This was such an amazing story! I am so frustrated by the fact that we don't learn any of the African countries' mythology right along with Greek and roman etc. They are absolutely fascinating stories and show so much about those different cultures and humanity as a whole
@DzinkyDzink6 жыл бұрын
But dem blacks are Kangz and Hercules and other shiet now, they don't need no African culture!
@ofoyiinnocent21245 жыл бұрын
Where can I send you some myths??
@unknowjlm5 жыл бұрын
@@ofoyiinnocent2124 Make videos about them. I'm dead serious!
@TIENxSHINHAN5 жыл бұрын
Nick Dzink why are you like this
@unknowjlm5 жыл бұрын
@@TIENxSHINHAN Troll/ memes, don't take it seriously man.
@mattkuhn66347 жыл бұрын
Great episode! I love that you guys are covering a wide variety of myths from all the regions of the world. As for the pronunciation, you did very well! Nyanga (which as far as I can tell is the language in whic this epic was first written down) is part of the Bantu language family, which, compared to the Indo-European family, has a large number of complex consonant sounds, particularly in the onset of syllables. These can be very difficult to produce if you don't have them in your language - for instance, the "mw" in Mwindo doesn't have a vowel in there, it's actually an affricate like the "dg" in "judge", so the two consonants are coarticulated. But for a native english speaker, saying it without seeming to say "muwindo" is very difficult. Fun fact - shé-Mwindo literally means "Father of Mwindo," so I guess Mwindo really gets the last laugh here, as his father doesn't even get his own name! This kind of affixation is very common in Bantu languages.
@violetmoon15877 жыл бұрын
Water serpents and banana beer sounds like something I'd like to learn more about
@bigdurk41157 жыл бұрын
Violet Moon yup
@ChidubemEgwim7 жыл бұрын
I'm Sparticus Banana beer tastes amazing.
@tshiololiai61354 жыл бұрын
As a Nyanga person, I wanted to give some prononciation to the words 🇨🇩❤️: Tubondo = Two - Bown - Doe Nyanga = Nee - Ah - Nga Iyangura = Ee - Yan - Goo - Rah Nkuba = The « N » and « K » needs to be glued together in the pronunciation Kahindo = Kah - Heen - Doe Muisa = Moo - Ee - Sa Sheburu wngu = Sheh - Boo - Roo Woo - Ngoo
@carlsagan13777 жыл бұрын
To the Mwindo To the Mwall
@getlostvlogs49537 жыл бұрын
lmfao
@blackchang19817 жыл бұрын
Carl Sagan LMAO.
@FxMoto7 жыл бұрын
It is in these tiny corners of the internet that one can find true genius.
@ThatOneGuy75507 жыл бұрын
2real4me
@simbaonsteroids88367 жыл бұрын
To the sweat drop down my bwalls
@gnflame7 жыл бұрын
Wow, a story from my home country! I like how diverse you guys are with your stories, keep it up!
@unamed25167 жыл бұрын
I think this is the first time I heard of a father who wanted to have daughters for profit instead of sons.
@Jobe-137 жыл бұрын
Kiara Thompson Ikr
@crowofdionysia62005 жыл бұрын
The gender equality we never wanted
@goofybutserious48074 жыл бұрын
@@crowofdionysia6200 🤨 _GENDER EQUALITY?_
@timweiner79907 жыл бұрын
I see clear parallels between this tale and the biblical account of Moses. 1) Male children forbidden; hero escapes by floating down a river 2) deity brings calamity and disaster upon the offending ruler on behalf of hero 3) Hero eventually triumphs and establishes laws about relationship between people and the power governing them
@realmenchangediapers7 жыл бұрын
"He goes from boastful child to benevolent ruler". I immediately start to think of "The Lion King".
@rae_diant7 жыл бұрын
Shout out to overly sarcastic productions
@fireflyer977 жыл бұрын
I first heard this story from Overly Sarcastic Productions.
@Zarsla7 жыл бұрын
fireflyer97 Me too.
@dogwithacoolhat7 жыл бұрын
Zarsla me three
@iOneWithRossiya7 жыл бұрын
Also me
@karmii_p7 жыл бұрын
I was just scrolling down think about them. lol owo
@Ikiratuki7 жыл бұрын
Mwndo is a boss worthy of leadership. A great role model.
@downsidebrian7 жыл бұрын
Wait, are we sure this wasn't written by Akira Toriyama? This kid's over-the-top powers are some Dragonball-level craziness.
@goofybutserious48074 жыл бұрын
😂
@morganrobinson80427 жыл бұрын
I just saw the Overly Sarcastic Production video about this two days ago.
@dogwithacoolhat7 жыл бұрын
I know but I like OSP more
@tmaniable7 жыл бұрын
The Congo is Southern/Central Africa. This should at least be in the first sentence. Africa is not monolithic and not including the small detail, perpetuates the wrong picture for people who don't care. Sorry for the long rant. It's a small detail, but makes a huge difference
@basilofgoodwishes41386 жыл бұрын
Thamani Mazhani like calling Italian food European food, despite it being very misleading.
@Gitaikou7 жыл бұрын
Much better than Shakespeare *starts tearing up* Just beautiful. I'm gonna tell my wife's son about this epic story of his homeland when he grows up
@jinx50057 жыл бұрын
Oh my, my precious DRC, very very mysterious place and yet holds so many treasures. This should be an interesting video.
@lettylunasical47666 жыл бұрын
What a great story! I wish more African folklore was in the media and taught to us in schools.
@usbmassstoragedevice7 жыл бұрын
It's really refreshing to see you taking so much effort to get pronunciations right! It's a huge step forward from the approach taken in Crash Course World History. Thanks for being awesome! :D
@willbrine14047 жыл бұрын
The world is full of interesting stories. Thanks for introducing me to this one.
@maxou79706 жыл бұрын
I'm from Congo and I never heard this story, it's cool
@jomolettman92586 жыл бұрын
I really love the channel i really appreciate that you cover african mythology it's a rarity on youtube, please keep up the good work
@karenmcshane69397 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this series. I've enjoyed every episode so far. As an English teacher fighting against the "Western Canon" I appreciate the breadth of myths that have been covered. It's great to see representation of non-white, non-western stories.
@yuriuwu30647 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! Upload!!! But sad that it's almost ending😖😖😖 DON'T LEAVE US MIKE!!!
@marcusmusings7 жыл бұрын
where'd you get that idea?
@tuckertechnolord61266 жыл бұрын
After this vid, there were at least ten more(he said there would be fourty-something videos)
@wildechap7 жыл бұрын
Mwindo reminds me of Kirikou, awesome movie go watch it. "KIRIKOU"
@latefanelum13037 жыл бұрын
Yeah, people see it !!!
@camilaGMW7 жыл бұрын
Kirikou made really made my childhood happier
@Nambam-qi2re6 жыл бұрын
Wilde Chaplin I
@tedmureithi64836 жыл бұрын
Kirikou ni mjanja
@tshiololiai61354 жыл бұрын
Actually Michel Ocelot did took inspiration from Mwindo’s story
@Luboman4116 жыл бұрын
I love how these stories reveal so much about their cultures. In this Congolese myth, I learn that people really take their possessions seriously (the "battle of the accessories"), that people don't obsess about having sons, that bananas are central to their way of life, that the gods can be bartered and played with and are not really all that powerful. Then you see the Chinese myths and they're all about working all the time, punctuality, engineering, superhuman dedication, the almost non-existence of gods, the men doing all the work and the women serving peripheral roles. It's very interesting, the contrasts.
@rochelle27586 жыл бұрын
I'd love it if the Crash Course folks would update the Wikipedia page on the Mwindo Epic; it's pretty short and inadequate...
@jamie90465 жыл бұрын
I mean, it’s nice to see a father/ruler wanting daughters instead of sons for once. Maybe it’s just for dowry money but that’s not that much worse then wanting a son just to have an heir so I’ll take it. A nice change of pace compared to literally every other story/history.
@nhuphuong0606887 жыл бұрын
Don't know why but I particularly like this episode a lot out of all the episodes I've watched since the beginning of World Mythology. I do appreciate the sarcastic humor here and there so please don't be discouraged of overly pessimistic comments.
@richieperry61295 жыл бұрын
I would love to hear more African stories! Thank you
@SwitchFeathers6 жыл бұрын
Moral of the Mwindo Epic: Bards are super overpowered.
@brainsandbeauty28326 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. Thanks for adding to fantastic content online
@lydiacarlson48467 жыл бұрын
Pleas please please do Haitian Vodu mythology like Baron Samadi and the Loa family!
@adrienpiette67467 жыл бұрын
I love these stories.
@dothedeed7 жыл бұрын
Kinda refreshing that they killed the seducer of the wife instead of the wife.
@mubangachipoya5 жыл бұрын
haha it was from mwindo's experience
@goofybutserious48074 жыл бұрын
_why?_
@DarkOmegaMK26 жыл бұрын
This story is so fantastic and silly, i like it.
@tristanroberts80167 жыл бұрын
Again we see a goddess associated with good things (like Persephone/Kore is with the spring) living with, in this case the daughter of, a god of the underworld.
@doomstadt23717 жыл бұрын
Gee.. I wonder if there's an Overly Sarcastic video about this....I certainly haven't seen 50 of the same mentions about it in the comment section...
@mrclueuin7 жыл бұрын
DangerOne 😋
@gystes_7 жыл бұрын
There is an Overly sarcastic video about this.
@1984potionlover6 жыл бұрын
You wouldn't happen to be, being just a little bit overly sarcastic now, would you?
@timothymclean7 жыл бұрын
Well, that was an insufficiently-sarcastic production.
@sophieasha90697 жыл бұрын
Timothy McLean nice pun
@timothymclean7 жыл бұрын
(It's always nice to hear obscure stories from non-European cultures, since they're so unfamiliar, but I kinda wish that two of the world mythology channels I'm subscribed to hadn't happened to pick the same obscure African story. I'm glad that they seem to use different versions, though.)
@andromidas9207 жыл бұрын
If only a certain red girl was sarcastic enough ay?
@visibleconfusion7827 жыл бұрын
OSP crew
@poojakudva42517 жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd find OSP fans here, though. Sweet all the same. 😆
@CuleChick117 жыл бұрын
Can someone explain the ruler of the underworlds obsession with bananas?
@LimeyLassen7 жыл бұрын
It's very lonely in the underworld
@dogwithacoolhat7 жыл бұрын
just watch that Adventure Time where they realize the bananas they saw were demon poop
@fromscratchauntybindy97437 жыл бұрын
Ummm? Ask Freud?...
@ChidubemEgwim7 жыл бұрын
Cule Chick Bananas are very important in that part of the world.
@tothboy016 жыл бұрын
Because bananas are a fruit and plant. A plant's roots are beneath the ground deep inside "the underworld." This is why religions and mythologies from farming cultures usually believe in some kind of underworld. Sometimes a god or hero is a personification of a plant/crop where the planting of seeds represents "impregnating mother earth i.e. an earth goddess", the sprouting of the crop above the soil represents "the birth of the crop god or hero," the crop's death (usually due to the changing seasons) represents "the crop god or hero's death," and planting and sprouting new crops during the next planting season represents "the re-birth (i.e. resurrection) of the crop god or hero." So basically plants/crops turn into gods or heroes who die and are resurrected, like Mwindo in this video. Another example would be the Egyptian god Osiris, who dies and is resurrected, who is the god of the crops of wheat and barley, and who is the ruler of the underworld.
@Darwaxion7 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing about the Aeneid, the Iliad and the Odyssey!
@Blullaby6 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you'd discuss some subsaharian African mythology (': that was very interesting (: you're doing a great job ❤
@rparl7 жыл бұрын
Killing all the male babies reminds me of the father beyond the wall in GoT.
@deathrattle37 жыл бұрын
I hope we get to learn about Haliya! i'm hungry for Filipino representation
@catherinecao48107 жыл бұрын
Mwindo learned by godly threatening
@evangately98717 жыл бұрын
How about doing an episode about cú chulain
@andygtmo7 жыл бұрын
Please make these videos forever, thanks!
@modupeadio64086 жыл бұрын
When he said 'its got everything' I couldn't help but think of Bill Hader's Stefon on SNL
@zashgekido56166 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute... THAT SCEPTER IS CRAZY DIAMOND
@ronjayrose97064 жыл бұрын
Jojo reference in crash course,somebody please pinch me for I must be dreaming
@drewcochran41977 жыл бұрын
I love love love this series it is the best thing on KZbin
@amandalacombaberrios99014 жыл бұрын
His powers are literally over 9,000 dragon ball type bc jesus that baby mwindo is insane
7 жыл бұрын
Mike Rugnetta is my favourite CrashCourse host!
@sirfloppy7 жыл бұрын
Well that was epic.
@tomadream7 жыл бұрын
All that animated figures are so endearing.
@mathfincoding7 жыл бұрын
THOSE AREN'T BANANAS. THEY'RE CALLED CHOM CHOMS!
@benaaronmusic7 жыл бұрын
Chom Choms!!!
@ayoutubechannel20486 жыл бұрын
You're a Chom Chom
@leor65976 жыл бұрын
Your mom's a chom chom
@ElijahShakeerEley62435 жыл бұрын
@@leor6597 no u
@yashiAR7 жыл бұрын
beautifully presented
@recon4417 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh I learned so much! I've never heard of this epic before 😁 thanks for sharing!
@cassandrabarzillai-allotey16992 жыл бұрын
I just discovered the channel and you are doing lovely work. In the spirit of sharing, it's 'brideprice', not a 'dowry'. Thank you!!
@Bastet6747 жыл бұрын
can you do an episode of japanese mythology?
@defrte7 жыл бұрын
Didnt we have one?
@Codiliabra7 жыл бұрын
I'll love more middle eastern myths/stories.
@MelNuesch7 жыл бұрын
Hello ! First of all, great show! I love it :). Second, If you're looking for ideas for further episodes, I will suggest to include some South American mythology :O (maybe you have it planned already). For instance, the Umbanda in Brasil (that's influenced by african mythology) can be an option. Best wishes from Uruguay! :)
@GeminiBodyshop7 жыл бұрын
my fave so far
@CRC8667 жыл бұрын
"never ever take a banana paste from a stranger" LMFAO
@ChasoGod6 жыл бұрын
You forgot to say why Mwindos father was upset he had a son. It's cause he couldn't get a dowry for him if Mwindo was to marry, instead he would have to pay a dowry to the father of the woman Mwindo wants to marry. Mwindos father is a greedy man. Also back then in that region the most common form of dowry is livestock, the larger the herds a man owned the more wealthy they are.
@ssppeellll7 жыл бұрын
"He defeats a bunch of water creatures by singing to them." That's no big deal. I've defeated lots of people by singing to them. Not because my singing was so GOOD.
@Dunybrook Жыл бұрын
Great retelling. I was a bit confused by the use of the use of the word dowry in the story instead of bride price which would have been more culturally accurate. Marriage prices and customs are fascinating in how they change from place to place. There's also a groom price that is paid in many parts of the world as well. All three customs of bride price, dowry, and groom price are different and can tell us a lot about a culture.
@MattMorency7 жыл бұрын
That was a six word story! "Little one, just born. He walked."
@justbeyondthecornerproduct35405 жыл бұрын
10:18 Well these are much better than the 10 Commandments
@FirstRisingSouI7 жыл бұрын
Sounds a lot like Dragon Ball (pre-Z). Same style of story
@momoyama62636 жыл бұрын
I know right, and that's why I love this story!
@rebekahnunes84806 жыл бұрын
Some similarities to moses here sending a baby down a river only to be saved by a woman who becomes a maternal figure. Then at the end those sound a little bit like some of the 10 comandments
@andhikasoehalim31707 жыл бұрын
Mwindo would have been a really OP Fate Stay Night character, 2nd to Gilgamesh really
@basilofgoodwishes41387 жыл бұрын
+Warmach1ne 32 I imagine him telling Modred how her anger towards their Dad/Mom is injustified in the same fashion how Iskander called out on Saber´s wish.
@Firegen17 жыл бұрын
Wow the trolling has got serious in this episode of Crash Course.. I approve.
@AwayFromTheWorld7 жыл бұрын
Amazing video... again.
@WikipediaLover947 жыл бұрын
and may you stay forever young
@VulcanTrekkie457 жыл бұрын
Aw yeah, shoutout to Forvo! I love that site!
@TraceyOwusu6 жыл бұрын
i love mike. hes so good
@McJethroPovTee7 жыл бұрын
I suggest you guys to watch Overly Sarcastic Production's take on the epic of Mwindo. It's good, too.
@dogwithacoolhat7 жыл бұрын
I love OSP
@connerstein20087 жыл бұрын
That is a crazy impressive baby
@rudyjanke59427 жыл бұрын
mwindu mace windu
@Oban20067 жыл бұрын
This
@callianr69806 жыл бұрын
Now I can't help but wonder if that was on porpose.
@horizon2417 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your storytelling.
@Herly847 жыл бұрын
I loved those small jokes... please keep it up :)
@ThatOneGuy75507 жыл бұрын
Deep stuff bro
@jeannie32bean17 жыл бұрын
Good job with this one, Mike. Pronouncing these must have been tough.
@dandraantwineLive7 жыл бұрын
I love these and myth videos I literally hate waiting for these videos
@MiltosPol-qn3zh7 жыл бұрын
Very good video
@ReligionForBreakfast7 жыл бұрын
This series has done wonders for Thoth's public relations department. Everyone knows who he is now.
@eitanprice81447 жыл бұрын
Please do an episode on the Kalevala, I have actually found more sources on The Mwindo Epic than the Kalevala. So please teach us about Finnish mythology.
@jeffreybernath66277 жыл бұрын
Mwindo has killer abs!
@marunui79007 жыл бұрын
The epic of Gilgamesh, the Ramayana, the holy grail, the Mwindo epic...are you planning to talk about the Mahabharata, the Volsunga and Nibelungenlied next? how interesting would it be
@chelseaoware2816 жыл бұрын
you need to do Akomfo Anokye from Ghana tbh
@lavinialadlass9432 Жыл бұрын
Best, Myth, ever.
@chaseis1badmonkey7 жыл бұрын
Tell us more about this banana beer. Actual banana beer, not just a mug full of piss.
@Oqentin6 жыл бұрын
In this epic, death means less than in DCs Arrowverse!
@madestmadhatter7 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if it's because I'm on my phone, but when I went to check and make sure I was up to date, I found that neither this nor the grail are in the world mythology playlist, they are in your video list, but not in the playlist.
@LetsTakeWalk7 жыл бұрын
Will Dante's Inferno be discussed?
@Ancor37 жыл бұрын
Not really mythology, just a cool story about how Dante envisioned purgatory, hell and heaven.
@artemis63277 жыл бұрын
Afro Samurai yes but Dantes interpretation of heaven purgetory and hell have been generally accepted as the real christian afterlife.
@varana7 жыл бұрын
Not by Christians, though... :D
@DuluthTW7 жыл бұрын
Great story!
@petrinabranch42245 жыл бұрын
It was cute when he offered you some popcorn
@srgkzy12947 жыл бұрын
IM SO HAPPY
@rociomonserratt3467 жыл бұрын
yes the old bury your baby bit
@Ad_Hominem6 жыл бұрын
a magic murder scepter. ... ok why not?
@starcrossedgirl236 жыл бұрын
The story reminds me a bit of Kirikou and the Sorceress