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[@Tsuki-rj5dr]

As a Spanish native speaker I have realized that I have never mispronounced anything, I was just talking in Medieval English!

[@louiserosado4389]

Yes! It makes me appreciate my accent ever more 😂

[@RaymondHng]

And when you mispronounced Spanish, you were just talking in Portuguese.

[@giofrancotrain18essence]

Yes, you are.

[@louiserosado4389]

@@RaymondHng vice versa! 😂 we, Portuguese speakers, use "portunhol" when we want to speak Spanish but don't know how 😂😂😂😂

[@gmenezesdea]

I was about to say the same but for Portuguese. Turns out the problem is English didn't have ortographic reforms so their written language didn't keep up with the way people speak.

[@Katie-ps6ww]

She was my professor and she was WONDERFULLY intelligent, kind and funny! I dreaded taking a class on Arthurian lit and came out LOVING it. I adore this woman

[@Julessa]

Oh man! I would have loved to have her as a professor!

[@footpad9047]

This video just makes it so obvious that she's an amazing educator and person!

[@someonesomewhere8325]

That’s such a lovely comment! Did you speak some Middle English? I find it pleasant.

[@dfsdfsdfs]

What did you study? I'd love to take this kind of classes 😅

[@philjan23]

_"How humanity did survive the Black Death?"_ -- They did not. I'm on the floor, oh my God 😂😂😂😂

[@questocd174]

Please give us 10 more videos with this woman!!!!

[@anna-katehowell9852]

This!

[@alextaws6657]

absolutely!!! i'm really not that interested in middle age history but this (Dr. Armstrong) was just so amazing, i'm here for hours of this!

[@GiliGulu1969]

Yes please!

[@ashoakmaple4385]

She has a fantastic series on the Black Death on the Great Courses :D

[@PsychicFX]

You may want to add a couple of zero to the back of that number! We need more!

[@randis7785]

This professor needs her own KZbin channel. I could totally listen to her all day with the way she explains things.

[@ladosis5596]

She has a ton of content on The Great Courses, audible and Storytel. Very worth it

[@ljbertini713]

She has an AMAZING Arthurian legend course on Great Courses!

[@Ryanneey]

​@ladosis5596, thanks for mentioning that. I have to check this out 😊

[@neogenesis0038]

Absolutely. She did an amazing job, and did it with such respect to history. I would have loved to have had her as a professor.

[@dr_buschy]

​@@ladosis5596 thank you so much

[@peachpringle]

The way she knew GOT lore just as well as medieval history made this even better

[@jamielaw4749]

She's also a professor of literature!

[@DOC_951]

I mean… it’s probably everything she always wanted lol

[@rosalind1635]

They def get the questions in advance to be prepared.

[@ringlass7448]

Got is also based off the Wars of the Roses…which occurred in the Middle Ages

[@empyrean-jamelgreaves8034]

To anyone obsessed with medieval history, warfare and politics/political intrigue, GoT and ASOIAF is a dream come true

[@TheGott75]

Finding out this lady has audible books about Medieval Times that are also narrated by her is the greatest discovery I've ever made. Please bring her back for more videos!

[@lolaplum666]

ooh! that is exciting! I will definitely look her up!

[@BrownEyedGirl1367]

Checking that out NOW! Thanks for the tip!

[@saturnargentavis1901]

She was wrong on the very first question. Linguistics already debunked her quick. so if shes wrong with that , shes probably wrong with a lot

[@AnneAslaug]

@@saturnargentavis1901 In every single topic, she presents her own flawed interpretation and opinion with no base in European history. Ex. She seems to think that a) The folktales collected by the brothers Grimm somehow had something to with England. b )That they were actual children's stories, which they in no way were! I think I wrote correcting comments on all the topics minus ONE! There is a severe case of Dunning-Kruger in play if she thinks that English history and language is valid for the entirety of Europe...

[@krisdog88]

I'm looking up her books right now!

[@TheGrimmReader]

7:28 “They did not. Most of them died.” Delivery was so dry and factual but this made me genuinely laugh out loud

[@archibaldchuzzlewit1848]

Same!

[@Tinil0]

It's good to get out though haha. For some reason people keep asking questions like "How did people in the past deal with X then?" when they doubt the efficacy or importance of something we currently have that they didn't have in the past (IE Vaccines, etc.). And the answer a lot of times is that. They just dealt with it. However bad it may be. And it often sucked. "People have been giving birth since humans were around, natural is best!" I mean, people have also been dying in child birth since humans were around too. Frequently. They also died of disesases we have vaccines for all the time. They also had terrible diets, not some idealized "natural" diet that is perfectly designed for them. Life was just harder and had a lot less value in the past and we take almost all modern advances for granted because we frequently don't have any other context. When we DID live through the other option, we tend to be more supportive of the advances. Most people that are old enough to remember Polio and TB and Measels and so on being massive epidemics that crippled and killed millions don't end up anti-vaxx for instance simply because they remember what it was like before widespread adoption of vaccines.

[@ConcealedArtLeather]

Well they died, so.

[@mischiefcommittee]

Same! hahahaha

[@NicoleSmithNicky]

Haha, me too!

[@shannonadam7768]

the chainmail necklace is SERVING

[@janetmalili8435]

I didn't even notice. Good catch!

[@idc0808]

can you not say weird things like this

[@crickitt8811]

she has a chainmail ring as well

[@JordoGarcia]

I could honestly watch this all day. She is so charismatic and you can tell how passionate she is about what she teaches.

[@jkadoodle]

Check out the great courses plus, she has a whole series about the black death. It's presented more formally than this video but it's still worth checking out.

[@sanji1259]

most of their guests are just incredibly interesting

[@lizvillegas6603]

I love it when experts are as enthusiastic to teach as they are knowledgeable!

[@josevaladez8056]

An expert who doesn’t know anything about who built the Cathedrals in 1100 😂

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

It is one thing to have knowledge, but it's another to be able to teach it.

[@AnneAslaug]

@@josevaladez8056 Nor much of any of the other subjects she OPINES on.

[@rickacton7540]

i dont, it makes them seem suspiciously and overly eager to spread questionable ideas

[@Nnekea]

ai

[@adam346]

the monk shaming the cat in said manuscript is just peak "I'm not having this remade or doing this over again"

[@GeekGamer666]

In those times there was no printing press and the materials for such manuscripts would've been costly to obtain since they predate the use of paper, also you have to consider how detailed the illustrations were.

[@ryabow]

the note is in Latin, and apparently says "Here is nothing missing, but a cat urinated on this during the night in Daventer. Cursed be the pesty cat that urinated over this book during the night in Deventer and because of it many others too. And beware well not to leave open books at night where cats can come."

[@HLB512]

Cats have always been jerks

[@anothnypitt443]

The pre-Printing Press days were rough

[@Mike_droptv]

Of course not. Depending on the size of that manuscript, this could've easily taken him a few months to remake it. 😅

[@cia1998]

I took a class in Chaucer, a core requisite, and we had to memorize and recite the first 18 lines of Canterbury Tales... so when I was practicing my pronunciation, everyone said I sounded like I was reciting in some mix of German and French. But hearing Dorsey speak in Medieval English just reignited all those struggling memories LOL

[@treasurechest123]

“Whan that Aprille with its shoores soote…”

[@VisagesSausages]

Quente

[@munaus-3345]

A queen who not only divorced her husband, but got quickly remarried and had several sons, among them the famous Richard Lionheart, but she also lived to 80yrs old!? That's a lifetime achievement award!

[@cheese12893]

not only that she supported Richards revolt against Henry II and then acted as regent while he was on the crusades

[@Tinil0]

She was legitimately one of the most powerful European women in history, her influence and wealth were almost unmatched by ANYONE of any gender. Really an incredible historical figure.

[@susanroutt6690]

Eleanor of Aquitaine and William Marshall are two of my favorite medieval personalities. Both lived to a ripe old age

[@susanroutt6690]

I’d like to recommend the book “A Distant Mirror, The Calamitous 14th Century” by Barbara Tuchman.

[@danielbartleson5746]

Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II were an absolute power couple. It’s a shame their kids were such greedy shits.

[@Lambda_Ovine]

"this stain, my Lord, has been done by our beloved cat, who peed on, he is a trouble maker and a scoundrel."

[@claytonberg721]

at least back then you'd have the option of taking him to court.

[@imageez]

If you google image search, you have to remember that arrow as a symbol for pointing is very recent, so you have these lovely images of drawn pointing fingers on stained papers.

[@betsady4076]

And his name was Ruffles wich thy name is pronounced RA-u-FFeLyEs 📜

[@bluelagoon1980]

Beloved AND a scoundrel. Yep, he was definitely a cat.

[@glidershower]

​@@claytonberg721>The cat wins the case, becomes officially canonized, and you get 15 mins on the rack for bothering the cat

[@rickyal9810]

There is indeed an Iron Maiden, I've seen them in concert twice...

[@christiandulaney1638]

They were my first concert! Somewhere on Tour, with Anthrax opening up. Legendary!!

[@TexanUSMC8089]

I saw Iron Maiden open for Judas Priest.

[@saschamayer4050]

​@@TexanUSMC8089 Good Lord, are YOU old! 😄

[@geoffhaycraft1233]

😅😅😅

[@jamesparker1071]

I saw them in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1981 when they were still a bar band. It was a great show.

[@CoolJRT2009]

0:50 in other words, with a Welsh accent

[@Gubbins_McBumbersnoot]

Exactly lol

[@weltonvillegal6258]

I’ll ask my future son in law on that one!😂

[@Vichikuma]

Scottish. In other words, Scotland is still in the Middle Ages.

[@miphca]

as a french person I can also tell you that i was CONFUSED because she sounds really french while not speaking french 😭

[@marroosh]

As a Dutch person I found a lot of what she said sounds familiar. Shows how much our languages are connected.

[@Burningheartcelosia]

Wow, she’s incredible!!!!! I want entire hour long series of her. With many seasons. This woman is a treat!

[@stefanie7823]

She’s done some Great Courses lectures on medieval history that are available on audible.

[@iexiste1188]

@@stefanie7823 thanks!

[@stefanie7823]

@@iexiste1188 YW! I thoroughly enjoyed them and relisten often. The 2 about the Plague are my favorite 😅

[@stwwhidden]

​@@stefanie7823 They're also available on Prime, and her courses are included!

[@daniellankapalli8332]

3:48 Wakes up at 11 midnight "Lo! 'Tis a fine hour to meet mine neighbor Jake anon."

[@Neenerella333]

Let's bring this back for the night people(like me)! Snacks and revelry for all my men! Yes of course! Do bring the doggies, be they sainted or not!

[@ewhschrisc]

"Forsooth, let us partake in the Netflix and enjoy the Stranger of Things!"

[@fhey7903]

So basically, medieval people were all Sims.

[@Ghostvertigo]

Im down for this two stages of of sleep thing lately I'll sleep for 5 hours then be up for a cpl hours and back to bed for the rest of my sleep lol

[@Tymbus]

And that practice continued up to the invention of the light bulb. I've heard that references to the "second sleep" were edited out of georgian novels such as Jane Ayre

[@Velmakinz]

This woman is brilliant, I would watch a full series with her as the host. And the chain mail necklace is just ~ chefs kiss

[@BrownEyedGirl1367]

I kept looking at that necklace! Brilliant!

[@derinderruheliegt]

I would watch it between first and second sleep.

[@diamondjim7560]

@@derinderruheliegt🥱

[@katiel7166]

She has books on Audible that she narrated herself! I recommend the Great Courses one about the Black Death.

[@Velmakinz]

@@katiel7166 ooh thank you, I’ll check it out!!!

[@samsunglg6671]

Prof. A is very well spoken, energetic and sincere; I wish more academic professionals could be like her while students can be more engaged to the topic.

[@skoomabuffer5665]

We need more history experts on this show!

[@clusterfuuuuk]

Autism cat ?

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

If it's the topic about history Other than that it would be useless to have them on

[@valeriataylor8337]

a great source of history and archaeology is the Time Team and Absolute History (and associates) channels. Loads of medieval and earlier stuff. Very entertaining

[@AnneAslaug]

True. Because this one is out of order.

[@AnneAslaug]

@@valeriataylor8337 And knowledge-enhancing! On so many levels, including how there always will be certain gatekeepers in any subject that are a hindrance for universal knowledge and understanding...

[@tbrdmann]

You are seriously needed at every get together where folks are standing around trying to come up with something to talk about. I mean that as a compliment.

[@carbs_r_delish]

I think sometimes we forget that people in the past, were still people. People who laughed. Who cried. Who danced, who sang, who *loved* . They are as human as we are, and thought the same things we have. Edit: I will not be responding to any replies on my comment, there’s some rage baiters. Not to mention, some of y’all are being willfully ignorant, and I’m not dealing with that.

[@Nieghorn]

Get a load of ol' Bill Shakespeare over here! ;)

[@pierreo33]

@@Nieghorn Billiam

[@Squant]

I think sometimes people say things like this, trying to sound all poignant and wistful, when the truth is we do actually know that people were people.

[@heartbreak25]

We also forget that we're basically living as people in the past to those who will come in the future.

[@pho3nix-]

Very true, people often think they are somehow "special" or unique given the timeline they are living in. If we went back to 1458 for example I think most would be amazed to how similar they would be to us.

[@Kholdilocks]

God, that story about the cats peeing on the manuscript and the monk just pointing it out is the funniest thing I've heard in ages.

[@katj3443]

Somethings really don’t change 😂😂😂.

[@Nicole_B_24]

Dr Armstrong is incredible. She’s so eloquently spoken and engaging to watch and listen to.

[@williamyoung9401]

She must not know much about ancient Roman history though. Arturius is an ancient Roman name, and there is circumstantial evidence that "Arthur" was part of a family of an ancient Roman aristocracy in Britain that took power when the Romans left; that is until the Saxons invaded.

[@Princess781]

Hear hear

[@qorpse]

And gorgeous to boot.

[@martavdz4972]

@@williamyoung9401 Same about geography. What she calls "Middle East" is actually UKRAINE. There were significant Viking settlements in Ukraine and some Ukrainians have Scandinavian genes. As there is currently an actual war for Ukrainian identity, and this is part of it, this is a massive mistake to make.

[@DeanWesterfield]

I stumbled on this video. I took Dr. Armstrong's Middle English lit class at Cal. State Long Beach in the early '00. She was one of several hotshot grad level lit teachers who lived up to expectations.

[@DanBrown96]

12:47 Can we start a petition to get that dog canonised!! Justice for Saint Guinefort!

[@spiderqueen601]

This story made me cry! Saint Guinefort was a true martyr!

[@mariaraposabranca7062]

what i love is how that story entered folklore! I have received several copypastas in my emails back in the day, and later on social media, about this tale - some details changed, like the profession of the man and the breed of the dog, but it was basically the same story. Our capacity for storytelling is fascinating!

[@CharleneCTX]

@@mariaraposabranca7062 Lady and the Tramp is basically the same story without the dog dying.

[@raccoonchild]

​@@spiderqueen601 It's like the story of Genghis Khan's falcon 💔

[@peterstangl8295]

the most cannonical good boy

[@brazenbull7567]

This video is so satisfying for my love of history in so many ways. It was kind of a bummer to hear the question that was basically “how could anyone have fun before modern fun/technology” though. Though I enjoy having the internet at my fingertips, there were so many ways to keep entertained before its advent! We don’t need the eternal scroll to feel fulfilled and that’s just as true then as it is now!

[@gfhit7520]

I love how she pronounces and enunciates the words, so crisp and clear!

[@Nnekea]

ai

[@SanctusPaulus1962]

​@@Nnekea What?

[@OutpostMJ]

Professor Armstrong is one of my favorite instructors on Great Courses Plus -- her Black Death courses, especially her more recent updated course, with latest research results, is amazing! SHE'S amazing!

[@elizabethtorresseal1859]

Cue me running to Libby to borrow her courses

[@pieceofpeace35]

THANK YOU KIND SOUL. OFF TO HOOPLA

[@misssmith7225]

"....with latest research results...." 🤯 Thank you! I'm off 🏃‍♀.

[@akumayoxiruma]

7:20 Adding to that: People also had different hygiene habits up until the late 19th century. It wasn't necessary to wash the body so often because clothes weren't made out of plastic (making them sweat more) but had multiple layers including cotton undergarments which absorb moisture and are washed.

[@jamesfetherston1190]

Wool was considerably more common and popular than cotton.

[@bob8776]

Try wearing wool in the summer some time

[@jamesfetherston1190]

@@bob8776 Wool is an excellent insulator. Bedouins wear wool exclusively and live in the Sahara. Before synthetics, baseball uniforms were made of wool.

[@rachelt3149]

In Europe it was linen which was the main underlayer, you'd wear a white or undyed linen shift or shirt underneath your woollen gown or tunic which would be washed daily and the woolens would only need spot cleaning if you spilled something on them.

[@TheWizardOfTheFens]

@@bob8776you’re confusing modern woollens with medieval cloth. The cloth was much finer and therefore less “heating” (look at super 100 wool cloth for instance) also wool is naturally hygienic and requires less washing than modern fabrics, which don’t allow the body to breathe…..

[@tlsoret]

0:56 I wouldn't have EVER figured out what was she supposing to mean by how that wrote that tweet and what she said before this.

[@dariang4725]

Please have her back! Shes absolurely fascinating

[@ashram12]

On the "animal drawing" question, I have to add that animals are difficult to draw: unlike with people, you can't get an animal to holds a pose for you. Before photography, artists relied a lot on dead / taxidermies animals to draw animals.

[@helenas7948]

And in case of exotic animals, sometimes only on the witness description. So it is actually quite impressive if people who never saw an animal were able to somehow accurately draw it.

[@ninomrki]

What do you mean there is no Iron Maiden? I've been to their concert. I've seen them with my own eyes

[@luska5522]

The coffin with spikes inside, the iron maiden, is what she meant. Not the band

[@ninomrki]

​@@luska5522I know, I was kidding

[@trippys]

@@luska5522cmon man…

[@novessence]

They were as real as it gets. Still are. And don't you forget it

[@octaviom7618]

​@@luska5522 🤓

[@kathleenlange1823]

She has done several classes for THE GREAT COURSES, an amazing company that has courses in every topic under the sun. I have all the courses that I’m aware of that she presented. Superb teacher

[@AliasGrace918]

Hmm wow. I always thought the whole "KNIGGET" pronunciation of knight was just a monty python joke

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Funny enough Ser Davos said knighet in game of thrones when Stannis' daughter was teaching hi to read

[@durfal]

The word knight is related to the Dutch word 'knecht' (which means servant) , and is almost the same pronounced today as knight was in old/middle english.

[@PennyAfNorberg]

knäkt in swedish

[@noxteryn]

I came here to say the same thing.

[@katrinschirmer8018]

​@@mikeycrackson its Hus in Norwegian too. not all that surprisingly.

[@warriorwolfette]

I would listen to this woman speak about this topic for eternity.

[@absiyehassan36]

Same

[@mikekristin7201]

Especially since it seems most things I (an elder millennial) was taught about medieval history throughout my education was simply wrong .

[@Celeryisgross]

If I had a history teacher like her I would’ve paid more attention to history in the 80’s. Please give us more of her! She’s so entertaining.

[@jhudson225]

She has a slew of lectures on The Teaching Company. I've watched at least 4 and they are all very good. Ton of stuff on King Arthur.

[@Celeryisgross]

@@jhudson225 thanks for the tip!

[@Yhilandroep]

I was looking at KZbin videos, mostly drivel, and I came across this video posted at a site called “Medieval Support.” Every moment of this video was a refreshing delight to experience, fascinating. It was immediately obvious that Dr. Dorsey Armstrong is exceptionally well educated and articulate. Thank you Dr. Armstrong!

[@SomeKindOfThing]

Prof Armstrong is brilliant, have been a huge fan for ages. She is the Queen of Arthurian academia. Pls can we get another 15 videos with her?

[@killerkraut9179]

I dont know if she is that awsome!

[@jopo7996]

My spouse is no longer in the workforce, but she's still an amazing hooseweef.

[@awellculturedmanofanime1246]

😂❤

[@LeekClock]

Your spoos

[@reaganjanaerichard5009]

😂

[@Patricius.K]

That's still how we pronounce it in some accents of Dutch

[@18Aleziita]

Wif was also a name for woman and wife

[@Abelhawk]

This might be my favorite Wired yet. Bring Dr. Armstrong back PLZ!!

[@trapezoid5810]

Please be aware that she did actually make numerous false statements and oversights during this video. She openly denied how medieval plague doctors dressed with beaks when that is actually what they wore. She also made it seem like the bubonic plague was equally as harsh as it was in the mid 14th to the early 18th century, when any subsequent outbreaks were generally localized and much smaller.

[@RyanLittrell111]

@@trapezoid5810she said they didn’t wear that type of outfit, that we see represented in so much artwork, until much later, in the 17th century

[@brunoir283]

@@trapezoid5810 sources?

[@trapezoid5810]

@brunoir283 They're all listed in my original comment, they're all historical journals and entries. You can view all of person's comments on any channel. That comment begins with "this is a very interesting video..."

[@Elwaves2925]

@@trapezoid5810 I can't see your other comments but that does is provide different and opposing sources, one that you've chosen to believe. That doesn't make her wrong. YT doesn't like links but a very quick search shows a site called Live Science that backs up her position of beaked masks not appearing until after the middle ages. Masks were worn earlier but not beaked ones. I'm not claiming who is right or wrong, only that you haven't proven her wrong. 🙂

[@TheWizardOfTheFens]

I had a history teacher with as much if - not more - enthusiasm as Dr Armstrong. His name was Mr Bellews. He was in his sixties when he taught me in England during the early to mid 1970’s. He gave me my undying passion for history that has never diminished over all of my life (I’m now 66) and in fact has cost me tens of thousands of pounds in books over that time 😊

[@preacherjohn]

I could listen to this Professor expound on Medieval history for hours.. Straight to the point, dry sense of humour, very engaging.. 10/10 no notes..

[@AnneAslaug]

She doesn't need any, most of what she is saying is her own, prejudiced opinion.

[@_ClericalError_]

@@AnneAslaug Where do you feel she was prejudiced? And I have read many of the things she is saying in academic sources as well.

[@LynnEsq]

@preacherjohn prof Dorsey Armstrong has several audiobook courses available through Audible / The Great Courses. She's a great teacher I have all of her courses and have listened to them all a couple times each. They're fascinating. I highly recommend them if you enjoyed this.

[@brinvargas1474]

In high school (back in the middle ages LoL), my love -- no, *adoration* -- of mediaeval history was born because of an exceptional teacher such as this 'Wired' Professor! Knowledgeable, enthusiastic, passionate about history, always painting an almost cinematic picture in her lessons, and just plain fun...a real treasure. If more teachers were like her, I'm *certain* history would be a much more beloved subject everyone would want to ace 📚💜

[@unclej3910]

My High School history teachers were so dry, i could barely stay awake in class. I have learned more history by watching the History channel and others on cable TV than i did in school.

[@brinvargas1474]

@@unclej3910 LoL same here! In all fairness, though, most of my history teachers were like that too! But then this one exceptional one came along and changed my world...and that's why *GREAT* teachers are so important! 🌟

[@ash_speaker]

Dr. Armstrong made me fall in love with medieval history twenty years ago with her book on gender and chivalry. She's also done an incredible series on the Black Death. My favorite historian hands down.

[@Demion83]

Mary Beard though...

[@angelcare5969]

What is the name of her book on gender and chivalry?

[@ash_speaker]

@@Demion83 Mary Beard is my 1a. Nobody surpasses her knowledge and insight on Rome.

[@Demion83]

@@ash_speaker I agree. She's amazing. Truly incredible. I trust her "take" on the available clues/evidence more than anyone else. This lady seems cool too, and you are demonstrating good taste with Beard, so I will check her out.

[@athena854]

I’m so glad she’s more Eleanor Janega than Rachel Fulton-Brown. I assume you’re familiar with Eleanor’s Going Medieval blog? If not, definitely worth a read!

[@Spiritofthehero16]

I just got recommended this randomly but i loved it. She explains things in such a way that makes sense to someone not in her field

[@GhostHack21]

Don't know if anyone else has commented but the story of the sainted greyhound is almost identical to a story in medieval Cymru (Wales) about a dog called Gelert. In fact, you can visit where his grave is meant to be in a village in North Cymru called 'Beddgelert' which translates as Gelert's grave.

[@lamoinette23]

Curiously.. Bedd.. so also resting place.

[@ajp7968]

So that’s why Gelerts are vaguely greyhound-shaped in Neopets! 😳 the name brought back my early 2000s Neopets memories 😅

[@benn454]

Why do the Welsh hate vowels

[@Dwigglemoo]

@@benn454 a,e,i,o,u AND y and w are vowels, the welsh have more vowels than you... you might think you're seeing too many consonants, but dd is one letter making a hard "th" noise, welsh has lots of digraphs, ch, ll, rh, ff, dd, ng, ph, th. They make no more unusual sounds than english uses 2 letters together, the language started off orally, so the written was made to match the verbal, and why would one sound be more than one letter even if a letter was in the shape of what other countries would think of as 2?

[@Elegantly_Bored]

Wait isn't there a kids book about that or something? I can't remember the name but I remember reading it at some point.

[@TheKharliabee]

Her chain mail jewelry is perfection ❤

[@klairmiller9712]

Yes i thought i was the only one who noticed this!

[@TheInfamousBertman]

It gives +1 AC

[@curtisdrago]

I love how this KZbin channel introduces me to people who have careers in things I did not think would exist and have passions I did not know you could actually pursue.

[@thebaileygrind]

I’ve seen almost every one of your history videos and this is by far the best. I love her responses but I especially love the way she gives so much sass to the questions.

[@lesliehampton9172]

Hi Professor Armstrong, Your class on the plague on Great Courses got me through the first few months of COVID. My Mom had just died, and I’m a nurse in an acute care hospital, donut was a real low point for me. Thank you!

[@pieceofpeace35]

I would listen to her talk for hours. Please bring her back. Does she have a KZbin channel?? A university where she lectures?? Should I get a degree in medieval studies???

[@GreatBunny]

I’m sorry but I was just going to put this on for something lighthearted in the background but instead sat glued to the tv screen while I sat on my couch completely absorbed by her, this was just fascinating. She is an incredible storyteller!

[@blink182bfsftw]

Apology accepted

[@pittiebaby]

Lol yes

[@martavdz4972]

Not big on geography, though. What she calls "Middle East" is actually UKRAINE. There were significant Viking settlements in Ukraine and some Ukrainians have Scandinavian genes. As there is currently an actual war for Ukrainian identity, and this is part of it, this is a massive mistake to make.

[@L0rdOfThePies]

4:19 i guess i do have the sleep cycle of a medieval person, i sleep in 2 blocks

[@avery.m]

It's always nice whenever the Teacher really reads out the whole tweet, with cuss words and all. brings more character. 😂❤

[@spacedoubt15]

And also mispronounces every second persons name.

[@oskarskalski2982]

But why do people feel the need to use so many swear words in their questions? It pollutes the language.

[@ShalowRecord]

@@oskarskalski2982people currently can’t get through a sentence without cussing

[@iDrownedScream]

I loved how cats are just as "I do what I want" back then as they are now. 😂

[@OrdinaryEXP]

And people were pretty tolerant of their antics too 🤣

[@gacktist00]

they are catch the rats. and so cute. 😂❤🐈🐈‍⬛

[@gideonmele1556]

@@OrdinaryEXPit’s the toxoplasmosis (Fun fact, ~1/3 of all humans are afflicted by it)

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

you get what you put into a relationship, when you train a kitten like you train a puppy you get a much better pet.. you just can't break a cat by yelling at it, like you can with dogs.. so having a cat who doesn;t hate you, means you are at least more evolved and can express your requirements without yelling and screaming.. try Jackosn Galaxy, learn a little.

[@JoeSmith-hv7oe]

They've been doing that, and been worshipped for it, since at least Ancient Egypt 😂

[@clarkpatient7950]

I genuinely think this is the best person youve ever had for this series. I love the way she explains things. A true mother

[@AnneAslaug]

Yes. She lies to you with a straight face.

[@brianbrooks6730]

I love Dr. Armstrong's courses on the Great Courses. She is an excellent teacher. I wish I had her as a professor in college.

[@amandavigue3857]

I love how that artist rendered the grooming cat! The colors are gorgeous and the composition has so much character.

[@zerjiozerjio]

Dr. Armstrong is an awesome medievalist. My favorite professors as an English major were usually the ones who focused on medieval art, history, or literature. The Old English dirty riddles, the silly Canterbury Tales, the Romanesque architecture we had at UCLA, the history of mystics and witches, illustrated manuscripts. love stories like the one of Heloise and Abelard, the history of Islamic Spain… what is NOT to love about the Middle Ages?!

[@GeekGamer666]

You got the good ones then. I had one who ended up getting the sack because she'd basically given up on life and that was how she taught. I have ADHD and you put that together with the most boring lecturing known to mankind and an archaic form of English that requires a certain level of translation and you get 😖😖😖

[@zerjiozerjio]

@@GeekGamer666I have ADHD too. Yeah, maybe I just got lucky with the professors (or with my auditory learning style that makes lectures memorable).

[@Loawercs31]

This woman was fantastic. She needs her own show.

[@Ilikestrawberricow]

The sleep cycle makes sense! I go to sleep peace fully, and around midnight I just randomly wake with no cause. Fall back to sleep and wake up 10 years later.

[@dandeleon2764]

The Church knew if they made one dog a Saint, they'd have an endless list of Sainted dogs 😂

[@CraiiZeD]

they knew dog was better than man .-.

[@acmaiden5236]

So true 🤣

[@pacersnrams781]

It would've been all dogs lol

[@dearthditch]

All dogs go to heaven. And then you have Saint Bernards

[@GeekGamer666]

On a more serious note, they actually believed animals didn't have souls and thus were lesser than humans. You can't make something without a soul a saint. I personally believe the dog was far more worthy of sainthood than most legitimate saints.

[@deeb3272]

My husky would be a criminal during the Middle Ages

[@ilhuicatlamatini]

so would my shiba inu 😂

[@waltissussybakka]

​@@ilhuicatlamatiniScammed people of their wealth

[@THEJMAROCK91]

You husky is clearly possessed by Satan

[@MrVvulf]

On the plus side, a husky could probably sway a jury. They are among the more "talkative" of breeds and could convincingly paint others (including their owners) as the true villain.

[@GeekGamer666]

@@MrVvulf Wouldn't that just convince them more that they were demon posessed? 😂

[@EricMalette]

Such a wonderful demeanor. She makes every lesson vibrant.

[@garychristison763]

We're probably the first generations of mankind that hasn't spent a lot of time observing the night sky. I envisioned farmers and herders that needed to stay up to watch their flocks but that doesn't explain the astronomers such as Galileo. People having different sleep patterns makes sense. Really enjoyed the discussion, it was educational and very easy to listen to.

[@geojimz]

I love this lady!! She made this subject so interesting! Please make her a “regular!”

[@TheMr02drop]

I could listen to this woman forever speak about the Middle Ages.

[@Nnekea]

AI

[@TheMr02drop]

@@Nnekea Al who? Bundy?

[@ricky2319]

She has tons of lectures on The Great Courses plus if you want more. She has a whole series on The Black Death that I enjoyed.

[@CEO_de_Frisia_Oriental]

0:10 The answer to question 1: English speakers in the Middle Ages all had a German or Low German accent.

[@TootlesTart]

Yeah, it sounds Germanic. Why’d she say French? 😒

[@KalmateTurista]

How did they say quife

[@rikimura8122]

@@TootlesTartshe said pronounce the vowels in a way the french would. not that it sounds like french.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

@@TootlesTart Because : (1) "French" is how the Franks (also a germanic tribe) used to pronounce vulgarised-Latin words, that ended up becoming the French language (2) Because William the Conqueror (who spoke French) changed English forever, after his conquest and the replacement of Saxon overlords by Angevin and Normandic overlords. Arf, Americans, do you guys even go to schools ?

[@shadeyfang8564]

And also low German means niedersachsen

[@davechavezjr5399]

This woman is incredibly interesting and very knowledgeable! She makes you want to listen to her!

[@rachel3210]

I love her courses on Great Courses!!! She is so knowledgeable and makes history fun and approachable.

[@lauramaura3052]

Signing up now!! Thank you

[@Sigismund]

agreed- her Black Death course is a favorite

[@GoBlueGirl78]

Me too!

[@moder_nord2475]

Great tip!!

[@MaxOakland]

She’s very charming and watchable

[@Matdrox]

This is by far the best video within the History Support playlist. Please bring Dr. Armstrong back, she's great!

[@Gandellion]

I love how cats and dogs are just the same as they ever were, like when you seen a dog in an old movie it’s just there doing dog things

[@Alblaka]

The key thing to remember is that we humans are the same as 'we ever were', too. Biologically, we're identical to the Stone Age nomads that figured out you could bury plant parts to get more plant parts. 90% of human civilization is 'just' amassed knowledge, passed on orally, then in writing, and nowadays digitally. If you were to delete all history, knowledge, writing and the internet, we would pretty much be back in 10.000BC overnight, just with a lot more weird metal stuffs laying around.

[@newmoonwithface]

@@Alblaka "if you removed all knowledge and history we would pretty much be back in the stone age"

[@gavinjenkins899]

@@newmoonwithface Well no, we'd be dead, because we wouldn't have any of the stone age knowledge we would need either.

[@ukrainer7723]

Now I realized that in childhood when I didn't know English but tried to read it, I spoke Medieval English. "Knight" is on point.

[@lindenmanmax]

13:11: I can picture a cow telling the judge, "Milord, I moooooooooooooove to have this case dismissed."

[@onkelkonkel5]

Every nation probably have their own version of the Red Wedding some time during history. Also, Martin has said the Red Wedding was inspired by two events - The Black Dinner of Scotland in 1440 (as mentioned) and the Gelncoe Massacre in 1692.

[@veevoir]

There is a strong slant towards Anglo-saxon history and their general vicinity in YT medievalist content - mostly because so often the content is created by English Medieval Historians. So it is quite natural they gravitate towards comparing to what they know.

[@deathbatgirlxxx]

The Stockholm Bloodbath (Nov 1520) went similarly too.

[@ΣτελιοςΠεππας]

​@veevoir Bruh that's not even taking into account what the East was doing. The Byzantine Empire was an entirely different beast.

[@BonShula]

I would like to see a debate between the two. Of course she will decline

[@BadgerUKvideo]

I always assumed it was the McDonalds Glencoe one.

[@Rock-Child]

“What did they do for fun?” a whole lot of se-

[@irimac1806]

dont forget the booze!

[@Rock-Child]

@@irimac1806don’t forget using religion as an excuse to commit genocide!

[@giasharie274]

Things have not changed much

[@talamioros]

we call it hide the sausage around here

[@abstract5249]

@@giasharie274 Now we have video games, Netflix, amusement parks, and uh, substances, they could've never imagined.

[@michaelfortunato1860]

Brilliant. This old professor learned quite a bit, and your delivery was terrific.

[@yaksha2]

Bring her back. Awesome, awesome breakdown.

[@brennerc180]

I love the question regarding the favorite mediaeval castle! One of the most beautiful (in my opinion) is the Castillo de Gormaz in Soria, Spain, whose construction started during the Califato de Córdoba in the 10 century. It is now mostly ruins, but it is vast, and the view is incredible-you can understand why they chose to build a fortress there!

[@GeekGamer666]

Although I'm guessing the incredible view was secondary to being able to see people who were on their way to attack them.

[@Dwigglemoo]

Try visiting Conwy castle in Wales

[@mg3929]

I'm officially obsessed with this iconic professor. Her attitude and knowledge are off the charts, and I found this video so incredibly interesting. If I had lessons in History like this at school, I would have been so much more engaged

[@meowcula]

Love how you chose Eleanor of Aquitaine :) one of my favourite stories in all of history.

[@blaze556922]

I love how she doesn't wait for you to get it. She's putting out information and it's up to you to digest it. Wish I'd had educators like her because my teachers, even those few who meant well, had to slow everything down for the other kids...

[@ericMUFC]

I wouldn't call this teaching. More like passing information.

[@irissupercoolsy]

@@ericMUFC No this is good teaching. In university we had professors like this and I found myself more focused with them than professors who waited more or repeated information.

[@AnneAslaug]

Half the time she is putting out her prejudiced and ignorant opinions.

[@blaze556922]

@@AnneAslaug Can you please point those times out?

[@blaze556922]

@@ericMUFC Informing in a comprehendible way is literally the definition of teaching

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

I'm a huge medieval geek, This is a treat

[@metawurst13]

I am happy that many clishees were covered in this vid.

[@Jaytecx]

Are you a gamer? Sooo many immersive medieval games.

[@libbylandscape3560]

Me too!

[@ClayAching]

@@JaytecxWould you be willing to share some favorites? Choosing a video game based on anything other than a sick cover is out of my skill set but my boyfriend is a massive fan of both games and history in general and his birthday is coming up!!

[@Jashcraft64]

​@@ClayAching Kingdom Come Deliverance is a super fun and immersive game set in the middle ages. The story and progression are amazing and it is also graphically beautiful. It has a sequel coming out at the end of this year as well due to the first games success.

[@andhereismyspout]

I don't think it has ever been so easy to listen to someone talk about history as in this video. She is great!

[@YuBeace]

The sleep thing makes so much sense. That’s literally what my body wants me to do.

[@SanjitMondel]

You definitely have my sub. This content is next level. For me Unimantic was the turning point. Please keep doing what you do and keep being you, love it.

[@Bolovok]

This woman is incredible - please have her back!

[@waltissussybakka]

Would love to see a video where History Expert answers questions related to Medival India or Indian history in general.

[@rockyescape8989]

man i'd love to be in this professor's class, she's a great storyteller.

[@megara929]

this lady is a gem. I would watch a thousand clips of her dropping knowledge bombs.

[@GrahamCLester]

Love the brevity and clarity of these answers.

[@Ondrix]

I wasn't sure if "Roland the Farter" would come up in this video or not 🤣.

[@dec2462]

Poor guy, probably had lactose intolerance. But at least found a good use for it !

[@Patanaca83]

We use the word “garderobe” also in germany to describe a place (mostly near the entry) to keep your outdoor clothes. Very similar!

[@joosderuiter5913]

Please give us a sequel!! What a great lady

[@polythewicked]

Love Dorsey. I took her class on King Arthur and it’s still my favorite class ever.

[@Deneb82]

Most of the fairy tales that we know today are much older than we think. They got written down between the 16th and 19th century, which would be long after the middle ages, but they were already told verbally a long time before. According to some researchers a few of the fairy tales that the grimm brothers collected do have their original version going back 2000 - 6000 years. That would mean that these stories were already extremely old before the middle ages even started.

[@smurfyday]

WTF, thanks for the info

[@iamlovedriven]

Thank you Thank you!!! What an excellent video! 🙏🏼 I have an obsession for medieval history…I totally enjoyed this 😁