Battle of Maldon, 991 - The first time Anglo-Saxons paid 'danegeld' to the Vikings

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🚩 Battle of Maldon (991) is described as "a story of guts and glory; patriot versus enemy". The aftermath of this hard fought battle was the first time that 'Danegeld' was paid to the Vikings, which marked the beginning of a new era of Viking raids in England. Bribe in exchange for peace motivated an evergrowing number of Viking raiders, which eventually led to the full conquest of England by Cnut the Great in 1016 - you can also watch that video here: • Battle of Assandun, 10...
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[@HistoryMarche]

🚩 Get started with InVideo AI for free here invideo.io/i/HistoryMarche 🚩 Battle of Maldon (991) is described as "a story of guts and glory; patriot versus enemy". The aftermath of this hard fought battle was the first time that 'Danegeld' was paid to the Vikings, which marked the beginning of a new era of Viking raids in England. Bribe in exchange for peace motivated an evergrowing number of Viking raiders, which eventually led to the full conquest of England by Cnut the Great in 1016 - you can also watch that video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fouXXmR7bsqjadU

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[@Trebor74]

Actually,cnut did not conquer the rest of England. The battle of ashingdon,in Essex, between cnut and Edmund ironside ended in a draw and it was decided to co-rule. It was only when Edmund ironside died that cnut inherited the crown.

[@brokenbridge6316]

I hope this means your going to put together a series about how Cnut the Great conquered England. One of the few people to actually pull that off.

[@ghtermzo]

Could you consider making video about "Timurid invasion of Goergian kingdom" ?

[@malendil]

Probably cannot amend it by now, but you made a mistake with the family tree shown between 5:08 - 6:03. Aethelred has the exact same birthdate and ruling interval as his father, which is of course impossible.

[@Steven-jn2cw]

Insane letting them cross. NEVER give up a strategic advantage!

[@NelsonDiscovery]

No. It was normaltrash to let them cross. Because they were "real men" so they had to show how tough they were.

[@rextucker3184]

You got a name like Cnut, you gotta be tough.

[@HistoryMarche]

LOL! I see what you did there. Laughed so hard haha

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[@Somewhat-Evil]

The translations I found for the name Knut means "daring" or perhaps "knot". He certainly dared much to create his Empire of the North and tied the Anglo-Saxons into knots while doing so!

[@Trebor74]

​@@Somewhat-Evilnot strictly true. The last battle between cunt and Edmund ironside(at ashingdon in Essex) was a draw and it was decided to rule jointly. It was only after Edmund died that cnut ruled England.

[@jmill1334]

Casually letting them cross was certainly...something..

[@accaciagame1706]

Actually makes sense considering the high mobility of the Vikings.I would have done the same,except I'd save one formation hidden to flank the Vikings. Had they not let the Vikings pass,they would have taken their ships and attacked somewhere else

[@jmill1334]

@accaciagame1706 you gotta be dang sure you're gonna win to do that. Raids are preferable to getting wiped like that. Yes, some sort of flanking attack would have hopefully turned the tide, but he fought them straight up.

[@othertipo]

English military where about honor, the vikings knew that and took advantage if it. Vikings said hat honor battles where a waste of time, but English by that time barely knew the vikings costumes.

[@evanneal4936]

War rule #1: If you have an advantage, DO NOT give it up... he gave up his advantage just because someone called him unmanly or a cheater, that's no reason to give up an advantageous position... if I had a horse and you didn't, I wouldn't dismount just because you say, "That's not fair. I don't have a horse, get off, and fight on foot." Or if I had a tank but you didn't, I wouldn't get out of the tank just because you don't have your own or any armor piercing ammo... it's not wrong to press an advantage.

[@user-fl5mq9kp7g]

​@@evanneal4936Saxon: No, honor is more important than a man has a say

[@Sanj1n]

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[@Ciech_mate]

Agreed I love the more obscure stories like this one or ones in the PLC

[@rumatadestora]

That was an odd decision to let the vikings cross and form up on the shore. Chad move that didn't pay off

[@themindset-yj3hp]

If he didn’t die they probably would have won damn 60 year old giga chad was noted even by the Vikings to be at the front lines opening gaps and urging his men the whole time

[@monkeyseemonkeydo1794]

The vikings would have just left and came back another day. He wanted a decisive victory to stop them.

[@johnkeane1419]

@@themindset-yj3hp So gigachad the vikings didn't even steal his sword. Uber giga-chad, in fact.

[@13JAMLAND]

I live here . There's a statue of Byrhtnoth facing the battlefield . He was 68 years old when he fought the battle . Great video of my local history thank you!

[@Condoctuc]

Interesting how they left the sword of the enemy commander , the Vikings must’ve respected his bravery in battle and the fact that he let their army cross so they could settle the fight

[@mirjanaivankovic2656]

Great Video HM,i hope you keep up with the great work,there are no history classes as frightening as your documentaries.

[@armantavakoli5314]

what the literal fuck was that strategy - attack them 50% of the way crossing

[@ArionRDAW]

Depressingly he wasn't the only one in history who allowed the enemy to cross the river for an 'honourable battle'. In 638 BC ancient China, Duke Xiang of Song attacked the state of Zheng and met the troops from Chu, who were running to save Zheng. Instead of giving the enemy a surprise attack, he waited for the enemy to go across the river in order to display his gentlemanly benevolence. In the Battle of Hongshui (泓水之戰) against the much stronger and fully prepared enemy, Duke Xiang's troops were defeated thoroughly and he himself was badly hurt. The state of Song gradually declined thereafter.

[@Ackalan]

In a world where the weight of your word is directly reflecting your trustworthiness as a leader and a host, even a single act of dishonour can taint your reputation and thus the people's, the other lords and even the kings trust and faith in your loyalty. It might be all that keep you from dying in prison or get sent into exile.

[@Rynewulf]

@@randomuser-xc2wrim not sure there are as many mainstream historians doing that as you think. Ive not once in my life encountered them using psychology to explain things, dont mistake the fringe for the main (Eg just because people like Graham Hancock believe every big building was built by aliens, or Gavin Menzies think the Americas are all Ming Chinese doesn't mean thats normal)

[@name657]

fight like "Real men" would do.

[@kingofcards9516]

​@@Ackalanwell I'd say winning a battle and driving off the enemy will help your word more than some insults will damage it.

[@KHK001]

Amazing video as always HM!

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Thanks for more on the vikings I love all your historical videos!

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[@Kees247]

Another great piece of work. Thank you. Read ‘the long ships’ aka ‘Red Orm’ as a child. I loved this part.

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Another top quality video

[@chasemanhart]

My heart sinks every time I hear “But was, in his turn, cut down”

[@timberwolfe1645]

What a sad but VERY IMPORTANT battle

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Damn I love this channel. The astonishing amount of work put into it, the great story-telling, the litteral histroy class told beside the battle is just insane.

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Great Video HM,i hope you keep up with the great work,there are no history classes as AMAZING as your work! And when you have the name Cnut, you're hard to crack right?

[@dug117]

Love your content. Brilliant animation and narration. My people are from Maldon, including my mom. I’m looking forward to visiting the site of the battle soon.

[@Ciech_mate]

There was a lot I had no idea about in this video and it was refreshing

[@charlesjohnson6777]

Great video ❤

[@Aginor88]

Interesting as per usual from this channel.

[@yoransom]

I've been there, that estuary is muddy, massive, and the tide comes in and out insanely fast. I'd hate to fight a battle there.

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[@R4rd]

"It's over Olav, i have the high ground!" "Hey Byrhtnoth, that's some nice high ground you got there, mind if i join you?" "Yeah sure"

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[@HistoryMarche]

Right on! Thanks so much.

[@fuski23]

Crazy to give away an advantage like that chock point. And it cost the lives of his men.

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Incredible history.

[@guzelataroach4450]

I am norweagin and have always found history fascinating, i am taking a bachelor in history at the university of bergen now actually

[@coyote4237]

Thank you.

[@WM78]

Great video. Thank you for the entertainment!

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Thank you 🙏 ( history Marche) channel for sharing this magnificent historical coverage episode about Saxons stone stands confronted viking Raiders in 9th AD ...what a bravery speak and attitude of Saxons( paying them by spare pin and sword blades) rather than Saxons defeat in battlefield ...vikings acted as amphibian bandits...thank you for sharing

[@ThomasBarth-gr1sz]

this battle in itself at first seems unnecessary in its aftermath. What did the Vikings achieve with this bloodshed? But the context added at the end of the video was excellent. It shows how the battle led to the collection of tribute, which gradually sapped the English and strengthened the Danes, leading to their eventual conquest of the whole kingdom.

[@ibatan7243]

Agree, unfortunately, history repeats itself. It is happening again, in our days, in the West, with the sick immigration policies

[@TR_Conqueror]

@@ibatan7243 Well, you feed cats and dogs instead of having your own kids... When you get old without producing a younger generation, your country will need young people to do all the work and they cant do anything but to welcome immigrants. So blame your "1.5 births per woman ratio", especially after remembering that about half of that ratio is coming from immigrant women already. You are getting erased from history sir.

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[@jiritichy7967]

I thought that Wessex was not conquered.

[@eponymousarchon7442]

@@jiritichy7967This was after England was unified as one Kingdom, if that’s what you’re asking. Wessex on its own wasn’t conquered, not totally.

[@Cnyloth]

I believe Olaf would have wanted payment for Northumbria due to his ancestors previous control over the land.

[@molybdaen11]

I like how you describe they circumstances and what they might have feelt. It connects me more to a distant part of history then „Oh he fought in 34 battles, laid 40 woman and build 5 churches.”

[@Aginor88]

Denna video gör mig stolt över mitt folk.

[@christopherTYJ]

It was so long ago that we all may have ancestors on both sides of the battle.

[@lollius88]

Proud of pillagers and baby killers? You almost sound like an Izzraeli 😹

[@Syphi98]

Danke!

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[@jesseswindale6673]

Excellent video I am from Maldon and Byrhnoth is celebrated by a bronze statue facing the battlefield as well as one on all saints church in 1991 a full reenactment was put on to celebrate the 1000 years since the battle

[@davidhunt8685]

Thanks

[@sumazdar]

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[@nabobofdub4631]

The first solid evidence of Essex man aiming to strike a beneficial deal.......things have greatly improved since 991.......

[@janetriggins2408]

In no Way were the Vikings supposed to be allowed to cross unmolested. They already had More Men. A military blunder that cost a almost for sure victory or retreat on the Vikings part

[@iamcleaver6854]

His momentary success made him cocky

[@anthonyisk704]

I live in Maldon this is crazy to see

[@TheCosmicGuy0111]

Nice

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Great ❤

[@patp3725]

Aethelred the Unready at 5:49 has the same dates as his father, it must be a mistake

[@Wolfeson28]

Ya, the dates must have been incorrectly copied over, since I doubt Aethelred was born two years earlier than his own mother.

[@NR-rv8rz]

Fantastic telling. I had a look at the site of the battle on Google Earth. The Northey Island causeway is still there. I wonder what metal detectorists would find in the area?

[@WayfairingSam]

Having been to the site where this battle took place and to where Byrhtnoth is buried in Ely Cathedral. It was a feeling, I've never felt since. "Mind must be firmer, Heart the most fierce, Courage the greater, When our strength diminish!" - The Battle of Maldon

[@caniconcananas7687]

The 2nd note in the outro leaves an open way to everybody's suspect in these crimes: The butler.

[@jamesrushmoore7999]

Never pay the aggressor, or risk making a venture of aggression...

[@FreeWeId]

Gosh i love this channel. I love how anglo-saxons literally paid geld to vikings to fck off lol

[@Condoctuc]

I mean this was a common thing throughout history, invading armies would frequently demand tribute from their target country or cities they besieged.

[@The_ZeroLine]

I hope we get to see more temper tantrum meters in the future. What a sadly misguided decision to allow them to cross the sandbar.

[@blameusa7082]

my home town!

[@sillypuppy5940]

I went to see a reenactment of this battle in 1991

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[@fenrirr4981]

I love listening to videos because they are informative, however he has a problem with a date in the French subtitles at 7.59. Indeed, instead of it being 980, it's marked 1980 XD Otherwise other than that everything is fine ^^

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[@NO1jkpg]

Interresting that they did not take the great leader golden sword so they did respect him for not backing off and also giving them a fair fight. I wonder if other Vikings respect enemies like that as great warriors and did something for them just like this.

[@freefall9832]

They took his head, so not much respect. They were superstitious and didn't want the sword for supernatural reasons.

[@jiritichy7967]

It is my understanding that Anglos came to England around the year 600 from Denmark and so it is rather ironic that they were attacked by the same people from Denmark roughly 400 years later.

[@TheGhostofXmasfuture]

There is another theory why Byrhtnoth allowed the Danes to cross the leeway, he was over 60yr considered very old for that time, not to mention a very tall man so I suspect he had many health issues. He wanted to die in battle. A much more worthy death for a man in his position to die in battle than in his bed. The Danes would have just sailed off with their loot from previous raids if he refused their offer to come over because both experienced men of war knew the advantage was with the Anglo Saxons. Byhtnoth was not stupid, he was seeking honor in death. edit: Thanks for this video of the battle...Edward the tall was a young prince of 18 or 19 and carried the standard of Wessex as a red background with a black dragon on it. It was his first battle so he could not retreat or he would lose honor for his family. His men-at-arms wore black armor. He had a good soul and would have made a great future king if he had lived. There was a young girl around 15 (noble) that followed him around and loved him (high school love) she had blond pigtails and put gold glitter on her face. Even though she was from a noble family he would never be able to marry her because his family would not allow him to marry down in status. I know those reading this would think I made this up and that's O.k. because I'm not trying to create history. I have a connection to this time and battle that most would not believe anyway.

[@harryshriver6223]

I just love how rich and deep the history is of the UK

[@Trebor74]

There is a statue of britnoth(byrtnoff) at the end of maldon promenade.

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From the fury of the algorithm, good Lord protect us!

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To the algorithm!🍻

[@RealSeanithan]

The Viking raids of ten-oh-two (1002), ten-oh-seven (1007), and ten-oh-twelve (10012).

[@jsong8584]

Interestingly, similar thing happened in ancient China. B.C. 638, Soong's king waited until enemy crossed river, ready their formation. It's a famous story in China and Korea.

[@guzelataroach4450]

Source

[@anthonyisk704]

I comment this while looking at Lord Byrtnoths statue in maldon right now

[@norestdays]

you got it

[@EpicMike7]

Once you have paid him the Danegeld, you never get rid of the Dane.

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[@arrow1414]

It sounds like the fictional "Game of Thrones" King Joffrey was based in part on Edward the Martyr.

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Still waiting for that hannibal barca videos, so some on Alexander the great

[@HK47Beserker]

I support his decision though instead of araying their armies for battle I would have challenged him to single combat to then really "Fight like a man" otherwise I wouldnt have offered up my position. Edit: After some thought maybe he thought it wise to fight them then and there. And not allow the Viking host to continue its raiding along the British Coast. Thus wanting a decisive battle, after all the Vikings had the opportunity to leave and didn't thus giving me the idea that, sense they didn't withdraw he thought it wise to accept there offer of battle to fight them in his own land and not allow them to escape to the safety of their ships.

[@Aetius-ju1tc]

Very interesting video! Honor is its own reward; but I must say that I wonder if it is a sufficient one to all the native English that would had suffered the viking raids.

[@user-fl5mq9kp7g]

Saxon: Brother, we are from Denmark. Why do you care about these slaves?

[@istvansipos9940]

if you find yourself in a glorious battle, you know for sure: Your military leadership fuggd up.

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16:52 10012 nice ;D

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reminds me of Rome 2 river battles

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16:54 sorry just had to point out the year "10 "oh" 12" lol

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[@dylanjones7485]

did he just voluntarily give up the fight???

[@neilog747]

England as a nation under one king has been in existence since around 937, so in 991 we would have called ourselves English, in accordance with King Athelstan's earlier description of himself as 'King of the English', in which he seems to replace the earlier term 'Anglo-Saxon'. The latter term was used in his forefather's Wessex court when they only governed Wessex. In the poem itself, its nice how the poet talks in an inclusive way about a wigend amongst the men of Essex who is of solid Northumbrian stock. Its a sign of an existing national English consciousness.

[@sterlingpratt5802]

My favorite period of English history. The story of the Wessex dynasty feels like something straight out of Tolkien.

[@robert-surcouf]

In some way, Olaf avenged his granduncle death (Erik bloodaxe) at Stainmore in 954. Sadly for the anglo-saxons, the age of Alfred, Edward and Athelstan was no more with a kingdom that had seen too much kings with too much instability in the last 50 years. It was also harder for the anglo saxons to fight for religious purpose unlike 100 years before while their opponents were also christians.

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[@stevo271]

Yep that's the best way to go about it. Challenge their ego.