some attention came to the Stone Age. Join me as I take a look at how Dawn of Man holds up in both gameplay as well as historicity!

Dawn of Man is a newly released survival/city-builder from the creators of Planetbase. You guide your people through the Stone Age all the way up to the Iron...

06/03/2019

The Spanish were hated well before the introduction of bull testicles for tapas, bullfighting and Sergio Ramos. Let's find out why!

The Spanish have long held a contentious place within the European landscape. Often regarded with contempt and considered as a different people altogether, p...

04/03/2019

Not one, but two videos coming up this week! Call it a t(h)reat.

28/02/2019

Slowly getting the hang of the new art style. Even if it can be a bit of a Spain in the ass sometimes.

Wars are more often than not dirty affairs that catch many innocents in their path. Rarely does this ever count more than during rebellions, in which civilia...

23/01/2019

If you were looking for a sugar daddy in the times of ancient Greece, look no further than king Croesus.

Everyone knows the tales of the Persian invasion of Greece, Marathon, Thermopylae and Alexander the Great. But what happened before this animosity between th...

20/12/2018

Time for a little something EXTRA! We're digging deeper into Arminius and the Battle of Teutoburg Forest.

The slaughter of Varus' forces resonated across the Roman Empire and had some serious consequences. Let's dig into both recent and distant history and see ju...

13/12/2018

A stroll in the forest never was this deadly.

Romans really loved people who could get things done. Varus was not one of those people. At all. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHipstorian Twitter: ht...

08/12/2018

The Middle East saw a great surge in tourism back in 1098. Let's find out why!

The Medieval age was one hell of a rollercoaster ride, and the Crusades were the triple loops that got everyone both excited and sick to their stomachs. What...

01/12/2018

Some might say mythology isn't proper history. But Scandinavian history includes all kinds of trolls, so mythology fits right into their historical narrative.

Scandinavians are pretty grim and melancholic people. Where did it go wrong? Could it have anything to do with their nihilistic mythology? Facebook: https://...

22/11/2018

It's time to go deeper. All the way back to Rome!

Once upon a time, many people were claiming to be Spartacus. But who really was Spartacus and what part did he play in the Third Servile War? Facebook: https...