Ancient-warfare expert Roel Konijnendijk rates 10 battle tactics in movies and television for realism, with scenes from "Game of Thrones" and "The Witcher." Konijnendijk has a doctorate in ancient history and is a teaching fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Konijnendijk discusses the accuracy of battle tactics in "Game of Thrones" (2016), starring Kit Harington; "Hercules" (2014), featuring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson; and "The Witcher" (2019), with Henry Cavill. Konijnendijk also comments on the infantry and cavalry formations in "Outlaw King" (2018), starring Chris Pine; "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" (2014), with Evangeline Lilly; and "Alexander" (2004), featuring Colin Farrell. He dissects the use of ancient-warfare weaponry in "King Arthur" (2004), "Spartacus" (1960), "Mulan" (2020), and "Spartacus: War of the Damned" (2013). Watch part one of the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPGdOXstSyk You can follow Roel Konijnendijk here: https://twitter.com/Roelkonijn WATCH MORE HOW REAL IS IT VIDEOS: Crime Experts Rate 24 Cons And Heists In Movies And TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW--rMJoYKw Former Bank Robber Breaks Down 9 More Bank Heists In Movies and TV | How Real Is It? | Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH3gFE15Ivc Ex-Mob Boss Rates 13 Mafia Movie Scenes | How Real Is It? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HZbkdEggHI ------------------------------------------------------ #AncientWarfare #HowRealIsIt #Insider Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://www.insider.com/ Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insider/ Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insider/ Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisinsider Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Insider/4020934530 Movies Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Movies_Insider/9616609930 Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insider Ancient-Warfare Expert Rates 10 More Battle Tactics In Movies And TV | How Real Is It?