Skanderbeg - The Dragon of Albania (Part 1)
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- The great Albanian hero Skanderbeg is widely considered as one of the most important military figures of the Middle Ages. In this episode about Skanderbeg, we will cover his early life, the creation of the League of Lezha as well as his initial battles against Ottoman generals.
The main sources behind this series are gathered from the Albanian Academy of Sciences.
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Tack!
Tusen tack för hundringen! Uppskattar det enormt!!
It’s written in my family that my ancestors was fighting for Skenderbeg. My mom and dad’s roots are from Kruja! I’m very proud that i can say that! Hello from Zagreb ❤
Yes because you are a serb
Wow man, its a miracle your family's written history survived from 15th century survived until 2024.
By the way skanderbeg is serbian? I heard some people say he is albanian and some people says he is serbian. One of my albanian friend said skanderbeg was half serbian half albanian.
@@postachamdi6286 In Sicily you have a lot of Albanian villages that fled Albania when Skanderbeg died. Their ancestors fought against the Muslims at that time. Many Catholic Albanians can trace their roots back to the 15th century. Venetian Republic, Vatican, Ottomans, Austria-Hungary. They all say that Skanderbeg is Albanian. Serbs confuse the name of his mother Vojislava, who is an Orthodox Christian, that's why she is called that. I am a Roman Catholic, my name is Eduard, Muslims have their own names as well. Skanderbeg burned Serbian villages so that the threat did not come from the side of Serbia. Skanderbeg's father was the prince of Albania at the time when the Ottomans abducted him from his home. Muslims will always tell you that Skanderbeg is a Serb only because it is difficult for them to admit that in his time everyone was Catholic and that Muslimism was forbidden in Albania. Skenderbeg is a pure Catholic Albanian.
@@eduardeddie6178 So actually skanderbeg isnt serb. Its just a misunderstanding. Btw what albanians thinks skanderbeg got educated in ottoman empire and thats how he knew ottoman battle tactics? And what albanians thinks skanderbeg's "beg/bey" title is turkic title?
@@postachamdi6286 I don't know what Albanians think, but I'll tell you what I think. I'm well-read! So the Ottomans kidnapped him and educated him, Skanderbeg won many wars with the Ottomans. When the time came for them to attack Albania, he sent their army to their deaths on purpose and returned alone to Albania where he formed a new army and defended Albania and Europe against the Ottomans for 25 years. The title beg and the name Skanderbeg remained from the Ottomans. His name is Gjergj Kastrioti.
He is not just the Dragon. He is the only Father and King to mother Albania. No one will ever replace him. What we have today is thanks to him. Dogs can bark all they want and try to claim him. He made it clear himself what he was. A proud Albanian till his last breath. Glory to the father of Albania.
glory to our ancestors brother
sadly we couldnt protect the lands of the illyrians and what Skanderbeg left us however least we can do is be thankful for such history we have
@@mirdita I agree. What we should do is to start loving and caring about each other and stop this “smirrë”. Nuk më pëlqen që Shqiptarët xhelozinë e kanë kaq të madhe kur shikojnë një Shqiptar tjetër që arrin suksesin. Unë ashtu dua t’i shoh të gjithë Shqipet. Të suksesshëm dhe atdhedashës. Të përshëndes nga Shqipëria e Jugut (Toskëria):
@@valley6824 edhe unë vllai
respekte nga Gjermania …. jom rritur nKosove ama si nga ana e babait dhe e nënës e kam origjinen nga Mirdita
feja nuk m intereson 100% duhet ta pranojm qe feja e ka shkatërruar Shqiperinë… ne duhet te bashkohemi dhe ta kthejm lavdin qe e meritojm
paraardhesit tane kan sunduar ballkanin dhe kan udhehequr shum toka te tjera … pershembull ki Dukagjin n’Iran e pastaj spo flasim per fiset qe kan origjin Iliriane dhe kane mbetur aty
Rroftë Shqipëria..rroft kombi yn dhe vdekje armiqve tan(serbve,grekve dhe erdoganit) ⚔️🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱
Why you become muslims brothers if Skanderbeg fought against it?.. hello from your cousin Romania
@@luciano3270 I am Orthodox not Muslim.
Greetings from Bulgaria .Skandenberg is legendary Albanisn and Christian Hero .
Atleta i Kristi. PRINCIPE DEPIRO RE DARBANOA TERRORE OTTOMANI. The greate Skanderbeg
I grew up in Australia, my Albanian grandfather passed away before I was born so I never learned about my Albanian heritage. My surname is Kiri, my family comes from Shkodër. I really enjoy these videos. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for your appreciation Mr Kiri!
There is a river near Shkodra named Kiri.
@@777Lxxx yeah that’s where my surname originates. Apparently Kiri is one of the original tribes in that area.
My fellow Shkodran! God bless you and your family. Glad to hear you are proud of your roots!
Skenderbeu is also mentioned in history as one of those leaders than were undefeated in their military life. He was an excellent strategist.
This is a very well-constructed work. Congratulations! Never stop doing this fantastic work! For a long time, we have needed something like this to combat Serbian propaganda on CZcams. This channel must be shared and subscribed to by everyone. Get the Albanian community to share it widely.
serbians try to steal everything possible , I mean the fact shows that Skenderbeg refused to take any serbians or other blood into his command , He only accepted Albanians in his army also Skenderbeg only asked for one favour from Serbia to go in on their territory from Belgrade and make a strategic move on Ottoman Empire but Serbian so called King refused Skenderbeg to use their current land for such things as Serbians have already built a strong Ally bond to Ottoman Empire , Skenderbeg also gave a threat to them if you try to do one mistake it will be the end of you all , Serbians didn't intervene while Skenderbeg was alive but sadly right after the death of Skenderbeg Gjergj Kastrioti Serbia went and massacred villages in Albanian territories so they could claim land.
Nobody believes the serbian propaganda
The only propaganda that I see is that Pogradec is slavic language, Durres is greek language why the albanians use greek and slavic names for their cities?
Wow, this is insanely well made. Rrnoft Gjergj Kastrioti, rrnofshin sternipat e tij.
He is not born in Albania, he is born in Zeta. His Father is Serbian and his name was Jovan and his mother was Serbian Vojislava. His name was Djuradj. His father lost the battle against Bajazit I and he was taken to the Ottoman empire because he was Prince of Zeta but even though he took Islam he fought against Turks
hahahahahah@@vladblagojevic
@@thefallenvalley4340 🐐 learn a bit of history
no lmao, i know enough, the world knows enough@@vladblagojevic
@@vladblagojevic his father is not a Serb bud
I feel very happy today to discover the great story of Skanderbeg. Thank You so much for this amazing video about such a heroe🎖
Love and respect albania from serbia🇷🇸💜🇦🇱
Skanderbeg was the hero and defender of Christianity and the Vatican supported him
You 2 NPC are broken refix yourself
Jo vetëm Shqipërinë por dhe herojt e sajë
Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg hero Albania and europe 🇦🇱 ⚔️ 🛡
we will always carry you in our hearts
thanks for the video very informative 👍🏻
@@user-wy7em9fm2c epirus is 100% origins Ilirians Albanians !5000years @@Greek Status is ortodox Albanians 👍🏽👌✍🙋♂️
@@user-wy7em9fm2c Give us 1 proof it isnt other than the Greek propagandistic writings?
@@greatalexander404 Really why the Illyrians then used Greek names for their cities like Durres or Slavic names like Pogradec ? Did they run out of names and had to borrow from the Greeks and Slavs?
This video deserves millions of views. For those claiming that Skanderbeg's mother was Serbian you better double check because the tribe of Triballa was there before Slavs came to the region. Skanderbeg's goal was to retake Shkupi (Skopje) as it was the most Albanian populated city in the 15th century. Ju lumte djema!.
True
you better check eupedija. Serbs are not Slavic genetically, but culturally and linguistically. Serbs were here before the arrival of the Slavs, they were just something else:)
@@midlspahe They were something else? like what?. Serbs have no future in this part of the Balkans, they've committed crimes against all their neighbors and one day they must pay the price whatever that price might be. In case you didn't know the southern Slavic languages are heavily influenced by the Albanian language and that says enough.
@@midlspaheSerbs are not Slavs genetically? Where did you find those results as there are too many findings suggesting otherwise young man.
@@AlOfNorway I wrote where my genetic data came from, but some Albanian deletes the comments. the truth hurts so much lol
Scanderbeg as Albanian was part of a secret organization of Middle Ages called the “ordin de dragon “ the “dragon order” a kind of political economical leadership and as well was one of main importance families in the scanderbeg Kanun in Albania old law constitution
The father of Vlad dracula also was part of a "dragon order" that's why they called him dracul
Amazing video, deserves far more views for our great ruler Scanderbeg🇦🇱
I am not Albanian and the history behind your country is so cool, along with the rest of the Balkans.
@@DM5550Z The best history in Balkans are from Albania and Greece
DONT STEAL OUR HISTORY 🇬🇷
The name skenderbeu comes from Iskender which is what the Arabs called Alexander the Great. U think they would use the same name for a non-Greek ruler??. He was Greek 🇬🇷
@@darkman11130 😂😂😂😂😂 as usual everyone that has glory and big history is greek....what a joke yous greeks are😂😂😂😂
Good production
He is not born in Albania, he is born in Zeta. His Father is Serbian and his name was Jovan and his mother was Serbian Vojislava. His name was Djuradj. His father lost the battle against Bajazit I and he was taken to the Ottoman empire because he was Prince of Zeta but even though he took Islam he fought against Turks
Lies. You only revolted when the Habsburgs funded and armed it or Romanov's gave back up. And even there it was a brief moment. Albanians did remain majority Muslim but they did not declare Skanderbeg a traitor like you did with Pavle Djurisic or Durisic. Srbas obeyed when Muslims banned building any monuments to Djurisic at the Black Mountains. And wanting Kadyrov to rule Kyiv just because he 'serves a xtian tsar'? hahaha. What would the old chetnik say about that if he was here today.
nice Joke, He was Born in Albania, his father name was Gjon Kastrioti, hes mothers name was Voisava Muzaka Kastrioti, which had a Albanian family. Name of Skanderberg is Gjergj Kastrioti
false
@@vladblagojevic damn those serbian liers will never stop, all their history is a lie and they show their stupidity by posting those kind of comments. This is the proof they all lies.
Shume flm per video🙏🏼🇦🇱❤️
Hej vllaqko
"Skanderbeg's true status as a 'hero of the Albanian nation' is HARD TO PIN DOWN, due to the lack of primary sources. He has been CONSTRUCTED as a national figure by both non-communist Christian Albanians and by the atheist communists alike."
King, Russell; Mai, Nicola (2008), Out of Albania: From Crisis Migration to Social Inclusion in Italy, Berghahn Books, p. 62
God bless you man, I enjoy watching to learn from the work that you do is amazing, I learned so much that I wasn’t aware of! from video’s. you are a great linguistic& well knowledgeable on this & on the history, research based.👍🇬🇧
@kb4151 We can't thank you enough! ❤️
Good work 👏 always will support this channel.
He was the dragon of the Balkans and the hero of Europe. Anyone can claim him as their own (Which is an HONOR) because he was sent as the people’s hero.
ΓΕΩΡΓΙΕ ΚΑΣΤΡΙΩΤΗ ,ΧΑΙΡΕ ΜΕΓΑΛΕ ΠΟΛΕΜΙΣΤΗ.
Very good! Really good quality!
One of the Heroes I adore and strive to be one(in terms if Chivalrism)such a blessing Albanians had a Great Warrior King Skanderbeg. Greetings from the Philippines to Albania ❤❤
Man this video is just beautiful. Thank you for this as a fellow Albanian!
Scanderbeg ❤️✝️🇦🇱
edhe un jam katolik po mos ta perziejm shun fe’n se bohet perqarje
@@mirdita S'ka pse bahet perqarje. E vërteta është e vërtetë.
@@mirdita nuk ka lidhje. Gjergji i krishtere ishte. Le te plasin keta Myslymanet po te duan. Faktet jane fakte dhe nuk duan t'ia dine per ndjenjat e askujt.
nuk luftoj ndonjeher per fe , ishte Strateg i shfrytezoj fet ne interes te vetin dhe Shqiperise, nese do ti thuash q
gjerat si jan thuaj tamam jo si te pelqejne ty, dhe po krijon percarje nese do ishte atdhedashes as do e trazoje fen sepse asnjeher ska patur rendesi per Shqiptaret "FEJA"
Në rregull. Por më shumë ishte shqiptar sesa katolik,apo ortodoks. Edhe ne myslimanët shqiptarë e duam Skënderbeun.
Great video. Most think that he was only a great warrior, but they should know he was a very educated person in history and a polyglot. If you read his correspondences, he makes sure to show the knowledge in history, diplomacy and politics. He wasn't given enough help from Europe and Papa Pious died in a very crucial moment when he was preparing to put together a coalition against the Ottoman Empire.
Called the Pope a cheap ass
"The decision of the Albanian government authorities TO HIDE THE STATUE OF SKENDERBEG EVERY TIME A MEETING WITH TURKISH OFFICIALS TAKES PLACE is surely sending perplexing messages to Albanian people."
Perparim Xhaferi, 2019 "Albanian National Identity in the twenty-first century: Escaping from the Ottoman heritage?", University of Sydney, pp. 202
Thanks again for this very informative Video! Much love ❤
Arban explained by sami frasheri means : arë in albanian neaning field
Ban meaning doing tells that this meaning is bujk ( eng: shepherd ) the arban name comes from the illyrian tribe arbani but when romans came they couldn't prounce arbani but they called albania or albanoi
This channel is extremely underrated.
Albanian King 🇦🇱🇦🇱💪💪
Lavdue qoftë KryeZoti 🇦🇱🙏🇦🇱 Gjergj Kastrioti ⚔️
Great production! Keep doing this Shqipe!🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱
You here? We used to argue seven to eight years ago I honestly thought that you deleated your channel oit of embarrasment. My old channel name was FROM MACEDONIA FOR MACEDONIA
@@ItachiUchiha-bt8yp what are you talking about??
@@RealAlbo4life We used to argue a lot back in the day. Don't you remember? You hate Slavs and we would argue about who was inferior.
@@ItachiUchiha-bt8yp No I don't remeber you
@@RealAlbo4life such a shame, and here I wanted round 2
Great documentary
Serbian Orthodox of Serbian origin and name. Whose family built Serbian Orthodox monasteries and were buried in them 🇷🇸
He isn't Serbian he's 100% Albanian his father was Albanian from Alhania while his mother was Albanian from Polog the reason why skanderbegs mother(voisava) was Orthodox is because at that time Albanians from Polog were Orthodox and they used Slavic names because they were highly influenced by the Orthodox Church inside the realm of Marko so he's 100% Albanian
Albanian orthodox of Albanian origin and name. His family was full of Albanians
He was a Serbian. That is known and written in history. There are some attempts to steal Serbian historical heritage, BUT it will fail at the end. The truth will always reveal itself.
@@jelenaatanaskovic1785 the only ones who claim that Skanderverg was a serb was serbs themselves. Skanderberg is Albanian and the whole world knows that, you have bo heritage before 19 century and these is a fact
@narthyseni8250 the hole world is conspiring against Serb and Greek historians about Skanderbegs ethnicity. When the F will the world wake up from their slumber. 🤪
"There were no noticeable Albanian - speaking communities in the cities of the Albanian coast throughout the Middle Ages. Durrës was inhabited by the Venetians, Greeks, Jews, and Slavs; Shkodra by the Venetians and Slavs; and Vlora by the Byzantine Greeks. Names of towns and rivers in Albania, always a good indicator of settlement patterns , are to a surprising extent Slavic. It is thought that a considerable proportion of the Albanians had already been assimilated by the eve of the Turkish invasion."
Robert Elsie - Historical Dictionary of Albania 2010 , 2nd Edition 20 : 44/40 : 17 Documents About Skanderbeg, Who Was Skanderbeg ? Factual Data Exposes The Hidden Truth
Nice Bro 👊 ⚔️🗡
Bes i would appreciate it if you would make one about the „modern“ heroes of Albania, I think it would be interesting to tell about some crazy 🇦🇱Pushka fighters
Like 700 Albanians again a Country 🇷🇸 ( 4000+ 🇷🇸☠️)
Or this 33 Albanians that protects the Borders against Greece, ( 1100 🇬🇷☠️).
In Macedonia you got also some like Xhem Gostivari ( they never killed him ), they paid his family members to kill hiim and don’t forget the lions of Dardania…
Almost in every place we got this crazy fighters that Fight with honor for their Land.
It would be interesting because they deserve this attachment also in English content because we got a lot of Albanians that can’t talk the 🇦🇱 language, they should know this people.
I appreciate your Channel, I know this is a lot of Work that you are putting in your videos.
Rrofsh Vlla
Great video
Shume paster. Tani e sheh historian me syte e ayre qe luftuan. Shume bukur !
Yes king 👑 of Albania gjergj Kastrioti SKENDERBEU
In Albania's heart, a dragon arose,
Scanderbeg, in history, forever he glows.
Scales of courage, a fiery might,
A symbol of freedom, in the Albanian night.
With wings of defiance, he soared high,
A dragon's spirit, reaching the sky.
In battles fierce, with flames of will,
He guarded the land, a protector still.
The Dragon of Albania, in armor clad,
Against oppression, a warrior mad.
His roar echoed in mountain air,
A symbol of strength, beyond compare.
Through valleys deep and mountains tall,
The Dragon of Albania, heeded the call.
In every tale, his flames burn bright,
Scanderbeg, the dragon, in freedom's light.
in truth, Gjorgi is a Christian, Orthodox.
all the names of his close family are Macedonian names, not Albanian
Gjorđija Kastriot's grandfather was called Stevan Kastri. George Kastriot's father was Jovan (Ivan) Kastriot. The mother of Giorgija Kastriot was Voislava, granddaughter of King Marko. The brothers of Giorgija Kastriot were called Stanis, Reposh and Kostadin. Gjorđija Kastriot's grandfather, his mother's uncle, was called Andres Lazare.
His father Jovan built a monastery and bell tower on Mount Athos, and his brother Reposh was a monk, abbot, he is buried on Hilander.
The nickname given to him by the Ottomans was Iskender Bey, literally translated from Turkish, it means Prince Alexander.
as a good Macedonian general they called him Alexander.
He declared himself a "warrior of Christ" - the liberator of Kroja, Debar and Skopje.
He formed "Liga" - a community of Slavic peoples. In alliance with the Vatican, he fought against Islamization by the Ottoman Empire.
After the liberation, he gave all converted Slavs who did not want to return to the "faith of their fathers" - Orthodoxy, three possibilities: To move, to pay a fine like the Turks, or to be executed.
Gjorđija Kastriot married Duchess Danica Donka (MakeDonka). Danica Donka was the daughter of Prince Gjorge Komnen and Princess Angelina Trebos. They had more children, of which the sons: Maxim, Branko, Ivan...
Giorgija Kastriot is recorded in world history as the last Macedonian king! And, in all museums and encyclopedias, under his picture it is written: Gjorshija Kastriot - King of Ematia (Epirus) and of Macedonia! And now?
But they accepted it as their own, they celebrate it as their own, that is, "we Slavs from behind the Carpathians" (hahaha), and they will liberate "Albanian lands from the Slavo-Macedonian occupiers"...
We add... The culture and history of Macedonia is not an exclusive right, but part of the cultural-historical identity of all Balkan demos as modern political nations, at the basis of which is the Macedonian ethnic group, regardless of the differences in the reading of history from the aspect of current geopolitics. even independent of the differences between modern literary languages as the product of modern pokitic nations. Amen!
Pure lies. Arberesh community in Italy came from the Skanderbeg era. They are as Albanian as the people in Tirana.
nice joke, hes whole family was Albanian, not macedonian
@@narthyseni8250 yes yes all his family roots carry Albanian Muslim names... hahaha
GJERGJ KASTRIOTI one of the best general ever , man like HIM born once in 10.000 years
Funny how Serbs today want to portray themselves as Christian defenders, in time of Ottomans the Sebs helped the Turks being very good allies to them, fighting Christian or moslem enemies of Ottomans.Then the Serbs had no problem with moslems like they have today.
Albanian Prince 🇦🇱, The Great Skanderbeg
Të rinjtë si ti na bëjnë krenarë 🙌🏻
Can you tell me how do you make these videos??
I use Davinci Resolve for editing videos and Gimp for editing images. Hope that explains.
@@ChildrenOfTheEagle Do you have to pay for that?? And where do I find it??
I have 45 subs
Both platforms are for free. Plenty of YT videos how to download and install them.
@@ChildrenOfTheEagle Great. Thanks Shqipe
This is amazing work thank you very much!
Very nice video brother
The king of Albania
Gustav Meier: "Albanians are young Illyrians".
George Hahn: "Albanians are descendants of Illyrians, but the descendants of the Illyrians were Pelasgians ... Albanians are grandchildren of Pelasgians".
Haki Pasha: "If the Albanian history emerges, the Ottoman Empire will go to the river".
Harold Whitehal: "Egyptian hieroglyphics, created 4,000 years ago have Albanian significance".
Henri Braisford: "In Macedonia, Albanians are the only indigenous people."
Johan von Han: "The Albanian derives from Illyrian and the Illyrian from Pellasgian one".
Albanians are sons of eagle 🦅 ( sons of zeus)
Però mancano delle regioni di ALBANIA nella mappa manca la regione di ÇAMERIA 🇦🇱 manca la regione di Macedonia 🇦🇱 manca la regione di Dardania 🇦🇱
No wonder bro!
🇹🇷, 🇷🇸, 🇫🇷, 🇷🇺 and whole Europe worked against us…but we are stronger then before ❤️ we showed this invaders that is not ezz to break us !
Lamartine: "Albanians, this nation and this people can not be mocked ... This is the land of heroes of all time ... Homer found there Achilles, the Greeks the Alexander the Great, Turks found Skanderbeg, people these of the same race, the same blood" .
Maurico Druon, secretary of the French Academy: "Albanians belonging to those people older than History itself. Albanian grandparents participated in the war of Troy, led by Achilles (on one side) and Hector (the other side) ".
Nicolas Iorga: "The Albanian people together and the Basques one are the oldest in Europe."
Maximilian Lambertz: "The true History of the humanity will be written only when it will be written with the participation of Albanians".
Huacunthe Hecquard: "In no country in the world women are not more respected and does not exercise a powerful activity than Albanian women, some Albanian mothers ousted from home their children because left the war front. They had returned them to the battlefield".
Lord Byron: "Albanians with their costumes make a most wonderful scenery in the world ... Albanians are the most beautiful human race exists, courageous, stronger than their strongholds."
Henry Noel Brailsford: "... The 'primitive' Albanian, in fact is the superhuman," of which Nietzsche dreamed."
Giuseppe Katapano: "Atlantida which disappeared 12,000 years ago, was the land of the Illyrians (Pelasgians), who escaped the flood of Atlantis and began new civilizations on all continents, especially in Europe, Africa and Small Asia small".
Agostino Ribeco: "The millennial Albanians Rights, ethnographic and geographic range from old times in Illyria, Macedonia and Thessaly."
Branislav Nušić: "Albanians are indigenous, who during all invasions of peoples kept its type and character significantly. They faced attacks by Romans, dense Slavs raids, who invadet them all fields, plains, and rivers ".
H. Dusko Konstantinov: "Albanians are the oldest inhabitants of the Balkan Peninsula and direct descendants of the Illyrians, who had built the most powerful state in the Balkans."
Edvin Jacques: "The Illyrians or Albanians, these stalwart warriors were Albanians, heirs of Achilles, Philip, Alexander the Great and the Piros of Epirus ...".
Edvin Pears: "Albanians are descendants of the oldest race of the Balkan Peninsula, namely the Aryan race, to draw this word from two Albanian roots of words: Gold and side, which i.e. people of pure gold."
Max Myle: "The names of of most familiar people derived from the old Albanian word 'Ar'. This also applies to many other countries of the world."
Fanulla Papazogllu: "Dardania is one of the ancient Balkan provinces where the indigenous population is the best preserved."
Jen Goss: "The origin of the Albanians to the time of Pelazgs and have pre-helen origin."
Gustav Meier: "Albanians are young Illyrians".
George Hahn: "Albanians are descendants of Illyrians, but the descendants of the Illyrians were Pelasgians ... Albanians are grandchildren of Pelasgians".
Haki Pasha: "If the Albanian history emerges, the Ottoman Empire will go to the river".
Harold Whitehal: "Egyptian hieroglyphics, created 4,000 years ago have Albanian significance".
Henri Braisford: "In Macedonia, Albanians are the only indigenous people."
Johan von Han: "The Albanian derives from Illyrian and the Illyrian from Pellasgian one".
Jovan Cvijiq: "South Slavs, after arrived in the Balkans, found there the Albanians, who under their pressure (Slavs) retreated southward and to most mountainous areass, where we face today."
Konstantin Paparigopulos: "Only the Albanians are considered descendants of the Illyrian race
Good work. I'll add more more commentary when I can.
Danke!
Faleminderit juve
Nani my Bro.. I can't keep up with all your awesome donations.. there are just so many of them. Thank you so much Nani! You are an amazing member and moderator of the channel.
Can you tell us about skenderberg mom and ded and brothers?heo are they and where they beried?
@@milosmiletic970 in an Albanian Church that is still occupied
Gjergj Kastrioti Nga Sinja Dibër Kastriot 📍😍 Nip në Diber Të madhe në Pollog 🇦🇱🦅
Even though there's a lot of bias and mistakes (Especially on the Ottoman&Hungarian parts) it's nonetheless a quality work from such a small channel.
Respect te madh per ket dokumentar!!!
Malet e Dibres!
Albania - Skanderbeg , Poland - Sobieski . Vienna 1683 🇵🇱🤝🇦🇱 .
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE A HERO LIKE GEORGE KASTRIOT SKENDERBEG, AND SOME BEASTS COME OUT AND TRY TO CHANGE THE HISTORY AND NATIONALITY OF THE GREAT HERO GEORGE KASTRIOT SKENDERBEG, BUT NO ONE CAN CHANGE THE HISTORY OF THE ALBANIANS BECAUSE THE ALBANIANS ARE THE OLDEST HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE BALKANS WE ARE YLLIRIAN, GEORGE KASTRIOT SKENDER BEG THE GREAT AND KNOWN TO THE WHOLE WORLD,
SPECIAL RESPECT FOR THE INITIATOR AND HIS INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTION.
Amazing job
So Skanderbeg was already in Kruja which was under ottoman occupation and received a letter from the Pope? Where’s the source of this?
Albania 🇦🇱 hero
What was Skanderbeg's Paternal and Maternal haplogroup. That would put much doubt to rest.
Skanderbeg shares the same DNA as the Albanians and not the Serbs.
Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbe, also known as Skanderbeg (1405-1468), was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. One of his patrilineal descendants was identified as a member of haplogroup E-V13 > Z17107.
Source 📜 : Famous people's Y-DNA listed by haplogroup
Author: Maciamo Hay, E-V13 branch. EUPEDIA, Maciamo Hay.
E-V13 (Haplogroup E) is one of the Haplogroups that were common among Illyrians (Albanian), yes.
E-V13 as Haplogroup Y originated from the so-called Neolithic settlers, who entered the Balkans from Anatolia about 8500 years ago. These Neolithic settlers were the founders of the Minoan civilization, the first European civilization in history. They also played a major role in the ethnogenesis of the Mycenaeans, Greeks, Thracians, Dacians and Illyrians that followed.
E-V13 is one of the haplogroups that were common among the Illyrians, yes.
Thus, although E-V13 is not exclusively "Illyrian" but rather paleobalkanic in general, it was one of the main Illyrian y-DNA haplogroups. In addition to E-V13, the Illyrians probably possessed the haplogroup R1b, originating from the Indo-European which gave them their languages, to the Thracians and Greeks, and J2b, another Mediterranean Neolithic haplogroup common to today's Albanians, Greeks and Italians, among others (Pelasgians).
It is also worth mentioning that the three haplogroups so typical for today's Albanians have also been found in Neolithic and Bronze Age remains on the eastern coast of the Adriatic (ancient Illyria) !
: E1b1 📜 (Haplogroup E) - R1b - J2b2 .
- source : ( The genomic history of Southeast Europe )
His Father was Albanian, the Kastrioti date themselves back to the Progoni whom the Dukagjini also descend from, the Progonis as we know created the Principality of Arbanon, reaching its zenith in 1206, Durign this time The regions around Tetovo, Diber, Xhepchist were ruled by the kastriotis whom were sworn to Dhimiter Progoni and Gjin Progoni, His Mother we have little to no Evidence that she was serbian, even if she somehow in Gods name was Serbian, Skanderbeg would not inherit the Serbian Nationality & Ethnicity & Titles from his mother but rather his father as was the maternial rule for feudal and royal lords during the Medieval Ages, which continued until around the time of Catherine the Great of Russia, Besides the point, Marlin Barleti names Gjergjis Mother as to be either of Arianiti Origjin or Thopia rather than Brankovic. Skanderbeg in matter of fact DESPISED the Brankovic Serbians and prefered the Moravian Hungarian Influenced Serbians over the Brankovics due to their disobedience and how the fact that he saw them as traitors to their faith and servants of the Turks, Whilst Skanderbeg allied himself with Hungarian Moravian Nobles. In no way was he Serbian.
@@blackfyre2 Well articulated. That will put many Serbian doubters to rest. Anyway it turns out my paternal haplogroup is the same as Skenderbeg's.
Gjergj Kastrioti son of Gjon Kastrioti. Gjon Kastrioti son of Pal Kastrioti. Pal Kastrioti son of Kostandin Mazreku(Kastrioti) origin of Kastrioti family is Mazreku tribes...
@@blackfyre2 Do we have any history dating back before the 12th century regarding the Albanians. Surely if they're indigenous to the region they must have some more historical sources to support their claim to the region.
"There are two different Skanderbegs today: the historic Skanderbeg, and a mythic national hero as presented in Albanian schools and nationalist intellectuals in Tirana and Pristina."
"The name of the Kastrioti tribe is probably derived from the Greek word "kastron" (fortress)."
"Skanderbeg's mother Vojsava was a Serbian noblewoman from the influential Brankovic family and sister to Mara Branković."
Schmitt Jens Oliver (2009), Skanderbeg: Der neue Alexander auf dem Balkan, pp. 44, 45
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His lineage were Serbs…his grandfather and his brother are buried near Hilandar…a Serb monastery on Mt. Athos. An Albanian historian described Skenderbeg as someone of Serb nature…back in those days Serbs and Albanians were like brothers…but something happened in the past that led to lots of hatred. :( Americans are proud of their English culture and they accept their roots. Why can’t the other Balkan nations?
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He was not a small lord, please correct your words. He was a Legendary military strategist and generall. He was from a Noble Albanian family, and he unified the Albanian Princes of thet time against turcs. HE WAS A KING !
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"Recent concern has converged on the origin of Skanderbey who lived in the 15th century, whether he was Albanian or Greek. His name Kastrioti(Kastriotis) is Greek, and his father Ioannis Kastriotis was Greek and his wife also Greek, while his mother was Serbian."
Jayoung Che, "The Socio-political Meanings of the Conflict between the Muslims and the Christians around the Western Balkan in the 15th Century. Centering on the Heroic Kastrioti-Skanderbey of Albania" Athens Journal of History - Volume 3, Issue 4 - Pages 297-320
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The history of that time was way longer and harder . Just to mention the serb alliance with ottomans that prevented scanderbeg troops joining hunyadi troops in north
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I knew they would write about me and about us but that is nice heartwarming.
Kruje never faled and Duress - Drač was made 2700 years ago by greak tribe dorians.
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the clan of muzaka in the league with scanderbeg
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@Đurađ Kastriotić Skenderbeg Haha nuke po kuptoje, a je Turk Mongolez, a po Skllav i Rusise? Por si do çfot puna një jeni ju për ne Shqiptaret. Rrofte Shqiprija e Gjergj Kastrijotit 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱 Rrofte Shqiprija Evropjane 🇦🇱🇺🇲🇪🇺🇦🇱✝️✝️✝️
Gjergj Kastrioti a guy with a Greek name and Italian surname was an Arvanite (Christian Albanian), if lived in the 19th century will be fighting Muslim Albanians, Greeks, Slavs so called Turks together with the Epirotans, Macedocians, Spartans etc for the liberation of Greece.
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Edvin Jacques: "The Illyrians or Albanians, these stalwart warriors were Albanians, heirs of Achilles, Philip, Alexander the Great and the Piros of Epirus ...".
Edvin Pears: "Albanians are descendants of the oldest race of the Balkan Peninsula, namely the Aryan race, to draw this word from two Albanian roots of words: Gold and side, which i.e. people of pure gold."
Why does Lord Gjergj Kastrioti (Iskandar) have a goats head with horns on his head?
The GOAT
@@whitedarklife7318 Why did he have it on his helmet was the question… Already know he was The Goat . We apparently know so much about him, but about this goat with horns no one speaks about. Who was he trying to emulate with those horns?
@@selaminbelica777 The Turks, who surrounded the castle, were so numerous that their ranks seemed as if they would never end.
The castles were not a very large number. Skanderbeg with his forces decided to attack the Turks at night from the flanks.
He sent word to the castles, so that they too would attack at the same time.
The attack took place at midnight.
The castle men took the goats they had inside, put torches on their horns, and in the darkness let their flock out of the castle towards the enemy.
At the same time, they attacked themselves holding torches in their hands.
The attack was unexpected. The Turks were relieved.
They saw torches on the ground and could not understand that some of them were carried by goats.
The Albanian attack was successful. The Turks retreated.
From that time, the legend says, Skenderbeu ordered to make a goat's head on his war helmet to honor the memory of the goats.
@@whitedarklife7318 That would be incorrect… Gjergj Kastrioti knew exactly who he was and from what line he descends. No disrespect brother, but your comment tells me you know nothing about Gjergj Kastrioti aka “Iskandar” (Skender is the Albanian version)
Those who quibble over Skanderbegs ethnicity and national fidelity are childish and ridiculous. At days end all those who love Christ and Christo-European civilization can lay claim to this man as kindred. Why any Muslim would glorify Skanderbeg I do not know. The Muslim seeks caliphate dominion over the entire world, and this man might be more responsible than anyone for why that never happened, and never will. Glory to Christ forever! Long live the spirit, courage and faith of Skanderbeg!!! ☦️☦️☦️☦️
The Slav-Hungarians were great warriors!
Gjergj Kastrioti King Of Albania 🇦🇱🇦🇱 Heroi jon Kombetar...Biri i Dibres Babai i tij Thirej dhe Gjon Dibrani
What theme song is it at 17:13 ?
PAVARESIA
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Because Georgios Kastriotis was not ALBANIAN
Yes it is my frend
He is albanian and you can't change this fact even you see on his shield have albanian eagle flag
@@heyitsmepeniewise3155 this emblem is the byzantine emblem of Palaiologos Dynasty of byzantium and of Komnini Dynasty to whom Georgios
Kastrioti was married with
@@dimitriosvlissides5781 no is albanian emblem it represnt our eagle with two heads Byzantine eagle have only one head and is golden so stop lying you morron
@@heyitsmepeniewise3155 You are ignorant
The Double headed eagle is the Byzantine emblem The red is the military one
Educate yourself
The one headed eagle is the Roman
The double headed was used by Georgios Kastriotis as he new his byzantine origins
Have ever taught you about the DESPOTATON OF EPIROS
KASTRIOTIS WAS referring himself to the Papa and to the king Alfonso as
PRINCEPS EPIROTUM ,,,,,,,,,,,
HE NEVER NEVER MENTIONED ANYWHERE THAT HE IS ALBANIAN
JUST HE FOUGHT IN THE AREA THAT IS ALBANIA TODAY
Dukagjins borders are wrong. They were at least at prizren
Branislav Nušić: "Albanians are indigenous, who during all invasions of peoples kept its type and character significantly. They faced attacks by Romans, dense Slavs raids, who invadet them all fields, plains, and rivers ".
Albaninas not Shqiptars
@@milansimonovic8267 read what mark milanovic says about albania.
@@arianhoti4090 that guy is a profesor in Reding, the British bombed Serbes out of Northern Rabnia and out of Serbian town Skadar na Bojani. So for him to keep his pathetih position he has to spek what he is told, not the truth bit what is told.
@@milansimonovic8267 arbresh from italy whats your excuse of them they speak albanian since the time they left albania from the ottoman
@@arianhoti4090 Toska of Gheg?
if it weren't for the Albanians, Europe would have been conquered by the Ottomans when Skënderbeu died, Mehmet i || He said that such a lion will never be born in Europe 🏛🇦🇱🏛
music at 7:20?
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