The BRUTAL Viking Raid On Lindisfarne Of 793

[@miserabledutchman]

how is it that T. U. P. can publish ad free and uninterrupted quality content when just about every other channel is so laden with ads that their content is virtually unwatchable? well worthwhile channel with excellent content. well done!

[@TheUntoldPast]

Hi mate - thanks for your nice comment! My aims for the channel have always been to spread untold history and also tell stories that aren't as well known! Building the channel has always been my first goal, not financial gain or anything. I make videos for a hobby and love sharing them, it's given me something really great to focus on over the past 18 months. Creating content has been one of the best things I've ever done, and it's the thing I think I've stuck at as a consistent hobby the most. Thanks so much for your comment :) I'll continue to make videos and hopefully entertain you!

[@David-ry9ly]

You must be one of the few people who does not use adblock.

[@johnoakley6362]

I'm finding your videos and content extremely interesting and informative. Thank you for your hard work, it's much appreciated.

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thanks for the kind words :)

[@connorjones9445]

Shout out to the mad lad monk in the thumbnail trying to pitchfork that viking about to hit his lad.

[@DjAcesOfficial]

What a Chad

[@lyndaoneill6483]

Thank you again for another well presented video.All those poor monks needlessly slaughtered,shocking times,BUT then have we really changed????Look all around the world today,these horrors are still going on.

[@woodspirit98]

It looks like they weren't really poor. Do you mean that guys from Scandinavia are still attacking monks from longboats all around the world still? Amazing.

[@jaynerushton3442]

Not much has changed 😢😢

[@davidmccourt9949]

One of my favourite places. Thankyou for the video.

[@ColKlinkerhofen]

I drive the bus to Lindisfarne, such a beautiful place.

[@azamkhan1526]

how to do u guys lives in such a gloomy climate all d year

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

@@azamkhan1526 because that's where they live and they have no choice on climate. Despite what liberals tell you, humans dont control the climate.

[@niknoks7638]

@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 🤣👏

[@mugofbrown6234]

@@azamkhan1526 Northumberland is a gorgeous part of the world. The people are great too. History, puffins and beautiful scenery. If you've never been, visit it when Covid is banished.

[@Tastiest-of-Cakes]

@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 I bet you're a lot of fun at parties.

[@Tom_Samad]

Lindisfarne was also the home of the extremely beautiful and mesmerising Lindisfarne Gospels. Even though i am a Muslim, i consider the Lindisfarne Gospels to be one of the most beautiful works of art i have ever laid my eyes on.

[@j0nnyism]

It was a centre of learning and art. During the dark ages there wasn’t many places like lindisfarne which is why the Viking raid is such a shame

[@coleparker]

It would be interesting to hear about or read accounts by Celtic and Roman Britain's, regarding the earlier Anglo-Saxon and Jute raids and invasions.

[@gigieinaudi24]

Yes really. If you like some fantasy or historical fantasy movie there’s a film called Eagle. Ehm not a masterpiece. Anyway...it’s the story of ancient roman soldiers in roman Britannia and not roman Caledonia id est Scotland. Bye

[@jangowan5742]

@cole Parker..Venerable Bede,probably ..most written true histories Were most likely preserved in Iona,but as we know,those great books are no longer available,tragically

[@timmullens9479]

they were not raids -they were 'mostly peaceful' protests. -'CNN'

[@suraya1224]

@@timmullens9479 Lol! Lgb.

[@mancunianlee]

Another brilliant video, thank you.

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thank you! :)

[@seanrathmakedisciples1508]

The first Vikings to land in Ireland were in Lambay islands off Dublin in 795 ad.

[@daneaxe6465]

Maybe looking for green beer? ;)

[@lordred4116]

Holy Island is a marvellous place to visit for history lovers.

[@nix6692]

Your videos are so relaxing.

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

No real excuse for the slaughter of unarmed monks.

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

@SidtheKid yep, a bad lot. You could argue they had a nice mythology and technical skills but the destruction and killing is infamous.

[@peternesbitt]

It was the style at the time. All documented history is based on war, murder, plunder, and so on. If there was peace it didn't make the news. Just like todays world. Chinggis Khaan committed genocide and is known as the greatest ruler of all time. He killed men, women and children.

[@franklihn1234]

becaues they saw God and jesus as fake god..... for them was Odin alfafather only real god...

[@johnderfler5183]

Your right, they should have left them alive and came back later to loot them again.

[@katebet07]

Yeah - sorry about that. My ancestors were real jerks!

[@jamesbednar8625]

Great video!! Been watching lots of your video's about WWII armor. This was a nice "diversion" from all that heavy metal. Often read about the Viking attack at this location and seen photos/paintings. THANKS!!! for adding actual on-site video for do get a better appreciation of the terrain, building layout, and such.

[@captainwilliammorgansantim5629]

Had a few holidays there as a child - went up the lighthouse and the ruins of the monastery were ineffable - I remember being upset at not being able to try the mead there. A very beautiful special place

[@elizabethspedding1975]

You have the skill of putting a lot of interesting material in bite-sized pieces.

[@barbaralucas1220]

Love your videos so much! So informative and interesting. Well done and thank you 😊

[@matthewsteele6666]

As much as I like Vikings there was nothing brave nor challenging about attacking and slaughtering monks or defenceless people...cowardly to say the least

[@Kitiwake]

@MAC your infatuated with you anti Christian narrative.

[@Kitiwake]

@MAC I'm not in denial... MAC..as to accuse me. why people like you look at the flea on the dogs back I never understand. Christianity gave us our way of life and everything in it and people like you condemn it because of the activity of a tiny sliver of criminals who broke the rules they were there to uphold. No very bright, is it?

[@Kitiwake]

@MAC gross exaggeration. Go and read the history of Christianity and the benefits it brought and still brings and weigh it against the narrative you are trying to promote.

[@Ryan-kn6xd]

Vikings lived brutal lives they were constantly attacked by rival clans and were forced to live off the harsh lands in Scandinavia, death was an everyday occurrence to these people it was apart of them in fact some wanted death in battle to enter Valhalla. Maybe we’re in the wrong for being so afraid of death

[@Sawrattan]

@MAC oh *yawn,* as if pagan or Islamic or Buddhist or atheist institutions don't have any child abuse... you only hear about Christian places because they're in Western democracies where you're free to accuse them. Are you seriously saying a pre-Christian Druidic temple wouldn't fiddle with boys if nobody checked them?

[@solomonkane6442]

Thank you for a lovely video

[@TheUntoldPast]

No problem, thank you for your nice comment! :)

[@solomonkane6442]

@@TheUntoldPast you're welcome 😊

[@Daddy53751]

Those buildings must have been marvelous in their heyday.

[@phillips9738]

Just stumbled across this channel, it's an absolute gem of a channel👍

[@TheUntoldPast]

Thanks! :) You are too kind!

[@keironkeightley]

Can't get enough of these videos..

[@Frankyc1953]

Will you please publish a video on the importance of the Island of Iona and it's role in Irish/English Christianity? The Lindisfarne story was well done.

[@SuperSalmon01]

Well done sir, I am a new subscriber because of your short, concise, and interesting presentation of the facts. Add to that commercial free as well! Keep up the good work, be well, and have a safe and Merry Christmas!! Cheer's from Canada:)!

[@TheUntoldPast]

Hi Lee, thanks for your great comments! Have a lovely Christmas too and take care!

[@alecblunden8615]

Interesting that the illustrations of the Ionian monks like Aidan and Cuthbert show the Roman tonsure, not the Ionian -a receeding hair line. This only changed after the Synod of Whitby in 663/664.

[@j0nnyism]

Yea that’s a good point. Celtic Christianity was very different culturally to catholic Christianity that replaced it

[@zachariasbennett5105]

I love this video and I find it very informative,you have done a great job at creating a good educational video that covers a lot of the history of the attack on Lindisfarne and by your presentation you can just visualise what happened there but you have done a great job as you have with all your videos.

[@charlesroberts2166]

So ... the Monastery was stuffed full of valuable treasures, while the normal folk struggled to survive & provide for their families ... the word Vatican springs to mind. Times don't change, do they? smh :-(

[@nightlightabcd]

The Catholic church has always been a deceitful, greedy, authoritarian and with no morals and of the lowest mentality, Then as NOW!

[@ogee1264]

I bet the vikings couldn't believe their luck finding all that

[@jgesselberty]

And, today, the Catholic Church is responsible for more charitable works than any major nation on earth.

[@killersauresrex]

@Marcelo Henrique Soares da Silva They did not, keep in mind this is the late 8th century, you're anachronistically painting a late medieval Catholic Church into that sphere. The Schism of 1054 hadn't even taken place, neither did the Gregorian Reforms, which meant the Bishop of Rome didn't have that great overriding power until much later. Consider also for a moment that England was split into many different kingdoms, all poor in comparison to Frankia and Italy. There was no large wealth hoarding and conspiracy of administrations to hoard gold and treasures while everyone else starved. Look at the period through the eyes of it's contemporaries and not just raging over some imagination of Rodrigo Borgia.

[@Kitiwake]

@@nightlightabcd thanks for accepting that it was a Catholic Church. But if I were you I'd question your bigotry.

[@scottlewisparsons9551]

Thank you for another great video.

[@Ronin4614]

Thank you for this great video.

[@susangavaghan]

Fascinating stuff. This raid is depicted in the Michael Hirst series The Vikings.

[@jamesspencer1463]

Just found your channel and i really like it. Job well done

[@mickyprc6509]

Great video. Whats the road called on the last few seconds of the video please?

[@TheUntoldPast]

It's the causeway linking Lindisfarne Island and the mainland. It is only accessible during certain times of the day. You can get incredibly cut off when the tide turns. If you are planning to visit please make sure you check the tide times before! Would hate for you to be cut off by this and stuck on the island :)

[@mickyprc6509]

Thanks for the heads up. I have actually been in that situation once before. Very scarey

[@j0nnyism]

It was a shameful cowardly attack on people unable to defend themselves. Horrible. They devastated a place of great learning and culture

[@joeylawn36111]

Joking aside - 7:07 Notice that the “Vikings” return in the 1100’s to re-establish the church there. (The Normans were Vikings who settled in the Normandy area of modern France).

[@malcolmstead272]

Absolutely correct, the Normans descended from Rollo's men, the brother of Ragnar.

[@Outside85]

Basically that's the story of the British Isles until the British Empire, suffering one invasion after another.

[@joeylawn36111]

@@Outside85 But none after 1066.... 😎

[@Outside85]

@@joeylawn36111 True... but the Normans completed the effort and became the ruling class afterwards....

[@niknoks7638]

I can’t imagine how hard living in those days must have been......and I moan when my food isn’t hot enough! 😔

[@j0nnyism]

St cuthbert lived off the sea birds he went through periods with very little food and water

[@zachariasbennett5105]

Can someone help me please for does anyone know the name of the music that has been used in this video for it is a piece of music that I like and I would really appreciate it if someone could help me find the name of it.

[@TheUntoldPast]

Hi Zach, it’s actually a piece of creative commons music, entitled ‘I am a man who will fight for your honour,’ by Chris Zabriskie. It’s found in the youtube audio library :)

[@zachariasbennett5105]

@@TheUntoldPast Thank you so much for your reply regarding the name of the music for it was very kind of you and I do appreciate it for I have heard it a few times in the past and I really liked it but couldn't find out what it was but once again thank you for helping me know what it was. I look forward to seeing some more of your videos for they are very interesting and educational. Wishing you all the best,Zach

[@Bullseyearchery]

I remember when I was there a few years ago reading the Vikings at one time probably visited Lindisfarne to trade with the inhabitants, then decided to just take what they wanted by raiding.

[@stejer211]

And yet they say that people were friendlier in the past.

[@mugofbrown6234]

"We could leave our front doors open in the olden days." It's because they didn't have anything worth stealing unless they were monks.

[@walterbrunswick]

These days, I hate whenever I see someone writing about "the good old days"!!

[@Raums]

Last time I was this early, the vikings hadn't killed me yet.

[@robharris8844U]

So when we getting compensation for this rape pillage and slavery?

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

I think the answer may be in that axe they left in that monks forehead.

[@Pomme843]

I don't think it's in the best interest of the UK to call for massive reparations for rape, pillage, slavery and colonisation.

[@woodspirit98]

Compensation for what?

[@robharris8844U]

@@woodspirit98 all the above^^^^^

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@robharris8844U Pomme843 has a point though - I'm not sure Britain could afford going down that particular road ...

[@charlenevires4148]

Good story, thank you

[@dentonstalesofthevikingage8945]

Good video, but I think that as is often the case with these events the brutality of the Vikings is somewhat over stated. Yes, it was brutal, but there was no such thing as a nice, non-brutal raid, like "May I have all this valuable stuff?" "Oh yes, take what you want old chap, drop in again next time you're sailing by." No, everyone who raided somewhere used a degree of brutality, and the Vikings were hardly any worse than many others of their time. A Roman legion for example would have done exactly the same thing, and worse - Caesar slaughtered 40,000 people on one occasion in Gaul for rising up against Rome - and the Crusaders were often far more brutal than the Vikings, killing simply for the sake of it rather than as a help to raiding. The fear sent throughout a country by one brutal raid, like Lindisfarne, made the next raid easier, people would run away at the very sight of the dragon ships. The Saxons themselves, along with the Angles and Jutes, had done exactly the same thing a few centuries previously, when they drove the native British peoples westwards into Wales and Cornwall and became the Anglo-Saxons. Also the constant stressing of Viking raiding overlooks the fact that trading was of great importance to them, often more so than raiding, not every Norseman went raiding, and their other accomplishments, the greatest navigators, explorers and settlers of their day, founding settlements across Europe and often living quite peacefully along with those people they settled among, even converting to their religions, as happened very noticeably in Ireland, where they founded most of the principal towns and quite quickly began intermarrying with the native Irish, and they had a very democratic governmental system. and a far better treatment of women than most people of their time. They lived in a brutal age, but they were hardly any worse than other people of that time, they just did it more spectacularly, and it must be remembered that the accounts of them were written by monks and priests, about the only people able to read and write at that time, and also the most frequent targets of the vikings, so those accounts would naturally highlight brutality and make it sound as demonic as possible. To put it bluntly, the Vikings get a bad press, with everything about them tending to be overshadowed by raiding, which was simply one aspect of them, but the most graphic and headline-catching. After all founding a settlement, trading with other people and intermarrying isn't as gripping in it's entertainment value as bashing people's heads in with axes.

[@robdavies82]

It’s also believed that the raiders of Lindisfarne would have had no instruction from their land back home, and were merely bandits coming to take what they could. It was in later years that more established armies came over.

[@robdavies82]

Whilst little about the invasion is known, most of our knowledge of it today is put together piece by piece and assumption. It is believed amongst historians that the most likely part of the island that they would have landed would have been Sandham bay to the North. 2 reasons for this: one, it’s a sandy beach which meant they could bring their boats onto land, whereas the area around the priory side is quite rocky. It is believed there were 3 boats, which could carry up to 25 people. The 2nd reason being that it was easier to land whilst not being spotted. They could have then made their way in foot across the island and through fields until they reached their target. I also read somewhere that some local fishermen saw the boats coming but couldn’t warn them in time. Nobody knows how many died that day…or even if it was at daytime, there’s so few details. It’s quite likely some would have been taken back to Norway as slaves and for knowledge so that they could return again in for future raids.

[@seamusblack5876]

How many died?

[@leemday5731]

In Norway in. One of the Viking sagers one Six year old boy got dised by another his father told him he just disrespected you and handed the boy his axe he went over and plunged the axe in to the back of the other boys head ...when they get to 18 you get hard cor killers that sacked lindersfarn

[@leemday5731]

@@wildschwein9066 nop! some how it was never going to make it to the ladybird books for kids!!

[@woodspirit98]

Wow those fake tv shows must've been responsible for killings over a thousand years ago. You should get those tv's out of your house.

[@leemday5731]

@@woodspirit98 too late don't have a TV ! Just radio!

[@Palmieres]

Some of these comments are so absurd. Anyone with a family name remotely connected to Nordic or Scandinavian origins immediately assumes they are descents of Vikings, not even realising Vikings are not a "people", they're a specific class within Nordic peoples. It's like saying that because I'm British I'm immediately related to royalty (I'm not a Brit, though). Most likely the overwhelming majority of those who assume "my ancestors are Vikings", are just descendents of lowly farmers like the rest of continental Europeans. Just like assuming you being a Roman citizen means you were born in Rome, when in reality you could have been born in Germany. Fuck off with that shit... You watch way too much television.

[@lesgallivan4159]

My understanding is that Viking was a occupation not a class or ancestry. Viking ment raiding, and a man could be a farmer one year , Viking the next

[@woodspirit98]

Lol.

[@westerneurope1752]

@@lesgallivan4159 The thought that Viking means "raiding" is most likely an historical misunderstanding. "Viking" is actually just a nickname of the norsemen coming from the Viken region. Originally this region included the counties around the Oslo fjord (Oslo, Akershus, Østfold, Vestfold, parts of Buskerud and Telemark, Bohuslän.)

[@katebet07]

@@westerneurope1752 that's cool! Didn't know that - thanks for the info 🙏

[@Freedom-ot3cd]

I agree with everything u said

[@SevenTwo5ive]

this is wonderful it brings me joy

[@stevetaylor8698]

I still feel an enormous amount of pain and anxiety about the Vikings and how they treated my forefathers. Although this pain cannot be healed, I feel it would give me closure if the Danish and Norwegian governments gave me reparations in the form of cash payments, say a few thousand from each government. I might write to them and see what they say.

[@gordon3186]

Don't spend it. I'll expect it for what your forefathers visited on my forefathers.

[@chickenandmushroompotnoodl3180]

I recently spent time in Copenhagen and Oslo. I didn’t get any sense of shame from the citizens there. Worse was going into the museums which celebrated Viking exploits. It really ruined my holiday. Can’t believe they feel attachment to their history with no shame.

[@SecretTapeworm]

@@chickenandmushroompotnoodl3180 yeah it really puts a damper on my day when people are proud of their ancestors.

[@anneclausen503]

Lol, good luck with that :P

[@stevetaylor8698]

@@gordon3186 That was called civilising, for which a fee is due.

[@brandonslone1025]

The monastery that was raided is gone, this monastery in the video was built later.

[@mugofbrown6234]

The Vikings used the sea as motorway. Somebody stuck a load of treasure there, guarded by unarmed monks. If I was a Viking then of course I'd attack a monestry; easy pickings for minimal risk.

[@snakes3425]

That's usually what happened, they chose monestaries, isolated outposts, and isolated costal settlements early because their were no trained soldiers stationed at those areas, often just town militia or a small garrison

[@kopynd1]

the most priceless relic ov all, the book lindisfarne gospels

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

Oh, my god! Were those Vikings allowed to do that?

[@woodspirit98]

Yes they were allowed to do that.

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

@@woodspirit98 Oh, thank god, they had a permission or sooo...

[@ConflictGaming1]

If covid existed back then they would die.

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

@@ConflictGaming1 Yes, but only when they were allowed to die or soooo....

[@ecurewitz]

Yup. None could stop them.

[@quentinquentin6752]

When i see the ruins of the once beautiful monastery I’m reminded that Henry VIII has a lot to answer for. He wrought a wholesale destruction upon England that no conquering army ever had. To think that this tyrant is held up as a great monarch continues to befuddle me!!!

[@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167]

Because you are biased towards focusing solely on the negatives. Henry VIII was highly educated and truly brought the Renaissance to England. Arts, music, philosophy, religion. The differences before and after his reign are staggering. He changed England forever, in a way not seen since William the Conqueror.

[@quentinquentin6752]

@@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167 actually he did literally none of those things. However, should you think he did then I would really enjoy reading some proofs of this. I do know he killed 3 women who he found no longer appealing. What I do know if he had 10’s of thousands of nuns and monks evicted from their monasteries and nunneries after the dissolution. He destroyed many abbeys and desecrated numerous holy places to get his hands upon their wealth. He was a weak king who would literally cry when he didn’t get his way. He was a cowardly king who never led his troops into battle. He was a weak king who was manipulated by those around him but allowed this to happen because he was vain and proud only to kill many of them later because he knew he was being taken advantage of. I know he inherited a kingdom that was rich and United and left it poor weak and disunited. He was in every sense a disaster.

[@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167]

@@quentinquentin6752 Regardless of his obvious selfish motives, he monumentally changed England. Again, you are being biased and solely focusing on the negatives.

[@quentinquentin6752]

@@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167 ok give me the positives. We will ignore all the deaths, misery and the financial ruin. Let me hear all the positives!!! I would love to see you campaign for a political party who had these negatives and try to overcome with the positives which I am eagerly awaiting.

[@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167]

@@quentinquentin6752 Protestantism. His daughter tried to reverse everything he had done, and failed. Turns out people quite like not being burned at the stake for reading the Bible in English, discussing philosophy without Papal inquisition and being free to practice their faith not as the Church dictates. Translation of the Bible from Latin was a revolution in itself, giving the common man the ability to read as never before, allowing education where before there was none. Up and down the land laws were realised and applied, again giving the common man justice and rights unprecedented. Catholic Church and a few dead lords and ladies may disagree, but he was actually a bit of a peoples king. Plus founding of the Royal Navy is a bit of a positive. Your death and misery point is a bit of a non starter. Compared to previous centuries England had it pretty good in those regards under Henry VIII.

[@lillymom7909]

(I think) I know Bead was one of the first authors to shed light on the Dark Ages. I could be wrong. With your talents, it would so awesome if you did a story about Bead. His name is dropped frequently, but I really don't know anything about him. Thank you for telling this sad, sad piece of history.

[@j0nnyism]

Yea his history of the church is a fascinating read. It documents the relationship between Christianity and paganism during the dark ages and the conversion of the kings at the time

[@Irishtradchannel]

It also started the end of Irish Christianity in Britain.

[@Brillsama]

Celtic Christianity sounds more accurate, but we got what you meant.

[@jangowan5742]

@@Brillsama ..Gaelic Christian church is about the best description If it so bothers many English to call it the Irish church

[@CIMAmotor]

@@jangowan5742 why would it? We eat Welsh cakes.

[@jangowan5742]

@@CIMAmotor Well yes ,why wouldn't you

[@tomurg]

Everyone knows that on that day a group of Vikings selflessly rescued the treasures of Lindisfarne from a great fire after the monks there had somehow spontaneously and mysteriously died

[@biddyboy1570]

It was a (mostly) peaceful protest.

[@saukraya3254]

Tasteless joke.

[@tomurg]

@@saukraya3254 You’re obviously not down with the whole Viking hype

[@saukraya3254]

@@tomurg Joke of others suffering and death.

[@tomurg]

@@saukraya3254 Oh do cheerup. This happened more then a thousand years ago and a little death is good for everyone anyway, especially nowadays.

[@funjuror]

I am not sure the term "shock most of the world" is helpful. Communication was slow, and what do you mean by world?

[@NCE1994]

Yes, perhaps would have been more accurate to say it "shocked the Christian world"

[@JohnShepherdMusic]

I’m only half joking when I say that I am surprised the ancestors of these people haven’t sued the various Scandinavian countries for reparations and restitution. I live in the US and every group that has ever had anything “wrong“ done to them is suing somebody even though these things happened hundreds of years ago.

[@stejer211]

Please, let's *not* join the cry babies.

[@JohnShepherdMusic]

@@stejer211 I agree !!! The whole PC/I'm a victim thing has gone way too far.

[@firefly59]

If they did, then they would be obligated to do the same to countless islands, countries and civilizations around the world. (aka British Empire)

[@si4632]

@MAC fake news

[@houdini5538]

Difference is length of time since then is vastly greater and the people of those regions now are part "invader". Also to point out viking raids weren't state funded so can't really ask anyone for reparations.

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

How ironic that in the 12th century descendants of the very people who massacred the holy men would build a church here.

[@Ryan-kn6xd]

Indeed. Although the only reason the normans were Christians was an agreement made between the king of the francs and the Viking rolo but just before rolo died he ordered that all Christian prisoners in Normandy to be executed to show that he was a true Norseman and a follower of Odin. There’s no such thing a true Christian in my opinion most of them just wanted power

[@iffracem]

"a brutal and warring group who would stop at no means to seize riches and wealth." "They were incredibly brutal murdering the monks, burning down buildings and making off with everything in sight which was worth something." So... They were just like Christians?

[@stevenbass732]

The Vikings excelled in attacking unarmed, untrained, unequipped people.

[@timjohnson1199]

They had to. Their numbers were few.

[@stevenbass732]

@@wildschwein9066 Awwwww, feelings hurt?

[@lesshrubb203]

I’ve been to Holy Island. The Mead was definitely worth nickin’...

[@TheUntoldPast]

Incredibly strong yet very nice if I say so myself!

[@josephhenry9924]

Yes

[@jangowan5742]

@@TheUntoldPast yes,but ya def did not taste da Real Mead?..Saxons tried to copy it,?..but Britons know the Real Mead.?Mm..mmmmm

[@j0nnyism]

I think the raid was because a Northman merchant was there during a holy day and witnessed the sacred and valuable objects in a procession. He then would’ve told men back at home that there was gold there

[@SyriusStarMultimedia]

Now the Vikings can’t win the Super Bowl or an important playoff game. Long hard fall.

[@davidj8658]

Oh no you didn’t ! Thanks for making this Vikings fan laugh this morning.

[@claussaunte2303]

Year, year! It was a brutal attack, but what the documetary leaves out, is that the wikings Kept coming and installed Danelagen in Britain a Much Moore fair legislation than the British Lords could come up with!

[@OhioOwns]

did that saint really have a twelvehead like in the photo at 1:19 ?

[@ColumboE7]

Thanks for putting this together! Very interesting 👍. The vikings were harsh, brutal and cruel. It’s amazing they too eventually became Christians!! I wonder why? 🤔

[@firefly59]

The power of Christ can transform the worst of criminals. Even the Apostle Paul was a brutal raider and murderer of the early Christians before he himself encountered Christ. The Holy Spirit can change anyone that gives him the chance.

[@baronzaebos8888]

Perhaps more complex are the reasons behind their seemingly mindless brutality. Were the Vikings thinking in terms of their wider reputation? Did they want to be feared? Were they acting to appease their Gods? Namely Odin and Thor. Violence does seem to be a noble trait within their culture. Or did the Vikings have a personal disdain for Christianity? Perhaps all of the above played a part.

[@saukraya3254]

They are small in number, and yes, they better make the other side fear them and run away, instead of staying around and fight

[@elsab2710]

Of course Walhalla was certain if they died in battle, sword in hand. They did not fear death. Who ever came up with this most ingenious of brainwashing was on a winner.

[@saukraya3254]

@@elsab2710 Dont worry, nowdays we have claims that AK47 goat herder in Afganistan is somehow endangering a big country, so the brainwash stool pigeon feel good killing them. Afghanistan: Bomb kills 63 at wedding in Kabul. www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49383803

[@iffracem]

@@elsab2710 What, like a good christian guaranteed entry to heaven for being in the crusades? Or similar for the other religion of the Abrahamic middle east, Islam where they become guaranteed martyrs and get virgins rewarded for killing infidels

[@katebet07]

Was wondering that myself

[@matthijsfleumer150]

My question is did Ragnar raided this place or is that just nonsense created by the serie Vikings

[@japeking1]

I was raised on these stories and have little doubt that they are basically correct. I do think sources should be listed for this kind of video and perhaps a few caveats...... we don't have Viking records to give their side of "event" and the more savage the better as far as Xian writers are concerned....they might be exagerating. And I think Lindisfarne might have been in some decline at this time.... following the transfer of the bishopric to York.

[@slipperedlobster]

that doesn't sound like a BBC broadcast...more like a local dialect? Nice presentation

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

Brother, there's some sailors landing. Shall we take them some mead?

[@goodcomrade2949]

We don't know how bad the raid was beceuse after the event the grandson of charlemane sended a letter to lindersfarne that couln't happen if the monks where slaughtered and the priest recording these stuff are very biased so not reible. And also anglo saxons raided irish monastaries. Raiding was a very big part of that time.

[@bigblue6917]

The word viking is Old English and means raider.

[@tomalfredsson1208]

@@bigblue6917 No Viking is an old norse word, and it means go viking

[@jrgensenbo2999]

Tom Alfredsson: correct -

[@MikeyJMJ]

Monks would've just moved in from other monasteries and appointed a new abbot if all the monks there had been martyred. I live about 10 mins away from an old monastic site here in Ireland that was raided twice by vikings between 790 and 810. The monastery was actually founded by a former bishop of Lindisfarne. The place continued as normal afterwards.

[@platoonboss]

Those savages are burning in Hell for all eternity.

[@mostlytrue3150]

Saint Aidan stopped growing. His forehead did not get the message.

[@jodyhoffman1405]

The more brutal and horrible the Northmen were, the easier it was to conquer other places

[@yoddelviking]

Go Vikings, Go!

[@Palmieres]

@@wildschwein9066 We were actually much worse than Somali pirates, not only towards each other but to most of the world. Don't deny your past or you're condemned to repeat it.

[@woodspirit98]

I'm a new England Patriots fan myself.

[@woodspirit98]

I'm a new England Patriots fan myself.

[@woodspirit98]

@SidtheKid the pirates haven't had a good season in years.

[@usamasherazi571]

Floki and Ragnar killed all priest there 😀

[@annescholey6546]

Game for Olaf?

[@gtub.pharma2205]

Ragnar who came first here

[@softsofasoftsofa]

UntoldPast: Since you intend to have lots of nontank related content, you should dump that tank icon. Some people will see it and think, "tank, WW 2; not for me".

[@NCE1994]

I agree, needs something more generic

[@historywithash5757]

Ma boii St aidan sure was big headed! 😅

[@dwaynethorstein4095]

My ancestors were not nice guys. At least Scandinavia eventually became Christian. Even the Anglo-Saxons were originally pagans who became christinized.

[@peterthorell586]

And again most scandinavians has returned to paganism. At last.

[@houdini5538]

@@peterthorell586 Vikings no different from ISIS

[@killersauresrex]

@@robing3180 What has that got to do with the Anglo Saxons, Irish and British? They didn't tow the same line when they pulled their stunts in the Rus. They're just a natural force of marauding raping pillagers. Always attacking preemptively and causing Charlemagne to prepare a fleet in the first place.

[@peterthorell586]

Drop that flag

[@peterthorell586]

@David Erickson Nope There are not that many islamic persons living here

[@dmitrylikhachev6151]

The Viking behind the slaughter

[@dmitrylikhachev6151]

The Viking behind the slaughter

[@dmitrylikhachev6151]

The Viking behind the slaughter

[@dmitrylikhachev6151]

The viking behind the slaughter

[@celticsaxon8857]

All that wealth and gold in a remote location, near the north sea, no military, no police, no security ... What were they thinking?? Did they believe themselves to be above it all? Did they think themselves untouchables? They had it good for so long that they forgot about other aspects of human nature and it's evils. They became complacent for so long and then suddenly ... Kaboooom as the shyte hit the north sea breeze.

[@Outside85]

Technically they would have, like by then most of what had been under Roman control had been Christianized and the Pope acted like a kingmaker, so even if two kings went to war they'd 'try' to spare the church. (Unless your name was Henry VIII, you did not mess with the Church). The Vikings on the other hand were not Christians and just saw an easy target with loads of wealth inside and went: We will take that, thank you. And then be gone before any meaningful resistance could be mounted.

[@celticsaxon8857]

@SidtheKid It seems that you know very little about the goings on in medieval days

[@celticsaxon8857]

@@Outside85 You're more or less simply saying that they were too stupid to be aware of danger or that they didn't fear a barbarian threat. Which is what I said. Except I used "complacent" and "untouchable" to sum it up.

[@Dstew57A]

And in todays times saying your Pagan is a source of Pride to those who could care less to take the time to study history

[@robertstuhmer6935]

You might want to study Christian history and see how bloodthirsty THEY have been, but I guess you "could care less".

[@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167]

@Guy Incognito fascist comment

[@johnderfler5183]

The only way the British could have beat the vikings, was to trick them to put their heads on the chopping block.

[@skeletontoes477]

B I N G _ B I N G _ B I N G _ Binging on your channel oh

[@franklihn1234]

Vikings was more then just killers.... they was damm good navigation and farmers...and yes warrios also

[@fredrikolsson7568]

and traders. Swedish vikings went moslty eastwards (Russia, Ukraine) for trade.

[@Kitiwake]

Cold blooded murderers and robbers?

[@mwnciboo]

All murderers are more than just that, but murder is so heinous that it overrides all previous good things. I'm sure OJ Simpson was 99% good from a statistical perspective.

[@dmytrodoncov5996]

Based Vikings 💪

[@danielhansson4836]

Im living in viking! It is between Oslo and Göteborg!

[@colinp2238]

If all the monks were killed, how are there written first hand accounts, as the monks were the only ones that could write at that time?

[@pricklypear7516]

There aren't. The oldest extant account was written 100 years after the event. (Which isn't to say there weren't older ones that have been lost to time.) Of course, church officials were certainly sent to interview any witnesses soon after the raid, and the event must have stayed vivid in oral traditional for generations afterward.

[@colinp2238]

@@pricklypear7516 Again you say to interview the witnesses but if they were all killed who was left to interview? I suspect that those taken into slavery were lost in foreign lands.

[@BamBamBigelow..]

Why did monasteries have so much treasure? Maybe the Vikings were God’s punishment......

[@TheUntoldPast]

They were big centres of wealth and big targets. Many even operated like a business selling Trappist beer at times.

[@joebutlersnr7017]

The Catholic church has more assets than ever.

[@timjohnson1199]

@Keaos0 Acquired usually on the backs of the people. The Vatican has the wealth because they got it like the Roman's and Vikings.

[@natashaseider1637]

Propaganda boost for the vikings ???? Didn't know they had mass media back then !!!! L.O.L. !!!!!

[@Kalletheswede]

The 9/11 of the 8 th century

[@daneaxe6465]

Yes I think it had a similar effect, changing history of Europe for centuries to come.

[@Kalletheswede]

@@daneaxe6465 To be fair Charlegmagne also commited severe crimes against the Pagan saxons before the viking age started. Charlemagne killed innocent 3000 saxon males. Several saxon refugees fled to Scandinavia provocing an outraged Scandinavian population that wanted revenge against the raiding christians.

[@danielwatson6529]

when u say shocked the (known) world, and propaganda? did news actually travel in those days, i guess it did i just assumed not so much

[@TheUntoldPast]

It did - many scholars of the time would write about the events. It would spread through word of mouth, however obviously not as quickly as today news spreads. Some of the scholars mentioned in the videos would submit their writings to the King. Thanks for your comment :)

[@christopherseton-smith7404]

Should we be demanding reparations from the Norwegians for this imperialist assault prior to the establishment of the Norse kingdom centred on York.

[@gordon3186]

Nah.

[@christopherseton-smith7404]

@@gordon3186 spoilsport

[@gordon3186]

@@christopherseton-smith7404 ---- You'd just have to hand it over to those who suffurred your ancestors' imperialist assaults...

[@christopherseton-smith7404]

@@gordon3186 I think my ancestors were just cannon fodder. Don't believe they owe a thing.

[@woodspirit98]

So the English today aren't descended from any of the Norse countries? What about the imperialist Britain's in India or the Caribbean or north america?

[@r3gr3tfulfly3r5]

Give more Viking raid videos

[@gregedgerton3390]

The pious believed that God would protect them. Their faith was unshakable. But my 'belief' is,- is that it is unrealistic. When surrounded by danger, you build walls - you have a standing army. When the cold weather hits, regardless of 'imagery' - you break the furniture and build a fire. Unorthodox perhaps, but it's 'reality'. Faith I understand. 'Faith' I understand. It's the nonsensical reaction or response to either I object to. If this be not the 'practice' or reaction or response to faith for you personally, - that's fine. But the 'realistic' consequences then you must accept. Who am I to say mine is the better choice anyway. Peace ✌

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

I guess, "trust in God and keep your powder dry" is my motto. There are things God expects us to do for ourselves. ;-) But then, I have also experienced myself as well as witnessed in other people's life that what can only be described as God's provision. I wish I could know the reason why things happen at times... and why not at others. In a few instances, I have seen the end of that story and understood a bit of the "why". Not easy...

[@walterbrunswick]

@@thekingsdaughter4233 you summed up my thoughts - a former Jehovah's Witness

[@beckyfarley60]

Those monks spent their time counting gold and hording it.

[@MikeyJMJ]

Thanks "Becky Farley" the famed ecclesiastical historian