What did it really mean to be a man in the Middle Ages? This video explores medieval masculinity across eight cultures, from Byzantine warriors and Viking poets to Frankish knights and medieval scholars, revealing how duty, faith, and discipline shaped what it meant to be a man for over a thousand years. Learn how ancient virtues like honor, courage, and self-control defined manhood long before modern influencers ever spoke about it.
⏳ Timestamps
0:00 — The Meaning of Medieval Masculinity
0:28 — Byzantine Masculinity: Discipline and Faith
2:10 — Viking Masculinity: Honor and Fate
3:34 — Anglo-Saxon Masculinity: Loyalty and Duty
5:07 — Celtic Masculinity: Feast, Fight, and Hospitality
6:44 — Frankish Masculinity: Duty and the Sacred Oath
8:16 — Holy Roman Masculinity: Law and Order
10:08 — Iberian Masculinity: Crusade, Bloodlines, and Honor
11:37 — Andalusian Masculinity: Chivalry and the Scholar-Warrior
12:26 — The Scholar-Knight: How Medieval Universities Forged a New Ideal
13:43 — Lessons Modern Men Can Learn from the Middle Ages
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