Ten Minute English and British History #03 -The Early Anglo-Saxons and the Mercian Supremacy

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This episode covers the aftermath of the Roman withdrawal from Britain, focusing on the lack of sources for the centuries afterward and the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons. It begins with the legend of Hengist and Horsa, through the Northumbrian Golden Age all the way to the end of the Mercian supremacy in the wake of Offa's death.
Recommended books:
Chris Wickham - The Inheritance of Rome (2010) - A very good overview of all of European history, good for context.
James Campbell et al. - The Anglo-Saxons (1991) - Seriously, this book is the best book I've ever seen on Anglo-Saxon England, its very accessible and the essays are phenomenal.
If you have access to a university library I'd recommend a read through Dorothy Whitelock's English Historical Sources 500-1042.
Ten Minute English and British History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there's a lot of stuff I couldn't fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it's always appreciated.

[@HistoryMatters]

Sorry for taking the video down, there was a glaring issue with some of the later part of the video. This was down to an issue with my editing software. Very sorry about that. The next video is Alfred the Great, though. So you'll get Vikings next week.

[@tomato8064]

Love your work

[@lukemitchell5337]

I don't comment but I must in this instance. There is NO DARK AGES. Modern historians refer to that era as the early middle ages. The term "dark ages" came from biased enlightenment historians who saw classical Greek and Rome as the high point of civilization. There are strong evidence against the idea of the "dark ages". I recommended looking them up.

[@nathanking5617]

Ten Minute History I'm guessing the audio problem

[@iRedTomato]

+ Luke Mitchell When describing Britain post 7th century this is undoubtedly true, however some very credible historians make a strong case that a 'dark age' existed in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. It is true that this video covers further than that, and so in this case I would refrain from using the term, but to say there were 'no dark ages' is far too sweeping a statement to make. Here's one historian making a case for the dark ages: www.historytoday.com/ian-mortimer/defending-%E2%80%98dark-ages%E2%80%99

[@danochy5522]

Great video (as always), but will you be talking about the Irish, Picts, and Scots as well?

[@MNKY80808]

Wealthy, isolated monasteries along the coast? Can't see how that would come back to bite them in the arse later.

[@pjtrusci]

Billie Spalding *viking horns*

[@mad1n4h9]

You mean ass not arse

[@flipshroomz9379]

@@mad1n4h9 ass? Thats a 4 legged animal you arse! 🖐😂🖑

[@chrisadlc1]

Step in Ragnar Lothbrok and his bros..

[@jesuschrist9513]

@@chrisadlc1 he wasnt actually at that raid

[@lakelandbuzz2252]

I'm glad you mentioned the Britons. It feels as though a lot of people think the English are only descended from the Anglo-Saxons, and ignore the history of the Britains.

[@samuraijosh1595]

I mean...most Englishmen I see take pride in their "Anglo-saxon" heritage... For some reason, they seem to think "Anglo-saxon" is cooler...why is that?

[@lakelandbuzz2252]

@@samuraijosh1595 I think a lot of people don't really make divisions between the two. To them, the Anglo-Saxons are a continuation of the Britons, rather then a complete replacement. Remember, Britain in the first millennium AD was essentially the deadliest game of musical chairs in European history. First came the Romans, then came the Anglo-Saxons, then came the Danish, then the Normans. The Anglo-Saxons are seen as just another group that invaded. For the longest time, I assumed the Saxons and Briton's were one and the same. As to why someone might see the Anglo Saxons as "Cool" is simple. The Anglo-Saxons are *cool*. Somehow, a single nation emerged from a diverse range of Germanic/Scandinavian inavders and Brittonnic natives to become one nation. Given how simply diverse and naturally fractured both sides were, it's pretty amazing a single "English" cultural identity was formed. Their art is a mix of stunning Germanic/Nordic and Celtic style, they were master blacksmiths, they formed the first law code in a Germanic language, and said language was the first flowering of one of the most widespread languages of the modern world, English. The Anglo Saxons are rightfully fascinating. Now we get to the... Let's say problematic opinions about Anglo-Saxon "Superiority" over the "inferior" Celtic people. A movement in the 18th century claimed the Anglo Saxons, and by extension the English, took over because of their inherent "R@cial Superiority" due to being "Germanic". This movement has some legacy today said hose who proudly claim "Anglo-Saxon" heritage *only* may not be exactly supportive of minorities. Check out "Anglo-Saxonism" if you get the chance. Long story short, the White English are genetically a mix of Celtic-Brittonic, Anglo, Saxon, Frisian, Norse, Juteish, Norman, Celtic Gaelic, and an little bit of Roman (surprisingly little, though). The Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group that had mixed genetic origins between numerous Germanic/Norse tribes and absorbed large parts of "Anglicised" Britons. To claim only genetic descent from Anglo Saxon's isn't correct. No country I know is the outcome of only a single ethnicity. Countries form from different cultural and ethnic groups merging to become one. I want to say, it's okay to like the Anglo-Saxon's, someone's not racist for doing so. I'm just more interested in the Norse and Briton's, but those were the ones I was taught about it in school. I think we can be mature enough to assume someone isn't a raging goose-stepping N*zi because they like History. But, if someone believes themselves to be descended from one people, and on that basis be willing to exclude other ethnicities from the fold, in some form of Ethnic Nationalism, they might want to check up on their history and recheck their Values.

[@lond2835]

1,500 years?

[@blugaledoh2669]

Well their language is West Germanic.

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

@@lakelandbuzz2252 The history of Britannia is pretty cool! So many people of various backgrounds settling down changing the culture with new people coming in changing the culture even further until we get to what is today with the newish immigrants from the EU. I hear there are quite a bit of Baltic and Polish people in England that settled in when the UK joined the EU.

[@doristheslug9609]

Northumberland... North Humber Land... I get it now.

[@kevcaratacus9428]

Ythe humber was originally known as the "Abus' in roman / Celtic times . In later saxon times the name humber ( spelt nothing like what I've typed , but without looking I can't remember) it's a much longer word in saxon that basically meant "the people north of the humber" . But yeah, your basically right .

[@MasterOfTheChainsaw]

Oooooooooooh

[@fulcrum2951]

Explains the name, i always thought it was due to the ones responsible for naming it was either drunk or on some strong shit

[@1invag]

I'm from South Humberside. Well 20 years ago it was called South Humberside now it's called North Lincolnshire lol and the town specifically Scunthorpe which I've taken to mean small village close to the river

[@SerBallister]

@@1invag Why isn't that place called East Yorkshire anyway ? Humberside is weird :)

[@albionmyl7735]

Hello I am a german Saxon from Westphalia..... greetings to my relevants in England..

[@andym9571]

One thing the Saxons did not bring to England...was how to take penalties !

[@albionmyl7735]

@@andym9571 indeed but we can make up for it with Jürgen Klopp.....a german AngloSaxon in England....

[@saarbrooklynrider2277]

@@albionmyl7735 wasn't he born in Svabia?

[@albionmyl7735]

@@saarbrooklynrider2277 indeed but he is obviously from germanic tribes....

[@jamiewulfyr4607]

@@albionmyl7735 Greetings back my German Saxon friend from Wessex, The old kingdom of the English West Saxons.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏻

[@peterrasmussen6720]

The Angels and the Saxons were mortal enemies at least in the beginning. To borrow a concept 500 years too early, the Angels were the southernmost Danish tribe while the Saxons were the northernmost German tribe. It took some time time in England for both tribes to see each other as the Anglo-Saxons.

[@meekmeads]

Jutes: Oi!!!

[@dhruvagslg]

There were no danes or Germans then only Germanic tribes

[@caezar55]

No. The relevant point is that they were different Germanic tribes, and hated each other for that reason. Nothing to do with Danes or Germans.

[@1207rorupar]

It is known that Offa reacted very favorably to Charlemagne's letter, shouting "SENPAI NOTICED ME!" causing much confusion in his court.

[@teddybeddy123]

Mmm that death sound is lovely, warm, crisp THUD

[@yeahlol2911]

teddybeddy123 oof.

[@DaisyGeekyTransGirl]

Yeah, I play it every day for my own lovely stimulation.

[@thatperson1009]

yh i agree

[@Cnut_the_grape]

You're describing it like chips lmao

[@majorpayne8373]

"Honey, there are four men at our door knocking. It's 5 AM" "What do they want. Did they say who they are?" "They said they're the Early Anglo-Saxons."

[@anthonyjohn3445]

🤦‍♂️ he he

[@benjammin8184]

Don't you just love this period? It's my favourite.

[@dortmundfan2336]

Definently

[@cow_tools_]

It's so murky and mysterious.

[@neemapaxima6116]

I don't think you would like to live in that chaotic era.

[@adammessina6182]

Me too wish there was more movies from this period

[@chrisadlc1]

Beth Bartlett “absence of any higher mind” so the meat grinder that was WWI was a time of higher mind then? Tf are you on about lmao love the the Anglo Saxon Age.. and I’m American. Now the Normans were some real brutes!

[@Marcus280898]

Monk: come at me bro Love your subtle humour

[@chrisadlc1]

Marcus280898 lol unfortunately Ragnar Lothbrok and his lads , would “come at them bro”

[@mohammedelshrief2687]

@@chrisadlc1 little too early for our (possibly not real) boy Ragnar but you got the right idea lmao,

[@blackhatfreak]

*humor

[@pardontillinghast4989]

Fun fact: in gaelic English and englanders are still referred to as saxon

[@blackoutninja]

And in Welsh

[@anonymousanonymous4690]

In spanish they're called anglosajones

[@blackoutninja]

@Yassin Zahran We English are indeed Anglo-Saxons, and we occasionally still refer to ourselves as such

[@davidtownsend6092]

Fun fact: is most languages I'm still referred to as sexy Which is cooler

[@chrisward7582]

Fun fact - Gaelic is just as German as Anglo Saxon

[@LordKalte]

Tiw = Týr Woden = Odin Thunor = Thor

[@trobot7221]

@lordkalte there is actually no evidence that they are exactly the same, we know very little about the pre-christian religion of the anglo-saxons.

[@wooo1186]

@@trobot7221 most likely very similar

[@mreknijn]

Different names, similar entities. Much like the Greek and Roman gods, like Zeus=Iupiter, Poseidon=Neptunus, Hades=Pluto

[@kimmogensen4888]

@@trobot7221 they were just as similar as the different sects of Christianity.

[@teddybearroosevelt1847]

So three days of the week are named after astronomical objects they could see and the other ones are named after natural phenomena that were associated with gods. Monday = the day of the moon (Maandag in Dutch, Montag in German) Thursday = the day of thunder (donderdag in Dutch which literally means thunderday; Donnerstag in German) as well as the day of the tod Tor Friday was named after Frya/Freia Saturday was probably named after Saturn And Sunday means day of the sun across Germanic languages

[@cow_tools_]

Such a mysterious period.

[@mikelitorous5570]

Bede is probably one of the most important figures in british history who no one has heard of

[@greywolf7577]

The main reason I know about him is because when I went to college there was a church nearby named after St. Bede (who I assume is the same person). This was in America, not Britain.

[@wayneparker9331]

"Come at me bro!!" I lost it at that point!!

[@jbussa]

very good. obviously in a 10 minute lesson you're going to miss a lot. An important piece to add i think is that when these Germanic tribes came, the cities were mostly evacuated already. The Breton migrations for example was largely city folk leaving the island in large numbers. In fact the number of people fleeing the island was most likely greater than the number of newcomers!

[@hairetikos6402]

Correction... The Romans did not leave Briton, the Legions left Briton!

[@kacchank8696]

Same thing

[@pwnageshow2549]

kacchan k no because loot of people think all historic roman settlers and their descendent left england. When it was the army only Tons of popular brittons who were fighting anglo saxon were from 100% roman descent. Or half celt half roman

[@thehoosher9322]

@Michael Evans technically its britannia

[@DeltaEchoGolf]

@@thehoosher9322 From the encyclopedia region?

[@lucasbeck1391]

Is Albion better?

[@timothyjholloway]

Pretty good. Usually I speed up videos, but I don't dare with this one. You made full use of every second available, making me pause just to read the bulletpoints. Thanks.

[@GeographyCzar]

Actually, "an angry rant against the political and religious leaders of the time" may very well be more useful than a "history" because it's likely to be more accurate (regarding events, not necessarily details of personal character). It's a "first order source" and it is from researching such sources that good histories can be written. In ancient times it was almost customary to make up sources when writing a "history" (such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle). Often, people wrote "histories" to support the author's favorite political and religious leaders of the time by placing their leadership in context that showed it in a favorable light.

[@littlechemie5425]

Thank god now history has no bias and purely impartial /s

[@alanpennie8013]

I think Gildas is generally accurate. However he's a confused and confusing writer. He doesn't tell us anything we want to know. It's a bit like the famous Gododdin poem which doesn't really tell us anything about the Battle of Catraeth.

[@aggebojkalos6518]

@@littlechemie5425 Well there was definitely A LOT more back then…

[@secretsmysteries8338]

This video must have been a hell of an effort since so much rises and falls and also overlaps here. Its a fascinating time to study.

[@hamishkane6545]

Why the Christ would you settle the Isle of Wight of all places

[@Vanalovan]

Stan Stanson because fuck people, that’s why

[@merrittanimation7721]

Availability.

[@kalvincastro9042]

Cause Islands are cool I guess.

[@Rabnalldo]

Trade!

[@TS50ER]

Blackgang Chine

[@Acorn212]

9:07 Offa with his head

[@aleksandarvil5718]

BRUH 😅😂

[@MilesBellas]

Excellent videos. Fast, detailed, concise and informed.

[@cjsuk1]

Interesting presentation. Thank you. There is plenty of information available about England after the Norman invasion, but much less about periods before then. To get the most from it, I slowed it to 75% speed. Subscribed.

[@andrefromelpasotexas3236]

“I slowed it to 75%” Genius

[@saotome6502]

thank you for putting out this video-I was told there was no info on this era

[@cgaccount3669]

Wow this video must have taken a lot of time to research and fit into 10 minutes! Thanks for the amazing effort!

[@Michellefabness]

my university teacher had us watch this during quarantine, it's really well done thank you

[@christiandauz3742]

If you are interested the Arturo Sanders novels by Peter Rhodan takes place in that time

[@alexanderchenf1]

So this is the ancestors of American pioneers, and where the Common Law system and tradition of self-governance come from.

[@servius6274]

yeah a lot of our history can be found on the holy bible king james version

[@moodist1er]

Lol. Yeah, it started there, ok. Lol

[@faithlesshound5621]

Since so little was known about the Anglo-Saxons, later generations were free to make up their own stories about them. The myth of Anglo-Saxon freedom versus Norman feudal servitude was used to counter would-be absolute monarchs of the Tudor and Stuart Houses. But the Domesday Book shows that a large proportion of the AS population were slaves, whereas the Normans did not have slavery.

[@Ryanryan251]

9:59 again You sir are absolutely brutal

[@mtlicq]

Got it done in less than 10 minutes though : )

[@kaledgarza]

These look litlle like. Minecrsft

[@austinmontgomery117]

What

[@tamaralanzrath5399]

9:59 again You sir are absolutely brutal

[@thehighguarduk4820]

This is very interesting period. Very well explained and told, nicely done.

[@davebowman9000]

2:48 *GOT themes sounds in the distance* No joke, this is where GRRM got the idea of the Seven Kingdoms and Aegon The Conqueror is his take on, surprise, William The Conqueror

[@leegoldberg]

Actually, the different waves of invasion even prior to that was part of his inspiration as well. The first men, the andals ...and so on

[@ulf5202]

Most of game of thrones was based on English history especially the war of the roses

[@ulf5202]

@@leegoldberg I think his inspiration for that was with the Norman invasions as the Saxons fled to the north of England and they were the first english and to this day the north is still more Saxon than the south and there are cultural differences

[@robertdullnig3625]

As a Yank, I'm wondering how much of this is commonly taught in British schools.

[@tomben6180]

Englishness is under attack by liberal elites in Britain, they want to teach us that our Anglo Saxon ethnicity doesn’t exist.

[@henrygustavekrausse7459]

@@tomben6180 Why would they do that?

[@tomben6180]

@@henrygustavekrausse7459 Because they have the view that white people, especially English white people, are inherently racist and evil. The Labour Party in particular despise Anglo Saxons.

[@henrygustavekrausse7459]

@@tomben6180 That's absurd. Most of the labor party themselves are Anglo-Saxons. I've never heard a labor politician dissing them.

[@henrygustavekrausse7459]

@@tomben6180 I don't know what LBC stands for but I googled "where was David Lammy born" and I got London. Besides, if he brags about his Englishness, its a sign he that he likes England. Sounds like a patriot to me.

[@REAL_MPSS]

I could have used this 45 years ago. Thanks that really clears up some of my questions. 🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lemonade_011]

Am a fellow Georide so aye .

[@yusf-bu]

Waaaw! Such a hard work to gather all detailed videos to a 10 min video! Good Job

[@deaansugee]

A very exhausting series. Lots of information. Excellent. Thank you!

[@TMcB23]

I typed in Hwicce into KZbin hoping to find information, this video came up, but Hwicce wasn’t mentioned! It was quite a significant Briton kingdom, taken over by the Anglo Saxons much later before being absorbed into Mercia. It’s centred around the Cotswolds.

[@christophermonceux6578]

I love that there were 7 "Kingdoms" all located in a land smaller than New Jersey. Like everyone with a family that had more than 15 people was considered a king.

[@miketsable]

??? England is like 7 times larger than NJ

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

80% of America is occupied in less than 20% of it. It's mostly empty in the middle

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

Also you're not understanding population size back then, total world population was less than the European Union population

[@prehensileman7254]

Quite the good show HM very well laid out and executed

[@cerysolivaaa]

will you be doing a video on The Anarchy with Matilda and Stephen? Doing some coursework on it and your videos help me so much💕💕

[@HistoryMatters]

Yes, the Anarchy is episode 9 and is out November 13th.

[@dogestoevsky2853]

I love these videos! They clear up complicated historical events so well. Please keep making them!

[@Bhaalspawn84]

3:30 Nice to know. In Finnish Wednesday is Keskiviikko which literally means midweek.

[@chrisadlc1]

Wow so we still use Pagan Gods names such as Woden for our weekdays whereas Europeans straight up just say mid week? Interesting

[@rickenfatania]

@Michael Evans in Dutch it is Woensdag.

[@rickenfatania]

@Michael Evans Thursday is cooler in Dutch - Donderdag/ Thunderday - same Origin as 'Thor's day'

[@Georgemouraosilva]

Amazing videos! Keep up the good work

[@assassinxex]

Additional information coming from a local of the area The Jutes had a third kingdom in a area called the Meon valley a river valley south of Winchester, don't worry if you haven't heard of it it's going to be mentioned a far bit next week as it's the capital of Wessex and spoiler later the capital of England (what there's a reason we call Alfred Alfred the great)

[@DavidGarcia-oi5nt]

That moment when you decide to slow the play speed just cause you want all the tasty facts comin at you to seep in.

[@himanshushukla6087]

First let me thanks you....your videos are really very lucid and very useful to understand the world history....really a life and time saver ..when we are preparing for exams. Second, will u mind ..if I request you to make certain videos over history of Africa....colonisation....decolonisation.....Korean war....vietnam war ....cold war...

[@johnthomas2485]

These short videos are informative, but honestly, I watch them for the animation, the way the characters just fall sideways when they die, and the signs. LOL

[@andyjay729]

I wonder how much the floodprone geography of the Anglo-Saxons' original territory played a role in their deciding to migrate to hillier Britain. The history of the continental North Sea coast is pockmarked with some devastating floods, including some that supposedly swallowed entire cities and killed thousands of people. There's a legend about a lost city in modern-day northwest Germany called Rungholt which is rather similar to the legends about Dunwich (supposedly you can still hear it's church bell ringing on calm nights). So maybe some Saxons were serving as mercenaries at Hadrian's Wall and thought, "hey, these villages and pastures AREN'T underwater. I could get used to this..."

[@jgonascar]

Since the next part will feature cover the year 932 I hope to see some Monty Python references

[@williamfitch1408]

The part I never understand about this is that after how many years of Roman occupation - with writing - the instant they leave, every single person including the Romano-Britons simply forgot how to write so much as their names. A complete absence of writing doesn't make any sense whatsoever. It's as if writing was a spell that the Romans brought with them, and it left with them.

[@Enonymous99]

Cuz in those days only a select few people were taught how to read and write, usually only powerful men or royalty strictly Women or commoners weren’t taught, so when the nobles royalty and legions left, so did everyone who knew how to read and write

[@williamfitch1408]

@@Enonymous99 The clergy and anyone in the civil and commercial administration would have been able to read and write. It wasn't a luxury, it was a necessary part of Roman governance.

[@Enonymous99]

@@williamfitch1408 sorry, but your right and wrong. it’s exactly, like I said, only a select few, no more than 10% of people according to documentation, these clergy, scribes and administration you speak of would have worked for the legion nobles and royalty and would have been ordered to leave with them to continue to document their history, not the history of the land they were now leaving And as I said early, reading and writing wasn’t taught widely to everyone, the way it is today, that can be hard to understand because of how fast information travels today and how widespread knowledge is, that’s just not the way things were 1500 years ago it’s not that it was a luxury, it is that it was a skill only taught to people deemed worthy enough to know that skill, the nobles legion and royalty would have considered it risky to have to many people knowing this, they would have only taught people they had direct control over or people they trusted It’s not as simple as your making it, if it were, your beginning question would have answered itself, it’s not that the people forgot how to read and write, as I said, it’s that the people left behind were never given that knowledge

[@Enonymous99]

Just look at the logic cuz I don’t want to argue with you, I am merely trying to help you understand and answer your first question What makes more sense, that the Roman’s had a spell cast to ensure everyone forgot how to write their own names or that they were never taught how to write their own names For example even cultures such as the Vikings were illiterate until almost 1,000 AD and even then only the lords kings and nobles were taught, taught by who? The Saxon’s, which is funny because even at that time, most of England was still illiterate Something else to remember too, is that often in history if there’s no documentation at all it is because what little documentation there was, was burned by an invading kingdom or people. Or warring tribes fighting for the land. When the Roman’s left and the Anglo Saxon’s immigrated to England, there were fierce wars from a number of different peoples, which coincidentally all descended from some form of Celts or Roman’s mix, the Briton’s and Saxon’s included Nevertheless, most if not all people left behind did not have the ability to read or write, probably about 2% could and what documentation did exist would have been mostly burned in all of the battles and sieges for the land in the ever changing struggle for England Only once a peace was secured nearly 200 years later, were more people were taught to write and the writing would last because of the new found security under the kingdoms like Mercia Wessex that had been established

[@Enonymous99]

As I said, it’s not as simple as it seems, history never is

[@RonJohn63]

0:44 Did they run amuck in Kent? Did anyone hear them in Mayfair? 5:25 That looks suspiciously like "estrus".

[@makwilson2050]

Love the style of the presentation, so well done on that, and keep up the great work! Just a couple of comments (and apologies if you already know all this): there is plenty of early Germanic archaeology elsewhere in Britain before Hengist’s supposed arrival in Kent, and the majority of it was north of the Thames. They also weren’t just settling around the coast, with some of the earliest as far inland as Dorchester-on-Thames, Newark in Lincolnshire and Spong Hill in Norfolk and West Stow in Suffolk. As for Kent, it’s actually only East Kent that was ‘Jutish’, originally, with West Kent more ‘Saxon’, although they later did take control of the West. Also, there is ‘Jutish’ archaeology in what is now Hampshire, as well as the Isle of Wight. In fact, this is the only region later to have been known of as of the Jutes: Ytene stoc (Bishopstoke), Ytedene (‘Valley of the Jutes’ - Meon Valley) and Ytene (‘Jutes of the New Forrest’). But, I know you sometimes have to simplify for a presentation like this.

[@iconicon5642]

Hence "Kentish Man" is west of the Medway and "Man of Kent" is east of the Medway.

[@jasonhaven7170]

Please add subtitles, I'm hard of hearing

[@npc4322]

And braille please

[@aureavita8653]

@@npc4322 _bruh_

[@dancindog4089]

There are subtitles, it says subscribe to pewdiepie at around 3 minutes of time. I am seririous

[@rickenfatania]

I do it but i'm blind.

[@billyfox6368]

@@dancindog4089 They probably weren't there when he wrote his comment.

[@sebastianlangley8900]

WHAT ! Augustine converted Ethelwald so and so. Thats so interesting man! Thanks

[@drutalero2962]

I'm surprised you don't have a million followers yet. I remember watching your videos for years now

[@margeryfranko1850]

Thank you. This is very interesting. I’m subscribed

[@ibbi30]

Will we get a briton episode covering the same era?

[@jacquelinevanderkooij4301]

I'm missing the frisians in this story. Aldebod also went in the first groep.

[@fuzzypickles3129]

Very good content and reading recommendations.

[@qhawegraham826]

Can u do more family history like the boriga I love ur videos brotha

[@georgeprchal3924]

Wealthy, isolated monasteries with only monks to defend them: Vikings: Ha! This is gonna be easy. Teutonic Knight and Templars: Good, good, come into our trap...

[@mijanhoque1740]

I got to say this would make for a great tv show. Just have it all centred on the Anglo-Saxon period and show the different kingdoms battling each, politics, have various characters, etc.

[@christiandauz3742]

There is the Arturo Sanders novels by Peter Rhodan

[@what-oy8il]

But how would you add diversity to such a period, I doubt one black person would be enought.

[@justsomeguy1671]

@@what-oy8il haha

[@TheLolbot3000]

Love these videos! 😊

[@kevwhufc8640]

King Offa built a church in my city for the shrine of saint Alban in 8th century, it was all part of Mercia at the time .Its since been replaced by a much larger cathedral built in 11th century by the Normans . Watling street goes through middle of StAlbans ( verulamium in Roman times) the border of the later Danelaw westway Saxon east Norse/ Dane .

[@quarantinememes7319]

Already watched this beforehand except I just wanted to suggest that you do something on Muscovy and the unification of Russia.

[@HistoryMatters]

I'm actually toying with the idea of doing a full series on Russia.

[@larrywave]

Ten Minute History i hope u dont forget other peoples of russia when u do it :)

[@blackhatfreak]

@@HistoryMatters fun fact no

[@Notenoughwin]

The history and origin of King Arthur is more complicated than what was depicted here - the Great Courses produced a very detailed account of Arthurian Mythology and provides a great deal of incite into the origins of the Legendary King.

[@bobt2094]

Could do with some lindisfarne mead right now... that stuff is the best :)

[@0the0ambient0]

Great overview

[@kessilrun6754]

I've always wanted to know more about the pre-Christian Saxons. Sound very similar to the Vikings. It would be neat to know if they had encountered one another eons back. How came they to worship some of the same gods? Such as Woden/ Odin, as well as mythological beings, like elves, dwarves and giants?

[@thomashaapalainen4108]

They are essentially the same people. Angles came from southern Denmark. There are even accounts of the Danes in Danelaw a viking kingdom established in england that old english and old norse were to some degree mutually intelligible languages.

[@neilmurray1771]

It's ironic how we dont hear about this period. It was the birth of western Anglo Saxon civilization. It is the foundations of the UK, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Australia and South africa plus hundreds of smaller colonies and nations. Without the Anglo Saxons the world would be a drastically different place.

[@GusThePrankster]

This is exactly why I clicked on this video, I guess they don't teach it it history class because it's just ToO CoMpLiCaTeD

[@thatsoundslikeheresytomeyo4960]

​@@GusThePranksterI mean I learned it in English class tbh

[@skkkitzo3796]

If anyone would like to see Sutton Hoo, I could not recommend it more. It's a burial place for a lot of Vikings and there's a museum there as well! 10/10 awesome

[@aloncorp]

Great episode

[@Macovic]

I have always thought it is interesting how British kingdoms of mainly ”pagan Anglo-Saxon decent fended of pagan Vikings. It is like history repeated itself. Closely related to culture and paganism in Nordic Vendel and Viking age it is like Anglo-Saxon invasions were the first viking era. Woden is Odin, Tir is Tyr and so on.

[@ThalassTKynn]

Great video, but nobody ever mentions the frisians! Not that we did much I guess.

[@kellydalstok8900]

Frisians left their DNA in southern England

[@anthonypeltier4039]

I just keep looking at Islay, around port ellen, thinking lovingly and longingly about my sweet smoky salty lady herself, Lagavulin. The video is good too

[@rpryce2140]

Love the series. One correction, however. Easter is not a derivative of Eostre. I know the words are similar, but neither the Christian holiday, nor its name, descends from the Germanic goddess of spring.

[@johnbuckley6051]

Wrong.

[@alanpennie8013]

@@johnbuckley6051 All these people who think they know better than the Venerable Bede. The impertinence!

[@johnbuckley6051]

@@alanpennie8013 When I was as at school, English kids were taught our history and traditions and where they stem from. These days there are hardly any English at all and some of them are as thick as two short planks with no idea or interest in their land or their identity.

[@dontgivamonkeyz]

@@johnbuckley6051 that's because every English child is educated that they're BRITISH and being English is bad and non inclusive, but in the rest of the UK being British is an secondary option or to be frowned upon.

[@Steeleperfect]

Oestre is no longer considered to have been a goddess. That was an invention to explain the name, which actually seems to derive from the word for "eastwards"

[@raycooper8024]

Came here to say this very thing.

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

Yaaaaaaa

[@JayCross454]

Dude, I need a two hour montage of your voice and history...

[@Lozwave]

what a fantastic video!

[@Ronakvevo]

Now I know why my local area is called Middlesex and why Essex adn Sussex have their name

[@wolframvoneschenbach1174]

You didn't mention the Frisians who probably made up the largest group among the anglo-saxons. The era may have had records but with the detruction of the monastarys we'll necer know.

[@cow_tools_]

Wow that was detailed.

[@Sunehoulind]

Are you gonna do other topics while this series continues or is this gonna be the only content on this channel for a while

[@JamesTilsley1]

Mercia will rise again! #MMGA

[@wildfire9280]

Northumbria is the best!

[@alexhicks6207]

@Volgen The Person I think you'll find he beat the Danes and not the Angles

[@landoflogic107]

You silly geese, everyone knows that Kent shall rise again!

[@jonahwiegand827]

Let's be real Cornwall wasn't conquered for a reason. If they wanted to they'd mess you up.

[@RKNGL]

I always figured Northumberia meant Northern Shadowlands as Umbra means shadow in Latin.

[@andrewwhelan7311]

Cymru you numpty

[@ByWayOfDeception]

“To disappoint nearly everyone…” No truer words were spoken. I want to believe.

[@kalashnikov5038]

Awesome video.

[@trhl1155]

Came here just to get an idea of English history after watching The Last Kingdom.

[@christiandauz3742]

The Arturo Sanders novels by Peter Rhodan takes place in 410 CE, Roman England Four of the six novels/Ebooks are released

[@benedettabaroni7105]

Set the subtitles at 03:00

[@BradCerankosky]

Yes someone saw it

[@Rushmore222]

This is admittedly strange, but I've long thought that the northwest portion of Wales ( @2:50 ) looks like Huck Finn firing a handgun, complete with a round coming out.

[@adamkerman475]

I hate you I can’t I see that now lol.

[@Roel93]

This is kinda cool to understand the setting in which Vikings plays when they attack the UK.

[@Whitemoon193]

UK?

[@Apokalypse456]

@@Whitemoon193 Ununited Kingdoms

[@michael3088]

yeah but they always knew about each other both coming from the same group. Ragnar didn't discover it all of a sudden

[@withwithout8287]

Am here because I'm playing AC Valhalla lol

[@paranoidandroid6095]

3:03 Turn on subtitles....

[@haydencrawford8552]

OMG YES

[@paranoidandroid6095]

@@haydencrawford8552 and your profile pic is omg no

[@haydencrawford8552]

@@paranoidandroid6095 it's astolfo! One of charlemagne's knights!

[@paranoidandroid6095]

@@haydencrawford8552 i know

[@paranoidandroid6095]

@@haydencrawford8552 fate is cancer itself, not saying about cross dressing meatshitbags

[@davebeecher6579]

Thanks 😊,new subscriber

[@capcompass9298]

I always thought the Angles came from "Schleswig Holstein, but one of the maps on KZbin divided Saxony into East, and Wesphalia, separated by Anglia.

[@dougmhd2006]

One thing I've always wondered about the Saxon kingdoms with the "-sex" suffix in their names: there was Wessex (West Saxons), Essex (East) and Sussex (South)...so, why no North Saxon kingdom named Nosex? Asking for my imaginary friend. :D

[@thelstanegn5348]

You missed Middlesex, which is a whole different ball game;D

[@tristman8413]

They voted against the name nosex so not to scare off potential citizens

[@averdadeeumaso4003]

Germans in the Finnish language are called Saksalainen, derivate from Saxons.

[@razor1uk610]

Indeed, also, the France is still called 'Ranksa' (with a very very soft near silent 'f').

[@michael3088]

the Gaelic word(s) for an Englishman also come from the word Saxon

[@mikefay5698]

Gaelic speakers refer to all non Gaelic speakers as "Sassenach" reminding that Scotland was mainly Saxon and Scandinavian.

[@mikefay5698]

@@michael3088 And all none Gaels including Scotland. They in turn called the Gaels "The Irishmen"!

[@hellodavey1902]

@History Matters: Should we even refer to the period before [655/660] as the Heptarchy? 455-655 seems to be mix of Britons & A-S-J Kingdom development. Only after 655 do the Seven A-S-J kingdoms consolidate & hold territory co-terminus with Modern England

[@philipwaters5043]

Looks great! The captions don’t work after a few minutes?

[@rogerfrench4780]

These initial Saxon kingdoms must have been tiny maybe in some cases a pop of a few thousand.

[@mikefay5698]

Anyone tell me the estimated population at that time. Cold Scandinavia must have bred like rabbits. No internet then!