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Barbarians (2004)

Barbarians poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 8 episodes
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a TV documentary miniseries about early and late medieval tribes. Each episode covers a specific group, describing their conquests and their eventual decline. The show presents straightforward historical information in a serious tone.

educationalinformativeseriousepisodichistoricalchronologicalunembellishedfactual

What happens

Barbarians is a 2004 miniseries on The History Channel which tells the story of tribes from the Early Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages. Two series have currently been produced, each consisting of four episodes – the first aired in 2004, and the second aired in 2007. The series tells about what the groups did, who they conquered, and how they fell. Clancy Brown narrated season 1 and Bob Boving narrated season 2. The 2004 miniseries was History Channel's highest-rated telecast of the year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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