Middle Ages

BARBARIANS



History will never forget their reign of terror. For nearly a millennium, barbarian hordes rose up and swept across Asia, Europe, and Africa, pillaging towns and sacking empires.But who were these barbarians, seemingly devoted only to violence and destruction, their language the battle-axe and mighty sword? In BARBARIANS, HISTORY explores the origins of the Huns, Goths, Vikings,Mongols the Vandals, the Saxons, the Franks, and the Lombards. Shot on location, Emmy Award-winning documentarian Robert Gardner uses in-depth interviews, thrilling reenactments, and narration by Clancy Brown to bring to life the powerful leaders, military strength, and overwhelming drive that kept empires on three continents in terror for centuries.

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