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Nikolas Lloyd, aka Lindybeige is a filmmaker, historian, archeologist and all-around Englishman who's been on YouTube since 2007. As the man himself puts it, the channel is rather eccentric. As while his videos generally focus on archeology, ancient/medieval/Victorian warfare and historical geekery, his portfolio includes commentaries, short films, random dancing and other bits of silliness.

He's also known for being open and welcoming to his audience. And similarly to fellow Brit Sargon of Akkad, he can be very frank with his views, rants and opinions, while presenting them in a calm if sarcastic tone.

His channel can be found here.

Lindybeige provides examples of the following tropes:

Angrish: Sometimes, the butchering of historical content is so bad it elicits this.
Artistic Licence History: He's very particular with historical accuracy and context. While he can be understanding of creative freedoms and the like, he won't hesitate to call out any historical butchering.
Author Avatar: Some of his videos feature him voicing a lego soldier with a pith helmet.
Author Tract: This is most evident in his rant videos, though he does make a point to engage with his watchers and others.
Bias Steamroller: If a video is about something Lloyd hates or finds really absurd, he makes it clear from the get-go.
Belief Makes You Stupid: Downplayed. He has no love for religion, but he's understanding of its cultural and social value as well as respectful of religious people. Except for fundamentalists and radicals, however.
Berserk Button: Has his fair share of these, growing as time goes on.
Deadpan Snarker: He has a strong tendency to being this.
Fashion Dissonance: Lloyd tends to dress like he's several decades behind, though it can be Awesome Anachronistic Apparel for some.
Hollywood Costuming: He really loathes some of the more ludicrous choices done to represent historical costumes in films, like inexplicable leather gear in medieval settings.
Mean Brit: When he's particularly peeved, he reverts to this.
One of Us: He's shown himself to be a veritable nerd, especially with his passion for tabletop games and roleplaying.
Patriotic Fervor: Lloyd is proud of his country, warts and all, and conveys it in a dry British manner. Not to mention his irritation at both the French and Americans.
Politically-Correct History: He's no fan of any form of this trope.
Renaissance Man: To a point at least. Lloyd's known to have taken more than a few degrees and career paths over the years.
Retraux: He has a habit of closing his videos in the style of turn-of-the-20th Century films. Likewise, some of his short films clearly take inspiration from some period of film history.
Self Deprecating Humor: He often likes to poke fun at himself and his composure.
Separated by a Common Language: Lloyd occasionally expresses his continuing preference to the British/Commonwealth form of English to the American one.
Shown Their Work: In his reviews and commentaries, Lloyd consistently shows that he knows what he's talking about.
Widget Series: Some of his content can be very random, if relatively consistent and very British.

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 * [[Author Avatar]]: Some of his videos feature him voicing a lego soldier with a pith helmet.
 * [[Author Tract]]: This is most evident in his rant videos, though he does make a point to engage with his watchers and others.
+* [[Bias Steamroller]]: If a video is about something Lloyd hates or finds really absurd, he makes it clear from the get-go.
+* [[Belief Makes You Stupid]]: Downplayed. He has no love for religion, but he's understanding of its cultural and social value as well as respectful of religious people. Except for fundamentalists and radicals, however.
 * [[Berserk Button]]: Has his fair share of these, growing as time goes on.
 * [[Deadpan Snarker]]: He has a strong tendency to being this.
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 * [[Mean Brit]]: When he's particularly peeved, he reverts to this.
 * [[One of Us]]: He's shown himself to be a veritable nerd, especially with his passion for tabletop games and roleplaying.
+* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: Lloyd is proud of his country, warts and all, and conveys it in a dry British manner. Not to mention his irritation at both the French and Americans.
-* [[Politically Correct History]]: He's no fan of any form of this trope.
+* [[Politically-Correct History]]: He's no fan of any form of this trope.
 * [[Renaissance Man]]: To a point at least. Lloyd's known to have taken more than a few degrees and career paths over the years.
 * [[Retraux]]: He has a habit of closing his videos in the style of turn-of-the-20th Century films. Likewise, some of his short films clearly take inspiration from some period of film history.
-* [[Self-Deprecating Humor]]: He often likes to poke fun at himself and his composure.
+* [[Self Deprecating Humor]]: He often likes to poke fun at himself and his composure.
 * [[Separated by a Common Language]]: Lloyd occasionally expresses his continuing preference to the British/Commonwealth form of English to the American one.
 * [[Shown Their Work]]: In his reviews and commentaries, Lloyd consistently shows that he knows what he's talking about.