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Barbarians (History Channel) 
Actors : Barbarians
Studio : A&E Home Video
by A&E Home Video
Release Date : 2004-02-24
Publisher : A&E Home Video
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 2
EAN : 9780767060431
UPC : 733961711080
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 13 reviews)
List Price : $19.95
Our Price : $10.15
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Liquid History. |
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Well, I've always liked the History Channel's documentaries over the years and this is one of my favorite productions. The only thing I'll say about buying it is that the episodes are too short with commercial lapses built into their structure--by this I mean they'll fade out of a scene and then fade back via the repetition of a small segment of tape. This can get a little annoying if you're watching them all in a row. The fact is though, I don't have time to read separate books on the Vikings, the Huns, and the Visigoths so I appreciate the insight that this collection provides. They're well done and very educational. I'm not sure why some people reviewed them so poorly here. |
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Hooray the Barbarians are coming |
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I feel a kinship to the barbarians. The ate and drank anything. Killed and mamed innocent people. Belched very loudly. I felt like I was watching a home movie from my childhood. |
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I absolutely loved it. |
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I have heard some people criticize the accuracy of the documentary, and they may well be right. However, I for one have a much much better knowledge of the Vikings, Huns, Mongols, and Goths after watching the documentary. It was very very entertaining, dramatizations were excellent in my opinion. I would highly recommend this DVD. If you like medieval history and want to learn more, then read some books. However if you're like me and enjoy the visual aid and lack infinite time to read all the different histories then this is a great place to get your feet wet. |
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Genghis Khan was Caucasion |
I want to respond to the many posts about the ethnicity of the Great Khan. For the record, many of those who are having a hissy fit over him being presented as a caucasiod are doing so out of ignorance. Arab chroniclers described him in great detail: red hair, fairly large (6 footish), green eyes and fair skin. The same goes for Tamerlane (Timur the Lame) more or less. There are several books that describe this. And his hordes weren't all Asiatics because many were descendants of the Sarmatians and even earlier the Scythians who were the first horse culture in basically the same region. They were blondes and dressed much like the later Germanic tribes as did the Sarmatians and a recent discovery in western China - the Tocharians (blondes & Nordic, Germanic-Celtic weaving/clothing, quite tall) - more commonly referred too as the 'Tarim Basin Mummies'. Both PBS and Discovery have DVDs and VHS tapes on this discovery as does the Journal of Indo-European Studies covers it.
The DVD was all right. I've seen better. |
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Not a masterpiece but a great starting point |
Overall, it is a good dvd that in less than 4 hours puts the viewer in a time and space context.
If you listen to the story it tells rather than look for mistakes (wether the race of the actors is correct, etc) you'll start to conect names of tribes (huns, vikings, etc.) and dates with other civilizations that are better known (romans, etc).
Take a look at it. |
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