The Battle of Fulford 1066 AD

Final years of the Vikings Age. Old King Edward the Confessor dies heirlessly in early 1066. The fight for the English throne emerges. Harold Godwinson, William of Normandy and Harald Hardrada are the main pretenders willing to grab the crown. This short video covers Harald's landing in Yorkshire and first of the three clashes that happened this year - Battle of Fulford.
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Music used:
BTS Prolog - Kevin MacLeod
Impact Allegretto - Kevin MacLeod
A Dream Within a Dream - Twin Musicom
All This Scoring Action - Kevin MacLeod
Impact Andante - Kevin MacLeod

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I love how the troops shout "Shieldwall!" in their original languages.

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Though it is Norwegian the Vikings during that time spoke old Norwegian which is more similar to Icelandic than our current language which was forced by the Danes.

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@@yuripantyhose4973 the vikings during that time spoke norse still, old norwegian, old danish and old swedish developed around the 1200s

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@@sadshober9173 there is no "old norwegian" separate from norse, old norwegian is Norse, what we speak today in norway is a offshoot of old danish.

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@@yuripantyhose4973 old norwegian is not norse, old norwegian is a norse dialect, like danish and swedish.

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Don't force me to order the proofreading on video descriptions also :) I plan to do occasional narration job too, particularly on East Europe themed videos, but first I need to do alot of homework regarding my voice over "artistry". There are so many layers begging for upgrade in my videos, next year is gonna be exciting, and very busy.

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Tone down the accent you say, I wish it was that easy :) Try speaking Polish! (not to offend any other hard-to-learn languages, like Hungarian, Finnish, Chinese & more) I plan to reupload some of my older videos since the first voice-over feedback appeared in my mail. I'm just waiting till I'll be pleased with my current videos, then I'll be refreshing them with new VO layer, along with the visual&audio overhaul.

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great video as always keep up the good work. If i could offer my opinion, I think it would greatly add to the video as a whole if you 1. described the units armor and weapon make up for each side briefly in the beginning, 2. make a key on what each box means. It took me a couple videos to realize what each unit was and that the units with bold outlines are the heavier troops and the stars are the more experienced. Thanks, Have a good one

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Also, maybe group the battles into different conflicts, like one with just the Romans, one with just the English, etc

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very good video love the animation style next battle of Hastings 1066

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