The Viking Invasion of England | Northern ENGLAND TRAVEL VLOG Ep.2

[@thechad5944]

Northern England is like the New Zealand of the Northern Hemisphere. lol glad you toured this part of England! Historic, cultural and so much beauty in its landscape!

[@dinerouk]

American lads doing an historical tour of Northern England! What a refreshing change!

[@protocolofficer2629]

Thank you for yet another informative and excellent video. You keep getting better with each presentation which made me wonder why you are not on some PBS, travel or history channel. Your episodes are much more factual and entertaining than what I am seeing on established television and I think you should plan to sell these marvellous series. Best of luck. I'm waiting to see you guys dressed as Vikings🤓

[@susansisson366]

OMG! I've read the first 8 or 9 books in the Saxon Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell, and loved them all! I've also wanted to make it to see Durham Cathedral and Bamburg Castle, and, as I'm 73 now, I find it increasingly difficult to jump on a jet and tool around in Mini Coopers. So I am absolutely thrilled to follow you on your travels in Northumberland and Scotland. My people were lowland Scots, but I married into Clan Gunn, and still hope to make it up to the top of Scotland someday. Meanwhile, I've got you to follow! Thank you, thank you.

[@iasliam]

LOVING THIS SERIES, All places I know very well, love Lindisfarne many trips up there and we had a whole school trip there one summer, was amazing! Bamburgh Castle is really nice, Durham is a beautiful town and Fountain's Abbey, It looks so amazing in summer when it's sunny and all the flowers are out... but wow all of those drone shots are just so cool! I really love your videos and cant wait till the next one!

[@xxmobiixx]

I can't believe I missed you guys! I live on Holy Island - born and raised!

[@clairewhysall1370]

I used to holiday in Northumberland almost every year for the first 20 years of my life. I've not been back since 2008 and I'm not going to lie, this video made me a bit emotional (in a good way) :) x

[@vagabrothers]

Thanks CJ! Appreciate your comment. We really loved it there.

[@katieb1468]

That cathedral is stunning! This series is amazing so far :) I get such FOMO from watching your videos.

[@KombiLife]

VAGAWESOME!

[@vagabrothers]

+Kombi Life cheers!!

[@MichelePonte]

I'm just on the second episode of this Northern England Road Trip and I'm loving it!

[@MrCushcam]

This makes me so proud to be from the North East. The amazing thing is, you went to so many fantastic places and there's loads left to discover, such as: Warkworth Castle, Dunstonburragh castle, Hexham Abbey etc. Great vid

[@tristanalexander6955]

I was so happily surprised to hear you guys mention the Saxon chronicles! Loving the historical viewpoint in these videos thanks for the inspiration. Also fun fact "Viking" is a term only used by Norse/Danes that are basically acting as pirates

[@malin3344]

It’s kind of crazy seeing places that you’ve visited your whole life but from different peoples perspective. I definitely take the Lake District on my doorstep for granted which is a shame but seeing the joy it brings people is fantastic

[@30EmmaB]

Loved seeing the contrast between a fully standing and functional cathedral to the ruins of one, it really showed how much was lost. Great vid!

[@amandam7537]

So cool! I got to visit Fountains Abbey 2 years ago as part of a field trip for the summer camp where I was working. It truly is impressive.

[@thewunderlusttravelers]

Went to Fountains Abby a month ago and loved it. Heading back to Northern England to show my wife the sites and take some great photos. Thanks for giving us great ideas.

[@unaveny]

Another great video from you. Good job vagabrothers!

[@littlemissgemreads]

It's lovely to see travel bloggers come to the UK and not just go to London.

[@MartinT5600]

Really enjoying these Vlogs. Fantastically done and entertaining. Keep them coming, fellas.

[@JorgelinaVega]

I love Bamburgh Castle. I've been in the castle once for the tour and the next time, it was a gorgeous sunny day and we went to the beach. Stunning beach!

[@AliceDickinsonx]

So cool! Usually travellers just go to London in England and thats it!! I live near York so it is so cool to see you here!!!!! Xx

[@bonesz7774]

I love this series, and i'm so glad you were able to go to a place where i worked at: Fountains Abbey. It's such a lovely tranquil place.

[@rebekah-maytaylor8830]

Yes, boys! This is my favourite video of yours yet. Lindisfarne is so beautiful, and it's such a shame you guys didn't have time to go up the cathedral, the view from the top is insane! I've just started the Saxon stories but even without that Bamburgh Castle is one of my favourite places. I go there a lot and we often walk our dogs around that area, whenever I think of a castle that is always the first thing to come to mind. I've only been the Fountain's Abbey once but it's definitely a beautiful and spiritual place. Also, RE what Marko said about getting a DJ and having a party, at Tynemouth Priory, which isn't quite as whole as Fountain's Abbey but is still gorgeous, hosts a festival every year and they get big bands and singers in over the weekend and everyone parties while the sun goes down. It's gorgeous and such a fun and amazing experience. If you're ever here in the summer you should defo try to get to it.

[@TheAquaBallistic]

You guys do what you do very well! Thank you for making videos!

[@wmkirkmoore]

Delicious drone footage, great history lesson....two thumbs up!

[@maizey1992]

I went to St Cuthbert's College in NZ and our school houses were; Dunblane, Elgin, Iona, Kelso, Lindisfarne, Melrose, Durham and York. Cool to see them in your videos!

[@christyfike]

SOO great guys! Love all the history you shared. I could feel the peace and tranquility of each place. And please don't ever quit your days jobs to become a monk....just wouldn't work! lol!

[@ninah7244]

I love this series! It's so well done and I love how you connect each video!

[@diamondlil7819]

My family is obsessed with the Uhtred books by Bernard Cornwell too and really enjoyed The Last Kingdom. A shame it only ran for two seasons. Bamburgh Castle as it stands now is not Saxon. But they are currently excavating the Saxon remains of a castle which would have been around in Uhtred's day and that site, looming on a great rock above the sea, is fabulous. I'm staying in the castle in an apartment that they rent out there this summer. Really good vlogs, you guys.

[@lenkaontherun]

Love it how much I always learn from your videos! Thank you. :)

[@masterbeethoven8209]

Only 13k views! This deserves more. Interesting and really well produced. Nice work.

[@apricot.yoghurt5078]

Durham castle is also pretty great. It's now a college for Durham uni. Also they filmed some of Harry potter in Durham cathedral. So yeah. We spent ages at lindisfarne waiting to be able to leave because it was really late tide that day.

[@BackFromTheMadeUp]

How can this only have 16,000 views??? This is insane.

[@realCatherinePerry]

Great video as always thanks for sharing!!

[@Pukka7]

I love your reenactments they are hilarious!

[@portia331]

Drone shots of the castle in this video were awesome! I know I'm 3 years late.... but I'm researching for a trip to the UK next year and am going through your archives! 😀

[@malin3344]

I hope you have a fantastic time here!

[@Nubianette]

So beautiful!

[@authorkyliemacdougall]

I'm loving all the drone shots! Wow, what an awesome adventure you guys had! Very inspiring. Thanks for the book recommendation by the way. I've been looking for a new series to read :)

[@elisanders7563]

Great books!!! That’s what I was thinking about when u were in Northumbria 👍

[@nickimarie5254]

I LOVED this!!!! I am obsessed with travel docs but so bored with their lame, contrived, forced script. This.is.da.BOMB!! Love it

[@millycara7552]

I visited Lindisfarne on a school trip but have never been since. It's crazy when I live here and I don't see my surroundings, yet when I visit places I want to see as much as I can. I plan to see more of Northumberland that's for sure.🙈

[@victorielouche7468]

it is my favourite episode now! drone footage it's sooooo freaking goood!

[@vagabrothers]

+Victorie louche thank you!!! Stay tuned many more great episodes on the way!!

[@adamski6312]

Bamburgh golf course is amazing. If you can imagine you have views to holy island castle and obviously bamburgh castle as well.

[@cookiescream-oy2jj]

Me: searching for new travel and adventure vlog cz my life is boring af i also love nature, culture and history And then i stumble upon this channel: nice videography, a good amount of humor, and you said "History is cool!" 😎 I'M IN!!! 🙌

[@nuwanthilina9]

Your presentation is super awesome guys,,, love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

[@vagabrothers]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@srin209]

Love the place 😍 Beautiful 😍

[@gabriellephillips9167]

Wow this looks amazing!!

[@gabriellephillips9167]

And the party idea looks cool haha

[@NomadFamily]

What a fun video!! Very professional edit:)

[@vagabrothers]

+Nomad Family thank you!! Glad you enjoyed

[@VAGABOOM]

Cycling with us from Alaska to Patagonia? Connect with us and lets start cycling together!

[@jordantoms4367]

This is amazing, I'm glad I found your channel!

[@vagabrothers]

+Baya glad you found us too Baya! Stay tuned so much more on the way!

[@18Tonks]

Catholic architecture. You guys described it perfectly 🙏🏽

[@ElizabethTravelsNow]

Great series guys! I see a TV show offer coming in the future ;)

[@gregorsnell]

Stunning edit dudes!!

[@Onegirlonesuitcase]

History IS cool!!:)

[@taniaM107]

Crazy amazing drone footage!!! It's breathtaking!!! I'm excited to see when I go in August!! Also side note super jelly of all access pass to Universal!!! #snapsquad

[@vagabrothers]

+Tania Molina SnapSquad 😍🙌🏻

[@OllieTheFirst]

Idk if you know but the books you were talking about with Bamburgh castle and that also has a TV series called The Last Kingdom, its pretty decent you should give it a watch.

[@rosalieboisclair6033]

Hey! You know they made a netflix serie about Utred. It's called "the last kingdom"!! It's really good. Anyways have a nice days guys! :)

[@willredding4110]

Love that show. You should definitely check it out Alex

[@richardmiller3922]

The books are better than the show.

[@Dev9172]

good stuff . well done

[@garynet123]

Awesome video!

[@dek123]

The very first scene in Blackadder was set here and also a scene in Downton Abbey.

[@JKR9488]

been to Lindisfarne, mint place

[@sleepyeffy4573]

I think you guys are the perfect trip KZbin channel. Fun, culture, amazing shots, history, practical tips, traditional attractions, hidden places.... You even remembered bewolf from school!! Damn, this is quality content. Seriously, you are very very good at this! :)

[@vagabrothers]

Awww thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ddemaine]

Credit to you for venturing to northern England, too many travelogues focus on London and surrounding counties. Alex does a great Australian accent ;-)

[@runningsuperska]

Bernard Cornwell is a good author. You should read his Sharpe books too.

[@garysmith4425]

My father and his sister were evacuated from the bombing on Newcastle during ww2 after his brother was killed and they lived on the castle.

[@VCYT]

4:00 - those books were turned into a tv series - the last kingdom.

[@vagabrothers]

+VC YT already watched season one. Good news is Netflix bought the show rights and is shooting season two!!

[@crowlikethebird4134]

Hey guys!! Saw you at playlist today and gave you some origami! It was great meeting you!

[@vagabrothers]

+CrowLikeTheBird You are so talented! Thank you for the wonderful gift!

[@crowlikethebird4134]

+vagabrothers No problem man!

[@ThatstheMoto]

These monasteries are massive, I would equate them to universities educating the children of nobility since it seems that they require great wealth to build so it makes sense that people would want to destroy them. The reformation period also had a lot to do with tiding your way into heaven. But these monasteries were pivotal in creating a have versus have nots scenario, by whom monks gave access to knowledge to. But not to ramble on or cause a debate, Grendel was a man not a monster that is why he was able to confide in the dragon. There is a secondary book aptly titled Grendel which coincides greatly with Beowulf.

[@alwayspepperminttea]

wazzzuuppp Bernard Cornwell fans

[@TubaBuddha]

Nicely done. Driving was never as much of a challenge in your life, huh?

[@donnadekeyrel2805]

I participated in the dig there at Bamburgh. It was so cool!

[@vagabrothers]

+Donna Dekeyrel awesome! Dig you find anything?

[@donnadekeyrel2805]

Well....I was super excited because I found a jaw bone and teeth. Turns out I was digging in the kitchen dump pile. Still....it was pretty cool!

[@vagabrothers]

+Donna Dekeyrel maybe a chef died? Haha. Sounds really interesting though!

[@donnadekeyrel2805]

That's what I was thinking! The professional Archaeologist doesn't know what he is talking about!!! Goat my ass.

[@ImEJ013]

Amazing Video! You guys should travel to New Zealand next.👍

[@RandomDancer117]

+EJ Leano They've been there, it was part of their bucket list that they won, here's their blog about it vagabrothers.com/tag/new-zealand/

[@gazz9995]

those cathedrals were that size as a symbol of fear and power of the Normans and were built on the blood of the people.

[@CountScarlioni]

Yes, yes they were. Especially Durham, which had been the site of a huge Northumbrian revolt early in William I's reign. The Cathedral and castle complex were a grand statement of Norman authority, and by taking control of Northumbria's holy relics it was a not so subtle message to the people that they had new overlords. The liberal use of stone, an expensive material little employed by the Anglo-Saxons also carried a certain implication. Stone was the material used to build houses of God, it was the the material of the Romans and the mother church. A power that built in stone was by implication was building in God's name. An implication not lost on master or serf. But whatever their original intentions, today they are just another part of the tapestry of our national story. 900 years later these structures have lost none of their awe-inspiring impact.

[@TomHowardMedia]

I like the Viking beards

[@TomHowardMedia]

P.s. I'm a Durham university student, where was the meet up dudes?

[@mikesaunders4775]

Britain was already christian when the Romans withdrew,it was the incoming English who re-heathenised the area. The English eventually converted to christianity,although it took a couple of centuries to complete.

[@namelessMarti]

I love the series! Did you guys find an accomodation around the area or you are staying in one city, visiting every day and then coming back to that city ?

[@vagabrothers]

+nameless Marti different accommodation on each day. It was a big crazy road trip! :)

[@louiswood4861]

Have you seen the BBC series 'The Last Kingdom' all about Uhtred of Bebbanberg?

[@vagabrothers]

+Louis Wood yes I have! Loved it! Read the books though, they are so good!!

[@louiswood4861]

+vagabrothers Thanks, I will make a start on the books!

[@ternitamas]

+Louis Wood there's an old documentary called the Celts also by the BBC, really interesting

[@louiswood4861]

+ternitamas Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for that too

[@Ayns.L14A]

Guys you missed Jarrow?????? the most prolific monk St Bede check him out!!! you will be amazed

[@MrGremlin69]

subbed

[@chrissessions6108]

The music and fast forward drone footage was a bit intense in this video. I feel like I just rode a roller coaster through a rave. Not necessary for such a beautiful, serene place.

[@vagabrothers]

This video is old!! But still good ;)

[@chrissessions6108]

@@vagabrothers yes! I love your old videos. They must stay forever.

[@maryyakubovsky7352]

It's not the middle of nowhere. Its the middle of some of our families history.

[@baileyym5251]

Your shots are completely insane. You guys take a drone with you to get those airborne shots?

[@vagabrothers]

+thanks Baileyy M :)

[@kik8168]

Strait pagin lol kegger..

[@sup888]

How could you not go to Newcastle?!

[@djjormagaming9648]

Make the subtitles bigger good job with the video

[@Theoriginalsparkythemagicpiano]

*Bernard Cornwell

[@beverleybunn5084]

U 2 funny like vid

[@guysharp2713]

WATCH "THE LAST KINGDOM"

[@sirot5561]

when are you guys gonna audition for game of thrones? =]

[@kopynd1]

800 abbys cathedrals destroyed, give up thy treasure are you will be destroyed, 14 did that.s why they still stand to day