10 Fascinating Facts About the Medjay of Ancient Egypt

The Medjay are mostly known only because of the blockbuster Mummy trilogy starring Brendan Fraser, or the most recent addition to the Assassin’s Creed franchise. And despite increasing interest in Ancient Egypt in recent years, the amount of knowledge most people have of them is minimal. In the Mummy trilogy, they still exist in the modern day, an elite band of warriors that has passed down their skill over the generations in order to protect the hidden treasures of the long dead pharaohs. However, while they no longer exist in modern times, their story and their history is much more fascinating than the small tidbits we learn when watching The Mummy. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: https://ift.tt/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: 10 Perverts Who Changed the World For the Better https://youtu.be/FkBmAOwkVIE?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKUFXyekxgY1xuFObYL-Icg Top 10 Famous Liars Throughout History https://youtu.be/q8xlRaLFTrc?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKUFXyekxgY1xuFObYL-Icg Text version: https://ift.tt/2o50fgb Coming up: 10. The Medjay Were Originally An Ethnic Group 9. The Medjay Eventually Became A Paramilitary Police Force 8. The Medjay Were Extremely Skilled Archers 7. They Make An Appearance In The Brendan Fraser Mummy Films 6. For Close Combat, The Medjay Preferred Bronze Penetrating Axes and Bronze Long Spears 5. Until Near The End Of Their Age, The Medjay Had Their Own Separate Burial Practices 4. The Mejday Took Many Forms Throughout The Ages, Some Very Different From Others 3. The Medjay Used Trained Dogs And Monkeys To Assist Them In Their Police Work 2. The Medjay Acted As The Pharaohs’ Elite Bodyguard 1. Assassins Creed Uses The Medjay In One Of Their Countless Plotlines Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/2JitGEl https://youtu.be/X_TAKGKYxYs https://ift.tt/2EnFfXg https://ift.tt/2GzoPRq https://youtu.be/omy5TVA-fY0 https://ift.tt/2EnFiSW https://ift.tt/2JitJQx https://ift.tt/2qaHBn9 https://youtu.be/UW3vd01uzbE https://ift.tt/2GDqBRS https://ift.tt/2EnFl14 https://ift.tt/2GDglsz https://youtu.be/Myd33zH1NTc https://ift.tt/2yOl1XX https://ift.tt/2Jiu99z https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Crw1vWJqJk https://ift.tt/2En8VUj https://ift.tt/2JnH6yT https://ift.tt/2q8s7A6 https://ift.tt/2JitPHT https://ift.tt/2q8s9bc https://ift.tt/2GDqGVG https://ift.tt/1hpn9CS https://ift.tt/2GB3Q0R