Charles Martel [Song in Frankish] | The Skaldic Bard

[@SkaldBard]

Note: I've seen a few people comment that Charles Martel wasn't king of the Franks, and while that is true from a formal perspective, he was the de facto leader of the Franks. The word "king" was used in older Germanic culture interchangeably with "leader" (e.g. Norway had many "konungar" at one point), so that's the essence I'm striving for here. Slightly later Anglo-Saxon translators of the Latin term "dux Francorum" also translated it as "Froncna cyning" (king of the Franks), so it seems like a fairly authentic rendering in Frankish too. Anyhow, here’s another song I wrote and performed, this time in Old Franconian/late Frankish - specifically Austrasian Franconian, as that is likely the dialect that Charles Martel (literally: Charles the Hammer) would have spoken. The song is based on the famous Battle of Tours in 732, where Charles responded to Duke Otto of Aquitaine’s plea for aid against the rampaging Umayyad Caliphate that had recently conquered Spain. Charles and his Franks fought valiantly and prevented France, and likely the rest of Europe, from being conquered and converted. There isn’t a great deal of information available on Frankish and its numerous dialects. As such, there is a bit of reconstruction and artistic license taken at times. This dialect, Austrasian Franconian, was on the verge of “merging” into Old High German at the time the song is set, so elements of the language are consistent with other dialects of Old High German. I followed the pronunciation rules of the time as closely as I could, but naturally, it may not be perfect. I hope you enjoy. Please like, share and subscribe if you do! You could also support the channel by donating at buymeacoffee.com/theskaldicbard. Many thanks for your kindness and support, as always. Lyrics in description! My intention is exclusively to teach history and languages through song. I do not condone, endorse or seek to glorify violence.

[@haroldgōdwinessunu]

You are full of surprises, Skaldic Bard.

[@hermannsalza1191]

Cool work, like the Winged Hussars. It was perfect for learning some Polish. Bóg, Honor i Ojczyzna.

[@adamparris8353]

Incredible work as always. 10/10

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

Still, it sounds great!

[@johnnythemachine6949]

I don't think he saved Europe from being conquered and converted. As far as I know, at that time the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula were out for raiding, not conquering. Although Charles Martel's victory at Tours and Poitiers was still very important as the raidings stopped and the southern border of the Frankish Empire was secured. He also tied Aquitaine closer to Francia by this victory. He also secured the power of his family, the Carolingians in the Frankish Empire. His son, Pepin the Short got rid of the last Merovingian King and himself crowned as the first King of the Carolingian dynasty. And Pepin's son was none other than Charlemagne, who became the most powerful ruler in Europe at that time

[@lordwark7364]

Charles Martel is one of those important historical figures that many people do not even know about. Glad to see he gets some love.

[@OlanWebb]

Charles Martel was my ancestor

[@RedcoatHistory-gj7xf]

My history teacher dosn't seem to understand the difference between him and Charlemagne

[@eucitizen78]

@@RedcoatHistory-gj7xf If so your history teacher is an idiot and should do another job

[@thatgoose9705]

​@@OlanWebbEveryone is likely related to everyone. Hell, hes my ancestor too.

[@LivBD]

I have known about Karl Martel for many years. Him and Jan Sobieski are two of my heros. I have always loved to read about history.

[@easternlights3155]

"Karl dher Hamar, frankono kuning!" gives the same badass vibes as "Harold, Godwines sunu, endenehsta cyning Engla" and "Wæs hāl, Ælfred cyning, gewieldend Dena", choruses like this really give one the urge to fight and die for a king.

[@gregoryheers2633]

You nailed it! Or should I say, you hammered it?

[@kingbejita9680]

Idk that speech towards the end where he basically calls himself the angel of death gives me a raging Kreuz-boner

[@OneFlyingTonk]

Perhaps one of the most unknown and least understood languages outside of the niche community dedicated to its study, yet you have made it sound flawlessly alive and real. ¡Kudos to you man!

[@SkaldBard]

Thank you, my friend! High praise :-)

[@WillemTheUnsilent]

Where can you even learn it 😢

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

Old Frankonian itself is nae studied and nae talked about enough.

[@iberius9937]

Him and Farya Faraji are among the few people bringing certain languages back to life again through music!

[@gregoryheers2633]

@@iberius9937 They deserve many thanks and much gratitude for this!

[@grandmarshallsteve]

The Reconquista is, without a doubt, one of the greatest examples of Christian bravery in world history, and it is awesome to see that we haven't forgotten the sacrifices of these men. God bless those warriors, and God bless you for making this song!

[@marinogabriel7103]

❤️👍💪🤝✝️⛪️ Kultura Siempre Amigo!

[@catsnads01]

​@sirajosirajo-jg7sgoh. So all those people crying about colonialism are talking rubbish?

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

I would love he makes a song in Gallaecian/Galeiga or Old Asturian of the early 8th century to symbolize the battle of Covadonga by Don Pelayo. The language was still spoken by Hispanic tribesmen in the north of the peninsula until the 9th century

[@BorsosGabor2023]

What are you talking about? Many Muslims settled in Europe. They will exterminate the white, Christian, European indigenous population! They can do anything because they are above the law! Charles Martel would be ashamed to see where the situation in Europe has deteriorated!

[@LordOvWolves1996]

I have ancestors who fought in that long war

[@thelastoferrathen613]

The most important battle in European history.

[@Anticonstitutionnel]

Not really tbh

[@adamoneil5317]

I'd argue the Battle Of Catalonia Plains was more important

[@rpoutine3271]

@@Anticonstitutionnel That battle made the difference between Europe becoming Muslim (And perhaps Arab) and staying European.

[@Anticonstitutionnel]

@@rpoutine3271 Poitier ?

[@leno_o17]

​@@rpoutine3271 wouldn't the battle of Vienna have the same importance?

[@cmd7930]

As a Dutchman I can understand most of it. Also have been to Charlemagne’s grave in Aachen as a child.

[@TheMangeGrain]

I don't know if it's linguistically and historically accurate, but I think the dutch language can be more or less considered as modern day frankish.

[@wilhelmseleorningcniht9410]

@@TheMangeGrain Sorta kinda. Old Frankish as a term is only used before the High German consonant shift, before German and Dutch can be distinguished. After the shift when they can be distinguished, then we start using the terms Old Dutch and Old High German The Franks lived in and spoke dialects of both Old Dutch and Old High German, thus this necessitates a 'Low Frankish' and a 'High Frankish' as both are equally Frankish sans adjective (in the case of all forms of Old Dutch and some forms of Old High German) Dutch is modern day Low Frankish, along with dialects of Limburgish and Flemish, making up the Low Franconian family. That's not even a controversial thing, that's the normal description of those languages. High Franconian meanwhile is a bit more complicated because the term Franconian has come to be used to refer to a spectrum of dialects that all bleed into each other, with some on the Upper German side (Upper German being those dialects furthest away from Low Franconian and Low Saxon dialects) having no historical connection to the Franks, although mind the only Germanic language/dialect where a term cognate to Frankish is actually still used is that of East Franconian, a dialect family of Upper German. Between those two extremes you have Western Central German (eastern central German is not considered Franconian) which is broken into Rhine Franconian on the southern/eastern portion and Moselle Franconian on the northern/western portion. Moselle Franconian directly abuts Low Franconian speaking areas, particular Ripuarian dialect like that of the city of Cologne. These central German dialects are the best bets for modern "High Frankish" if you will In this video's particular case, we're listening to a form of Old High German which you can see in for example the pronoun 'ir' (like modern German 'er,' which would have been hie or he in Old Dutch, similar to Old English) so it's actually not as similar to modern Dutch as one might think and modern Dutch certainly doesn't stem from a Frankish dialect that would have been like this.

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

That's what I thought - sounds a bit Dutch... just a bit.

[@mohandaskaramchandshakur2772]

​@@TheMangeGrain No more than many other dialects in Europe, Dutch is based on Low Frankish spoken by the Salian Franks but was influenced by many other languages ​​later and i think it's not really accurate with the exact period but it remains representative of what an ode to the glory of Charles Martel could have been in a defined area of ​​the immense territory controlled by the Franks where obviously not everyone spoke one of the many Frankish dialects at that time. As for Charles himself, we cannot really say that he spoke Rhenish Frankish dialect even if we suppose that Charlemagne (his grand-son) spoke this language, because The Hammer was born in Andenne, an area where people spoke rather "old low frankish" dialects at that time according to my memories of classes and where the Belgians still speak French btw this song still a very good job and as we have very little information on the Frankish languages ​​available this is honestly the best he can do at the moment.

[@politikgeschichte1329]

As a German I can also understand most of it

[@nerevardefrance7392]

As a french who have lived in a town near the place where Charles died, I'm proud to hear this masterpiece. Well done, great bard !

[@SkaldBard]

Merci beaucoup!

[@heiliger_sturm]

Muslime raus!!! Raus!!! Europa braucht einen neuen Heiland.

[@vojtechotava1417]

My favourite historical figure in song from my most favourite composer. What a day!

[@SkaldBard]

Really touching to be held in such high regard - thank you

[@Flavius2001]

In this day and age when men like Charles the Hammer are desperately needed, not only in Frankia but throught the Continent, the creation of this inspiring song is not just a work of art but a valuable contribution to our peoples.

[@XuanMelendez]

ne dubtes pas que ja n'es luenh lo jorn quand vendràn lo Don Pelayu, l'Eude Aquitan e lo Karl Martelh. Los europèus avèm un luèc especial en l'istòria e vèsi qu'encara e viva nòstra fònt e resta fòrça temps cap a sa fin.

[@smal750]

goofball said frankia 😂

[@DB3W601]

We need more songs in Frankish, it's such a rare language that almost nobody has heard in over 1,200 years

[@joshclegg8818]

Now you have to do song of Roland in old frankish, nice job as always.

[@elrisitas8877]

Seks mein sweinas haima sin, Gaumjon dēm dā gold ballde. Dē aner seks upan haiþinaslando, Kunnon do jonni kalle. Rīdon do ūt af Franklandet, Miþ dure pratig in sadal. Blēs in haurnen Olivant, Upana Rusarvallen. Vunde do up dat silkesegil, Hieht up in seglesei. Swē seglas do upana haiþinaslando, In vohene tvei. Rīdon do ūt af Franklandet, Miþ dure pratig in sadal. Blēs in haurnen Olivant, Upana Rusarvallen. Slohun do ūt upana Rusarvallen, In dagone tvei auk trei. Haiþina' filan fyr Ruodlantsswertet, Hwē storon fyr goldin lewei. Rīdon do ūt af Franklandet, Miþ dure pratig in sadal. Blēs in haurnen Olivant, Upana Rusarvallen. Slohun do ūt upana Rusarvallen, Wes do alle wrēþe. Haiþina' filen fyr Roudlantsswertet, Hwē sneiþon treiwt ūtin heie. Rīdon do ūt af Franklandet, Miþ dure pratig in sadal. Blēs in haurnen Olivant, Upana Rusarvallen. Slohun do ūt upana Rusarvallen, Þrītig mannans auk magaþeis. Sauilen faiwā ainginen skeina bairts, Fyr roken af mannabluteis! Rīdon do ūt af Franklandet, Miþ dure pratig in sadal. Blēs in haurnen Olivant, Upana Rusarvallen. Roudlant satida haurnen upana blutuga munþi, Blēs jains in miþ wrēþe; Dan krakton erþ auk gardeis, Auk hliuþ sig hef sig heie. Rīdon do ūt af Franklandet, Miþ dure pratig in sadal. Blēs in haurnen Olivant, Upana Rusarvallen. Fram swē kom dat haurnahliuþi, Dat sank ūt in skedegengi. Roudlant blēs his augona af haubiþ, Swē hausidēdun him hai'inas flauhi. Rīdon do ūt af Franklandet, Miþ dure pratig in sadal. Blēs in haurnen Olivant, Upana Rusarvallen. Haims komad jains Magnus Kuniken, Do satida sik alle baurde. Jains had falle skipas af siluber auk gold, Auk dan war alle haiþinas dote. Rīdon do ūt af Franklandet, Miþ dure pratig in sadal. Blēs in haurnen Olivant, Upana Rusarvallen.

[@servantofaeie1569]

​@@elrisitas8877Did you translate that yourself a long time ago?

[@martinleperche9461]

​​@@elrisitas8877this is not frankish, it is, I believe, a danish song about Roland's death, but the Song of Roland is a lot longer (around 100 pages in pocket edition) and in old french, wich is much more latinized than frankish language

[@Koraxus]

@@elrisitas8877 Interesting how the version he did reads a lot different than thiss

[@bertrandcarel9511]

Love from France. I'm an Norman, born close to the place where William the conqueror's army weapons have been made and won at Hastings. Beautiful music and very intelligent, documented and sensible text.

[@Anglo-Saxon-94]

His true name is William the bastard not conqueror that is just laughable we English conquered your home land and invaded countless times so really we Anglo Saxon English our the conquerors not William he invaded us once and he messed up our language and try to erase our Anglo Saxon history and heritage but the one thing William the gutless coward as he is known here in England couldn’t change wæs our Anglo Saxon English blood it’s because of William why we English hate the French not that you invaded us no it’s what William did to my people in northern England he wæs a evil king look up what he did to my people and you will understand why we hate the French we English much rather be your enemy then a ally but we English our glad that William bloodline die out in England so in the end we English had the last laugh people should educate themselves more on him before glorifying him

[@jonthorn2003]

Dangerously based

[@SonyaPorter-n9q]

Do you mean ‘biased’?

[@yopoxikeweapescai9066]

Bro was indeed, too based

[@americancaesar4715]

​@@yopoxikeweapescai9066 Tours was also to avenge the Visigothic defeat at Guadalete. 10 years before Tours at Covadonga in 722 AD also saw victory with good ol Don Pelayo and his Visigoth remnants and officially start the Reconquista with the Kingdom of Asturias

[@yopoxikeweapescai9066]

@@americancaesar4715 even more based

[@leifmyer1771]

Imagine not having God with you​@@SonyaPorter-n9q

[@Hoshinosaull]

Sequel to March of Visigoths. Roderic avenged!

[@iberius9937]

Awesome song! Bringing an extinct Germanic language to life again! Excellent work, as always. That bouzouki mixed with your awesome overlayed vocals and percussive effects are your Bardic signature!

[@SkaldBard]

Haha, thanks man! It has become something of a trademark

[@Me-yq1fl]

I wouldn't really call it extinct given that Dutch is directly descended from Old Frankish.

[@Pepe-pq3om]

​@@Me-yq1flThat's fitting. We don't say Latin is living language only because Italian is one of it's direct continuations.

[@AntjeRoestenburg]

​@@Me-yq1flDutch evolved from old Germanic / Frankish, but sounds nothing like it 😉

[@monfort537]

Some parts are also very similar to modern German: "Hilf minan liuden" -> "Hilf meinen Leuten", "dhen ir almethic Got sendida" -> "den der allmächtige Gott gesandt" or "Ir nahm skild indi sper" -> "Er nahm Schild und Speer". Not to speak of "Karl dher Hamer" -> "Karl der Hammer"

[@fredericbiguenet147]

This is a banger. God bless you the skaldic bard.

[@kadirbozkus-ss3sm]

Please keep blessing our ears with your songs man... they have soul in them.

[@Anglo-SaxonTeaDrinker]

Incredible! Your knowledge of archaic languages is truly impressive. Please create more songs in Old English, and also some in Old French!

[@SkaldBard]

Got some ideas for Old French, and naturally will be more Old English to come! Thanks for the support!

[@Pepe-pq3om]

Old french is basically modern french but the whole words were spelled and the r's were rolled (damned be the Parisian r's)

[@remiamouret899]

French guy here, glad to see a song about The Hammer of The Franks. First time hearing Frankish too. Great song, as always. Discovered your chanel with Haraldr Harðráði's song, and oh my. Like Gungnir does not miss its target, not one of your songs fails to impress. Much respect from France. ^^

[@draculin1911]

Wow, you did it again. Awesome, more than just a song - you created a true hymn. And unlike the case of other "medieval inspired artists", your songs have a true soul. Thank you.

[@SkaldBard]

Thanks a lot for this

[@cleitondecarvalho431]

Wow, I had never heard this germanic language before, thank you a lot , Skaldic.

[@samueldamuel1689]

I've never heard Frankish before, and in many ways it shares a lot of similarities with English that other Germanic languages don't, which is pretty cool

[@ethanpeeler3147]

English and frankish are both west Germanic languages so they have more in common than say Swedish which is a north Germanic language.

[@cmd7930]

It is very similar to Dutch.

[@sammylastname8776]

⁠@@cmd7930I was under the impression it was the ancestor of Dutch

[@Me-yq1fl]

@@sammylastname8776 It is.

[@RobbeSeolh]

@@sammylastname8776 Ancestor of Dutch and some western German dialects.

[@hrodvitnir6725]

The mad lad actually did it!

[@afleitan77]

Another masterpiece to workout out to thank you.

[@decrisseur9060]

I have been waiting so long for this masterpiece, approval from a Norman

[@filipieja6997]

I speak German, and some Low-German(old Saxon) and could understand the lyrics. A great song and lyrics of Germanic languages and the exchange between Charles the Hammer and Otto.❤

[@deathbydank3206]

Wow I never expected to hear Frankish on this channel, well done! Also unrelated but could we get a Palästinalied cover in Gothic? It would complete my collection

[@servantofaeie1569]

There can never be too many Palästinalieds. I can't wait to hear Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, and Mongolian versions. Maybe even Irish and Welsh!

[@deathbydank3206]

@@servantofaeie1569 honestly I never considered a cover in Arabic, that would be amazing though.

[@sunkan_dunkan_]

Beautiful as always lord Skald, hope you make more sagas in Frankish!

[@agentbimlo4555]

Oh i like the vibe from this song and i really love that you bring up to life somehow historical figures who were taught to be long gone but they actually live in your music. Keep it up can’t wait to hear the next song!

[@LAC03098]

Skald! Once again an amazing composition of yours. The Christian reconquest of Iberia is one of my favourite parts of military history due to its bravery. I’ve never really read much on Frankish, but upon listening and reading the lyrics. I see a lot of similarities to old English and a lot of the modern languages in that area. As always - I like your addition of the talking normally over the music. Thanks hat sets you apart from the rest As always wonderful work, Skald God bless you -Chappell

[@SkaldBard]

Thank you, my friend! Glad you enjoyed it

[@charlottemuracka4302]

Wow!!! I can't remember the last time I clicked that fast. Well done!

[@RBS.23]

Me too I was downloading this, before I even played it.

[@karlsamsongardek2622]

Another very good song! Nice work! I like the way the Frankish language sounds. It sounds badass, like a language fitting for heroes such as Charles Martel.

[@ConnyLogdsson]

My Neustrian heart has been filled.

[@mivapusa]

The Moors have been real quiet since this dropped

[@benoitsagnole2441]

It seems they need some more though.

[@ronaldwinfield307]

I am glad I found your channel. I appreciate the work you put into these videos. I am a descendent of Charles Martel. I cherish my Teutonic heritage. I cherish Christianity.

[@RBS.23]

Likewise! What line do you descend from?

[@ronaldwinfield307]

@@RBS.23 I am descended from Pepin than Charlemagne than Louis l than Charles the Bald. The line works its way into Scottish Royalty. Than Alexander lll died without a male heir. I am descended from one of his daughters & that ends my royalty. What line are you from?

[@RBS.23]

@@ronaldwinfield307 I've got a line from two of Charlemagne's sons; Louis I and Pepin Carloman. Their separate lines join up at Matilda of Flanders, as her parents, Baldwin V and Adela of France were their descendants, respectively. After that, the line follows down to Edward III and through his son, Lionel of Antwerp, and then his daughter, Philippa Plantagenet. it's then a (reasonably) straight line down to my great grandmother, 19 generations later. Charles Martel is at the top of the tree as the progenitor of everyone!

[@jaimar_99]

Both are based!!

[@jisoo600]

Thank you for sharing the epic song. From Mongol uls (Mongolia)👋👋👋

[@jaimar_99]

You have a great History too. Toumun, Modun, Bleda, Attila, Temujin alias Genghis Khan, Batu Khan, Hulagu Khan, Kublai Khan, Timur alias Tamerlan, Babur, etc.

[@volrod9420]

La langue Francique est magnifique ! ❤ salutations de France 🇫🇷 Frankonriki ⚜️

[@pmw5967]

This song is masterpiece and I'm happy you have made one about the Charles - true and sometimes a bit forgotten hero of the Western Christianity.

[@lebrusk6044]

Excellent ! Très heureux de voir enfin un chant en langue franque

[@gj1234567899999]

This song will blow up I guarantee you. Been listening to this on repeat. This is a fantastic song. Creator of this song should be damn proud of it!

[@SkaldBard]

Thank you, my friend, I appreciate the kind support

[@iberius9937]

Love the awesome, badass recitation and biblical reference near the end!

[@uberfeel]

An absolute banger 💯

[@LuciaSims745]

As a German I could understand all words 😊 Þankaz. Thank you for making this, it sounds similar to Old High German 🎉😊 I love old languages and the etymology too. Thanks for making this amazing video. Your voice is perfect, I just want to hear it again ❤ It's a master piece 😍🎵

[@liamh2001]

What an awesome song! Sending love from Dr. Ludwig's channel, I'm really glad I came across this one

[@SkaldBard]

Thanks and welcome!

[@SelectorJohnson]

Thank you Charles Martel and thank you Skaldic Bard.

[@Busson_0]

Мурашки по коже,вевеликолепие Короля Карла Мартелла,спасителя невинных от Язычников непревзойдимо.

[@bertrandcarel9511]

Дружба из Франции, брат!

[@Busson_0]

@@bertrandcarel9511 Merci

[@marcoaureliorodriguesdevas135]

My God, that is the most beautiful ting i've ever heard.

[@jeanvaljean7266]

Karl der Hammer, fränkischer König

[@danhubert-hx4ss]

Wonderful, my day is made...

[@iberius9937]

The ending was magical!

[@jamesbatesibusquets7617]

Thank you for this song! Very interesting setting.

[@AAQULIS]

Another Old Germanic language that slaps melodicaly. Nicely done!

[@BalduinBienlein]

proud to be from Rhineland 🇩🇪

[@smal750]

Franks from netherlands

[@markusscheid7235]

So wonderfull to hear the language of your ancestors (at least a big part of them). I live in Austrasia (Neuss) i even got a ripuarian frankish family name. I love the Franks especially Carolingians. Very interesting to understand a lot of words but not to understand others but when you read them it makes a bit sense. Thank you for sharing.

[@Kubilay31820]

This is one of your best songs. Good job! ❤

[@kristiangg4263]

another amazing song friend you are gifted with great talant!

[@martach36]

Amazing, very catchy!

[@marcusjohansen8061]

Another great banger from Skaldic 🤘

[@ElBattaliador]

Long live Charles Martèl the Hammer of the Franks

[@seeingimages]

Outstanding! Great lyrics, excellent instrumentals! 👏👍

[@mjrusvarvik3486]

I would be very interested in the sources you had access to to learn what is possible to learn about Frankish language. I have been looking for something like this for a long time so if you can help me with that it would be really helpful ! By the way, just another fantastic song you made, you are just an amazing composer, musician and singer in addition to your research which is wonderful !

[@SkaldBard]

Isidor of Seville and Tatian for this particular dialect were very helpful! And thank you very much :-)

[@Thug_Shaker]

Do Rolandskvadet in Frankish, that would be so cool

[@monkelord7730]

Beautiful song bro, keep it up!

[@nikoskarkavelias1612]

Man, your work is unfathomable, thank you for sharing this priceless knowledge with the uninitiated.

[@SkaldBard]

Thanks for the high praise, my friend

[@dries2999]

👌 Excellent as always

[@DavidTurner-ih2om]

I want to learn all these old languages thanks to you. Your music is so epic. Christ is King.

[@SkaldBard]

Thank you, man - means a lot. Christ is King ✝️

[@NamelessMF1658]

Should do Rolandskvadet in Frankish

[@City-Hunter]

Franks to the end. Never forget, never surrender. No Regret, No Remorse.

[@TheMikael78]

As a Swede I can actually pick up a few words here and there like Kuning. Great song. 👍🇸🇪❤️

[@andreascovano7742]

One small correction. Charles the Hammer wasn't king of the franks, he was Mayor of the palace. He was de facto king but only his son would take the title of king officially

[@SkaldBard]

Yeah, it's just the word "king" in old Germanic culture was used interchangeably with "leader", and that's what I'm going for. For example, Norway had many "konungar" at one point!

[@kleinweichkleinweich]

@@SkaldBard the word you are looking for is Hausmeier not king. The king at that time was Theuderich IV.

[@SkaldBard]

@@kleinweichkleinweich Nothing attested for that at the time in Germanic (from what I can tell) and his status as de facto ruler, particularly leading men on the battlefield, seems to demand a higher title. I don't think it's too big a deal anyhow

[@gulasd3025]

I feel like Charles Martel would approve of this.

[@luciathesylveon8082]

Amazing and Wonderful Masterpiece! I love frankonish, Old High German and all old and new Germanic languages so much. The word Kuning is so lovely 😍😍😍

[@BasilTheBased]

Beautiful! You never disappoint, sir! I do have some ideas.. Battle of Covadonga Battle of Kleidon (introduction of the Varangians, what's not to love?) Battle of Agincourt (possibly both perspectives?) Charlemagne's war against the Saxons and crowning of Emperor of the Romans Just some ideas; no matter what you do, i know it'll be a banger!

[@SkaldBard]

Brilliant ideas - thank you, my friend ✍️! Much appreciate the support. Good ol' Basil the Based

[@BasilTheBased]

@@SkaldBard Always appreciate the bangers as well as the time and dedication that you put into these. Keep up the good work!

[@drengr811]

Another banger. Based, keep up the excellent work.

[@ЕгорФедоренко-б4н]

Good as always keep it up brother✊🏻

[@stefan19801209]

Lang leve The Skaldic Bard. Thank you very much for this song. It made me very proud being a descendant of those Frankish warriors fighting at the battle of Tours aka Battle of Poitiers in 732. I live in the southern part of Belgian Limburg, some 35 km from the city of Herstal where Karel Martel was born. I have tried to translate the lyrics into Dutch. Please don't shoot me for any mistakes. The most important is that The Skaldic Bard will continue his good work. Thank you again. Heidine man sluogun nahgibura ioh bruoder unse. Heidense mannen (heidenen) sloegen onze geburen en broeders. Abur thes hoisten megin biscatuit euwih! Maar de Hoogste macht beschaduwt de uwe! Ir selbo Christ ist Got ioh druhtin Christus zelf is God en Heer fora dhemu sindun dheodun ioh riihi chihneigidiu Voor degenen die zonden deden en voor wie koninkrijken de knie neigden (bogen)? Karl, dher Hamar, Karel, de Hamer, Frankono kuning! Frankische koning! Ir willon Gotes deda! Hij deed God’s wil! Karl, dher Hamar, Karel, de Hamer, Frankono kuning! Frankische koning! Ir Frankonolant nerida! Hij redde Frankenland! (Hij heeft Frankenland gered) Quad Otto dhem kuninge: “Hilf minan liudin!” Wat Otto zei tegen de koning : “Help mijn lieden (volk)!” “Heigun heidine man harto bidwungan!” Heidenen hebben hen hard bedwongen Huob Karl gundfanon uf, dher muotago wigant, Karel hief de gondvaan (het krijgsvaandel) op, de moedige krijger dhen ir almahtic Got sendida. Die de Almachtige God zond. Ir nam skild indi sper, Gode lob sageda. Hij nam schild en speer, God’s liefde zeggende. Chinemnet sinan namon Heilant! Gij noemt zijn naam Heiland! Suman thuruhskluog ir, suman thuruhstah! Sommigen sloeg hij neer, sommigen doorstak hij Sin warth ther sigikamf! Zijn beloning is de overwinning! Hwer ist ther druhtin? Wie is de heer? Thaz lioht in finstarnessin ist! Hij is het Licht in de duisternis Ni forhti thu thir. Wees niet bevreesd. After guotliihhin quimit ir. Na de goddelijke kwam hij So regonoda druhtin ubar Sodomam endi Gomorram swebil endi fyur, Zo regende de Heer over Sodom en Gomorra zwavel en vuur neer, so bim ih ubar fianta Frankonolantes chisendit! Zo ben ik voor de vijanden van Frankenland gezonden

[@SkaldBard]

That is awesome, my friend, great job! Fascinating to see the similarities between the two languages so many centuries apart.

[@stefan19801209]

@@SkaldBard A while ago I came across some videos in Old English here on youtube and it really sounded so familiar to me. I was able to understand about 80% to 90%. This made me very curious about the Frankish language, so I started looking here for videos in which Frankish was being spoken and eventually my search led me to your page. I am truly very grateful for that. To me Karel Martel (Charles Martel) is one of the great "Belgian" heroes (born in or used to live in the area of modern-day Belgium). Together with Ambiorix, Clovis Karel de Grote (Charlemagne), Godfried van Bouillon (Godfrey of Bouillon), ...

[@stefan19801209]

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[@JorgeTrejo23]

Amazing work, my friend!

[@SkaldBard]

Thanks, friend

[@sirpepeofhousekek6741]

Saving this to my Deus Vult playlist.

[@astmundteuton]

Great song from great bard!

[@NamelessMF1658]

Ojamejtane herre Gu Dette é fan mej hel unnebart mi herre, E sang å Frankerske ôm Kärr Martäl

[@EmanuelaSchwartzmann]

This music is very similar with German than France... Nice!

[@Fidwor]

Through this song I finally understood what Nachbarn /neighbors means in German. Because he said Nahgibura( Near borned) nachbarn = those who born close. For a long time, Barn was also a word for children because their birth was not long ago. Today this word is only found in Nachbarn. many words are almost 1:1 like in German. Heilant =Heilant. Bruoder = Bruder. Unse= Unser . Kamf = Kampf . Abur= Aber. Selbo=Selbst. Kuning= König. Dher=Der. Willon= Wollen. Hilf=Hilf. Minan= Meinen. Bidwungan= Bezwungen. Uf= Auf. Almahtic = Allmächtig. Sendida= Sendete, Dhen= Den. Nam= Nahm. Skild= Schild. Sper= Speer. Namon= Name. Hwer= Wer. Dhaz= Dass. Lioht = Licht. In=in. Finstarnessin= Finsternis.Guotliihhin=Göttlichchen. Ist= Ist and many many more. The Franconian influence in the High German language is quite strong

[@sualtam9509]

The oldest standard German was simply Frankish spoken at Charlemange's court called theodisce.

[@davidbraun6209]

I had learned standard Modern German as a youth to.early adult, and had gotten my hands on books with Old High German texts (including Old East Frankish and Old South Rhine Frankish as well as Old Allemanic and Old Bavarian). Your reconstruction seems to fall flush with those other Old Frankish dialect texts.

[@jeremyjacobite7630]

Thank God for you, brother.

[@SkaldBard]

God bless you, friend

[@frederickiiprussia7699]

It would seem that Old Frankish is the bridge and last common ancestor to the modern German and French languages. It is well clear that a lot of the phonetics and basic phrases are in "German" but the Gallocised grammer and other half of the vocabulary makes it unique Please continue good sir, your efforts bless those with knowledge of our world with the gift of God!

[@nikorasunippon2371]

🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 PROUD TO BE FRENCH DESCENDANTS OF THE FRANKS

[@Pepe-pq3om]

France is a joke in the present fay

[@damnson0813]

The closest Descendants are the modern Germans

[@lecrabesavant4435]

@@damnson0813 nope, this is also wong, the (genetical) closest descendants are the dutch, France is the closest one in terms of legacy, culture, there's a reason France is named France (france = land of the franks)

[@lecrabesavant4435]

@@damnson0813 the germans descend from the alamans in majority that's why in french, Germany is called (Allemagne = land of the alamans) and in german, France is called (frankreich = empire of the franks)

[@lecrabesavant4435]

@@damnson0813 the germans descend more from the saxons, alamans, bavarians, than the franks

[@anon6881]

I saw a comment about it and you actually do it wow

[@themilkman369]

Tis’ but another bangr m’lord!

[@Gunnlaug-ormstungu]

In the future, do you think about writing a song about Blessed Charlemagne vs the Saxons? Or maybe his coronation as emperor would be cool

[@truthbtold2910]

We need more like Charles the Hammer. And let's add Vlad Dracul-a.

[@arthurmosel808]

His title was Mayor of the Palace (according to some translations); in other words, he ran the show for the king,

[@LivBD]

I am Norwegian. Modern French is like Greek to me, I don't understand a word. But this language sounds familiar, we must have the same roots! Liked the song too!!

[@jaimar_99]

Norwegian and Frankish are germanic languages. So Scandinavian germanic people and Franks are cousins.

[@randomdude2026]

French isn't related to Frankish. It just has some minor influence in vocabulary. Old Frankish is a Germanic language and closely related to German and Dutch. French on the other hand is a Romance language and comes from vulgar Latin.

[@ThanhNguyen-vf5rl]

@@randomdude2026 Well they have releted,But its small, Because the Assmilation Progress, The Frankish Elite is small Group while Gallo-Romance is majority,That lead to the French is more latin than the Germanic is the Frankish group is Majority,The French maybe is Germanic language now

[@IvanIdekov]

Imagine how powerful the Francs would be today if they had not been separated

[@smal750]

no

[@beethouven2659]

François, Françoises appelez au roi de France, il est plus que temps, ici-bas, il prie pour vous depuis le 4 septembre 2020 de l'an de grâce 1975 de notre calendrier grégorien 😇

[@brendan7048]

Outstanding!

[@Ianiosos]

nice man, great song☦

[@IonutPaun-lp2zq]

Awesome song. Well done.

[@shepherddog1199]

Proud to be becoming a Catholic. God be with you, Holy Bard. May God always be with you.

[@SkaldBard]

@@shepherddog1199 welcome home, brother - God bless you

[@shepherddog1199]

@@SkaldBard thank you.

[@caedmonnoeske3931]

Incredible as always! Can't wait for your remastered version of "Cnut the Great."