The Vikings in Wales (Welsh and Viking)

[@yvonnemason9137]

A fantastic, fact-packed and clearly explained video. Also, what a surprise and delight to see that you have filmed in and around my home town of Llandudno! :D

[@BenLlywelyn]

Aberconwy and y Gogarth is a beautiful area!

[@paulherron1647]

I have a very strong bloodline and have kept our heritage dear, here in North East Pennsylvania. My Great Grandmother immigrated to a place known here as Welsh Mt. Located in Plymouth Mt. My birth place of Mt.Top where my family has built a large pillar into our local communities here, but I plan on returning my bloodline to the old country. I have never felt like this was home to me, so I know the call of my ancestors well.

[@BenLlywelyn]

In the end, Europeans in the New World will either forget where they come from and slowly become American as America changes into new things, new nations, or they will return to Europe and be European.

[@msbarnes40342]

Love your videos Mr. Llywelyn

[@BenLlywelyn]

Thank you.

[@tedi1932]

I spent the the whole of 2020 learning Norwegian and practicing my foreign languages on Italki became my new hobby during lockdown. We can see the Norse influence on the English language with words such as window and knife, we also have local place names such as Wick and islands in the Bristol Channel are called Flat Holm and Steep Holm. I find this video especially interesting, thank you.

[@BenLlywelyn]

Most 'sk' and many 'sc' beginning words in English come from Norse or Norwegian.

[@silverfish8059]

Thank you for taking the time and dedication to make this lovely vid. 🥰

[@BenLlywelyn]

A kind comment, thank you.

[@griffith057]

This piece strikes home for me. I'm American but my grandparents originated in Anglessy and Caernarvon, and were Welsh speakers. DNA tests indicate that I have some Norwegian ancestry, which is a complete surprise to me -- I have no relatives in Norway. I also have Dupuytren's disease on both hands ... a gift from the Vikings, perhaps? So your account of Welsh-Viking interactions may be validated in our genome, to a certain extent. In any case, thanks for the video -- very informative.

[@BenLlywelyn]

You are welcome - Croeso!

[@dedsrsngl]

It really shouldn't show up on a DNA test. You have a recent Norwegian ancestor. 16-20% of Scottish and Irish DNA is made up of Scandinavian due to the settlements and interactions, but it will still show up as Irish or Scottish on a test.

[@griffith057]

@@dedsrsngl Food for thought, thanks.

[@brianroberts5048]

Quite by chance I'd Googled the Vikings in Wales yesterday as my Welsh cousins in Texas, Virginia and North Carolina had asked me about the Viking links to Wales based on their trip to Dublin.. My ancestral roots are in Ynys Mon, Bangor and Pembrokeshire. I've always noticed how Scandinavian the lilt in the Bangor accent sounds.

[@larrydykes7643]

Neis! Thanks Ben for the perspective.

[@BenLlywelyn]

Croeso / Welcome

[@Southernlandbushcraft]

Very interesting. Im Australian and I have welsh heritage. Its nice to learn more about wales.

[@BenLlywelyn]

Glad I could help you connect.

[@KellyLouiseBrown]

The vikings also used flatholm/steepholm off Barry Island as a stop off point during raids.

[@BenLlywelyn]

Fascinating.

[@crysdarogan9347]

I like the music video sequence.

[@BenLlywelyn]

Learnt a lot from it. Diolch yn fawr.

[@ridesharetroll1540]

@@BenLlywelyn watching this this video a second time. Very good. What is that song I never heard before

[@ridesharetroll1540]

Wait no... That's the Paper Twins... There only good song. It fits well in your video.

[@BenLlywelyn]

@@ridesharetroll1540 Thank you

[@crazywelshman5909]

Talk about the history of Welsh nationalism that will get a lot of views. Such as history of the free Wales army, mudiad amddiffyn cymru and y meibion Glyndwr. You can also talk about saunders Lewis and Gwynfor Evans. There are true Welsh patriots and should never be forgotten

[@BenLlywelyn]

Saunders Lewis was an interesting fellow and proudly a Royalist.

[@crazywelshman5909]

@@BenLlywelyn Saunders Lewis was the founder of plaid cymru the Welsh nationalist party

[@mariamerigold]

Diolch ben! ☺️

[@KellyLouiseBrown]

Diolch yn fawr

[@adrianjones8060]

Seems strange to call the Llandudno headland ‘The Great Orrme’ after a defeated enemy.? Obviously he wasn’t as Great as Rhodri Fawr and yet he doesn’t even get a headstone named after him!!

[@BenLlywelyn]

An apt comment. Diolch.

[@danieljennings6814]

I didn’t realise the great orme is names after a Viking. I’m from Colwyn bay and I’m really enjoying learning about our Viking history and we’re not taught anything about it in school

[@gergelybakos2159]

Gwych!

[@BenLlywelyn]

Diolch dyn.

[@gergelybakos2159]

@@BenLlywelyn Perhaps one day you can make a video on the Pannonian Celts...?