Northern Portugal Documentary (Sort of)

[@ptskater]

A Tour on the celtic portuguese heritage during the day and before going to sleep nothing like a warcraft book. You just got a new sub man. Greetings from Sintra, Portugal!

[@seanjobst1985]

You're lucky to live in Sintra! I was impressed with that city and spent four hours exploring Quinta da Regaleira, which ranks as the most magical place I've ever visited, so much that I want to visit again. Is there a strong Celtic heritage and lore or traditions around Sintra? Being part-Castilian Spanish, I see the Portuguese as the Lusitanian cousins to my Celtiberian ancestors and our Celtic heritage links us together. I'm interested in the ways that the old ways have survived within folklore or traditions, even into the present.

[@Smoug]

@@seanjobst1985 As far as i inderstand; The Tajo/Tejo valley in antiquity marked a limit between more celticized peoples, and the ones more marked by Iberic and later Carthaginian influences. But all of Portugal as a state sprang from ancient Gallaecia in the north so their culture is itself marked by some celtic aspects i would say, even if they are more self-evident in the center and north

[@bijitsarkar260]

Hi Arith, Thanks for sharing the video. You explained the history and the feel of the places really well! The amount of research you have done about these places is exemplary!

[@ArithHärger]

Glad you liked it ^^ thank you :D

[@Phorquieu]

Excellent video! Thanks for posting this!

[@seanjobst1985]

As a traveler who does his research too before visiting places, I appreciated this documentary and learned much. You are a scholar and master documentarian, Obrigado! My own travels to Portugal (Oporto, Lisboa e Sintra) left me a Lusophile, but I want to see these and other places in the north especially. My German side is Swabian, so I feel an affinity since a branch of our Suebi kinsmen migrated in Galicia and North Portugal, but also being part-Castilian Spanish, I admire the Lusitanians as close cousins of my Celtiberian ancestors. So I am glad to see some videos on the Celtic side of Paganism too. Three things in this documentary especially intrigue me: The bath-house where initiatory rites were made, seems to be a similar type as the various passage-tombs and mounds, which also seem to be of an initiatory/resurrection nature, showing also the motif of three such as the three walls/stages and the triskele.....Second, your allusion to the Celtic nature of Lusitania/Celtiberia developing independently from that of the Hallstatt/La Tene central lands, seems to confirm the Gaelic sources which speak much about Iberia, i.e. as the origins of the Milesians, the god Lug (known as Lugoves or Lugus in Celtiberia) using leather from Cordoba, the Celtiberian language being closer to Gaelic than Gaullish, etc.. Yet again a case of archaeology confirming ancestral oral traditions....Finally, the Galo de Barcelos reminds me of how a rooster motif also appears on bronze votive altars that have been found near Valencia en España and at Portuguese Castelo Moreira which, combined with the famous Gaullic rooster, makes me wonder about the sacredness of this animal to Celtic peoples.

[@jayhuxley2559]

The only capital of the Swabians was Bracara Augusta, or Braga nowadays, unfortunately the Lisbon dominant culture still tries to hide our history, because we in Braga were capital of Celts, Romans, Swabians, Templars, Primaz Christian Capital of Iberia and builders of Portugal, so they call us fascists..., the Moors from the South still point the country in Africa direction. Oh I forgot, Braga was the Capital of Gallaecia!

[@TheKurosaki93]

oh wow! You visited my country!! Awesome video! Arith!!

[@ArithHärger]

Well, it's only an awesome video because it's an awesome country! :D hehe

[@buteos8632]

@@ArithHärger And you're an awesome guy too 😉 God Jul og god nyttår mine bror!!!

[@curtismiller268]

Beautiful places Arith really injoyed watching.🙏✌️

[@sunu84]

Welcome to Portugal. Thanks for your video showing my country. All the best for you.

[@ArithHärger]

Obrigado Susana :)

[@josebranquinho5983]

João amigo. Mais um bom trabalho que acabas de participar, resultado da tua viagem recente pelo norte do País. Gostei imenso! Abraço.

[@ArithHärger]

Obrigado Quidão-amigão :P hehe

[@josebranquinho5983]

As minhas palavras são apenas a prova real de quanto admiro o que fazes, Arith Harger. No anterior comentário eu queria dizer"partilhar", Desculpa o engano. Abraço.

[@angelaarsenault]

Love this! Thank you!

[@PedroAntunes78]

Really nice video! Thank you very much!

[@ArithHärger]

Thank you :)

[@crowsbaneful]

Thanks for this pleasant surprise, though it's never been a place I've been desperate to visit I'm thankful for the the insight, having had the offer to visit I now see at least some of what I've missed and I had no idea of the history which makes it doubly fascinating, cheers Arith.

[@ArithHärger]

Thank you ^^ Portugal is a very beautiful country to visit, have some vacations, get to know its history and all (eat and drink as much as possible) but not a good country to live in for the natives, unfortunately and a shame really. Portugal has so much potential but the country is being socialy and economically ruined.

[@WildAnaCrow]

Hey! I just recently found out about your channel and have been enjoying a lot your informative videos :) like this one! I'm portuguese, and I'm always looking for interesting information about our ancestors in Iberia. I would love if you would make a video in the future about the Lusitanian and Gallaeci, specially about all those aspects not necessarily related with war and previous to Roman colonization. Also, I am greatly interested in the Stone Age, particularly anything before agriculture, so videos on that would be awesome too. Just some suggestions! ehehe In the meantime, I'm enjoying your current videos and your sense of humour eheh thank you!

[@ArithHärger]

Olá! Hehehe. I was thinking about making a video introducing the Lusitanian gods, but people are so used to Scandinavian studies on my channel and so many requests from patrons that I don't know when will I find the time to do it. But it's on my mind, and I've already prepared the first stages of research, so eventually I count on making a video about the Lusitanian gods. Thank you for your feedback! :D

[@WildAnaCrow]

@@ArithHärger yeaaah! boa! :D looking forward to it ^^ thank you for your answer!

[@Infornografista]

+1 for Lusitania and Gallaeci content. Can't wait for it.

[@paultodd7806]

Portugal is the United Kingdom’s oldest ally. They are extremely lovely gracious people who seem happy to to go out their way to help you 🇵🇹 🇬🇧👍

[@algueiraovelho]

Truly appreciated. Thank's a lot.

[@chicagomike]

This is great, thanks. Love your accent too.

[@eclipsedawn9]

Take me next time Arith! I love this

[@julianaquintas2852]

You should call it "Minho" documentary, since you left out the beautiful Trás-os-Montes. Still, it was nice to see someone share the ancient culture of my hometown, Braga!

[@ArithHärger]

Oh right, the minho region includes all of that, right ^^ but Northern Portugal gives it a sort of mystical atmosphere :P

[@MrJovision]

@@ArithHärger Braga, the capital of Minho was a wrotten by some of the most important Roman writers as the land of the Celtics Bracarae, famous for their bravery and how they fought the Romans, their women fought side by side with men and before being captured by the roamns, they killed their children, before killing herselves, they refuse to be roman slaves. The Celts Bracarae lived where you filmed, Citania de Briteiros. However, after a few centuries later, the Roman civilization conquered all Europe, but they chosed Braga, as capital of one of the most important Rome provinces, the Galaecia and the city called Bracara Augusta, with six routes conecting the "civilized Europe". In the 5th, 6th century, the Germanic Swabians came to Braga and they made there, the only capital they had, in Braga they changed from Arianism to Catholicism. Following, in late medieval Europe, the Catholic Church was the most important institution and Braga was elected as the Spiritual Prime of all Hispania. Following from the Burgundy came 3 Knight Templars, one was the father of the first king of Portugal. Strangely, the new documents are proving that before the Templar Order was formaly build in Jerusalem, they were already buying and receiving lands, houses, palaces. churches, hospitals, etc etc which makes one thinks..what the F, the nephew of Bernard de Clairveaux came here with instructions to build a country? Then, its the normal history of Portugal!

[@sarahgilbert8036]

It seems most people these days only see the Celtic world as Ireland & Wales. Their spread was much, much wider, including large parts of continental Europe.

[@buteos8632]

Indeed, and it actually went from western Iberia to the Isles, nonetheless it's a growing History, much like the past is expanding 😁, in fact we, continental celts, owe a lot to insular celts for the preservation of so much culture! It's great to see this movement, gives me hope...It's the Milesian Renaissance!!! Merry Christmas 🌲 🎅🦌

[@simaozinho37]

Thanks for coming to my city Barcelos. You didn´t mention, but it was also the mainland of the Suebi people, they used to live in the banks of the river (River Cavado) and it´s also the river that the Vikings used so many times to pilage our coasline, if you go to Famalicao one day, make sure you visit the ruins of the castle of vermoin, wich was destroyed by the vikings the duke was beheaded.

[@goheine]

Northern Portugal is Celtic. 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@edstar83]

You forgot to mention this region was part of Galicia prior and during Roman times. And the Suebi Kingdom was in Galicia not Portugal. But it's okay, I still love you. Kisses 💋 from Galicia Spain.

[@annalisalundberg4561]

Lucky my parents are out, I laughed so hard that they'd have come checking what the hell was I doing 😂 lovely video, loads of informations (which is always good, if I'll ever go there I'll be sure to go in winter and to visit the archaeological sites), tons of interesting foods (are there vegetarian options?), and nothing, you are really amusing 😁 at the end of the video you looked so tired, it made me want to scratch your back cat-like (not the best thing to do in a hot climate, I know, but it's my damn "forma mentis" a a physical therapist)

[@headbangrdrawer3149]

Very good!! Thanks!!

[@felisbeladosreis5662]

sooo you are in Portugal, my country!!

[@ArithHärger]

É um grande país! Muito bonito! :P

[@williamkah3724]

Great video! Would there be more like this?

[@IAmValenwind]

i never really had much of an interest in portugal, it was just another spot on the map like any other place, but i had a lot of fun watching this... i think i'll check it out a little more... make it less "another part of the map" and more "do they have something i can obsess over?" lol

[@Infornografista]

Portugal has an enormous history. It was home of Celtic, Roman, Germanic, Muslim and Christian people. Then Portugal was the precursor of the Age of Discovery - there are many stories of Portuguese travels, battles, trade and conquests from XIV and XV centuries. Portuguese explorers were the first European people to ever land in Japan, for instance. As soon as the XV century, Portuguese traded with Japan, China, India, Africa, and had a colony in South America. Unfortunately, the capital Lisbon is located in a region prone to suffer from earthquakes, and because of that the city was hard hit by big earthquakes, the most well documented ones being the 1531 one and the 1755 one. In the the 1755 earthquake, the city was almost entirely destroyed and then had to be rebuilt. Today we see the rebuilt capital, not the old one. A rich place, indeed.

[@seanjobst1985]

PaganSmurf I felt the same way as you. I was more interested in Spain since I have roots there, but finally decided to do a sidetrip to Portugal and left very impressed! So much so that I made an extended trip to Portugal the next year. Its history and beauty far exceed the small geographical size, such that I'd actually rank it alongside the larger countries. Lisboa, Sintra and Oporto all impressed me and so have the Portuguese people generally and their traditions.

[@colinp2238]

I am greatly interested in Portugal. Here in West London there are many Portuguese people. My local cafe/bar is Portuguese (Madeiran) and I have many Portuguese friends. I have visited Madeira twice but yet to visit the main land. It is on my bucket list.

[@ArithHärger]

As soon as you can, visit Portugal, looks great hehe. Mr. Thorstein enjoy it a lot, but he spent most of the time in taverns.

[@crowsbaneful]

colinp2238 I worked in a homeless shelter in London providing meals our two chefs were Portuguese, nicest,helpful, straightforward people I ever worked with in London shame I never got round to visiting them when they went back to Portugal.

[@shawnasmith5332]

great video , although it would have been nice to hear more about the serpent people .for some reason these people seem to be taboo of some sort surrounding them and there culture .Ophiussa or the seafes people seem to play a big role in the middle to late bronze age ,do to roman and other influence's these people's history seems to be limited to a few source's .it would be nice to see you do a video on this culture exclusively. i have done research into the subject but , in u .s .information on these people is even more limited for some reason .who are these people ,where did they come from , more important,some information about the culture and society of these people .thank you again great video as always ...

[@buteos8632]

Hello from Portugal, Idanha-a-Nova's region, you can find traces of them and remnants picked up by the templars, it was brought by the proto-celts and by the phoenicians more or less at the same time, from around 2KBC there's the formation of the kingdom of Tartessos, with one of the oldest scripts in Europe directly from the Phoenician, seemingly contemporary with the greek script and also with vowels. Ship makers with connections all the way at least to Cyprus, Lugh was the main god, a Sky God, the kings were buried under mounds with their favourite horse and lots of gold, military equipment and religious artifacts. They seem to have had an architectural style very much influenced by the Mycenaeans but still with their very own. Wolfs seem to be an important animal as snakes, birds of prey and black birds (crows, storks, ibis, roosters, cranes). I've been finding this late bronze age IE, perhaps proto IE, flavour associated mostly with the Scythians and the many excursions of peoples from the eastern steps in different periods, spreading and refreshing it later on in various regions from the far east to the far west, as well as north and south, as above so below. The imaginerie of the dragon relates to the snake or serpent, or the milky way, that was a white cow or a goddess for other groups of IE. As to this time of the year, Christmas, it's represented by the serpent, goddess or cow eating the Sun, winter solstice, and giving birth to the Son on the spring equinox. There was a catastrophic event that left us with very little of it's buildings but the artifacts keep on coming 😉. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

[@shawnasmith5332]

@@buteos8632 thank you , great info ....to you and yours ...merry Christmas and a happy new year .thanks again .

[@ticopipa]

Where are from Arith? Your Portuguese pronunciation is almost flawless!

[@diegobadauka9944]

One my Grandmothers was right next to that (Galicia) Spain!

[@ChrisTenalach77777]

What was the name of the beautiful city in the north of portugal?

[@buteos8632]

Guimarães

[@gracasilver8574]

À parte o excelente trabalho , você tem uma bela voz para reportagens ou documentários !...

[@m8rte]

Oh, Im from Esposende, my grandfather was from ponte de Lima and my father from Barcelos, i live in Braga though...i can trace my family heritage in nothern Portugal from centuries ago. When you have the time, go to visit the São Lourenço mount, near Esposende. The castros there are basicly the same you showed but, personally, I find this one even more beautiful.

[@m8rte]

And yeah, i need to learn English XD

[@empireofjehovah7129]

What became Celtic was the Gals. That's why Portugal is called Portugal. It means Port of the Gals. And Wales in latin languages is "Pais de Galles", that is "country of the Gals". I'm surprised you didnt mention that.

[@empireofjehovah7129]

And neither did you mention the ancient conection with Galatia, from where they came.

[@rickxama]

Lovely doc! But sweetie just for reference here in brasil we been havin 40°c summers ok! I want to escape that too lol. Portugal in the summer for us is a breeze! Wanna go there someday!

[@MissKellyBean]

"Of course the cathedral isn't THAT old... it's from the 3rd century..." (I'm an American, and my mind literally exploded. Our absolutely OLDEST buildings are from the 1600s. And maybe some Native American ruins that are still a thousand years younger than the 3rd century...) WOW.

[@realmwalker9163]

My mothers homeland... I am a pagan i fallow the old ways of my european ancesters. I wish one day to see were i come from

[@MrJovision]

Braga, the capital of Minho was wrotten by some of the most important Roman writers as the land of the Celtics Bracarae, famous for their bravery and how they fought the Romans, their women fought side by side with men and before being captured by the roamans, they killed their children, before killing herselves, they refuse to be roman slaves. The Celts Bracarae lived where you filmed, Citania de Briteiros. However, after a few centuries later, the Roman civilization conquered all Europe, but they chosed Braga, as capital of one of the most important Rome provinces, the Galaecia and the city called Bracara Augusta, with six routes conecting the "civilized Europe". In the 5th, 6th century, the Germanic Swabians came to Braga and they made there, the only capital they had, in Braga they changed from Arianism to Catholicism. Following, in late medieval Europe, the Catholic Church was the most important institution and Braga was elected as the Spiritual Prime of all Hispania. Following from the Burgundy came 3 Knight Templars, one was the father of the first king of Portugal. Strangely, the new documents are proving that before the Templar Order was formaly build in Jerusalem, they were already buying and receiving lands, houses, palaces. churches, hospitals, etc etc which makes one thinks..what the F, the nephew of Bernard de Clairveaux came here with instructions to build a country? Then, its the normal history of Portugal!

[@margaretwebster2516]

Portugal doesn't get the recognition it should in Celtic studies.

[@edstar83]

Spaindards and Portuguese are predominantly Celto-Germanic stock. 80% of Iberian Peninsula inhabited by Celtic aka Celtiberian tribes. Not just Portugal. Later Germanic tribes moved in. Not just the Visigoths but the Suebi, Buri, Vandals, Alans.

[@adial0z]

where are you from?

[@ArithHärger]

I was born in Portugal :D

[@ArithHärger]

Já sim, há uns 3 ou 4 anos ^^ melhor feira medieval em Portugal que já fui

[@marcoslimacerqueira7548]

@@ArithHärger Não é por nada que acho seu inglês bem fácil de entender. Diferente do anericano...

[@marie7622]

The north of Portugal was a province of Galicia before becoming independent, that is the real Portugal, the rest of Portugal is the land that was conquered from the Muslims. The north of Portugal is the part of Galicia that became independent when the Catholic kings expelled the Galician nobility. Por-to-Galizia, in fact the Portuguese language is medieval Galician mixed with African words from the Portuguese colonies. In addition, the northern Portuguese call themselves Galicians and together with Galicia form a people, the Gallaeci people (it is recognized by the UN), If Galicia became independent, it would claim the north of Portugal and a referendum would be held since Galicia is typified by the society of nations (today the UN) as a Nation. A few years ago a vote was made just to know what would happen and the north of Portugal voted 94% to want to be part of Galicia. The current Galicia is the north of Galicia and the north of Portugal is the South of Galicia, in fact the historical capital of Galicia is not Santiago or A Coruña, the capital is Braga (Bracari), and with a united Galicia it would be again. Galizia Lucensis and Galizia Bracarensis, Aon Galicia, Galizia, Kalitia, aonaichtite maion, aoneichtie Keltia

[@GWHEATCUBS16]

You're right about the history, but it could be difficult economically if they created a country separate from Portugal and Spain

[@goldeniberian3056]

I was reading nonsense but no more at "Portuguese language is medieval Galician mixed with African words from the Portuguese colonies." Please, if you don't know what you write it's better to stay quiet.

[@edstar83]

​​​@@goldeniberian3056Tell me youre Portugese without telling me youre Portuguese. There is nothing about what he said is nonsense. Northern Portugul was not only part of Galicia prior and during Roman times, but was part of the Kingdom of Galicia during Middle Ages. Also Portuguese derives from the original Galician spoken in Christian Galicia during the Reconquista. Aka Medieval TImes. But is believed to actually date back to 5th Century AD Galicia.

[@danythrinbell1596]

this is my place of birth

[@umerahmujahid445]

lol...this one is funny