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  • Aug 955: The 6-Hour Storm That Ended a 50-Year Terror [12:30]

    08/17/2025 2:38:06 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 7 replies
    YouTube ^ | August 11, 2025 | weaversnest
    Welcome to Episode 5 of "Battles That Shaped Time: Turning Points in Warfare" In the summer of 955 AD, the fate of Europe balanced on a single battlefield -- the Lechfeld. For over 50 years, the Magyars had ravaged the continent, undefeated and unstoppable. But on this day, Emperor Otto I would gamble everything -- not just on steel, but on the fury of the skies. As a summer storm turned rivers into raging traps and mud swallowed armies whole, the battlefield became a crucible of destiny. This is the story of the day Europe's future was forged in thunder,...