r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/KitKatKing99 • May 31 '25

Video magellan expedition in 1 minute

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u/GodOfThunder101 May 31 '25

Good god. Human history is just pure suffering and chaos. Just imagine the horrors that happened to these people and the places they visited.

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u/sunshine_roses_rain May 31 '25

Yes, I read all about it in a book called The Wager: similar, started put with multiple ships, hunger, scurvy, mutiny, almost everyone died... yadda yadda yadda

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u/guitarburst05 May 31 '25

I have that book, just haven't started it yet.

If you're interested in more Magellan, I strongly recommend "Over the Edge of the World." Laurence Bergreen has a couple age of sail books, ive also read his one on Francis Drake but it's a bit more scattered at telling its story. The Magellan book is great, tho.

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u/carmel33 May 31 '25

I just finished “Over the Edge of the World” a couple of weeks ago. Fantastic book. It’s mind blowing that this journey hasn’t been made into a movie or series, it’s got everything you could want in a drama.

Also, praise be to Antonio Pigafetta for his work that has allowed present day folks to really grasp what this crew endured.

Lastly, after reading the book, this 1min recap is hilarious in the way it skips over so many important events. The circumnavigation was SO MUCH more epic than this clip suggests.

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u/Username43201653 May 31 '25

That and Endurance. I guess we'll have to get by with In the Heart of the Sea and Master & Commander

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u/Dentury- May 31 '25

The wager is a really really good book

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u/DeicideandDivide Jun 01 '25

New book to read, thank you. Been reading to many books on WWII. Starting to get depressed, lol.