Sabaton History's video: Livgardet 500 Years in Service of the King Sabaton History 102 Official

In 1523, Swedish King Gustav I. Vasa gathered 16 of his bravest and most loyal soldiers around him and appointed them to be his royal bodyguards. From this day on, the Swedish Royal Guards were tasked to guard the King and the royal family in their palace in Stockholm with their lives. Throughout the centuries the Royal Guard took on many names, outfits, and weapons, yet their mission remained the same. They joined the King on his military campaigns, protected him from assassins, and policed the royal estate. Support Sabaton History on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory Listen to Livgardet: https://music.sabaton.net/Livgardet Watch the Official Music Video of Livgardet here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um5R_PH7Jek Watch more videos on the Sabaton YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Sabaton Listen to Sabaton on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/SabatonSpotify Official Sabaton Merchandise Shop: http://bit.ly/SabatonOfficialShop Check out Indy Neidell's channels: World War Two: https://www.youtube.com/c/worldwartwo TimeGhost History: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Hosted by: Indy Neidell Written by: Markus Linke and Indy Neidell Directed by: Astrid Deinhard and Wieke Kapteijns Produced by: Pär Sundström, Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle Executive Producers: Pär Sundström, Joakim Brodén, Tomas Sunmo, Indy Neidell, Astrid Deinhard, and Spartacus Olsson Community Manager: Maria Kyhle Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns Editor: Karolina Dołęga Sound Editor: Marek Kamiński Archive: Reuters/Screenocean - https://www.screenocean.com Sources: - Försvarsmuseum Boden - Sveriges militärhistoriska arv - Armémuseum - Pictures of modern Livgardet and Swedish castles courtesy of GI99pema, Manfred Werner (Tsui), Arild Vågen, Jakub Hałun, President's Secretariat India, Holger.Ellgaard, Andreas Trepte, Jürgen Howaldt, Arild Vågen - Photo of the changing of the guard at Stockholm Palace by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas - Ministério da Defesa - Gustaf II Adolf before Battle of Lützen by Nils Forsberg, courtesy of Gothenburg Museum of Art. - Poltava History Museum All music by: Sabaton An OnLion Entertainment GmbH and Raging Beaver Publishing AB co-Production. © Raging Beaver Publishing AB, 2019 - all rights reserved.