The Vikings: Myth vs. Fact - Anglophenia Ep 40

When you think of the Vikings, do you envision savage brutes wielding swords and shields while wearing helmets with pointy horns? Well, part of that is true. To celebrate the Viking invasion of BBC AMERICA with the epic new drama The Last Kingdom, we separate the truth from mere myth. Anglophenia’s Kate Arnell tells the story of the great Danes and how they’ve influenced us even to this day.
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[@sanjuro66]

"We come from the lands of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow..."

[@sateadventure6359]

Wahhh ahhh ahhhh AHHH

[@Dahed92]

Why the hell do I find her so attractive!!!!!

[@evenstevens280]

+Dahed92 Because she is :P

[@mwoakill09]

Her accent Her hair Her personality

[@azzurri1402]

because she nevers blinks her eyes !!!!!

[@Dahed92]

Made some research about her and she's married guy's, i don't stand a chance unfortunately

[@azzurri1402]

Dahed92 worst news of the day !!

[@perforongo9078]

So New York could have ended up being...New Eoforwic? That would have tangled up the lyrics to all the songs written about it.

[@multeyemeteor]

I've come sailing all the way across the currents of interwebs from the savage realm of Denmark. My theory is that back then we came to conquer, but stayed for women as lovely as Kate. That voice. Those eyes.

[@cathyrussell7157]

😆

[@benvolio15]

I remember learning in history class that Vikings were extremely proud of their facial hair. So much so that calling a Viking man "beardless" was punishable by death.

[@AvailableUsernameTed]

Little know fact: Viking Thorvald Allen Key invented the flat-pack when transporting looted furniture from England back to Sweden to his wife Ikea.

[@robertcrawford6727]

okay. that was funny.

[@PCLHH]

LOL

[@LiamE69]

Native anglo saxons? No, they were recent invaders too.

[@elementarywatson5345]

+LiamE69 I'm glad somebody else caught that. The Anglo Saxons were Germanic Tribes.

[@FoxEatingBamboo]

+LiamE69 The Anglo-Saxon conquest of eastern Britain were almost five hundred years before Alfred's day. By the 9th Century, they'd count as natives, not recent invaders.

[@LiamE69]

+FoxEatingBamboo The Romans withdrew about 410, the Viking raids started in 793. For them to have been there 5 hundred years would have meant they conquered Roman Britain. They didn't. Alfred came along 100 years after the Viking raids started. While the first Anglo-Saxon settlers arrived in the 5th century and gained control of some eastern areas only by the end of 6th century did the Anglo-Saxon settlements merge into recognisable kingdoms and Anglo-Saxon society emerge, and only by the mid 7th century with the rise of Mercia were the Anglo Saxons dominant through more of Great Britain than the sub Roman and native Celtish cultures they were replacing. The very longest any could have been there is less than 4 hundred years, and the majority very much less than that. I'm quite sure the Celts would have not have seen them as native, and I'm quite sure the Anglo-Saxons would have viewed the Celts as the natives and themselves as the conquerors. Even after a few hundred years the difference in language, shared history and custom would have kept those identities in place.

[@FoxEatingBamboo]

LiamE69 I was counting things from the time the Anglo-Saxons have a continuous settled presence in Britain ruling their own territory, not from the time they’ve achieved total domination over what’s now England. So from about 450, when they rule Kent thoroughly and it is never reclaimed by the Britons. I suppose I thought 450 years is almost 500. I’m not sure what you mean when you say Anglo-Saxon culture doesn’t emerge until later? That sounds like something difficult to quantify. I agree we don't have an Exeter Book yet by this point. The Anglo-Saxons were in total control of the entirety of what’s now England by 600, with the exception of Pengwern and what becomes Northumbria, which both fall to them in the next few decades. That’s still three centuries, so you can hardly call them recent invaders by Alfred’s day. Invaders, yes, if you’re Welsh and snarky, but not recent. They’d think of themselves as natives of their countries, seeing as their great-great-great-great-grandparents were born there.

[@LiamE69]

+FoxEatingBamboo Well c.410 to 793 is under 400 years, so that is basically the maximum time for any Anglo-Saxon settlement. Even 450 years is impossible. It is about 380 years as a maximum. And the vast majority were very much newer arrivals than that maximum figure. The Anglo-Saxons never ruled Kent until the unification of England to the best of my knowledge. Kent, along with places like the Isle of Wight and Dorset were settled by Jutes, not Anglo-Saxons. No the Anglo-Saxons were not in control of the entirety of what is now England by 600, far from it. Celts remained in control of many western areas from Cornwall to Cumbria until MUCH later and in some places until after the Viking raids started. Cornwall still had Celtish Kings until the late 9th century for instance. Elmet fell to the Anglians in the Early 7th century, Rheged was annexed in the 8th century and so on. So by the time the Viking raids started Anglo-Saxon control of the majority of England was VERY recent, and in some places hadn't even been accomplished. What I mean by the culture does not emerge is isolated settlements do not dictate the culture of a country. A farm in your area owned by a foreigner does not make your area that culture. Nor does a few farms. Only when they become more numerous, merge, gain power and become dominant does their culture supplant the Celtic and sub Roman cultures as the dominant culture. That didn't happen even in the east over night. In the west it had not happened by the time the vikings arrived.

[@fatalrob0t]

My ancestry on both sides come from Britain, but one side is solely Scottish and English, while the other side is English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish. On the more mixed side--which includes far more than just the British Isles, including Russian, Romanian, Hungarian, Jewish, Ethiopian--I have the Viking ancestry coming from Norway.

[@raydziadzio1058]

This girl is sooooo cute.

[@bernardoolcina1332]

Hola

[@robertgronewold3326]

Actually, they say that pretty much anyone who is of European ancestry has Royal, Roman and Viking blood in their veins. It was a fairly small region of land on a whole, there were tons of wars and border changes, and of course people likes to mess around and make children while abroad even back then.

[@MaxPower-zp2vd]

+Robert Gronewold I remember seeing on QI that because of the population now compared to then, all Europeans are related to Charlemagne

[@q1w2e3621]

+Max Power I thought it was 30% ?

[@robertgronewold3326]

+LDN EDD Probably not as thick in Wales and Ireland, but it would be there. In two thousand years, it's pretty hard for bloodlines to not get shaken up a bit. Plus, there are literally only two genetic subgroups in Europe, despite what people think. You have European and Semitic. The European genetic group includes almost all of Europe, from Italian to British to Scandinavians. We are not as diverse as people have wanted to believe for hundreds of years.

[@robertgronewold3326]

+homer blair Um, hate to break it to you, but once a bloodline is introduced, it never vanishes.

[@DevonExplorer]

+Robert Gronewold There wouldn't be much in the way of Roman blood because most of the invading army were auxilliaries, made up of various different races under Roman rule. Very few were actually Italian or from Rome itself, and those who did were stationed here as commanders, bringing their own families and slaves, and didn't stay for generations as many of the soldiers did.

[@AlliesBeautyandHealthChannel]

Now this is more like the usual Anglophenia stuff. Thumbs up!

[@Greencoast215]

Apparently they also had a major issue with people stealing sweetrolls and taking arrows to the knee. Wait, that's not right.....what am I thinking of?

[@owenlindley8014]

The Last Kingdom was a excellent series. Thank Goodness for BBC America. Most of my favorite shows here in the States are from BBC AMERICA.

[@SpatialDragon]

Another great show. Always fun to watch.

[@krekre001]

The vikings settled in Minnesota and had won very few battles since.

[@TonganJedi]

Oh, man. I lost it on this one.

[@daginn896]

What?? There is no evidence they settled in Minesota. That stone you belive is real is not. And the rest, wts are you on about?

[@sd31263]

@@daginn896 Google "Minnesota Vikings."

[@usagi8]

I LOVE the legends of the Vikings and their Norse Gods. Thanks for sharing some awesome facts about them!

[@adolflenin4973]

You're welcome

[@gilfreundlich4350]

Some more effects on English language (by no means the only ones): Important background point: the languages were so similar, that the English and Norse can understand each other. So they did not bother learning the other's language, but spoke their own. This led to the eventual *blending* of the languages (well, the Vikings blended into English), but both sides accommodated for the other. *) Restoring the "k" sound in the combination "sc" (in English this has already changed to "sh": "scip" -> ship, "scep" -> sheep, etc.). Thus produced some double-words for the same meaning, such as English "shirt" and Norse "skirt'. *) Restoring the "g" sound back into "g" (where in English it has changed to a "y" sound); example - "egg" (used to be pronounced "ey"; see William Caxton complaint on how he should spell the English language, late 14 - early 15 hundreds) *)

[@Juliita65]

Your videos are absolutely great!!!!

[@paulmiller7838]

Anglo Saxons were not native. Both the Anglos and Saxons were germanic tribes that invaded Brittan after rome left.

[@praetorkambu]

You're absolutely right. Anglo-Saxons were invaders. Where did the Saxons come from? Denmark. Where did the Vikings that invaded Britain come from? Denmark. They're the same people! Not from Sweden or Norway. Which it's why it's nearly impossible to distinguish Viking genetics from Anglo-Saxon genes.

[@tucopacifico]

Yeah, Alfred the Great was just fighting his (distant) cousins when he fought the Vikings, just like when the Normans invaded in 1066, once again they were descendants of Vikings who had settled in Normandy, France.

[@daginn896]

@@praetorkambu Eh...! You are wrong on so many levels.

[@praetorkambu]

@@daginn896 No u

[@daginn896]

@@praetorkambu 1. Saxons came from todays germany, not Denmark. 2. The Vikings that invaded Britain came from all over Scandinavia, as shown trough DNA studies of the English population, and from studies done on the graves from Dorset (I belive it was Dorset, if I remember correctly). 3. Scotland was mostly colonized by Norse, and so was Ireland, allthough Danes would also settled this places as Norse did in England. In fact th elast pagan king to rul Northumbria was a Norse. Things are much more entangled than you portray.

[@BigHugsFromHell]

As a person of Nordic ancestory, I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt, that it was all about the "snogging." Even the word itself has a certain draw to it, for a British-ism, calling out to me like a moth to a flame. All the rest, I'm sure, was there just to pass the time in the interim -- between snogs, that is -- and gods be praised, snog we did (with England no less on the snog-list now as it was then). Hell, I'm seeing red just thinking about it. After all, people from the cold, barren North doubtless could use a snuggle, and when you mix in a bit of alcohol with a few swords and a viking outlook, clearly what you're left with is this insatiable, lustful need -- snuggling, snoggling -- viking, snogging. And we also thought up the dwarves. It's like 2+2=4. * This supplementary lesson brought to you by: Mead! "It's honey liquor you can make in your closet! Put it in your horn, today!"

[@SPRPhilly]

The best Viking documentary ever was the old Bugs Bunny cartoon "What's Opera Doc?" "Kill the wabbit!"

[@grop66]

Hello from a viking here from Denmark 👍thanks for sharing, I love your Channel

[@mh3mh0]

Hi, nice video I was in Balham drinking a pint and one of my friend has recommended your place on KZbin, awesome!

[@OrdricGamulson]

Actually the Saxons gave us the days of the week. When they were pagan, they worshipped the same gods, but there were spelling variations due to the linguistic changes between Old Norse, Old English and the common ancestral language: Tiwesdæg, Wodnesdæg, Þunresdæg, Frigesdæg The other days were glossed from Latin: Monandæg, Sæturnesdæg und Sunnandæg Which is different from the Norse: Manadagr, Tisdagr, Odinsdagr, Þorsdagr, Frijadagr, Laugardagr ond Drotinsdagr. Saturday means 'Washing Day' and Sunday means 'Chieftain's Day'.

[@katrichards867]

My lineage has been traced from a Viking clan in Ireland.

[@MarkRose1337]

The modern word for Saturday in the Scandinavian languages (lördag in Swedish) came from Old Norse laugardagr, which is literally "bathing day". The other days of the week share the same origins as the English names for them.

[@ethanforster]

Its funny when you talk about "The Vikings" its like talking about "The Accountants" going Viking was a job basically. Its like saying the Accountants they married a Woman Accountant and had baby Accountants and sometimes the female Accountants were allowed to get a job. Its kind of ridiculous

[@AdmiralStickney]

+Skyla Jade Forster (Sky) LindyBeige? LOL

[@ethanforster]

I like the Beige Lindy's

[@ethanforster]

***** The point is they went Viking its a verb. You may want to search LindyBeige he has some good videos on this

[@NicolasPetrali93]

+nänu jävlar all that we know of the nordic settlers comes mostly from 13th century christian writings, completely biased storytelling, in kievan rus and other places, "vikings" were considered proficient sailors and good traders, relegating their physical and warmongering prowess to small details...

[@FoxEatingBamboo]

Okay, so I'm a fan of Bernard Cornwell's books and I had no idea this series was even in production until just now. Thanks for the heads up!

[@colinp2238]

The native Anglo-saxons? Angles from Jutland, Denmark Saxons from Saxony (Sachsen) North Germany hardly native Britons but earlier invaders arriving after Rome abandoned Britannia.

[@kebman]

Ah, The British Isles! First the Angels and Saxons came, basically soon to be Norse folk on their way to join the Vikings, but who got lost in the canal. After a brief interlude of Romans, the Vikings finally invaded (not just Danes, but also Norsemen). The Vikings, always looking for new lands, also tried invading France, but the French king was so hospitable that they decided to swear fealty to him and settle his lands instead. Then they invaded Britain again, this time under the name of Normans. It's because of this rich history English is such a colourful language! Since then both the French and Germans have tried to invade Britain on numerous occations, but they never really had the success of the Vikings. In latter years they even tried cajoling them with diplomacy, but this only made the Britons call for Brexit. And cheers to that!

[@mistresstrellis6402]

Yes damn those continentals, trying to shower us with workers' rights, democracy, NHS employees, and protection from multinationals. Good thing we're casting them all adrift as we float the damp little island out into the North Sea, all on its lonesome, under the benign direction of the famously philanthropic Tories, who will no doubt be eager to give every remaining prole £350 million a week each (as soon as the EU gives it back).

[@SpudsMcHaggis]

Danes are Norsemen. The term Norsemen or men from the north, incompasses the people who came from Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

[@colinp2238]

True but for people to call themselves native Anglo-Saxon meaning British is false. That is my point.

[@allmightlionthunder5515]

Civil war ! of Nordic , Celtic tribes .

[@salmazamjon2830]

Ooooh lovely voice I feel so relaxed listening to her

[@ViktorBautistaiRoca]

The agle was done from the back, not the chest. And you can find it even in 15th century Catalonia, as done to a peasant, Joan de Canyamars, who tried to kill king Ferdinand.

[@xwiirastusx]

Godess Freya also gave name to Friday, Freyadagr in Old Scandinavian.

[@AwesomenessDK92]

+Rainer Vilumaa Actually Friday is named after Frigg but there is some debate that Freya and Frigg were the same goddess "back in the old days" :)

[@gangurogeisha]

+nänu jävlar Saturday = Saturn day

[@ssppeellll]

+gangurogeisha So, Tuesday through Friday are named after Norse gods, while Saturday was named after a Roman (Greek?) god? And what is the etymology of 'sun' and 'moon'? Yes, I could look it up, but interpersonal communication is more engaging.

[@gangurogeisha]

ssppeellll But wouldn't you feel more satisfied if you looked it up for yourself? A sense of personal accomplishment is a great thing that everyone should experience! :)

[@ssppeellll]

+gangurogeisha I get plenty of that in things that others can't help me with. My life right now is such (I won't bore you with details) that I actually have too much of the "do it by yourself" and not enough social interaction. But thanks for the thought.

[@miguelangelodias5080]

I can't help but fall in love with this woman's smile. It makes my soul a little warmer. Kate, you are absolutely lovely (and also the cutest thing on this planet).

[@floramathilda]

So interesting. I'm part English through my Washburn side (my last name), but the earliest know Washburn was a Viking who was actually knighted on the battlefield in 1066 by William the Conqueror. And I have Viking heritage through two other sides of my family.

[@eelsemaj99]

I wish I had a heritage like this Also, Norman came from the word Norse man, so it is likely that your ancestors travelled from Scandinavia to Normandy then to Britain

[@namarie325]

+Alyssa-Faith American Washburns?

[@eelsemaj99]

Roller sail the norse men invaded normandy in northern france, then their descendents invaded England inn 1066

[@karenbartlett1307]

+James Lee I think only the people who came over to Britain with William the Conqueror would be called Normans. There were a lot of Norman-descended Scottish, as well (Robert the Bruce, originally De Brus). However, some ancestors of Viking descendants came directly from Scandinavia to Britain, which is what Kate is talking about.

[@karenbartlett1307]

+Alyssa-Faith Your Washburn ancestor was probably Norman, if he was knighted by William the Conqueror, who was Norman. Normandy was a part of France settled by Vikings. However, "Burn" in Gaelic (Scots and Irish language) means stream. I don't know if that was meant as part of the name, but it sounds like a name which was Gaelicised from a Norman name. The Normans spoke French. Which battlefield, do you know?

[@monkeybusiness673]

After a lot of reading, I am pretty sure that the lungs and ribs were pulled out of the BACK when a "Blood Eagle" was created, giving the impression of an eagles folded wings as they sat upon the open back of the prisoner. Aside from that, wow. Lots of stuff I never heard of.

[@wendellfugate4088]

Excellent video. How about Heimdall and Siff?

[@marctelfer6159]

Not sure if this has been pointed out or not, but as for Norse hygiene, you can still see evidence of regular bathing in the various North Germanic languages, which use words Saturday that come from Old Norse "laugardagr" or literally "pool's day" or "bath day". Considering the other days were named after the Sun, the Moon, Tyr, Odin, Thor and Freyja, I guess they placed a pretty big emphasis on washing. (There have been suggestions that it was a "Christianised" version of "Lokadagr", i.e. "Loki's day", but I'm not sure how much I believe that)

[@adamstringer7092]

What you might not know is that some Vikings settled in North America, it was written about the Icelandic sagas. There has also been recent evidence of viking longhouses on the coast of Newfoundland and iron being forged in the area. If you don't believe me, read this article. www.geekwire.com/2016/vikings-unearthed-satellite-lost-village-north-america/

[@TheSilentFool]

Any chance you guys could do a short episode about the BBC shipping forecast?

[@me4901]

When/how often do these come out ? It's been 10 days since the last one,. I thought they were weekly.

[@yarixzamendoza6314]

I love the last kingdom such a good show!

[@kennylex]

Loki was not only a trickster, he was also the most helpful god that was willing to do what no other gods dear to do to protect them, like turn him self into a mare to lure away a giants horse to stop the giants from getting a stronghold on Valhalla. Liki was also the god that did dear to sat the truth that did hurt and this was the reason for his death. Loki was not evil, he was just not liked by the other gods, he was the god all other god did blame all dad things on rather than blame them self.

[@galrjkldd]

I believe they also gave us Tuesday Wednesday and Friday. Tyr or in Latin Tius. Wotan or Odin, and Freya for Friday.

[@jamesburrell8257]

I don't know if you knew it but you literally quoted the chorus from the Amon Amarth (Viking metal band) song 'Twilight of the Thundergod' If you knew and didn't have to research it, then you are so AWESOME!!

[@karenbartlett1307]

+Lost Divice The writers of Anglophenia probably researched it, or just like heavy metal. That's how that works.

[@Tossphate]

I'm pretty sure with the blood eagle thing they pulled your ribcage apart out of your back, not your chest, so that you had wings. which I think if anything is even worse.

[@Pulsatyr]

Forget Norse goddesses, Kate's the whole package. She actually makes me want to move to that bleak little island. The U.K. isn't known for beautiful women, but perhaps it should be. This channel does a good job showcasing a great culture while entertaining. I haven't found a clunker of a video yet. Keep up the good work!

[@JezQuayle]

What on earth does "squat up" mean?? (0:18)

[@mattlm64]

There was a study of English DNA not long ago that concluded that the English have very little Viking DNA. It's mostly Anglo-Saxon with Celtic mixed in.

[@worldwanderer5540]

+Matthew Mitchell -studies also prove that they have a good bit of Viking DNA as well as the other Scandinavian countries .As shown by the number of fair skinned redheads in Scotland & Ireland. That trait kinda runs in my family,& my DNA traits show 100% UK ,Ireland & northern European.

[@FoxEatingBamboo]

+Matthew Mitchell What study is this? I've always heard that there's very little Celtic in the background of the English population (except for relatively recent comers from Wales, Scotland, and Ireland), and I'd be interested to read something to the contrary.

[@mattlm64]

The study is an ongoing study by the university of Oxford, but they have released some of their findings already: www.peopleofthebritishisles.org/nl6.pdf I only read that newsletter for the first time now. Before I just read some news articles about it. Interestingly the influence of the Anglo-Saxons might not be as significant as one may imagine (10-40% suggested). I do wonder how difficult it is to separate out Danish Viking DNA from Anglo-Saxon DNA, as some have suggested the DNA would be similar. I think when "Celtic" is typically mentioned it refers to the Britons that existed before the Roman occupation, and they may not relate to Celtic populations elsewhere. They are regarded as Celtic mostly due to culture, religion and language as I understand. According to this data it appears that there might be significant genetic contributions from these peoples, and not so much from future migrations and invasions. But I'm no expert on this of-course. Maybe there are good reasons against the suggestions from this study.

[@FoxEatingBamboo]

Matthew Mitchell Thanks for the link! I think the traditional view is that the English population is primarily Anglo-Saxon (this was more or less assumed), and that there's very little Celtic/Briton because Old English took relatively little influence from Briton languages. As in, historians took an educated guess based on linguistics, not knowing about DNA at the time.

[@TheRedRuin]

+Matthew Mitchell People living in southern and central England today typically share about 40% of their DNA with the French, 11% with the Danes and 9% with the Belgians

[@njetvahly7330]

Washingday was Lauedag or something close now it is Lørdag(better know as saturday in eng) and scandinaviens use this day now to drink beer(what no mjød)

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

My family has been traced back to be directly descended from Edward I and even before that to definitely have Danish in it. Somerleyton Hall was actually owned by my family until Queen Mary. This tells me I definitely need to learn more about the history of that time period though. I'm very intrigued now how much the Vikings had an influence. The show looks interesting too as I keep seeing ads for it during Who.

[@HaiLsKuNkY]

+Brandon Ottinger (JaqenH'ghar80) 25% of all English people are related to William the conquer. its probably the same for Edward.

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

***** Well I mean like direct descendant (Edward I and Eleanor of Castile leads to me) like they were all nobles until the fall of Queen Mary then they had to move over here. There's a church in Somerleyton with my family's crest in it as well.

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

That's awesome about William. As far as my connection my family actually has the direct line every step of the way mapped out for every generation on the family tree. Hell on the offical website for Somerleyton Hall they mention my family in it's history (Jernigan is my original last name). "The Jernigans built a fine early Tudor house" visit.somerleyton.co.uk/estate/history/

[@gustavopenteado7769]

How about make an video on Kilts and stuff?!

[@Freakschwimmer]

Sorry, ESL: 0:10 "To fight over who/whom would rule England" Can someone please explain which if these is correct and why?

[@jilmerlijnabt7378]

They Need to do more history vids

[@aluette1]

lovely

[@Molikai]

Odinsday (Norse), Thorsday(norse), Freysday(Norse), Saturnsday (Roman), Sunday (I forget), Moonday (I forget), and I forget which one for Tuesday, but I'm pretty sure it was norse.

[@Cheesen77]

Tuesday, is tyrs day, a viking God. Sunday is the day of the sun, and Monday is the day of the moon, both viking gods.

[@juliawharton7836]

Tuesday is named after Tyr/Tiw , the Norse god of war.

[@brianaschmidt910]

Molikai (tyr's day) and I'm pretty sure it's just old English or celt for sun

[@mjarail]

My grandfather's mother's maiden name was Loftus, which is believed to be of Norse origin.

[@mikhailkhodorkovsky7907]

I love you about the Vikings.

[@DerRostockerGreif]

It's not only Thursday! It has been Tuesday (Tyr's day), Wednesday (Wod'n's day [Wotan = Odin]) and Thursday (Thor's day) that are of wiking origin. Sunday, Monday (=Moon day) and Saturday (saturn's day) may come from both languages (Wikings adopted Saturn into their pantheon).

[@ThatNateGuy]

What do _I_ love about the Vikings? Their language and its influence on on English. Old Norse (_Danska Tunga_ or "the Danish Tongue") is a beautiful language to read and hear spoken (or sung)! Any Nords here correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that Icelandic is the closest language to Old Norse still spoken today.

[@thebeanymac]

Icelandic has apparently changed, but due to their isolation, and pride too in their literature and customs, out of all the Old Germanic languages of Scandinavia, Icelandic has changed the least of all. Anglo-Saxon (Old English) was apparently quite related to Icelandic, and Jutes (from modern Denmark) did migrate to Britain as well as the Angles and Saxons (also from or from around Denmark).

[@jirkalukl6641]

I love how she's all smiley about that :D

[@svenof9]

We're still here ;)

[@somedude866]

Wooooo last kingdom!

[@carmadme]

i belive im right in saying that anywhere in norfolk that ends with by (hemsby scratby etc) is an old viking settlemant

[@gilfreundlich4350]

(got cut off in mid editing; see my previous post for the actual content...) Credits: got most of this stuff from "The Story of English" (BBC series from the 1980's and accompanying book); some from other English-Language related books

[@mjcarrasquillo]

Nice native ad for a new BBC show.

[@cecilwinsley9617]

Technically... The Anglo-Saxons (Angelen and Saxons were 2 Germanic tribes) weren't that native, since they annihilated the Celts after the Romans left Britain. They tried it with the Scots, but everybody knows that doesn't end well

[@MrColincrewe]

They would be Norman's Bruce is a long time after 1066

[@leifcatt]

I am a 3rd/4th generation full blooded Norwegian American. My family on both sides can trace our roots to Norway. My mother's side comes from the Oslo area and my father's side hails from Stavanger and Hjella. So with that being said, I love Vikings!

[@damianrhea8875]

+leifcatt ...Isn't it special?

[@CuDobh]

The weekly bath in fact is the base for the name of the day between Friday and Sunday in Swedish: "Lördag" which comes from "Lögar dagen", the Bathing Day as "Löga" is Old Norse for just cleaning your own beh... ehmm taking a bath.

[@ALSAFINA11]

Nice

[@analaurafernandezchallen4595]

Can you do a video sain this in spanish

[@ianharvey2537]

I'm surprised she didnt mention the expression 'to go bezerk' the viking shock troops were called bezerkas. stripped naked to the waist and armed with an axe in each hand they were the first to charge in to battle. just saying...

[@Murph_gaming]

Where are the Vikings now? Why Minnesota of course.

[@lilletrille8125]

Eh, no

[@HemlockRidge]

+Murphdawg1 gaming Lille is not a football fan, I guess.

[@judgedredd8657]

hahaha

[@PrincessofEllabur]

I know I'm distantly French because a very distant ancestor came to UK (the family would some generatiosn later would move to what is now US and than even later move to Ontario) in 1066 after Wiliam the Conquer won

[@edgarsmall]

Quite interesting really. I'm into the TV series and I think that probably the only viking thing I've got is my name which is Edgar. However I think it is Anglo saxon.

[@valofalconery]

Wasnt the blood eagle carving through the back..... not the front. right?

[@davidstegman8147]

The vikings still bathe more often than the French.

[@ladyrph]

Yes I do have Viking ancestry!!

[@MrTrialofK]

they also gave us Tuesday= Tyr's day, Wednesday=Woden's day, and Friday=Fria's day

[@guidemeChrist]

Much respect for using the term 'Scandinavia' correctly. As a Finn I'm annoyed by people thinking it's a synonym for Nordic Countries.

[@MrDecoratti]

iv listen to every word you said every move and i really like your voice and your hair and eyes and your lips and smile and teeth ohhhhhh everything in you looks perfect Loads of love to you from Sweden ))))

[@SmileStash77]

I love you so much

[@andrewkrahn2629]

The Anglo-Saxons were also Danish. Though they spoke French, the Normans were actually resettled Danes as well, making the surviving Britons, Cymry (Welsh) , and Scottish tribes the original inhabitants.

[@danjwright123]

+Andrew Krahn The Celts (the Britons, Gaels, etc) probably weren't native to the British Isles either, to be fair. They probably came from the European mainland at some time around the 6th century BC. As for the Scottish Picts, they were probably Celts as well, though no one is quite sure about that. The identity of the true 'original inhabitants' to the British Isles (if there even is such a thing) has been lost to time. It wasn't the Celts, though.

[@wolfeon6434]

+Andrew Krahn Guys, you can't just dedicate a Germanic tribe to a modern-day country or nationality. Just because they lived in a certain place it doesn't make them part of the local nation. The Saxons lived in an area which completely lies in modern-day Germany, the Angles lived on the border between modern-day Germany and Denmark. By your logic, Anglo-Saxons are at least 75% German. Deal with it.

[@andrewkrahn2629]

+Dan Wright, an excellent point sir

[@andrewkrahn2629]

+Wolfeon My apologies if I was unclear. I was not saying the Anglo-Saxons were from a particular people group or geography; I meant that they also spoke old Danish. I found it funny that the history of English is a lot of Danish-speakers messing with each other every few hundred years.

[@wolfeon6434]

Andrew Krahn The Saxon's language is Old Saxon, most likely the Angles spoke a very similar or the same language. It's successor is Low German, so Old English is most likely a lot closer to the ancestry of German languages than Old Danish (which itself emerged from Old Norse in the 12th century, Old Saxon on the other hand is at least 600 years old).

[@bulman07]

No mention of Northumberland? :( Also: mentions northern weather, shows picture of London

[@candiduscorvus]

I don't think the Anglo-Saxons were exactly "native" themselves.

[@ericmueller6836]

Once you are born there, you're native.

[@stevehurley263]

Depends on the context, as she uses it they would be the first inhabitants, which they were not.

[@neilballou]

It's a good thing Alfred of Wessex was around. If Joey of Essex had been there instead, all of England would have been sold to the Vikings for a handful of magic beans which, on closer inspection, would have turned out to be rabbit turds.

[@cashlewis19]

I don't mean to be rude, but where has Siobhan gone? Does anyone know?

[@cashlewis19]

+dhodz hoddy Ok thanks :)

[@darrenedger4552]

I miss her too

[@cashlewis19]

Yeah

[@thegoodlydragon7452]

1150 is when the Viking settlements stopped? Wow, that was almost a hundred years after the Norman conquest.

[@eflyapping5154]

I thought the suffix "-vik" meant "bay".

[@ThrottleKnife]

The Norman invasion was a continuation of the Viking invasion, the Normans where vikings that settled in the north of France and adopted Christianity, William the Conqueror was of viking descent.

[@karenbartlett1307]

+ThrottleKnife Well, in a way it "was a continuation of the Viking invasion". The Viking invasion of Britain occurred in the nine century (800;s) while the Norman invasion occurred in 1066, a couple of hundred years later. The Normans had lived in Normandy for at least that long and had adopted the French language and probably culture.

[@ThrottleKnife]

+Karen Bartlett Norman culture was quite different from the rest of France in the early 11th century , language especially since it was a mix of French and Norse languages. But you are right they did adopt a lot of French culture, and they did convert to Christianity so they are different from there viking ancestor

[@karenbartlett1307]

ThrottleKnife I'm sure you are right, and I thank you for your information; I have not read a lot about the Normans. Do you remember reading about the "Norman yoke" and if so, what do you recall? This effected American colonists, and I think it had to do with early British common law and "improving" the land.

[@reed3249]

+ThrottleKnife The Danish Vikings had already largely converted by they time they settled in Normandy, if you believe the Yellinge runestone. The Normans being the overlords mean that the culture they decided to take in was whatever gave the most benefits such as byzantium masonry or Saracen/Frankish mounted fighting. They did however create a fusion culture but the general trait is that they improved on the original.

[@ThrottleKnife]

the first well know leader to settle Normandy was Rollo, and his settlement seems to be a consequences of him converting. He split from the other Viking settlements an set up a new one that became known as Normandy

[@harryunderhill5041]

Did she say it was time to "squat up" in preparation? 0:17

[@pandemonium1018]

but the anglo-saxons were descendants of the saxons(native from what we know today as Denmark and north Germany) before their arrival the inhabitants were the celts

[@themightycelestial]

What do I like most about Vikings? Their horned helmets! Now, I know most historians say that the Vikings didn't actually wear helmets with horns on 'em, but still, I like 'em. They're cool.

[@Tinderchaff]

They also gave us Tuesday, named after Tyr the Norse god of singe combat, heroic victory and glory, Wednesday, named after the English pronunciation of Odin, Wodin so, Wodin's day and also Friday which is believed to come from the Anglo Saxon Goddess Frig or Frige. Two Norse Goddess' have been compared to her; either Freyja or Frigg.

[@rdmfeyna]

Except the anglo saxons weren't native either? Bretons for life!! I think we actually got Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from the Norse, named for Tiw/Tyr, Odin, Thor, and Freyja respectively.

[@MrShavey]

Pretty sure the name for the days of the week came not directly from Norse mythology but from the closely related Anglo-Saxon pagan deities, Thunor, Woden, Tiw and Frige or Frey

[@borisgrishenko7308]

sick

[@borisgrishenko7308]

+Adam Drewery sickness

[@dawnrichardson8230]

Everytime I watch something about Vikings on t.v. they sound Scottish. I always think..... this can't be right....

[@TheHabsification]

A large amount of vikings did settle in Scotland.

[@saxorsaxofon88]

@@TheHabsification yea.. but the spoke a scandinavian languige :-P

[@TheHabsification]

@@saxorsaxofon88 You are correct, they spoke old Norse and you can see the effects of it in Shetland.

[@Ellivod]

Being Lithuanian im pretty sure im decendent from vkings, or at least related closely. Which is awesome.

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

I read what was meant to be an unflattering account of Vikings, calling them illiterate savages as if that was somehow a bad thing. Savage? Yes. Illiterate? Mostly. But they were quick to adopt new tech particularly if said technology enhanced their military prowess.

[@gandorthemagnificent1476]

I am surprised she didn't mention to go bezerk. bezerkas were viking shock troops sent in first stripped naked to the waist flaying an axe in each arm. proper mentalists