Taking over Spain with a force in the tens of thousands is some early medieval shit, that’s such a low number. I’m a little less impressed by the Roman Empire taking over half the known world considering how relatively easy it was to do back then.
KikKikKik36 on
Something always overlooked: the Visigothic Kingdon was corroded due to the constant civil wars for the power.
The opposition groups, namely the jews (strongly repressed), the arrians (whose faith had similarities with Islam and had been forced to convert to Catholicism) and the witizans (that betrayed Roderick during Guadalete battle, abandoning the battlefield during the battle) actively worked for the invaders.
sloppy_1sts on
Umayyad, bro?
AAWdibcaaw on
Looks like the Umayyads missed a spot… probably not a big deal tho
CaptainYorkie1 on
The infighting and many changing teams did help
UmaThermos1 on
Why did rodrick not win? Was Greg not with him?
Leviton655 on
Betrayals, instability, and more betrayals brought an end to the Visigothic Hispania. The numbers, however, are entirely fabricated. Modern estimates talk about 2,500 Visigoths vs 1,900 Arabs
Eaglehasyou on
All of that only for Asturias to remain untouched, which ultimately led to the Umayyads downfall as after Tours, Asturias began pushing back and reclaiming territory all the way until the rest of Northern Iberia was reclaimed.
This would be the catalyst for the Reconquista, an event that foresaw the shattering of the Umayyads into Taifas and the overall uno reverse card of the Islamic Caliphate until Granada remained.
And when Granada Fell, the Spanish and Portuguese would not too long after begin the Age of Exploration and became the 1st Colonial Powers, carving up the world in half while doing so.
Interesting-Dream863 on
A kingdom divided cannot stand…
teremaster on
Didn’t help that two thirds of the Visigoth army was basically rebellious and either left immediately or outright switched sides in the battle
The_ChadTC on
ASTURIAS WITH THE METAL CHAIR
LastSeaworthiness767 on
“Wow it is glorious perfect victory. Praise the God! We will build heaven on this land!
Well, don’t care about small enemy in the north. Nothing they can do with such small territory!”
Tronerfull on
Sir, the Astures have defeated the forces we sent and killed the gobernor we assigned them before it could even reach the village. Should we send more troops and crush them?
The people of the north, wasnt there like a few villages and everything else is wild forest and mountains? what are a bunch of mountainfolk savages going to do? just leave them be we need to prepare to go after france.
Lucian0691 on
Lmao,some karma for the sack of Rome
rodrigkn on
Also created a worldwide the surname Rodriguez’ which has been pretty prolific.
StCalavara on
“Yo guys burn the ships”
NestorUgherFaram on
Ragazzi, ma immaginatevi un Asterix e Obelix in Spagna, con i visigoti al posto dei galli e gli omayyadi al posto dei romani.
-Ecco, abbiamo conquistato tutta la Spagna!
-Eccetto un punto.
-É praticamente tutta!
-Praticamente non è tutta!
Frosty_Low772 on
The visigoths were very unpopular, and one of the reasons the Spanish were over run so quickly was because they did not let the common peasantry own any weapons, for fear of revolt. In a way, the Moorish occupation and subsequent re-conquista was a purification by fire of Spain
Intrepid_Walk_5150 on
This Tariq really is a rock.
cancerinos on
Only the beginning of this region’s history of having wars in which tiny forces beat much bigger ones.
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Wait fr how did this happen
Viene el musulmán y te la mete
Taking over Spain with a force in the tens of thousands is some early medieval shit, that’s such a low number. I’m a little less impressed by the Roman Empire taking over half the known world considering how relatively easy it was to do back then.
Something always overlooked: the Visigothic Kingdon was corroded due to the constant civil wars for the power.
The opposition groups, namely the jews (strongly repressed), the arrians (whose faith had similarities with Islam and had been forced to convert to Catholicism) and the witizans (that betrayed Roderick during Guadalete battle, abandoning the battlefield during the battle) actively worked for the invaders.
Umayyad, bro?
Looks like the Umayyads missed a spot… probably not a big deal tho
The infighting and many changing teams did help
Why did rodrick not win? Was Greg not with him?
Betrayals, instability, and more betrayals brought an end to the Visigothic Hispania. The numbers, however, are entirely fabricated. Modern estimates talk about 2,500 Visigoths vs 1,900 Arabs
All of that only for Asturias to remain untouched, which ultimately led to the Umayyads downfall as after Tours, Asturias began pushing back and reclaiming territory all the way until the rest of Northern Iberia was reclaimed.
This would be the catalyst for the Reconquista, an event that foresaw the shattering of the Umayyads into Taifas and the overall uno reverse card of the Islamic Caliphate until Granada remained.
And when Granada Fell, the Spanish and Portuguese would not too long after begin the Age of Exploration and became the 1st Colonial Powers, carving up the world in half while doing so.
A kingdom divided cannot stand…
Didn’t help that two thirds of the Visigoth army was basically rebellious and either left immediately or outright switched sides in the battle
ASTURIAS WITH THE METAL CHAIR
“Wow it is glorious perfect victory. Praise the God! We will build heaven on this land!
Well, don’t care about small enemy in the north. Nothing they can do with such small territory!”
Sir, the Astures have defeated the forces we sent and killed the gobernor we assigned them before it could even reach the village. Should we send more troops and crush them?
The people of the north, wasnt there like a few villages and everything else is wild forest and mountains? what are a bunch of mountainfolk savages going to do? just leave them be we need to prepare to go after france.
Lmao,some karma for the sack of Rome
Also created a worldwide the surname Rodriguez’ which has been pretty prolific.
“Yo guys burn the ships”
Ragazzi, ma immaginatevi un Asterix e Obelix in Spagna, con i visigoti al posto dei galli e gli omayyadi al posto dei romani.
-Ecco, abbiamo conquistato tutta la Spagna!
-Eccetto un punto.
-É praticamente tutta!
-Praticamente non è tutta!
The visigoths were very unpopular, and one of the reasons the Spanish were over run so quickly was because they did not let the common peasantry own any weapons, for fear of revolt. In a way, the Moorish occupation and subsequent re-conquista was a purification by fire of Spain
This Tariq really is a rock.
Only the beginning of this region’s history of having wars in which tiny forces beat much bigger ones.