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The Ballad Archives
Where history sings.

Welcome. My name is Ilya, and this channel is my personal archive of historical ballads. Here I publish beautiful songs in the ballad genre — because this direction speaks to me deeply, and I am fascinated by medieval historical narratives and the personalities who lived through them.

On this channel, ballads will illuminate the key turning points in European history . These are stories of kings, warriors, heroes, and fallen men from the Middle Ages: Vikings, Saxons, Normans, ancient rulers, battles, fallen kingdoms, honor, sacrifice, and the last honor of those who refused to kneel.

Each ballad is set to beautiful slideshow visuals — atmospheric imagery that brings the era back to life. The music is dark folk, medieval, cinematic orchestral, with deep bass, hoarse veteran voices, ritual chants, epic orchestration, war drums, war horns, and medieval instruments.

History never dies. It sings.
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JACQUES DE MOLAY — THE LAST GRAND MASTER

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GERARD DE RIDEFORT — THE MASTER OF HATTIN

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ODO DE ST AMAND — THE IRON MASTER

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BERTRAND DE BLANCHEFORT — THE MASTER IN CHAINS

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HUGH DE PAYENS — THE FIRST MASTER OF THE TEMPLE

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SIGURD THE CRUSADER — THE VIKING WHO WENT TO JERUSALEM

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HARALD HARDRADA THE LAST VIKING KING

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OLAF THE FALLEN KING OF NORWAY

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CANUTE LORD OF THE NORTH SEA

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SWEYN FORKBEARD THE KING WHO CONQUERED ENGLAND

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GUTHRUM THE KING WHO SURRENDERED

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IVAR — THE GREAT HEATHEN ARMY

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TANCRED — THE YOUNG LION OF JERUSALEM | Legendary Knights of the Crusades

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GUILLAUME DE BEAUJEU — THE LAST MASTER OF ACRE | Legendary Knights of the Crusades

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CONRAD — THE MAN WHO SAVED TYRE | Legendary Knights of the Crusades

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BALIAN — THE LAST DEFENDER OF JERUSALEM | Legendary Knights of the Crusades

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BOHEMOND — THE FALL OF ANTIOCH | Legendary Knights of the Crusades

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⚔️ The End of the Crusader States (1291) | The Last Knight of the Holy Land | Epic Historical Ballad

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The Fall of Acre (1291) | The Last Stand of the Crusaders | End of the Holy Land Kingdoms

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The Fifth Crusade — How Pride Lost Jerusalem Forever (1217–1221)

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The Ninth Crusade (1271–1272) | Edward Longshanks | The Last Knight of the Cross

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The Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) | Saint Louis IX | The King Who Would Not Surrender

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The Barons' Crusade (1239–1241) | The Crusade That Nearly Saved the Holy Land

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The Sixth Crusade (1228–1229) | The Crusade Without a War | How Frederick II Won Jerusalem

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FOURTH CRUSADE — THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE (1202–1204)

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Battle of Jaffa (1192) | Richard the Lionheart vs Saladin | The Last Battle of the Third Crusade

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⚔️ BATTLE OF ARSUF (1191) | THE CHARGE OF THE LION

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The Siege of Acre (1189–1191) — The Siege That Changed the Crusades

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The Siege of Jerusalem (1187) — The Kingdom Lost Its | Heart Historical Ballad

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THE BATTLE OF HATTIN 1187 I History Ballad | Historical Music | European History

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⚔️ THE BATTLE OF MONTGISARD (1177) | THE LEPER KING'S MIRACLE I History Ballad | Historical Music

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Welcome to The Ballad Archives I History Ballad | Historical Music | European History

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The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) | The Battle That Changed Spain Forever

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Richard the Lionheart & Saladin (1187–1192) | The Lion and the Sultan

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The Fall of Edessa (1144–1149) | The Lost Kingdom of the Crusaders

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The First Crusade (1095–1099) | The Birth of the Crusader Age

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Richard the Lionheart — The Last Battle (1194–1199)

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Richard the Lionheart — The Captive King (1192–1194)

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Richard the Lionheart — The Crusader King (1189–1192)

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The Sons Who Challenged the Lion — The Revolt Against Henry II (1173–1174)

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The Fall of a King | The Battle of Lincoln (1141) | Historical Ballads

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THE STANDARD (1138) | Battle of the Standard

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BROTHERS AT WAR | The Battle of Tinchebray (1106) | Historical Ballads

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1068 — THE SIEGE OF YORK

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HEREWARD THE WAKE — England's Last Free Warrior

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Sól sekkr í vestr. #HistoricalMusic

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The Harrying of the North (1069–1070) | Historical Ballad

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William the Conqueror – The Norman Conquest | Epic Historical Ballad

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STAMFORD BRIDGE (1066) #HistorySong #EpicHistory #HistoricalBallad

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⚔️ HASTINGS (1066) #HistorySong #EpicHistory #HistoryThroughMusic

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The Ballad of the Last Saxon#HistoricalBallad #HaroldGodwinson #1066

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